Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-08-03

% Spieot Gle of as IN 6tioilsl A. II
aS our titlblc yyhi itionpgy q l ~
col, 6sses were, To- Bio illustfi i6vs : : !, -
Ing Ind natfi6t 6tistn and deeds =! =
of the least 3parad 10 OF the mo ~ s 3 s.
plays of Importance. .ss & S E
Ihoi appearance Of thos capitol half 5
M f 3: ~
3ofstll6 notice Of our citizens but Ola univ
sui ddmiration. lhe moral gtandcur3 ON
stud diouss splai,Icss serious men, firm md
sunefectcd digIityy vas rehihdfu of seeues;. I;
Invested swtl tho same ylsracta tor, in l,osoIi;
sGoblo Historical nsscuiblies Which laid theS
foundation Of our liberty md senred the prof.
portions of II great constitute 'al Govern
mont ~ u
What a contrast sbctwccn the spectacle Of !;
Saturday and that of tho gildcd surrou6dings.I
md pompous displays oftbe SYashingt ca.S
pitol, with its painted and bcdizcned aspoctsa1
of mn over.ricK and ndscorruptcd deMDcyacY sI
Tho South returns to the simplicity Of sfes i
publican governments t and studics & fepubst
lican dignity Hcrnational Congress copies.
heBplaiDncss OF 776 There is mono of Stl,oI
Washingto.Ig gr.lileorin tho capitol8at Rich..I
Ifnlond no tlescoea roofs and pnnnels; mol
marble dNis and cushioned throne for etlio|
chair; no nifectations Of Congressional lgrcatS
ness no dappcl: pages to- be thnmpcd by'l
door keepers na$lnombers;; no post Office
eb;,aaars, where fc.a bors nay tlI,tle Off theiri
|statiolary dues to 1.-THE postmaster no armies
|ofollice-holders no .spurtors" to carry bum
dies nt thelratc of'tw!ye hundred dollars a
year; and no nirrored conlinittec.roon,s and
lthousand- dollar bookcases to serve. rs private
Sbars for the refrcslinicntso
l#f Our Congress lias few oficcrs-a Secretary
and Doorkccper with only such nssistaGts us
arc necessary, Gee There nre no perquisites md
no, snecures Office. .beggels aud lobby. co.
Ilnorunts do not distract. legislation lhcsub-
.stance$of tho county is cared for; plaincss
ard economy are apparently studied inStl,c3
smallest matters; aid,thetruditiom of Wash.i
ington corruption and Xtravagancc. arc lost
land fOrgottcn5to to the spectator in What lle sees
lat atllichmond. s.t{ M S4 81
May lit eycrbe So! May tho plainncss and
simplicity inf@hich our Government has4inau-
aurated itself bc preserved 2uncorrupted by
1 What hayo often Nccn the extravaeanccs of
domocracyin the intoXicaton Of toD great pros,
/ perity, and cherished as the noblcst dignityof
true rcrublicanism, MS guard saagainst the Vi
I ccs Of public corruption andSas Il bnlwark of
4 our liberty. ~ 'c}tn,ont1 1Sraaq9n T.. si S
! TIE GREAT l}ALro0N. .a Pcrsonnn. =, The
intelligent correspondent. of the 4t,,kafleston:
1 Courier, in one of his recent letters .:from
4 Richmond, tells the following tale of tho
yEconcti; " {3aA q. 35S Il 3sss 81 81 W sSs. &
There,issu old Turkisllslawstl,at whsnE IS
4 mar is caught in a lie, his forehead shaR be-
4 branded with Il hot, iron. Were such rctri:ss
i butivo Justice exercised hero Just nov, u,o
u countem.ncc of every other individual in the
community would be lisfgurcl beyond rcdamB,
i ton. Not thattthercis an intentional perwcn
a sion of facts, or desire to n,islcad the publiS
\ mind, but ratler d diseased condition Of itha
.lpubic cerebclllm which magnifes unccrtpiMs'
q = .es q. eiisal.s tiAcs beyond their
portions lye have proofs of tits daily. ~
n Let the nero skeleton of a ruQlor arriveiim
Il town, no inattcrtro what source, and Instant
j men, wo,nenand children put OH the seven
a league boots of Imagination, and d historic.
4 al monstrosityS is created halfanhourworth
|. OF an Arabian story teller. Bcforcth tho day
has expired, lit will have become as contagious
4 asthomeasles and By nightthe telcgraphwircs
a Will be flashing tho epidemic to every hamlct
I I'm. tho South. To give you an instance Of
\ this excited tcelings:we had tho other night a
4 celestial exhibition III theslapc Of a comet.
In comElon with others, j was INDUCING in II
fprivate view, whenSa clcyerloDkingg gentleman
|2nesarby opened something like thcInllowing5
3Econyersatiolii: s \. l3.5. y s},,3,S 5S q,
s" Stranger, what 10 you take ,tlat to be o..
i <, - y hat--Wly that's o comet, sir &. "a 81
\ The devil, 'said he. WHO eyer heard
Of 8; comet " solow down? If that's d comet,
i l'is IN elephant 81 81 n #
J S9g9 What is it, thcntY" said Ls .s
alloon, sir! That sn balloon as suro's
/. you're born" ga =, u 4. aSs
4 s sThcn its more than seventeen milions Of
miles ava J, rcnlarked. (It,was only,a
Irough,guess, FORM memory wasnl lttleiusty.)
! Seventeen mi Hons of miles q lie retorted.
$3.50 Stranger, sif sthat amt d balloon withinia
|tnile and q half of tcrr4 fyn,a, aud 1. man
amt accommodating up there with a Drum
5Monls light, I'll treat. I've studied asgood
! deal about. astronomy, all the books i 1
seyer Tcad never heard OF d comet y,nsging
/ it's tailill tint style !ss E .5ss
Justyou wait, said lie. 9. The aronant
will throw ibis light around IN minute and
Syou' SEQ it$moSe. s3$ II ,}34s 81 $
did 5wait, and wait, and wait, ,$butlny fsitlr|
was mot saken in the least , tried 10 in.
press upon tho unaorstanl ding q my friend
that man aef hat distance gwould either blow
lup or free&eto o doatl; bqtGGs for converting
i3him from his absurd notion, onpni ightas wJlL1
havoattempted togilfuminate M Iagy gyptianpy
l-sMid @itl, tho learsond ofa lightning bug:a W