Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, June 09, 1849, Image 4
POETRY.
/'Vow the C/iarlalon Mercury.
COL. r. M. BtTTLKR.
"Give us a place in tliopicture, near tlio flash"
ing of tlio gun*" [ButlerThe
(load! the dead! thecitvof the don<V
Come go with me into its silent hall,
And s?"o how lowly lies the hero's head,
Who spriuig to arms upon his country's call;
Who battling arnon^ warriors met his full,
AikI in the "picture," too a foremost stand,
W.here "flashing guns" bclch'd forth the
vengefurVmll;
lie found a grave within a foreign land,
While leading on, to famr, the brave Palmetto
Band.
Tho dead! the dead! the city of the dead,
How throng'd thy gates were, 011 thnt fatal
day,
"When, for her loved one?, Carolina shed
Tonrs, hot and fast, as only mothers may;
But there are tears more scalding still than
they
In torrents from the widow's heart they wreak:
Oh! who the mounful scene can well portray
When fioldii, s to her home his corpse did take
Some other pen will write?I may not, dure not,
UpOttK.
A nation moum'd him, ns u nation ought,
A nation bless'd him, as a nation might,
And proud to tell the battles lie lind fought,
Rccords his deeds in words of living 11<?M
- o
Tint those unborn when e'er -they catch the
Of Butler's monument, erected high, [night,
Should learn from thence, that they in deadly
fight,
Where honor calls, they've but to "do or die;"
To meet the advancing foe, aiul ever scorn to
flyJ.
D.
Walnut Hill, Ashcpoo, May 23, 1811).
A ?R Ictf]liTIIRAL.'"
??? a*?
DEEPENING THE SOIL.
It must be evident (o every one that
(he deeper the soil is, tlie greater and
more permanent will be its productive
powers. In England, gardners, who
follow the business professionally, usually
ameliorate the soils tlicy cultivate: increasing
the depth of the vegetable
mould by bringing each year a portion of
the subsoil to the surface, until by this
process they have secured a medium of
sufficient depth and richness to insure
success in the cultivation of the various
n1nn?c -1~- J- -< " '
, ?. nivyii mi.-. uciiiuiiuH oi nie luxurious
nobility, or the humbler wants of
i (h7^0-Q!a?ae3, render it profitable for
t1lcm/Pr?duce. N<^garden is there
J?ss than two spitsSdeep. This is
Vcted in the following way: The
Spademan commences by digging a trench
/ across one end of the bed, Hie depth of
which is equal to the length of the spade
blade, and throws the dijt out from the
linrl Tin dim s- - 1
Uvvi. A.u . ... I. IVIIlilllCIIUUp llgillll, 1111(1
passes along in the samo manner, throwing
the dirt from the bottom of the
trench on the top of that thrown out first.
The upper, or superior "spit" of the second
digging, is thrown into the bottom
of the first, and covered with the lower or
inferior stratum; thus completely revers\
intr the strata throughout wn?"
depth of the soil is to be increased, tlic
depth onhj^^D<y }8 ^T^entcd,
11V.a ji larger portion brought to the surface,
generally not more than half an inch
of virgin soil in one year. This, by being
exposed to the fructifying action of the
atmosphere, and other agent", soon acquires
richness and presents the characteristics,
and developes the qualities of
garden mould, or soil that has been enriched
by long and judicious tillage, or
manure.
The ameliorating effects of atmospheric
nir on soils is very apparent. Sand or
V r ?i- - 1 -
wmcit ironi me Douom ol wells,
[\ though for some years sterile and unprof,
\ ductive, finally becomes imbued with vegetative
energies, and produces, with the
assistance of mamire, excellent crops of
vegetables and grains. By plowing a
f# little deeper every time tho soil is turned,
and thus bringing a fresh portion of the
earth to the surface, ,^ c vegetable medium
will be gradually i"cr eased, and a
deep, rich, pulverulent, and highly productive
soil will bo secured, in which
plants will thrive vigorously, uninjured
by those sudden and \mfavorable atmospheric
changes which so frequently prove
fatal to crops in a thinner soil.
In the cultivation of top rooted vegetables,
such as carrots, beets, and parsnips,
this process is highly important;
nnu beneficial. Where the soil has but/
atthi depth, and in wru]er!?sd by a stratum
1*1 jj>f hard gravel, or close impervious clay,
' downward extension of the roots is
Jarrested, and the lateral development iujcreasod,
rendering the form short and
/ dumpy, and requiring an increase of surwithout
affording the remuneration
ipt propornonauiy increaBccI amount of
t crop.
Later fftom 8t. Dom^soo.?By the
* arrival, yesterday mornjjjg, of the big
i ^tana, Captain Mollersojior, from Goni
St. Domingo, we hrtve advices to
i m th instant, Information had reachlonaives,
that President Qploucjue
/returned to Port an PHneo with the
' l-i~
m mumi oi uis itrmy, ana ima issued A
Silamntion. lie had lost 6,000 men
J( Milled, wounded, and prisoners.
f iTlie markets, at the time tho P. left.,
Ire very dull.?JV. Y. lUrald.
juscellaneoi/S.
* ?-?I J ?'Ar$
MR. BENTON'S APPEAL.
To the Peoj)lc of Missouri.
The General Assembly of our State, at
its late session, adopted certain resolutions
on t-lie subject of slavery, and gave mo
instructions to obey them. From this
I /'nmmntul T nnnnnl it\ 4lw? nnAnln aP
* w VilV Vi lUlO"
souri?the whole body of tho people?
and if they confirm the instructions, I
shall give them an opportunity to find a
Senator to carry their will into effect, as
I cannot do anything to dissolve this Union,
or to array one-half of it against the
other.
I do not admit a dissolution of the Union
to be a remedy, to be prescribed by
statesmen for the diseases of tlie body
politic, any more than I admit death, or
oueuif, 10 oc u remedy, to be prescribed
by physicians for the diseases of the body.
Cure, and not kill, is the only remedy
which my mind can contemplate in
either case.
I think it probable, from what I ob;
serve that there are many citizens-?good
friends to the harmony and stability of
' the Union?who do not see the Missouri
incfl-nptlnno xl
...... uwviuna IIUU IIIV11 IIH!
houn address, in the same light that 1
sec it, arid in the light in which it is seen
by others who best understand it. For
the information of such citizens and to let
i them see the next step in this movement,
and where it is intended to end. I herewith
subjoin a copy of the accomac resolutions
lately adopted in that county of
1 Virginia, and fullv endorser! lw
, mond Enquiror, as tho voicc of the South.
I do not produce these resolutions for the
purpose of arraigning them ; on the contrary
I sec something in them to admire
as being bold and open, and to the true
interpretation and legitimate consequence
of the Calhoun movement. T consider the
Calhoun address, and its oftspring, the
Missouri instructions, ns fundamentally
I.,.* ? 1
?i?MK t uuv hi iiiiuau wiiu i/iiiiiK mom
right, the Accomnc resolutions are also
right, and sho-'d be immediately imitated
by similar resolutions in Missouri. I
produce them to enable the people of Missouri
to see whnt.it is to which their Legislature
would commit the State, and
whnt it is they have instructed me to do. j
1 appeal from these instructions to the |
people of Missouri?the whole body of
the people?and indue time will give my
reasons for doing so. Tt is a questionabove
party and goes to tho whole people.
In that point of view the Accomnc
resolutions present it?and present it truly
; and T shall do the same. I shall abide
the decision of the whole people, and
nothing less. Respectfully,
Thomas JI. 13entox.
St. Louis, May 9, 1819.
The Appeal of Senator Benton, which
we publish to day, caps the climax of his
political vagaries, lie has boldly taken
ground against his own section, and staked
his seat in the Senate upon the issue
between himself and the constituents
whom he lias insiilfprl nn/l mici-nm-ion"
ted. Erratic ns his course has been, (his
"last act confirms the suspicion we have
for some time entertained, thatjhe designo(Uo
follow the footsteps of Fremont, in
tSe^ffi^JlJ^ming the magnate^**
California. 0
lie ever has been one of those who
would "rather reign in hell than serve in
heaven." and the tnnn nf thSa nmlnni!,
is so well suited to the latitude of California.
that he may desire the honor* of
martyrdom at home as his best introduction
there.
No other supposition can explain his i
coui"se, unless we charitably conclude
that the man is mad.
ii Missouri docs not indignantly repudiate
him after this, she certainly cannot
claim any Southern affinities hereafter.?
Columbia Telegraph.
Tremendous Fire in China.?News
has reached Canton of a great fire at
Kwai-law, the capital of the Kwance province.
It is said that upwards of 4,000
houses and shops have been destroyed,
including tin. Ya-mum, or offices of the
I Vicorov. Afnmr nr>n?Aln limm
? - j . ?j j/vv^lV HUT V> |JL3I ' J
China Mail, Feb. 8.
The Niitionnl Division, Sons of Temperance,
adjourned at Cincinnati o,n Friday
last, after a session of four days. M.
rtW. P. Cury presided. Twenty States
Mud two of the British Provinces were represented.
The Gazette says:
Among the alterations made in the
general plan of the Order, was tho putting
down of the minimum weekly benefits
to be allowed in case of the sickness
of a member from $3 to $1 ; and further,
the granting of power to subordinate Divisions,
by n. two-thirds' vote, to abolish
the "benefit feature" entirely.
Grand Divisions wero empowered to
thcgenerol superintendence of the Cadets
of Tcmpernnce and kindred youthful or
uurs, receive uuur reports and direct thoir
movements. ?
Tho minimum of weekly dues for subordinate
Divisions was put down from 0
1-4 to 5c.
Subordinate Divisions were' granted
the pow^'f to ox pel a member for voting
in any way, directly or indirectly, td#ippovttbe
traffic in intoxicating liquors.
j ne ntuno of tl\o National Division was |
cbnngcd fygto. National Assombly of tho
0^ % * v?
United States, to^ National DivU.^i ^f
North America.
The next annual meeting will beheld i/>
Boston, on the second Tuesday of May,
1850. ?
INDIAN DErKEDATjONS IN TEXAS*
Tho Brownsville Flag of the 10th,
contains accounts of further Indian depredations.'
It says that on the 10th an
express arrived from Palo Alto, announcing
that a numerous and formidable
band of Indians had just made a descent
un inui pmoc-finu nacr already committed
act3 of savage barbarity. The stage from
Point Isabel had been intercepted, and
the proprietor, Mr. Bangs, nnd Mr. Lornbardo,
a passenger, weip taken prisoners.
These gentlemen aftenvavds escaped from
their captors, but were reduced to a state
of nudity. A tmin of transport wagons
had also been captured, between Brownsville
and Point Isabel,-'containing much
valuable merchandise.
Such of the citizens of Brownsville as
were able to procure horses speedily repaired
thither, but their numbers were
too ?!tuiJ1 to do more than defend the
settlement of Maj. Taylor.?Pursuit was
impracticable. The commandant at Fort
Brown, Col. Morris, despatched in wag
ons soma thirty infantry?all his disposable
force?but their progre i was too
lardy to avail any thing against a wily
and well-mounted foe. There were no
mounted men in the garrison. Before
the arrival of this force the Indians had
retired; not, however, before they had
perpetrated ??;veral acts of great barbarity.
Among those who were slain was
Doreteo Zamora, who had iustbeen elec
led, under the treaty, to bccomc an Anioncan
citizen. of his sons was
killed at the same 'ime, another badly
wounded, and his daughter, about 14
years old, was carried into captiviiy. At
the rancho Santa Olaya two men were
killed and a woman and two children taken
captive- From the rancho de los
fmlirw Mvo Win .. *1? ?S*~ ? *
11 umVJJ, mu WHO U1 \_/UJ>l.
Benj. Willacy, Ins,brother and sister-inlaw
-were carried off captives. The mother
of Mrs. Willscy, persisted in following
l\er children, and did so for some distance,
regardless of tho menaces of the savager.
When she continued fo follow, tho Indians
seized her, tied her hands behind
her, pierced her Avith their lances and arrows
and left her for dead. She, how1
1 ? "I* * *
v;>ui, ivnuiiuu u nuignuoniig rone no, nnu
is now, it is said, a maniac.
The destruction ol" the property on the
loft bank of the river has been great.
Seventy horses were lost by one man.
Tho civil authorities of Brownsvillo
called on Gen. Avalos, the military commandant
nt Matamoras. A few hours
after the call the Mexican cavalry, well
equipped, were waiting on tho bank of
the river for the military commandant on
our si(!r? tn annplinn ni-Aoo!.i/.
WW V....wv?vu UllVW VIVOCIU^, tiuu
remained there several hours. But the
American commandant declined any interference
in the matter, thus placing it
beyond the power of the civil authorities
to accept the use of the cavalry. Gen.
Avalos promptly sent his cavalry to different
pnint'T p*""Vifl Mnrirnn side of the
dcp\'ccU^^^ commit,**Aion
that side. .
A petition to Gen. Taylor is bcingTHv.
culatcd in the valley of the Rio Grando,
asking for protection from the Indiana.
The petition requests, especially, that
mounted men he sent to that frontier.
MAKING LIGHT OF IT.
Our friends in New-Orlenns. nro wnn
derful practical philosophers, and preserve
their spirits most remarkably under
adverse ^ivcumstances. One would suppose,
thfit an inundation which converted
tho streets into tho bods of temporary
ponds, and threatened the destruction of
great portion of the city, would scarcely
be made a jesting matter, yet in the Delta J
we find the following ludicrous commu- I
liicmlon, evidently intended to ridicule
some of the authorities?making n joko
of the vhole affiiir.? Telegraph.
Grand Combination Crevasse
Conccrt!
_ *
UND'iF TUB MANAGKMKNT OF CAPT. IlKNDF.lt.
.W;
The fathers of the citv have the honor
of informing their gullible constituents,
tflht they intend giving a Grand Jubileo
Concert this evening, the 15th instant, on
a dry spot, in the Second Ward, (if such
can ho selected.) All of the contractors
and city officials have kindly volunteered
their services, for a consideration.
Big Fiddle, His Honor the * * *
Little Fiddles, Their Hon'rs tho Aldorinon.
Part First.
A dissertation on the advantages of
doing nothing.
Song?"I'm Afloat, I'm Afloat," by tho
Audience.
Song?By tho Contractors, "Flow on
thou Shlhing Kiver." In which
_ iL i l MI * - -
wiuy wm oe nsmsled by the Hurveyors,
who will give tho California
Polka! witli variations.
Jnlcrmixsion of fifteen minutes to JJtynk,
Part Second.
Song^?Bv tho Carrollton Delegation,
".lolly Beggam."
flniw Vixr uw tn
o "J * ? ??? luiimi ljWMi y, V ilu- I
V -j - i%"
PS*'' 4
* f*r
... %
f my Crack Corn, I don't Care." . ^
Song?By the Planters, "A Wet Sheet
nnd a flowing Sea."
Song?By the Creoles of the First, 'Home
Sweet Home."
Song?By the Second Warders, "Some
Love to Roam."
cong?uy property Uwners, "The tie is
rent that binds our heart." It is
expected this will be given with
Srent feeling, on the key of five
ats to one sharp.
Song?"Oh the Buccaneers," by the City
Fathers. Choru9 by the Contractors.
Song?By the Audience, and respectfully
dedicated to their Honors, who
supply us with water.
The whole to conclude with the celebrated
song,
"Of all the brave birds that over I see,
Tilrt Owl isi fiiirocl ii> KUtli "
~ ~WV?. ...5" ^
JC-3?" Performances commence at 80clock,
and the proceeds of the Concert
to be applied towards supplying the city
with brandy to keep off the cholera.
o
REMEDY FOR CHOLERA.
The british Ambassador at Vienna,
Lord Ponsonby, in a letter to hi j brother,
the Bishop of Derry, states, that to lfis
knowledge, dissolved camphor provgd to
be a certain cure for cholera, both at
Paris and in Germany, and if taken in
4l?v^ n ?* * 1 1
uinv) uiu uum is geiieruuy cuccccu dcforo
it is possible to procurc a physician
?that is, in less than an hour.
The Construction put upon tho
Proceedings of the Convention
by the Abolionist Organ.
The National JCra, the Abolition Or
gan at Washington, gives an abstract of
the proceedings of our Convention, and
among other comments upon them, makes
the following complimentary ones?inferring
that we arc only "whistling to keep
our courage up." like boys in a churchyard.
Bittorly may it rue hereafter its own
lilinrl fiindi.lon, r-11 V? jB- .1
.U..OVIV13H1 mm !?.> Vt >Tutill lb KlIIU'
that in this movomcnt tho people arc
ahead of the politicians. Tho Era says
of the Resolutions adopted :?
"We sec nothing very fearful in this
demonstration. The resolutions are such
as have frequently been passed in the
South. They propose no immediate action.
hut threatt>n. Tim fliwnf will nnt
be carried out, should tho condition arise
contemplated in tho resolutions?and,
for the best of all reasons; those who
make it will find themselves powerless."
ABOLITION DOCUMENTS.
Wu arc informed by several Post Masters
ia this District, that almost every
mail which arrives contains a number of
A 1- - - 1 ' -----
I ^vpoiuion uocuments, directed to individuals
residing in tho vicinity of the Post
! Ofticc. "We should like to be informed
j how the Abolition fionds obtain the names
I and offices of persons in this section of
country. Is it possible that there nre
emissaries of those blnckhcnrtcd villajp^-j
travelling through our State, andjjMfj^h.
ing such information?^-^;^ "sureiy
see in to bo^h^<^{g^ for it can scarcely
b? ^?^9$8cd that we have any one livinff
- IT O
midst who could be so base as to
be guilty of so infamous a crime.?Greenville
Mountaineer.
FROM YUCATAN.
By an arrival, we have advices from
Yucatan, which represent that a severe
battle had taken place between the indi
] !i_,1 * ' 4
mi? hiiu tuiiveu juexioan nna American
troops near Uicntor. The Yucatecoes
were repulsed, losing three hundred in
killed and wounded.
Guatemalan affairs are greatly disturbed.
Hcrrera is threatening an invasion.
The Indians continue in a dissatisfied
slate, and fears arc entertained of n simultaneous
rising among them, and a massacree
of the white inhabitants.
I.''/.- , ' .
Down uroN 'em uke a thousand of
Bhiok.?This phraso had its origin at
Thinker Hill, soon after tho great battle,
at least so says the General. It sce:ns
tho General's father buried his tools in
the cellar of his house in Oharlestovn,
before the British burned that place, ai.il <
soino weeks after the great battle, tho \
old man and one Colonel Wood came into i
mo wwii u> huu wimi iney couia discovor
among the ruins. But as they crosscd
Chariestown Ncck, they \rore kccu by a 1
British officer stationed in the floating <
battery, then lying in Myotic river, ana
presently they were entertained by a shot 3
from one of the guns, wV ;ch burried it- 1
self in the earth near bythem. Of course .
they took to their h?#$? ?ind run for life. ]
On the Ncck was tlffch standing a brick 1
chimney, the hougg to which it belonged
having been burnCU down, and to this <
chimney they betook themselves for safe- ]
ty, but no sooner had they cot behind it, j
than another shot striking tho top of it, 1
rattled down 6n the General; father al- i
ways exffressod it,tf'a thousand of brick c
on to us. . 2L.<v< ^ h
The story spread, and in time 'down
upon 'em like a thousand of brick' came a
10 do a popular adage, though' it,s origin t
is probably not known by one in ten !
thousand who u?c it.?N. Spirit,
jh **
Letters
^raniliiiK'??tho Post Office nt PickenB C*
> barter ending 31st March, 1849, wliich if
pot ?kn out Within throo months will be sent
totho>vt.Qfl\ce Department os dead letters.
Isaac Atiu^on Vm, Hamilton,
Alston Be?,Tj Mrs. Mnvy 0. Holland,
Mnry Caponi Henry Johns,
Richard Cotthj Daniel Moody,
Thomas Carder* Henry Mortonji'
Maxwell Chostain, Daniel McKiimoy,
Richard Dodson, J Mrs. Aim Perry,
Jacob Jillenburg, I Jabol P. "Parks,
Jolui Garret, I Mrs. Mary Rogers,
JessoHUnnicutt, l^inl See.
p. Alexander, p. m.
Way 18, 1849. 1 ' 8t.
SOUTH CAROl'LINA.
IN TIIE COMMOM
PICKENS DISTRICT.
Henry v^hitmire, ) Doc. in Attachment,
vs. [ E. M. Keith
Jolyi Bishop. ) Pl'ffs Att'yToo
Plaintiff having this day filed his
declaration in my office, and the defendant
having neither wife nor attorney
known to be in this State,?On motion;
It is ordered, that the defendant do appear,
and-pload or demur to the said declaration,
within a year a? <1 a day from
this date, or Judgment will be entered by
1 _ /? i'
ueiauio.
W. L. KEITH, c. c. p.
Clerk's Office, ??)
May 10,1840. J 1 ly
Executive Departtuent.
Charleston, April 19,1849.
THE party claiming a requsition on the
Governor of any State, should transmit
the following papers: Affidavit before a
Magistrate, setting forth the facts of the
ciise; the Magistrate's warrant for the apprehension
ol the fugitive; certificate of
the Clerk of the Court that is a
Magistrate; and certificate of one of the
J udges that is a Clerk of the Court.
By order of the Governor.
11 M1 1 XT A WO w ?
l,. j,. iiAim, .axccuiive CJCO'ry.
May 18,1849. 1 3w.
jX&jr Every paper in the State will copy
three times.
Executive Department.
CnAMJMTOH, April 10, 1840.
EVERY application for pardon should
be accompanied by a copy of the Indictment,
the Verdict of the Jury, the Sentence
and Report of the presiding Judge,
and the opinion of the Court of Appeals,
whon the case has been carried to that
tribunal.
By order of the Governor.
B. T. WATTS, Executive Scc'ry.
May 18, 1849. 1 3w.
gpg" Every paper in the State will copy
three times.
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