Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, February 22, 1851, Image 2
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With a vitw of accommodating our Bu i
cribors who live at a distance, the following I "
gentlemen are authorized and requested to | ,
act a9 agents in receiving ?.r>d forwarding Su^/f
criptona to tlia Kkowkk Coubikr, vi?: I,
Maj. W. 3. OaisiiAM, at WestUnio' .
"nWAjnJl??nra, Rsq.. " llorse &> I
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yHTmro Mile.
v.Mo?o'>, ^rrr)is??ct.
c? ?*Eliu, fur A^- | _V^
fji^mtiiary notice to Oe found in
anotiicr column was received too late
fcr last week's paper. \
The Condition yf the SouthS^-xfo
a I
country ilctb> in IIIC iiiiiciccniu i-vjumry,
presented lo the enlightened mid
philosophical lover of genuine liberK
so melancholy and hdosponding an*
appearance as that presented by ythe
<?)<{ (Jlt> OOlltK^rti
people to-day. JVot l?aVc and aflliy.
ted Polaixt, crushed between tli^s
weight rt Rupeinii, Prussian and Austrian
d^lism; not down-trodden
Ilupgdfy* emasculated, and chained
- U'Koolo ,*f imnlnAal.U
J/f II1U VyHUMVl " .'^IW U..p.UV,(lUI^
v'f'v tyranny 1 N?vdeep and unutterable
commas; ha*t> tabu the past sufferings
ness! as pf these jn^aPPy States, and forlorn
her t^ as tfl<y ''loir Present condition,
n co thei/uture (lGSlir,y's not so dark and
sofriuffht wilh evil as our own, nor
so alt^0*'101^ '10Pe^ss; for, away in
tile tiine *? come> ('ie w'se and fore
i-Cllold a fault twnilviilirr ii?"riit.
j"n "O"*'
Whi,v ?hey know to ho the dawning
of a day. which shall surely rise on
Hu '6ary anc' Poland* but in our fu^.-e
what is there but the darkness of
mfietinlf^1^ Or if light is seen, what is it
darkened tll? Palc\ ff^stly glimmerings,
polifan <e those Which dance around dead
Vet ca'nen's graves?
All Freedom is within the reach of
Though nen so long as they feel oppression,
LR the bodies of such only are bound,
illOir Giuniu a ?*A fi'nn llmtr nil
m?vi? oj/u no uiv/ ii V/V;^ IIICJ' W III UU^Ill
Besides^*'6 ^rco^om' an(^ though
ble gunniUm lo *i!"Psc be(?ro "10 triumph
ter. Did he not fi so s?/ely come, as good
aalt into the inex{.n evil.
Bilkins* when he itfo onco bogm*,
with a cracked guil,l',^i~o,n0 8on?
threaten to kick Towle >.. living pngc,
valentine at his door? l* ago:'
;apah|pt of unheard of atro-Jr,^ is moral,
The suitors of pretty Mary wQn. feet aro
frjghteneu o/Tjne course by he, , . ,
nfo n Cifllivlv \miiMnei at
will, and U'*p bear about their bon- j j
dage as ti garment, a thin gossamer 1
and invisible garment, which seems 1
not t? restrain the easy action oftlu; '
limbs, but which still binds them as a 1
spell to the earth, what hope is there
of deliverance?
When the independence of a State
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has been destroyed t y lorceanu arms, |
when the people are kept down by j
uic pi i'Suiico Oi solilici y, {here isliopcj j
their chains gall-, th ay fed them; they
sec the power that oppresses, and |
they know where to strike. But i
when a people, still living under a ;
constitutional government, and retaining
all the forms and fashions of
liberty, have lost, by slow and imper 1
ceptible changes, the reality of freetliA
snorit that once ani
uu,u' n nv/l' "1
mated their institutions, has been silently
and stealthily lulled to sleep,
or stolen away by cautious stretches
of constitutional power, there is but
little hope of their rising in resintance,
at least until power, grown bold by
impunity, throws aside the mask
which so long had concealed it, and
stalks forth to work in open day, what
hitherto, it had been content to do ir
secret. Then anarchy ensues, fiercc
1 ? ? annrflu
and cruei as nuuucu au^u
as Rome saw, when the gladialori
of Milo and Olodius fough* daily ir
*he forum, arid reveling in blood
niiuiv " U|)t hideous with the cries c
slaughter a()(j |hr hiifliiKI' flf
fjf min^nK^ ^lSWlP^
UaH1?? mi u. w;,
sion.ollact ""a*-"
minds of men ft - pares Hi
of submission p^Dothur;,one ,,e8"
the next, and T 'f T
. liic nexf, anrt *
next. This Wfl3/%(w mstory of th
Roman Republic. The childror <
?
the Gracchii, oi>c? brave a,,w ?r*.*i
lived to fifecopic the tame, ppiritld
slave of tyrants. But this degrad
tion was not wrought, in a day, rior
a generation, nor by one, but by
series of acta, each seeming, at t
time, unimportant in itself. Befc
A- ? - V,
the Augustan /ige, u .
olulion had taken place; how? P
rnmm?^ by changing the outward form
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,6y but by killing the
Ntfro- ?p?^? the days of AuisVus
Jl^__ ^nuiined a Senate, but
wVjJKjv,J/ihcn the Senate whose ardWcs
IkIu gone forth to couquer the
tforld. Augustus himself was not
jailed king, or emperor, but Consul,
i name which had been the pride of
thi! Republic, and the watoh word of
liberty; and Augustus was not like
those Consuls who, in former times,
had stood balancing flic power between
the Senate and the people, and
i i ii i rm _*:n _ -i
ClieCKing ooim x nei-? sun reuminea
tribunes loo, tributes of the people,
but they were not jx& the tribunes of
yore, around wlicm the people had
so often rallied, jnd who had so
long been the uncompromising champions
of the ngh's of the commons,
y All the form an<^bir cu mstance of lib
erty remained! Jut u?e people were
enslaved. Am' though this had taken
place moj) than eighteen hundred
years agt, and many changes
Vave sincesw?>t over Italy that very
pe\nle are in chains to-day.
Have we jot then reasons to fear,
when we too ourselves falling into
the same ourse which thus enthralled
the Roqans? Do we not see how
fill nnwni' c irrndnnllv foil ' nrr mln flip
i r ft* h
bands of t^3 Federal Government lo
J the niter iidoing of the States??
Have we jot seen the spirit of the
Constitution violated, and ihe grossest
injustice perpetrated, and outrages
committed un^er ?*? "nme ? and
have we not seen /he people asleep
to their danger -a* quietly submitting
whetHValtoro''- leaders have said to
them "you li*ve n?t been wronged?" j
No people h*io have lost a sense ol
in.Uirf whi? :ao submit to iniurv. or
I J?J - - J > - who
can sac,''fice principles to prcI
sent prosperity, can long maintain
among theni'Jjc realities of freedom?
And have we n^t seen this in America
? Have we not seen an unprincipled
majority sporting with and
trampling upon the rightc of the minority?
and then have we not heard
that minority say, "we must sacrifice
to present necessity and submit, be
cause resistance is dangerous."?
These facts are known to all, and all
who reflect must see to what end
they poini?a (jc?potis'ni numbers,
governing- throuP1 its creature Congress.
To mak i lie 1 condition of the
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minority more forlorn and bo^less,
ts interest is distined to an eternal
tvar with the interests of its masters,
from whom it is divided by lines that
cannot be broken down. The minority
cannot mingle with, infuse itself
into and become a part of the
"olm-iiv. ii is rronaranhicallv located,
umr..v, .. 0--a- ,
and so must ever remain. The North
and the South, und the South a hopeless
and despised minority; this must
be the history of l!ie great American
Union so long as ihat Union remains.
Postal.?We publish below a letter
from Fitz Henry Warren to our
attentive member in Congress, and
' dpsiro to attract to it the attention of
persons bidding for the mail route
frt, -n this place to Nix's (No. 3214,)
and to beg them to include Twelve
Mile in their bids ; such an arrangement
would add much to the convenience
of the Twelve Mile community
:
Post Office Department, >
Contract Office, Feb. 4, 1851. $
Sir: In answer to your letter o
yesterday and enclosure from tlx
i Postmaster at Twelve Mile, S. CM '
> am authorised to inform you, that i
i is now loo late to change the adver
3 tisement of the new mail route fron
i Pickens C. H. by Stewart's, Andei
L son's Mills, &c., (No. 3214,^ with
>f view of embracing Twelve Mile P. C
i- suggested by you.
The o.ues tion of changing may ne<
s- ertheless be considered at the letting
e of contracts, in April, (whether b
se for or not,) il the Postmne*?* ?vlf/ tu
o nish evid??n/" 1/4 tlie increased di
laiicc* Should bids for such servi(
e be made and favorably considcre
)f the refusal of the same will be offr
iu ii?c juwcai uiuuci iu/wiuii'^
*J the pidyertisement.
la- \ T Wve the honor to be, respcctfi
in ly^tvur ob't. serv't.
a V Ftyz Heway Warrkn.
he Hon.^a^c^j^Orr.
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ev- We are in Mebted to the He
Jot j James L. Okr ft>. 9Undry vaiuat
I _ MwAociAnQ \ rlrtnindfc^
Ul J COIUJIOT!""1"" wp,
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Col Orr lately dowered in his
place in the House o&Uepresentatives
a very able spc^wj, which we
proose publishingin ouvWx and subseciuent
issues, aarainst the relief of
Thomas Richie, the publ j printer.
The habit?which Mr. 3rr attacks,
of fostering party or < mgressional
pets, and of lavishing upn them the
people's money has gown almost
into a law with the FJedcal Legislature.
For party purpcies governmental
contracts are givrti to certain
persons who realize, orG 11 to realize
great losses upon then and then
come complaining to cor ress, which
body with that boundlt s liberality
which it always displays 1 disposing
of the public fund, kindly consents to
relieve them. This isWfcmother instance
of that deep cogmXion which
has crept into the publicurvice.
From the Charleston Scrcnrrj.
fJnvpriinr (1 nifliftn
The telegraph had he! e announ
ced the arrival of Gov< nor Quitman
in New Orleans to t ce his trial
on an indictment for aid * the Cuban
Expedition. The pi needing is
novel, and considering |e slender
grounds on which the c^rt^e rests,
n nn/wi ro lilrri tu\t Kmtr nlcn Inn r% ? % o 4
d|;|;v;ui o iiiw, iiuuiuig vjiou cm <111 cn~ |
tempt, on the part of tli Federal j
Government, to bring int< iisgrace a I
man who stands in ihe 1 \y of the
representatives of the fan us "peace
measures." If Gov. Q (man had
not called an Extra Se on of the
Mississippi Legislature, e would
not have been troubled a >vt Cuba. '
W c have receive fronvMissis- j
sippian a copy of the GowDor's address
to the people of 1h>/Slale, rc- '
signing his office. After filing the i
... i: r j i ir J i t, .
01 me umid oifiies
authorities against him, In pays:
Unconscious of havirin any
respecv^ violated the la s] of 1 lie
country; \eady at all tin \ Ito meet
I any chargenhat might he exhibited
against me, r>siye only be nVnxious
in this extraoidhv^y enlc je^cy, to
JUIIOW Wlli pillII OK^Jnly, l/\B a Cltl- 1
zen, it was plain anoxic!, 1 must'
yield to the law, howcvinu o^ssive
and unjust in my ease, In Ui Chief
Magistrate of a sovereig .$ate, I
had also in charge her a fiujy, Uer
honor, ~nd her sovereignf , which 1
could not permit to be violjled in my
person. Resistance by Jto' organized
force of the State,\Wh\le
Federal Administratiojjjfcpin. ifce !
of met} - hJ.*'. J'irn
some occasion to test tlrewto:-11?..1 ? 1
that Government, WQlilifflT"')' "J
Violent contests, nmol.to bt! "Jh
co\uw}"'eSeDt critict%^'?; ~ ^
The whole South, patienuis she is
under cnerORchnraBt, might flok Willi
some jealousy upon the em$ oyinent
of military force to remove(. Southern
Governor from the iurif4 ictiui of
his State, when it had been! yitlheld
from her citizens Seeding to , ecltiih a
A?Afocconluitii ttx.'
lUglllVU 5I(IV u 111 i.11UOVf?V4AV<ut|n |
He then proce ds to point at the '
evils and inconveniences 0u|. .ouM 1
follow his leaving the State pnn ii>definite
period while still hdldj# '*'s
office,?the duties of which- ijpioulfl
noi discharge. There ,wi 3 o hi>
op.nion, no course open for, n consistent
with the interests of t lftlati,
but resignation of his office, ti 1 Iiik
transferring its powers and wics tj>
his lawful substitute, the Present fi'
the Senate. He says:
"I therefore, fellow-citi/.cl nov
resign the high trust confidoto niji
hands, with no feeling of rsona
regret, except that I could ntserv<
U!ini? ti/WU no fnoliniy olinnio !
3 UU UVUU. , ?
for I am innocent of Ihe causovhicli
have induced the necessity|f thisl
step. On the contrary, althotn per-l
sonally I feat* no investigau and!
shun no scrutiny, I have sptd no
f efTorts, consistent with self-rei ct, to
3 avert this result. So soon as Barn^
fid that attenftDta would he ni|, un
der an act of Congress of j last
* century, to eniove me frd this
- Slale, i forn a'ly offered to thtoper
a authorities of \he United Stsu any
fv pledge orsecurVy to appeatiSfevv
Orleans, and m&Jt the cnargc^iiupt
' me, so soon ai my termjoftipc
' should expire*, aid 1 remonspgrjigainst
the indigrity thus abotd>T)e
_ CC??- ! a #v%1ar*lf hni fn fSf
Y" OIK'I uih 1IWI IW "Ml iw (SIUIV/) j
rs in drugging awa; from his dif, her
j Chief Maf;istrat? * |
" My proposition was not aptegff
1 * and my rcmonsthnce not ht(j.
s" It is not for meto complaj xou
le are the aggriovedparty. MSnrse
fl, in this matter me^s the af>pnl of
some of the mo^ patriotici/ens
' near me. 1 sincefcly hope, a was
*? dictated alone by my sens? duty
to the State, it m<v meet ttyoprox\
bation of my felloVciti/.ensV
The French Go^rnmen^e recently
ordered that\he wftmint
used in public buildngs sha^ticr
forth he made of woij^ zirtod not
>n. of white lead.
M It is strange h^w slr,perytie)toy
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?ogigrcssion<il.
Washington, Feb. 1'2.
The House proceeded with the
business of the day by calling for reports
from committees.
A report of the committee on public
printing was made, and a joint
resolution read granting relief to a
certain extent, to (Jeo. 1j. Belt. An
objection being made to receiving the
report, by Mr Hurt, of South Carolina,
the SpeaKcr ruled in favor of
the committees reporting at any
f imn wrifli fofomnnn t/iflwi ciiKwi/<i i?n.
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ferred 1o it.
Mr jjBurt appealed from the decision.
It was then moved to lay the appeal
on the table; upon which the
yeas and nays were taken?yeas 108,
navs ?<i.
The report of the committee was
bv bill, granting relief to Thomas
Ritchie, on the contract for public
printing, which was read a first and
second time.
Mr. Urr, of south Carolina, opposed
the passage of the hill, and
commenced !>y saying that the claim
of Mr. Ritchie, had not a particle of
justice to entitle it to the favorable
consideration of the Ilonse. He
then entered into an explanation of
his own conduct, on a former occasion
which he said had become a
subject of controversy between the
i uiT. ^ IT. i:
-vjiuuti tiiKi umuu. rie disavowed
all hostility against Mr. Ritchie,
in whose favor, he said, his feelings
were enlisted when the investigation
of his claim commenced ; and proceeded
at length to examine and
comment upon the claim of Mr.
Ritchie; he recapitulated the large
sums which tho country would be
n'lllnrl tmnn t/\ nil ? ilin Lill /\/i i
V/UIIV/U ll|JV/ll IW |II IIIV/ I/Ill I IC7V4
was adopted, and wont into various
particulars to which it would be impossible
here to allude.
Mr. Bayly, of Virginia, cited several
instances in which Mr. Hnmilton
charges more then Mr. Ritchie
receives.
Mr. Morehead, of Kentucky, followed,
an:l defo <lr?r 1 llmr.lnini nf Afr.
Ritchie; ho contended that he was
entitled to relief under a contract, the
fulfilment of which would involve
him iu entire ruin; and he insisted that
such relief was not so much called
for by the magnanimity and liheiality
of the House us by a sense of justice.
Mr. Burt said it was not so much
his intention to discuss tHa bill as to
move an amendment, ile was satisfied
that the House was di: posed to
to
tract ; but it was first necessarv he
should prove that such loss had been
sustained. He moved as an amendment,
tliat the renm* Jtrrecommitted
and that the committee report whether
Mr. ftitchie had satisfactorily performed
the public printing, and to
what extent he had lost by the contract.
Mr. McLane, of Maryland, spoke
at length in favor of the application
of Mr.lRitchic.
Mr. Orr explained with reference
10 imp Movmnon jrom me eoniiact,
upon which so much reliance had
been placed. He said $12,500 had
been paid 1o the contractor for the
opinions of the Supreme Court, being
aoout $10,000 more than that to
which he was entitled.
A motion failed for the previous
question.
Mr. Marshall, of Kentucky, spoke
for some time in opposition to the
clain that had been preferred, and expressed
his conviction that the object
vvnicn us aavocaies had in view was
to break down the contract system,
and ultimately increase enormously
the rate of charging for public printing
A motion to adjourn was made and
carried at half past three o'clock.
Our ftfliiistcr at ltome.
I am not an American, but I wish
to record the conduct of one of your
countrymen, which, to republican
hearts, in these days of evil auspices
and rtournful presages, is like water
in the desert to him who is pwishing
>i uirsi. I lie lacts which I am 1
ibout| to narrate were communicated
o m<j by a relative of the commandng
(Amoral of the French forces in
Home, who has just arrived in Paris
rom'the Eternal City.
In the Roman dungeons of D'Anzo
anc Saint Angelo aro confined thir
teei prisoners, whose crime consists
4n laving participated in the late revoluionary
struggle, which had for its
obpct to secure to the inhabitants of
the Pontiff's dominions the inestimable
rights of representation, together
with other constitutional reforms.?
They are not of the class of fanatics
or factions demrgogues, who have >
(bfiied our noble cause not less in J
1 than in Francc, but men oif
KvU. -U *? ?J
i/iiniaiiiui mm itniy i?rincipi(!8F
wio in the good fight for the bonefipl
of their children and their ehildrcm/in
children?of those who are to cob lv
alter them?hazarded all, and lost d oi
Anon^ them are five counts ari&?# vc
nurquis, of ancient blood, dr
lineal descent goes back, witft di
b?eak or interruption to the mip w
ages. They have been declared forever
Jwcapable of holding property,
of whatever description. 1< or seven
long months they have languished in
loathsome dungeons. There they
lie, herding with bandits, felons, and
brigands; and day after day the
prospect 01 ineir noeriuioii, so mr
Iron) becoming brighter, grows only
darker and more hopeless. There
they lie, those noble gentlemen, weary
of life, and sick of this most base
world, with no spot, or stain, or blemish
on their reputation save the sin
of having struck for liberty. The
government will not release them, for
the dissemination of republican sentiments
is fatal to its very existence.
Neither can it exile them, for no
country in Europe will harbor such
propagandists. Now, what has been
done for them ? Why Mr. Cass,
your Minister, has uronoscd to the i
Papal authorities to send them to
California, hiiwsc.lf engaging to pay
three thoiifmncj for their expenses
in a French ship, which will
leave Bordeaux for that destination
in the month of February. The Cardinals
have accepted this proposal,
agreeing to liberate these gentlemen
mnn (lnuc nrini* tn llio rlonni'tnro r?f
the vessel in question, which a fib ids
them sufficient time to reach that seaport.
Honor to your Minister and
to the glorious land from which he
comes! His conduct has dieted deep
admiration; and well it may. If you
have more of his breed, send them,
I pray you, to Naples, Vienna, and
Milan, in Ihe dungeons of which, the
desolate champions of liberty, aban
doned, in manacles, and bowed down
to earth, are praying for death as for
a release."
The following are the delegates elected
to the State Convention in Chester District.
Chnrner T. Soaiflf 703
Samuel McAliley 035
Dr. Isaih Mobley 583
\Vm. A. Rosborough 552
The delegates to the Stato Convention
from Richland District are tho following
named geutlemcn;
J. U. Adams
Maxcy Gregg
A. II. Gladden
W. F. DoSaussure
C. Booklet-.
The Delegates to the State Convention
from Union District are
Joseph S. Symines
13. II. Rice
Gen. Gadberry
Wm. J. Bobo.
Edgefield?James Jones, F II
Wardlaw. John Lake, M L Bonhani,
-? > -? " *"O *.*' " 1
ley Harrison.
Newberry?Drayton Nance, Jas.
.U F frHigg'mst
Fairfield?J H Means, W A Owens,
N A Peay. J Buchanan.
Lexington?Henry Arthur, J W
Lee, J C HopeSpartanburg?J
G Lanomm, Jas.
Farrow, John Winsmith,P M Wallace,
R C Poole, J J Vernon.
Ker. haw?John Cantey, Thomas
Lang, L J Patterson.
Chesterfield?Hugh Craig, VV J
Hanna, J C Coit.
T , ? H I* 11 ?
uhiicasier?p it ivieiiwaine, J
Williams, J MlDoby.
Charleston?Langdon Cheves, E
Frost, R W Barnwell, C M Furman,
D E Huger, Is/ac W Hayne, W Per M
ronneau Fuller< Charles Macbeth, <
B F Dunkin, A P Butler, John Bel- I
linger, MitchefK ing. Thomas Lelire, 1
James Simon/ C G Memminger, Ed I
ward McCre/uy, John Cunningham, i
A G Magrat/, John Schnierle, T O 1
Elliott. / I
Sumter?Jrhomas. R English, VV J
Hayneswo/h, F Sumter, A Spain,
John P Ri??ardson, D St FDunose, c
S W Witmspoon.
Barnw<7?E Bellin/rer, jr. S W *
Trotti, J 7 Martin, A P Aldri/?Ji. "W <
Graham./
Si. Bnfliolomew?E St. P Bollin- J
ger, Lev* O'Bryan, David Walker, g
Daniel SfHenderson.
Chris/Church?Jacob Bond I'On, fc
A V Timer t1
St. tylena?John Fripp, Edward
Rhett.j n
Oraufj- -D Rowe, Michael Grambling,
/ivid F Jamison. d
St Jt option's?W M Porcher, T 81
G oil fin* J}
SuP&uVb?E B Scott, J B Grim- u
ball [ I
SfM athews?O M Dantzler, H n
A 1/iglejr* fl
SAndrews?John Rivers, Alex. n<
Hjrown. a
/. Thomas and St. Dennis?Geo.
jd, J S (Vhear.
Press driven by Water.?-The pro- ^
fetors of the Boston Traveller drive e{
eir printing press by water powei^;
his is a new thinff under thn ?i??. <*
-?; - ri(
hrough a two inch lead pipe, a n(
ream of Coch}tuat<8 is introduced th
to a meter* which only occupies at
/enty-four square inches. The fall
' w ter between tho Boston reser- jr;
>ir and }his meter is about <a hunfeet.
This two-inch stream will
Zl r*11*. W?S? Of wa|?r ,
ch minritd, ?nd in passing through h?
-v ,4i J F:
the meter will give a motive power
equal to what is called throe horso
power.
Oregon* and her Prospect*.
The Albany Arams has a letter
from Cant. Jones, U. S. Armv, from
Fort Vancouver, mirier date of October
20, of which the following is an
extract:
"Many portions of Oregon are truly
beautiful?the valley of the Colum
bia ami ofthe Willamette river. Pufet's
Sound, and Astoria Bay, which
have seen, and n any other localities,
which 1 hear from the description
nf hlV fri^ivrfs- F.vpri; t lnmr lu>i ^
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is rapidly progressive; even during'
the year that 1 have been here the
changes and improvements have
been very great, anil in nothing more
than in the intercommunication with
the Atlantic States. When we arrived
here in October, 1&49, we glided
along this river in batteaux, or in
their snake-like canoes, hugging every
nook and bay to avoid tne strong
currents. Now the pasfesing of thtr
steamers warn us of lt/a viener luos
Yankees.'' Towns are born of a day,
nml sn rnnirl nrr? llir> fliniinrot ol^nt no
1 hat we seem to exist in panorama.
A few days since there sat upon my
piazza, gazing.at Mount Hood, covered
with snow Co). Smith, Maj. Og
den, and Capt. Leadbetter, engineers;
Captains Goldborough and Var*
Brunt, and Lieutenant Blunt, U. S.
Navy, and some dozen junior officersThe
United Statrs steamer Massachusetts
and mail steamer Carolina:
are moored within twenty rods of usA
month since we dined on frosh salmon
from Pugei 8 Sound, and had
for dessert a watermelon from Honolulu
as large as a half-bushel. We
are now issuing to our troops potatoes
from New <S'outh Wales, (Sydney)
bought by the quartermaster because
ro much cheaper than could
be purchased of the farmers here.
1< mir lintulrixl fimltrrnnt \tm rrnna
have arrived in Oregon this full, and
six hundred more are on their wayThe
surplus population of California
is aho wending this way. There is*
no measure to ihe misery existing
there now, and the only alternative
to the disappointed gold severs who
are destitute hut industrious is to
como and settle upon the rich farming
lands of Oregon. These lands
are easily cultivated, and the market
for their productions the best, at this
time, in the world.
There is 110 such thing as quiet in
Oregon life; all is excitement. Every
Splendid Vehicle for tlieJflParhi9
George Wat?on, coachmaker
of Philadelphia, has just completed
one of thr most exquisite pieces
of work, which he designs to
send to the World'sFair in London,
that has evbr been accomplished in
this country. It is a buggy, constrAc
ted entirelyicf American materials*
and after original designs prepared
expressly fior it. The wood, iron,
silver plating, silk lining, leather and
trimmings, at;e all of American manufacture.
1?
The running part of the vehicle in
of American hickory, beautifully fm~
Jchorl TUU.1.. :--f A . -
?ui.u> i in- nuny is 1^1 i'\IlicncilII Will"
nut, most brilliantly polished and linishcd
as elegantly as. t lu; c hoicest
drawing room furniture. The fore
part of the coupling presents an Ar
nierican eagle in full "ight, exquisitely
carved in hickory. Fhe plated orlaments
about the vehicle represent
he American eagle and the British
ion in juxtaposion. The stitching,
which is all done with the most per"ect
neatness, represents the device
)f hands interlocked, emblematic of
he cordial friendship existing beween
the two nations. There aro
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v. ..u.uwuiq ItplOClIllIlg II1C Jt\"
nerican oak and laurel, intertwined
vith the rose, the thistle, and the
hamrock; and in every part there is
ome pleasing device to remind the
pectator ofthe harmony that exists,
etween the American Republic and
he British Empire.
Besides being entirely of American*
iiaterials, the ornamental work of
his fine carriage is all after original
esign? prepared for itin Mr. Wat
uij ? uaiHimsmpeiu; me dies lor tho
letal work bein# cut expressly for it.^
^Iib tast#* in the designs is not less t<*
e admired than the skill in their oatcut
ion, and the work will show to
II the world in London* that Phiiaelphia
artisanw and mechanics a*e
ot behind those of Kurope in this ot
ny other work.
Jt is said that William'he Conque>r
introduced into England what
-as called Troy weight, from Troy*
), a town in the province
agnes. The English were dissatsi*
so with it, because the pound did
>t weigh so much as the poultd
en in use in England. Hence the
x>ir du pride, which was amedimn
itWeen thfi Frfliwrb ftnrl u"",anf
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nglish wejgltf. , izm0?
If;man could have half his wtahos
i wouM doubl# hi* trouble :
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