Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-05-11
Vatriotio..;


f Patriotic,
r 1tisnot ous intc6tion to be myfiious n nny
noticc we may tako of the gallant volunteers
nov ihthe field or undcr ordors, but wo think
Justice requires that wo should .particulariso in
ono instance at least. Mr.. JoEL JoNEs, of. Plck.
ems, and:a member of :Captain, ,GriHin's 8, so,npa.
ny, is OYER seventy yeatstof agS, sand: djstin.
guished himself in tho war Of 1912. IIes swas
ainongstthe firemost 70 volunteer, and ia Eager
for the fray with our onemics. Wo mention
this as asimple act Of Justice, and anoble exau,s
Pile set our young mon. Nay Mr! Josss ,bo
preserved to his country for many honored yonrs
to como.
The Anderson Gt,zette, whilst on tho same
subject, says, Ntb HN S9kA}%
"Col. John. Martin, and james Jones, Esq,
havo takon the ranks rs prvates, and refused
nll'ofHoial positions. Col. Martin WINS soldier
in tho war Of l8l2-has twice boon Sheriff Of
THE District, served in the Legislature and was
'afmen,bor of tho State Convention in 1862, and
cannot bellcss than siAty-fve years of.age. Mr..
Joncs is o substantial -indopendent,
Oge."
Z THE Richmond Uispatch has provokngly
plain way Of stating tho truth without my spe-
'oial fear Of offending "our Northern friends."J
The DispatcA says:
Every reader must remember the verbose
and grandiloquont style in which the late expo.
diton to Charleston wos described by tho New
York pross, and my one would have thought
from those accounts that Charleston was to DO
swallowed at mouthful, They sent tho most
powerful foot over collected in ono squadron by
the Unted Statos; they sent six thousand fight
ing men. anu every variety Of munitions and
equipments of war; And yet. Major Ander.
son was mado to surrendor. and tho mighty fleos
stood off during tho fight, and did not dare to
land q man. nor Gre q gun, nor raise finger
for his roliof. When Now York 'uttcrs great
swelling words Of vanity mon ought not % to
forgot tho late illustration off Charleston harLor
of promise and perforuanoe." ,s e
A VIRaINrA MomBn--The following letter was
written by Mrs. Ann Carton, of Washington coun-
ty, to her son, who promptly enrolled himself in
the Mounted Riflcs: FH
=" The time has como, viii you 60? Now, you
can decide. Tho noXt dispatch will be, ,you Must
60. Your country calls, will you respond now p
With trembling hand but unfaltering heart ad.
dress you this noto, firmly relying upon Hin, who
%swhys the destiny of nations lie is able to de.
fond YOU. With ull the timidty due to my sex,
am ready to offor you up in defence of your coun.
trysi rights and honor nnd now cffor You, a
bcardless boy Of seventeen summers. not with
grief, but thanking God that have q son to Offer
May God be with You"
TIE New YonK SEvEHTm REoiMESr.-Thc fol-
loving is from tho Baltimore Su., of Monday:
One Of thc members of tho Now York 7th Regi-
ment reached this city on Saturday afternoon. en-
route for his homo. lilo stated that when they Of
fcred their services to the Government, it was for
the defence of tho Capital, md not to engage in n
warfare against Q State or States. Fifty of tho
members refused to take the oath after renching
Washington, md the remainder took it condition
oily that they not to be called on to 70 out of
the District Of Columbia. Tho gentleman who
came to this city, says that tho feelings of the reg
imcnt towards the people of Baltimore are of the
kindlicst character and that they oond not bo in
luced to invade tho soil Of Maryland, or of the
South, for hostile purpose. Several of the mem
bers Of the regiment are natives of Baltimore md
tho respect of tho whole body for Baltimore is ycry
strong
MATTERS IN NEw YonK.-The papers continue
TO be filed with accounts Of tho military move
ments. Sundays Herald hns three pages of re-
port Of great meeting hold the day previous at
which MINOR Anderson was present The meeting
was held in Union Square, around tho statue of
Washington, and the flag which Anderson brought
from Fort Sumter was placed in tho hnnd of the
statue. hlr. John a. Dix presided, assisted by
eighty-eight Vicc'Presdcnts and ten Secretaries.
Among the names recognize rany of the lead
ing merchants Of New York. who have heretofore
pretended great sympathy with the South Among
the speakers werc Mcssrs John A. Dix, Daniel S.
Dickinson. Fernando Wood and John Cochran =
hnjor Anderson attracted good dcal Of attention.
but had nothing TO- soy, being overcome with
emotion" ~
The Now lorkers arc lionizing the Alaior show
Ing him around The city, having receptions, vis-
its, &C., 60.
r. The U. 8. District Attorney has called upon tho
Judge of the Circuit Court for an order for spe-
cial Grand Jury "for tho purpose of taking imme-
dae action to bring to Justice traitors and otLcrs
in sympathy withthe South"
THE GRAVE OF WAsmINGroN.- New York
Express thus fcclngy laments tho separation of
Virginia from the Union:
r'VIRGINIA GoNE!-Tho announcement yester.
day that this old Commonwealth intimately
associated with about oil the past glorcs of our
now unfortunate country--had declared for the
Montgomery Confederacy, tended to intensity the
depression which wvgi,s;; on si.e public mind
deep down under the surface of the delrium Incl
dent TO the arrival of Major Anderson and the do
parturc of troops for Washington. AIen felt that
If they could part with Florida, Louisiana and
Tennessee, MS if only profitable business partner
ship had been rudely dissolved, without ADEQUATE
cansc--they must now bid the Old Dominion fire
well with sentiments Of far different character
tt is difchlt it is impossible to realize, as now
renlize we must, that Mount Yornon and The grave
of George Washington are henceforth, to us North
Americans in foreign land and that tho mother
Of statesmen and presidontsis longer cur friend
but our foe" ySs
Col. j. FOSTER MARsnALL,--T Tho Montgomery
correspondent of the Savannah Repu6hcan writes