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the king declared that he hiruscif had not. "\Vh' ?hen a'oould I die?'' said tho Frank. The deed cannot even be pro red against me!" riio king was pleased; ami not only pardoned him, but acknowledging nnd praising Ii'h wisdom, sent him n?me to hia master loaded with presents. PUBLIC' EXECUTIONS. The following strong language, depicting n most horrible and depraved state of public feeling, is from ;i letter of Charles Dickons, who was present at the execu ion of the .1/annings in England. It is thought that the strong light in which he has presented the scenes will induce the government to support a menr i sure lor mailing crmunn l executions ptivate. There were upwards of 50.000 persons present on the occasion. One feraaln was Lilled and two others severely injured.? Carolinian. "I believe thnt nui'rht _ " - *0 wx/ ..vwnv v ? ?** ?? r.wful as the wickedness and levity of the immense crowd collected at that execution this morning could be imagined by no man, and could be presented in no heathen land under the sun. The horrors of the gibbet, and of the crime which brought the wretched murderers to it. i?uuu in my mitui netore the atrocious bearing looks, and language of the asscm bled spectators. When I came upon the ccnc at midnight. the shrillness of the cries and howls that were raised from time to time, denoting that they came ft om the concourse of boys and girls already assembler! in l?>?f nlnoos ray blood run cold. As the night went on, screccliinfif and laiurhmj;, nnd veiling t O O' in strong chorus of parodies on nogro mol odies, with the substitutions of Mrs. Mi in nig for Susannah, and the like, were added to thoco. When the day dawned, thieves, low prostitutes, ruflians nnd vagfllinn/Ic r\C II.wl il 1 1 J - ^ v/4 v-? v: i y ivillll UUCKCU lO II1C ground, with every variety of foul and offensive behaviors Fightins, faintings, whistlings, imitations of Punch, brutal jokes, tumultuous demonstrations of indecent delight, when swooning women were dragged out of the crowd by the police, with their dresses disordered, g;ivu a new zest to the general entertainment. When the sun rose brightly?as it did? it gilded thousands unon thousands of upturned faces, so inexpressibly odious in their brutal mirth or callousness that n man had cause to feel ashamed of the shape he wore, ond to shrink from himself aa Cushioned in the shape of the Devil. When the two miserable creatures who attracted all this ghft|ly sight about them were turned quivWing into the air, there was no mnrn ,ir\ rvlt.. _ .i.w.v; , no jpioro thought that immortal souls had gono to judge ment, no more restraint in any of th< pievious obscenities, than if the name of Christ lu\d never been heard in this world, and that Lucre were no belief among men but that they perished lilce beasts." A Case in Point.?Lieut. Maury, of the Navy, is a practical man a clear-headAfl tKlnl/AH r??w1 -- --1 ? 1 1 x.uiavi, ?uiii imisuiiM ly ill worn. in his, address to the Memphis /^aoific Iliiilroad Convention, after pleading the advantages of a ship canal, lie contends that the proposed railroad will also be very useful. Take one item: The Ohio. soventv-fnnr is mow on the coast of California, and is soon to come home, bccause the times of her crew are about to expire. She has u crew of tier eight hundred men, all told; it w ill take her not less than one hundred and twenty days to make the passage, at an average expense, of one thousand dollars per day. Another ship ?>f equal force, will probably be sent to tako her plnee. at an equal loss of timo and money to g<-t her there. Total expense of getting that ship home, and sending out her relief,$240,000. Now, if the railroad across Panama were in operation, tho Ohio coidd touch there, meet a crew sent from this side of the isthmus, and send her old crew homo by the snoT* transport from unagres, at a saving of four or five months of time, and some twenty thousand dollars of money. The Female Dress.?A correspondent of the Water Cure Journal, who professes to he n '.country girl," prono to ramble in the woods, suggests a stylo o dress better adapted to such exercise than that which has prevailed from time im memorial, it is as follows: Stout calf-skin g liters; white trovers mado nftcr the Eastern style, loose, and confined nt the ankle with a cord; a groen u;w > < Hill., lirtiviiill^ HVHIIV IU II1W Kliri'S, g.HMPred at the neck, and turned back with a collar, confined at the worst with a scarlet sash tied upon one side, with short, beeves for summer and leng sleeves fer winter, fastened at the wrist; a green turban made in the Turkish mode. "With such a dress," snya thta Amazonian innovater. "I can ride on horse back, row a boat, spring a fiveemil fence, climb a treo, or find mv way throurrh a nrrcen bie swamp, setting n?ide the extra feeling ?i wild daring freedom ono possesses lirhen thus equipped and alone in tho woods." If so alight n change of costume can prodac<5 in airls generally nny considerate fTx? >? cflrVr*., even if thpy should not be able lo stand wolves, wild cats, or screech-owls in the woods, it is wnrlli fi'vimr 7'hn mmiirisi nr our Amor icon men are half-spoilt bv being shvit up in stove-heated rooms, which might be o".v d womous bady-kilns?for they ceri tainlv do l:iil tho courage and strength J out of them. j //ere is a rather neat epigram on a pale i faced wife. Read it, all who arc toper I ouslv inclind: } \Vhy is it that on Emma's ohet-k Tlio lily blooms find not the rose? Because the rose has gone to seek A place upon her husband's nose. ! K E O W E E COL RIER. t -? ! | Saturday, Heo. 99, IS19, | I Willi a <-i(?w of a'ccommodnting o\ir Sub j scribors who live at a distance, tlie following j gentlemen arc am -ized ami requested to act a-i agents in receiving and forwardi g Sub" i \ scriptions to the Ki:owr.r Covim:u, viz: - Maj. \V. S. onisiiam. at West Union. 1'dward Hvojirs. Esq., " Horse Slioe. K. 1'. Veuner, Ksq., " Bachelor's Retreat M. F. Mitciisi.l, Esq.. " Pickensville. .1. K. llAooan, " Twelve Jlilc. T. J. M'snn. for Anderson District. CHRISTMAS. i Yesterday, as we were reposing very quietly i in our Piiiictiiui, ureiumng \ji me cay wnon mo ' s/ioirrr which has boon fulling almost without intermission for the Inst three weeks, should pass over, and allow us oncc more to got a glimpse of the ?un, wo wore HUcUlenly Btnrtlod : by the apparition of no loss i\ pcrsonago than ; our 'devil,' from whom after a few prelimI nary remarks, by way of compliment to ourtm usual good looks, wi> learned the following us ; tonishing facts?lst.tlint the year 1840 is ! drawing to a close, nnd therefore, that Christ* mas was at hand,?2nd, that all good christians j lay aside their dully avocations to rejoice and j make themselves .tppv on Christina?:?3d, j that printers and paying subscribers are all il ? ?> * U1IU UU'II U'U', uiu cunning iuilow bogged that he and hi-) friends might he allowed to enjoy the usual holidays. We arc sure our subcribers will not blame ua when we tell them we had liOT iho heart to refuse, and consequently our next week's number will bo, i in the language of those miserable fellows, the i lawyer1,'non ost inventus.' Our subscribers will lose nothing by this ar j rungoin nt, na we give them fifty-two numj bcrs for the year. MILITARY. i On the 14tli inst. Gait. .1. A. Chastain \v;?s i electcd Mujor of the 5ml lkltiUlun, 5th UogL nam, a. u. ?1. THE BANK. Our readers will hoc by reference to another column, that the bill providing for winding up the Bank of the State has been lost: the Home voting fiO for and f>2 against tha hill, and the /Senate 19 to 27. TIIE NICARAGUA QUESTION. It is intimated in Engliu.il that the new I British Minister at Washington will urge 110 extreme doctrines on this question, hat endeavor to secure the construction of a ship canal across the Isthmus, 011 terms mutually agreea: 1)10 to both nations. j It is wonderful what peculiar inflections j there arc in the voice of this same British Lion. Ana w 11 lit is silll more auloiu-lung is (Ik: ease with which he modulates and controls its different tone-i. | Now, when nil the advantages of combat | are on his nide, how frightfid are the low unit, tored growls with which the brave beast warns his victim of approaching destruction; and then, as he springs upon liis prey, how wild fierce and savage aru tho howls with which he limbs tho unfortunate; but, should liU adversary iri.l tlin . I.a.iI I .!.? o~.... . J V ' """ MIWU1W HIU IBIIIIHlUjjl. ' by nny chance, turn against this noble animal' instantly tho torrifie roar falls into a gentle moan, and ho whines to the astonished belliger. ! ant that hostilities with such a friend would ! break his heart; poor susceptible creature. But a short time ago, when tsomeof our rich| c4 and mo-it enterprising merchants, lmvin:? obtained a grant of way, from the government of tlio .S'tate of Nicaragua, for a whip canal or j railroad, or I >th, from the port of S\ Juan on I the Atlantic to the port of Uealejo on tho l'aciflc, were about to undertake the magnificent I enterprise of opening a highway for tlio nations I across the American Continent,?a highway ! which would pccure to the undertakers certain I emoluments, and to our commerco ccrtain adi vantages not to ho enjoyed by Great Britain | behold the Lion, of which wo have spoken, ! rampant in tho way. Steps were taken to despoil the weak niul defenceless Nicaragua of her only Atlantic port, and our merchants were warned not to attempt tho contemplated work i Then the world fo. the first time heard of j that ancient and vigorous monarchy, the Mug. ! dom of Mosquitin; nnd of that independent ! nnd wailiko pcoplo tho Mosqiiitios. What an accession wan tikis to history and geography Then wo were told, ignoramuses that wo woie, that Mosquitia wan a rich and fertile country situate in the heart of Central America, embracing mnny thousand square miles nnd governed by a wise nnd right royal gentleman? King George, forsooth?that tlio Mosquition with a persevering and indomitab'" ?">?ra.fO? with a heroism, in fact, scarcely cqnallod by tho oxninplo of any other poople, had ever defended (lio sacred noil of ihi* thoir bolorod country ' again <t tho encroachment# of tha Spaniards andCeo'ral Auioricans?that tho contemplated I I ?LJ!? L j iiLL-?iLit-ryg* cnnnl would internet tho territory of thin buvve and independent U'oplc?that that Mopquitud weie tlio unciciitl nllioH of Great liritftin. and ! thnt the Inttor woi id in a becoming uinnrior p'nv' j teet theni from tl e spoliation of the Yankees. , j In the meantime 'tie 15rili-?h authorities on I the Mosquitia cqnst lad been playing a ~irce | the most ridiculous maginablc. They hiul ! brought a bare-legged Indian?this great King Georire?several hum red miles down the const ' to St, Jaun, find lia?l commanded the inlmbi i tnnta of thai [?lacoto acknowledge hi* nuthori. ; tv and to swear allcgiance to him, which the : good people very nuturftlU declined. The matter was not however to rc^t here, the rights ' of his Mo-quitinn Majesty wtfro to be asserted an?l supported, or rather tlio I'ankce i wore not to bo allowed to construct tneir canal without the consent of ihitair, two wjr steamers, thereforo, tho Vixen and Marin, tfK>n mad their appearance, landed a lumber of men, ~'orirtcd and capturcd the fort of feorapiqui?hauled down the Nicaraguin at.d iwoisted in its place what was called the flag *f Mrequitia. ThuB in spite of nil law and jusiico. this noble por* was taken in time of peacd from a civilized but dofonccl'oss Slato. and pivm to a rude unletler" cd Indian bv hi- loving ani christian friends? the English- Still further to aggravate this already revolting injustice, when an agent is sent by the robbed to the rubber, to remonstrate with him, what doe? Lord Palmor.ston do bu^ laugh in the faee of the simple Nicaraguian? tell him the question U already closed, and coolly turning his back upon him?rota iug ail reparation. But behold whut a change comes over the 1 spirit of this (Ironin. 'Tih discovered by the world, that thfe extensive Mosquitia country <:oinprisos but a narrow strip ofbrrren coast, roiu'liing not within seventy miles of <San Juan ?that this grGat and warlike people, who had : so nobly maintained their itulepoiulenco for so many ctaturie?, ate the most wretched, besot, ted, and loa^t ivar-liko of Indians?numbering | at most 150 men, while the great King George "sic transit irloria mundi." turns out to be noth ; ing more tluui u puling, vermin-bitten boyHut nbovo all, it is1 discovered that nearly a century ago. by eolcnin treaty with Spain, England had ntfl^loned all right to interfere in nmt. ters toucliing thu Mosquitin country. And now, when the ridiculous nature of his pretensions lmvc become known, and ho finds I it no longer serviceable to roar, what docs this magnanimous J^ion propose to tfof Whv nothing more than to extend his paw cordially to Uncle Sum, say ninny fine things to the easy, ! good naturud old gentleman, about his boinj : a noble scion of an Anglo-saxon stock, compli j muntinghiin upon the wisdom of his free trade principles, and end by proposing to go shares In his great rnmil. TUi.ihan ovur boon tlie pol' icy of Britain, to trample upon the defenceless j to ingnu'ii mo miiv wmi vain Draggiuiocto, ; iiH'l to whrrdtc tho powerful. legislature o4' S. Carolisin. SEX ATE. 7'huusdav, Dec. 13. Senate mot pursuant to adjournment. Journal of yesterday Is proceedings read, i a v.:11 ?i?<i.- *? ? , \ inn in .1 mi inn j/.?; mi; Uilllbiur Ui ill! the papers appertaining to tho administration :A estates, from tlie Secretary of States olfioo in Charleston, lo tho Ordina| ry's office in Charleston, reoeived its j third reading; title changed to an act, and orclorod to the House. Mr. M tzyck, from tho special joint committee, appointed lo nominato suita; hie persons for President and /directors of the 15 >.nk of tho State, made a report f? i> ? t ?i-i- it . i vuuiniii^iiuiii^ 1*^1 1 I rMUVIll, J' l ilUKlill 11 Klmorc; nn<l for Directors, Thom s Lehre \V C. Dukes, Klisha Carson, W M Lawton, K R Shackelford, D C Webb, GeoRobertson, KCiddwell, Ci S Cameron, LGlover, 11 (J Stone and G II Steinmcv. er 'L'he report was ordered to lie on the table and to be printed, Senate? then proceeded to the general i order of the. day. After noting un ihc hills and reports on the Calendar, On motion of Mr. Portor the Senate proceeded io the special ordor of the day ?being the hill to provide for the approaching u.xpiralion of the clmitor ofjtnc hank of the State, . a w.tvi ?? ni^ vinuicu iu inc nuin, addressed tho .SVnate in oppo>-ition to the ! bill. | M\\ B. G. Alston followed in support ' of the b 11. i Mr. Folder followed in some forcible remarks, quoting extracts from the charter of tho bank, showing with whatoxtra| ordinary powers this hank was invested. | j no power to coin money, and then the ' power to buy landed estate and other : properly 10 any extent. These two powor.s were obliged to create a despotism j anywhere; but the worst featuro of it i was that the State of South Oa 'olina wils ?aorcdly bound by any exoev* of the issues of this bank, it gave her tho com pleto power to wield tho dostinyofth i : jStato, and it could not be denied that I - I, -11 i " Hue; nnu none so tor ycare past. After tho cloao of the gentleman s remarks, the dobite was adjourned until to-morrow. The Senate proaoeded to tho general orders of the day, and shortly afterwards adjourned. I (OU8E OF REPRESENTATIVES. I '1 }ift Hrtimrt mnt niiMimnl tf* ..?v? j/mioukiiv vv ftujuumi went. Mr. Yancey, from the committee on interna! improvement*, reported a bill to e^sam incorporate tho Chemw nud Darlington nulrond company, jfttv. .J. If. Rood, froty committee on ng ncuuure, reported n om lor tnc inspection of <V>ur in Charleston. Mr. Seabrok, from committee on privileges and elections, made report". On the subject of giving election of j I electors to the people; On the division of Pendleton district into two election di it riots; and On tho changing of tho tnrio IDr euuu ting tho votes ior certain district ofHoers i I J/r. C. M.-. Witlierspoon, from the ini; nority of the committee on privileges nnd ! elections, reported ft bill to give the election of Presidential electors to the people of this State. Mr. J. B. Perry, from committee oil in- | corporations, reported n bill to incorpor- , ate another bank in Columbia; also a fa- [ vorable report on tlio petition for rt newal I of the Charter of the Commercial Bank ' I of Columbia. Mr. Ashmore, from s(xoi;il committee lo examine into the private indebtedness j of the otTi.crs and directors of the bunk of the State reported that they had dis- ' charged their duty, and asked to be dis- | plinriforl frnm il ^ oAncwlnrntlnn Mr. Adams offered a resolution, diI reeling the President of the Senate and | the Speaker of the House to include the ! pay of the members of investigation in j their pay bills. I Afv. Memminger called for the special j order of the day; when I Mr. Richardson having the floor, ad I dressed the House at great length against 1 the hill. j 7/e was followed in able and imprcs- j j sive speech in favor of the bill by Mr. B. ; | K. Perry. We had taken copious notes , of the able argument, but arc com pulled j ' to defer publishing any abstract to-day. j Rlr. Jrby moved an adjournment of the i i debate until to-morrow at 1'2 o'clock. Mr. Mojmiingcr moved to amend by inserting to G 1-2 o'clock this evening. After some discussion Mr. lrby moved that the bill and all other papers relating to this subject bo indefinitely postponed. I A ....11 ?V ?1.~ I T ? I 1 1- ? ii VUI1 Ul tllU 11UU3U ? ?Vf1 UIUUICU, mom be i*s and absentee)* called up, when the yeas and nays vrevo taken, and Mr. Irby's motion carriea by a voto of i C'2 to GO. Mr. Memmingor immediately ofTered some resolutions declaring that, inasmuch as tho General Assembly had decided ! that it was inexpedient to reoharter the i bank of tho .State, the President be re j quirod to inform that body at its nextses; sion wliat steps had been taken to carry i out llio ilrcisioii. Mr. Adams ollerod a resolution declaring tlmt the Nesbcctt Iron works had j been mismanaged, and that tho contract I bo Dorfoctcd jis soon a.i noasihlo. i r" ?- '? After which the IIousc took a vccess > until half-past six o'clock. The evening session of Wednesday was devoted to the discussion of tlie hill for extcrnling tho corporate limits of Charleston, which passed on its second reading ny a voie ?i <u lo UU. Fiud ay, December 14, 1819. IN SENATE. Senate met pursuant to adjournment. ' Journal of yesterday's proceedings read. Several reports were received from tbc House and referred to their appropriate ! commit.!ies. A bill to alter anil amend the law in ' rclation'to the education of the deaf and ; diim, roceived its first rending, and referi red to the commiiteo on the co lege and ' education. A bill to alter and nmend the law in relation to the custody and care of derel i ict csuups nv ine uruinnry, wos read and ! referred to the committee on the iudiciaIry. A hill to require the commissioners of ; public buildings of tho soveral districts in this ?S't!ite to furnish tho sheriffs with tho boohs kopt by them in their offices, received its first reading, and referred to tho committee on roads and public buildings. m_ r?i-_i. -iv j ? - ? - Dii uim-.K uiim!(i several resolutions re ! quiring the 6'lerks of tho two houses to transfer cortain books and papers to tlio libraries of cert/iin societies in tho State. Mr A/oses offered a resolution that it ; bo referred to thn committo on t'te colj leije. to inquire into the expediency of 1 mnkinrr nn nnnmn^iolmn nf Ak 4\c\i\ ?? .... ?|>|>. /|/i utviwii */i vf )vvv w vir | ' courngn the writing of Southern school hook-.; said appropriation to bo placed at the disposal oi tho Governor, to bo by : him expended for that purpose, j Mr Witherapoon oflforod tho following VOW1 UVIWII. Roaolved) That the committeo appointed thft charges against tho ! bank hn required to furnish tho evidence of their information, mid that thoy K?va power to appoint nolerk rsocrotury. j On motion of Mr Buchanan, tho 8en nui proooeaen 10 tno special oraor tlio day?the bill to provide iorlho ?\ppioaeh ing expiration of tho bnnk charter?Mr i B having the floor; addressed tho Be rntc nt Rome length in opposttion to the bill, i nn.swcrin?r tho various objections thnt were made to the bnnk, nnd neftigning tho j rontons for his opposition to tho bill. Ifo i wftH replied to by Mr Withorspoon, who said lie did not, nt this Into Rtigo of the debate, propose to go inlo the discussion. He would merely nasign the reasons which shoul t Influence his vote on the ?W?I >? ?I , J L1 A. present occasion. Mr W wont on to say tlmt, ul the Inst session of the Loirislntim, ho was one who recorded his vote that it was inexpedient to recharto the bank, and the bill propose nothing more than to carry out the expressed declaration and wish of the Legislature. The main qxiestion, as he understood it, \va-; Is it pru dent now lb take stops to wind bank. 11, believed now was the tkSanM^^ after n period of thirty-fix years, t1fl| *"v"V' **????(? tluj nconlo^ its net.t profits?that it mnue moncy-^aJt^^^ a prudential measure, be thoug.it that tho present was tho most suitable tittle to go to work. As (o (he iiPglBloHirc being pledged for the contimvmce of the hunk, to preserve the public fait, ho begged to say that the Legislature wore, not bound to recharter it in lfi55. This cry of public faith w is an (?l eaptandum nrgumont. We had been told tint in the destruction oi ino nam:, tno currency ot the State would he deranged; and the history of the U S Bank was appealed to ns an argument. Now, said Afr W, what were the facts of the case? The U S Bank went down. Was the currency deranged? was money loss plenty? Did the private hanks conspire tomonplize the entire ImainCaa of flip i*niinkr\?9 1 n?. tlm ings of (he present system of tho subtreafiurv answer tin?question, and settle the matter, So with this bank, I'e did not believe that the currency of the State would be deranged by the abolition of the institution. Mr W concluded his remarks by saying that he did not intend to make n speceh. Ho desirecl only to explain tho reasons which should Influence his vote. Mr Feldersaid ho would begin whore he had suspended hU remarks of yesterday. Tho Senator noticed tho constitutional argument. Ho contended that the present charter of the bank was a plain violation of the constitution. He noticed tho bank debt: there was a difference between the annual report of tho President and the report of the committee. The annual re port stnteil the debt to<bo $480,000? the conunUtee $400,000. jHie tiPlation in tho two reports, ho continued, proved that you never can ascertain the true condition of the monster. Tn calculation of figures, the financier will always cheat you. We will not attempt to follow the goutloman through| out lm remarks. i an./. r...ti.?.. ?1.1 1 i.~ i iiu PJUiKibv: H?n iuimu i iiUUIU^CU UV i ^/ossrs Cannon and JVosns in opposition 1 to the bill. On motion of Mr Moses, the debate i was postponed until to-morrow, .and ftiadc ! the spocial order of the day for 12 m. After transact rig isotne other business, i the Senate adjourned. ; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ! Tho 7/ouso met pursuant >o ndjourninont. I Mr lirownlee asked leave to record his ! vote on the question to postponn the consideration of tho bank question, which beI ing granted, he recorded in the rega I HVtft Sundry Litis and reports from tho Senate were read and referred. J/VB Y Martin, from committee onin! corporuticr, to whom was referred a hill to incorporate another hanl* in Columbia, report >J and recommended that the bill j do pass, with slight amendments. Also, on the petitions to ammcnd and renew Charter to St Peter's church, i Charleston. Mr Sullivan, from the committee q;j ! judiciary, reported a bill to require sheriffs to make returns of the prisoners ip j their custody, and on othor subjects. Mr /'roston ofiorcd a resolution to the <v.? a . r\ 1?-- j n I \ im v uiiiv mi" uuiiui1ii iiiki o?i licjtors of tlio Northern and Western Ciri cults bo appointed n commission to investigate into the condition of the Neabitt IronvvQik's debt, as we'.! as the c clinic rnl securities theyefor, and report nt the next session of the General Assembly. MrTownes objected to this resolution | inasmuch as the reports of the investiira j ting committee and of the President of ! (ho bank gave them all the light that , could be given on that subject, //e did not see the necessity of appointing three i agencies fn have reported to that body i the same thing over and over again. Mr Preston said that he only proposed I A|.! 1 . _ r ? ? - iins iiivKie oi investigation ns a mcnns ot elucidating these matters, whic i seem to a hnive agitated the public mind. * Mr U Y Jlfartin did not understand this movement. 2'ho //otisc had just receivod full and compreho '?ive reports from a spcciul committee appointed l>y th?t hofly, and were responsible to them. Tfe thought it was treating that commit i ?o?? win* uiei-<Mmi>"t. ,iiijDOjni anojiicr light upon the ncels of their Mj^d comprehensive report. Uv Preston disclaimed nny intent i&r. of disrcpect to the committe. Every one must know that lie wan satisfied wj(di tlicjr report, but the public mind IJi-j colleague hnd offered resolution | not hocn properly to tomSflKBStt , tation from tho name find ; citizens of t)ie State. ^SaLae' I Jfi Owens opposed the rcs^^B^ll i ^ 1