Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-05-19

with common sense and fair dealing, China
should not become the great labor market of
the tropical world. All nations, however
must be content to deal with the Chinaman.
fairly, to involve him in none but voluntary
engagements, to pay him a reasonable hire
and so to deal with him in all things that
he may bear favorable report to his country
meT OF the treatment which he has received
London Times.
TIE BoYKEN's MtLr. CATAsTRopur.-In
addition to the following accounts of this
shocking calamity, we lay before our readers
some extracts from letter kindly placed at
our disposal by the friend to whom it was
written
On Saturday last large concoursc of young
persons chartered a car, made great prcpara.
tons lor enjoyment, and taking with them
rev married ladies and gentlemen, went to
Mr. Hamilton Boykin's plantation to Pic
Mic
MI went on well till five o'clock in the af
ternoon, when Mr.. Alexander and few 9TH
ers went off few hundred yards, and about
s'@Ey OF the gay light-hcartcd young people
stepped into large fiat, and taking their vio-
Inns and guitars along pushed off some Gftv
yards from the shore The fiat ran ON a sna@.
that penetrated it's bottom. The af1riehtea
girls ran to one end. 1t sank and sixty h,.
man beings were struggling in the deep wa
ter. panic seized them all. Strong men,
good swimmers, ladies and children, all lost
their presence of mind. The shricks of those
on shore and the one loud scream of those on
the fiat called persons from every direction
Mr.. Alcxan Ter plunged in and rescued four
ladies'. Feeling body under his feet, he
pulled it up 1t proved to be his daughter
Minnie. Every means were rcsorted to for
her resusctation, but it was too late. She
was III the arms of death
o! what a time we had yesterday Such a
hurry for graves and suoh hard work to OBJ
tain coiins--twenty.siX in ALL Few persons
slept on Saturday night. The cars went down
for the bodies. Many citizens went down on
them. The pond was drained Ten bodies
were taken to the Methodist Church at four
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The bodies were
conveyed thithcr in three long wagons 1t
was lteartrcnding sight
- Fifteen young persons, from fifteen to TWEEN
ty years OF age, were drowned There are
several funerals to take place today 1t is a
day of fasting in the Methodist Church, and
the Council doereed that all business should
be suspended.
One little boy savedsso many persons that
the boys at school are making up purse to
buy him medal
The Richmond Dispatch, speaking of the
possibility of war between the North and
South in the future, says
The most sagacious and rchccting persons
argue that there is strong minority at the
North which, though q minority, contains it's
full share of character, influence and wealth,
who are disposed to maintain and respect the
rights and the property of the South, and who
In the event OF a civil war, will confront the
enemies of the South at their own thresholds
While every portion of Northern State will
be weakened by the presence of a strong mi
nority IN opposition, the whole population of
the South will be united in opinion and pur-
pose AS an offset to this, the abolitionists
count confidently, in the contingency of war
between the two sections, thaE they will find
ready recruits and allies in nearly the whole
servile population of the Southern Statcs.-
They ore probably reckoning without their
host; but, in any event, what page of histo
ry contains such horrors as those in which IA
naticism is seeking to involve this once happi-
est of countries
THE FEMALE TEMPER. trait of char
acter is moro valuable in female than the
possession of a sweet temper. Home can
never be made happy without it; it is, like
the flowers that spring up in our pathway, re-
ylylng and cheering US. Let a man so home
al night wearied and worn out by the tolls
OF the day, and how soothing is word dicta-
ted by q good disposition 1t is sunshine
falling upon the hears. lie is happy, and the
cares OF life are forgotten A sweet te'aper
has soothing influence over the minds Af
Whole family. Where it is found in the wife
pnd mother, you observe kindness and love
iSredominating over the natural feelings of
nd heart, Smiles, kind words and looks
= Rra' 'erize the children, and peace and love
h~ tncir dwelling there, Study, then, to
~ Alre and retain sweet temper. 1t is moro
- Able than gold, and captivates more than
y ;S III, sadt to the close of life it retains all