Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, June 21, 1850, Image 4
NASHVILLE CONVENTION.
In tho Baltimore Sun wo find the following
resolution reported by tho comm:ttco
to whom the whole matter wns
referred. 7heso resolutions were unanimously
adopted on tho seventh day:
T\\c first resolution states that tho territories
of the United States belong to
#lisi nnm^ln nf (lm i-rti'nro 1 .Qf ilfnc n? flmit*
common property?that the citizens of
the several States had equal right to migrate
with their property to those territories,
and should ho protected in the
enjoyment of that property, so long as
the territories remain under charge of
that government.
The second resolution sets forth that
Congress has no power to exclude from
the territor of the United States property
lawfully belonging to States of the
Union, and any act wrich may be passed
by Congress to effect this result, is a plain
I'lnlnfinn r\C (lio ^AnclShitiAn nf TTniJn/1
States.
Third, Resolved, That it is the duty of
Congress to provide a government for
territories, since the spirit of American
institutions forbids the maintenance of
military government in time cf peaee,
and all law's heretofore existing in territories
once belonging to foreign powers,
which interfere with full enjoyment of
religion, freedom of the press, trial by
jury, and all other rights of persons or
property, as secured or rccognnised in
courts of the United States, arc necessarily
void, so soon as such territories become
American territory. It is the duty
of the federal government to make early
provisions for the enactment of those
laws which may be expedient and neces
Biiry to secure to the inhabitants and
emigrants to such territories the full benefit
of their constitutional rights
Fourth. Resolved, That to protect property
existing in the several States of
the Union, the people of these Stales invested
the Federal Government with
powers of war nnd negotiation and of
sustaining armies and navies; and to prohibit
to State authorities the exercise of
the same powers, they made no discrimi
nation in the protection of the property
to be defended, nor was it allowed to the
Federal Government to determine what
should be held as property; whatever in
the States is known as property, government
is bound to recognize and defend as
such. Therefore, it is the senso of this
convention, that all acts of the Federal
Government which tend to denationalize
property of any description, recognised
in the constitution and laws of the Suites,
or that discriminate in the degrees of the
efficiency of the protection to l>c afforded
to it, or weaken or destroy the title of any
citisen upon American territory, arc plain
and palpable violations of the fundamental
laws under which it exists.
Fifth. Resolved, That the slave holding
States cannot and will not submit to ihe
enactment by Congress of any law imposing
onerous conditions or restraints to remove
with their property into the Territories
of the United States; making discriminations
in favor of other property
against them.
Sixth. Resolved, That it is the duty of
the Federal Government plainly to* recognise
and firmly to maintain the equal
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vi inu viukviih 01 wic scverni oiaiea
in the Territories of the United States,
and to repudiate the power to make n
discrimination between tho propietors oi
different species of property in theFeberal
legislation. The fulfilment of this duty
by the Federal Government would
greatly tend to restore the peace of the
government itself.
Seventh. Resotved, That the performance
of this duty is required by the fundamental
law of the Union?the equality
of the several States composing the Union
r -mot be disturbed without disturbing
cho fame of the American institution:
?this principle is violated in the citizens
of the slaveholding States, if power t<
enter the territories with the property
lawfully acquired bo denied?the warfare
against this right is a war upon the
Constitution, and tho defenders of this
right are defenders of tho Constitution.
Eighth, lle&olved, That in the performance
of its duties, upon tho princi
pic we declared, it would enable Congresi
to remove the embarrassments in whicl
the country is now involved. The vacan
territories of tho United States, no longei
regarded as prizes for sectional rapacitj
and ambition, wo'dd be gradually occu
pied; the inhabit;, ts drawn to them bj
their interests and feeing; institutioni
fitted to them would be naturally applied
a government formed on American ideai
approved by their constituents.
Ninth. Resolved, Thit a recognition 01
this principle would deprive the question!
between Texas and the United States o
fllO oar* 4 J * t * ?
?i?v ov/vbiuuoi una would IGftV(
t m for adjustment without dis'
turbance from sectional prejudice ant]
passions upon considerations of magnanimity
and justice.
Tenth. Resolved, That a recognition ol
tins principle would infuse the spirit o!
condition into the discussion nndadjustmci.
of all questions in dispute, and
woulu afford a guarantee of an early and
ftatisfnetory termination.
Eleventh, Retolvcd, That in tho event
of a dominant majority, who shall refuse
to recognize the constitutional right we
assert, and continue to deny the obliga|
*,
tions of the federal government?to
maintain them it is the sense of this Convention
that the territories should be divided
and treated as property, and divided
between the sections of the Union as
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me ngnus 01 uom sccuun?, ttnu
quately secured in their respective shares;
that we arc aware, this course is open to
great objections, but we are rchdy to acquiesce
in the adoption of the line 30 30
North latitude, extending to the Pacific
ocean, an extreme concession upon the
considerations of what is due to the stability
of our institutions.
Twelvth. Resolved, That it is the opinion
of this convention this controversy
should be ended, either by the recognition
of tho constitutional rights of the
Southern people, or bj' nn equitable partition
of the territories; that the spectacle
of a confedarcy of the States involved
in quarrels over inc iruits 01 a war in
which the American arms were crowned
with glory is humiliating; that the incorporation
of tlio Wilmot Proviso in tho
ofter of a settlement is a proposition
which the (Southern States regard as disparaging
and dishonorable, is degrading
to this country; the termination of this
controversy by tho destruction of the
confederacy would be a climax to the
shame which attaches to the controversy,
which it is the paramount duty of Congress
to avert.
Thirteenth. Resolved That this Convent'.cn
willnot concede that congrcss wil
adjourn without making an adjustment of
this controversy.
ANOTHER PROPHET.
The following curious statement is
made in a reccnt letter of the regular
Paris correspondent of the London Atlas:
"Wonders will never cease in Paris.?
A discovery which ha* been made of an
extraordinary individual living at the
13arrierc d'Eufe, and who proclaims himself
to the world as the heir and successor
of Jesus Christ, has created the
greatest curiosity among the miraclehunters
of our capital. This man is a
peasant of the name of Perimond, about
live and forty years of age, of simple and
unpretending manners and homely speech
lie is, however, under some oxtrao dinary
magnetic influence, for he has cured,
by the effect of his touch alone, many
hundreds of persons who have been to
visit him. lie receives all strangers who
seek him with the greatest simplicity, disclaims
any credit for the wondrous miracles
he performed, tnorcly repeating the
assurance of his appointment by the Saviour,
who appeared to him in adieam,
to go forth to the world to testify to the
truth of the Gospel. He is of short
stature, and of full and expressive countenance.
His hair, parted on the forehead,
descend on either side of his temples.
There would be nothing rcmarkaV*ln
nVwMit l*r? nnrenn nf mow v??a??a U
WWWMV f/vtuvn V* V?1V> mail, uuiu il
nol for tho circumstance which 1ms given
rise to the wilful lie, or the unhappy delusion,
whichever it may he, that he thus
openly advances, were It not for the extradiuary
stir/mates on his hands and leet,
and the deep cicatrice in his side, whence
dnring the whole Passion TFeek, hare
issued large drops of blood! Many people
worthy of belief have told me that
there is no delusion about this. The
hands and feet are pierced through and
through, and the wound in tho side is
? about two inches long, and very deep;
, that they have seen tho blood ooze from
, those wounds slowly and drop by drop
[ for hours together during the past week,
. and that during all this time Perimond
remains AThmmtixl nn liio V>n/1 no U
...? ',? ? ?W 11
. were in a trance, without food or nour.
ishment, and toall appeamncesdcad. Af,
ters sunset he revives; the bleeding
. ceases; he recovers his senses, partakes
. of some slight refreshment* una passes
, the whole night in prayer! Ifis dress
, consists of a short tunic of white linen
, reaching to the knee, with long full trow
p sers of the same. On his head he wears
. a white linen turban of the Jewish form.
, He carries no ornament on his person
. save a gokl clasp, which fastens the band
to which his waist is confined. Tjic police
have been most active in causing the
strictest investigations to be made into
j the history and antecedents of tho man;
j but as yet nothing lias been discovered
t which can in any *vaa serve as excuse
r for molesting hira. All that is known is
r the fact lie has recently arrived frGuj
. Grenoble, where he had lived a holy and
j religious life, much beloved by the old
5 peasant woman who had reared him, nnd
. who even to the hour of her death, dej
clared to have found him one morning
beneath a hedgo near ber cottage. No
f trace of his parentage has ever been dis}
covered. IIo never stirs abroad, and disf
courages all meet i ?gs or assemblies at his
, hous; therefore t o authorities of Paris
. have nought to do in this case. Several
I physicians of eminence have already vis.
itea him; but none have as yet been able
to solve tho mystery of tho long fast and
[ bleeding. Dr. C?, tho great anatomist,
f after remaining two hours in his room last
Friday, left in despair, declaring, with an
oath, that the juggle was too well managed
for discovery, like that of the ecstatic
virgins of the Tyrol, remains a mystery
still."
M. Pouwin, the isto French minister to tho
U. N.. is now one of tho moat radical ltcd ltcpublican
in Faro.
%
A Fortunatk Piratk.---liabe, tho sailor,
who cut such u figure in Now York,
some years ago, as a pirate?condemned
and to be executed, only ho wasn't?has
"turned up," as Pillicoddy says, in California,
and is now one of the milliomuies
of that country.
well, such is mo. JJaoe was a mysterious
fellow; rumor said, when tho President
kept respiting and respiting him,
t'mt the pirate was u.a'<'irv* disclosures
which, if they had ever bjcomo public
property, would have made New York
and Philadelphia too hot to hold certain
wealthy men in the seafaring and commercial
line. Auothor rumor wes, that
John Tyler?another myste-iions man,
who, by one of the unfa'homable freaks of
fortune, got into the Presidential chair
one day?had some interest in the fate of
the pirate?knew his mother intimately
well! One thing is certain, Mrs. Childs,
the authoress, was very instrumental in
getting Babe repiievcd and pardoned,
and we are pleased the feller has not
turned out as bad as he was represented,
and no doubt his pile of gold dust will
niiro.Kfl.Qtf> fnr l\ini nnu /IncmiKln nmAiint r\f
1 Fashionable charily and pious whitewash,
whereby he may have a first-class car
and a through ticket in the overland
route to Paradise.?Boston 3/ail.
Nkw Di8TiunimoN of Parties.?The
following, from the Natchez Free Trader,
is as true as it is pithy. We commend it
to the attention of the folks at Washington,
and shall be glad to know, at their
earliest convenience, to which of the four
parties they belong, as a system of classification
is comparatively useless unless
we know where to place the individuals.
We have been permitted to copy the
following torse extract from a letter to
one of our members in Congress;
There appoars to bo two parties in congress".
1st, a party from tho South who
wish to cut their own throats.
2d. A party at the North who do not
wish the people of the South to cut their
own throats, but prefer doing the job for
them.
3d, A party from the Noith, who arc
willing that the people of the South may
cut their own throats.
4th, A party at the South, who do not
intend to cut their own throat*, or let any
one else do it for them.
This last party have tho other three
against them, and they will have to ex- j
| ert great, energy to save their jugulars.-?
Char. .A/crcury.
Wifk of Gknbral Jackson.?The
inAuehce of this woman over her husband
is said to have been veiy extraordinary.
She was of obscure origin and uneduca
ted. Yet she inherited from nature those
fine and noble traits of her sex to such
perfection her power and fascinations
were very great* General Jackson was
attached to her in early life, but by somo
means or other the matter was interrupted
and she married another, who
proved a villian and the connection most
unhappy. General Jackson again became
interested in her> the conscqucnce
was a divorce, when he was married to
her. Sho is said to have possessed none
of those accomplishments that are sup'
posed to adorn fashionable fife; reared in
the bachwoods, seeing and knowing little
of elegant and refined society. Yet her
fine person, strong affections, and good
sense, the three great essentials of a woman,
enabled her lo take hold with irrcBistable
force tho passions of tho bold,
turbulent, strong and fiery warrior and
statesman to whom she was wedded. It
was the lion held in the embrace of the
fawn. The influence she excrciscd is
said to have bordered on the suporstitious.
Ho imagined that no power or
acta of his could succeed, or be carried
out, averse to her will or in opposition to
her feelings. She seemed his guardian
angel by day and by night; holding in
her hands his life, nis fate, iiia all. An
intimate friend of his says, that so long
as he Jived he wore her miniature near
his heart, and never alluded to her except
i(i a manner so subdued and full of reverence,
that the listener was deeply impressed
with her transcendnnt worth.?
Exeter Newsletter.
i Laws of Hkalth.?Children should
i be taught to uso the left hand as well as
l tl\A
Coarse bread is much better for children
than fine.
Children should sleep in separate beds
and should not wear night-caps.
Children under seven years of age
' should not be confined over si* or soven
hours in the house?and that time should
be broken by frequent recesses.
Children and ym?ng people mxlst be
made to hold their heads up afid shoulders
ha",k while standing, sitting, or walkj
ing. Th? best beds lor children nro. of
hair, or, in winter, of hnir and cotton.
From one to one pound and ft half of
solid food is sufficient for a person in the
ordinary vocation of business. Persons
in sedentary employments should drop
one-third of their food, and they will es*
cnpo dysp'jJ'na.
Young ie .sons should walk at least two
hours ft day in the open air.
Young ladies should be urevented from
bandaging the chest. We have known I
thrco can03 of insanity terminating hi
in death which begun in tins practice.
Every person, great nnd small, should
wash ail over in cold water every morning
, .
Reading aloud is conducive to health.
The more clothing wo wear, other
things being equal, the less food wc need.
(S'leeping-ro mis should have a fire
place, or some mouo 01 ventilation besides
I he windows.
Young people and others cannot study
much by lamp-light with impunity.
The best remedy for eyes weakened
by night use. is a a fine stream of cold
water frequently applied to them,?
London Lvncct.
An Irishman's Indifference.?Paddy,
who was arraigned before a court for
horse stealing, after having pleaded not
guilty, thejudge asked him by whom he
would be tried. 'By the twelve apostles,'
answered the. nrisonnr. Thn indcrn
him that would not do, for if ho was tried
by thorn ho could not have his trial till
day of judgement. 'Faith,' says Paddy,
'and I have no objection to that neither,
for I am in no hurra abont it at all, at all.
Don't forget it, for it is a fact, that
ninety-nine hundredths of all the finery
with which tho ladies decorate their persons,
go for nothing, as husdnnd catching
is concerned. Think, of that, sugarplums!
The other day, a merchant, in cmlying
some liquor from one barrel into another
clapped the funnel intohi&moutl', and did
not discover his mistake until he foun him?
self running over.
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OP
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constituted tlio undersigned a committee to
euperiutend tlie establishment of a Southern
Press at Washington City, to bo devoted to tho
exposition and defvncc of Southern rights and
institutions?tho dissemination of colrrcct information
as to Northern lwlic , and the course
of political affairs generally, Without reference
to the old party lines of Whig And Domocrat.
Arrangements are now in progress, promptly to
ensure the issne of such a paper unucr the
title of
"TIIE SOUTHERN PRESS,"
for the conduct of which, suitable Editors have
been engaged, who will nlso receive tho aid of a
number of eminent and able rniilrihnWira
Tliero will be botli a tri-weoklv and a weekly
issue?-the latter to contain substantially tho
same matter as the former, and intended to
reach those points of tho country whose mail
fuciliticH are limited.
A Daily issue will Im? added hereafter, should
it be deemed advisable or necessary by the
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Charleston, Fbd. 27, 1850
XQENERAL ORDERS NO.? \
CIRCUMTANCES demnnding that \
the Governor should be oflicially acquninted
with the effective force of the (Stute,
and the number of alarm men?the Brignilinv
flnnnrolo nrn
iivitvi vx Viivtcio III V IIVI V/%JJf Vi I V>VVV,U IUI HI"
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March 0, 42 lm.
' NOTICE.
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the Estate of Sheriff Haynes, deceased,
will hand them in legally attested Those
indebted must make payment,
W. I). TEELE,
Noa. 17th Ordinary <fc Adm'r*
tf
u. f. pkiihy.] [r. m. keith.
PERRY &, K ITH,
Attorneys at Law.
W11,1, Practice in tho Courts of Law
and Equity for Pickens District.
Office, Pickens C. II., . 0.
October 1, 1840. t2f2
HMDITIARTEKST
Charleston, March 28.
In pur8unnce of a recommendation of
the Legislature, in relation to the distribution
ol only repaired yl'rms, the Militia
Officers interested, are hereby notified
that as all tho Rifles belonging to the
State are new, no guns of that description
shall in future hnisxupH frnm Ar
scnalsv
By order of tho Commnndvr-ln-Chicf.
T. WATT, QMQ.
^pril 12 3
Letters.
Remaining in the Post Ofiict) nt Pickolip 0
II., Quarter ending Hist March 1860, which i
not taken out within three months will be sent
to tho Post-Office Department as dead letters
fj. Agttew Jos, M.Carter
II. Kremer John It: Boyd
Susan Carver James Eaton
Anderson H. Edwards Catherine E. Frazier
W. W. Uassaway A. M. Hamilton
Pntscy or Alvale Mrs. Martha Hunnicut
//unnicutt William //utiycut
James llolden Henry Hester
Lemuel Hamilton Joeiah D. Jarrard
Daniel T*>oper Malctty Mnuldin
j P^\ford Morgan James Phillips,
John Richer John Samples
I Mtnulinn in - ?
....v.. IU..U.H l mourn;) v iinuenvor
ohn H White I Mrs Coli% Hill
E. E. ALEXANDER, P. M.
March 31,1860.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
IN TUB COMMON n.RAS.
PICKEN DISTRICT.
Allen Keith, assignee, ) Dec. in Attach
vs. > Perry & Keith,
Joel M. Keith. ) Plff's Att'ys.
The Plaintiff having this day filed hia
Declaration in my office, and the Defendant
having no Wife, nor Attorney,
known to be in this State on whom a co
py of this Declaration may be served,
On motion of Plaintiff's Attorney,
It is Ordered, That the Defendant do
.mno.nr nnil nlnnil nr
^ v, UVUIUi vv i/iic omu
Declaration, within ono year and p, jay
from this date, or judgment t*VA entered
by default.
"W. "L. KEITH, c. o. v%
Olenl Office, )
January 1, 1850t \ 33-ly
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ITORNEY AT LAW,
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May 18,1849 ______ 1?if
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