Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, September 15, 1849, Image 2
wpmn i m ill
The Expedition ag?iii*t
CdtM.
The following extract is from a New
York letter to the Washington Union,
wad has obtained some credence. If true,
the information will be regarded as important
as showing a deliberate and set
tleu design on the part of the Cubans to
throw off the Spanish yoke. We must be
content to await with patience further developments
:
"Under these circumstances, and under
tho holiof that, tlw? Enrrlish. French, nnd
American population of the island will
glad y exchange the antiquated rule of
old Spain for laws, institutions, privileges,
and influences in the State more in accordance
with the spirit of the age, a large
number of wealthy Creolo families and individuals
are preparing to assert the independence
of the island on the first favorable
opportunity. They have bought
urms, military stores, Ac., to a large ex- I
tent in this country and England, almost
all of which have long since passed beyond
the jurisdiction of the United States
and Great Britain, having been landed
and stored (not in Cuba but olsewhere)
at points most convenient for the purposes
of the native Cubans
"For two years past they have been
buying such merchandise liberally among
us, as in England ; and there are now a
large number of wealthy and patriotic
Creoles cf the island in the United States,
ostensibly travelling for pleasure, but really
picking out men from among those
distinguishing themselves in the Mexican
war, whose names and experience would,
it identified in tlio first movement, be likely
at once to create a deeper sympathy
in their cause in the breast of the American
people, while it could not fail to inspire
confidence in their ultimate success
on the part of all residents of their island.
"Thus, it is understood that had Gen.
Worth lived, he would ?r? this have resigned
his commission in the American
army, and commenced planting in Cuba,
to be ready to head the movement whenever
essayed. The leaders in the proposed
enterprise those who furnish the
in&ifls ? undoubtedly considered him
pledged to this purpose, and have lately
been sadly put to it to supply the want of
an American commander-in-chief of gallant
daring, great experience, and reputation?equal,
in moral effect, to half an
array."
Fatiibr, Hadn't tou ubtteutakk a
Shkbi', too ??A valuable friend and an
able farmer, al?out the time the temperance
reform was beginning to exert a
healthful infliianr.o haW liic
? ' V
hired man, "Jonathan, I did not think to
mention when I hired you, that I think of
trying to do my work this year without
rum : how much more mt c! I give you to
do without V*
"Oh," said Jonathan, "I dont care
much about it, you may give me what
you please."
"Agreed," said Jonathan.
The oldest son then said, "Father, will
juu ftivu iuo h sjioep ti 1 ao witnout rumY"
"Yes, Marshall you shall have a sheep
if you do without.
The youngest son, a stripling, then
said, "Father, will you give me a sheep
if I do without ?"
"Yes, Chandler, you shall have a sheep
also, if you do without rum."
Presently Chandler speaks again?
iiV.tl? t? '
j. ciwivi, iiuu m< you. ueuer uuce a snecn
too?"
This was a poser?he hardly thought
that he could gwe up the "good creature,"
yet. But the appeal was from a source
not to be easily disregarded ; the result
was, the demon, rum, was thenceforth
banished from the premises, to the great
joy and ultimate happiness of all concern
SHORT.
Our editorial (fortunately for our readcre)
ia short this week. We have no
apology to make, only that we are an editor,
a Squire, county register, house and
sign painter, tavern keeper, singing mas
ter, fiddler, "daddy" of two children, and
a first rate boot black and xohite washer.
Havi' qj our professional engagements
sometimes pretty well divided, it is out
of our power to "do equal and exact justice"
to all, without cracking a brain or
splitting our cabbage head.?AshcvilU
(N. C.) Messenger.
Yankuk Reasoning.?A schoolmaster,
who had an inveterate habit of talking to
1.! ?/ _l 1? < > 7 '
uiuistm wntju ftjuiie, wjw Hmtcn oy a neighbor
what motive lie could have for doing
so. Jonathan replied that he had two
good nnd substantial reasons: in the first
place, he liked to talk to a sensible mnn;
in ths next place, ho liked to hear a man
of sense talk.
Marriage.?Nature and nature's <Sod
smiles propitiously upon tho Union that
13 sweetened by love and sunctioned by the
law. The sphere of our affeciions is enlarged
and our pleasure takes a %vide
range. We become more im portant and
respected among men, and existence itself
is doubly enjoyed with our softer self.
Misfortune lows half its angu ish beneath
the soothing influence of hor s miles, and
triumph b.*"onaea more triumph ant when
shared with her. Without Inr what is
urm? A roving and rojtle j* <(>; ; ulation,
I-"1 ' . Ml... J.,.?
nnd cheated into misery by fertile hopes
?the mad victim of untamed passions and
the disappointed pursuer of fruitless joys.
I5ut with her lie awakens to a new life.
1 Ie follows a path?wider and nobler than
the. road to sclf-nggrandizomcnt?that is
scattered with more fragrant llowers, and
illuminated by clearer light.
The United States and Hungary?A
Washington letter of the 31st ult., to the
New York Tribune, says :
? a /x.1.a, :i i.~i.i i?..i
ii i/iiuuiut v/uuiivii u.i> uuivi hi?i uu;ning,
and it is quite probable that tbc ac- j
credited Minister from the Republic of
Hungary will be received, its independence
recognised, and tieatvi, Arc., entered
into. The President and bis Cabinet
have closely watched the progress of the
struggle with a view to this object, as
soon us it could bo accomplished consistently
with the principles essential to our
policy."
Deaths.?-We notice in the Mercury
the demise of Mr. Samuel McCartney
and Alexander Black. The first
was a native of Scotland, and the latter
of Ireland. J3oth were old residents of
Charleston.
KEOWEE COllUIEU.
Saturday, Sept. 13, 1849.
With a view of accommodating our Sub.
scribers who live at n distance, the following
gentlemen arc authorized and requested to
act as iigcnts in receiving and forwarding Subscriptions
to tho Keowke Covrier, viz:
Maj. W. S. Grisiiam, at West Union.
Edward Hughes, Epq., " Horse Shoo.
R 1*. Verner, Esq., " Bachelor's Iletrent_
M. F. Mitchell, Esq.. " Pickensville.
T f \J // 1 *r-l
u. x>. ii.iuuun, " I WCIVO
T. J. Wtnn, for AuJvrson District,
THE CUBAN EXPEDITION.
We linvu stated before that the Administration
has exercised great vigilance and cmition
over the rumored Cuban Expedition, and we
are not sure that the President's great anxiety
to promote the interest ami welfare of this
government, has not led him into the opposite
error of being over-vigilant. Several Government
vessels were despatched, after the Procla
nation, to Hound Island near New Orleans, to
enquire into the movements of certain individuals
assembled there, wh'ithe supposed intention
of invading Cuba, and to disperse them.
Commanders Totten and Randolph, of the Water
Witch and Albany, have gouo into the
nighborhood of Round Island, and finding there
between three and four hundred men unarmed
and without any apparent evidence of aggressive
movements, have issued a nroelamatimi
containing sevuro throatc, commanding the
men to disperse forthwith, and in the event oj
refusal, they must abide the consequences of
"the certain infliction of the penalty of the law"
by Uncle Sam's vigilant committcc. Mr. 11asiens,
the President of the. Round Island rendezvous,
has answered the Government officers
in excellent good temper, disclaiming any
intention whatever of invading OnW or of
doing aught that would compromise their citiznvmViin
or IiHaWv?'J .u.i I
- -I- ? J ?v "?
and unarmed.' The fact thut they hay,- no
arms, uud deny all participation in the schemes
of which they have been shrewdly suspected,
Bhould have satisfied any Government officer,
lens Hood-Uiirsty than the aforesaid Lieu tor
ant, that thoy were a body of citizens peaceably
assembled, and with whom ho one had
the right to interfere, And President Taylor
vnillrl hflVA fllllo nrul a.1 t-!~
~ V* v.OtM *J VUOVIiW I ? UU 111!)
duty when this much lmd been done. But nil
further supplies of provisions Jiuvo been cut off,
and all communication prohibited?martir.l
law proclaimed, and a fleet of vessels ordered
thera to keep watch over them, and to prerent
them from landing on a foreign (-oil for hostilo
purposes.
We gather from our exchange's that the people
arc dissatisfied with the proceedings of
these officors, and their conduct is condemned
and pronounced illegal by the principal newspapers.
The officers of Hound Island "have
applied to the legal authorities of Pascagoula
to arrest these officers for cutting off their pro
vieuMii) and otherwise molesting them;" ami the
goneral opinion is that thoy have abused their
authority by exceeding their instructions. And
aa it would be more creditable to the President,
we hope the blame doen lie at the door of
those "clothed in a little brief authority." In
the absence of a special treaty with Spain, we
consider it plain, that our Government would
have fully discharged her duty, by having
made the proclamation and seeing that no
nr . ed force left our shores with the avowed
pu> we of invading Cuba, but (ho President
tseeim to take upon himtelf the responsibility,
that they fihnll not go to Cuba under any circuinHlauc.es,
armed or unarmed, collect! v?4y or in
dividually.
NKSV ItO AIX
We are pleased to hoc in the Pendleton
Messenger, a notice that "nnnliention uritl hf
? ' *41 ?-? ?? made
to tho next Leginlature to have n Uvw
road Inid out from AnchrBOh C. H. by I c ,dlcton
to Piekcna C. IT.," for we know of no sccl
on through which u good road is moro needed
than that through which ibis notice contemplates
running the now road. Thcro i* no
donbt but tlio road from this pluco to Andcr
noil 0. II. may l>c t?ry much improved by passing
round sonio of (he lnrgor.t hilln instead of
going over them n.s the road now run^. From
the boil information we have upon thotuljcct,
I n . ? Mill??? ??mrnmmrnmmm.
a l oad may be laid out from here to Pendleton
un mucli better ground and much nearer. And
tlm Andereon Gazette f-nyn a hard, firm, and
level road may be obtained from Pendleton to
Anderson without diverging one half mile from
the old one.
Nothimr indicates more certuinly the state
of civilizuhoi ?vl refinement of a country than
tlte attention give.; to roads. While our neighboring
Dintricte arc grading their dirt roads,
building railroads, and plank roads, and otherwise
providing for tho convenience and improvement
of both country and tillage, will
Pickens fold her arms and observe a "masterly
inactivity," on this important subject? Surely
not: Anderson will very soon bccomc a market
for a large section ol' country North of her,
and a good road through the centre of our District
will attract the travel th's way and benefit
every eluss of our community?the poor as
well as the rich?tho laborer and waggoner as
well as tho stranger and man of leisure: in a
ie\v ^ ears iuousuihis ui noiiars win ne ich
among us by our low country friends, who will
come up to spend the summer and visit our
natural curiosities. The farmer as well as the
hotel-keeper will share the harvest, and every
citizen should feel himself equally interested:
See to it citizens.
GOVERNORSEABROOK.
His Excellency visited our quiet Village on
Monday Inst, and appears to be in good health
and fine spirits, lie lias been eojourninga few
days in our pleasant mountains, quailing the
pure water and enjoying the delightful broozes
in the neighborhood of Ceasar's Hood and Table
Rock; and contemplates in a few days making
a trip to the beautiful Valley of Jocasseo
uiiu v? inie v? aier rails, jn tins JLHstrict. Wo
hope nothing may prevent his Excellency from
visiting these last mentioned beauties of nature,
for we arc sure lie will feel himself amply remunerated
for tho fatigues of a short journey, by
toasting his oyes on the most chaste of natural
pc c*i or)*.
His Excellency seems to bo devoted to the
welfare of the State, and is certainly giving
very special attention to the condition of the
Mr. ?!? %? t-. -
"Wi/Vi JL/IOUU.19. AH' UU(iiUlllllMll t'bt'U|JUS III* |
attention; agriculture, commercial, mechanical"
political, moral*, religion, ami education, all
are scrutinized respectively as they pasa within
l>in observation. During his short stay withus?
he examined nil our public buildings and vi.-ited
the prisoners in jail. Our Governor is literally
a icorking man, for proof of which we
shall await his Message to the next Legislature.
ASI1VILLK, N. C.
\lrn 1<.ir>. tl.n Arl...!11- Jl??
.. V IV...K mviii uiu iiriMiur UlVCOCU^Cl l|l?U
the Town Commissioners h w * let out "the j
grading or digging away of tho liill" ou which !
the Court IIouso stands, which is to holowcrcd
about 10 feet. The job was let out in three
contracts, amounting in the whole to ?598 for
cleaning off the ground and fdling up the hoi
iVWD II* IUU BUCVW.
We make this statement chiefly for the purpose
of directing the attention of o?r Commissioners
to the situation of our own Court House,
which is perchcil on a hill not larger than t.' ut
on which Ashvillo C. II. stands, and needs cutting
down just about the samo distance. Heretofore
wo have hud the consolation to kuow
that eura was not the only mount&in Villago
wl?V>e inhabitants could not see their neighbor's
house r.cross the street*, but we are about
to bo loft in the back ground. "Wonder if our
Commissioners could not 'raise the wind' and
follow tlio example of our neighbor.
ELECTION.
Au Election was hold on the 10th inxt., for Ma.
jor of tho Battalion,.5th Kegiiuont.jS. C. M.,
which resulted in the election of Copt. I. JHollingsworth,hy
a majority of 6 votes over
la;? opponent, A. B. Sargeant.
TIIF. ANNUAL PAIR IN CHARLESTON.
j?** ?
.. , mS Lmou w :uvtiu tuu cnroiui aucn- j
tion of our reader* to tho advcrtiscmont of the
South Carolina Institute, which ban appeared
in our columns for several-weeks past. 'Die deuigiid
of tho Institution aro laudable in the
highest degree; aiul we hope that Pickens
District will 1?? represented there in more thau
one branch of Mechanism. The Fair will commence
on tlic ntli October, and we nve happy
to state that the Railroad company have made
very liberal arrangements for the l>encfit of
those desiring to attend.
We would call attention to the wlvertiseinent
in thin week's paper of Messrs. II. I*
Jeffers ?fc Co.; and ask our friends and ]>nfrons,
if thoj have nuy business in their lino at Hamburg,
to give them a trial. Mr. JofTers h&>? established
a very enviable reputation as a Commission
Merchant, and wo feci confident thai
those who may give him u call, will And thai
his business will rocoire prompt attention, and
his interests fully regarded
The Cholera a*d the Indians.
Late advices from St Louis slate that the
cholera is still raging among the Indians
on the Plains. They were much exasperated,
and had put to death sevoral >vluto
persona for having introduced the epidemic
among them.
Tub Chester Observer.-?Tho Chester
Observer of last week announces n.
salo of that Office to H. W. Murray, Esq.,
who will hereafter publish a larger paper
than the Observer, at the Mine place, under
(lie title of the "Palmetto Chester
Standard.'' "We welcome Mr. Murray to
the quill and scissors, and wish him great '
succcss in his enterprise.
Tiie Pukmoent.?The President hav- 1
mg regained his strength to sonic extent, |
lias been able to continue his journey as i
far as the Niagara Falls, at which place ] 1
he contemplates remaining until his health 1
is entirely restored. Thence he will re- |
turn to Washington, postponing bis an- (
ticipated visit to ^Massachusetts and the1.
Fair at Syracuse.
?? , !1
Emigration.?'llic number of For* i
eigners, who have emigrated, to this eoun- 1
try during the nine months of the present
j"car, amount to 113,222, nearly tdL
n..n r fi i t?..i i
\ji 11 iiviu oii iiuiu uiv.ii Diiumi, nei.uui ;
and Germany.
For The Kkowke Couhiku.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
The following Preamble and Resolu
nuns were unanimously adopted by l'ickens
Division No. 21, Sons of Temperance,
on the 10th inst :
Whereas, an All-wise Providence by
one of His inscrutable decrees has re- 1
moved from us our much loved Brother, j
Thomas M. Sloan, of Pendleton Division, [
!,?o l.:~ j- _i 1 '1
imo v>uu nun nunn (IIMIUM 1TJ II1U IUCriUiail j
of life and in the midst of n career of
usefulness, by which society has lost one
of its brightest ornaments, and our Order
one of its most efficient members, Act- <
ittg through life from principle rather than ,1
Ka i ic .^ I-?- I
iiwi/uioi-, ins iiuo iriL tur lis iu liniuuu ills
example of christian devotion, his consistent
advocacy of the cause of Temperance,
and his uncompromising efforts to
stay the progress of vice and immorality, I
To sum up nil, he was emphatically n
good man; and vrhilo wo lament his loss.
it is a source oi consolation to know that;
by the change lie is bettered, having, as '
we firmly believe, been removed to a hap- j
pier and brighter sphere*. In consideration
whereof,
3. lie it licsolci'd, That In the death of
our much esteemed Brotlicr, Thomas M.
Si.oak, of Pendleton Division, society
has lost one of its best citizens, and our
Order one of its most exemplary mem
bcrs.
2 Resolved, That wo deeply sympathize
with his nfiliated family niul friends
in this sore dispensation, mid tender to
them our condolence.
3. Resolved, That as n testimonial of
our high respect for the memory of our
departed Brother, Tjiomas M. Si.oan, we
will wear tho usual badge of mourning
of tho Order for thirty days.
Jicsolved, That these proceedings be
signed by the W. P. and It. S. and a
l copy be forwarded to the family of our
deceased Brother, and published in the
Kcowee Courier.
M. M. NORTON, W. P.
W. H. Tkiumikr, R. S.
For the Kkoavkk Courier.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
Messrs. Editors:?Although thcro was
n multitude of people nt your Village on
Wednesday to witness the proceedings of
lite fions at their festivities, still there arc
a largo number of good citizens, whom
your cxceHcnt paper will visit this week,
...1.. I :1 - - ? * ? *
who, uy instance, indisposition or inconvenience,
were deprived of tho pleasure
of being with you on the occasion, and
would -gladlv- 1xsar from the celebration
by letter ; hence I have been induced to
pen thin brief sketch, which if you think
worthy you can publish in your paper.
Or. "Wednesday the 12th inst., accord
ing to previous appointment, a large and
respectable audience, numbering ?vcr
1500 Spuls, assembled in the Court House
of Pickcns Village. At 11 o'clock the
Bom came down stairs hi full regalia, looki
ng like the remnants of peace, love, puj
rity and fidelity united in ono fraternity,
j Tlicn appeared the Hanner?<md a beautiful
thinff it wan?'the fuhri*. was nf fin??
w
sntin, pure' and white as tho undriven
s.iow,?oft one side was painted a triangle
nnd the $tar of Temperancc to light the
Sons on their way to the temple of morality
and Tcmpcranco; on tho other side
was a <lnY& nnd lowering cloud, from
whose frowning bosom forked lightening?
were streaming to earth, and hod in Its
coursft Ktni^V a < ??!? nf npiimm
v. vw7? v* a. uiu9 nviinnu
Oin," whose staves were shattered and
the accursed liquid dashed to the ground;
hard Iw wns the fragment* of n gin bot- 1
tlo and a largo anako life-like, and a Pal- 1
metto tree, over which the Star of civilization
was junt rising in iite glory. This
beautiful Banner was painted by a citizen,
at the request of the young ladies of the
Village, by whom it was presented to the
Sons in token of their high regard for the
jvder. On behalf of tho ladies, Mr. W.
K. Eahlky, in a short address, presented
Ihe Jianner, in a style creditable to himself
md complimentary to the ladies. Mr.
i*; m kkitii on hehalt ol the JJivision,
responded in n happy style and received
[he Manner.
These core monies bein^ over, the crowd
lepniied to the stand prepared for the occasion,
on the bank of the River, cheered
on by the exquisite music of the Anderson
Hra.^s Band.
ltev. Murray was introduced to the auJience,
and made a speech of some length,
appropriate and calculated to please anil
instrnr.f.
Rev. Humphreys was then introduced,
who in his usual, easy, earnest and pleasant
style contrasted the present with fifty
years ago?-noted the familiarity, in former
days, of preachers, deacons, and elders
with brandy bottles and wine glasses,
imd concluded in the following happy
strain:
"If Temperance principles prevailed
universally m^thc District, it would be.
the most desirable country in the world ;
for, if I wanted to find the richest land in
the State I would come to Piekeas?if [
wanted to find the coolest and purest water,
and the freshest and healthiest atmosphere
in the &tatc I would come to
Pickens?if 1 wanted to find the most
beautiful mountain scenery in tho world
1 would come to Pickens?if I wanted to
iitif 1 t.lin f?rnn#??cs#
M..x~ V..V ? vi?wov| 11 tovovj (U1U MWt Miliums*
man In tho United States I would como
to Pickens?if I wanted to find the most
healthy and beautiful women I would
come to Pickens, and if I wanted to find
>\ good wife I would como to Pickens District."
Rev, Donnelly then entertained the'auilicnce
a short time with his learning and
talent. All were evidently pleased, and
the audience dispersed penceably and in
good order?those favomblo to the order
certainly had cause to be delighted with
the eficct of the proceedings of the day
find those disnflfoo.tnil went rnm!nni<?/?
f ? ? " - ? "?K
in their minds, no doubt, that after all,
these Sons are not so bad, and surely they
must have some good at heart, in all this
parade about Temperance. <{?uch were
the conclusions of one who js
NOT A SON,
FOREIGN NEWS. g
[Telegraphed to the Charleston Courier,]
ARRIVAL OF TUB DR. BTEAMER NIAOAR.A,
Trade, in every department, is said to
]\r* ntwl
i?v..u 11 uuu vuc itv/kvumn nuiii Hie,
manufacturing districts satisfactory. In
another part of our dispateh trade is said
to have been dull, and prices of goods
slightly receded.
The intelligence from the i ut of war
in Hungary is most disastrous. The
Hungarians have been defeated at nU
points. The details relating to these im?
fuvorablo results have not been futly as.
certained. It is known, however, that
the Hungarians have been forced to lay
down their arms, and imcondltionnllv r??iv
render to the Russian powers.
A Vienna correspondent of the London
Times, under date of August 10th,
contains an official rgport from Col. Dinner,
giving the particulars <j[ the transactions
in Transylvania, fance the 4th of
August.
After Bern's defeat on the Hist nt
ocnarDraug, no proceeded towards Midgyor,
which lie reaehed on the 3d with
only 8,000 men mid i 7 guns. Ho wns
joined here by a corps from Olaronburg,
of 1,000 foot and 1,200 horse. He then
proceeded towards Ilermanstndt, and after
a murderous battle in the streets ,?f
that city, in which many were killed and
wounded, l?e was obliged to retreat, and
was subsequently finally routed, With
great loss, ny Gen. Luders. This'produced
a dispiriting effect among tllm
insurgents. Many threw away tUtnr
firms, seeking refuge In the woo{]ta, wU'rto
some came over and joined the -Conquerors.
jJP
Vienna accounts, via WarKrt^L state
thnt the Hungarian Diet surrendered
its power to <Jern*iuhy, t^ptdved
itself. - ?^
A meeting afterward* took place l>etween
Georgy, Bom, andKossutn, when
it was determined at once t? -put an <end
to this war as sanguinary and useless.
Georgy addressing the council, said he
had no hope for th<* cause of Hungary??
?i.?* - w.-i.. ? - *
tiinv iiuuiHi^ uut Uvicr nun womu -MWHH
the prolongation of tho struggle. Tho
war party headed by KesssOh, Bor, and J
Leaoinge, members of tho Hungarian j
Parliament, itix said,. havo already enter- ]
ed upon Turkish territory.
Gcorjjy surrendered himself to Piinco
Paskiewitch, on condition that he wouhfc
intercede with Austria /or himself, hip.
troops ai)d his country. The number of
troops said to have surrendered wfth
vrcorgy, nmountea to 27,000 mc*tand
sixty guns.
Vienna lettero of 17th, stato th|it Kossuth
intends holding out to tho. teat, and
has issued a proclam*f?oo atwoiincifig the
transfer oi nis OoTerioont f*om Fond
to Orchora, whcro hfl ? toir.pjofocted by
the Hungarian array?its' "
The Suusian paper* puM??H, a letter "
from Prince Paakie*|teh to the (yVar, saying
that is ui the faet of your. Imperial