Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-05-28

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C~oNrEoERATE DEAD UNEARrHED-TwxN.
TY ACRES Of HUMAN BoNks--The Rich.
mond Dspatch says:
"While our ladies are mounding and deco
rating the graves in Oskwood, and while the
stone monument to che memory of
those who lie in Hollywood 10 gradually sp- |
preaching completion, il is distressing to hear
of the neglect Of the bones Of those who are
buried where they fell-on tho hill sides and
in the valleys in other parts Of tho State.
The reports that reach as Of the sacrilegious
Of many Virginia farmers are 50 shosk-
ing that we hesitate to give them crcdencc
although our duty as journalists require US TO
lay them before our readers. A few weeks
ago we published an account OF the state of
affairs at Fort Harrison, which subsequent in
vestigation proved too true. Now comes a
most narrowing story from Malvern Hill, where
80 many Of our best and bravest with their last
drops Of blood scaled their devotion to the
Southern cause. On the Northwest side of
the fort a most terrible scene presents itself.
Thousands Of Confederate soldiers having been
buried where they fell, twenty acres or more
have just been ploughcd up by the owner of
the field, and the ploughshare turned to the
surface all the skeletons. Over tho whole
tract tho bones are strewn in profusion, and
grinning skulls stare the visitor in tho face on
every hand. Whom the farmer was question.
ed he said the land was now the richest piece
he had, and in justification of the sacrilegious
act, stated that 'he didn't put 'em there, no.
how The writer learned afterward that the
bones had been taken away by the cart load
and sold to fertifzing mills in Richmond.
Two humane men; too poor to do anything else,
came one day while we were there and at
tempted to burn some of the bones to prevent
the wretches from carting them off,"
MALICIOUS Immediately after their
induction into Office, the new radical
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Aldermen of Charles
ton, removed the pictures of Generals
Lee and Stonewall jackson, that formerly
hung in the Council Chamber, to be re-.
placed by pictures Of Generals Grant and
Sherman. This is contemplate meanuess
las it was intended to vex and insult the
good people of Charleston; and, indeed,
all true men of the South. Lee and Jackson
whether dead or alive-will be gratefully
remembered by cvcry patriotic man and wo-
man in the South, SO long as virtue, bravery
and true nobility finds a votary. Such deep
seated and implacable malice, will meet its
reward In due MISUNDERSTANDING Gazette.
THE UNITED STATES CoURr-HoN. Gro.
8. BRYAN PnEsrD1Na.-The case Of Hamp-
Us. Trenholm, Fraser & Co., the trial Of
which has for some days been pending in this
Court, was yesterday brought to a close. The
defendants purchased during the war a plan.
tation aud a largo number of negro slaves,
valued At 100000. For this tbsy paid
$4,000 in Confederate currency, and cxecu-
ted their bond, secured by a mortgage Of the
property purchased for tho remainder Of
the purchase money, payable after the
war. Suit was brought upon che bond, and
tho defendants, among other things, claim.
cd:
1st. That under the Ordinauos Of tho Con.
vention Of 1865 they were entitled to show
the true nature and valuo Of the considera.
ton.
End. That the contract for the purchase Of
the slaves was made after Lincoln's emanoi-
patton proclamation, and, therefore, the sale
in this respect was without considerations
That in law the plaintiff had at that time 40
valid title, and had, therefore, nothing to sell,
and tho defendant nothing to buy.
Sd. That SO far az the land was concerned,
all that could DO recovered was tho value in
Treasury notes, in proportion to the unpaid
portion Of its purchase in Confederate ourren.
cy.
These points were contested by tho plain.
tiff, who ccntended that tho contract was a
valid ono, and that being payable after tho
war, it was payable in lawful money Of the
United States.
The case elaboratoiy argued by Messrs.
VIM. X. Baohman and Thee. e. Basker for
tho plaintiffs, and Messrs. A. G, Magrash and
@. G. Memminger for the defendants.
Judge Bryan, as we understand, charged
the jury In favor Of the positions taken ky
the defendants. He hold Iinooin's vsocia.
nation Of emancipation 20 have bce,s vnlsa