Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, September 01, 1849, Image 2
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[/'Vom the Carolinian.]
T*ic Democracy ol* New
YorU.
TKo AVliior nrpusps of t.ho flontli. far *lir?
past few weeks, have been revelling in
the luxuiy of an opportunity to denounce
the Democratic party nt the North. Coalition?coalition
of the Buffalo platform?
has been announced as the result of the
??*.w vvu fvuiiuai */* uiu nt ivuiiii;,
Now York; but we rejoice to say they
nrc disappointed. The main body of the
Democratic party of New York have resolved
to adopt no platform but tlie ancient
one of the nartv. embodied in the
resolutions of tlic Baltimore 6Yonv ntion.
These resolutions hold to the doctrine
of non-intervention?denying the right of
Conorres.s to legislate on slavery, leuvmcr
Iho subject whore it rightfully belongs, in
the hands of the peoplftwirhcn organizing
u State Government. Wc are glad there
has been no coalition , it increases our faith
in the republican principles of the groat
Democratic party, and gives us an earnest
that it is alone by the consolidation of this
party the South will be secured against
legislative aggression.
If the true exponents of Democratic
principlOvS unite upon the safo ground of
non-intervention, they will leave the
Whigs of the North and Free toilers to
Imt the air in impotent rage at the fail
urc 01 ineir attempts to create sectional
strife.
We will endeavor to make up a correct
abstract of the proceedings of the two
conventions.
The Free Soil Convention passed the
following resolutions, and sent them to the
Hunker Convention:
"Itcsolvcd, That the views of this convention
on this subject are us follows:
"1. It is not questioned or disputed
that Congross has the power over slavery
it* the District of Columbia.
Z. It is not questioned or disputed
that Congress docs not possess the power
ovor slavery in the United ^States.
"3. The power of 6'ongress ovor slavery
in the territories of the United States
is questioned ; this convention holds that
the Federal Government possess the leg
is.in*ivo power over shivery in tjic tovritorics,
and ought to exorcise it, so as to prevent
the existence of slavery there."
Aftor tho reception of these by the
Hunkers, and a protracted discussion,
that body sent back the following to be
appended tfl^je above:
"4. Resolved, Although such arc the
opinions we entertain upon this important
question, and which we feel it to be a conscientious
duty to main^jin to the utmost,
linlnua n/1 ittini-fi.trt niwl tin
uutv^a vwiif yJi turii iiijuouuv miu miconstitutionality,
wc have never sought to
impose them on others, still less havo we
mado an acquiescence in our views oC.thc
subject a controlling test in ?n election, as
has been unjustly charged upon us. The
annals of our party proceedings may safely
be challenged for the proof that such
test has been advocated by us. Wc havo
neither mado such a test, nor will wc submit
to it when made by others ; nor can
tho Democratic masses of the State be
induced to sustain those who do either.
"Tn t.hn miirit. nnrJ saiisa of fl>r> TT?i<?n
"J w* v
resolution, above set forth, we have subnutted
to your committee the foregoing
modification of the last resolution of your
convention, and if your committee shall
agree with us in that proposition, we will
reoommcud it for adoption to our convention."
This was rejected by the Froe Soilcrs,
and the following resolutions were sent to
the Hunker's Convention:
"Jtcsolvcd, We cannot accept the prop
osition of the convention sitting at the
Presbyterian church, to unite upon the
grounds suggested by them.
"Resolved, Wo respectfully request the
opinion of that convention as to the pow?>r
of Congress in prohibiting slavery in
the territories."
Both of these resolutions were laid on
tho table, and the following adopted by
the Hunkers:
".Resolved, That the power vested in
Congress in regard to this subject is a
controverted question among the Democrats,
and we will leave everv man to the
enjoymont of liis own opinion upon the
subject."
The Frcj >S'oil Convention rejected this,
passing a resolution to the following effect
:
"That vrtt Cannot accept tho proposition
of the committee of the convention assembled
at the Presbyterian church, to
unite upon the grounds which they propose
to rocommend their convention, viz:
that Congress has no r>ower in the State
whore slavory exists; that Congress h:is
power over slavery in the District of Columbia
; that wo believe the people of the
North arc opposed to its introduction into
territories now free; but we will not
make it i party test, or add it to our political
platform."
They thon sent a communication to the
HuUkere, transmitting u series of resolutions
in substance as, follows:
"We do approve of the recent resolutions
adopted by the Hunkors, so far a*
expressed in opposition to the extension oi
slavery; but we cannot adopt them as a
free exnression ofonifrirui An that suhip^f
8atis6cd that there is such on agreement
in favor of the principles of human free
dom aa demands the reunion of the D?mocrU/tj
of New York, it in proposed tc
unite in one body, making ft single organization
throughout the State, and recommending
the support of the single State
uckoi ior election, una transact buuii uiiiui
business as may come before them."
The Hunkers then passed the following
resolution:
"Resolved, That this convention decline
concurring in these resolutions, and that
j the president communioato this to tho
Free Soilors, and inform them that we
will adjourn sine die unless they will make
further communication."
At their next sitting they adjourned
sine die, without yielding the principles of
/A..
; w>* .y.
At the last sitting of the Free Soil Coni
vontion a communication was received
, from the Hunkers, staling that they had
I 110 further business to communicate. In
i consequence of the above, the )'iambumi
era now consider themselves severed from
; the Hunkers forever.
j "So much for the "disgusting coalition'"
j on "the Buffalo platform." IIouo* to the
. true Democracy of the Empiro State for
their firmness in dinging to those princlI
pies which have led them through many
I u political storm to victory. Tho Free
j Soil taction have received a rebuke which,
wo trust, will not ho lost upon them, j
1 They have now no resource left but to go
over hodv and pouI to l lu?. Whiff nnrtv of
: f he State, and aid in defeating the friends ;
| of constitutional piinoiples. Will the Whig \
i papers of the South have the candor to !
acknowledge that there is a largo body j
of the genuine Democracy who have re- '
: pudiated the Free Soil doctrines, even at
tlie imminent iisk?almost certainty?of
, the defeat of the party ? We shall see.
| kfiowise oouhiek;
I Saturday, Sept. S, SS-AO. !
i WitK a view of accommodating our Hub'
I
scribcrn who live at a distance, the following
gentlemen aro authorized and requested to ;
act as agents in receiving mid forwarding Subscription*
to tho Kkowcc Courier, viz:
Maj. \V. H. Ouibuam, at West Union. j
Edward IIuohe?, Esq., " Horse Hhoe.
E. P. Vr.knen. E:,a.. " llachelor'H Retreat
M: F Mirrniii.l. Esq.. " Piekensville.
J. E. IlAooon, " Twelve Mile.
T. J. Wedb, for Andoraon District.
Wo would call attention to tho approaching
Celebration of the Sons of Temperance, which
j takcft placo in this Village on tho 12th inst.
, No pains will bo spared to make the occasion interesting
ami benetkial. Able speakers are ox
peetcd, who have nover been heard hero, and
tho Anderson Brru t Band will lend enchantment
by tlnyr dolighU'ul music. And wo are
, creditably informed that Prof. Wagstafk has
I composed a piece specially for this Colobra|
tion, and has callcd it "Tho Grand March of tho
j Bona of Tomporanco of Pickens Divisionbo
j that, to say the least, wo will have something
I new in tho music line; and those who know tho
j Professor will he satisfied that it will be wortli,
i hearing. A Banner is to be presented to tho
| Division by the Ladies; and wo hftvo no doubt
| that the Celebration will prove n grand jubilee
for the Temperance cause. For further particulars
wc refer our reader* to our advertising
columns.
THE NEW BERK V SJiNTINEL.
Wc congratulate the citizen* of Newberry
District, on their prospect of having a Newa"
mncr Dublislied at their countv sent.
Mr. Jaa. 1L Giles proposes to publish a weekly
political journal in the Village of Ncwl>erry,
upon a super-royal shoot, at $2 per annum,
with the above title; to commence as soon an
sufficient encouragement is given to the enterprise
by subscriptions. The good people of
Newberry will nuiely not allow no favorable
an opportunity, to establish u j.rcsa of tboir
own, to pns8 unimproved; and wo rucoinmend
our cntoprising friend of the quill to go on
issue tho Sentinel, and depend upon it, tbe
liberal and patriotic people of Hie District will
sustain it. We wish the Sentinel great aucCOSfl.
CHANGE OF PUBLICATION DAY.
Tlio Palmetto Slate Banner lias changed (ho
publication day to Thursday from Tuesday, for
. thepurjMno of meeting the convenience ofita
patrons by giving thcin two dnyH, later intelligence,
and enabling them to rcceive the paper
earlier after its publication than heretofore.
COMMENDABLE.
"We learn from our exchanges that Father
Matthew, the jjreat A pontic of Temperance, baa
1 signally offended the Abolitiooiata, by refusing
| to join in certain excrcineH at Worcester, Mans.,
i commemorative of the liberation of the blacks
Iof tho Ikiti.-ih Weet Indio.s. Mr. Garrison, the
Chairman of the commit too of invitation, waited
on him in Boston, and endeavored to elicit
I from him an avowal of sympathy with the
| aoti-?lavery fiumticn of tho North. 'Hie n??
j ?wer returned by Father Matthew, a9 reported
i Dy tno Uharrman himself, tviu in the following
j langvagc: "I havo 08 much a* can I de to
; Have iriuu from the slavery of intciupcrance,
j without attempting tho overthrow of any oth*
; cr kind of slavery. Beside*, it would not bo
jn opef for nio to commit myself on a question
I like this, under present circumstances. I am a
Catholic priost; but, boinghcro to promoto tho
causo of Temperance, I should not be justifiod
in lnfniiir* nuirla fw\n^ mtf inl?-tiiA?
vuj.un^ itnuiVMViu j?ijr miontun, IU1 IMU JHlfpone
of viWrrvirig the causo of Catuolicimn."
Now, we do not pretond t know whether
, j & change hru comc over t)io 7io\ys of Father
"' myj i , 'i 1 i"*irry
Matthew, or what his pre>ont feelings, on the
subject of slavery, are: but the course of nouiatcrfercnce
which he has t?keu is certainly
wisto and commonduble.
CHANGES IN BRITISH OFFICE U.S.
Tho Kingston (Jamaica,) Journal of 23 July,
states that Sir Charles Gray is to *uccced Lord
Elgin as Governor of Canada, and that Lord
Hnrris is to l>c the now Governor of Jamaica,
Lord Sligo succeeding him in tho government
of Trinidad. It is thought tluit thin will produce
a chango in the conduct of tho majority of
of the Jamaica Assembly.
MR. CLIFFORD.
The charge made against this gentleman, as
Minister to Mcxico, for having refused to procure
the release of some American soldiers
imprisoned at Jalapa, turns out to bo false, as
wp loam lrom tlic following, taken from the |
Bultimore Sim:
"The American prisoners at Jala pa,
Mexico arc said to be deserters from the
army, and so reported by Gen. Worth, !
and were imprisoned for outrages committed
against the JAcxican laws. Of
course then no blame attaches to Mr
Clifford for not interfcrring in their boUr,lf
??
mui.
CAPT. JiEE AND PAST MIDSHIPMAN
WAKLEY.
The Pendleton Mcnscngcr of last week con
tains an interesting account of the proceedings
of a meeting and dinner given in compliment
of our countrymen, Capt. Boo and Past Mid
fliipmon Warloy, at the Pendleton Hotel on
the 17tli ult. It affords us no ordinary gratification
to witness tliownrni reception, these
j gallant young men, after a long ahsanco and
hard service ill the cause of their country, have
mot on their return to their homes and the
friends of their infancy.
f!nnt Hi?fi U'iim n rrriiiliinfii nf \\rn* 1 P-unl n?.l I
" o "? * """ ?""> !
joined the U. 8. Army under Ocn. Taylor just
before tho Mcxican war broke out, aiul took
an active part in all the brilliant engagements
between the taking of Vera Cruz and the fall '
of the city of Mexico, lie was in eight pitched |
battles, aftd was promoted by Gencrala Taylor
and Scott.
j Past Midshipman Warley, of tho United
i estate:* navv. iuih oaen in the scnice from bin I
youth, and during the war with Mexico, was
on the Pacific coast in a government vckbcI>
commanded by Capt. Shubrick. And although
the Bailor'a
"?march is on the mountain wave
lli? home L? on the deep,"
ho was solectod by liia commnnder to take
i charge of email marina forces, who would go
! ... ?!.? ?...
On one of these occasions lie ami his company,
boing overpowered by a larg? body of the enemy,
were taken prisoners, in which condition
thoy remained a long time; suffering much at
the bonds of their crucl captors.
In tho courao of tho evening tho following
sentiment was read by 11. A. Maxwell:
I Our Aumy and Navy?Ah long as wo shall
' have such ofticcrs nu Capt. Boo and Past Mid"
i *hipman Wurloy, thoy will continue to bo our
national bulwark*.
To which tho two young gentlemen responded
in modest and feeling language.
The Messenger says the festivities of the occasion
closed with a Ball, and in the maze of
tho morrv danrn. nmnntr old liHsoehilcH and
fiieiuln our gall ant boys forgot tlio dangers of the
battle-field and (ho hardships of imprisonment.
THE ABDUCTION OF ItKY.
We published Inst week tlie decision of the
Court in this case, but it nssumeH a inoro serious
aspect than any at first expected, and we
w ill now give our readers n general ncconut of
tho ease. Uey was a keeper of the prison
at IIiiTana, in winch were confincd one Villa.
verdu for a political offence, and Fernandez, n
fraudulent bankrupt. It is alleged that theso
prisoners wore released by Hey; at all ovonta
the throe landed in tho U. States sometime
last spring. Shortly after their arrival the
authorities at Havana having leaniod that they
were in Now Orleans, a communication was
received by tho Spanish consul at that port,
Mr. Don Carlos do Espann, enjoining him to
seize the jK)fno!i of Roy, ami send him hack to
Havana. Shortly after the consul obtains an
interview with ouo Frc8car.es, nn ex-police officer,
who declined having anything to do with
the Hcizuro. Some days after a willing hvstni
mcut is found in the person of Llorento, and
with him is associated Ogala. Llorento takes
upon himself to procuro lodgings for Key, the
friendless stranger, and introduces him to tho
Spanish consul, and his accomplice. Tho con
sill viiits (lie boarding house of Roy, hut in I
the alwence of the proprietor. Hey after this
was induced to go to the house of tfcu consul,
and a declaration in produced alledged to havo
bcou made hy Rey. No ono can tell whether
jt is genuine, and if genuine, what mean.-] wero
employe^ toprocurothe signature of Rey, an
the only witnesses wcro the consul and Llorcntc.
It was Rey's intention to go to Vera Cruz,
and up to a fow hourn of his embarkation on
ino wary i<uon, una mipiioseu v> oc mn
destination.
KspRim fearing his victim might elude hit*
grasp, visits the Mexican consul, and requested
to Ihj apprized immediately if liey or Fernandez
applied for passport* for Vera Cruz. ProI
I
)ku aumin wuru muiio 'ur xvujr n iiupunauoil, ana
he certainly left in a very (strange manner, lie
carried no clothing or baggage of any kind, did
not cvon tell his friends furowoll, no not even
hhn who had nursed him when hick, nor hbn
who had supplied him with money; but at
night, at tho moment of the departure of the
Mary PJlen ho is launched on l>onrd.
So far as wo arc competent to judge tho
abduction was clearly mado out by the testimony,
and the dcfbnce so fur from weakening
tho case added strength. The. Mary Ellon carried
out two passenger*, and we liavo no account
of but one being landed at Havana; and
the only inferrence n that ltey waa landed secretly.
Wo do not believe that the American
consul at Havana ever saw Key as was al
lodged, but tlmt if he taw any ono in relation
to this aflair, it was sonic creature who was
made to personify Hoy. It is said tiiat Key has
addressed two letters to our consul, faying
that he was abducted and linked protection .
and that the consul had demanded him, and the
authorities hud refused to deliver him Up. It
is now suid tha$ Commodore Parker has been
Ecnt to llavaua to dch.aud Hoy in the name of
our government. If tliis be true, and the
authorities refuse to dolivcr Key, it must necessarily
result in a difficulty between the Governments.
We regard the Spanish consul as
acting in tins whole affair as tho agent of tho
Spanish authorities, and his CSovcrnment must
bo rcHj)on-iblc for all his actd.
MILITARY BOARD OF THE FIFTH
Ml V lOlU^.
Wc find in the Laurcn&villo Herald, the following
items, embracing the Kubatancc of tlie
Report of the Military Board of ihe 5th Division,
assembled by order of bis Excellency, nt
Union C.H:, fo - 'bo purpose of considering ccr
tnm queBtioiH relative to the militia syHteni
We published last weok a synopsis or tlio Re.
port of a similar board of ( 1st Division: but
the Herald has been furnished only with a verbal
report by a member of the Board, and may
therefore be depended on as correct.
They report "that the only defect in the Military
organization is the want of Brigado Encampments,
and unanimously recommend their
rcostul)li*hmcnt."
That tho law as it now standu, in rcgnrd to
the collcction of fines, is as efficient as it can be
in ado, and recommend that the Sheriff filial*
continue to l>o collector.
They also report "that the present militia or
organization it, not sufficient to meet emergencies
promptly," but that they deem the con6truetion
of .Arsenals unracccsdaiy*
That one company of Cavalry, seventy
privates strong, be cither selected from
those now enrolled, or be raised in each
i-Msirici in me oiaic, vrno snail DC annccl
and equipped in tho most thorough and
efficient manner, and rendezvous at I heir
respective Court I louse. Thcso troops of
Horse being designed more especially to
act as a body of domestic police.
That one company of Infantry be selected
from each Regiment in tho State, who
shall be armed and equipped with weap
ons and accoutrements suitable for actual
service. This would give an Infantry force
of about four thousand men, -which, with
tlic cavalry above named, say two thousand
horse, would make a force of 6,000,
wJl drilled, well armed and well organized
troops, who would be ready, at all
times, fcr immediate action. And like the
? *1-- :
i uiai cuiuy, inning II1U iUt'JUUUn WUr,
thoy would be most valuable in cnso of
need, as a nucleus around which to form
a larger force if it is reouired.
It is recommended that thcao special
troops be organised into a Division, with
a Major General, and all accessary officers
of their own clection-and that to anr.li
Regiment in this Division, after it is
formed be added and attached ono company
of Artillery, in addition to Capt. Do
La Torre,s company of Charleston Flying
Artillery, to be attached to the
Division. The Division including tho Artillery
would then number nearly sevon
thousand men.
rm J f ? i* ? ^ * **
I / ewgraptica jor inc uaroCintan.J
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.
The steamer Cauada has arrived from
Liverpool, with dates to the 11th inst,
A II .1 - ? ? ! ?? ? '
jiii uv|muiuuiua ui iniuu iirv in n UCiilthy
condition, although leas is doing in
produce.
Cotton is in active domand.
Sales of the week *78,000 bales?24,
000 taken by speculators.
The reception of the Queen in Ireland
was of a most enthusiastic character.
The rumors current in Franco and elscwhore,
charging that President Napoleon I
has an eye on the imperial crown have
led him to make a disclaimer of all ambitious
aspirations, and of all intention to
change the present form of government in
Franco.
The Pope has dissolved the entire Roman
army, he still remaining at Gaeta.
Fiom somo cause Gen. Oudinot lias been
recalled, and his place filled by the appointment
of Gen, Eostlau.
r\ l.t j? i t - - * / ' - i * ? *
?(iu iiuaidi n?H dim? 11 ucieaiea, ana taken
refuge in ?S'onnarino.
Venice is still unconqucrcd, and is supplied
with provisions by American vessels.
Peace ha? been definitively ooncluded
between Austria and Sardinia.
The Hungarians continue to be success
iui over incir enemies. Men: Jvlapka defeated
the imperialists, capturing two cities,
with two thousand prisoners, and a
largo quantity of war munitions, the llus
sians leaving ten thousand dead ond wounded
upon the .field. In another encounter,
Gen. Bern and his Hungarians, with a
force of forty thousand, defeated sixty
I
.gi 1. -'LI*,.. Jtf T
thousand Russians in Transylvania, causing
a great loss of life.
The blockndo of the Elbe was to end
011 the 11th August.
[From the Anderson Gazette.] j
Ai n mnntinir nf tltr? nfficnrH r?t !??*
Regiment, S. C. Militia, /tid on the 15th
inst. Lieut. Col Wm. Major in the Chair,
and Capt, J. W. Glenn acting as Secretary,
the following preamble and resolutions
were offered by Col. P. C. Ilaynie, ntltl
unanimously adopted:
Death has invaded our corps once again,
and selected one of the brightest nnd best
of our members as his victim. Our follow
soldier, Mix). John James Normh, hns
since our last meeting boon called hcnco
to an invisible world, and we. arc left to
deplore the inscrutable dccreo of bigh
heaven which lias consigned him to an
early -grave, whil t it will be our pleasuro
to emulate his virtues and cherish his
memory. He it therefore
Resolved; That we lament the untimely
death of our fellow soldier, John James
Norhis, and tender to the relatives and
friends of tlie deceased, our heartfelt sympathy
in their bereavement.
Resolved That in tostimony of the many
virtues ot the deceased that wo will woar
the usual badge of mourning on the left
arm on the review of the troops tomorrow ,
and that the Regimental flag stuff be
shrouded in mourning on the same occasion.
Resolved, That a copy of there resolutions
bo forwarded by the chairman of
this meeting to tho parents of thn .Wnnu
e.d, and bo published in the Anderson
Gazette.
Geokoetown, Aug. 22.
Fire from Lightning.?Tho large, new.
and valuable mansion of Frencis M. JFcston,
Esq., at his old family rcsidcnce, In
the neighborhood of this placo, calied
juaurei mil, was consumed the latter part
of the first week in tbis month. Tho
building was regarded among tho first in
all tho parishes; and the internal and other
arrangements, it is said,'would favorably
comparo with tho host .arranged in
any country. Mr. JPeston has passed
most of his summers In Europe and has
had observation enough to make himself
a residence combining every comfort.
The site, tho trees and the lawn were determined
on by his ancestry moro tlirtn
half a century ago, and the oaks planted.
The house was made near the comfortablo
.1J / M * *
yiu ia:nny rcsiucnco and completed the
last spring only. Mr. Weston was absent
at the time either on a tour to Eurnnn
or the mountains and will, of course, regret
to hoar of his loss. Most of his furniture
was saved, as a large body of his
servants wero in the immediate neigborhood
of the disaster, at the time the house
was struck.
From the Charleston Courier.
New-Orleans, Aug. 23- -12, p. m.
There was nothing done in cotton yes
teruay, in tins city. <b*ugar is advancing
?now quoted at 4 1-2 to 6. Tfhiskoy
19 to 19 1-2.
Tho Delta says that tho men collected
at Grand Island, in the Gulf of Mexico,
for the mysterious expedition alluded to
in the President's Proclamation, docs not
exceed three hundred in number. Gen,
Twiggs has ascertained that thov had not
a single stand of arms amongst them.
The brig Adam Oraxj, arrived here
from Havana, in 8 days passage, confirms
the statement brought by the Falcon, at
New York, that Iley wis in prison, acknowledged
that ht wn j abducted, and
that his declaration to tho contrary was
made under threats.
Diplomatic Agknt of Hunoary.?
Count Samuel Wass has recently arrived
in the United &U\tes in the capacity of
Diplomatic Agent from the new Government
of Hungary. The N. Y. Tribuno
says:
-'Mr. Wass was originally despatched by
Kossuth and his Ministry to Constantinople,
Paris and Iiondon, in the same quali4?r
lionrin/v ?--- *
v>, XI1U I|?iu>|j Uinvumgvu Ilia IUlSKlOn to
those governments, near which Hungary
has permanent agents his ultimate desti:
nation was fixed for this country. As his
special credentials to our government
have not yet arrived, ho has mado no official
application for reception at Washington,
though ho has haa tho honor of n
private intorviow with the Prcsiden. Pre
vious to his departure from Hungary, ty,
Wa?H had taken an activc part in the War
of Independence, both a? a member of tho
National Diet and in the field,"
REMOVAL OF GENERAL LANE.
The uncalled for and unjust ifiable proscription
of this gallant officer and patriot
seems to havo callcd forth the universal
! roprobaUon of the democratic press. In
i alluding to his removal, the Pennsylvarian
indignantly remarks:
1 "General Lane wna emnhftfionlltr
..j IIIU
Marion of tho war,' and msarcely leas dis
tinguished than Taylor hirhsclf. What u
spectacle! Whilo the traitor Collaraer.
who votovt for tho resolution that nought
to cover our arms with disgrace, by recalling
our troops bef re tho war was over,
?*, holding a place nt the right hotid of
General Taylor?while Jfudeon, the desperate
author of thnt resolution, is reaping