Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, April 19, 1850, Image 2
V/ftcr of Mr. Caf/ioun.?Liberty and
Jfetnocrncy.?"People do not understand
liberty or majorities. The will ol a majority
is the will of a rabble. Progressive
democracy is incompatible with liberty.
Those who study after this fashion
are yet in the horn book, the a, b, c, of
governments. Democracy Is levelling?
this is inconsistent with true liberty.
People will cho?e protection instead of
liberty. Anarchy ts more to be dreaded
than despotic power. It i? the worst
TKa ftvAct /rriuornmont ia fliai
VJ x a I Mi J . AUV WVOir ^VTVIIIUJVUV -?
which draws least from the people, and is
scarcely felt, except to execute justice,
and to protect tlie people from violation
of law.'
"People will leam wisdom only by
punishment, and in the case of our Union
it will come."
Nation and National.?"Why use
that word nation and national as applied
to the federal Union. It is wrong. Pub
lie sentiment ought to be corrected
throughout the United States. It has a
dangerous tendency. God knows we
are tending too rapidly to consolidation
already, and habituating the people to
nationality helps it along.
"Ours is n federal Union?composed
of thirty distinct Stain*. Ti?o /*nnv/?nlinn
scon tea the word nation So did fierier
al Washington, in his public papers.
Many use the word nation, or national,
from ignarance; others from habit and
with design. The United States are not
a nation. "The federal Union of tho
States,' 'the constitution,' or government
of the United States,' are the only terms
mnloved to designate this confederacy.
an<{ wfiich expresses its meaning clearly.
The United States, when used gographically,
means that portion of the continent
occupied by the Stales and Territories,
and socially speaking it means the thirty
States in one. Ajcitizen must belong to
some one State. If so, he is, of course,
a citizen of the United States, but a citizen
of the United States as the name of
a people, is an anomaly, without being
a citizen of any particular State. There
is no proper and correct word which designates
us as a people. To apply to us,
*e shouid do as the French do, use the
plural 'peoples.' The people of the State
of New York has a meaning. The people
of the United States has not?it expresses
what docs not politically exist.
The 'peoples' of the United States would
mean the people of the thirty distinct
Cfi - i am/1 ttfAtil/l nvnvAot! d
WWIlC8^"H?u nvuiu v*|/ivoo i? vun vfv
meaning. Tliere is a word wanting.
Amcrica is understood, but has no reality.
A .Mexican or Kamsclmtkian has as
much claim to the name of American as
we have. A citizen is known as belonging
to his own local sovereignty. He is
a Georgian, Kentuckia, or other State
name, but there are no United State/an*.
T\le countiy occupied by the States
might have been designated as Columbia,
or Alleghania and been used geographically
and socially. 7he extent cf
the States, and the people of each State
would *iave been known under the general
f ern, of Columbian or Alleghnnian. A
nation in jans a people who are socially
and politically as individuals. "We
are not to be limited. Ours is a federal
Union of States, and not of individuals.
Federal was the popular word in the old
convention. It was so popular that it
was adopted by a political party, who
rendered it odious. National or nation
was a very odious word in that convention
but it came into use in the place of feder
al. Jefferson without thought of the
idea conveyed, allowed it to he used. A
paper was started in Washington with
that namo."
Poictrs' Statue of Mr. Calhoun.?Re
cent letters from Hirnm Powers inform
us that his statue of Mr. Calhoun, ordered
some time since for the city of Charleston,
is finished. It is possible that it
will reach its destination in time to be inaugurated
in connection with the funeral
solemnities with which Mr. Calhoun's
death will probably be celebrated in inru
city. There arc many likenesses of Mr.
Oalhouh, in marble and on canvass. The
bust by Mr. Mills is faithful, but not a
work of genius. One of the best portraits
we have seen jS by Mr. Kellogg, a
pnintei who enjoyed the personal friendship
of the great Senator. Tho picture
in Brady <fc D'Avignon's Gallery, (just
published) gives a very just impression
of his appearance during the last year ?
N. Y. Tribune.
Alarm in Cuba.?A correspondent of
the iVew York Express, writing from
Cardenas, under date of Mftvefc 16, says:
From Cape Antonio tp Poinfc de Mayni
the greatest vigiUuiee is exercised, and
ffAm 11 knirtta /loilif AAtvtmif
ftisua tuvov V/AinjUKJ |;viuvn uHii y wiuiuu"
nications rtc received by the Governor.
All through and around are Government
spies in concert, and, to judge from their
motions and agitations, the enactment of
ft terrible conflict is appiehonded. The
soldiery, beyond a doubt, are inoculated
with the Independence small pox. which
to the Governor's knowledge haa become
quite contagious.
AH planters are, \?ndcr pain of expulsion,
commanded to return within 30
days, and continue doing so the first Friday
of every Month, the number, accompanied
with age and size, of all the
Una on fcheii possession; which goes to
prore in case of an outbreak, their liberation
is certain.
Tluit the projectors of the revolution
have ample funds at command is beyond
all question of doubt, and equally doubtless
is the certainty that the days of royal
sway in Cuba are numbered.
^Anv* A a llm titacnn nf thf? VPUr i*
| now approaching for planting coin, we
publish the following hint which we find
in an agricultural paper, ylfter you have
j piepared your corn, sow on each acre
, two bushels of salt, narrow it in, then roll
and plant your com; and you vrill expe'
rience but little annoyance from grub
[ and other worms, as the salt will give
' them their quietus just ns notably as
| though you had done it with a bodkin.
Itefeides this, the salt will, to a considerable
extent, act as a fixer to the ammonia
in tb<* soil as it mav be formed, at
tract moisture from the atmosphere, proserve
the corn plants from firing, nnd ftfr*nish
no inconsiderable quantity of soda
and chlorine for their appropriationI
KEOWEE COURIER
Friday, April 19, 18*50.
With a view of occommodftth our Sub
Hcribcrs who live at a distance, (lie following
gentlemen are autlioriw-'d and requested t?
act as agents in receiving and forwarding Sub
rriiitioin to the Kkowkk Coluif.r. vir:
I --I
Maj. W. S. OnirfHAM, at West Union.
Edward IIvoiikh, Esq., " Hursc Shoe.
E. P. Vkhnkh. Esq., " Bachelor's lie treat
M. F. Mitchell, Esq.. " PickcnavlHc.
J. E. Hago*i>, " Twelve MiJe.
J. T. Webh, for Andcroon District.
SENATOR.
"We learn from the Carolinian that FII.
Elmore has been appointed, by his
Exccllency, the Governor, to a scat in
the tJ S. Senate, in place ol Mr. Calhoun.
It is certainly an honor of very
high distinction to be permitted to fill
the place of his distinguished r.cdcccssor;
we hope, however, that the distinction
will be duly appreciated, and that
he may yet render signal service to the
State.
The Senatorship had been offered by
the Governor to Gen. James Hamilton
find to Langdon Oheves, each of whom
declined.
MR. WEBSTER.
We regret to learn that Mr. Webster
has been exc ased from serving on the
committee appointed to accompany the
remnins of 3/r Calhoun to their final resting
piace. Pressure of private business
he says, forbids his compliance.
BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE.
The 3/arch number of this popular
J/agnzine is just received, and we are
r#I rwi a tfin/1 *4 ^ -1 -
I^iuu vv uuu iiutv IV IUI1JT OUSUIII1CU lliu
high reputation vrc hav<s heretofore accorded
to it
Through the kind attention of the Hon:
Jaincs L. Orr, we havo received the 'Patent
Office Report for 1848/ from whicl
much useful information may be gathered,
of which we shall avail ourselves as
time and opportunity presents. A\ao
'the Annual Afcssage with accompany
Documents,' which we prize on account
of its convenient form for reference.
For these favors our thanks arc tendered.
Wa llHVA ftwm MM
.. w .. v ?vwi?vu iiuiii 1UI, lJftUOUUH
of Charleston, through Messrs. Benson
<fc Taylor, tlio Southern Primer, /Southcrnjfirst
/Spelling Book, /Southern Reader,
Books tlio (not. and second, and the
Southern Reader and Speaker. Wc are
glad to see a commencement, even at the
late day by men of the South, to drive
from our midst the Northern trash with
which the ?outh has so long been filled.
We have not sufficient time to examine
1 1? xl 1 ? ' ?*
Vill uuuiuny uiese works, out tlieir titles
and general appearaneo will warrant us
in expressing a hope that these Books will
be generally introduced into our schools.
.They can be found at the store of Messrs.
Benson Taylor.
Oorre*ixmdence of the TeUrmph.
Wasinotgk. April 0th.
'The time has arrived whi n it is neccs
sary for every one to define his position,
ana Mr. Wallace will open the ball for
the South Carolina Delegation?to be
follswed, most probably, by Mr. Orrand
Mr. Colcock, at a proper interval, both
of these gentlemen having vninly endeavored
to obtain the floor for some time
past.
( No one doubts the position of South
Carolina, nor her readiness or desire to
*take a place in the picUire;'yet l?er representatives
feel bound to give a formal
assurance of tho fact to a body that
seems incredulous of the existence of
Southern spirit or Southern intelligence
-?judgingfrom the tone and tenor of its I
proceeding*.' I
\jg A bettar feeling begins to animate our
forces. Mr. Clay is still facing both
ways with a Northern inclination?fol- *
lowed by Mr. Underwood?and at a lit1
-1? ktt A/*. Pa/lrrA** ?vV?r> ?a 4/\r\ ,
11V UlSUtllV/C VJj JtM s i/nvi^vi p ??IV M? ?w v
conservative fo:* these times?Houston is j
still in Tfexas?Benton, a hardened yipos i
tate?the 3/arylend delegation, Southern
men w ith Clay feelings?Delaware a lit- j (
tie more so. With these few exceptions, j 1
an united front is presented by the <$outh j J
ern Senators. j *
i
[COMMVNICATKD.] j 1
Tribute of Reapect.
Pursuant to previous notice a number '
of our citizens assembled in the Court J,
House on J/nnday last, to pay a suitable 1
tribute of rcspcct to the memory of the
lamented John C. Calhoun. j
The meeting was organized by calling <
Col. Jcptha Norton to the Chair, and re- <
questing W. C. Lee to act as Secretary. J <
The Chair announced <he object of the ^
meeting; when Col. J. W. Norris, Jr., ^
I made a short address, in which he briefly
and feelingly sketched tl>e life, character, '
and eminent public services of Mr. Pal- j !
lioun. He also alluded to his social and *
j <
domestic accomplishment*, and to the j
obligations which the circumstances of
proximity and domestic relation imposed
on us to do honor to the mighty dead.
He then offered the following Tieamblc
nnd Resolutions, which were seconded
by Maj. E. M. Keith, in a brief ad1
.If I. 1. _ _?l 1. J i_ m
aress, in wntcn nc auuaea 10 several ?? * j
blc and distinguished traits of character
of deceased, not mentioned by the former
g.'mtlcraan. They were unanimous- '
ly adopted:
Preamble.
NVhereis it lias plcafed Almighty God
by an awful dispensation of His Providence,
to cut down in all the brightness
of his intellect and in the midst of his
usefulness, the Honorable John C. Calhoun,
late our highly gifted Senator in
the National Legislature: we, therefore,
the citizens of Pickens District, where
was the home that, ho loved, while we
recognize the religious obligation to bow
in solemn acquiescence to this most afllic- *
ML-itnliAn ?r/k at /Mtltr
utrg jvw rv iv^mu it \jiuj
a privilege, but a duty peculiarly i ncunibenton
us to mingle oui sorrows with the
lamentations of the nation;?were eulogy
on character appropriate in this connection,
yet would we pale before the task, '
knowing our inadequacy to do justice to
one, to whom the world has accorded 1
position as the greatest sage in Repub- ]
lican philosophy that ever graced ancient 1
or modern times?the champion of con- 1
stitutionnl rights, and the unequalled ex- '
pounder of the ti-ue piinciplcs of civil 1
liberty, his name will fc? honored as long 1
as the one shall have an advocatc or the
other a votary ; combining all that was
pure, chivalrous and patriotic in motive?
chaste in feeling, or irreproachable in con- J
duct, the mothers of unborn generations (
will point their children to his biography |
and call him blessed; and when the '
Heavens shall be rolled up like a Bcroll, '
and the vlngcl of God shall proclaim '
that time shall be no nr.o :e, then, but not
till then, will the South forget the stern
uncompromising defender of her dearest
rights, and South Carolina her magnanimous
son. Therefore,
Rtsolved, That we drploru the death
of our illustrious fellow-citizen and distinguished
Senator, .John C. Camioun,
whose loss to his immediate family, Ins
neighbors, and to the State of South Car- ,
olina, is irreparable, and may well be re- j
garded a public calamity. i
Resolved, That * i sincerely sympa- <
thize with bis bereaved widow and farm- 1
ly in their affliction.
On motion of Maj. E. M. Keith the fol" (
lowing resolution was adopted, viz: t
Resolved, That a committee of fifty be 8
appointed to proceed to the borders of *
our Distriot to receive the remains of our f
illustrous dead, and to co-operate with c
other committees in making all necessary d
and proper arrangements for the funeral. '
On motion of J. A. Doyle,
Resolved. That w? rettarA ti:?
.. ? - JLAIIIf
in Pickens District, as the most fit and r
proper place for the interment of the re- 1
mains of the illustrious Cai.hoch; and J
that the committee of fifty be instructed
to confer with the family of deceased f
and request that his body may be brought n
home and interred at Fort Hill. ti
Resolved, That that people of this
District, in manifestation of their sincere V
respect for tho noblo dead, be requested
o attend the fv>ml in n body, and that (
,hc Courier give notice of the day of
ntertnent so soon is it may be ascertain*
i
:d- If
Jiatolved, Tliat a copy of thes? pro- j ,
:eeding8 l?c forwarded to the ufiHcted r
amily of deceased. c
The Chair appointed the following 1 s
lommiltee of fifty, \'a:
E M Keith, P Alexander,
I W Norris, jr., Robert Craig, 1 >
fas M McElroy, K Alexander,
Wm II .S'tribling, 13 Htigood, j
L II Verner, John A Easlcy.jr., .
[tobt D Maxwell, A M Folger,
LVl .Kf.UK W H Trimmlnr
Jos R Shealor, i W J Gantt,
] A Doyle, O E Barton,
SI M Norton, J B Southerland,
lohu Rankin, Willium //unlcr, '
Joseph Burnett, Willium Oliver,
\j N Robins, John A rial,
3 R McFall, Larkin Hendricks, \
Silas Kirksey, W C Lee,
[J W Liddle, Alexander Ramscv, I
W D Steele, Jas Lawrence,
W S Orisham, Jesse McKinney, j
llobt Maxwell, jr., E E Alexander,
T N Lawrence, J W Earle, j r
Wm Nimmons. A Briei;. !
EII Doyle, J K Hagood, 1
fas T crgerson, IJ A Ilarton,
Sam'l Lovingood, Jno Knox,
A Robins, John Shockley,
On motion the Chairman was added to
nmmittce.
The mecti- m adjourned.
JEPTIwV NORTON, Chairman.
W. C. Lee, Secretary.
[COMMCMCATF.D.] j
rDiA fnHr\r*-?nt* o??a 4 1%-a Ti'.^W. 1
AIIV (?I V VI1V Vllltuid Ul A
ens Division 2\o. 21, Son* of Temperince,
for the present Quarter;
Joseph Burnett, W. J\
G. A. Tayi.oii, W. A.
W. H. Trimmier, Ii. S.
J. J. A. SiiARfK, A. It. S.
A. W. It ice, F. S.
E. O. Gaines, T.
J. N. Lawrence, C.
WM. DOWIS, A. C.
F. M. Howard, /. s.
J. R. Nkal, 0. S.
Ail cxcept the J. S. were installed on |
the 13th Inst., by Job. Grisiiam, d. o. ' 1
\V P W Ti To.v.?.r.? oc n i
G. C. . b J
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HIS llKSTINO-PLACE. i
From the following letter of the Gov- ?
1
;mor, to to the city council of Charleston,
vvc are led to fear that Mr. Calhoun will <
not uc ouneu at, "i'oi t mil." However I ^
much we should deprecato such an events ' s
if the family should consent io his inter- [ <
mcnt elsewhere, we should unhesitating- i '
ly prefer Columbia to any other place, ; j
and this we believe to be the universal ' >
Feeling of our people on that subject. 1
kxkcutive dkp vutmkkt.
t
Charleston, April 10, 1850 i
Sin: Having been invited by a rcsolu- >
lion of the body over which you preside, t
to co-operate with it in requesting Mrs. ti
Calhoun to permit the remains of her late r
husband and our illustrious Statesman to i
"repose" in Charleston, I beg lenve rc- t
ipcctfully to say, that should tlie family v
:>f the deceased submit the whole matter \
;o the decision of the people of South v
Carolina, I, as their representative, would v
n such an event, decline to accede to the f
wish of the civil authorities of the city,
nainly because it is not in accordance t
smi? the public feeling of the Stnto. r
All tlmt pcrtnins to Mr. Calhouns is
.lie property of the Cpmmonwealtl), and ti
ivherc his body shall nermanoMiy lie, 1
night to be a question for its constituted '1
luthoritics to settle. t
After a full and free conversation with 1<
-he membeis of the family now in this ci- j
,y, I am warranted in assuring you, that
ivherever his remains shall be deposited r
>n their arrival, there will be their final ii
eating place. To disinter them for a
loincr removal, in my and their judgnent.
would create feelings of a painful r
diameter. To tho Capital, therefore, lot ii
hem be convoyed. As Columbia is the tl
?at of the Legislative Assembly of South a
Carolina and its College, it is peculiarly c
ippropriated that the framers of our laws r.
ma tho youth of tho State should bo un- e
easingly reminded of thoir rc-speetivc | c
lutics by the elevated associations which g
he gvav$ jof him, who is ever to bo so t<
nueh revered for his virtue and wisdom, if
vould be so well calculated to insoirc, v>
1 am fully aware of tho (leep atlachnent
of the people of Charleston to our
[itc Senator, and of the many cogent re*? ?
ons in favor of their proposal that his n
>ody should be ontomhed, at least tem- G
k>rarily, in the metropolis of the State. r<
n tho expression of an adverse opinion, ol
ny regret is mitigated by tlv? eonviction 0
liat I am govorned by a high scj.3C of C
uty. Respectfully, your obedient ser- ol
ant, ai
Whitbmahbii 13. Skaurook. 01
Hon. T. L. Hutchinson.
Jorrtjtipndchcc of the South Carolinian?
Washington, .April 10, 1850.
On Monday, in the Senate, Co). Bcnon
delivered his long expectcd speech in
avor of the admission of California. Mr.
?Iay replied to Col. Benton in ouc of the
nost conciliatory and practical speeches
f the session, in which he expresses himelfin
favor of the admission of California
>ut thought that objcct would be sooner
iccomnlished bv referring it. and other
I U '
neasures in controversy between tlic
\"orth and South, to such a committee as
hat proposed by Mr. Footc, and he was
inxious that all the questions involved in
he present controversy should be settled
it this time if possible, and went on to
how how the questions of settling the
>oundary of Texas, and giving, governnents
to JVcw Mexico and Utah, Tree
:onnectcd with each otl.v in the fact
hat they were all at one time provinces
>f Mcxico, and that they were all acquired
by the late treaty with Mcxico, and
he importance of preserving peace and
mrniony in the national councils. Ocn.
?ass followed in some pertinent remarks,
ind urged that the whole should be rcerred
to the Committee, and concurred
n what had been said by Mr. Clay. Mr.
FYumnn Smith said that he hoped the
rirtlifnrnin lull tvruild lvo ftnfnil nnnn
IXIIIIUMUU U?tl IIVUIU WV> MVIkVVk U|IVII UJ
:ho ^Senate in such way that no other maters
might encumber it, and that it might
lot be taken up in an "omnibus bill,"
laving the Texas boundarv nnd territori*1
bills tied to it.
Mr. I'oote followed in reply, and expressed
his opposition to that kind of nonicfion
policy, and said that Mr. Webster
tiad authorized him to say that he was
low In favor of the committee as he proposed,
and asked that Mr. Benton's rcsoution
of instruction might not be pressed
intil the return of Mr. Dawson, and the
ippeamncc of the new ^Senator from
South Carolina, and other Senators who
svonld be present in a few days. The
iubjcct was made the order for Thursday
3f this week. This day's debate and
which look place on last Friday on tl>e
?ame question is highly interesting nnd
important.
In the IIous Gen. Wallace, of Sonth
Carolina made a very warm nnd dccidcd
speech, taking strong ground in favor of
Southern rights and interests, and maintaining
them in eloquent and forcible language.
His spcech will be read with instruction
nnd pleasure by his constituents;
uid well received by the whole State.
Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, made a good
.peccli, following in beautiful and forcible
language the sentiments as expressed
>y Mr. Marshall of the srme State a few
lays since. Mr. Conger made an effort,
without success, to ititroducc a resolution
>f instruction to the Commi.t'c on tlie
Post Office to bring in a bill to abolish
lie franking privilege, to make postago
>n linlf-ouncc letters two and a half cents
ivhcn pro-paid, and fire cent? when not
;o paul, and to permit the free circulation
)f newspapers within thirty mile* of the
>laco of publication.
I am sorry to state that Mr. IFcusfor
las been excused from the committcc
vlioarc to accompany the remains of the
ate Hon. John C. Calhoun to their final
osting plnce. J/r. \V. says that imperaivc
private business compels liirn to make
his request, though much against his
vishes. \Vc have some reasons to hope
hat the committee from South Carolina,
ippointed by the Governor to receive the
emains of Mr. Calhoun, will be 30 fortulate
as to charter the splendid and beauiful
steamer "Isabel," of Charleston, in
vhich to receivo ther.i in this city. It
k ill bo indeed worthy of the great man
vlioso death we mourn, and of tho State
rtiich lie has served so lonij and faithully.
There arc rumors figain of changes in
lie Cabinet, but to which I do not crive
nuch credcnco.
Tlie Senate were engaged yesterday
mtil a late hour upon the Census bill.
Mic IIouso made it the specifll order for
'bnrsdKy next, nnd to dispose of it before
aking up anj' other business, so that unbss
the order is changed, ibis bill will be
lassed within n week.
A fnow storm has been prevailing duinglast
night nnd continues this mornr?g.
Hayti?Imprisonment of the Amerirn
Consul.?An American captain wan
npri8oncd by Boulouque, whose releaso
lie consul demanded, but was refused,
ccorrtpanied with n threat to cut off the
onsul s bead if ho persisted in his do>ands.
The release of .ho captain was
nccica Dy Drifting tirc guards, when the
onsul was thrown into prison. The Enlisl:
nnd French consuls immediately in[irfeied
on his behalf, but it is not known
he is released. Two American men-ofr?r
hgd goue up to Capo //ay lien,
'Spain and Cuba?ari Ambassador
wiing to the UHiUd Htates-*-By tho Euwe
are advised that ^l\e Spanish
fovernmont had borrowed 30,000,000
>als for the purpose of placing tho Island
F Cuba in a proper state of acfenoe, nnd
ount Afirnsol was about to embark at
adiz for /favana, there to seo tho orders
f tho Spanish Cabinet carried ieto effect
w I J
wi Trunin no wus cuurgcu 10 procoeu
i a special mission to tfio President of
le United Statos.