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Mob and Outrage upon the Swedish Colony of Illinois.?We learn from Henry county, Illinois, that a series of outrages have recently been committed upon the Swedish colony located in that county, and that they are threatened with extermination from the county. The men engaged in these outrages number about seventy, from the town of Cambridge and Hock River, in the same county, and they are headed by John Iloot. This man, it Bccms, married Char I lotto Louisa Johnson, but they did not j live happily together, she left him, and lied to her relations for protection against his violence, vlbout the 20th of March, Root visited the colony with a mob, with the intention of regaining possession of his wife, but she had left and gone to a place of safety. Root, irritated by this | desertion, determined to avenge himself upon the innocent members of the colony, ?collected a mob, paraded the streets armed, and threatened to burn the houses and kill the inhabitants. They search?,l ? - - - v;u i.uu eo'ony and then Jelt. On the 27th they returned, and commenced demolishing some of the houses, tore off j pome of the boards of the church, dis j charged their guns and ordered the inhabitants to leave their houses, so that i they could burn down. 2'hey drove all the men out of the colony into the church and the women and the children into the hospital. Next day the mob again as- j sembled and burned the hay stacks of j the colony, and set fire to the buildings | at Little Hill, near Cambridge. The ; principal men and women fled from the i r .f ii * - jury ui uio man, ana arc now in St. .Loins. I No member of the colony had any thing to do with the separation of ltoot aim his wife, and of course they arc not answerable in any shape for it. The colony now contains about 100 men, 250 women and girls, and 200 children. In one re- | spect they resemble the Quakers?they hold to the doctrines of non-rcsistance, and they offered no violence to the mob. LOST, STOLEN, OR STRAY'D FROM THE SOUTH ! Five dollars reward will be paid to any one, black or white, who will give information where the President of the United Styte.s is to be found, who has disappeared since the 4th of Marco, 1810. The last lime he was seen or hoard from was ...1. . u- r -i i-:- *~i nutn i*w iiinuuu dm vjauinei. ji is uncertain what lias since bccomc of him, or what coursc ho has taken; but it is supposed that he has either gone to California on some errani of Mr. Benton, previously to his departure there, or that he is harbored North by Hale, Smith, and Seward, or other abolitionists- 11 is supposed that be is on foot, as he did not take off old Whitey. lie has left everything that he look with him from the I South, and therefore it is supposed lie ! appears only in a Northern dress?if he lias any on. When asked his name, he calls himself a Je.ffcrsonia.il Federalist of the old Republican school. He imitates the old Presidents, as he supposes, and does take off John vldanis, in 6ome respects, very well. But, in truth, lie docs not know his own mind, and has no opinions of his own, but stammers nnd hesitates, or answers equivocally, or with Delphic ambiguity, very much like Mr. Van Buren's Former manner, lie always dexterously avoids saying where he is going, or what he intends doing. Five dollars will be paid to any one who will give information where he is to be found of nfAOflnt nrv/1 i rm /1/v11/??.a tC * * 1 ?1V itiiu itli uuilitl^ II Jiruv(!(l IQ DC ! on the south side of Mason and Dixon's line. Jack Croosrc, An Old Southern Taylor Man N. B. Fivo dollars will also be paid if nny of the Goose family can now be found at tho South who will call himself a? Taylor mnn. South Carolinian. Ladies Spring Fashions.?Wo copy ! __ .1 f. l' . . - ? irom mo editor s table ol .Peterson's Magj?*U?p for May, tho following upon the fan'lions, an all-engrossing subject in variably among the feminities, on the opening of tho vernal season: 'The principal dress material for late spring and summer wear will be Foulard ana India silks, Grenadine?, tissues, Bareges, nnd Organdies. The latter are generally embroidered in small spots, whilst tho former arc covered with vines or wreaths of small figures, but of very rich and olegant colors. 'Nearly all dresses^ aro made high in the ncck, nnd manv with tight backs. The infant waist, however, promises to be popular summer \v\ er, particularly for young ladies. The etdet body, which is opened three ov four inches in front, but buttons up at the throat, is also much worn. Some aro made high to the throat; others have the corsages partly open, so as to be worn with lace chemi Bcltc8. The front of the coisage may bo ornamented with a double row of fancy buttons. Sleeves slit at the end are those most generally adopted for high dresses, of whatever material they may bo composed. The Mazurka sleeve is the newest. It Is put in plain at the shoulder, nod gradually widens till it readies the elbow. Tt is very much like Pagoda sleeve, except that it is not shorter on the inside of the arm than on the outside. Fancy buttons will be much used for tmnming this season.' KEOWEE COURIER Friday, May 4, 183?. With a view of accommodating our Sul ecrthers who litv at a distance, the following gentlemen arc authorized and requested t< act as agents in receiving and forwarding Sul I criptions to the Kf.owkk Cociukr, viz: iMaj. n> .Ouisiiax, at west Uuion. F.dwakd iIcgiies, G.?q., " Horse Shoe. E. P. Veexf.b, K--n., " Bachelor's Rctrea ! M. F. Mitchell, Esq.. " Pickensville. J. E. llAOoeD, " Twelve Mile. J. T. Webb, for Anderson District. RELIGIOUS NOTICE The Rev. Mr. MoWiiorteh will preach in this Village on the first Sabbath ir May inst. OBSEQUIES OF MR. CALHOUtf. We hud entertained high hopes that the remains of our la te much respected Senator would be permitted to repose at Fo*-t Hill, to which, in bis lifetime, lie was much attached. We learn, however, through the latest Charleston papers, that the family have consented to have his body interred in the city of Charleston for the present, reserving the right to thn Legislature of the State at its next session to fix upon its final disposition. remaps under all the circumstances this is well enough,and although our feelings led us to think otherwise, we certainly ought to yield a free acquiescence to the wishes of his immediate family, in the absence of any instruction from him on the subject. On Thursday the 25th ult., the body of Mr. Calhoun, handsomely encased in an iron sarcophagus, was delivered in Charleston, by the Committee from the U. S. Senate to the Governor, and on me next day was deposited in a tempora ry vault prepared for the purpose, in the western cemetery of St. Philips Churchill c banner of the State waiving over itf to await the action of the $tate Legislature. The occasion was celebrated with cere monies oi imposing magnificence, and impressing solemnity. All business in the city was susponded, store doors closed, nnd not a hammer to be heard in all the city, which it is said was literally clothed in the habiliments of mourning, thereby showing the dee p feelings of sorrow entertained by her citizens on that sad occasion. The bodv was delivered to the Governor Ly Mr. Mason, Chairman of the /Senate Committee, in a short but feeling address. The Governor replied in a happy strain, in which he complimentod Mr. Venable for his care and attontion to Mr. Calhoun during his sickncss, to which Mr. V. made a most feeling reply. The body was then delivered to the Mayoi of the city, who placed over it a guard o! honor of 200 men, under whose ca>e il was kept until the next day, and then dis posed of as above stated. We would be glad to insert the whole ol (he proceedings on the occasion, but the) are too long and tedious for publication CONGRESS. Wo have scarcely any news from Wash ington this week, owing we presume part Iv to the fact, that not much business i: being transacted, in the absence of tin Committees attending Mr. Calhouns re i_ ii.:. ci-i- ?.1 ii~ 1? | uiuiiin iu tun wwuu, ?uu j/a; ny p?;niii|) to the irregularity of mails, as we notice several of our exchanges complaining 01 that subject. IFe understand that the compromis committee of 13 have hnd several meet ings, and agreed on four distinct propo sitions, which we have given in anothe place. THE BRIDGE. v** the general Beard of Commissioner of Roads meet at this place on next Mon day in consultation on the various matter in their jurisdiction, not tht ieast of whie is the building a new bridge ovp.i th Kcoioee River, near this Village, w take pleasure in announcing that two dil feront plans for the construction o 1 1 1 1 ? , i t r iwive uvcn piuceu on our lauie 10 inspection, and may be seen at any tim at our office. Wc have examined eacl of the plans and confess ourselven mucl pleased with them, being satisfied tha thoy will most effectually answer tin purpose for which they aie designed. Ii selecting a plan upon which to erect i bridge, i nference must bo had to the cost strength, durability, &c., and as that i out of our "line of business" we could no undertake to recommend, unless the ne ?.n j .j ii j ! *Bin . cessary information were nt hand. 3The plans submitted are those advertised in our paper sometime a^o, by A/essrs. Harison and Wynne, and we regret that the ? ! proprietors lmd not given us some esti13 j mate of the probable cost per foot. Persons interested are invited to call and examine for themselves. t RENCONTRE. We learn from the Black River Watchman, that, a few days since, a difficulty arose between R. M. Dyson, of Sumterville, and C. D. Gaylo of Clarendon, at 1 the latter place, which resulted in the 1 i death of Mr. Gayle. It is stated that Mr. Dyson acted strictly in the defensive I 1 ! 1 J!-i -1 i- n / ? ] miu n-pmreu immeuuueiy 10 onmieru. II. and surrendered himself to an officer. Southern Literary Gazette.?We have had occasion before to notice certain changes and improvements in the paper with the above title, some time ago published at Athens, On., but now ! published in Charleston, So. Ca., by Walker <fc Richards at $2 rn*r uuuuta in advance. It commences a new volume I with a new name and a now dress from ' head to foot, presenting a very neat cx' ternal, and filled with the choices t arti| cles of literary matter, both original and : selected. The proprietors need not despair of success while they present such inducements to the public. The Black River Watchman.?A paper published at Sumtervillc, under xhe above title reached us to-day. It is edited by J. B. Fraser, and J. W. Ervin, and published by Gilbert <fc DeLorme weekly at $2 in advance. The evidences before us indicate that it will be ably edited and handsomely worked off. The Watchman has our best wishes for its success. Eim.ouy.?An Eulogy on the character and public services of the late John C. Calhoun was delivered on the 25th ulL, at Georgetown C. IJ., by the Hon. R. F. W. Alston. We arc informed that an unusually large number ofporsons were present, and that the speaker did himself great credit, and nothing more than justice to the subject of the eulogy. TFe publich the following letter from the Charleston papers, for the purpose of showing the final conclusion of Mr. Oalhouns family as to his final resting place: Chaumiston, April 26, 1850. Dear Sir?On my arrival in Charleston last week, from my residence in the West, 1 after consultation with my brothers P. ! ftnrl .T fl PnHinnn urn flntwrninnd ?" cede to your Excellency's request, that p the remains of our father "should bo | temporarily deposited in the .Metropolis, ' there to await the final action of the Leg1 ialature," provided it met the approbation of our surviving parent. With this f view we addressed our mother a joint r note, and are happy to say she concurs, in our decision, and has placed the mat ter entirely in my hands, as the eldest of the family to say to your Excellency, and through you to the people of the State, that wo now place the remains of our - father in their charge, to make such dis3 position as their feelings and wishes may dictate. I am sir, with great respcct your, " obd't scrv't. s Andw. P. Caliioun. a His Exccllcncy Gov. tfcabrook. n Washington, April 21. The Compromise Committee, appointed on Friday last, have already had a *" meeting, and seem to have agreed on the following: r 1st. To report a bill for the admission of California, and the establishment of territorial govciuiner?to in Utah and Now Mexico. 2d To report a .separate bill for the a settlement of the Texas boundary, by a k liberal compensation to that State. 3d To make such amendments to the s law of 1793 for the recovery of fugitive slaves, as shall afford security to the e South. R 4th To abolish the slave trade in tho >_ District of Columbia by extending the . laws of Maryland over it. Little or no doubt is entertained but r that nil these bills will puss both Houses c by respectable majorities. h In regard to the Texas boundary.it is ^ not yet decided whether that matter will come up in a sepnrate bill, or whether as a kindred subject, it will be included in ? bill fo* the admission of California 1 and the establishment of territorial govn ernments in New jWexico and Utah.? Should a separate bill be introduced, the ' committee, out of respect for the oldest s Senator, will probably recommend the t passage of Mr. Bcnto i s bill. - J jjjalumoro &uh> Washington, April 23, 1850. Tlie House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the state cf the Union, (Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ir the chair,) and resumed the consideratior of the special message of the Presidenl commu?-eating a copy of the constitutiot of California. if- ir 1 1 ir _ a t mi mr. mujuuutia, 01 JtveniucKy, was win ing to unite with any or both parties, k settle the questions now agitating tlx country on a just and sccure basis?thai they will be settled, there was no doubl ?settled, as became patriots and statesmen, so as to preserve inviolate the Constitution and form of government secured to us by our fathers, and undei which we have prospered. V/e spoke ol compromises which led to the formation of the Constitution, and alluded to the law of 1703 as being a dead letter in the North. Mr. Van Dyke asked the gentleman to Fill f lli<3 flnrrnr /\n O cinnln nno/v " ? Vii c? OIM^IV VCIOV HI1UIO (I Southern slaveholder, who pursued his slave into a Northern State, and got out a process, under the act of 1793, and put it into the hands of the United States marshal, was ever resisted. He denied it. Mr. Morchead would not be led ofl iulo collateral disputes- He knew of no case of resistance, personally, but from heresay. jJfr. J/eade said that he lvad perused the records of New York. Judge Edmonds decided, in a case before him, that in order to enable the owner to recover l?io clo I'ft miict ?> /v n Il? OKIIV, 1?V- Ill UCK ISIIII?? (ft tUI Ulll'U. ^U|?^ of the law of his State which recognises slavery; nor would lie suffer the ordinary printed statute to he taken as evidence, although there was an individual ready to swear to it as the law of the ?tatc. Mr. Van Dyke desired to say a few words, but Mr. Morehcad refused to yield the floor, nnd repented thnt he would not be led off into collateril disputes. //chad known instances from hearsay. A gentleman from his own State was knockcd down in the streets of Cincinnati while in pursuit of his slave. I lis intention was not to drive the two sections farther apart than they now are. lie then opposed the restriction of slavery in the Territories, and referred to the decisions of the Supremo Court to show that the ordinance of 1787 was not to bo regarded as a precedent, nor any law made in pursuance of it. Thero are grave objections to the admission of California; but if she can be made a part of the basis on wlunli the entire questions can be settled harmoniously, amicably and satisfactorily, uniting with her bills for the Territories of New-3/exico and Utah, his mind was made up to give the measure his support. Mr. Peek, or Vermont, spoke in favor of the admission of California* 7/e said that the objections were not entitled to any serious consideration, and proceeded to notice some of them. If the constitution of that Stale did not exclude slavory, opposition would not have come from Southern gentleman Whnt course the North would have pursued, was another matter. The South are committed to doctrine that the people, in forming a State government, have the right to exclude slavery or not; therefore, they cannot urge its exclusion from G alifornia as an objection to her admission. There was no wijsiiiutional *>?? to her admission. This was not pretended. Congress was bound, bv the ninth article of the treaty with A/extco, to p otect the rights of persons and of property in the Territories. lie was, therefore, in favor of giving thorn territorial governments, and was for inserting in bills for this purpose the so-called Wilmot proviso. He concluded by arguing that Congress has the right to legislate over the subject of slavory. Mr. "Wilmot obtained the floor, when the committee rose. And the llouso adjourned. CONGRESS. In the Senate, on Wednesday, the 24th a resolution of inquiry, respecting the proper measures for increasing and facilitating the gold coinage of the United RUtes, was adopted. The remainder ol the day was spent in Executive session In the House of Representatives, aftet an explanation of a misunderstanding in regard to tho reforcnce of the bill to incorporate the Grand Lodge of Odd Fel Iowa nf thft Hislrii-t nrul miavIo standing committees, tho House resolved itself into Committee of the Wholo, mid proceeded to the uOfrslueratich cf the bit! providing for the taking of the seventh i census of tho United States; when, nftei some time spent therein, tho committee rose, and the House adjourned. ! On Thursday tho subject of tho publ lie printing was under consideration.? [ The Senate, without coming to any action : thereon, went into Executive session and then adjourned till 3/bndav. In the House, Mr. Stanley offered u resolution of inquiry into the alleged defalcations under the last administration, which was objected to, and therefore nol considered. The proposed expedition of Mr. Crinncll in search of Sir John Franklin occupied for some time the attention of the ilougc. Mr. Stanton ndvocalcd the ad mission into the navy of the vessels now - fitting out by Mr. Grinnell for that purj po9e, inorder toimpoto upon the Cov, eminent the expenses of the expclitiorv. i The proposition met with little favor, t Without disposing of this matter, the i House resolved itself into a cojimittcc of the Whole on the state of the Union, and . proceeded to consider the bill providing > for taking the census. liefore finishing ; this subject, the coinmitte r~sc and tho , House adjourned. I [Carolinian, A 8FASONABLF. WARNING. The following is an extract of a pri vatc letter from a citizen of one of tho r leading Northern States to a friend in i j this city. The writer is a shrewd and ex puricucuu ooscrver, una ins good tnitli in t what he says is beyond question. Moreover we have abundance of other evi> dence of the truth of liis assertions, and. we doubt if any experienced politician, in his heart, believes differently. The South ern men in Congress no doubt understand this mntter and will firmly act upon it. Here is the extract: 'The death of Mr. Calhoun falls heavily upon me, although when I saw him in Do comber hist, I expected what has sinco been realized. He was a great man, and his last speech, which was not fully sustained by all the South, and to their shame be it spoken, will ohange from prophecy to history as sure ns time tv.nf.no m A?,l T *..11 - ' ...vivo vr.i. iiuu j. tun you, gentlemen of the .South, that you need not flatter yourselves with any cessation of Northern encroachments upon your constitutional rights, they will progress, urged on by devilishness and fanaticism, until you reach by force, the points Mr. Cal h*~un has named in his last speech, and by that time, rebellion, and not secession, will be charged against your demand for rights under the Constitution. 'If the South was a unit now, matters might be arranged; let this crisis pass, and the opportunity for justice under the Constitution will never occur again.' A Lo33 foktiik Wormi ok Art.?The Tribune announces that Power's statue of Eve, executed for Mr, Prcaton of .South Carolina, was lost lately by shipwreck off the Span.sh coast. It was consideicd i.is masterpiece, an'' Us loss will be considered a real calamity by the artist and his admirers." We find the alinvo in n , , - CAI change, not having yet seen the Tribune, I in which the announcement occurs, and m e ihurufoio unable to give any particulars. /Should the announcement prove corrcct, it will indeed bo a lo;s deoply to be regretted by all lovers of art, as well as tho friends and admirers of the artist himself, and of the patron for whom this work was executed?Col. John S Preston of this placc. [CWww&itt Telegraph. Ciiari.es ton, April 29, Our market remains without changeNo person feels dispose J to oporatc until the receipts of the steamer's news, which is now anxiously expected. The day'* business is only 300 bales, at ?1 7-10 to 12 3-4. Bulloch tiie Hank RonnKR.?Intelligence has been received in Savannah from Mr. Sherfff Pcndergrass, who went to England! *n pursuit of Bulloch, that the vessel in which he sailed from Savannah hail not reachcd the port of her destination when the last steamer sailed. Fire in Savannah.?A fire broke out in ,Sfavannah on T^uifuJav mnminfr - "t y v "7" o* about haif past one o'clock, which consumed the entire square bounded by Con 1 gness, Broughton, Jefferson and Montgom cry streets, consisting pri?1cfppHy of wooden buildings. The loss estimated 1 at from $100,000 to $120,000. s Southern Indcftuv.?Car Wheels have been cost at a foundry in Raleigh, N. C., where the Manufacture of Cars nnd 1 Locomotives is soon to be commenced in full. [Teligraph. Tub Rait.road Act.?The Art to extend the time of payment of dntk^on the Iron of the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad Company, 1ms passed both House.) 1 of Congress and bccomo a law. [Telegraph. The French President.?Louis Napo1 leon drives an American buggy through the street? of Paris. It is the only thing of an American pat tern %hat ho seems to 1 know how to manage W^ll. The reins of a republican governmont, trouble Mm ' greatly. "A gentleman rcaidingj^ar^cytta' illo , Albemarle, intending toleave tljjj? United [ States, rcoantly proposed to his slaves, * (several in numbor,) to set them free, \ t when tbev, with ono oxception, at onco , , declined the proposition."- Farmville Re pUUIHXMI. , Anu Luey acted wisoly in so doiog. Servitude in this country w the best ooodition for the black raco. In mnety-niwo cases in a hundred, those who are tree are s far worse off than thoso who are alavo*.? j Richmond Whig.