Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-05-18
From the New York Daily News OF Wednesday.
Free Speech Yitdioated. Singing OF the
Marseillalse HYMN. ,

Free Speech Vihdioated. Singing or the
Marseillalse Hymn. f.
|. AT midnight, last evening, QUO of the most
astonishing occurrences TINT ever transpired
In New York, took place IN Broome street,
near Wallaok's Theatre. A,Fronoh,nan, ono
of four or five that go about the streets silg.
ing different. songs, happened to select, tho
Marscilase, forftho cdtication of some par.
k. es whohailedin Crosby street. A gang of
sixteen. or seventeen. Abolitionists, four Of
them in military uniforms, rushed across
from Mercer, street, and commenced Kissing,
hooting and abusing the poor vocalist, with
tho bitterness of, savagcs. There were only
five of his patrons by He tried to 90 on,
with tho most scul-stirring song of liberty
ever composed; but perfect storm Of Misses
prevented him. Exaspcrutcd by the ungen-
crous and uncallcd for demonstration, ho
used toward him &C. Me be von free French
mans" he said emo always sing .di Mar
scillaise in Nj York, and never no g ono make
mestop before. Fy you do dis ting? Napo-
leon rules you not; tits no crime to shpeak
Won vord for liberty"
Well, we don't want id Southern
hymn cbantcd in these Streets" said a tall,
lean New Highlander, bolder than his fcl-
lows.
"That, sir" replied a stalworth, powerful
man, ono of tho five that engaged Frenchy,
is tho Nlnrscillaise, an air welded to'words
which all frecmcn reverence"
"We haint got no objection to the air it.
self" replied one of the. opposite party, but
the robcls down South make it their national
anthem, and we look upon it rs Southern
tune, and it shan't be sung under our noses,
that's all"
YOU dare not interfere, you narrow mind
cd higot," cried the big man, bccomng warm,
sec here, fellows" he added, turning to his
friends, /" stand by this poor foreigner, sing
ing song of freedom, and the first tyrants
tool that raises hand to harm him, will sec
stars" "That's tho talk" responded the
four individuals, who came up from Crosby
street, "and that's what you should have said
an hour ago now let them ere lank nigycr
worshipers come on, if they feel like it, and
If we cant make them dance to the NIarseill-
aisc, there's no Democrats left in Gotham"
Thus awcd, the Republicans fell back each
of them muttcring that "peoplc had better
mind how they talk secession here"
owe do not talk secession, Sirs," answer
cd another spokesman of the Democrats
We sEcpk for individual freedom, Liberty
was the motto on every banner raised in this
city-n this nation-untl our Abolition
President was elected. Who has since heard
in public a word about freedom? At what
public meeting, since your Captains famous
proclamation, has liberty been advocated /?
On what late occasion has an American dared
to say one syllable for peoples rights? And
now you throw the mask to the ground, and
come out in your true colors. You would not
hear Southern hymn,' as you call it,"
Several voices" No we would not"
Speaker" Then, what hymn do you
want?"
All Republicans -"Thc Star Sranglcd
Banner"
Speaker" Why, that, too, is-a Southern
hymn. 1t was written by Southern man );
set to music by a Southern man; first sung
by a Southern man"
The Republicans" We don't believe it."
Spcakcr-Becausc your intelligence and
education, like your patriotism, arc only skin
deep. tell you what | sny is correct. Why,
there is not fire enough in Northern blood to
give life to a song of freedom. Even that
banner of tho stars, which you rant so much
about, was conceived by n Southern man. first
manufactured by Southern man, and first
flew from Southern flagstaff. This took
place when your fathers were probably selling
cattle in the British army, that itmight crush
out " the rebels, of which one George Wash
ingon was the chief. lie, too, was South
ern man. But one, Benedict Arnold, was
not Southern man. He who sold his coun-
try and betrayed his flag was New England
er-in spirit and feeling the prototype of you,
who now spit upon countryman Of La Fay
ctto, because he brcathcs sentiments too lofty
Tor your crampcd conceptions
{, ~, IL. ~ I
give him its," let us have him down."
and such phrases salutcd the ear of the speak
er; but already the parties had become even.
The live from Crosby street had been rein-
forced, and the enthusiastic manner in which
tEo cloguont Democrat handled his opponents
gained him host of admirers |!ey cheer.
cd him Justify, and at l2a o'clock the foicd
mob wendcd its wny to Broadway, while tile
Marscilasc was sung aloud, chorusscd warm
ly and chcered 100 times. Sothc right met
al is at the bottom of our.city Democrats af.
ter all, and we are beginning to rid OF, selvcs
of mob law.
ToRoNTo, May 10.--An iron stcaulcr was
purchased here by the Lincoln Goycrnment.
WAsnINdToN, May 10.-Tbe War Depart
mcpt has lcnrncd that fifty thousand men are
within two days .murch of Richmond Scott
orders a rapid augmentation of forces ut
Washington. Wilard's Hotel was saved
FROM the conAagrption of adjoining buildings
by the New York Houavcs. 1t was set on
fire in five places.
! PHlLADELPHIA, May 8.-Scnator Bayard,
! of DclaWnrc arrived in this c;ty tb;S morn;,rx