Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-01-15
Curious Letter from \ a Suicide.

bus Tines"
DAwsoN, GA, Thursday, Dec. d,
ann about to do thing which j M
h6d in contemplation sines 1875 vfz
rid the world OF Inc, and myself 9fgaof
stence useless to me gnd dqrogatois to 81
crs And, Ny. Editor, how aaro5 yott
| any Of 5oSfScadciSaay, is issssg 81 1.
or unmanly to perform the adt tllyilsSs' an
about to perform. Life is ayburden toSiSie
has been for years ] am driven on by
destiny L haze no power to control Don't
Say TO me, q 1t IS your fault-you could
act differently" 1t is untrue, always
wished to act dilfcrcntly-T have prayed
60 act diffefently-I have prayed to God
to help me 10 act differently lie knows
my wish and purpose was to be q good
man This | have prayed for from boy,
hood; and yet have not been good man.
''Therc is divinity that shapes our cnosin
| There is power that drives us on like Is
feather before the wind, and we have as lit
tic power to direct our course as the feather
| IN the gale.
| Nov, with all my sins, follics aud vices
! clnging to my skirts, | AIN going, unbid
den, into the presence ofsDy God, to ask
Kim why / am not the masa always q aes
SIRED to be to ask what punishmcnt ,alS
to receive for knowing my duty, dcsiTiag
to perform it, and yet not having the nerve
to do it. Don't say am drunk either, icr
it is not 50. [ tell you Pcyton Coldpjtt
that aTN doing this thing upon TeHedtibii.
| lay all night thinking oft Ihave IebEs
cd at all the reasons for. aDdaGainst if3
In some respects | have been asucoesafiii
man. AS certain as the world stands T
would beat the race for Judge by more tilail
the Democratic majority. That is not tltc
thing with me. l would not live tol be
President of the UNitcd States unless
could be the man wish to be- Froia 4
boy, wished TO be great and good diatr
Ia man cxefting great salutary nikral
influence Of mankind. But as itis, liam
shedding death shade and mildew from tho
high places III the land. 81
would have waited till I gdt- bopQe, BSf
| [ know it~wUuld not do. j wouldthen neS =
er have discharged the duty 1--WE to m,sSsG<
self and mankind. could nS part FROM
my wife and httle ones Seycrii times i,ls
the last few Years / have prepafed ,nysele
for this event at home, when my wife Eii6sssg
nothing of it. But to look at H,e children
and hear them say "Pa," or to look atl s
smiling affectiopote wife, that anticipated
my wishcs-that forgave thousand follies
that never did'an unkind act did not
have the cougagc to proceed But bclicy-Ss3 s3
ing as do, that my departure from tltiS@
life will benefit my family, as well as 6th&
crs, am going todie hereto-day. i have
plenty of friends who will be sorry fer dis
but to all of them say, John A. Tuckens
never profcssed friendship to any one, tIIss
| he deserted in the hour of trial. My %iiG
on1 my .liltln once Is x.S,,,,. or,,
~ .a 49, ~ TuokEE;
Tug RECEPTION OF Hon JAMES .THs
-ORR AT NEW YoRK 4lIon. James as.
Orr was received in the city of Now York,
on the both ult,, by his friends, at the
| Chambers of the Board of Aldermen, . =. ss
large conconrse of citizeus assembled tef
greet this distinguished Southern Repre-
sentative. At the time appointed he made
/ his appearance in the room, and was greet
! cd with great applause After nn'l@r wesssss
restored the Mayor rmade few compliment
taryremarks in behalf of the city, express
sive of the feelings which the citizens 0f {
New York entertained towards him as q
man and Representative, and the highsof4s
iicial position which he occupied in thes
| Councils of our National Union, In replys
to which Mr.. Orr made the following re4s
marks: rss @ NC
Mr.. Mayor, ,tnd Gentz-1eea Of Comnolss
! Council ;-vI avail myself Of this occasierlggs
! to make my acknowledgements to you for
I your Kindness, consideration and cordial
1 greeting and rcctPfion. II am sure 1 aia
Indebted for it much more to. the high sf
ficial position occupy than to any merit II
my own; and | am glad this is so, too;
tam glad to find that there is a responsive :
clo@d in tho hearts of the people of NcI
York to the Government, its ihstitutionS
and its officers Ehcreis a conservatism ind
| politics in New York Which has characterlt
ized her firm the very Organization of tho
| Government down to the prcsept time; III
trust it may continue. This us the great
1 city Of New York; one singleynight-of dee
| Pression-7-one single night ofrevolution III <
any, part of this cluit would cause thas
magnificent .commcrce Which spreads over
and enriches and enobles the Bnion-ciic
single night Of an6rchy orroSolutioii would
IieHusct that co,linT:ftel 20 whittier and BE escs
| sToyed,' Il trust t,iit that cdnservssjsin
lhay continue tos eSisS, a1d that fts dtSsts4
ton 70 the kniely aSitNas psatle BY onr {
t9therT may eoItlnuc and that North AID
South, East and West, may be aiwsss aElo
Ehcre within the $al;s,of the itys Councils
of New Yotk. torpceiyc the hudlicst and
Ilqo7gtcordial'erccting. J thhsk you ag6in