The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, May 19, 1852, Image 2
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Correspondence of the Ledger.
Grassy Greek, )
Yuaeyon Kounty, l
Dttr Kuzzxn Stukely:
I got yer lettur a fu dais ago, and wu
'sprizcd tu here yu left Oar gey, and went t
Leenover Kounty. I no menny a time y
look back and say to yereelf?Ah ! law Goi
gey, and olo Kahokyl I phelt sorry fur y?
Kuzzin Stukely, that yu hev a rovin natui
and Ant Huldy alwaia ced it wood be th
rewin of yu ef yu did'nt settel doun, ef i
warnt more nor a patch, yu mout make corn
without byin it at enny price. This mattu
uv peddlin wer a good biznis afore cvry W
dy got at it, but sune as wun maid munn
annuther begun, sune as he gun to rize ai
nuther started up, tell the hole kountry w<
full ue Jarzey wagguns and joos-harps.
Yu and yer Haus hev a fine time, I reckui
but see here, Kuzzin Stukely, how dus tl
peeplcs git munny 1 I heerd a Method
preccher say, and he ort to no, that thar wi
nuthin to eat but chesnuts and Irish pert
ters, in Leenover Kounty. Yu mout sell a
the goods and goodies too, in this wurld.ai
cf yer diddent git the pewter yer wooddei
maik nuthin at last.
Thar's anuthcr mattur I want to speke u
and Til tell what it is, yu say yer a gwine \
marry and yu don't want yer wife to see m
letters. Now, I'll tell yu Kuzzin Stukel
that I showed yer lettur to Sue and do y
think she diddent say ef I claimed kin wit
a pedler she wooddent have me, and con
mcnced cryin, and sed she thort I belonge
to the Irishtocraey and that all my kin folk
wer in any kind nv ployment cept runnin rac
hosses and the like o' that. Sue went 1
hum and rit back to me this lettur which
send to yu:
Mr. Thorriks :?
After I thaw the Ictturyour couthin Stnki
ly wrote to you. I have concluded to ditl
regard promitheth that I hitherto felt and n<
knowledged to be binding upon mc. T
thubmit to the mortification of woundin
my family pride by a connexthion tho far ir
ferior to mv grade in life ith pathed cndi
ranth, and I will think of it do longer. How
ever painful it mav be to yourfeelingth,vo
muth not henthforth entertain the moth ditl
tant hope of realithing the joy you tho fonc
ly antithipated unleth you deny that you ha
relationth who are employed in occupatio
beneath the thircle my education and birth er
title me to move in. I did rejoith thinthert
ly when you told mo you were reading
courth of medithinc, but how thoon wat
my joy turned to bitterneth?my love to hf
tred, when I heard of that detectable pedlr
wagon filled with thackth of featherth, ol
beethwaxth, and copper stillth. I declare
wept during one night until fatigue brougl
thleep to my relief.
Deeming our correthpondenth at an cm
I hope you will never rethume the thubjec
to torment the afflicted Thde.
Du yer see that Knzzin Stukcly.what ye
peddlin has brot upon yer frend I must'n
let Huo no I've rit this, efl do sho will neve
fit in a food yumer any more. I told he
I hot Roderie Random, and the Aralae
Nites to read medicine out uv ; and I tole he
tu, I hod Bunyan's Prougress on the trea
ment ov childurn, and sho seemed mitil
pleeaed fur she luffed to think she'd be
doctur's lady, she did. But whenever I look
ed like saying Jarsy waggun, bur mouth fl
into a spasmatie involution, and I never war
tu menshun it to hur. I hav a clinnation t
quit maikin shingles for Sue don't even lik
that ployment tho it ia very helthy and whole
sum.
Ant Huldy wants to no the price of thcu
green glass lookin pipes, ef yuve got ennj
with yu, and almost all pcdlers du hav, sh<
sea. Ef yu eood send mo a barl of pills ant
let Sue see that I were tryin to rize in th<
arid, I think she'd forgit that yu wer ped
dlin.
I wunder whot kind of n gal yer gwino t<
marry ; it aint that'un that tauked detch,anc
beta pore Kcarson with a feeshiu pole. Sh?
livea up tliar sumwhar, and ef its hur, mindt
out, ole feller, she cum fur frum a distance
Jest afore I got yer lettur I bot a mellerthumpion
for Sue to play on; but sho fell
out bout yu nnd I did'nt crive it to her. 1
didn't. When I lay by my crap, I'll go tc
Nutun ef I don't git enny fudder. I alwaii
wanted to see tho Catawabar River, I heerc
a grate tauk bout it and deep hole of th<
rale rode that's on a big bridge maid ui
granny's rocks, dug up out uv Yorkc decs
trict on tuther side of the river.
Thar war a grate stur at Munrow las
weke: 2 fellers wer tride fur the murderii
uv Sammy Gary, and I thant I'd rite tu yi
the hoal tryal, but yule sec it in the prents
Yu seme tu think Nuton betes Lancaate
and Munrow bothe. Why, dont yer kno<
they've got a Printin Proas at Lancaster, an<
thay print a nice paper thar, canl<i the w Ivui
caster Ledger?" It's got a long list uv reed
era. The peeple in Norf Kerlincr ar dispo
sed to help it mitily, and scribe fur it reglar
and Munrow keeps bildin nu howscz evrj
day. Nuton may be a nice place, but Lan
esster and Munrow arnhed uv it a long jump
Our craps on Grassy Creek ar not verrj
thrifty; so much frost and cold wether w<
ar gwine to quit plantin Cutting for it won
do well up heer. When yu git mnrriet
bring yer wife, and let Ant Huldy see her
I think, as yure in the ole Norf Stait agin
y? most sum over enny time and see us.
Ins orwine to Lsuicaatar nfnm Inner ?rw
we what's gwine on thsr. I think thayl
hay my shingles at a thousand ; I own.
ty gittn dollars in Munrow, and 9^ fronr
Col. Hooie. Its only 8 miles fodder; I think
I can afloard to take 'em thar, and git mj
groceries from Hasseltine, and Cureton &
Maasey as chepe as I kin in Camden, and
woat hav to go so far neether.
lie rite saw time agio; bat dont forgit te
tsU me how ye oecd In peddlfa. Yore aflocshionate
Knzzin, Hoanr.a Htokbirs.
fliUMvir, Jf. C., May 9, 1889.
Atar M.?4gtr:?Having met with yaw
in varfown placet, fa my travel through "OM
liy,") cannot feel contented until I tad oat
tasyaason whyyoa have not foand your way
to tfaa "eKy m the Woods." 1 taf sure yon
I would like the Place, and, much more than
i pleaaed wilh tfco citizens, for true to the
J general character of No^th GarolinlaaV t^jf
are a hospitable, geocrona people, and'always
willing to go their "Two dollars in advanco"
for the promotion of "Home production."
I must beg your pardon for not giving you j
mv name for one year, as a "Cos" has every
* chance of reading his own paper. I wUI
u try and inform you of some of tho "passing
u events" of this section of country.
v "Old Rip" has awoke out of her long
'? "nap," and has taken up the universal idea
p? of all nations, viz: to push every thing by
8 steam, Rail Roads, Steam Factories, Steam
Saw and Grist Mills aro already built in
? many portions of the State, and many'inore
ir arc under way?by the way, there is a "right
smart sprinkling of Steam Doctors in
y those diggins."
The Central Rail Ro&d, which will cxsr
tend from Charlotte via Salisbury, to Golds?
boro' ia fairly under way, and at present I
i; learn there are over 2,000 hands engaged on
le the line, Mr. McRac, the gentlemanly and
is efficient Engineer, who is well known in
ar the Palmetto State, is chief engincor of one
a- the divisions, and 1 learn that the entire corps,
.11 of Engineers nre quite efficient officers.?
id Several Plank Roads nre under way, and
at will prove a most profitable investment.
The State Whig Convention has nominav,
ted Mr. John Kerr of Caswell, for Goverto
nor, and the party seem sanguine of bis
iy election. The Democrats will run His Ex
ly ecllency Gov. Reid, the present incumbent,
u no doubt on the old hobby of "free sufh
frage." The election comes on in August
l- next. I henr some mention made to cull
d a convention of the people to amend or alter
:s the Constitution; but I am not informed on
:e what points the amendment is proposed, I
:o can find but two parties in this State, Whigs
I and Democrats, though some States nro divided
into "OldFogeys," "Middle-aged Fogeys,"
YoungFogcys and Young Americano say nothev
ing of fire-eaters and subinissionists, etc. Itis
likely Fillmore will carry this State,though 1
f" hoar of Gen. Scott, Lundy Lane, Very Cruz,
g Chapultej?cc, and a iiasty plate of soup"
i_ occasonally. My letter is growing long,
i- but I cahnot conclude without saying ft
word in favor of "mine most worthy host,"
u
( Dr. H. James, proprietor of the "Mansion
|_ Hotel." If you or your Devil, or any of
v yours or his friends, wish to spend a short
n time, at a good Hotel, with a table literall"
ly groaning with the good things of thistife,
a be attended to by the best ot sen ants, have
h good rooms and better beds, and above all,
an accomplished Landlord and Landlady.
Jist pack np your duds and come to the
j "Mansion." I am sorry to say however that
it the Dr. is in very feeble health, and at present
is at the Healing Springin this State. May he
soon be healed of all his infirmities, and his
life prolonged a thousand years, as tlicy say
in Spanish. If I see this under the head of
r "Special Correspondence," (though I fear it
will be under the table,) I may be tempted
r to unditc another epistle, but "we shall see
r what we shall ace," and in the meantime I
n _ .
remain
>r Your quandum friend.
Guerillno.
y _
a Our friend and correspondent, Guerillmo.
^ we will be glad to hear from again.?
. The Iajdger, we nre proud to say, besides
having found ita way to many sections of
the Old North State, has also found its way
to Salisbury?we send several copies there
every week.?Ed. Ledcf.b.
j tjjr ITast fthils.
b
Haii. Storm?Wheat and Oat Crops
in the lower part ok GrKENVILLK
j Price of Provisions.?Wo regret to
j learn that a severe hail storm passed over
^ the South-western portion of this District,
on Monday the 3d inst. We nre informed
that the hail and wind did serious injury
' to the growing crops of Wheat, and thai
' in many places within the course of the
1 storm, the crop* of young cotton was so
I completely destroyed as to make it neces
sary to replant entire. An intelligent
i friend from the lower part of the District,
1 from whom we learn tho proceeding facta.
j states that the wheat crop in his section
, will not average more than half the usual
yield; that oats, at present look very
promaing; Corn, he says, is worth in his
neighlorhood, nominally, for there is
none on sale, one dollar a bushel and ba1
con fifteen cents.?Greenville Moun1
taincer.
r Mork Colo in Kdokpikld and Abi
dxvii.lb.?It is being established beyond
i a doubt thnt the region surrounding
Dorn's Gold Mine, both in Edgefield and
Abbeville, is a good henring. section. The
residents in thnt locality are busy in the
" work of investigating its hidden resources.
' In a short time, we will perhaps have oth'
er mines in operation. And eveutually
* the stream of speculation might turn from
California to South Carolina. We should
7 not wonder if it did.
s We crmtmne to advert from timo to
t time on this subject, because we regard it
] as one of great importance to our community.
There is a plenty of gold among us,
ami wo wish its hiding places discovered,
whether any of it falls to our lot or not.?
j EetgefieUl Advert iter.
' Large aed Valtablr Cargo.?Yest
or day the ship Ocean Queen, Matiikws,
1 master, was cleared for Liverpool, by Mcsc
srs. Frasrr A Co. Iter cargo consists
' chiefly of three thousand five hundred
' and fifty-six bales of Cotton, weighing in
I all one million three hundred and fortyeight'thousand
pounds, and worth over a
, hundred and thirteen thousand dollaro.?
Cheater Standard, ISthinat.
Death of B. F. Taylor?We regret
to state that B. F. Taylor, Es^., departed
urn nte on Wednesday night, about 11 o'clock.
Mr. Taylor was a citizen highly
respected and esteemed m onr community,
wn a kind benevolent man, and hat left
a large circle of relatives and friend* to
> mourn bit loea. Mr. T. wan elected a
member of the Legislature in 1 WO.?S.
Carolinian. i
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Lauciulerville, 8. C.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1852
We have been entertained by read
ing the speech of the Hon. W. S. Ward, o
Kentucky, kindly sent us by tho author.?
Mr. Ward is a prominent member of tin
Whiff party, and is loud in his praise of Gen
Scott, for the Presidency. The nominee o:
the Baltimore Convention he is opposed to
ns he believes a President with Democratic
principles not calculated or fit to preside ovei
this great Republic.
Attention is directed to tho adver
tisement of Messrs. Kennedy &. llurst, o!
the American Hotel, Charleston.
Our friend Hurst was formerly one of the
Proprietors of the Planters, and the kind nt
tcntion, and good fare, &c., we received or
our first visit, invariably prompted a returt
to the Planters' when in tho metropolis.
Mr. Kennedy's Hotel, at Chester, we hav?
frequently stoppod at, nnd considered it on<
of the best Hotels in our upper country.?
When such connoiscurs unite to please the
public, our citizens can judge if they fblfill
muir promise, oy Trying ine American, iving
Street.
We learn thnt Mr. Eli C. Bishop, on
the Camden Road below the Village ha*
received an extensive assortment of all kind*
of goods: Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, Groceries,
&c., which ho selected, personally, in
Baltimore. See his advertisement in anoth.
er column?that will tell you more about it
It is not too late to call attention to
the advertisement of Mr. Smith, the Jeweller.
Mr. S. hns a fine lot of all kinds of
Jewelry, also Gold and Silver Watches, &c.
We priced several of his articles and thought
the price reasonable. There can be no doubt
as to the purity and genuineness of what he
sells as gold?for his stock is purchased from
that well known house of Gregg & ILiydcn,
Charleston.
i-*r If you do not know how to employ
your time these long and warm days, pay a
visit to the Store of Billings & Belk, and
buy some of those cheap Novels. They
have a variety. *
k The
Homestead Law?The Spartanburg
Spartan.
Our readers will find on the first page of
this paper, an article on the " Policy of the
Homestead low," copied from the Spartan
of the 6th inat. Before proceeding to notice
the Spartan's article in nny of its bearings,
we desire to assure the Irgal editor,that
it was with no design to place him in a false
or erroneous light that we did not give his
entire article to our readers. We consider
ed it unnecessary. At this time, we cheerfully
publish his article according to his request,
so that he may not " entertain any apprehension
as to the result, or as to the effect
upon the good people of Lancaster."
Briefly will we reply to his nrticlo in "a
calm and dispassionate" manner. These
discussions when carried on in this manner
serve to give our people much information
as we aro necessarily compelled to reflect
maturely on the subject, and advance such
honest reasons as will establish our cause,
and support ns in the position we have taken.
When discussions are carried on with
a warm and fiery zeal, they tend not only to
enkindle a bitterness of feeling, and a disregard
to all pure and brotherly impulses, but
they engender in the mind of man a sourness,
and irrntability, which shows itself in
other and remote instances. This we deprecate.
We now proceed to reply to the article of
J. W. Tucker, Esq.
Tho laws of our land aro modified laws of
the Hebrew Code. If these important modifications
and exceptions had not been made,
our land would constantly he the scene of
bloodshed, violence, nnd all those evils which
accrue from an imperfect governed country.
When the light of knowledge was first
impirted to man?when man by sin had advanced
to groater wisdom?when fearing the
displeasure of his Maker for violating the
only law he wne strictly enjoined upon to
observe, and when the truth flashed upon his
mind, that God would punish him?be feared
yet wondered. What was the penalty of
Adam's disobedience! "Go forth and till
the ground." "By the sweat of thy brow
shalt thou oat bread." Adam possessed the
land, there was no one to dispute his title.
The first instance we have of land being divided.
was when Lshnn and Jacob built a pillar,
dividing their lands. "This Hood be
witness, and this pillar bo witness, that I
will not pass over this hesp to thoe, and that
thou ahalt not pnaa over this heap and this
pillar unto me, for harm." Subsequently we
find the Hebrew law in relation to the re.
demption of land. M If thy brother be wax.
en poor, and hath sold away some of his
poeefseifm, una u any 01 nm in eomc w rad?em
It, then ahull he redeem that which his
brother sold. And if the man hare none to
redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it,
then let him covnt the years of the sale
thereof, and restore the orerplea onto the
man to whom be sold it; that he may return
onto his possession. Bat if he be not able
to redeem it to him, then that which is sold
hall remain hi the hand of hfcft nnttl the
<4 w a ^ 4 ?* .4 1 w* * e
year of jubilee l and in the year of jubilee it
5. ?*? and.be thai! rtftura uaie" his "
pdageasion* 'jF V .* 1
Our laws, aa we obeerved, though based
upon the Hebrew I*w, are much modified.
The Israelites, by the command of God were
instructed and eoaamanded to observe the k
jubilee every seven years. This was an ob- it
servanee commanded by God, but as all oth- t!
era. has no 'reference to the present age. Our ri
laws have no reference to these observances of f
the Jewish law. Rather might we say, our i'
laws emanate from the law God gave unto | c
Moaea in the 19th chap, o" Lr^tieua- "Tiiou ?;
halt not defraud thy neighbor, neither rob ti
him: the wages of him that is hired ahall *
not abide with thee all night until morning." '
" Thou ahalt love thy neighbor as thyself," ?
or, in other words, u do unto thy neighbor
, as thou wouldst have thy neighbor do unto
you." In fact, the law which God gave un.
to the Hebrews, and the expressed command
f throughout the Bible is " to act justly "? ^
. "executejudgment and justice." Does this
, Homestead Iviw in its provisions in this j1
State fulfil this law ! The New Testament
f says the whole law is comprised in this: ^
" Love thy neighbor as thyself." When a
, law is enacted depriving one for the benefit ^
r of another that law is unjust.
The Spartan says, " But wo well understand
this clamor against the Homestead
. Law, and the source from which it proceeds. 6
f We understand the Ijedger when it speaks
of the merchants' difficulty in crediting his
5 goods and groceries." Now we can assure
the Spartan, if ho supposes our interest to n
, be in any way dependent on, or identified I
, with the Mercantile Community, he is most a
egrcgiously mistaken. Our support is deri- n
, ved from the proceeds of our paper; it is v
( true wo have several subscribers who are v
. merchants?so has the Spartan, it is also &
, true we have been liberally patronized by tl
I some of our advertising mercantile friends, n
r but otherwise we have no connexion with, a
or interest in any mercantile firm. We will it
not be so ungenerous as to suppose the Spar- E
tan intends this remark as an insinuation
1 that our opposition proceeds from a desire tl
1 to "curry favor"?to increase the popular- e
1 ity of our paper! Surely ho does not Such y
' a bane design has never entered our mind.? g
1 Forty-nine fiftieths of our subacribers are ^
inrmers, and had we designed auch a thing,
we should have advocated the Law which is
p
said was enacted for their benefit. We
should have taken the popular aide. We
can assure Mr. Tucker we were actuated by ^
what we conceived to be a sense of right?
We would scorn to be the tool of any party
' or clique. There is too much independence
' in the Lancaster Ledger for designing men
1 or parties to work on. No! Proffered assistance
from designing men, will never, or can 0
' never induce us to swerve from our path of e<
duty. This Homestead I aw in its practical t!
operations, we believe will be productive of
no good, but of harm, yes, of injury to the ?
friendless widow and destitute orphan.? b
We have in several numbers of the Ledger e
so expressed oursclf, and do not wish to in- *
trade on our readers by a repitition. We lj
will howover gives few general reasons why ?
' we have come to this conclusion, and in or- n
der to be as brief as possible, can best ac- tl
complish our purpose, by giving a supposed l<
plain case as an illustration : h
Mr. B. has a wife and two small children, cl
Ho has a home?yea, a house and fifty acres \
of land worth five hundred dollars. Well, v
he comes to Lsneaster, C. H., sad goes to ?
one of onr merchants to purchase a few necessaries
for his family?he haa no money?
bnt says he, u I will pay you when I can." n
Unkind you would say; hard-hearted, you f'
would exclaim If the merchant refused to let
Mr. B. have only twenty dollars worth of
provisions, when his family were in actual P*
want Must this merchant give up his goods ol
when he knows not if he will be paid ? But P*
we will follow Mr. B.?he goes home, curses
the Homestead Law, but tha| does no good. ot
? My wife " ho says, u the merchants won't P
credit me, they say they can't do it, for I
legitimately own nothing." The wife is surprised,
and the children are crying for something
to eat Says the husband, "if I could
get some money?If I could borrow $300 1
even, I can get into a business which would
enable me to support my family, but this is b.
impossible, for no man will go my security
when I own nothing." Is
In conclusion. Callous to all good, pure Vl
and benevolent feelings, must he be, who b
desires to see the widow oppressed,or the or- n
phan u begging bread ;" yet we cannot see C(
that this Law will tend to ameliorate their
condition, eicept in a few isolated eases it p
may, when perhaps many a family whose p
father's heart bounded with joy at the pros- jj
poet of going forth to fulfil the injunction of a.
God to till the soil," has been crushed and ?j
paralysed from experiencing the truth that T
his credit is lost, and his labor cannot be ^
profitably used without capital. t,
We have said enough. . m
i
fW It will be seen from the following ^
correspondence which we take from the
Carolinian, that the lion. W. F. DeSsnasure '1
has been appointed by Governor Means, U.
8. Senator in place of Mr. Rhett, and not
Kx-Gnvernor Richardson, aa was stated b
the Iiedger and other papers. a
Executive DtranTMERT, 8. C. ci
May 7, ISM. t]
Dear 8m: I have this day acscpted n
the resignation of Hon. R. Barnwell Rhett
as Senator b the Congress of ths U. States.
Relying upon your devotion to the bteres
t* and honor of Sooth Carolina, I hereby T
tender to yon the appointment to fill this ?
vacancy oeeassfoaod by his resignation. tl
With high regard, yonr obedient servant a
J. H. Meabs. \>
To Hot W. F, PrStuasuM.
To kit ExetUtncm, Got. J. H. Mmnt:
CotoaatA, May 10, 184S.
Dear Bib : I hare Uw Honor to aekaow.
ledge the receipt of your Excellency's fa- M
rot of the 7th last, tendering to me the of.
flee of Senator in the Cottgrem ot the Uni* T
ted States, made recant 1wr the resignation 0
of the Hob. R. Barnwell Rhrtt jn
I accept the trust which your Excellency ^
hM eeoAded to m; and hart only to regret a
that the ability I amy bring to the eemoee
of the State will not bo equal to my deep ""
derotlon to her honor and bteMh
With Mgfc enneidereBoii and regard, yoat tl
obedfeat Bfrt| w. ?> NVtwwai. i Ij
South Carolina Paper*.
if tf N &
te Ardkrsom CUzitte is published at
Anderson C. H, at |i per year; Messrs.
Harris dt Norris, Proprietors and Editors.
The Gazette has improved very much in the
ist three or four years; previous to that time
I was a small size 10 by 13 sheet. During
he Party contest of Secession and Co?opo.
srion, the Gazette, was enthusiastically in
svor of tho former creed. Wo trust there
i an end now to this party war, and our
ninion is, that our newspapers are infinuef
more interesting when not engaged in
klAAa Btritui Tk? t? ?Ui?* ? ?
..?~ uv? m no umohq ib duiiea in an
bio manner and with considerable spirit and
Muiessaecs.
Joutiikri* Rights Advocate, Anderson
C. H., Edited and Published by laban J.
Rico, Esq., at 91 60 per year.
The old Pendleton Messenger, one of the
ildest papers in the State, that had battled
hrough many political party contests, was
urchasod last Spring and converted into
he S. R. Advocate, a Co-operation paper.
This paper contains much reading matter,
he editorials are well written, and although
i has not completed the first volume, we
rust the patronage it may receive will place
t on such a foundation, that no political gale
rill ever prevail against it.
Southern Patriot, Greenville: B. F. Perry
&. C. J. Elford Editors. G. E. Elford
Publisher.
For the past two years no paper has been
lore talked of than the Patriot. It being a
Jnion paper, some valued it?acquiescing in,
nd adopting its views?whilst others were
dually in terror if " Southern Patriot,"
rere mentioned. People now are not as thy
rerc twenty or thirty years ago?nothing
dishes but excitement You must excite
fie feelings to become notorious. By the man
er in wnich the I'atriot was spoken of, wo
re inclined to think some Secessionists took
t merely to see what kind of a thing the
ilephant was.
Let all that be as it may, we pronounce
lie Patriot to be a good news paper. Tho
ditorials are not only well written, but inariably
they are on subjects calculated to
ive much information.
"he Keowee Courier
Is published weekly at Pickens C. II. As
re only receive this paper once a month, we
re unable to give our opinion of its merits.
Iouktaineer, Greenville, 8. C., Published
weekly at $2 per year. W. II. Campbell
&, J. R. Gossett, Proprietors and Publishers.
Messrs. Campbell & S. A. Tow nes
Editors.
The Mountaineer is twenty-six years old.
Kir friend Wells, for a long time owned and
Jited it?some fire years ago it was under
ic control of Col. Townes.
The Mountaineer is s very decent paper,
nd edited with much ability. Mr. Cambell
is a very fair writer, and Col. Towne's
xperience added to his natural and also
'ell cultivated genius, renders him peculiarf
adapted to this vocation. The Mountainer
was a strong Secessionist but the cxcitelent
being over u a change has come over
tie spirit of its dream," and we now find
>ng articles in its columns, giving proceedigs
of May Parties, Sic. We think the
hnnpo?from tho Secession Party to the
[ay Party?:s one calculated to render ita
iaita more agreeable to many of ita readers,
specially to those of the gentler sex.
Note.?Our notices of papers are nccossnly
brief; were they otherwise it would prelude
us from giving editorials on other sublets.
In our school boy days, we frequently reBated
the example under one of tho rules
f syntax, u Candour in to be approved and
raetiaed."
This explanation we trust will convince
ar cotemporaries of the honesty of our purMC.
EDITOR'S TABLE*hk
Bah at a or the Cross, Phi la.
This is a religious Episcopal paper, edited
y Rev. Frederick Ogilby. The Banner of
le Cross is published weeely at Two Dolors
and Fifty cents per year payable in adinee,
a price it is richly worth, as it condns
a great deal of religious and miacellaeous
matter. We hope the publisher will
ontinue the exchange.
We received last week two very neatly
rinted papers from Alabama, the Wathman,
uhlished at llayneville and edited by Wm.
lavvy, Esq., and the Palladium, published
t Troy?edited by Richard F. Cook, Esq.
*hese papers have only completed the first
olumc, but from the manifest interest to
en oy some iricna* in uiom sections rf Alaant
in tlio success of the ledger, we can
t/ely aay there will be no each word a?
sii with eitlter the Watchman or Palladium.
Vill be much obliged, friend Palladium, for
ilfllling what yon voluntarily promised.
Death or General Walker.?This
miable and excellent gentleman and good
itiaen died at his residence in this Counf
on Wednesday morniting last. Genetl
Walker occasionally represented Richload
county in the Legislature as Senaw
and Representatiye and also for many
an as one of the Justices of tl>e Inferior
MtrL In all the relations of life he had
16 esteem of those who knew him. An
good citiien and a kind-hearted hospitals
man his memory will be long cherishL?Oa.
Horn* Oauite.
Axoraaa Coax Expiomon.?There
aid to be no doubt of the organisation
r another Cuban expedition at die South,
be "Lone Star Association,* at New
deans, is alled^ed to be busily at work
i arranging affairs, with a riew of making
m aspedraoa in em way utowlbl?
letter to the UnaTork JKkyrtm my:
-m Before many months pnm away you
ml not be at' ail em prised to hear that
w star epaaged banner wares notorious-'
ewer the wate of the MotoP
of Trattl
It was at this scas?n or ^ ^ a6Ul J,
of May, 1845, that in company v>.Ml a jove<i of yj
relative, we left our home in South Cyoi. jiavt
ina, on a tour to the far West. Our roa* 1
waa by way of Anderson C. IL, Anderson- poYc
ville, Carnsville, (Ininsvillo, &c., to Mem- tola
phia, on the Miaaiaaippi river. With a good ?f 0
horse and a substantial buggy, we started ?J*1C
off, with high hopes of finding a home in a c
Western State where we could live easily an^
and contentedly the remainder of our Uvea. antj
The first night of our journey, we stopped
with an old Irishman?a man of wealth, and W;is
a jovial, lively old chap he was withall. This He
old Irishman had accumulated considerable ject
wealth in this State by various ways, and piw
report said that ho would uso any means, ,s
honest or dishonest, to accomplish his end? CA"
viz.: to make money. One anecdote was
told us, which we will repeat as illustrating
the bent of his mind on the all-absorbing jM,'n
subject which occupied it. Our Irishman, anj
who we will call Me., had a mnn (another line
Irishman) in his employ. This Intter one, resu
whom we will call John, wns a pretty sharp lino
fellow, and was of no little assistance, to old
Mc. in drawing off accouuts, posting up can<
books, drc., in the store. Now, old Mc., In ^cn
connection with his store, had a largo plantinginterest;
and as cotton was low in those
days, considered and re-considered how he eQU(
could make his crop bring in more cash, but
waa utterly unable to accomplish his our
pose. Old Mc. had sent an order to Charles- T
ton for a dozen grind-stones?when they ar- Sem
rived, the largest one was split in two pieces, day,
This was a death blow almost to him, but pr^l
exercising that fertilo brain of his, ho soon an<*
hit upon a plan to save himself. j e
Ho had scvoral bales of cotton ready to bo j
shipped ; so stepping up to the pile? 'John,"
said he, "come hore." John immediately wj^j]
came. u Now, John," said old Mc., "I have jjlo
hit upon the idea exactly?we will put the pact
broken stone in this bale of cotton: and you pro>
see I will not only save myself, but make a mod
little by the operation." John approved of ot ir
this highly ; so that night, about the witch- Pr<*
ing hour, old Mc. and his worthy confederate.
packed the broken grind-atouu in the lmloof P
cotton; and the next day the cotton was *l<
shipped to his agent in Charleston. Cotton wj^
was worth nt that timo about 6 cents, probably
not more thnn 5 cents. About six or 'p
eight months after this,old Mc.had occasion to to b
orders supply of groceries from his agent in to si
Charleston, and in due time ho received a frien
variety of groceries, nnd amongst the lot, a or 1
barrel of cofTee. Now, he had been accus- . ^
tomed to receivo his coffee in bags, that his LS ft
curiosity being excited about the barrel, he r08U
called John to his aid to assist in opening ii. ^ (|
John knocked the hoops off, nnd finally took ,jon
out the head, when the first thing that greeted
the eyes of the old fellow was the veri- fc]
table grind-atone. With all the complaccn- on \
cy in the world, he faced his comrade, nnd willi
deliberately pointing to the stone, exclaimed: tl
M John, do you recognize that !"
The grind-stone had been shipped to lav- *'IC
erpool, returned, and then sent und charged "l0n
at about 10 cents per lb. as coffee, to our 1111
Irishman. We presume this fraudulent jara
operation cost him still more, but have never ...
I'JUI
hoard. auj
The next day we reached Andorson C. H., JiS \
a thriving, handsomo little town. After upol
dinner, we made a stJtrt, intending to stop at secti
a little place called Andereonville. How we It
were unable to find Andersonville, dtc., we W'1C
will reserve till our next.
^ mtm Sou
Item* by the Canada. Jj^t
fom
Esolasd.?The House of Commons on that
Wednesday was occupied with the con- mak
sideration of n proposition to abolish religious to h
teat* in the Scotch University, and after a kno
lengthened debate, the measure was nega- I
tived by fifteen majority.
In the House of Lords, on Thursday, Earl
Granville asked Ministers if the honors paid
. cm
to General Rosas, on his landing at Ply- jj
mouth, were by order of government. ^ ?
Lord Malinesbury gave an evasive an- fit.at
swer, and said he believed no orders went proi
from his department, but added that Rosas T
was no common refugee, and had shown ?boi
great attention and kindness to British mer- j*1''1
chants. Whatever his cruelties in South ^ctl
America had Wen, tho government could ^<>lj
not mark them by any stigma. ' ^
The House of Commons was chiefly occupied
on Thursday with a motion to regulate (
tho revenue of the Church. Wave had been {? s(
given to bring in a bill on this subject. nblu
A debate relative to preserving the Crys- and
tal Palace terminated in a division of 103 to has
231 in favor of pulling it down. The demo- awn
lition commenced on the 1st of May.
On Friday the Lord Chancellor brought j]
forward his budget. It proposes to repeal Ua|i
none of the existing taxes, and says nothing this
about imposing new, excepting a continue- "I
tion of the income and property tax for a by i
iUnited time. ?>tl><
The income for the present year is eati- t',nt
mated at ?61,626,000, and the expenditures
less the smount by ?461,000.
The bullion in the Bank of England now
amounts to ?19,066,776.
In the early part of the week a favorable go ,
change in tho wind brought upwsrda of fifty to tl
ahips into Liverpool from the United States, aire;
The chartering of these vessel* caused s sup]
reduction In tho previous rates of freight? ther
Iron to New York now ranges from 9s. fid. ter 1
to 10s. Passenger rates also were reduced ?*p'
to ?3 fie. a ?3 10s., sod declining. <"'1'
Rpanish stocks have been excluded from un
the Iiondon Board of Brokers, in conse- ^
qnence of no provision having been made to
pay the overdue coupons.
Another great battle has taken place in T
India, and the commercial ad\ ices from a |e{
thence are duii, bat cotton was active and
prices rising.
and
Mr. Webster has sent a dispatch
to Wa*hmgton,eaying he received no per- "',rr
mnneat injury by hia recent accident; but
B i 1 1- ?
am mmmm mam inn, He says, are terribly I ind
sprained and swollen. on 1
espondenco of the Charleston Courier. < 'Bj
Washington, Mat It* 8
tie hostilities manifested in Congress B
10 Union newspaper, and the diversity B
ows manifest in the Democratic party, I M
i encouraged several I >emocr??tic poli- B
aa to e&tabliah ucwapapere here. Two" B
jeal papers nro announced. One is J
J a Buchanan paper, uudcr the control B
vid V. Johnson, of Ponn., and the 1
t is to a paper of moro general j J
acter, and edited by several persons, "8
?ng whom is named F. P. Blair. I
udgo Butler has returned to this city g
will resume his seat, in tlio Senate, B
ay. It was said before he left that ho .8
to speak on the subject of intervention. '' 'jB
will have an opportunity, for tlie sub- d
is not disposed of; and Mr. Wade, of &
rv w nlir.ynm<l ?vi?K n ...V! A 1 Fi
?, ? IIIUI < OJITOI1 WHICH HO
> deliver on that subject, as soon ns ho
get the floor. /
t is to be hoped that the Scnato will
i on the Deficiency Bill beforo long; ^ ' V
when it shall go to tho House, it is to w
iade tlio subject of renewed controversy; I I
the provision respecting tho Collins* I
will Ikj debated for a month. The I
It will be that the provision for thnt
will pass with a proviso that, after r
years experiment, the contract may bo
Hilled at the pleasure of the Post Master J
oral and Secretary of the Navy, should 1
r find it burdensumo and unprofitable,
company confidently believe that it ^ . fl
bo productive of increased postal reva
to the United States.
!
Washington, May 12
'he speech of Mr. Stockton, in tho
a to yesterday, is tho chief topic of tho
. lie urgently recommends naval
>aration by ndditions to our Navy, ?
especially to the steam navy. Even j V
four or five new steamers that we
b to meet the powerful steam fleets of *
world, he condemns as abort is es. lie jl
; the Navy is less ?ol>le now to copo
i foreign naval powers than it was in ? *' 1
war of 1812?for we have not kept I . V
5 with foreign powers in naval iin
rciucnt and preparation. The Com- B
lore went strongly, too, for protection ,. A
on and coal, as the basis of national
perity and strenghth. As to politics,
planted himself upon the Virginia I
form of 17 08-'9. As the Commodore w
>w and then named in connexion with . j
... ... i.:.. 1 1?1 ? -
ifivaiviv,uv^f ins n|'UUUirB 1ftTU lUUKt'U lO
i interest; and, besides, they are not
dent in vigor and originality. J
he debute on the Collins' line continues ^
c zealous and able; and the'proposition 1
jpport it is gulling, instead of losing, /
ids. It will pass the Senate in a day
wo. < J
he tinal vote on the Ilotnestead Bill ]
out to l>c taken in the House, and the
It is uncertain. The House will take
cess, as usual in May, from the lS'.h
io 17th, to allow time for the ventila- . j
v f the Hall, and putting it in Summer L 1
[r. Clingraan's letter, stating the terms - j M
vhich he and other Southern whigs are f j
ng to co-operate with Northern Whigs
io Presidential election, attracts much f
ntion. As the fugitive slave law is
only one of tlic series of the coinpromiso '
surcs that remains unexecuted, he * j
amis that the Convention and its norashall
both make an unequivocal dec- jJ
tien in support of that law. He says - ^
if the South shall neglect to support "
shall consent to sacrifice such allies ,
Vobster and Dickson, she will recoil J V
a them with terrible effect in future I i
lonal conflicts. - j|'|
, is by no means certain whether, or I \
n, Gen Scott is to make a public avow'
liis views on the compromise inensurse. *
10 of his friends say no will do it l>cthe
meeting of Convention, nial others
he will do it in reply to the letter inliug
him of his nomination, and others
. he will not do it at all. But he
;es daily declarations on tlio subject
is friends around him, and all who A
w him are convinced that ho is sound
his subject?that ho was not only a j
id to tlio compromae, but electioneered .
he passage of the fugitive slave act. '
i w ill not, however, secure him Southsupport,
unless he shall put himself
t before tlio public. This silence will ?. ' 1
i triumph to Freesoilers and a morti- * A
ion to thoso who supported the comnisc
measures.
lie Whig Convention of Maryland is * I
tit to meet, and will recommend Mr. J
noro as their candidate for the I'rcsicy.
Mr, Fillinoro will have tlio whole i- .
thern vote, except that of Delaware, , I
three or four from Kentucky, nnd r
>ably one or two from Virginia. '
Ir. Caly is confined for the greater
ion of tho day to his lied, His mind
ill clear nnd memoir perfect. He is .
i to till and sign a choelc now ami then ?
can re member exactly what sum ho *
in bank. He is gradually wasting L'
Iamumokk Cokvbstiok.?Ion, of tlio
liinore Sun, speaking of the meeting of
ImmIv tl ma uiumL-a
r . "W?WO .
South Carolina will not be represented
my regularly appointed delegate in
er of the Conventions, but 1 know ,
Gen. Commander will certainly attend ^ j
Democratic Convention, and assume .
epresent the State, llis vote may ba g
sive in the selection of a nominee, thus
vising himself the whole power of the
.-ention. If it is quite certain he will
for Gen. Cass, then the question as
lie nomination may b?< considered as
sdy settled. Mr. Calhoun gave his
jort to tho election of Gen. Cass, and,
cfore, some support from same quarmay
be expected, especially after the
anation is given, at this session, by
i. Cass, of tho Nicholson letters. It is
ervtood, however, that South Carolina
Id prefer among the Northern men,
Dickinson or Mr. Dallas."
he Hon. T. II. Ronton hue ptihtUni) l
.tor, stating that his nomination by
Democratic convention at Cape (Jir au,
Mo., wae nnaiiihoriaml bj hi in,
that lie ie not a Candidate for Coom
yet; that he will not submit to a
iination by aay caucus or convention; ?
Uiat be will personally add rem the
pie at Jackson on the 15th., (to-day) ' ft'
i is determined to run ae a candidate I
his own reepooaildh'ty. I
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