Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, June 21, 1850, Image 2
CONOR ESS.
SENATE.
Washington, Juno 11.
After some unimportant morning bus
tress, Mr. Clay called for the orders of tl
<da}\
Vlrea 'justmcnt bill was taken \jp, an
Mr. Cass spoke in leply to Mr. Bcnto?
speech of yesterday.
He argued that the union of the meas
uresinone bill strengthened each meas
ure afid dial California suffered no deJa
or detriment F?om iu
He argxied against tho Wiimot Provi
so and against the Executive plan. II
reviewed and replied to the article in tli
Ytepublic which explains and vindicate
the President's views, in an official form
lie showed that it wiw the duty of Con
Sress to provide governments for Neu
[exico nnd Utab, and that if this was
not done, agitation of the slavery question
would be continued, lie advocated
the offer to Texas, and pointed out the
danger tbat would result leaving the unsettled.
Mr. Diyton followed, and advocated
the President s plan of bringing in INcw
Mexico ns a State.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House met at II o'clock, nnd immediately
resumed the discussion of the
California question.
Mr. Howard of Texar opened the debate,
nnd was followed bv Mr. McDowell
ofVrt.
rJefoie Air. McD. had proceeded halt
nn l-.our in his able speech, the hour (1
o'clock) for terminating the debate had
arrived.
There was an almost unanimous
cry that Mr. McDowell be permitted to
continue his remarks.
The Chair said it required universal
consent to permit the gentleman from
Virginia to proceed. Mr. Conger objected,
and he could not proceed.
Mr. Jones, of Tenn., said that there
were several important amendments which
had been ordered, but were not printed;
he therefore moved that the Committee
rise, with the view to an adjournment till
to-morrow, ai wnicn umc me printing
ay ill have been execulcd.
The question was taken by tellers and
decided in the negative?ayes 80, noes
107.
The Chair staled that Mr. Dotv's bill
to admit California, was in order, and that
the. amendments of th<? gentleman from
Mo. (Mr. GreerA to the 1st section of t\\o
bill was first in order.
Mr. Greene's adopting the Missouri
Compromise lino of 40 dog 30 niin, fur
the Southern boundary of California, running
through to the Pacific Ocean, was
then read.
lie supported it in a few remarks,
showing that the Slate would be immensely
large.
Mr. Seldon then offered an amendment
providing that the territory Suutli
of 33 deg 30 min should be subject (o settlement
by those holding slave property,
He supported the enactment of the Misfiouri
compromise line in some few re
marks.
Mr. Stanton, of Ky , moved an arnendmcut
providing that the States whicli
may be formed South of 30 deg 30 min,
shall be admitted into the Union whethei
they adopted slavery constitutions or not,
if- nr.. "\r^ii7:n:_ i
mi. iintiuc, 1'n. hjl'>> line, anu jmi~,
Venablc continued the discussion.
Mr. Ashman moved to amend tin!
amendment of Mr. Green so as to confine
the Missouri Compromise line to the
State of California alone.
After this proposition was made '.here
were several propositions for profound
Amendments, upon which to hangspeetli
es under the five minutes rule; also twe
or three appeals from the decisions of the
Chair, for and against those amendments
After they were decided, the Committee
rose, and the lIon.se, at 3 1-2 o'clock
adjourned till to-morrow.
vfrti r* . \ i * ?
[j ne nouse seems to oe mooring undei
a great degree of restlessness nnd thai
kind of sullen excitement which is thenal
ural precursor of a great storm.
Courier.
FROM WASHINGTON.
We extract the following from Ion';
lettor to the Baltimore Sun:
The resolutions of the Nashville Con
vention appear to be wise, moderate, an<
patriotic. Their preposition in regard t<
an equitable division of the territory, b'
the adoption of the line of thirty-si
thirty, is very liberal?for, according t
Mr. Clay's views, and repeated declarn
tions, it is even less favorable to the ex
tension of slavery than the plan of th
committee of thirteen. Mr. Cass hn
strongly expressed the snmc opinion.
If the North should, therefore, insit
upon exacting hard terms from the ?out
they will take the Missouii line, and thu
interdict slavery north of it, instead c
having the question of the legality c
alavery, in the territories, to be tried b
the federal tribunals. The conventio
wisely recommends that Congress sha
not adjourn without adjusting tho que
tion.
The Senate is making little progress i
the^ adjustment bill. Mr. Benton foun
that he he would lose his motion to posl
pone, and prudently withdrew it. >
%- 111 I. I?UII IIII?I?||I1HI pw yn
long road, through amendments and debutes,
is yet to bo travelled before a question
can be rcachcd.
The bill 1ms been engrossed in anticipation
tlmt it Tvould be ordeied to bo
>? I i 41 ?. j 1. V..* T
reno a unru umu mis with, uu> *. ??p,
prebend that it will not reach that stage
? so soon. |
s yhe House will, in due time, cerlninly
pass tlic California bill }>er se. This is
now certain; but i :n not, by any moans,
'' to be considered unfavorable to the ylti'
mate adoption of the adjustment scheme.
Many Northern members arc so situated
with regard to their constituents and the
^ administration that they arc constrained
L to vote, in the first instance, for the ad3
miss of California as a separate measure.
They will be willing enough, afterwards,
* to be again constrained and to vote for
the (Senate schetnc If the <S"enato
' should stand firm in favor of the scheme
of their committee of thirteen, that
1 scheme will ultimately be embraced by
the House.
My. Dayton's speech against the adjustment
scheme, in support of the President,
was very zealous and very able.
, Some say tliat he is desirous of obtaining
an executive office, for which lie is highly
! qualified; and it was intimated by Mr.
j Footc that the effort would rccive a merited
reward at the other end of the avenue.
The government will, at the end of
this month, be at a stand still for want
of money. Nothing is likely to be done
in the meantime for tlie purpose of forwarding
the appropriation bill. The
committee of ways and means of the
House will not report the civil and diplomatic
bill until the territorial and slavery
questions shall be settled.
I learn that the Executive will, before
the termination of the fiscal year, send a
special message to Congres, urging a
! timely pr<" vision of funds to meet the demands
on the Treasury. Those members
who are in favor of an adjustment
will certainly resist any supplies, until it
shall be effected, no matter what inconvenience
may arise from the delay. The
administration may be obliged to take a
step backward, lrom the preser' position
against Mr. Clay's scheme. before any
! supplies will bo provided.
KEOWEE COURIER
Friday, .Tune SI, 1850.
With a view of accommodating our Suit
gcribcrs who live at a distance, the following
gentlemen arc authorised and requested to
act as agents in receiving and forwarding Sub
criptions to the Keowee Courier, viz:
Maj. W. S. Qbisiiam, at "West Union.
/Jdward Huohks, Esq., " Horse Shoo.
; >}. P. Verneii, Esq., " Bachelor's Retreat
M. F. Mitchell, Esq.. " Pickonsville.
J. E. HAuoan, " Twelve Milo.
J. T. WEnn. for Anderson District.
NASHVILLE CONVENTION.
The proceedings of this body has been
1 carried on with much oraerand unanimity,
breathing a spirit of firmness and
moderation which must have a very beneficial
influence on the public mind. It
will be seen that the Convention regard
the Missouri Compromise line extended
1 to Pacific, as an adjustment of the slave1
ry difficulties which -will yield to the
North sill the South can afford to surrender.
It was believed, in certain quarters,
'hat the Convention would sanction the
Clay Coi7?m'on)isc, more especially when
' , .11 T...1 CI I 1 / 1 -
11 was known vil^i ?!|UKe oimrKey ^wno
? is said to lmve expressed himSflfi i" n loiter
to some gentlemen in Waiwingtoil,
' satisfied with this iniquitous schcme of
, plunder) had been fleeted President of
the Convention.
, Hut these proplicts of evil have prtfpti,
isyfcd falsely, the Committee's adjustment
is as obnoxious to the Convention as it is
; to the people of the South, nrtd during
' the frhole of its deliberations there has
! not been, bo far as w? have seen; a single
! voico faised in its defence.
! Tht^Convention adopted unanimously
it iuij jjiiwiuuu unu powcriui ncircss
s (which wc will ptiblish next week) nrtd
then ndjonrncd td meet again in six
- weeks aficr the adjournment of Congress.
1
n NOTICES.
)' The North British Review.?Wo
x have received from Leonard Scott & Co.
ihe May number of this invaluable Review,
and from a hasty glance at its cone
tents, find it filled with extremely inter8
esling matter.
.? Mr. CALTtODN's Last Appbtk ?win
h have received from the publisher, a copy
s of Mr. Calhoun's last speech which is
)l. got up very handsomely, and in suitable
^ style for framing. An edition has been
n issued on fine satin, printed in gold, at
11 f6 00 per copy, and another on vellum
J* paper in ink, at $1 00 per copy. Mr.
Calhoun's admirers will not fail to ornamcnt
their studies with this, his last and
greatest effort Subscriptions are re\
j ceived at the offices of the Charleston
yi~
Jtferoury And Cottrier.
Tiik Western Medical News.?The
May number is on our table, and thougl
wc abhor pills and lotions, that is when
we have to swallow them, and would
wilh a certain famous Scotchman 'throw
I physic to the dogs,' nevertheless, we
I doubt not the Doctors find it very readable.
The Farmer and 'Planter.?We
hope there is not a farmer or planter in
our State who docs not subscribe for this
valuable agricultural paper; we have received
tho June number, and find that
Messrs. Seaborn & Oilman continue to
make it worthy tlie most literal patronage.
The Hon. James L. Oir will please accept
our thanks for many favors.
We give our readers this week the
half of an interesting letter from aSwiss
gentleman M Leo Lcsquercux; and
though M. Lesquereuxis but imperfectly
acqumtea with the ii,ngiisn langango,
having been but a short time in America,
we give his letter verbatim el literatim,
nssured that our readers will prefer his
Own simple phraseology to any glosscry
of our own. M. Lesvuereux is a gentleman
of high fcientific attainments; a member
of several learned societies in Europe,
as well as of the Boston Academy and
comes highly recommended from Professor
Agassiz, and also from other distinguisl>ed
men of our country.
uourt of fiquitv. tims COUrt WflS 111
session iiore yesterday, that able and
efficient public servant, Chancellor Johnston
presiding. There was vory little
business for adjudication, and the court
sat on a few hours.
. GATHERINGS.
Primitive Times, those, very.?We
gather from the Augusta Constitutionalist,
that about the year 1084, the Legislature
of Pennsylvania passed a resolution
that "no member should come to the
House barefoot, or cat his bread and
cheese on the steps."
An original portrait of Benjamin Frank\\n
sold at an auction in Boston, a few
dnvs since, for three hundred dollars.
?J ,
Kossuth's children lmve been permit.,
ted to go to their father. Gcncrrl Bern's
name has been nailed to the gallows by
the Haynau hangman.
In a garrison cf newly recruited troops,
a Hungarian nobleman having disobeyed
an order, was sentenced to be flogged.
All the corporals of the regiment having
refused to execute the sentence, a corporal
of the Haynau infantry was> summoned
from tho bat t acks to-put the sentence
into execution. lie had inflicted but a
few blows when tho young nobleman sank
down in a 'fit of appoplcxy. In a mo
incni uie soiuiers rusneu upon trie captain
and put him to death; on the same
evening the entire troop was disbanded.
Tiik Rappixo Spirits and tiie Literati
ok New York ?Fennimore Cooper,
N. P. Willis, Bancroft, Tucker man, and
other distinguished members of VEmjrirc
des lettres, have been to see the Rochester
young ladies, (Mrs. Fox's daughters,)
anu their invisible attendants, who were
kind enough to r.n-p for the amusement of
these snvans seveuu hours together. The
Tribune concludes a report of this, as
Willis calls it, "pOst-mortuum soiree,"
thus;
"The evening was now far advanced,
and it was not thought desirablo to coiltinue
the colloquies t ny further. At the
suggestion of several gentleme'n, the ladled
removed frcflrti tho sofa, where they
hnd sat during the evening, and remained
standing in another part of the room,
The knockings were now heard on the
doors, at both ends of the room, producing
a vibration on the panels* which waj
felt by every one who touched them
Different gentlemen stood on the oulsidc
and the inside of the door at the sr.mt
I time, when loud knocking wero heard
um uiu aiuu opposite '.o mat wncacthoj
Blood. The ladies were at such adis^
tance from the door in both cases, as U
lend no countenanco to the idea that th<
sounds %ore produced by any direct com
munication with them. They now wen
into a parlor, under the room in whicl
the paity was held, aocompanied by sev
cral gentlemen, and the sounds were thei
produced with great distinctness, caus
ing sensible vibrations in tho sofa, and ap
parently coming from a thick hearth-ru{
beforo tho fircplacc, as well as from oth
er cuartersof tho room."
Willis also says, "With three men 01
the outside f a door and three on tho in
side, watching it closely, that door coul<
not bo so violently knocked upon as U
tremblo, though no vitiblo forco approacl
ed if, without giving one something to be
j lieve. We witnessed tlits, with or.e
lrnnd upon the panels, and wlmt can it bo,
1 but lbe exercise of n power beyond any1
tiling of -which we have hitherto known
[ the laws?"
Wo think we might say of the *e knock:
i incs, as Uanquo ot>ce said of witches,
"The earth has babbles as the water has
And these are of them."
i Gkn. Lopez.?The examination o
i Gen. Lopez is daily proceeding before the
i United States Commissioner. It. j*.
thought he will be discharged for want
. of evidence.
Clayton Retmking.?The Washing- j
ton Correspondent of the New Yoik '
Tribune, says "Mr. Clayton has it in se- j
rious contemplation to retire from the !
Cabinet.
Plank Road.?At a meeting of the
citizens of 7/abershnm county, Ga., held
at Glarkesville on the 4th inst., the incipient
steps for constructing a Plank Road
from that place, eiihcr to Anderson C. H.
S. C., or Athens, On., were taken.
Another pfiark Roaij.?Tho citizens
of Asheville, N. C., contemplate building
a Plank Road from that place to
Greenville, 8. C.
New Sub-Marine Apparatus.?Mr.
TV III. 1VUW IIOK a HOY UlYlllg ill Ul I
was lately tested at the Navy yard, |
Brooklyn, and proved eminently success- 1
ful. The machine is capable of containing
four persons, so as tc be able to work
therein for several hours at a time, and i
can be so constructed as to contain ten or
twenty men if necessary.
The "Whigs of Maryland have nomina.
ted Mr. William 13. Black, as a candidate
for Governor.
"Going it on their own IIook," or
a la. Tayi.oi\.?The merchants of Havana
are get.ing up u sub jeription for the
purpose of constructing fourteen small
war steamers to protect the coast of the j
I Tk1:iik1 from llin invnHnra
Minister to Russia.?Ex-Governor,
N. O. Drown is en route for St. Potersburgh,
to assume the duties of his post
as 3/inister to Russia.
New Post-Okkice.?A Post-office lifts
been established at Colonels Fork in this
District, and G. W. Philips appointed
Post Master.
Burrow.sg.?New-Yovk at the last
census, contained a population of 371 ;233,
of which 18,450 cat, drink, and sleep in
cellars.
"H o l Tti A t.? n<ttc> Vunwonn np f'nfw 1 ?1_ I
The news, which reached this country
some tiime since, of the death of the Knlperor
of China, has been confirmed. It
js officially announced in the following
figurative manner: "His Majesty, the Emperor,
has departed upon the great journey)
agd has mounted upward on a dragon
to be a guest on high."
Commander Hucrh N. Pace, it is wre
i ^ ' 1
sumed by sonic, will be appointed to fill
the vacant pascaplency, occasioned by
tho resignation of Comadoro Stocton.
A Count Incognito.?Tho New-York
Tribune of the 1 Oth inst., says, the C ount
of Capu.t, brother to the Tyrant, Fcrdi.
nand of Naples, was recogniscd in this
city on Friday evening. He was walking
down Biondway with a companion,
who is supposed to be the Marquis of
C? one of tiie buffoons of the Neapoliton
Court.
StarctDE.?Alvin, or Calvin &mith of
Greenwood, Anderson Dist., committed
Buicido on Friday last bjr shooting himself.
> TVc published to day a card from Afr
DeLeon, one of the Editors of the Colum1
bia Telegraph, who is retiring from the
management of that paper, for the pur>
pose of taking charge conjointly with Mr.
' Fisher, of the Southern Press. Mr De1
Leon is a clear and logical writer, and '
' however, as a member of the South Car'
olina Press, we may regrect his loss to
1 our corps, we are consoled by the rcflec*
tion that he ha?, been tramfercd to a wider
field of usefulness and that ourlosi is
gain to thu whole country.
1 - Congress.-*-The
cxcitement and con1
fusion of tho early days of the session
* were revived in the House of Ilepresen"
tatives on Tuesday. On that day, by a
? former resolve of tho Houso, the debate
" on Mr. Doty's bill to admit California
into the Union, ceased in Committee of
i the Whole, and a trial of strength was to
- bo made for its passage. Amendments
1 gathered thick around it, points of ordvr
> sprung up at every step; the Chair \va*
i worried to dccido overy conccirable quirk
and then his decisions were npp^
from and tho yeas and nays called.
those accustomed to the study of |?
parliamentary fighting, a minute rot , J$;
of tho doings of Tuesday has an exc* ^
ing lively interest, but to the most ofT 5
leaders it would appear mere jargon^
The result was that after some hour, *?
beautiful turmoil, the House felt sick i ^
?xhau8ted, and adjourned without tnl^raj
a vote on a single amendment. So d
fornix, is nol in tire Union yet, nor isi?J
likely lo get there till the North conse;
to reasonable terms.? Char. uVercttry/^H
[communicated] -m
Pickens C. H., S. C.? June,
Mr. Kasley:
Dear Sir?You offered mo kindly Jn
place in your paper for a short nnrraiijglaft
of my journey in the South,
ready to start to my home, and l)avj^J^|t
but a few hours to stay in your tovrc.^^fcili'
am glad to accept your offer, but dcc|S9
regret that my imperfect knowledgefl
the English language don't let me era
press my feelings in such eloquent worijUH
uv> JL Iiuuiu Iiarv I1IVU iu uu II.
1 nm travelling in the Southern ?taJjH
for the purpose of studying the nntuiijLg
history, and over nil, the botany of tt>|9
country, and since three months I
explored the western part of Tetincsseraj
the northern part of Alabama, GeorgiaM
and jSoutli Carolina.
1 want to tell yon tiie truth in cvenjnl
thing, and to confess to you that at tlfl
beginning of this journey I was vcrjS
anxious of the result of my explomtioosSu
and confident that I would encour.tcr
great many difficulties and dangers. FotAfi
I was told, "In the Eolith you will fini H
nn Qnnmilu fnr vnti noi-onrt ??"! -.-.211 ..?r/r/lliil '
.VI ?V? j/uiouu, (IIIU n 111 WilQl a
to take much core of your life." In con^Sw
sequence, I lmd accepted from a friendyj
an improsant 'revolver,' du'y loaded, nn$H?i
abandoned myself to ihe carc of the'*J|
Providenco. "In the South," I was toldJI
again, "you will find nobody who can aj
write or read; and ns you arc quite dcafl
you shall have the most difficulty to tr???l
vel." So I was ptepared to speak by^jj
signs to every body, and to receive noth*|n
ing other than water or bread for my
want. "In the South," I had read mnnjf.'^
times, "tlio civilization is less ndvnncc<l,|tf
the peoplo faro ignorant, the country ijfvj
nearly not settled." So I thought I: ^
would have to fight not only against rob- 4$
hers, but against panther's bears, snakca,K|fli
and to cut my way through deep thickets
and impenetrable forest, and near my rc$volver
I had placcd a good steel ax, uit 1j
indispensable assistant for ft ltobinsoniun
life. And as I had read very much about L-W
the miserable condition of the poor tit-1;>
(/roes, though I am not an abolitionist, 1 frj
t linrl nrnMoi'o/1 ?v??f o/mi1 t?
- injr ouiti in vuiiavijUUIIUV)
that I would look with firmness on tiro 1;h
sufferings of this disinherited rnco of my a
fellow dreatUrcs.
iSuch were niy feelings : I will tell yoti
tlOw whftt I have experienced during the j|
three months of my journy.
I am not rich, and ove: all, you knov< e
T flon't.liiftlf n? o vi/ili n.. ? - ? '
... v .vv.? HW t( IIVII uuu uo u- puilll Dllll* ^ GH
pie man, and I go very often on foot beatf*
ing my tin box on the back ns would do 5
n poor pedlar. Nevertheless, every-1 figflf
where 1 am come, I have bad always ft |
good reception, a generous hospitulity |
and a kind word. How much I would m
tell you, sir, about the chivalric and gen- |
croua disposition of your people ! One f
day on the sand mouuUuna of Alabama, ?
I found ft home on a poor farm far from i?|
every other place of habitation. The |J
proprietor was nearly paralyzed by rheu- 9
mutism and was suffering great pains, ns
soon ns I was arrived he gave me thft
best he had to cat, and prepared me a H|
good bed near his own; and when, next
morning, I parted from him, he cxcuscd
himself for having done so few for n w|
stranger. Another day, it- was in Geor- HH
gia, impelled by n breaking storni, I H|
stopped to n rich mansion, surrounded by
a magnificent garden, ft true forrest of I
roses cd honey-suckle; though quite wet ]
I was Boon introduced into ft rich porlor(
near a gnod fire, and was treated by the
whole family as a relative or as nn oxpcct- H|
cd friend, though I had told nothing n|
about my name or the purpose of my C|
journey. Oh yes, everywhere I have ?
been, I have found peoplo who acted H
with mn ns warm hearted friends would
havo done, and was often very anxious Eg
about tho disposition of a too large hospitality*
For I havo had in South Carolina,
in spite of n bad weithor, and tiu- H
ring more than one day, the company of
one of my landlords, who went on high
mountains, down deep ravines, asccnded