Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-09
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poR FlrE KEowgE COURIER. "
Sketches ofaLife IN South Carolina.
NUMBER TEN.


1t is very much to the DISADVANTAGE. of
Charleston that it is liable to the yellow fsvor
Although several years will pass without
single case of it, YET II generally returns after
tmt Nntendl has elapsed, We have heard
that Dr. BANlD RAMSAY (as gonrf a ohysioiap
"S+hiStor!am) used to say, hat.takmS Charles
ton blythe sevoh years it was one of thc
heaithiqst cities irfthe!( (then9 Unitcd St,tcs
TINS Is as true nowTs then, and jspartly owing
10 the saluhmty of the sea breeze, and also To
tic grot cleanliness, Of the city. And this
lust IN tnfn is owing to.tho strict supervision.
over the yards, the streets, &c, which is sys
t,c.n''teaily kept up 10y the Police, under tie
direction OF the mayor and the city council.
6ut still, the peri' ,fictl returfof this dreadful
Sconrge will always (we fear) tend Il, prevent
tho city from satt,ining TINT size and posifion
'chit'niight otIcrwise do;' in: particular if
renders those from distance, foreiuners es.
porlally, theF5afrsdd settling ,pcrmanontlv
there The city 'isHwcIi guarded by night
little before 8 O'Clock in winter, and 10 in.
samnier, the bellsof 6ld,S Nicmel's Oh,Ircl
-rIn@stwo chimes, first double, then 4 si,,ole
and finally they bcatithe drum IA, the Guard.
house for 10 iiGnutes} after which The Ufv
@mrd .fmfre and we'll drilled coinpanyY turns
OUT ltdohlo one Of this Gnaid has his fppoiiit.
eet ward in which he walks hp-Hnd down os a
sentinelySan keeps watch for Six hours over
h'sportton Of the sleeping city until relieved
by'afotherr seutiilel% At the least alarm Re
springs his rattle, and ipseantly he Is 'rreh,.
fOrced%A by sinhber Of his GonirSdcs who
spring, pparehdy, as'if by encGaiita,eht, from.
the ground; but who have, in reality, has.
tened :tronr thel' different ,wardstto his aid.
Atter-thes boating Of the drum every necfo
must Observation-Disclosures pass oofrectiydatcd,
aaf<s'gned, by soiRe responsible wlfito person;
on ne -1s liable to beSput in tho Gnard house
Tor the !'' night, an ~ Have a%hipping in the
niTr"'hg' W % or ms owner must pog q fine OF ono
'a'ular, ~nehyis frequently ptld, GcnerJiIy,
n'ue or sac more carrect' and orderly negroes
eyer get confined there; hut we ohce' knew
.1,, o. two'cases 70 the contrtry--one Of good
old respectable col6rGd w6An6n. A. broyio;
" motstefsih IsraeF 94-aiiil the other tSStof.a
servaatbclungfng to'nasoflIcer bi6Il iins1aufhhr.
ity initho State" His niece had T;isIatedfb&
pass by oni9 one ;sigGle'l,y, and joe6rainaiv
s"nt in tllis-cxPllnatiom At the May6f's office
.h',t"neyertheiessy the 'fihe kad To BE frlid. u
We'ha%e4 lteti fBSiiiisS~i,;; But i,;s;f u nc. xitI what
rnth 1thHt There is--n signal agreed nt6ti that
all The bslls.i Ia the city shall RING in some no.
cnhar hanneri ~. one :iitf it INST viii give she
alarm to the otheTs;r in thooa of any Asing
IN the night aman9 the negroes. ?, Fho iosnrs
reeeA'aq which whsFo,aearly, ,G,aturedin Char,
1estoh many 'gears ago. was prevented by
ncgro man named Isaac Wilson. who gave in
i"tniatpn toythe white, ihhuttatilts,. and was
ewafaet'fhb tb5 most important seFSsicd fet,
SisSedftaSti. m,by'theeiCt Of his fSecfiom.s,.A
large prQp9FtioasOf tEtsngn, engaged lin IA had
been Jthes'nosS. GJithful and. devoted ffn4il v
sI,!9ahts m some of a1ossrcspoetabiu,fsin
ahes I'm tao city, by whom thany Of them had
oeeIt raised from their e,thliest intbdey. Bat
Si'3 t'aa been alha%edtto assemble in their
SIHrebeS Tor ilgious purposes without any
%b'te persoHNst sth tlienl.s Pieir eolereI preaeh.
ePS, llads consequently, tlkenS stdvafth4e foF |
ana C''sougbt the powerful inHiDCnote of roI- I,
tt,emY hhd c,gt E,avad them.
as race tS Ssoas penple, the IsrheEites aud
fsseRtea 70 tHeuf with great urgency that +
they shoilid ,be,frGesi Pheir soHkefs w;ss;c6m, !
pared ta Pharaoh and his host. and tireylfell I
iRfo.the old delnsiopo Satan ltliatthey would I
do lsSa service by3engsgag elilse tbosedn St. !
iA1re ehf,loglew = sys, ia RfahceY iBclandestiJi
aad eetd sbloodedlshelldag of blood, {. noe only (
et7ieons tltt that dFs lEelploss wogne1 and 6htEf #
aFe!l' s,A9a5yS few. g.ee.6b6 ring sleaiops vgfe /
Nas9S t'.sexafnple Of tlterestwere dismissed :
1tlssRlte Raesprepe antl geeatly ashamed.
sge baYp ;efhe1 keaTa Sfyoue iastagtoe I'm p,f
tiettlag ,;sIt wRs, this q A Ayeaerableg goidsRtdy
9 tle@iesdot one Of the Grst aroljHa fand- (.
YES, sllst bFqllghk uspai 1sggOs aiaR3 3nasned !
ael9t A4ep8 wltlF heEawn sons, gh6sexalnea
Y19gsl9sf and ainosf frishd, 9esiiaiyalasays
lSigs Ascsps sgas aaspAriaIlss devoted totfis
- ahsaand eSliislsgNt estaiS Slislliaa 8sfmscSfyas
"a. Aas fi1Haa 10 thaRG carrying The flsfsRis s
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