Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-02-02

up tne hlli OF Science, he began to display
measure of vanity in reference to bis dexteri-
ty in photography. He would not unfre-
qucntly boast that he knew how to spell pie.
Upon being requested to do so, he promptly
gave utterance to the letters weft," pie. 1t
Is sneediess to add that this unique orthogra-
ply was, to us, a source of amusement.
1t is noticeable that Dick, in common with
the race, was at times predisposed to somno-
lency. His proclvity to this infrmity was so
irresistible that all the charms of science did
not possess sufficient potency to couuteraet it,
He had, during school hours, many a severe
conflict with king Morpheus. After rcpell-
ing many redoutable onslaught, he was at
length forced TO strike his colors, and surren-
der "at discretion" In this emergency. a
species of discipline was sometimes resorted
to, not hitherto noticed; it was this The
teacher took him out into the yard, with a
long switch :" in his (the teachcr's) hand.
He then told Dick to start and run, with the
understanding that the teacher would pursue
him and apply the switch to his person, pro-
vided I've overlook him. But such was the
agility displayed by Dick on those occasions.
that he generally distanced the teacher. By
the time this process was consumated Dick
was completely emancipatcd from the sombre
sway of old Morpheus, and ready to resume
the irksonc task of coming his lesson
While recountng the fact that colored per-
sons 10 the State of South Carolina, and Alb
bevillc District, were sent to the public schools,
we are sensiby reminded of the great change
in our views since that time We are natu
rally led to inquire, to what cause is this
change traceable? To furnish an answer to
this inquiry, it is not necessary to fathom the
depths of political science. The cause lies
nearer the surface 1t is transparent to every
attentive observer of the passing events of
the age. To an offcious intermeddling with
our domestic relations it is mainly traceable.
To the senseless rawlings of blind fanatcism
which would make the concentrated essence
OF all moral excellence to consist in dealing
out measured invcctlves against slavery
Yes, to the il-omened blast of the cchsecss
rhapsodies of Northern fanatics, do all those
stringent State laws, restricting the nstruc-
ton of the coored population, owe heir ori-
gin, and on thcm in great measure, rests
the fearful responsibility.
ONO REFUSES TO REPEAL HER PERsoN
AL LIBERTY BILL.-The Ohio House of
Representatives, by a.votc of SO to. 81, has
indefinitely postponed bill to repeal the
act, says the Cleveland Democrat, during
the Wellington Rescue Trials in the United
States Court of this city, three persons, one
deputy United States Marshal and the other
two Kcntuckians, acting for the owner, were
arrested and indicted for pcntentiary of
fence, for arresting fugitive slave under the
law of the United Statcs'
THE FEELING IN NORTH ALABAMA
The Nashville Union says "We publish an
editorial, headed, "What shall the People
Do?' from the Southern Advocate, Hunts
vile, Ala, January 10th The Advocate
was the leading Union Cooperation paper in
North Alabama 1t now insists that it is the
duty of every citizen of the State of Alabo-
ma to sustain the action of her Convention
We also publish letters of the same purport
from Nick Davis, Jere Clemens and Northern
Alabama Delegates. The rumor of resistance
to the action of the Convention by Mcssrs.
| Davis and others, seem to be entirely without
foundation. We may expect to hear thou
sands of reports equally groundlcss."
TIE CONTEMPLATED SEIZURE IN New
! YoRK.-The " excitement" in New York
about the rumorcd intention to seize the Navy
Yard, at brooklyn, turns CIT to have been
nothing The rumor got out, and the com
mandant of the Navy Yard applied for po-
lice force to protect the Government propertv.
This was furnished by both New YORK aud
Brooklyn, and the Mayors, to create an ad-
dtional furore, called on the military. The
World says:
Major General III. B. Duryea and Briga-
dier General p S. Crooke were advised of the
case, and promptly ordered out the Fifth Bri-
gade of New York State Militia The armo-
ry, substantial new building on the corner
of Henry and Cranberry streets, was blaze
OF light, and was surrounded by a. curious
crowd, vainly attempting to enter, and meet
ing the response addressed to all, without dis
tinction, that only gentlemen in uniform could
be admitted The gentlemen in uniform rap.
idly assembled There were stationed mere
the Thirteenth Regiment, Col Abel Smith
the Fourteenth Col. A. NJ Wood, and the
Twenty eighth, Col. Bennett The Seven
tieth Regiment, Col Samuel Graham, had
been ordered to drill in the evening in the
new arsenal, on Portland avenue, and were
kept under arms. Generals Duryca and
Crookc were at the armory, prepared to rem
der such service as might be required of them.
A detachment of New York harbor police
were on duty near the yard
The officers at the yard apparently enter
tanned little apprehension of an attack, but
were perfectly prepared for any that might
have been made. Any ol-hardy mob that
had ventured on an enterprise so reckless,
must not only have withstood the fire of the
receiving ship North Carolina, but have en-
countered body of one hundred thoroughly