Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1865-11-25
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correspondents OF the New 1Ork "Ually News,
writing from Lexington, Va, giving,some ac-
count Of the place and its attractions; says:
But the greate.t attraction to the visitor to-
Lexington, and, indeed, the Mecca to which,.
in years to come, many pilgrims will resort,is
the grave Of "Sronewall' Jackson" Last
Sabbath afternoon, the burial of a member Of
the Order attracted to the beautiful cemetery
of the town a long procession Of Odd Fellows,
and an immense crowd Of citizens,and went,
that l might avail myself of the opportunity
Of visiting the grave Of sthe great chief whom
had so often followed to victory. Mo stone
marks the spot, which is indicated simply by
staff, uponS,shich the Confederate flag once
foatcd but the wreath of flowers, laid by fair
hands on the grave and kept fresh by daily
additions, is fit cmblem Of the place the hero
holds in the memory and affections of tho
people of the South. AS long as truc'great-
ness, hosor, purity of character, and deep
toned picty are esteemed, Jackson will,not be-
forgotten. I was told, that Immediately on
his arrival in Lexington to assume his place
in tAe Washington College, Gen. Lee paid a.
visit to the grave of Jackson, and fingered for
long time around the halowca spot. lee
at the grave Of Jackson, wouiu form picture
Which u master hand might delight to paint
+ affair IIlr.rThe N. Y. Express, thus
photographs the radical republicans: "If rad
icalis,n co,sld only learn to cook its own eggs,
boil its own pot, mend it's own clothes, and let
other peoples pots and eggs, I'D clothes,
alone, We could live in a peaceful, happy ana
contcnted country; but the real live RADICAL
will boil in eyerybody's pot cook everybody'ss
eggs, and meud e7erybody's clothes, taking
all tile eggs, pots and clothes, however, as his
aay for sosdeisg XII u
GEoRe1A CONVENTION. In the Georgia.
! Convention, on the.8d, ordinances were adop-'
ted to pay members, to declare it the duty of
the Legislature to provide for the widows and'
orphans ofGeorgia soldiers and disabled SOL,
ders, and to ratfy the acts of guardians, trus'
tees, 60, during the was. A'resolution was,'
adopted asking the Provisional, Governor to-
order the formation Of one orpmore companies
of militia in each county, under the approval
Of the President.
(! CoMMENDABIG.-We understand tliut
family of several ladies residing in this city,
have been supported for some months by their
servants, formerly their slaves. The ladies
hwcre formerly wealthy, but lost everything by
the war, and now these servants take this
commcndable way of showing their affection
and 'vcnoYation for their late owners. 1t is'
stated that these ladies never knew what they
were 10 have on their; table, but that through
tho cf,re and attention of these servants they
Rave never suffered. - ColumJia PhonaD.. !.
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ALEXANDER II. RivERs, of charlottesville,
says that he was. informed by Secretary Sc
ward that he wished to make peace between
the Northan the South; that, as to the test
oath. if he had been in Congress he should;
not have voted for it; butt said he, the oath,
is law and any Congressional district in the
South 81 had better send an idiot ora child TO-
Congress- who can take it,. than to send a wise
man who cannot" N
| The New York T1eradsays tlicreis move
mcnt on foot to overthrow the sBftish'mon-~
archy, and establish republic in its'st'.ad, to.
be called the republic 6fCAreat Britains
! Generall Saxton writes to New York from
Charleston, that 35 900 blankets wilEbe need
+! ed this winter in SOUTH Carolina, Georgia, and
the sea islands, for protecting refugees, ,'froed--
inen, &C.. ~
The Masonic fraternity, of Columbia, have
chosen VIM. Gilmore Si,nmsa and Robt Bruns,.
commissioners to represent to their NorthGrn
brethren the PROSTATE condition of. the LODGES