Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, February 23, 1850, Image 2
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COTTON.
As cotton has, and is likely to be for
8 tmctimc to come, the all-absorbing topic
of coiisiderationln the commercial world,
wo hope our readers will excuse us for
publ'islting the following letter from the
Liverpocfl correspondent ot the Mercury ;
and nJ6hm?rrli InncrtW ???/!
O D--V* " ?* ?
will lenm what hope is entertained of
keeping tip the price of <nir staple, by one
who is interested in watching the foreign
markets :
LivKRrooL, Jnn. 26,1 ^50
Gentlemen: The JjTibernia arrived hero
iu a. m. ot T?cs4*y last. Her accounts
of sfifl (finrunlslung csfimatcsof the
crop, and a rise of fully a cent in New
York, in the very teeth of ta6 IdWCS* r?.tCS
sent out since October, produced n great
sensation in Liverpool, and 30,000 bales
were sold that day, at fully a \ advance;
establishing middlings at 0 7-8?very
stiff and little otTering. The next day operator
i began to discover that thev had
got a little "ahead of the music:" the
time to allow Cotton to take its natural
upward coucse, was not yet arrived.
The famous cow on the other side had
yet rich stores in her udder, and it was
important to save as mucV. of tho drippings
as possible, before the. nvticle should
l)c allowed to go up. So, nil hands were
piped to qunrtcre, in order to prepare a
wet blanket?the spinners by instinct,
sncculntnra Kv n f..l1 =?
4 .. .uii otisoc vn mrvuniy in
what tliey had, and hoping for still another
suck or two. Since then the sales have
fallen off, though no reduction ill price.
It was di covered that somebody, in Now
York, hti' written a letter stating that a
friend of his had lately taken a hasty flight
all the way from New York to Mobile,
between the 25th and 31st Decembftr,
mid had reported that lie found quite jis
much unpicked Cotion in the fields, as
wnen lie passed through in the middle of
November in the previous year. Quite a
business man this, and expedious with .1;
doubtless lie had Pacolet's horse, and
therefore, fuH opportunity for making an
examination into the condition of the
fields as he passed on. The deduction
from all this, howeve, is, as I have often
\irged, that this market must, and will,
take its tone from yours. If you have a
short crop, evince it by your firmness:
then :?halt you know that your labor is
not in vain.
And now a word to planters. Great
hopes and expectations are already cherished
in England, that the present high
prices, as ihey call them, will stimulate
planters to suc'i a degree, that next year
f ll V Will llOWA ? A*1I ontxrkl.f 1~?
j ..... imiv < lull oil|; J#l V tlllU IUW UllVS.
To avoid whi:h two things only arc necessary
to be observed on your part: plant
less; and do not break your necks in getting
it to market. Where you planted
one hundred acres last year, plant only
eighty or ninety this, and you will not
only get more money for what you make
than for a full crop, but encounter less
labor, incur less expense, and at the same
time be able to raise more corn, which
makes fat hogs, and horses and cattle.
mid plenty of them. Why work your- ]
selves nnd your negroes to death in order ,
to gratify Manchester, and supply her <
with Cotton at six cents per pound, when t
you may live in plenty and at your ease .
and get 10 to 25 cents? This is no fiction. ,
AW experience proves it. Providence ]
lms kirnlly interposed to help you out of ,
one difficulty, arising from over-produc- (
tion; don't get into another: or in other (
words, lend your adversaries a stick to ,
break your own heads.
Then when your crop is made, be calm,
he cautious. By November next, these
folks will ho. both hungry and thirsty.
Give them then a little milk: recollect
that they will not bear strong meat well.
They, like Jesharun, grow fat and kick:
avoid their heels. In December, another
moderate sup; January another; but less
in quantity. In February and March a
little more; in April, A/ay, and June, you
may begin to fill their bellies, in order to
keep them in condition through the remainder
of the season. They will take
the nourishment eager as lambs, and be
glad of it. 1
Never send any Cotton to mavket with- i
out a limit. It throws too much respon- <
sibility upon your Faetois. Never allow ]
it to be sold until your price is obtained. ]
II* you owe your Factor money, and he "
cannot .^ell at your price, or wait for his <
pay, instruct him to sell as much as will
pay himself?this is but justice?and hold
the balance, If you are much involved,
?cll not only cotton but property, which j
is now bearing a good price, nnd disenthral
yoytr^dves, Be free! Be indepeml
ent. * i
The London Globe says, that it suspects 1
that it is with you as with other producers?you
Jive from hand to mouth. (
What a humiliating thought 1 If it has
been the case, be so no longer. All (
freedom is agog, just now, at the pros- *
pect of some vimencan gentleman (and c
they lean*Very strong, just now, on the j
Yankees) coming over to Jamaica, j
plant Cotton upon their cast off sugar es- .
tales, &c. Some parties may be coming *
ovor for pu^nos^R of their own; but I minK c
it quite as likely that it is with a view 10 t
annexation, as to attempt to grow Cotton ?
with free negroes. The ono it ju?t as
l' >" ' I MJL?
feasible ns the other. India, too, is to
bo revamped, load made, and a mighty
effort made there too. They have been
making a mighty effort there for the Inst
twenty years, and n".c with what success.
Somebody carricd a common plough
there for use. and. according to the Lon
don Times, as soon ns the managers or
overlooker's back was turned, the natives
stuck it up on end, painted it red, ami
worshipped it as a god. Well may they
lean on us.
Hoping that you may lay this advice,
and these admonitions seriously to heart
and profit by them and invoking a contin- I
uance of all those blessings of a kind ProvSflnnno
roKinK Unt*n V? r?/< !
? iuvii^v 11 iiivii ll(?1 v/ iv utct1 cw jmg"
nally manifested in your behalf.
I remain, very respectfuliv,
your obd't servt,
A Southern Plastf.?.
KEOWEE COURIER
*>?1. n?ek
K^HKia ^ AT VW.W 1 OWW?
With n view of accommodating our Sub
scribers who live at a distance, the following
gentlemen arc authorized and roquo&tcd to
act as agenta in receiving and forwarding Sub
scriptoria to tho Keowek Coirikb, vir:
Maj. W. S. Gr?rham, at West Union.
Edward Huciiikh, Esq., " Horse Shoe.
E. 1'. Vkrneb, Esq., " Jlachelor'B lletreat
M. F. Mitchell, Esq.. " Pickcnsville.
J. E. IIauuwu, " Twelve Mile.
T. J. '.Vkbr, for Anderson District.
THR WEATHUn
On Monday we had rain, with some snow
Tuesday was clear, cold and and windy, the'remainder
of the week has been pleasant and
balmy as spring. But we would guess there is
tome snow on tlic Smolsy mountains, inasmuch
us the Tennessee mail has not made its appearance
here during tho last two weeks?he
generally comes when he can swim the Tuckascege,
and push his way through the snow.
CHESTER.
We learn from the Palmetto Standard,
which paid us a visit Inst week, being the first
Bince cold weather sat in, that the representatives
of Cheater District have invited the citizens
to meet at the Court 7/ouso on t)ie first
montlay in A pril, to appoint delegates to meet
other delegates of the Congressional District in
May, whose duty it will then bo to elect two
delegates to represent Pinckney Congressional
District in the Convention at Naohville.
The work goes forward calmly and deliberately,?one
district after another all over the
State arc assembling iu primary meetings'
taking deliberate and determined counsel as to
that course by them to be pursued iu reference
to Northern Aggression. And these primary
meatinga will be continued until every district
and parish in the State shall liavo spoken
the will of the people. And South Carolina
'I elect and send her delegates to the SouthConvention,
Gen. Taylor. <fc Co., to the con
tnwy notwithstanding.
SUICIDE.
On the evening of the 19th inst;, tlio body of
Nathaniel Rankin, lute of Georgia, .ens found
near the dwelling house of Col. John Rankin,
three nuies from tliis pl&C6, Vtiili s, eliot gun, by
liis side, the contents of which, it was very apparent
hod l>een discharged through his head
:arryiiig sway ?uut mutilating almodt the entire
head. Mr, R. "was about 60 years of age,
unci subject to occaeiomil fits of insanity. He
?vas living with his brother, and having had the
misfortune many years ago to lose one of hi?
legn, was unable to participate in the engagements
of the fnrni, aud having been leftalono
nt (he house for the evening, seized that opportunity
of putting an end to his earthly existencerherc
was evidence before the jury of In(jl?c8t
that the gun had been left in the house on the
rack, and not loaded?that there was powder
n the house, but neither shot nor bullet*, and
there was no perceptible evidence that the
gun had been charged with lead, though a portion
of wad consisting of runner nnd rags was
found near the body. The conclusion is thai
;nc ucccuceu loaueu me gun mmscil with
powder and wad, run a small limb of a bush
through the guard before tlie trigger, sat down.
Iield the muzzlo to his right car with the left
liand, and with the right drew up the gun with
jufficicnt force to pull down the the hammer,
?the fatal spark ignited the powder, and a
'leavy charge was driven through his head?
scattering fragments of the skull to n distance
if 30 vnrrlH. ft it won * alinckinff upmio?n
loathsome and melancholy duty that jury of
[iiquest had to perform u- . iew of that horribly
mutilated body;?the verdict waa that the de-.ea>;cd
came to bin death by shooting himself
THE MAILS.
It is not vithin the memory of that notorious
personage, 'the oldest inhabitant,'
when such confu ion, bad management,
and tatal failures of the mails lias prevailed
throughout the whole countiv*
Not a week passes, that wo are not told
jf failure after failure following closely 1
in the heels of each other, until we are 1
ilmost led to doubt whether the Union 1
loes exist. To say the lea.it, the facta
ustifv the conclusion, that a dissolution
K-twocn the mail contractom ?od good 1
aith h;? taken place, and tho whole
ountry is very nnxiou* that such resoluions
of compromise should be adopted, (
s would speedily bring about a re-union, i
Iu consequence of tbc Jrequcut failure; 1
*
of Northern iruiils, we are not able to keep
up with the proceedings of Congress,
which of all matters of news, j*st now,
is most important, nnd interesting to the
South. The newspapers of our own
Ssate arc not the only parties who com
plain, for every cxcliangc we have received
for two weeks, from iVcw Orleans
to Philadelphia have ecltocd the same
grievance. And is thorc no remedy? Is
Mr. Collnmer blind and deaf to these appeals?
Oris Ire a Northern PostmasterGeneral,
havinsr no care for the South?
So far as his private feelings are concern
ed, doubtloss the latter is true; but as a
public officer he surely ought to have a
enre how the duties of that office are discharged,
and if sQrao attention 19 not
given to this subject very soon, we, in
common with all otlior good citizens,
must conclude that there is an absolute
want of capacity on the part of the aforesaid
officer, to discharge the duties dcvo
lving on him.
THE SOUTHERN CONVENTION.
Wo desire to call the attention of the Pendleton
Delegation to their duty in reference to
sundry resolutions adopted by our Legislature
on the subject of a Southern Convention. The
time is drawing near when our people should
be called together to approve or disapprove of
those resolution* and to say what course they
will pursue on thia great national question.
We entertain no doubt but that they will
confirm tlio ronnmnioiKlotinno nf !>? T
Vt VUO AJV^IOinVUlU
and cxccutc them to the fullest extent?and
that sale day in April will be early enough to
meet; but as this election District embraces
Wo judicial Districts, if is necessary to havo a
distinct understanding as to the time and place
of meeting, and inasmuch as the wto Districts
cannot meet in one place, to know how many
delegates caoh one is entitled to. Four of tho
representatives and the Senator live in Anderson
and only threo in Picltans District, nnd
t% it - i ? ? -
i uuaieion election District will bo entitled to
8 delegates in &?> meeting for the Congressional
District
/Shall Anderson appoint fire delegates, being
one fop each representative living in her judicial
District, and Pickens appoint only 8, being
the number living in her judicial limit*, or
would it not bo moro fair and equal that each
District shall select 4 delegates, to meet other
delegates Of the f!nni?r<i?inin>1 ??
u 0. ?,.v.h*. 1/i.mu i uinucii
place as may be hereafter designated?
We may also suggest that. on the first Mon.
day in April the Court of Common Pleas will
be in session at this place, but as the Judges
are generally quite accommodating, we apprehend
no hindrance from that quarter.
These suggestions are thrown out merely for
the purpose of securing unanimity and not at
all in a spirit of dictation, and we, therefore^
Wftit patiently to lionr from
m -J Wiivto, nuu, Willi
ourselves arc equally interested in this matter.
[COMML'NICATKD.]
Mmrs. Editors:?
When we have great ends to accomplish
wo should call to our aid great men;
therefore, you will please suffer a Farmer
to suggest the propriety of sending to
the Southern Convention, from this Congressional
District, Waddv Thompson, of
Greenville, and Henry C. Young, of
Laurens; neither of the men are aspirants.
tlif? nni> Viaa? 1
, v..w wvvii uicu 111
public life, and having proved himself
faithful to our institutions; the other having
no pretentions, but content simply to
reujnin ag God made him?a great man.
A Pickens Farmer,
Mason and Dixon*a commissioners
on the part of Afaryknd, Delaware
and Pennsylvania, consisting of
the Hon. H. Q. S. Key, Geo. Head Kid-1
n. 1 t "r?
uie, ana j. r. Jiyrc, appointed to settle
or re fix the boundaries between the I
three States, are now in Washington
city, for the purpose of concluding tneir
business v?itn the Topographical Bureau.
We learn, says the intelligencer, that the i
report of this commission will give the ]
history and whole particulars of the in- <
tercstjng geographical line (Mason and '
Dixon's Hhe,J so often alluded to by the 1
press and politicians, yet but little under- ?
stood by tne public. ]
Counterfeiters Arrested.? We learn <
from the Rutherford (N. C;,) Banner, of i
the 5th inst., that two individuals by '
name Oliver Revels and Allen Revels, i
were a few da^s previously committed to 1
the County jail on the charge of passing
Counterfeit Bills. TTioae found m their i
possession, were counterfeit Threea on 11
me nnnK of Uape fear: Fives on the
Planters' and Mechanics' Bank of Char- I
leston; and Twenty* on tho Barm of
iteorgetown. JNo other descriptions of
llie /fills given.
Chester Standard. !
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keeping the accounts of the Hank of
England. 1
A Flcw?r ran th* He art.?A wife 1
full of truth, LuMWnce nnd love, is the ?
prettiest (lower a ?aan can wear next hit
lieart, *|.
p*?w*?* I I 1 IN" -T.tr . ..
cotton
In Ujcso prosperous times, when our
staple, cotton, is commanding n profiUt
bic remunerating price, it is but natural
that planters should be casting about, and
revolving in tluyr minds, a? the spring approaches,
as to the policy of planting on
a large or small scafe for the next crop.
We are not'a tiroohet. nor the son of n
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prophet,'' and will not, therefore undertake
to advise. Some of our knowing
ones are holding out inducements to the
farmer to plant extensively, while others
say plant sparingly and keep up the prices
by diminishing the supply.
The reasons for adhering to either extreme
\n above statement wo arc j
sure wuj be duly considered by the plan- ,
tor, and determined according to bis
own convenience. So for ourselves, we i
would as soon 'throw up head and tails' 1
for a high or low pricc next fall as depend
on the mere influence of any one, so fluctuating
has the pricc of our staple piovcd
within our short recollection. The extract
we give below, from the Liverpool
correspondent of the Charleston ./Mercury,
bearing date the 12th ult,, will serve
to show our planters, in what estimate
the probabilities of continued high prices
are licia Dy n writer irom tnc city ot l-.ivcrpool:
"And now, gentlemen cotton planters,
if you this year part with another pound
for less than 15 cents, or in all time to
come for less than 10 to 12 1-2 cents,
you will deserve to be made pack-horses
for 3/hnchester, and to wear the chains of
vassalage eternally to which you have so
tamely submitted for the last ten yea is '
Restrain rnthcr than incrcj.se your culture.
Heave ahead with your man/factories,
nnd establish others as fast ns you
can. In ten years we shall have forty
millions of population, and n home market
for most of our cotton, and 1>? nrr?
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parcu to turn the Ephraimites over to
their idols?free laborers.
Tlie steamer /Tibemia arrived at 1
o'clock, a. m. on Wednesday, and on that
day 22 to 25,000 bales were sold at an
advance of 3-1 Od to l-4d. Thursday
15,000 bales at still hardening prices
In the evening of that day the following
beautiful morceau was manufactured and
sent down: "Businesscompletely check
cd by the rise of an 1-8(1 in Liverpool,'
?fcc. Tins, together with the pretended
mistake in the stock, is intended as a sort
of wet blanket to smother prices in Amcr
ica until their orders enn be executed.
Hold your cotton for a good pi ice.
Prices yesterday 0 3-4d, say 13 1-2 cents
for jl/Tddling Orleans and J/bbiles; but
little offering, and market very firm and
tending upwards; though. I supnose, as is
usual on the departure of a steamer they
will endeavor to report it flat."
ENGLAND:
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have
received subscriptions for a new Russian
loan to the amount of 5,500,000/ sterling,
in four and a half per cent stock, at the
price of 03, the interest payable half
yearly (January and July) in London.
The whole to be redccmca in 50 years
by an annual sinking fund of 110,000/ or
at tne rate ot *2 percent per annum on
the capital, the first payment to take
placc on Jan. 1,1852. <
The loan, it should be understood, is
for the purpose of meeting the expenses
for completing the rail road between St. '
Petersburg and Moscow. <
Upwards of twenty millions sterling I
were speedily subscribed for, nnd tho
stock commanded nt once a fl-A a T-Q
premium. 1
Jenny Lind coming to .An*erica.?The 1
Times announces nn agreement i
between Jt:7?ny Lind nnd Mr. Burnum 1
for a nrnfpRflii.nfll visit of the fornmr in 1
this country, tt flays?
Wc arc now able to giro thd facta and
particulars on the best authority, that of
a private letter from Mdlc. Lind, and a
perusal of the documents relating to the
engagement, which wc have beefi favored
with by Mr. Barnum's nffent. The Int.
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ter was signed at Lubcck on the 8th inst. i
and are in substance ns follows, ommitting
the sums of money out of delicacy to s
Mdle. Lind, with the remark that those 1
Filread specified by some papers arc quite *
incorrect. Ttfr. Barnum agrees to pro- <
vide for Mdle. Lind a waiting "'maid, a f
servant to superintend the baggage for i
herself and party, to pny all tra v elling ex i
penses, including those of her compan- ]
ion, (the nmiablo relative who accompa- <
nied her in England) a secretary, the 1
professional fees of M. Benedict and
Big nor Bellotti, the musical conductor i
and tho vocalist whom she particularly i
selected; to place at her disDOeal near- f.
riago and pair of horses, ftnA to secure t
her a certain sum for each concert o?* or- s
atorio in which she shall sing. t
yhat after seventy-five concerts, if 1
Mr. liarnum shall have realized a sum I
named, exclusive of all current expenses,
then, in addition to the first amount, a
farther sum of one-fifth of nightly profits p
Xi t.he remaining seventy-five concerts, r
We may say that the terms given to s
J/cscr-j. Dcncdict find llcllctti arc very g
liberal, such as in refcrchco to M. Bene*
diet, could alone have tempted him from
lis eminent position in the metropolis.
Mdlc. Dind, on her part, agrees to Ring in
160 concerts, including oratorios, within
one year; if possible, or, if not, within
eighteen months; to have full control as
to the number of nights or concerts in
each week, and the number of pieces in
cach concert; the former, as well as the
latter, to be conditional on her health and
safety of voice.
In no cuse is she to appear in opera.
It is further proposed that the life of
Mdlc. Lind and tlmt of cach of her assistants
shall be insured for the full amount
of their engagements; in case of death,
half of this sum to be paid to their heirs
or assigns, the remainder to Mr. Barnum.
The party are to leave for America tho
last week in August or the first week in
September. During the interim -AAllo.
Lind will remain on the continentsinging
for various charities, and will pay a visit
of some duration to Stockholm, her native
city.
Removal of the Florida Indians.?
Gen. Twiggs has, it appears, finally prevailed
on the Florida Indians to emigrate.
The following are said to be the terms of
the agreement: each warrior to receive,
before he goea on board the boat $500,
each woman $100, each child $100.
Bowlegs himself will received about ten
thousand dollars, and two or three sub
Chiefs aljout $5,000 each. Thcv are to
be provided with rations for one year
after their arrival in Arkansas, mid to bo
f uarantied the possession of their negroes,
t is estimated that the whole cost of tho
removal will be about 6225,000.
CONGRESS.
In the Senate, on the 11th, the peti
lion praying lor a dissolution ol the Union
was rejected?^Steward, //ale and Chase
were the only Senators who voted for its
reception. Mr. Berrien addressed the
Senate upon Mr. Clay's resolutions. Ho
referred to the rude assaults upon an institution
of the South, which was interwoven
with her hopes and feelings, and
auu iru3 nun uviuiliillll'u IIU lOllglT lO
submit to assaults. 7/c had onco hazarded
popularity by voting for a compromise
which, by the lack of firmness on tho
part of a few Southern men was lost.
He was willing again to support any
plan of accommodation that would give
equal rights to the South, //e would
despond but for one reflection, to wit:
That these selfsame difficulties existed
when the constitution was made, and
were overcome by patriotism and fraternal
feelings. He reviewed Mr. Clay's
plan, and showed that the South had a
right to take with them into .'lie newly
acquired territory their domestic institutions.
Mr. Berrien yielded the floor without
concluding.
And the Senate, after spending a short
time in executive session, adjourned.
In the House, nothing was done save
a discussion upon the /Senate resolution
to limit the expense of collecting the revenue.
ylftor various amendments had
been discussed, the ilouso adjourned
without any final action.--Carolinian.
T.aoo /\m o - tt^-?? "ll
jiuno uB 111K OliU' jnoTTlXGUER. 1 lie
Hotlinguer sailed from Liverpool for
New-York on the 10th January. She
had 200 cabin and steerage passengers,
together with tho Captain nnd crew of
30 men aud boys, and a very full freight
of various descriptions of goods. She
had only passed as far as Blackwatcr
Bank, which is off the coast of Wexford,
when che struck on one of those dangerous
ledges of rock which lie concealed in
that quarter.
This occurred on the morning of the
13th January. On the occurrence of
this mishap a part of the crew and oil tho
passengers were sent ashore. Capt. Buriislcy
and 13 of his men remained on
board, determined not to leave the ship
while there was the remotest chance of
saving her. On tho following morning,
:he 14 th, the ship floated off Black Waier
Bank and bore away beforo tho wind
mil struck /lrklow 2/ank, where she aferward
went to pieces, and, sad to relate,
Uapt- Burnsley twelve of tUp noble band
vlio determined to be ihe last of the ship,^
net a watery grave.
At the time the passengers left the
diip, her situation seemed to be utterly
lopeless. The hold was full of water,
md tho sea making complete breaches
>ver her. It was with extreme difticulty
md peril that the passengers and seamen
itviu iiiio&vu 111 iiiu uurm, mo sea-prca^wgf'jLp* I
villi dreadful violence on the.baqk.^^hoj
wasengcrs were unable to tal^* Anything
>ut of the ship, except the clotlig^^y
lad on at the time.
The boats happily succeededTn trading
tho shore, although with extreme difT
ioulty, from height of tho sea, ?nd tho
jreat distance of 1 miles or moreMB
he banjc to the land, Captain Burmlcy'sg
[ATI ItrnA tuna r?n ^A tT?44t- - ?
? > " ?U ??1 I'll uumuk^ UUtKHUHW up .
o the timo alio struck on Ulackwater
3ank, is a passenger on bo*rd tho Euro>o.
' N. Y. Tribute.
It should bo the nim of young men to
;o into good society, we do not mean the
ich, the proud and fashionable, but the
ocicty of the wise, tho intelligent and
;ood.