Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-11-10
English Opinion Of Americans

world, but they are essentially in tbcir OWN
phroscolo2y, a 90 ahead peoplc Thcv alwovs
comtrive to weather upon us in ali thot nsr.
tnins to competition. or :" battles bv lana or
l. fights by sea" If not Inv dovnriol,t fa;r
means, yet by some means ~ other tIn Van
KEGS always find way to whin Jobnnv Xiii
They taught us that eiobtecn.nonnd Shot,
would not knock about shin after the fash.
ION of twenty-four pound shot. thev lct nc
into secret (f know it is a sore sub;cctl nc
regard flat sail and lone hollow bow in
yachts they laughed 1T our disaster ot Tn.
laklaya, and asked whore were our reyolycrs.
and told us that body of Yankee covolrv ii =
hundred strong, if called upon TO make flat
charge, would have fred 3 600 shots unon
the enemy, at a distance whore missin, wa.
impossible however, they did full iustice 70
the desperate valor of our men. fibev also
claim for their war authorities ,..orc sooocitv
than our people possess, in being armed with
Colts rcvolyers in the Mcxicnn war some
ten years before the commencement of thc
Russian war, at which time that terrible
weapon was absolutely unknown in ENGLAND,
Again, over comes Yankee with half n do.
zen American bred race horses and os on
posed to all England, walks off with the
great Newmarket, C;rsarewtch, and Good
for tho snn,n "mo '''9 '".t'y ocG'l ii'3' TSrte n
American horscs ,,,onor y. ,outo ou%oou' n'sc
or coons Thcy |pr''. r,n 80 ou.o 40 poSsu''iS
that Won bco;n 70 Loic~n .i,,n, "bny 'Ices n.
n. tnrtnsns nl',, S;oto .';I ,"t,'l 70 oe as SLOW
occomntn5 G,r VI "4L", ,i M'."on' Its pe'nS at all
all thn bor.ns ~. ," o"ouan W Dc"'
Wnul 7 gucss JnnntL.n ,rh;nn"S n;.I1 .Hon' =:
fr;ootos Ell ,;,I '',',''"" m.IPlcu Us WIN o'S
who rc,rI, LnooL,I III oII.,i I" ~ " S""',
of our small cL,n,i',, S,Il ,rn ,". nc ouV
was our nuailisti, rhn,,ninm a I,.,i.S ~ 0,' -.
his doc nronnn.;t;os i. ,ot ~ w. "
or cron hv = r'.'.'' a,.5 NV w W 0''oNou
n;on rates Ms match f,~ U" "''v inI', 1.,'
.Jopot,,on oocs oLn,1 r., tla G.: "'," ','uS -
American revolver ,;st,I yns dn,,;,ItI, ,u o,,1
mon Lut ,,,r,Iasal t,S''I wa a. u.,'.'U " our
own cost Wn won't fTr,,,'.l u,a n.y.. "T .,;,,
rcb,llco, Win =" S;, af .,.o .-''' ''o''n
coyalrv wc,mons m3t;I ,n'plGNo.'tI' Ii IN our
whom ~ lost n,..i'Io'. 81 o"'.' ''oui
crs. and thei. nrnyin',S hlnnSinas % Y ,Ieo;.-
ceased and sam non;,,nrU onsIa"aI.a J'.S n.o'o.lGS
ON the Ayino f9c Iy wnonoS n,l;'L ,,n'.oS n'"u
as destructive in tbe h,nds pf o,,r 1Um ,n p'oiou
Mcy ant H. ms in tLc LnnIy of tln , Awn,.; """"
rJo,,I, En,: 'o"''''
CHANGES AT THE CAPToL-In " Occa-
slonal' f" letter from Washington, published in
Saturdays Philadelphia Press, We find the fol-
lowing description of changes and improve.
ments going on in the Capitol
!" L sapntered into the Capitol during the
forenoon, and on all sides heard the BUSY note
OF preparation for the coming session In
the hall of the House of Representatives car
we'd oak desks and chairs, with rcd leather
seats and backs, have, under resolution of the
last session, usurped the place Of benches and
the desk of the Government reporters, was
glad to see, has been made more roomy and
comfortable. More than once have wonder
ed as sat in the gallery, how, with the scan
ty accommodations afforded them under Can
learn. than is nllo,vod - Ii, Ltdi
tbesa cro,,tom,o, oa,.i1 " - "O io'e'-
. s''10'"o" oouiu urFc their raVenous
penS. presume thcy are now indebted to
Vne kinuheSs XII OF captain franklin
The old Senate chamber, where Webster,
and Clay, and Benton. and Calhoun and our
first orators have cntraccd ..lis,on;no O.
ates and hold oro,ua,a s,,Io.;"" 1'.1I in, III
hy Tho ,r;toLo,,, e u'o: s"''oi0' .''''i"i'eu
~, s,.oS "t,'o'S y. '1o'r e'oluence' Is now DC
ing htted up Tor the use OF the Supreme
Court at its approaching December term
Ihe change consists, in the removal of the
ladies' gallery and the d.is which wac occu.
pied by the Vice Presidents cb,;. os vol, 90
tbo lo.L. nf ,l,o e,aaSt'S .i"'' .I 40 "0' 90
liz oIa,I.s VI VI .ne 'ccha'e ah'.
-, no G'e;Ns' T.' enu 'nc Suost'luNon, instead OF
Uhu i"tter, OF lonG platform, with heavy wood
railing Tor the use of the Chief Justice and