Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, December 15, 1849, Image 4
HUNGARY.
From Hungary we learn that fresh
condemnations arc taking place, and no
fewer thnn 15 additional executions, at
AracI, arc threatened daily.
The valedictory address of Kossuth to
his countrymen, written at Orsova, has j
been published. It is written in his most j
enthusiastic poctical style, lie alludes to
Georgey as follows: "The ingrate whona ,
thou hast fastened with thy abundance,
rose against the?traitor to his mother?
nnrl rUafrni'txl flmn Thnn line/
been betrayed! Thou hast been sold, r.iy
country! Thy death sentence lintli been
written, beloved of my heart, by him
whose virtue, whose love, I never dared ,
to doubt. Yes, in the fervor of my bold ;
est thoughts, I should almost as soon i
Hive doubted the existence of the Omnipotent,
as to have believed that Georgcy
ithould ever be a traitor to bis country.
7hou hast been betrayed by him in
wlnse hands 1 had, but a little space before,
deposited the power of our great
country, which he swore to defend, even
to the last drop of his heart's blood: he
has done treason to his mother; and the
glitter of gold hath been for him more seuucive
than that of the blood shed to save
his country. Base gain hath more value
in his eyes than his country, and God 1ms
abandoned him, ns he has abandoned his
find for liis in Tloll Mmrvuvtl R?.
? ? ft/ ?
loved companions! blame me not for having
cast mine eyes on this man, and for
having given him my place. It was necessary,
for the peoj.le had bestownd on
him their confidence. The nrmy loved
him, and he obtained a power of which I
myself, would have been proud, and nevertheless,
this man believed the confidents
of the nation, and has repaid the love of
tnc army with hatred. Uursc him, Magyars!
Curse the breast that did not dry up
before it gave him nurture!"
General 11 *ynau is carrying on his unrelenting
crucliies, unchecked by higher
authority. The Jews at Pesth are once
more threatened with violence, unless
they pay up the contributions demanded,
which seems to be beyond their power.
There appears no present probability of
vne suite 01 seige at Vienna being raised.
The presence of the English naval forces
at the Dardanelles, ana the hourly expected
arrival of the French fleet, occasion
some excitement at Constantinople,
and the Emperor of Russia continues to
hovr not a little irritation at the^dccisive
attitude taken by fiance and England.?
N. Y, Journal of Commerce.
Tiik Pkx ai, ConK.4S8fhe Resolutions of
Mr. Cunningham, in relation to the appointment
of a Commission to codify the
: 1 r -t - n? . i
v>nminui ijhws oi iiic acaic, aim examine
into the expediency of establishing a Penitentiary,
are as follows:
Resolved, That it be referred to the
Special Committee on the Penitentiary to
inquire and repott upon the appointment
of a Commission to revise and codify the
Criminal Laws of this State, and which
may consider, in connection with that duty,
the policy of establishing a Penitentiary
system.
Resolved, That said Comittee report a
plan or scheme for the appointment, orirnniziU
inn nnrl romun<?rjitinn nf
? 7 r " ; "|MV11 vv,M
mission: having in view its action being
laid before the next, or some succeeding
Leftisla.ure.
The necessity nnd propriety of thi? step
as the only satisfactory and thoiough
method of obtaining the requisite information,
nnd suggesting the needful reforms,
have been too often dwelt upon to need
repetition,
Those who advocate, and those who
oppose the establishment of a Penitentiary
must both concur in the propriety of
"looking before thev leap"?and the cc
iGcation of tho whole mass of Statutes in
to a simple, intelligible and effective system,
may possibly render the resort to
such an establishment unnecessary. We
advocate the Penitentiary now not as a
matter of choice, but (under the existing
state of things) as a matter of necessity.
If by the mode suggested our Criminal
Code could be so revised and amended as
to obviate that necessity, our people would
rejoice?for the sight of a Penitentiary
within their limits would not be p easant
to their eyes; but if tbis cannot be, no
t7 _I i-i J
micic *"{/c'.iti/n DI1UU1U blttUU 1U
the way of its establishment.
One of the two things this Legislature
must assuredly do, to meet the wishes of
the people?either appoint that Conmiisrion,
or establish the Penitentiary.?Colombia,
Telegraph.
The United Slates in the Mediterranean,?L'Aaic-ublec
National of Paris,
in relation to the increase of the American
jfoftt in the Afcditerranenn, says;
T 1 Din rt'Til.
UQVVVIO IIUIII Ullll^l UMIU ui L i II!
October, inform us of ihe arrival of two
American frigates in the Mediterranean,
besides several war steamers belonging
to that nation. 71m accumulation of forces,
inconsiderable, it ia true, will serve
as * vanguard to a very numerous fleet,
which will winter in the ports of
Arehipelago and the Adriatic. For a
long time past the Americans have wished
to possess* a station in the Mediterranean,
and have fieveral times made propositions
both to the Greek Government
and to Ottoman Porte to purchase
*e er two ** port* ef #ntry obi)
roadstead. Tlie Government of the
Union feci, like all other maritime powers,
that henceforward nil great naral ques
tions will l)? decided in the Mediterranean,
and therefore it wishes a fixed position
there. In this project the United
9tat?s are sustained by Russia, who is j
aware that a maratime alliance with the j
Americans would be to her in case of war 1
with England. Sone day, us the price '
of this alliance, the cabinet of i5>t Peters- j
burg will cede to them some fragments
snatched from Turkey in the niidst
of the Greek insurrection. There is nothing
so persevering as the policy of the
successors ?f Catharine, the most intimate
relations exist between them and j
United States of America.
The Southern Movement in New- ,
York.?The New York correspondent of
the Philadelphia Ledger says.
"The ominous outgivings of the Wash- 1
i t o o
ington letter-writers, respecting the contemplated
movement of the Southern
members of Congress, incoherent and im
l.?L1. il V_ .i !il i
piuuauie as nicy may oe, arc not wiiuuut
an effect here. jVost people are looking
! forward to a crisis, but none are yet Ix Id
enough to look at disunion straight in the
face. The rumor that seven of the slave
States have resolved to secede, in the
event of the passage of the Proviso, has
been repeated so often, within the few
days past, and by men who arc in a position
to know what, thev nro tnlkinrr about.
that the public mind is made uneasy and
excited. Who dares to calculate the
mighty revolution our trade and commerce
would have to undergo, in the even'
of such a calamity ? This is the first consequence
considered by men who deal in
cotton and corn?its political results a?c
icii 10 uie masses, iess unuer me mnucnce
j of dollars and cents.
The N. Y. Journal of Commerce does
! not believe the predicted deicit in the
' revenue, it snys:
I 'Less than five months of the two
I ,1 : il.!- -1 ! -1-C
I > ctu a uui uig >viucii whs uuuuiiiijf ucnoi.
is to occnr have yet to elapsed, to that in
the main, the announcement of a deficit
; of 1 ;"> or 20 millions in the two years, is
little 1 ;ss than prediction by the eneI
mies of the present taritT. The same men
| predicted, when the same tariff passed in
I to a law, that the revenue would fall far
i below that of the tariff* of 1813. Tlie re
.suit proved them false prophets then; we
trust it will do so now.'
M IS C ELL A NEOUS.
A Daookk Constitution.?According
to Lord Cloncurry, there were (wheth;
er there be now or not) those who looked
upon the revenge of the dagger as c
charter right of the Constitution. He
says in his recently published "Recollections:"
"There were among the Russian resi'
dents two remarkable characters; one
j was OrlofF, the favorite of the Empress
| Catharine, whom I frequently met atNa!
nlnq nnrl fli*? flio PriniA
|..VW; ....v v*>v wiiVi WIIV ft. I ItlV/V X Ul^llilMIIj
son of the more celebrated owner ?f that
name. The introduction of the Muscovite
element made a strange mixture in
our society; where, jus sometimes happeni
ed, discussions arose that brought the
habitual, steady, English love of freedom
I in conflict of argument, with the fiercc
i barbarian ticnr of th?? Riissintv nri*! Mint
. o ? "',v* """"J
I too, in presence of the polished feeble:
ness ef some noble subject of the church.
"I shall never forget one of these oc
I casions, when, the comparative merits ol
j democracy and despotism being undei
[ debate, the risk of mischief at the hands
! of a senseless and ill-conditioned tyranl
j was urged ft3 more than a counterpoise
! for tbe good that could be done by a beI
nevolent and wise autocrat. 'Against
I that risk,' exclaimed Count Pahlcn, who
I was present, 'we have a safeguard.?
| Here is the Constitution of Russia;' and,
j starting up, lie closed the argument by
' drawing a dagger from his pocket, and
flinging it upon the table with an earnestness
and energy that left 110 doubt of his
personal willingness to put that sharp
wiiauiuiiviiui icuiruy in operation, HllOUltl
a wrong requiring it arise within its cognisance."
REMARKABLE ROCK.
One of the most remarkable rocks of
which we have any knowledge, 1ms lately
been discovered in tho middle of the in
janu sen, Jiake Superior. ity a gentleman
who has lately rcturnea from Copper
//arbor, we learn that a shaft of trap
rock has very lately been discovered, rising
in the lake from 150 to 200 miles
from land, and ascending alw>ve the surface
of the water a distance of not abovfe
four feet. What renders it more extraordinary
is, that it stands alone, and all
I n.n..n.i :? e- ?
oiuuuu i?, nu mr us examinations have
been made, no bottom has been reaohed
by any of the lead lines used on the lake;
and the point of the rock itself does not
exceed an area of more than six or seven
fee t square, and as far as observation of it
has extended, it does not appear to enlarge
hi size as it descends. It has already,
ho states, become a source of
alarm to the mariners who navigate the
1nL'?> u/l>A fnl/A cnAAml
.. .iu Uinuujn vim b<IIC III |ltl?r}|ll?r, WJ
give it as wide a berth as possible. It is
too smnll?too remote ana dangerous to
Admit of alight, and thfrffere its rewovftl
BNHMHMMMartaHlHaMM
will doubtless, pertnin to the duty of government.
A single blast from a boro of
StUMIUVJIlL UCUlll, WUUIU puimujjr uw IV,
but the surfaco cf the rock being so near
that of the watfr, and the space so narrow
as t? forbid any regular lodgement
for workmen, they woula have to be attended
constantly by a vessel of sufficient
strength to resist nny sudden storm on
the lake; and would also have to bo kept
constantly under way, as no harbor or
even bottom for an anchor, is within a
day's sinl. The discoverers relave, that j
the r 3k appears to be a place of general j
resort for the salmon trout of those lakes, \
*\ C 1 2^ : 1 I
n? nicy luuiiu mum in iiictiiuuKluiu numbers,
having, during their short stay,
caught several several barrels, with no
orher instrument than a rod of iron, on
one end of which they turned a hook.
They trid with all their lines on board,
for soundings immediately nreund the
rock, but without succcss. &uch a vast
column, could it be exposed to view, !
would laugh into ridicule Cleopatras nee- j
die, I'ompey's pillar, the Collossusof
Rhodes, or any production of ancient or
: modern art.?Detroit Free Prett.
; A wag hns truthfully said that if some
I IJ A 0
; uii-u c?mu come out 01 tneir graves ana ,
: itad the inscriptions on their tomb stones,
i th?y would think they hnd got in the
, wrong grav?.
| General James Wntson W?bb, the new
charge to Vienna, has sailed already for
his destination. His anxiety to clutch
kU ?-A -.r iL- e '1 ^
mo uuiiii,gsi uukm inc way 01 me ssen- j
ate, and enjoy the honors of his commis
mision, reminds us of the indecent haste i
| of Hamlet's mother, in 'posting to inces- j
j tuous sheets.' The present cabinet has ;
viffered him, on the eve of the session of ,
the Senate; as there is want of dignity in I
the administration, in smuggling him out
nf ill. 1* *
VI uic WUNU J mvii ins ]iuis? Weil III led
with an outfit from the public treasury,
j But the administration is consistent in all
j the stages of this drama. The whole appoinfrhtent
is objectionable, and the manner
of it is disgraceful to all the parties
concerned.? Washington Union.
j Taxing the Frojierty of JVon'retidtnts.
' ?Many of tilt richest and most extensive
i bankers in Europe have capita] to a large
i amount invested in New York, and which
, entirely escapes taxation. Among these,
1 j at part of the capital invested, may be
| mentioned the Rothschilds, whose capi
tal u> &50,000,000 the Barings 20,000,'
000, and others, whose capita! in the aggregate
amounts to $93,800,000. The
New York papers are strenuously urging
the passngeofa law taking this proper.
| ty, in order to lighten the municipal tax'
es.
Father.?Father is a word witk me,
wonderously influential, nor can I think
, of it without mingled reverence and aflfec
, tion. 'As a father piticth his children/
and we feel the pity he describes. 'Hear,
1 ye children, the instruction of a father/
(J says Solomon?and we acknowledge the
I authority with reverence. 'I will arr.s
I nnrl rrn tr\ m? ? *
.v. j ikviivi | oniu me pour plixiI
igal?and his words thrill through the
I heart. 'My father! my father! the charj
iotsof Israel, and the horseman thereof,'
| cried out Elisha, when Elijah went up by
I a whirlwind into heaven; and the excla!
mation arrest# our very souls. Few who
; have felt the kindly correcting, sustain
i ing inlluence of ft father, but must feel,
r at the name, somewhat in the way that I
. have described And yet the greatest
. utility of a father lies in what we may
call the 'preventive service'?not letting
\ the son have his own way, nor his own
' will.
> Nothing is L st. The droD that nrtin
. gles with the flood?the sand dropped
in the sea-shore?Each w ill have its influence
and be felt, till time shall be no
more. Have you ever thought of the
efiect that might be produced by a single
word? Drop it pleasantly among i
1 group, and it will mnke a dozen happy,
I'j return 10 ineir Homes, and produce the
same effect on a hundred, perhaps. A
bad word mny arouse the indignation of
a whoU neighborhood; it may spread iike
wjldfiift, to produce disastrous effects.
As no word is lort?be careful how you
f,pcik?spenk right?speak kindly. The
influence dou mar exert hv ?*Art ?
life of kindness?by words dropped
among the young And old?is incalculable.
It will not cease when your bodies
lie in the grave, but will be felt, wider and
still wider as year after year passes ' /ay.
Who then will not exert himself for the
if ~r ?mi?
| noiiwo u( iiiiihuiim:
Sleep.?Sleep is the surest, ^pd often
times the only friend which misfortune
is not certain to diive from the unh&pny.
It pours the priceless treasure of its
wealth uj?on the poor; it sheds ita ooiate
upon the couch of agony, when the fecch
despairs; at its magic touch the straw of
the maniac is turned to softest down; the
dungeon and'the fettor dissolve before its
spell, and even remorse itself forbenru to
prey upon tho victim whom its shield pro
tects?while of all the luxuries of life, it
is me oniy one mat pampered opulence
can nerer command.
few days ago ft gentleman (?) cnroc
into our sanctum, took off his lmt, pickcd
mt n hit. of ninnuscrint. and commenr.nd
rending very closely. We reached over
and took a letter out of his hat, unfolded,
and commenced reading it. 7/e was so
busy that he did he did not discover how
we were paying him in his own coin, until
we asked him what his correspondent
tvus wining iu nun iiuouii it woman.
'Why look here, Squire,' s?id he, 'younre
surely not rending my private letters?'
' Certainly, sir,' said we; 'you are rending
our private manuscripts.' 7/e was plagued
begged us not to mention his name, prom
ised to do so no more, and we quit even.
Loutvillt Journal.
My uncle P , was nn awfvl snorer
m could be heard further than a blacksmith's
forge; but my aunt became so
accustomed to it that it soothed hor repose.
Thev were a very domestic
couple; never sleep apart for many years.
At length my uncle was required to attend
court at some hundred miles distant.
The first night after his departure my
aunt never slept a wink; she missed the
_ __ mi . i i ? *
snoi ing, a uc second ntgnt passed away
in the snme way without sleep. She \
was getting into a bad way, and probably
would have died, had it not been for the
ingenuity of the servant girl; she took
0ie coffee mill into aunt's chamber, nnd
ground her to sleep at once.
The Elephant.?When cousin Ichabod
first saw him at a show, he exclaimed
with mute astonishment: "Tlien that's
the rale menagcrer?the identical critter
itself! I swow! would'nt two of 'em make
a team to draw stun with ! Golly, nint he
a scrouger?" Ichabod went "hum," and
l.? l.-.J if T - '
iviovvu n uitb III! imu BCCII. JL RCCI1, BUIU
he, "the gincwine menngerer?the biggest
lump of flesh that ever stirred, lie
had tew tails tew: one behind, t'other bej
fore. Philosofiers calls the fore'un a
; pronobscus. He put one ot his tails in
j my pocket and hauled out all the ginger
urwu?every nuoicr. w nai a ye inmK
he done with it? Why lie stuck it in his
own pocket, and begun to fumble for
more?dam him!"
A Good Reason.?Whetherbee, who
drives the White .Mountain stage, is a
, great wag. "There's a young woman
i lyin' in that ere house yonder,' said he
to us, ns we were riding on the outside
with him Inst summer, "there's a young
womnn been lyin' there near about a
I month, and they havn't buried her yet."
| "Why not?" we innocently inquired.
L "Cruise she ain't dead!' quietly re- !
arked Whetherbee, and be tickled the
ear of the night leaajr with bis whip.
The other day while a monitor was
hearing a boy say bis lesson, the following
passage occurred: "The wn^es of
sin is death." The monitor wishing 1o
get the word "wages" out by deduction,
asked, " What does your father get Sat
1 ift? rm ? *
urauy nignu i ne Doy answered?"He
gets drunk."
An Irishman who had blistered his fin.
gera in endeavoring to draw on a new
pair of boots, exclaimed, "By St. Pathi
rick! I believe I shall nivir git thim on
I till I wear them a dav of two.
IIE IS DEAD.
Yes?the friend who wnsby our aide
but yesterday?whose laugh was as loud
as our own, end whose spirits were as
light as the most active?is now dress?d
I in the habiliments of th? tomh 1I?? ?ni? I
will enliven no more?no more will his
presence cheer?no more will joy and
gladness spring up in the heart* of those
who were wont to be relieved from the
benevolence of his heart, lie is dead, j
He has looked his last on field and flower
1 ?spoken the last kind word nnd given the
last kiss of affection. Thn fb?wor? nf
spring will bloom and wither upon his
prnve?the birds will sing above his restt
ing place, and the merry voices of child- i
ren will float upon the air?but the sleeper
will not awake till the sound of the arch1
angel's trump shall call the dead to life.
May we learn a useful lesson from the j
! sudden deoarture of one who ?? I
. ?VV..MJ |
was engaged in the active scene* of life,
i May we so live, thaw if called as suddenly
from the pursuits of time, we may be preI
pared for that better world where the
weary are forever at rest.
Resignation of Mr, Ifuu.tegan.?The
Covington, (Kia) Friend, of th* 17th tilt,
says, tnat Mr, //annegan has tendered to
me ^resident his resignation as Minister
to Berlin. He is expected home by
Christinas.
Front and breadth,?A lawyer, the
other lay, went into one of our barber
nhops to procure a wig. In taking the
dimension* of lawyer^ head, the boy ex.wu?
tA- ?-- ...
MMuiuvu, iTHjr, nun wig your fUMQ in,
Rir.' 'Yob,' replied our worthy friend,
'we lawyers must havo leng heads.' The
boy proceeded in his vocation, but at
length exclaimed, 'Lord, sir, your head
is as thick ns it is long.' The lawyer mizzled.
I Mental gifU often hid? bodily defects.
I Party fscUcu !i thebpr??*>f society
SOMETHING NEW
?HK4T BARGAINS AT
Bachelor'^ Retreat.
I am now opening at this place a hand
some assortment of Fall and Winter
Goods, consisting in part of Cloths, C'a?r
simere, Tweeds (all wool) Kentucky ieuns. .
r v ~ ' 7
u One assortment of lute style Vestings.
A great variety of winter good for Ladies'
wear. Fancy Prints, of entirely new
patterns, at 5 cents per yard and upwards.
Muslins, Cambrics, Ginghams,
A large assortment of well selected
Shawls, Blankets, Shirtings, Hats, Caps,
Bonnets, Boots, Shoes, Saddles, Bridles,
Crockerv. Hardware. Mwliwnoa Siimi
, ?,? , .
Coffee, Salt, Nails, B?gging. Rope and
Twine; as well as all other articles usually
kept in a country store, nil of which I
will dispose of on the best terms.
I will always be pleased to shew mr
Goods to those who favor me with a call,
free of charge. I
W T VPXriTT
W , II, il I'i V A1JJ J,
Bachelor's Retreat, S. C.
Nov. 3d 1849 tf
[b. f. pkrry.j [k. m. kiith.]
FERRY &, KEITH,
Attorneys at Law.
Will Practice in the Courts of Law
and Equity for Pickens Distriet.
Office, Pickens C. II., S. 0.
October 1, 1849. taft
JAMES V. TRIMMIER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
8PARTANBURG, C. H., S. C.
Will practice in the Courta of Union,
Spartanburg and Oreenville. "
All buainess committed to his care will ree^ira
prompt and faithful attention.
itnitKcti:
Hon. D. Wallace, Union, S. C.
T. O. P, Vernon, c. k. b. d., Spartanburg, S. C!
May 18, 18-JO 1-tf
Dr. J. W. Lawrrncc.
Will attend punctually to nil calls in
the lino of his profession. Unless absent
on professional business, he may be found
at his Office, or his private roaidcnce in
the Village. He also, has on hand k
general assortment of medicines which
he will furnish to customers at reduced
prices.
n:.L? n it a /i \
X IUKCII9 Vv. II., O. \j. I
May 18,1849. ) 1. II
DR. J. W. EARLE,
Tenders his Professional Services to
the citizens of Pickens Village and the
District. He can nlwnys be found nthra
Office, or at the residence of Maj. W.L.
Kkith, unless professionally engaged.
He 1ms received a fresh assortment of
Drugs and Medicinen, which he will sell
low.
Pickens C. II., July 28, 1840. 11
l^OUTHCAR OL1NA.
TV TII? nr\\t\tr\xM niuio
PICK EXs"l)ZS TRICT.
Henry "VVhitmire, ) Dec. in AttAchment
vs. \ E. M. Keith
John Hishop. ) Pl'ffs Att'y.
The Plaintiff having this day filed his
declaration in my officc, and the defendant
having neither wife nor attorney
known to be in this State,?On motion;
It is ordered, that tho defendant do apnpot1
on/1 *%? ?a'*1 ^ *
|/v?. I *tuv? j/<vu\? \/? UVill UI W/ IHC Oiliu uc*
claration, within a year and a day from
this date, or Judgment will be entered by
default.
W. L. KEITH, c. c. p.
Clork's Officc, )
May 10,1849. j 1
/nvtwx
inft
Pickens Jlcademy.
APPLICATIONS will be received by
the Hoard of Trustees until the first Monday
in December next, for a competent
j Teacher to take charge of tne Academy
1 at this Village. At that time a selection
| will be made; undoubted credentials will
I lift rrnnirwJ
~ E* M. KEITH, Stcry and Tre$.
Board of Tru*.
Pickcns, 0, II., S. C , Oct. 27,1849. if.
Remaining in tho Post Office at Pick en* (J,
H., Quarter ending 30th Sept., 1849, which i
j not taken out within three months will bt ?e*
! to the I'o<?t-Offiee Department m dead letter*
j George Barnes Joel Moody
Wm, Boothe John Owens
I James Baron Foster Perry
James Cannon Sarah Ann Kanftinu
j John Couch John Keid
Oen. J. W R- 0. Register
r\. -!!'? < "r "
""tJiinroiHi Arusk VVm. KOWland
Owner Er?n? Aaron Kobcrxon
Wni. A. Edward* Committee of ft,**.
Hardy J. Fennel J?n* R Bmith 3
Ira.O Oambnll Matthew Vickry
Wm. Howard James Walker ?
Robt> w^ion 2
a 6 M Grogor Samuel Wilson
Dr. R. Maxwell J0hn B. Yo.in*
P. A t.EYANftve ft **
I Oc. t, 1849. ~
ivoTicisV~
All Persons having dermoids against
the Estate of Sheriff Ilaynes, decenBc<J^
will hnnd them in legnlly attested Those
indr.hlfd rwii?t
.,wl.
W.b. STEELE,
NoA.lVth Ordinary <k Adm'r.
f