Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, July 14, 1849, Image 6
POF/ntY.
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Ltf-fS ON THE EE ATI I OF r.X
PRESIDENT POLK.
BY JOHN n. IfKASE.
Tlvc oaglo has stooped from his ;i>ric on high
A star hn? gone out from its nnth in the skv
A Statesman has fallen in his blaze of renown,
Hid brow ill encircled with Famo's laurel
crown.
Then lmllow his grave?lay him down in his
rest,
Where Memory shall water the turf on his
breast,
Ank the soft winds of summer sigh o'er his
reepoec
In hid own Tennessee, where the Comberland
flows.
His name is enrolled with each mmhtv tmrnn
O J *
That Glory or Country shall hand down to fame,
Interwove in the annals of tho bravo and the
free,
To ccho forovcr from sea unto sea.
*
1 lis enreer was all finished, his laurels were won
"When the race of the foremost is scarcely begun, |
And the finger of Glory shall point at his name;
As the greenest in years, but the equal in fame.
While red Buena Vista looms up in the fi ght.
uiivvii iiitiwrn uiiizu in mc uaricncss ot night, 1
While the gates of the mountains their secrets |
unfold,
While Cnliforniu o'erflows with rivers of gold;
While the sweet name of Freedom is our glory
and pride,
While the broad wave of Empire rolls up like
the tide;
While new States, like now star?, on theliori- |
ron Khali Rhine,
What namcshnll be brighter emblazoned than
thino?
Then hallow bin grave?lay him clown in his
rest,
Where Memory shall water the turf on ltjus j
breast,
And the soft winds of summer sigh o'er his j
repose.
In lain own Tennessee where (he Cumberland
flowf.
[ "Wa&hington Union.
OUR OWN FIRESIDE.
1'vo wandered fur, I've wandered wide,
O'er the country voat and sen;
But still my own clear fireside
In the. Olllv fill- mn
v ? '"v?
It eocms to throw a brighter glow,
To warm the heart's full tldo;
It bcar.-i a ?pell that cannot dwell
But by that firesido.
The hearth of friends hna welcome hind,
And words that cheor the heart,
And eyes that all a language find
A ml say "Thou wolcomc art."
But oh, though free the wolcomc be
Of friends by years allied;
Can it bestow tho wnrm, wiirm glow
Of our own loved fireside.
MISCELL^EOUS.
THE CSAKT.'fi np.vrwfit<
Pctor the Grcit, the great reformer?
we might almost, say the founder?of the
mighty empire of Russia, the conqueior
of Charles of Sweden, wna a drunkard
nnd gross sensualist, a had father, a cruel
and unfaithful husband. Indeed some of
his acts soem inexplicable otherwise than
by that ferocious insanity, manifest In
more than one of his docesdants. Even
his rare impulses of mercy were apt to
come too late to save the victim, As il
' * '
luamiuu^ uuv 01 iiu:ni an inciuont, nearly
the Inst event of Peter's life, is given hy
M. Blanc, in more minute detail than we
evor before met with it, Peter's whole
life was a romance; but this i3 assuredly
one of its most romantic episodes. A short
time before his death, Peter wns violently
smitten by the charms of a young girl I
named Ivanowa. Allho* tenderly uttach- i
od, and about to be married to an officer
of the regiment of Sohouvaloff, sho dared
not onposo the Czar's wishes, but beenmo
his vnistress. Peter, who took her
ropugnancc for timidity, fancied himself
beloved,, trod passed much of his time in
her society, in a charming cottage in
which he had installed hpr nf am .s <i.?
vuv \Jl tllU
extremities of St. Petersburg, lie had
enriched her family, who were ignoront
however of her retreat. Her betrothed,
whose nnmo was Demetrius Dnniloff,
was in despair at her disappearance, and
made unceasing efforts tu discover hor,
but all in vain, until Ivnnowa, having
made ? confidant, of ?. T.ivm!n?
?- ? VIUIIII PKkYV,
ad him conducted to her presence.?
The lover's meeting wore then frequent,
so rtnich ro, that Peter received intelligence
of them. "Ilis anger was terrible;
he roared like a ti"cr,
"Betrayed! betrayed everywhere and
always!" cried ho striding wildly about
the room and striking his brow with his
clench<u?.' "HI ?" 1
.-n w . 4vTviigv : ruvcngO J"
Before the close of the day lie left the
!mince nfonc wrapped in a coarse cloak,
tis f eel in nailed shoes whose patches attested
their long service*, his head covered
with ft fox-skin cap which came down
over hia eyebrows and half concealed his I
eyes. He soon ronchofld IvftnowwH hnuse,
whore the lover's deemed themselves
prrfoctl y secure, for (he Czar had spread
n report of his denaiture for Moscow.? r
Moreover, the faithful Livonian slave ^
kept watch in the antechamber, to give s
an alarm at the least noise. Peter knew c
all this, ard had taken measures accord- 1
inglv. Opv .ting nn outer door with n kej ;
of his own, he bounced into the ante- i
room, upset the slave, and with a kick of
liia powerful foot hurst the door that separated
him from the lovers. Ail this occurred
with the speed of lightning. Daniloff
and Ivnnowa had scarce time to rise
fron\ their seats, before the Czar stood
over them with his drawn sword in his
hand. Ivnnowa uttered a cry of terror,
fell on her knees, and fainted. Prompt
;is the Czar Paniloff bared his sabre and
threw himself bctwcec his mistress and
Peter. The latter lowered his weapon. !
"No," he said, "the revenge were too
brief." !
1 le opened a window and cried "luirra!" I
At (lie signal a hundred soldiers crowded )
into the house. Mastering his fury, the
Czar ordered the young oflicer to be
takon to prison, there to receive one hundred
blows of the bat tor/not, or sticks.? 1
lvanowa was also confined until the sen- <
ale should decide her fate. The next
day DanilofT received his terrible punish- >
mont. Before half of it had been in- f
dieted, his back, from the loins to the 1
shoulders, was one hideous wound, &c., '
We omit the revolting description. Nev- I
crthcless the executioners continued to I
strike, and the hundred blows were count- f
n(| e ii. - - I '
v.. ii.tnuui>u twiiiju.wiit irum me suuerer. 1
The unfortunate Daniloff had not even i
fainted; lie got up alone, when untied, 1
and asked to have his wounds carefully
dressed.
"I have need to live a short time long- t
or," he added. 1
Meanwhile Ivanowa was brought be- t
fore the senate and accused of high r
treason and of trying to discover state s
secrets?a charge of Peter's invention.
The supple senate, created by the Czar, <
l^nv t^v I -.1? *
VU.iuwuiiivu uvi IU uwivvs mwivyiwo s
blows of the knout in the presence of her
accomplice, Dnnilo.ff, already punished
by the emperor 8 order.
On the day appointed for the execution,
Peter stood upon tho balcony of his
winter palace. Several battalions of infantry
iv arched past, escorting the unfortunate
Demetrius, who in spite of the
frightful sufferings ho still endured.
walked with n steady step and with a
firm and even joyful counicnancc. Surrounded
by .mother escort, was seen the f
young and lovely Ivanowa, half dead f
with terror, supported on one side by a 1
priest, and on tlic other by a soldier, and (
letting her beautiful head fall from one t
shoulder to the other, according to the i
impulse given it by her painful progress, t
Even Petor's heart melted at the siffht.? (
lie-entering liis apartment, lie put on the t
ribbon of the order of St. Andrew, threw t
a clonk over his shoulders, left the palace, r
sprang into a boat, and reached the opposit
side of the river at the same time as the j
mournful pvoccssion which had crossed 1
the bridge, Making his way through a
the crowd, lie dropped his cloak, took r
Ivanowa in his arms, and imprinted a kiss a
upon her brow. 1
A murmur arose amongst the people, 1
and suddenly cries of "pardon' were I
heard. 1
The knights of St. Andrew then enjoyed
the singular privilege (hat a lass
given by them to a condemned person, f
deprived the executioner of his victim, s
This privilege hns endured even to our c
(Jay, not, without some modification. a
Paniloff had recognised Peter. lie 1
approached the Czar, whose every move- r
ment he had anxiously watched, stripped s
off his coat, and rent the bloody shirt that, v
covered his shoulders. t
?Tl,n ? ? " " '
<.v. ?.??.? it iiv ouuiu ?uucr urns, no t
said, "knows how to die. Cznr, thy re- r
pcntancc comes too late! Ivanowa, I go 1
to wait for thee!" t
And drawing a concealed poignard, lie \
stabbed himself twice. His death was \
inRtantancous. Peter hurried back to t
his palace, and the. stupied crowd slowly t
dispersed. Ivanowa died shortly after- ii
wards in the convent to which she had (
been pe.milted to rctirc.^-IihicJcioooiVs n
Magazinc. s
?
iiriutAii for (Jullom.?One Gen. Cul- clom
is a Whig candidate for Congress in
the Nashville, Tonn., d is tret, on his own
} ook. The Nashville Union gives the u
following as n verbatim and correct re- ]
port of his speech: 1
Cullom's Oration.?My countrymen! i
I am a candidate torenrescnt von in f!....- ;
gross. My countrymen, I was a canili- | n
date two years ngo, and at that time, my I
opponent was my friend and your distinguished
follow-citizen, Gen. Harrow. ;\ly y
countrymen, (Jen. BaiWw then cnmc to
me and said, "Cullom, you arc a much I]
younger man than me, lot me run this
time, Gen. Taylc; will he elected and
here (Jen, Harrow intimated thrt Old Zack 1
would provide for him ; end therefore I t
declined. His prediction, my country- I
men, has boon fulfilled. Old Zack has
been elected, lmt Gen. Barrow refuses to V,
yield mo the track. He ha? sucked so
long, my countrymen, at tlic publio (cat, n
that he ha? bccomc?shall I say, bloated, t
Uko a big calf, ho will Buck up nil the
milk. My countrymen, X was born in c
old Kaiuluck- I wn>: si wi.:? l ..
poor boy, I runt to'J cni^ee mid worked j h
#
%
m infernal flatboat to this town at tlic
cry time the city hotel and the steam
aw mill at the mouth of the branch was
ionflagratcd ! My countrymen, I am no
JOffgnr ! I have a competence for myself
mil children, and sop and corn bread for
ny friends. My countrymen, T have 110
(teat family influence, no royal ancestors,
am 0110 of (bo b'hoys! The "upper ten
liousand" want a convention. They want
o bind mo and sacrifice me; but, my
sountrymcn, I "will cnll in the hands. It
:an't he done. IIow greedy, oh, my dear
iountrymcn ! how greedy arc the "upper
on!" The post office in Nashville?the
jest office in Tennessee?has been given
o (lie head of the Barrow family: and
lie gazettes of (he day announce that an
ndian agency has been given to the broth
i vi mjf ui3iiugui$itvu competitor I dli,
ny countrsmcn ! I wish I belonged to the
larrow family. ] believe I will have
nyself made u barrow t
llOAV J R.'S CREED.
Dow, Jr., in a late discourse, in the
ST. Y. Saturday Mercury, gives the arli los
of hi3 orccd, and concludes with:
"I believe the most industrious arc the
nost contented and happy. Idleness is
in incubus upon the bosom of enjoyment.
! I k (lir> linvili>Qt. wiwl/ I?> ...??.1-1 *-i
..... ..v/?n an viiv; n Ul IU IU UU
willing by the month, and linvc nothing
o do it with.
1 believe that kicking nngainst custom,
ind spitting in the face of fashion, is n
utile and foolish endeavor. Both may
iced eoirection,*?but they must and will
lave their own way.
] believe that girls arc like kittens?
(cntly smooth them the right way; and
hey nib and purr most affectionately;
nit give them tho contray brush and
i?i- i i- "
iicu uiiuh is nj) m mc most disdainful
nnnuer. They like to be kissed, but
bam a delicacy about tho operation.
I believe that human flesh is hard to
ligest. Jonah did't sit easy upon the
stomach of the whole.
I believe that pimple honesty, the
laked truth, pure virtue, and a straight,
ip-and-down way of dealing with the
vorld have as mucl advantage over vice,
licks and stratagem, in the long run, as
i good square-trotting horse has over a
racing policy or a raokor that goes his
r.ile oratwo liko the mischief, and is done
or the rest of the journey.
Thus tr Life.?Tf we die to-day, the
am will shine as brightly and the birds
;ing as sweetly to-morrow. Business
[vill not be suspended for a moment, and
lie great mass will not bestow a thought
;o our memories. "Is lie dead?" will bo.
lie solemn inquiry of a few, ns they pass
0 their pleasure or their work. Hut no
>nc will miss us, cxccpt our immediate
ionnections; and even in a short time
hey will forget us, and laugh ns merrily
is when we sat beside them.
Tims shall we nil, now in active life,
inss away. Our children crowd close bo?
lind us, and they M ill soon bo gone. In
1 few years not a living being can sav "I
cmcmber him." Wc livo in another
go, and did business with those who
lave long since slumbered in the tomb.
Phis in life. IIow rapidly it passes? O
)lessed are they who arc held in cverasting
rcmembranco!
Sudden Madness.?Ono of those
lignum and start-ling incidents which
com to hnppen in Paris more often than
lscwhoro as if to now and then recall the
rtificial and hollow world in which wc
ive to a sense of the vanity and nothingicss
of its pursuits, occurred a short time
ince, and has helped to sohcr us for a
khile. The Apollo Belvidote of Paris,
he tcl^ss of fashion for some vonrs r?n?f
he observed of all observers, who was
narricd only u week ago to an English
ivdy of immense wealth, while riding in
ho forest of St. Gcrniitin, with his bride,
vas suddenly seized with a fit of raging
nadness from which he is not yet recov.^,1
?i- ? ' *
ji u, iniu \y mull iiu: doctors ueciiiro must
erminatc either in death or confirmed
diocv. The event has caused universal
onsternation in 'lie world of fashion,
md every hall and party announced for
omo time to come has been countermandsd
in consequence.?Paris corresjwndent
f the Alius.
Sf.vkrr Rktout.?\ man who marries
i ricn who must expect occasionally t"
lave it flnng in hi:* teeth. Wo have
icard a report, however, whiCli wc think
nust have silenced such thrusts. A genicinaii
who ikiu Ihc misfortune to many
. fortune, was once exhibiting the fine
loints of his horse to a friend.
"My hor/6, if you please," said tho
yifo, "my money bought that horse."
"Yes, madam," replied the husband,
towing, "and your money bought me."
jl KinilluiHIUlU l/DVMjr IIIIU'
Y infown^d hja friends in a Jnrg6 company
lint lie had been passing eight days in
lie country.
" Yes" HfiW one of t'/.o party, "it has
cen announced in one of the journal?"."
"Ah," said the Doctor, strettflrin'g his
eck very importantly, "pray in what
erms?"
"in what terms? Why, as well n? I
an remember, in (lie following:
'jriicic were Inst wr(:k seventy-seven
itermvnln leafl?Uiuh Ihc wfcok tiefore."
JU?1. 11 M " ?
PROSPECTUS
OF
T1IE SCHOOLFELLOW :
A \t A n A 7IVW nttiT r? * *Tr? rwx^??
mmuwini IV i'V/lV V<IIVL,r> J\BI1 1SU1S.
ISSUED IN MONTHLY NUMBERS OF
32 PAGES, ILLUSTRATED WITH
ENGRAVINGS, AT THE LOW
PRICE OF
|M*i* niftifeuiii-lii advance:
TIIK Publisher of Richards' Weekly
Gazette announces that lie issued the
!!) ?(. lllimhpr nf (lm iiliAvn T?
v ?>v UUOIU 1IUII\ KI.1V tlilllU*
nry, with a view of affording to the Hoys
and Girls of the South a journal of their
own, in which instruction and amusement
shall be happily blended.
The School,fettoxo contains articles, both
original and selected, from many pens
that have written charmingly for the
young. Wo will mention the names of
Mary Howitt, Miss Sedgwick, Peter Parley,
Miss Mcintosh, Mrs. Oilman, Mrs.
Joseph C. Neal, Mary E. Lee, Miss Barber,
and many olhers micrlit lio ndrW
v t t O "
Many of the articles in The Schoolfellow
arc beautifully illustrated, aud the twelve
numbers of one year make two volumes
of nearly 400 pa^es and one hundred engravings,
of wlnfch, every boy and girl
who may own It may be proud.
Terms.?1. Each number contains 32
pages, and at least 8 engravings, and is
issued on the first of ever)' month. 2.
The subscription price Is One Dollar a
year, in advanco, To Clubs : 5 copies to
one address, fc t; 10 do., $8 ; 20 do., $15.
$3}" There arc many schools in which
at least twenty copies may be taken, as
the price to each one will be only seven
ty-f1vb cents.
Communications must be post-pnid and
addressed to
Tiie Schoolfei.t.ow, Athens, Ga.
NEW GOODS!!
The RunscmnBtts "would respectfully
inform their frlttnds and customers, that
they arc now receiving a fresh supply of
SPRING and SUMMIT
If ICY WOODS !
?ALSO?
Groceries, Hardware, Shoes, Boots,
Hats, Drug8, Medicines, &c, <fcc.,
which they will sell low for Cash.?Cnl
and examine for yourselves.
P. & K. E. ALEXANDER.
Pickens C. H., 1st June, 1840 3-tf
" JAMEiS V. TRIM M I EH,"
I A ?
vm. m. 1'i M yvr Ij.Z1.1V,
SPAUTANHUnO, 0. II., 8. C.
Wilt, piactico in tho Courts of jTnion,
Spartanburg (uul Greenville.
All business committed to bin carc will fecotvp
prompt and faithful nttention.
rkfkrencks:
Hon*. T). "Wali.ack, Union, S. 0.
T. (). 1', Vkrxom, o. k. b. n., Spartanburg, S. 0.
May 18, 1840 _ _ 1-lf
ttt? a tv att * *
nrwyi./ (
1st Divibiok, S. 0. M. j
EnoEFiF.i.n C, II? April 30, '40,
CAI'T, W, B. IOOIt, having been appointed
and commissioned Aid-de-Camp
to Maj. Gen. Bonham, with the rank of
Major, will be obeyed and respected accordingly.
By order of Maj. Gen. Boniiam,
YY. ft. UKltSUAM,
Aid-dc- Camp.
June 0 4-3w.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
PICKENS DISTRICT.
Ilannah Clayton, Applicant.
vs.
Charles Allen and Wife, Sarah A, Allen,
Tamos Young ami Wife, Mary Elizabeth
Young, John Thos. Clayton, Robert
C. Clayton, Stephen G. Clayton,
Margaret, u lay ton, Jesse M. Clayton,
Defendants.
For the sale of the Real Estate of
John Clayton, deceased, not disposed of
by Will. And it appearing that John
Thomas Clayton resides without the limits
of this State: it is therefore ordered,
that ho do nnnonr wlf.liin
from the date hereof, or his consent to
said sale will he taken as confessed.
W. D. STKELE, o. r. n.
Ordinary's Office, )
June 1st, 1840. ) 3~m3
SOUTIf\!AROMN A.
IN THE CGMMGM PLKA6
PICKENS DISTRICT.
Ilenrv Whitmire, ) Dec. in Attachment.
vs. > B. M. Keith
John Dishop. ) Pl'ffs Att'y.
Tho Plaintiff having this day filed hia
declaration in my office, and the defendant
hftvincr neither wife nor nMnmA?y
o # f " ""
kppwn to be in thjs Str,te,-?-On motion;
It is ordered, that the defendant do ?ppenr,
nnd plead or demur to the Baid declaration,
within n year and a day from
tins date, or Judgment will bo entered by
default,
W. L. KEITH, c. c. r.
Clerk's Office, ) at
May 10,1840. f 1
A pair of FftRNCH HURIt MILLSTONES,
measuring 8 foct 10 inches
ches in diameter and 11 inchcs in depth.
Tho above may be seen at the Gristmill
on the Estate of the late Col. John i
I E: Comoun.
I June v)0% J if.
. !__!_ A ?ILJL! .
PROSPECTUS
?OF?
KID HARDS'
WEEKLY GAZETTE.
| llEING a new nn<l much enlarged
series of the "Southern Literary Gazette,'*
j ?the only weekly Journal, South of the
1'otomac, devoted to Literature and tho
Arts in general?and designed for the
Family Circle.
Tho Proprietor begs leavo to announce
that, on Saturday, the 5th of May, ho
issued the first number, for the second
year, of this popular and well established
paper,?the name and form of which he
has changed, to enlarge the scope of its
observation, and to otherwise increase its
attractions.
1 .rtoo nvnl ? J ~
jjvj.) uuyvhju, iiiuii nuroiufore,
to
Literature, the Arts, amf Sciences,
it will be the aim of its Propriotor to
make it, in every respect,
A CHOICE FAMILY NEWSPAPER,
"as cheap as the choicest, and as good as
the best!' Utterlj- discarding the notion
that a Southern journal cannot compcte
with the Northern weeklies, in cheapness
and interest,
1UUIARDS' WEEKLY GAZETTE
shall be equal, in mechanical execution,
to any of them, unci, in the variety, freshness
and vnluo of its contents, second tot
none. Its iiold will be the would, and
it will contain, in its ample folds
Every Spccics of Popular Information K
Especial attention will he paid to the subject
of
SCHOLASTIC AND DOMK8TIC EDUCATION*.
Numerous articles, original and selected,
from the best Bources, will 1x5 published
weekly, on
AGRICULTURE AN1) HORTICULTURE,
and these departments, as, indeed, all
othors, will be frequently
Illustrated with Wood Cuts !
Every number will conUin careful and
copious summaries of the latest-.
AY)R. JP773 AT ,*Arn r? n \rtaamr^
V.a' jl/ l/ifl iVAJ JL JLKs
NEWS!
in Commercial, Civil, Political, and Ecclesiastical
A flairs. At the same timo there
shall be nothing in its columns that cai\
be considered either Partizan or Sectarian,
The following distinguished writer^
will bontributc to the Joiirnal:
Qilmorc Simins, LL. D.,
Hon, Robert M. Charlton,
J. M. Lcgarc,
T. Addison Richards,
Hon. B. F. Porter,
Henry R. Jackson, Jiha..
Jacques Journal,
Mrs. Caroline Lee Jfenlz,
Mrs. Joseph C. Ncal.
Mrs. William C. Richards,
Mrs. E. F. Elltlt,
Miss Mary K Lec,
jm u-'* Bc,'.cst
Caroline lloioard,
Mrs. C. W, fiufioM,
Miss C. W. Barber,
besides ninny others, whose names aro
highly esteemed iu tho "Worlil nfT^*
W r ?-?t V* ?Vfc'
ters,'
TERMS:
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vancc.
CLUBS:
Of threo supplied for - - - - $5 00
Of five for - -- -- -- -- 8 00
Of ten for - - - 15 00
Of fifteen for 20 00
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WM, C. RICHARDS,
Athens, Oa.
Stolen from the subscriber's stable,
iiu&i' Slorcvtllc, S. C., on the eight of the
Oth, inst., a Buy llorse, tf ith no par-i
ticuiar marks recollected, except aotno
harness marks. Any information respecting
the horse will be thankfully rc:
ooivod; nnd the above roward will bo
paid for the delivery of said horse to me, 0
together with the tluef who stole him,
with evidence sufficient to convict him.
TII08. McLEFiLlN,
June 30, 1819.
jAinik
Merchant Tailor,
Wot;i,? rcspggyfesily inform his friend^
and the public pSftrally, that ho hns or^
hand a *inr VAnt*TT of
BROAD CLO'IW, CASIMKRES,
S.'.TI>TS1"?, TwKEr^jHSjNTUCKY .IKANB, AC,
An Assortment qy Hbady-madk
wmcn nc will spu cnenp tor Cash.
Tho public aro invited to call and examine
his Stock, before pwchneing elsewhere,
f
l'irkeiw If., Mag|?6# 1849. 2-tf
Tiik firm of Tlwfhpson <fe Keith having
been dissolved, those indebted to it wil{
do well to call nnd settle with
E. M. KJ$frH.
Mny 18, 1810. 1 ft
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