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Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-02-29

W. Davis; it was in reply to language denunciatory
of Mr. Davis, that said what did in regard to him.
| distinctly stated that so far from my amendment
being designed to endorse Mr.. Dayiss vote for Mr..
Pennington that my object in offering the amend
ment as was we'll known to every one, for had
stated it over and over again. was to avoid all ex
preston of opinion in regard 70 the votes of the
Southern men for Speaker. That was opposed to
censuring them, and would resist any attempt to
censure them, if such were to be made-that did
not doubt but they had acted from patriotic and up
right intentions-but that did not concur with
them in judgment; and whilst would not censure
them, could not agree to applaud their course.
That doubted not but Mr.. Davis had acted with
equally honest and patriotic purposes in voting for
Pennington as other Southern men had in voting for
various Denocrats-butt that was opposed to eth
or censuring or approving either or any Of them,
about their votes for Speaker; and was for ignoring
that matter altogether. Your notice of the debate
would seem to imply, that 1; had gone out Of my
way to compliment MIR. Davis. II was necessarily
called upon to speak Of Mr.. Davis, because of inti-
nations thrown out that my amendment endorsed
Mr. Daviss votes for Speaker--and that Mr. Davis by
his vote for Pennington was unworthy ofconfidence,
&c. took the ground inreply that Daviss vote for
Pennington was no more strange than the votes OF
other Southern men for McClernand7 THAT Penning-
ton occupied about the same position Of Hon. Wash
ington Hunt. who bad been nominated by the Con-
vention for Presdent--that they were both odd line
Whigs-op opposed to slavery in sentiment but neith-
er of them abolitonists i did speakin high terms
81 Mr. Davis, Hei nnquestiona5ly one Of the most
brilliant and intellectual men Of this country and Of
irreproachabe character in private life. sHthere is
any abolitionism about him, Ihage never seen any
evidence oft. He voted uniformly for Southern
men for Speaker for fifty days. and at last voted for
Pennington, an old-line Wing, about the time that
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-11-24
DiSconsOlate Widow.

we Will Insure good, hearty laugh to all
who Will take the trouble 10 road the follow
ing 1t is a mixture of the sublime and the
wdiou'uus that is positively refreshing:
AiiaE nine miles of the most lonesome
drcary and hi!Iy road that ever mort;l man
travelled, came in >ight Of what | supposed
to be the widows house 1t was a low cab
In, at the foot of a hill, with tremendous
'aH IN front Of It, | saw some ono sitting
under the tree, and, as | approached near
cr, | discovered it was a woman with her
face buried in her hands and weeping vo-
lenty IS soon as reached the spot /
addressed her somewhat in the lollowiuy
words:
" do not wish to be imrcrtincnt, madam,
but feel some concern to know what is the
matter with YOU!
" ON hoohoocc. oh, me. Zoo oo-h hoo
hoo
MY dear madam what is the mattcr!'
demanded, becoming really concerned at
j"e manner III which she was acting She
kept up her agony Of distress, while a group
o! six or seven children bagnn to come from
the ncIShborns bushes and gather close about
hcr
a" Madame cried !, ''in tho name Of all
t"at good, tell me what ails you|'
80, Stran%cr,' she exclaimed, raising her
eyes, bloodshot with weeping, "my-hoo-
ho9-hoo '-h"s- boo band is hoo hoo dead y
a''d "Ta'n she rcIapsGd into her fit of weep
'h%' was truly affected by the poor wo.
ma" diS'rrsS ana, tho1Sh a poor sinner
myself could not refrain from offering her
some :; Go"5oai'on'
" NY dear madam, do not give UP to dis
treS[ Heaven hS promised to be hus-
c"nd t' the widow, and father to th"
'at"Gf'cSS Chcer up my good woman the
r'""" may be u!rH, but the sun VIII even
Ioaliy GiSperSe It, on may have to Ia,
Dor mar" i"f your children, but Heaven VIII
ana y0"'
naI arm ho'h!h EXCLAIMED the wo::
man '"r 'hc c"i'dr'h' | nan got but
Sv''"'c'"' an make Il sport Tor them easy
I'I"S' I u, l,'"EI" m2"' De my husband an
L,ni.,,I "I@ Io p""'L no .. maze mighty Sood
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-11-24

They can read and write and correspond with
each other about the wrongs Inflicted upon
them.
Should a separation take place, and the
Northern States take up arms against the peo.
pie of the South, and attempt to incite our9
slaves to insurrection, thousands uf these nor
thern white laborcrs, who have suffcred III
much injustice, at the hands of those, who
have wrung from thomsthe hard earnings az
the sweat of their brows might feel at libcr.
ty to require satisfaction for past iniusticc
and to assert the principle recognized in the
South, that the true aristocracy, is not IN ar
istocracy of wealth. but of color and of con-
duct While their sense of justice might
prompt them to assist the South against the
aggrcssons of those in the North, who have
denied equality to them, as well as to the pco
pie of the South.
Among the poor white laborcr is respected
as an equal lis family is treated with kind
ness, consideration and respect. lie docs
not belong to the ucnial class The negro is
in no sense of the term his equal. lie feels
and knows this. He belongs to the only true
aristocracy, the race Of white men lie
blacks no masters boots, and bows the knee to
wages for his labor than docs the luborcr of
amy other portion Of the world, and he raises
up his children, with the knowledge, that
they belong to no in crior cast but that the
highest members of the society in which he
lives, will, if their conduct is good, respect
and treat them equals.
These men know, that in the event of the
abolition of slavery. they would hc greater
sufferers than the rich, who would be able to
protect themselves. They will, therefore,
never permit the slaves of the South to be set
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-11-24


What matters the name? BE they supersti-
4 tiOus or beliefs, We have them, and clever
| would be the man that could uproot thcm.--
Now, one Of these beliefs to which we cling
| the most, is that which attributes to the first
flower that blows in the grave mould, such a
virtue that he who gathers it is certain of ncv-
cr forgetting the dead, and of never being
forgotten by them. Belief, how dear, how
sweet With it, death has no tcrrors for
death, without forgetting, or being forgotten,
is but sweet sleep, but calm rcposc after Il
long toll. That iowcr--I pantcd to sec it
bud painted to gather it | abandoned my
post and went on my way After ten days of
long and weary march, reached my mothers
grave. The earth seemed yet frcsh--no
flower appeared waited Six weeks caps
ed, and then one lovely morning saw little
it, shed glad tears, for mcthought that little
felt that was near, and that under the form
Of that flower she had given herself to my
heart once moro.
" There was nothing now to detain me in
the country, for my father had soon followed
my mother to the grave and had plucllcd
my precious flower; what more did want
remembered my mothers Charge DO thy
duty sought the gcnS d o,D,cS, and
said, | am II dcScrtcr-arrcst NC"
And now am to die; and if us you assured
me, | have in you a friend, | die without re-
grct, for YOU will do for me the only service
require. The flower which, at the risk of MY
life, pluckcd from the grave, is here, in Il
little ease next to my hcnt Promise me
that you will SEE that they do not take it from
me. 1t is tho link which unitcs me to my
mother; and if thought it would be broken
oh s,,ould not have the courage To die
Say, do YOU promise to DO what
ask of YOU -
" promise" said the officer
Your hand that | may press it to my
heart You are very Kind 10 me; ; and if the
Almighty God were in his omnipotcncc to
give me my life second time, would dc.
vote il to you"
Tie friends parted
The next day had dawncd They arrived
at the place of execution; aud already had
the fatal sentence been read, when the low
mummur that ran through the ranks changed
into almost dcaGcuing shouts:
The Emperor the Emperor, Long ike
the Emperor -
He appeared, dismountcd from his horse !;
and then, with his short, quick step, he walk
ed up to the condemned
50 Pierre" said he to him Pierre gnzcd
at him, and made an effort to speak but a sud
den stupor seemed to ovcrwhchm him
" Pierre, continued the Emperor, "rcmcm-
Der your own wor,lsof last night God gives
thee life second umc; devote it not to ruc.
but to France, SHE, too, is kind mother
Love hrras thou diIst thy iirst--thinr own"
lie then turned to depart, and greeting
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-11-24

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nv ~ = Wy 0'"'N , ~ ''"''
In tie year lHI9, iierre i'H"'N was ser
Ee"ht III 'ne tW'li'n regiment "' ic ""': ul'h
quari'rrd IN SFaHDurE. ne was native OF
tnat "mt'S'NaSS' c'Y'''"cH n'rt OF h"FS"n-
"y "no"n o""'r 't'c "a1's vi "orN"n' an" ms
co"''''S eyer SPoNG ., """ a. " ''"l" Gus
3o"5,[ MM4NS '''G !?D "'i' ''Sg 90 ',a, ="
m'o .'c P"y"S'on 81 'tN''s 'U' ,N' '"','SG III
v "g'I" S'''''' - o"'''' ANU '''' "'S'
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I '.', i,..o, i,I
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WG n @ G "p.'G" nr 9[ 'ayG o, ~DIem@g I" !"
il; Ia ad,IDj tLat his f'th"r hci",. snyc"ty?
n;ort rn,,.s ~ .,ra ,,s onJ ymtf,r;nay ,Inr ,Sr
olytic ,,yoctio, co,lJ NOT Lo nr .n, rs, in
,,mr. ,n,,,Ii,,, ,I.,,,,,. ,,,,,o, .,ll ,I.,I,r.l
IimscIf IN rrf,,rn \. soo,, aS thc LnaIb nr TIis
mn,Ic, .i,,nlI ln ro,,or"L
,rbn cnlonrI'x .ro,,Iv ~ p;orrc's onnlic,,i,n
was u,h,t.ns thc Lrc,,;,ront ,ni..ht 1T any mo-,
mont Lc ordered TO tal;c the G.iI no leave Of
obsrncc could bc oLtuincd
Pierre Pitois submitted \ fortniuht
clapscd and then a second letter was received
by the colonel. in which Pierre informed linn
that hi. mother had died without the conyola-
ton Of giving her last blessing to her only
chl5, and in which he again solicited leave of
absence, saying thothc "couldmot state his rc;,-
son for this rcqucst--it was family secret
but earnestly imploring the colonel not to
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-11-24
THE STATE OF SOUTn CAROLINA,
vs Petition Ior final settle.
Edward Rogers. ct al III h''

PlNkENS---lN ONDtNAEN
James n"s"r"' N"'" = Petition ror final settle
Edward Rogers ctal IA "''
| Z appearing to my satisfaction that Temperance
| McMhowcr. John McWhurr"r. Hugh Rogers
Prudence brennan, Ellcnlcr Robinson, an The hcvs
AT law OF John Rogers. deceased mnmps and num-
Der unknown, defendants in this case reside with
ON thc limits of this State: 1t is ordered there
fore. that the said absent defendants do nrpcnr in
the Court OF Ordinary. to hC holden M pickcnS c.
H., on Friday the SIN day OF February next To shcw
cause, if any they can. why u final settlement Of
the Estate Of James Rogers. senior, deceased.
should not be made on that day and decree had
thereon; also. to render their alvnucemcuts and
receive their distrihutivc shares in said Estate
w. f.. IlOICOAlBE. o.r.D
OrlnaryS Office oct %, 1850 &m
THE STATE or SOUTH CAROLINA,
is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
H. A. Iho"rso"' c'E'r."' Adm'r Petition for
Martha J. Miller. ct. al. '''''oh'
| L appearing tc my satisfaction that Martha j.
L Miller and Laura IT, Miller defendants in This
case reside without the limits of this State 1t is
ordered therefore, that the said absent parties 10
appear in the Court of Ordinary. To bc held nt Pick
ems c. H. MONDAY the lUth day of December
next. and object To the partition sale of the Real
Estate of Robert H. Millcr. ceased or their con-
sent to the same will bo entered of record
w. r.. hOLCOMBE ORR
OrlinnryS Office Sept. g. 1860 3m
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-11-24


between the pigeon wing and the old Viz
"imia back Stcp-whilc she sang the tune
then falling, she screamed in all the agony of
distress
"Aud now he's gone dead O, me-
gaHcd ut the woman for one moment, 1,d
theu told her | knew some very good lid-
dlcrs. She Immediately became calm, and
looking up into my face with an uquiring
glance she said
. Stranger. may be YOU is good fiddler;
II 90 aud Git johns fiddle :"
And Off She Started for the house. AS
soon as She was cut of Sight, struck spurs to
my horse.
Few can understand the depth of such feel
ing as that
Extracts frcm the Special Message OF Gov
Brown, OF Ga.
] entertain no doubt of the right Of cacIr
State, to decide and act for herself The
Union is II compact between the sovereign
States Of which it is composed. Each State
lii the Union is in point of sovereignty the
equal of every other, and neither is dc.
pendent upon another for any OF the attri-
hutcs of sovereignty. So long ms all the
States, abide in good faith 10y their Con
SitutIunal engagements to each other, aud
thc compact is not vclatcd no State can
withdraw from the Union without being
guilty of bad faith to the others IT, how
ever, the compact is violated 10y the refusal
of part of the contracting parties TO abide
by it, and submit to its burdens, while they
receive the benefits arising from it ; the 9th
cr parties are no longer bound by it, but
may declare it nu!lity, and refuse TO abide
by it on their part. 1t is an essential part
of the law Of contracts that both parties are
bound. or neither is bound and If one
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-11-24
Notice.

| Ill persons indebted to the Estate of William
y Hogcs. deceased arc required to make payment
hy the seventh day of December next: and those
having demands against said Estate must present
thcm by that day. final settlement Of said Is
tate will he made before the Ordinary at Pickcns
c. H., AT that time.
&. NJ. LAY,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-11-24
GREENVILLE MARBLE YARD.

TBNIlE subscriber has on hand and is constant
L ~ receiving a large and varied assortment f
American and Italian marble,
To which lie would call thcuticntium Of hose in
want of u suitable Monument To mark the spot
where rcpoSc the remains of their departed rel
ativcs and friends. Carving aud lettering of
all kinds neatly and promptly cxccnrcd.
GGIy" Particular attention paid to orders l.r mail
JAMES NJ. ALLEN
Grccnvllc C. H., S. c.. Feb % 3l-tf
\. g. He refers to g Wc>tich. Cover Cox,
Markly 4 Co.. DR.. NJ b Earle. W II Watson,
ESQ. Col ID IInke [, McEnr ESQ
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-11-24

C. C. N. N. hT: i, moccs. Adm'rs.
October l. 1850 10 q
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THE DE3ERTER.

" UAIAIA j u
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-29
NEwPORT NMvvs.

C1ReUIT CoURT BUSINESS The Circuit
Court, now in session at Alexandria disposed
of the following criminal cases on Tuesday
last John s. Mankin, who attempted to
pass aten-dOllar note on Mr.. Weis, of this city,
some month or two ago, was sentenced to
two years Imprisonment in the Peniten-
tiary. A discharged soldier, named McGary,
who pilfered a lot of small change from the
drawer of Fewlas's Exchange, on York
street, was acquitted. Robert Cole and j.
Roach, two young men arrested some time
ago for stealing a sum of money from Mr..
Moore, of the Art Palace, and bound over
for their appearance at this CouFt-the
former in the sum of $3.50 and the latter
$f00-have forfeited their bail by non-at-
tendance. VIM. S. Baileys case was taken
up yesterday and true bill found against
him by the Grand Jury. II will, we are in
formed, be continued until the next term.
LORD CHEsTERFIELD.-We frequently no
tice, when crossing the river on the ferry
boats that q majority of the young men
seem perfectly Indifferent to the rules of Lord
Chesterfield on manners. To them it seems
immaterial whether the fumes of the cigars
they smeke or the immense quantities of
tobacco. juice elected from their mouths upon
the stove, proves offensive to the ladies on
board or not. This ill-mannerism is not
confined to any particular class of men or
boys, but is INDUCED in more or less among
all ranks of society. The ladies suffer greatly,
and we may say frequently, by this breach
of good manners, and complain Justly OF
being compelled to inhale these nauseating
fumes or else occupy seats outside the cabin.
Those guilty of the foregoing unbecoming
conduct, will probably profit by perusing a
work of the neutrality-suspicious. in the
true sense OF the wOrd-whose name we
have used for q caption to this gentle hint.
In THE Wrong HoUsE.-Night before last,
| between the hours of eight and nine o'clock,
the family of Major James Berry, residing
on Bellview- street. opposite the Court
house, were alarmed by seeing man stand
ing before the fire in the parlor. The ladies,
who were the first discoveries ofthe would-be
| thief screamed and were thrown into high
state of CONSERVATION, and but for the timely
arrival of Mr.. Albert Berry, there's no tell
ing what would have been the result. AL
bert being man over six feet high and o
| great muscular power, seized the intruder
and in q few moments he landed him some
| fifteen or twenty feet from the door on the
| hard pavement. The chap managed to pick
| himself up, and concluded, no doubt, as he
walked away, that he had got into the wrong
house.
THANKsoIyIEG.-There will be public wor
| ship in the Taylor-street Methodist Churcl
| this morning at the usual hour. The Rev
G. W. Maley is expected to deliver the ser
mon.
NEW cHooL-HoUsE.-The trustees desigl
building a school house in the Fourth Ward
on Cabot-street, between Third and Madi
son. 1t will be twenty-five feet front b,
sixty-six feet deep.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-29
The DEArH OF cuArrlnros "A Wsh-

The DEATH OF CHATTERroN "A Well
Described PetTe.-This is a fine description
of Walliss picture Of the Death of Chatter
ton:
He lies before us on his humble truckle-
bed, in his squalid garret. The FIRST glimpse
OF dawn sheds a drear and slumbrous light
of faint cowslip-y yellow and fainter rose over
the distant dome of st. Paul's. The window
is half open, and on the sill is one rose-bush.
A rose, a solitary, one, had burst suddenly
into full bloom, but then broke its slender
stalk, and now hangs its head, the petals
falling one by one. Chatterton lies on tho
bed, his full auburn locks falling over the
ceverlid, his relaxed arm, holding the phial,
dropped to the floor, his face pale and rigid
in death. His form and posture express
simply the awfulness, the silence, the might
Of death. There is in the face no triumph
over the last enemy; nor is there lingering
anguish as of the final conflict; nor do fear
and horror cast their shadow over il. 1t is
the calm surrender of despair: 'Death, thou
hast conquetedW el
When death smiled from beneath his grislT
crown upon the dead Chatterton, there was
no dallying with cultured sensibilities no
tender refinement Of ldealizatiOn, No soft.
sweet colors met the eyes that first looked
upon lfsa next morning; only threadbare
ghastliness ans squalor. Death, that night,
was in his coaIsast nhood, and had arranged
no picturesque effects.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-29

the working Of our institutions, an exhibit
tion was made of the intellectual portion,
which, as is well known, quite snrpasses the
other. Mayor Bishop, with his usual grace
| and eloquence, in behalf OF the corporate
authorities welcomed the guests TO our city.
He assured them that the city of Cincinnati
had patterned after Philadelphia, and his
proud humility indicated consciousness
that we had rather beat the pattern. He
closed an fable and eloquent speech by
toastiDg 'our guests" which brought out
one of them, who proceeded to exalt our
Western Metropolis in manner entirely in
accordance With our own estimate oft. He
closed by giving as a sentiment, "The cor
poration of Cincinnati, may she spread until
her hills are level with her plains" an
aerarian process calculated to alarm the hill
residents.
Vociferous calls brought up the popular
orator Eggleston who with an air of sly meek
ness, which showed the consciousness that
there was nothing on the face of the earth
that could hold candle to u.s. announced
first that he was not a speech maker, which
was received, as intended-as huge Joke
and then proceeded to thank the Philadel-
phians for "condescending' TO come from
that great emporium Of brotherly love to
visit this little clearing in the woods" He
assured them that in time we should amount
to something, and gave them certain mes
sageS ABOUT our future growth to convey to
their neighbors and children, assuring them
that in spite of our excessive humility, we
expect to outstrip Philadelphia yet. But
laudable local pride gave way to patriotism.
The wonderful progress of this city was
attributed entirely to the Union, and the
past services Of Cincinnati in maintaining
the Union by our hospitalities to the Legis-
latures Of Kentucky and Tennessee, were
recapitulated, and our willingness to save
the Union again, even by entertaining
delegation from South Carolina, was as
serted, to the great satisfaction of the au-
dienee, which by that time was in most
| patriotic frame OF mind. This brought out
another of the PhilaGelphians, who had evil
| IDENTIFY found the Cincinnati keynote, and
spoke of the unexampled progress Of the
city and the perfection of its institutions, in
| terms quite up to the concert pitch of this
locality. Loud calls brought out Mr.. Lord.
ofthe Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railroad
! who spoke as n he was used to it. At this
| point we left, the company being somewhat
! diminished in number, but nowise in en-
thusiasm.
To-day the committee will be taken to
! Clifton and Mt. AubuFn; they will also be
! shown the Lcngview Lunatic Asylum and
the House Of Refuge. A grand parade of
the fire companies, under the superintend-
ence of the Chief Engineer, will likewise
take place this afternoon, in order to display
the perfect workings and the happy discf-
pline of that department. The guests will
leave the city tomorrow.