Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-09-17
EXECUTIVE ]MlTTER,
W a HE &
The Chjnaman.

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The. "New York Sun" has tho following
on the question "Cana Chinaman be believed
on Oath :"
CHOW your ChinaInnn is o fearful idolator,,
a hcathen of the heather, n worshippcr Of
Joss. His schemc of salvation is u simple
one. he CONSTITUTES y hidcous jim Grow out
of bamboo; this he bluckens, puts in gluss
beads for eyes, sets it up in n temple, aud
calls it the devil-which is the only glea,n OF
intelligence shown in the whole proceeding.
Then poor John Chinaman goes down upon
hs marrow bones before his bamboo affair,
and walIows upon the ground in an ecstaoy Of
alteration. Whit is to be done with such q
creature us this when he comes into a Court
of justice 10 tell the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth 2. 1t is &c no use
to swear him on tho four E~vungolia.s. You
might as we'll swear him by APOLLO, God Of
Music, or Thor, God of Thunder, or Hamlet,
King of Denmark He would tAke all three
oaths, and then lie. The ingenious judiciary
of ldnho, however, l,use Fixed him They
have divcd into the philosophy of Confucius,
Into the holy books of Lac.tse, into the Chang
Lung of tho Buddhists., Thoy have found
that all oath accompanied with tho proper
Chinese will strike terror into the
mmost heart of tho native of the Flowery
Kingdom that though he may make light of
the Christian Scriptures, burnt paper and a
dead rooster will wiring the very truth from
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his secret soul. When therefore, the case of
All ClIoy aud All Sam, charged with the mur.
der of All Son, was culled the other duy at
Silver City, and ten Cinnamon came forward
to testify i'll the matter, u most singular scene
occurred Bring mo o rooster, q saucer,
and some yellow tissue paper quoth the mag
~istrate, and prepare the .acri6aial knife
The Sheriff did his duty and unsheathed his
bowie. The jurat was written upon tho vel.
low paper, a match applied, aud tho oath float.
- = '""ra in a little cloud of smoke, a tesla.
"ehtary ",1hcSs = 'he'-.I. IN wcn.. the
ROSTERS head, with a squeak Of remoustfanSue
from tho unhappy biped, the suucor WAS
dashed upon the ground and broken Into bits,
typical Of what would happen to John China
man If he told " lie, and the first witness was
declared duly sworn. The ceremony was re-
peated with every witness. Ten roosters diel
under the sheriff 3 knife, that ten Cinnamon
might tell the truth ten bits Of yellow pape,
burst into blaze; ten good white saucers be-
came broken crockcry."
"A CURIOUS discovery has been made re-
kI - Do.,oos I..a ,no -. L.
excavation an even was found, closed will
an iron door, on opening which, q batch 0
eighty one losvta, put in nearly eighteen
hundred yours ago, and now, somewhat over
done, was discovered and even the larg
iron shovel with, which they had been neatl
laid In rows. The loayes were but slight
ovcrbaked by the lava heat, having been pre-
tectcd by o quantity Of ashes covering til
door. There lie no, bakers mark on III
leaves; they are circular, about nine inohe
ia diameter, rather nat, and indented (ev
a dcutly with the bakers elbow IN the cante
and arc slightly raised at the sides, aud div
dod by eight lines radiating from the ceat'
!, iuto. eight segments. They are now Of adee
: brown color, and hard, but very light. j
! the same shop wero found SCI bronze ar
Q oB silver coins A mill, with q great qua
Z, tity, Of corn in excellent preservation, h
also been discovered, a al
il TuE Republican, partyis yet young It'll
. not lived long, but Il has lived well.'-P ot
vile Miners journal. II Tho above is tru
ana Ike oil fast iyers il will die early. n
stouab pf jts corruption already fills the lap
d. Lat 10 go,it will not soon be forgptteen. hye
Il fort in the North will ralnind Us g. sits WI
n.y.; tho thousapds Of United Stsses assess'
|. and collectors awillsb raopau!spts ofsits CIV
yaaauoe Tho ,noarog Legislators and Ok
Dc oressnen sof1 tue South will for many ys
ap Speak oil ssi unhealthy Trenton HnsA ~
y. son