Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, August 02, 1850, Image 2
a; to aflord greater eonrforts ar
eouvenien v.- to both branches, nv;
parsed: as \\ u? u!: o
The i. i?:t resolution restoring 1
acrouijtin?r oliieer oi the 'iYeasui
the settlement of throe months exti
pav. arising out of the Mexiean wa
The I*iii from the Senate to esta
lished I'ranch mints in New Yoi
unci Sail Francisco, was refined '
th" committe ' of the \\ hole oil tl
stale of the 1,'nion.
The } Iffmv at Ijouvnecl.
In the Senate, on Tuesday, 2o
in>t.. the prssjding otlieer laid hefoi
111 ? Si.'nnin t'liiiininnifiilinn Irni
flic Hon. I'onvin, enclosing
*m])v t?l" :i Idler .'iddiwsed by him 1
tlie (Governor ol Ohio, slating' the
J c had Ivi'ii npnointed Secretary <
the Treasury ol' the 1'nited Stale
;i 11.1 lhat his sea', in the Senate \vi
be vacant from this date.
Mr. Jefferson Davis offered a re
elation calling: In* instructions give
in the J \ on in! Island affair, ugrei ;11<
Mr. C!av called ud li.e Conw>r<
mi.se bill. ?.ir. l'oote offered Is
amendment limiting the jurisdic-tio
of California to the southern boui
y of 33 deg. 30 tnin.
Mr. Turne\ offered an amenin
on I providing that California fori
u State constitution anew. Th
was rejected, as follows:
Yeas?Messrs. Atchison, Barnwe
Borrion, Bullor, Chase, Clemen
Davis of Miss., Dawson, Ilo isvoi
Hunter, King, Mason, Morna
PearcOi Rusk, Sebastian. Sou!e, 'i n
ncv. and Yulec?ID.
N'avs?Messrs. Badger, Bald wit
T) II I > i * it l' n i . / 1
jscm, ik n oil, liicUUMii v, Jirigm,* as;:
Cinrk, Clay, Cooper, j.)avi.<'ol Ma.
saoluisotts, Dayton, DiekiuoOn, Dot
go of \\ iscon in, Doil/re of low.
Felch, ) oote, (?rern, I laic?, J one:
Margum .Miller, JVorris, lVa't, Sc
ward, Shields, Smith* Spruanee. Stu
goon, I ndenvood, I pham, \\ 'ale:
\\ afke.i. and \\ hitromb?31*
31 r. Davis, of 31 ississippi, inovei
Id amend the amendment by adding
thereto tfollowing:
And t!.at all law s and usages ex
istingin said Territory at thedatec
its acquisition by (lie United State?
whitfh deny or obstruct the right c
any Citizen of the I nlted States ti
remove (o and reside in said Terr;
lory, with any species of proper!;
legally held in any of the States c
tins I iiion, be, unci arc hereby dc
elared null and void.
A discussion ensued upon llic tru
construction of the doctrine of nor
intervention, and I he question whetl
i3i* the Mexican laws abolish nir s!?
very were now in force in the terri
lories; also, as to the true consiruc
tion of .Mr. Calhoun's speeches am
writings on the subject?in whicl
Messrs, Davis, Koote, .lie men, U11
derwood, ani Yulee participated.
'J'he presiding ofiieer slated tin
question to be on the amendment
ami io liiat que^iion debate mus hi
coninicd.
Mr. 1 [ale said that ho was soitk
what surprised at the po;nt of ordei
1 [o exported that it would have heei
that he had 110 righ to allude t<
southern ehiva'rv, became that wa
dead and gone [Lauj^ler[ Ho agaii
repealed his desire that i.he qucstioi
should !>e taken.
The question was also taken oi
Mr. Davis's amendment to the a
mendment, and it was rejected, a
follows:
Vea>;?Messrs. Atehison, Ham
wf.lt. I'w ii. R... n,
Davis of 3Iiss., Dawson, Downs
Houston, Hunter* King, Mangum
Morton, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastion
Soule, Tumey, Underwood, am
Yuloc?-22.
Naps?Messrs. Radgrr, Baldwin
Benton. Bradbury. Bright, Ca.'sC'a.'Ji
<'lark, ('lav, hooper. Davis of3I as
Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge ofW'ifi
consin. Dodge of Iowa- Keleh, Footc
< Tirene, I Ial?>, II i.alin. Jones, Miller
Nov, is, Pearcc, Seward, Shield?
Smith, Sprnanee, Sturgeon, I'phani
Wales. Walker, and Whitcomb?311
Mr. Foote moved to postpone tin
bill until to-morrow.
This was derided in the affirma
tivo?yeas 37, nays 18.
Mr. Bradbury gave notice that h
would move to amend the coi.iprc
mise bill as follows:
Sfriko out nil after the enaCtirt]
rlause, in section 30, to line 11). an
insert in lieu thereof, as follows:
That the. President of the Vnite
States he and is hereby authorisec
bv and with the advice and conseii
of the Senate, to appoint two con
missioners, who shall have power t
agree with such commissioners a
may be appointed under the legish
tive authority of the .State of Texas
upon a lino, of bonnnay bet wren th
territory of the United States and th
said State of Texas, commencing ti
the point where the lied river is intei
sected'by the l(H)th degree of we*
longitude, bein c the southwest ang!
of the Indian Territory, and rumen
to a point on the Rio Grande, to h
agreed upon by the ?aid cofnmissto
ers*, and also to agree upon tli
tefms, renditions, ana consideratic
upon which such line shall be csta!
lished; and the proceedings and agr<
*aenfs ef the said commissioners rlia
.
-*vt?
it! : be, ap soon as possible, transmits
is ti) tlio President o!'tli?* I nited State;
J to ha by him submit* *d to'Coiigresj
lo > Willi such recommendations as th
v circumstances, in bis opinion; nia
a 1 require lor tin4 approval and action <:
r. , Congress thereupon; and tbo-sai
b- agreement. wben approved by th
k ('onyressot' the United States an
[o , tbe legislature of the Stale of Tc>
jo as, shall be obligatory upon the pai
ties.
Mr. Rusk gave notice that wliei
such amendment was ottered, li
!d would move to amend it as follows
e ! Strike out all after the fir.st won
n ' 'that,' and insert: the boundary ofth
a State ofTexas is hereby admitted t
o 1 extend to the KioCirande, as define*
it in the statute of limits of the late lie
jf' public of Texas, passed in the vea
>]} Mr. I'oolc gave notice that h<
i would move to add tothe bill as ai
s-! additonal section the following:
i) And ha it further enacted, Tha
j. nothing herein contained .'-hall be m
)- construed as to call in question tlx
uj \ aiictny ami umdmg force of the Tex
m an compact of annexation m any re
\. sped whatever.
The Senate then proceeded to tin
1-: consideration of the executive busi
n nets and shortly afterwards adjoun
|j; ' cd.
The House of Representative:
\\ were chiefly occupied in receivins.
' reports from standing committees:
i. ; and (he disposal of Senate bills on lh?
), Speaker's table, several of whicl
ir | were passed.?J3alt. Sun.
i. In the Senate on Friday 2Gtliinst
' ' after some morning business, the con
'* i.:ii ^ i *
| |Muiiiioc i>ill WclS 1UKC11 lip IIH
, amendment cf Mr- Rusk to the cau
eus aMeadlnent, establishing a com
mission, pending. Mr. Rusk's a
v mendment provides thai the State o
Texas is entitled to all rights whiel
. she possessed to the territory' east o
r the* Rio Grande at the day of tlx rat
ification of the treaty of Guadalupe
I Iidalgo and since.
>1 A discussion followed, in whirl
V Mr. Clay, Mr. Rusk, Mr. Pratt, Mr
'| | Hale, Mr. .Seward,-Mr. Dayton. Mr
, Houston and Mr. Mason took part
v! Mr. Rusk's amendment was then re
?i jected?veas 12, nays 25.
Mr- Mason moved a substitute foj
^ \ M r. Bradbury's amendment, whirl
was rejected?yeas 20, nays 29.
i-; Mr. Clay offered an amendment
I' reserving the riirhts of both parties ii
case the report of the commission
j j should not he adopted.
|j J Mr. Butler opposed it.
i-; Mr. Seward offered an amendi
mcnt for admission of New Mexicc
as a state as soon as her constitution
[ I is presented, and spoke at length ii
' its support.
Mr. Pratt oppose it, and insisted
that the Senator from New York.
} had avowed doctrines here for which
} he ought to he turned out.
s
j j JNIr. Pratt asked the yeas and nays
i and they were ordered.
Mr. Dayton requested the Senatoi
11 from New York to withdraw liU
amendment.
Mr. Seward said that lie would
- vote fer the proposition if lie stood
i alone. He pYorrede.l to vindicate it.
1 If he was expelled, he should still as1
serl that there was a law higher than
I human despotism?-justice was above
law. He read the declaration ol
' rights of the State of New Mexico
and stated that the Senator from Ma
| rylL'id could not succeed in his op
position to those principles.
Mr. Pratt said if the Senator im
putcd to him opposition to thrtSeprin
J' ciples, lie was bound to say tha
Win I llfi llSlfl (n I'Otf i.rl.n
iv ou > n iia
0 i J
was not true.
The Chair?Order.
Mr. Dayton opposed the amend
f> mcnt.
| Mr. Davis was not prepared fo
nr this theological disquisition, Il<
:1 moved an adjournment.
! Mr. Clay called the yeas and nays
j' The motion to adjourn was rejectee
jj yeas %J, nays 27.
Mr. Chase said that it was bettc
o to act than threaten. If gentleittei
s chose, he wished they would moVi
l" the expulsion of those who maintain
y 1
' ed (lie doctrine referred to and Jus
e read.
it; Mr. Foote said he would #Yatil
r"; llio Senator, and make the motior
' v j If he would put the odious principl
^ in distict lansfun^e, that Senator
o i were hound (o resist the conatitutior
n | he would move his expulsion. No\
ie I the principle was disavowed, and ir
j"! fceniousJy sought to ho explaine
ie ' away, though it was certainly undei
J1 * stood V.y every one to have been a!
I WHB. ,i III
d i sertrd here in the first speech ofMi\ a
*> I Se\yard.
*? I Mr.-Sowurds amendment was re- ! ^
jeeted?yeas, Mr. Seward; nays,
In'**- ' I a
J ; Mr. Berrien moved an adjourn- si
c incut. ?
The motion to adjourn was carri-; ?
cm!?yeas 30, nays 17. i
I The Senate adjourned. j p
n Tn the House, the bill to encourage ( c
e agriculture was discussed, but not l'
'j j (liKpossod of. |
<( 1 Before the adjournment, tlw bill1 y
,1 nmkiuir appropriations to the West n
1 Point Military Academy was past, c
.. - ic
1 KIOOWJOi; COURIER, [j
L Friday, AuffiistJ^ 1??50. n
nviih ;i \;v.v of tccDinupdiUipft ptur $ub ;i
t acribers who lis out a dlstiuico, tlio following j a
j ^ontk'iiteii aro .'iiulioiizod mid rcquostcd to \A
i. ; act as agents in rooejvuiff niul fo? warding Sub : l_
_ cni>U>iis to tbo Kr.oWEK 0< lytn.t:, viz: i ? (
Maj. W. N. OftMHAM, at NVi'st Union. j J]
; Edward ilvuiiwi. E?q? " IIoiW Slme. |
I r.. r. > Kit;...it, " JJiwIiulor's ltetreat I 11
r. M. F. Mitch KM., K-:q.. " l'iulftywviUo. I a
J. K. UXonan. " Twolvo Mile. j]
J. T. Wkbh. for Amlerson District.
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s J 'J'he illness of the Editor must no- |
r count for the lack of Editorial in our . h
s columns this week. i p
- *\V. L. K.V communication will> jj;
' appear next week. 1 ^
A STROKE OF IjiOHTNI NO. A j
j correspondent of the Charleston Mer '
cury states that on Tuesday, the 23d 1J.{
" : inst., near Aiken, William Cook and ; 0,
live negroes were struck with li^ht-1 tl.
- ning. jNtone of thorn were fatally I p
- injuied, though they suffered much
j- from it. They were standing togeth ! n
er under a little shelter, not more tlian i ^
j. six leet square. A dog under th<;j^(
same shelter was kil!e 1. A yoke of I ,(J
sujoa some twenty leet oil, one sc
of which was struck down, !uit appa
rent ly suffered no serious injury. a|
S. Rights Republican. tr
i A Scene in the Senate.?A cor- I
respondent in the Mercury given us ! jj(
. 1 the following description of the' scenes i J
. in th" Senate on Monday alter Mr. '
Clav's denunciation of Mr. Rhett: J
I "Your Senator, Mr. Barnwell, re-1 ol
polled both those attarks with becom- i m
i ing spirit and dignity in a few re- j je
I marks, characterised at once by that i
I Ai/aviter in moth and fortiter in rc [ 'j>
^ | which belongs to this amiable, accorn- j t
plished.and true-hev.rted South Caro- j ^
1 linian. Jf the galleries, filled as they I 0J.
are for the most part with the treas-1 ai
ury crumb-feeders of this rVmtri/?t 11
were id rapturous sympathy with jVIr ; j8
(. Jay in all to say of tho treason of' rc
South Carolina and of Mr. Rhett, j
1 every impartial man. whose tastes! '
t an ! whose patriotism were influenced ;..j
i by considerations of good rense and 1 YC
I j roper feeling, regarded with the ! ,|(
highest approba'."on what Mr. Barn- i ^>(
well said in vindication of your State ! q,
1 and t!i?' tone in which it was said. I cjl
j ' Judge Butler attempted in vain to ' t|,'
. get the floor. If he had, he would wj
have read for the crdifieation of Mr. w
. Clay a treatise on treason, in which 1 ,0
it m'ffht have been demonstrated i ov
1, that there wef j two classes of traitors ! (j
i)i this Inion?traitors to the Constitution
and the interest of their own {j0
people, as well as traitors to the des- . j;u
potism of an unscrupulous majority, an
and that we should provide material llQ
for two 'ats of gibbets. He failed to %yj
1 bo hoard, and sat down under the 1 wj
highest excitement. ^ 1 jjj
"As soon as the Senate adjourned, i
. and several South Carolinians gath,
ored round ISIr. Barnwell to e.ongrat- j c
ulate him on the highly effectiveman*
ner in which he had sustained himself W
against the Achilles ofthe L'nion, Mr ur
. Clay must have been conscious that j gy
he had perhaps pushed the figure to
rather too far; for he came with out-1 cci
stretched hand to f c group, and said w
1 , ?'come, my det-r Butler, we must sh
have no war between Kentucky and ; sh
' South Carolina.' The Judge reseiv- ih
. eel the proffer of peace rather coldly,! Jo
when Cen. 1 fannlton, who was stan- fl(
ding by, said to Mr. Clay; 'my good ' hi
r sir, give yourself 110 uneasiness about' in,
3 this war. The only invasion we>hall flc
ever have from Kentucky, will be 1 th
with her droves of mules and horses, g'i
. which wc may want for our bagjmge | w
train and lo mount our cavalry. The th
only fear we shall cherish in regard aS
r to the invasion will be that. your.coum sli
i trymen may possibly trade off to us |jl
,, IhuI atock.' 1 Well, well, my dear fel- j ei
_ i low,1 replied Mr. Cla, 4I hope that hi
1 may be the only invasion Kentucky yv
j will ever mdke on South Carolinn.' " i
Affairs at Washington.?'Things L
look squally enough, and wc lYftist ol
look to Providence to save ns from la
e I imponding danger. The last Sceftes tfr
? in !he Senate, th'Rt have reached tis, C
vi I ami the swoIUrtg excitement in South' tl
! ('* K/i *- --** ' *
Y viuuiia mm MdurgiRi BiUISiy US TllHl I P)
the Union is in greatci* danger than ! c<
l! ever. At tho very moment that a
cl little conciliation and concession vi
r- might have thrown oil on thfr'n'Aves ci
1
nd securcc} pf.-ace to the. country, | f
,'e arc pained (to use no stronger | r
ore!) to see Air. Clay, arid the otner , 1
ientfs of the bill, remsing to stand by \
Ir, Foote in iiu*. laudable efforts to ; r
mend the Senate bill, and by their I
tubhorn resistance 1? change, ad-'t
in<* fuel to the fUunc. The failure i
1' l<ooto's amendment, which was a |
mall enoughj&oncetsion to Southern ' f
glits, satisfies us that the bill cannot s
as*?for, if Mr. Foole's proposition ! t
ould not pass, how could we expect j I
iat Mr. King's motion could sue- \
Ked? The Senate adjustment bill, | t
i ere fore, we regard us beyond sal- \
atiori. Shall we then infer Unit no I.
leasuro of conciliation and peace | s
an succeed, and that this noble Un- t
>n is, consequently, to be riven into
agments? \\'o- cannot yet bring f
urtelves to the conclusion, that the ; i
;presentativey of the people are so , c
ercft of good sen&c and patriotism j t
s not to bo able to devis^ some fair j 1
nd just measure of compromise, that; 1
.ill give peace and strength to the j <.
fnion Must history record that the | 1
?proscntalives of the only genuine i
tepublic in the world have cast un- i j
er their feet the noble constitution, i i
nd that, unable to weather the storm . t
ll>r luivo llwi lM'/vtl.l ? Ac?_ I ,
? nut v uwauuunvwi uiV jJiUUvi T V3 | I.
>1 tluit I ears ihe sacred elements of j t
onstitulional liberty? Will they,: i
i their blind madness, crush the : i
opes of all lovers of liberty, and be | t
omted at as the faithless guardians | t
I the ternpie which they themselves i s
nve broken into fragments, through t
?eir own dissensions. | (
[Kichmond Enq'r , <
IIf.aktv Ri:ai>lnc;.?Curiosity is a ' t
assion very favorable lo the love of j K
udy; and a passion very susceptible j r
f increase by cultivation. Sound J
ave'.s so many feet in a second; and t]
rht travels so many feet in a second, t
othing more probable: but you do
3t care how li/xht niid soivid travel. r
< i;i i... .11... ? i ~
lmuiy. uui 1110KC yOUi'SCII ClU'e; j y
)t up, vslr.ike yourself well, pretend j ?
care. ma!:e belief to care, and very p
ou you will care, and care 10 much j n
at >ou will sit for hours thinking il
)out light and sound, and be ex- |f
omely angry with any one who In- f,
rrnpts you m your pursuit-, and tol- n
ate no other conversation but about o
(lit and sound; and catch yourself n
aguing everybody to death who ap- w
oaches you, with the discussion of v
ese subjects. I am sure that a man
ight to read as he would grasp a
jttle:?-do it lightly and you get mo-! 0
sted; grasp if with all your strength, i
id you feel none of its nsneriiies. 1 t\
hero is no tiling so horrible as lan-1 (
lid study; when you sit looking at ! ft
e clock, wishing the time was over 1 n
that somebody would call on you ! n
id put you out of your misery. The 1 u
ily way to read with any efficacy, (
to read so heartily that dinner time 1 C1
diiesi two hours before you expect |j
To sit with your Livy before Ks
>u, and hear the geese cackling that ?
ved tJie capital; and to see with
>ur own eyes the Carthaginian sut-1
;rs gathering up the rings of the ni
Jinan knights after the battle of n.
nunie, and heaping them into bush- |)(
>; and to be so intimately prent at (j
e actions you are reading c<f, that
hen anybody knocks at the door, it
ill take you two or three seconds
deterur.no whether you arc in your i <r|
vn study or in the plains of Lombar-'
, looking at Ilannibars weather- jr
aten face, and admiring the splen- _
r of his single eye; this is the only j,
id of study which is not tiresome, j _
d almost the only kind which is i jj,
I useless: thi3 is the knowledge (j:
mi ii jiiiu iiic system, ami! ^
Inch a man carries about and uses c,
o his limbs, without perceiving that j]
is extraneous, weighty; or ineon-1
nient.
Tiik Twft Flowkus or Citation. *
re men love flowers, and flowers c!
e like women in their beauty and S1
wetness, so they ought to grow up i {*
gethor. No llowcr:gaulen looks .
uriple'vo without a wr nan in it; no ,r
oman ever seems so lovely as when |rl
e is surrounded by ilowers. She i
ould nAve her fragrant hoquet at
c party; window plants in her par- *
r; ifjposs.. >le, ; ome rich and rare 2j
nvering shrubs in her conservatory; ri
it, better than all these, and supply-!
g all, every woman should have a v
nver garden. Every iupii who has I u
e least gallantry or paternal feeling ! r<
iou!d make a ifowcr garden for h s | p
itb and daughters. livery house1? t
e so"?ui!est cottage in the country h
( well as; ^1 he largest mansion?i (j
muld have; around it the perfume of j (j
acs, pinks, and other hardy odoril- e
ous flowers that cost uo trouble, j
Jt bring with them every year a k
orld oi beauty na*' fragrance.
south carolina's orkdit in* h
ondon.-?In looking over the items
' news brought by -Ihe steamer Atniic,
we were gratified to perceive
lat the Honda of the State of South
laroliha weto in great demand on 11
ic 1iOndoT> Stock lCtfchangc, at the
criod of her departure, but that th<Sy *
not l>e obtained. I
a""L:_ .i-. - * - 1
- KMjfcf dejsj: : eirzi^trrr.
iict that (lie fullest dpiifidence is yet try
eposjP in their honor and integrity lea
>y the holders oi' these.: ixoiiids, not- tci
vithstanding the reports that Jiave vm
eached them relative to the attempts lh<
o deprive them of the security, 011 j cle
lie faith of Which thev lent their mon- soi
,y ' 1'r
It moreover confirms what was so so
re<)uently stated during the Invt ses- ioi
ion of our Legislature, in reply to an
ho.arguments then used by the Anti-1 Vi
iank party, to the fcllect that nothing loi
vas easier than too0er the money to : se
he foreign creditors, end that tliev po
vould accept it?that the English m
jond-holders were satisfied 'with the ; W
;ecurity as it stood, and would resist cij
uiy attempts to interfere With it. j it.s
i'lie truth of the matter is this, Kn- >n
?lish funds are not profitable as per- tu
mutant investments for capitalists, ! wi
;ither great or small. Three, and a'j
hree ami a half per cent, per annum >SK
lold out no inducements. A loan pr
or a long periods properly secured, |m
)lfering live or six pev cent., is eager-1 ro
y jumped at. Individuals, of limited I ^ '
neans, especially, grasp nt the opjortuuity
thereby afforded them of eel
ncrpasing their incomes during the ?i
inie it has to run, being certain of re-1 Pj'
)btaiii!n<5 their capital at the expira-1 (,e
ion of the time Agreed upo'i. It is
lot likely, then, that they would give
lp what they now deem a profitable j an
uid permanent investment, unless ! \vl
hey receive an ample equivalent for 'eJ
;o doing. Moreover., many of the P*-'
>riginal bonds issued under the law mi
>1 J838, have been so settled on ehii- ! tu
Iren arid others', that it v\onld be as j fy
lilTicult a task to discover the philos-1
inhrrNs ctrinn. n<s !.*? nKlniti tin. />nn. i 1M>
cut of the Kno;lish Coili f of Change- ' "u
y to a sale of them. j
In short, one of the principle in- hif
Iucements to lend the nioney was | oi
he length of time the loan had to th'
un, coupled with the fact that the jib'
rofits of ft well managed and thriing
Institution of the State was
iedged for the due payment of the
riiicTpal and inteVSst. This has been . ;?r
uncle ally attended to, and hence tb<
ic. holders of these bonds in Kng- i'io
tnd have still the most implicit con- an
dence in the faith of South Oaroli*1 hei
n l,Ai. Gt\t
nidi IIV-I uc:uv;iuiid
pen and true-harted citizens will ! er
ever give occasion to the charge? t nu
diieh if they were to tamper in any ; oil
-ay with the security wtynt(tri/y I N<
ledgcd by them, they would en-1 ev<
ouhtedly?of having obtained mon- ed
y under false pretences. j on
Nor is their confidence misplaced. ; to
fo Pimic fa-th characterizes South sla
Carolina. Despite the clamors of a J
W) fur honor sohmnly pledged will wc
ot be violated. The security will j elf
jmuin intact during its continuance *oi
ntil 1868. And the ballot-boxes in ' cef
October n x' \vi!l_unm'istabenly indi-1 les
Fite that, whatever other States m?iy hei
ave been, South Carolina, at least, avi
no rcpud'uilor.-?Slate Right's lie- opi
ubhcan. ' el
?^ | an
Pit ofhssoh Wfccs'rrn.?In con | -hii
eetion with (ho ease of lliis \mfortu- to
ate individual?who is sentenced 1y hir
i'hung on the 30th August next, for
ic murder of Dr I'arkinen, at Jios- nic
?), under cireuinstahces of peculiar poi
Iroeity?it may be stated, says the : coi
oston 'Journal,' a^ a some what sinu!ar
coincidence, that John W.
Webster committed the murder on lini
riday?he was arrested on Friday
-the verdict of the. ('oroner's (.soeret(
lvucst was made public on Friday '
-one of the regvlar days for his fam-!
y to uisit him at the jail was on Fri- co|
ly?the final decision of the fttfee- j ,r;v
live was cm-en on Friday?and his \r.
k ecution Is to take place oiit Fri-:| jw
a3'? j Ad
A mnchine has hecii invented, at
'hicago which pronvves to super- (;q;
2ile the nsti' ol'.spades, Hy the ns-' in,
stance of two yoke of oxen jijvl rl..
vo men, it will cut a ditch two feet! .)r<
y three feet at the top, and eighteen ({t;]
hhes wide at the butlom, at the . (>0'J
ite of 20 rods per day. j j"?c
en
The Minnesota Pibnc e; says ilu*,!of
tlnrge colchy of .Norwegians (st^c j ?r<>
CKJO; are soon expected in thai ter- >ci
iorv. tai
* ^ * "j ' 7'
A Scotchman and an irishman W
rere travelling together. '1 he Scotch*; n)f
ian was bald; and, lor a jok<,he
>so in the night and .shaved iiiscom- l'H
anion's head, while he was asleep. an
The Irishman hail gi\ en orders lirtr I'J
is landlord to w?il<e h.m early. He erl
id so?th . poor fellow aro^o, and
iscoyeiing his bald head in a glasj.s, j
xelaimcd: ' ('()
"By the "powers! I told ye to awn-1 t0!
en me, but instead of that ye wps j
filler calling up theJSrotclnnan. 1 in
iver Iq bn nhuttul in this way, faith.V j
ciinnir Ita uiont In tuirl (iifaih /?f
.w ?^..v > ;i ^
Mil. C'lav'h SeKF.cn.r-Ju place of
,ny roijiafka of our 9WU, which we j 'J*1
iiight lccl xlisposcd to njakts inr^la- j TJ
tyn to the very romnrkahie bpceoh of I u'<
.Irv Cluy, on Monday Inst, wo lakt\j. .
ho following from the Southern j ,2
Vc9s:, J J!u
The debate in the Senate -yestcr.,
lay was chara ! by boine ox. 1 "J!
rf- '
1 4 wi
#
- J' gr-|.sk3css . ?
inrdinary features, The great
ider oi the adjustment scheme,
r.f'a l;tf>ored eifbh to vindicate hij
)ws and his plan, lost his tamper m
3 closing scenes oi tho debate, ir.ed
he introduced his .kpeeeh wilh
me fierce allusions to tho Southern
ess, and a pamphlet published
me months since, entitled -The l/r.i,
past and future: how *it Vvof ks
d now io save it'?by a citizen ci
i. The biltcrno'ss oi his introdO i
v remarks gave a presage oi tfe
verity yvith which it wa" his perse
lo haudiejbojh men aii'lmeae.efc
opposed to his views, Thepi* ess
ol the debate justified the autimtious
winch had been raised L y
< co:uiucnccmeiu< i he overbeai?
manner of the .Senator from lvei -Ky
to tliohe vvlio d d not concrr
Uh h:ni?his denunciation ol tlio.-.e
isent. whose independent expre >11
of opinion:* mot wnh his Uisni.obalioti;
and the manner (whi'M
other nerson would be called tfr
gu?t) wall which he menaced .S.
iroJinu Willi Kentucky troops?
[ disclosed the hict that lie beton^loilult
cuusol men whoSc* notions
personal liberty and independence
eclude the liberty anil in'tieper.ti3e
as well as patriotism oi a. I
lio do not jSlibm.l m all things to
L'i/ dictation. It was not a i.tiie
uvsing 10 hear ihu.aged statesman,
liose ambilion seems never to liavo
t the l'eln^eruting influence oi rented
disappoinlinents in the v am
iticipation of his influencing Ken
eky, give utterance to sucii eihj,mcnaccs.
He, whose letter to the Kch'.uckis
111 favor of emancipation, oiiiy
itpd them against the moanue?
i>nis to lm\e la.le.l to learn that
> will was not the will oft hi? voter.-*
his Stale, liow empty is the
eat, made by one who declared ni
; .Senate, that he would even resist
jptucky at the command ol' the
teial Aioveinment, il he thought
.-n'.U'Jfy wrong. V\ ho ycsteruay
know.edged that his allegiance to ?
i Federui 'Government wn? unm.
? -?
r to his allegiance to Kentucky:
A whilst lie sal in the Senate by
i" choice as a representative oilier
7'ereignty, succumbed to the powoi'that
government which was a
re trustee lor K( nlucky and the
ler States. "Who cajoled the
)rlh by declaring that they gained
ery thing by this bill, and threafeuthe
South, who he said, trained
!y a point of honor, a goocf claim
tile Kio Grande, and a fugitive
ve bill.
Ifthis be the great statesman, the
>rld has but crude conception of
her. The South will not take lesis
of honor from one who denouncer
favorite .sons as traitors?nor
ions of policy as to her interest in
rinstitutions from an open and
awed emancipator, and a 110 less
>11 and avowed heesoiler. llis
ter to the voters of Kentucky, in j
ticipatiort of a Convention, proves
n an emancipator; and hisletttr
the Cleveland Convention fixes
n a ft ee-Foiler.
We roterve more exceeded comnt's
tor the appearance of the re*
rted speech: its tone and tenor
ild not possibly be mistaken.
1 lie ronfv of Vfr. Riinmrnli i-~
rv ... - ^IIUIHVII IU III}
provoked astualt on South Caroa,
was equally dignified and manly.
Telegraph.
, .: I
riiE Oi.nr.BT Rktiblic on earth.
The American Quarterly Review
itaius aletter from G. \V. Irving,
ilia a sketch of his visit to Snn
li'ino, a small republic in ltaly.becan
the Aupeuincs, tho Po, and the
igiatic. The territory of this State
>ii'y about forty miies in oircilfnC;hce
, and its population.about 70X
The Ileniihlio
. OU.7 iVUilUCU
re limn 1 H)t) years a#o moralprm?!c.'',iu(lustr.'
and equality, and ka*
served its' liberty and indcpen(ii?c
A insist all the wars and dn>
rd's \vltii*;h have rave ! around iu
mnpurte re>pe<Med tl> and*ent an
iliaftsy tp express his f.eii),menls
friendship and frate.n'ny. Jt is
VM-ne-l liy. a (,'np.Uin Recent choi
eve! \ six months l>y
ive-3 oi' lh$. .people, (tixtysix in
m1)i:iVwhp art* euoten every six
|l|wl)y Uu- | e.jple. TJk> ,4;^..*
f? Hjjht, the faym houses ,*u:e. ,
? Wf\\ eultivaled; on pltsidr.^
seen <;oVii&vji fljuif pV}\'& tfw* Imr
pfiort 6fmoi;aJily, simplicity, 1*1ly
and j uplift* . ,
t< iA;vj-rr"
Sit t iri'inr I?| "
c?i> i in " J. l iOH*
i) Thrifts of h rccoot apte has a U V? ,
B, of which th(! following in an ex*
u(itt W'ednc^luy last vivc vvifos.
hihiglYmt York to li itjj^ii liy ihc
hat Northern and Kit ,inn conn*
s railway. During lli?> time v.v,
>rc/jrtoDpinjg at llic fSlu;lfonl w(a%
>n w c oh number of yoiu > ;
)in6'fi employer! in cicanni/ tW.
kds from h (igM on the soupn sh.q
the ^tnliori, nod a man overlookr
them who hell m his hunt! a, <
gc slick. Our nttentiou was c>
irmiin JVoui (hot
lncc ui.u-li rnorr-than on;- ? ? ; ' ?
markc \ h? Lore to a <Invvr>