Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, May 30, 1857, Image 2
KKOWEE COU RIKli.
ROB'T. A. THOMPSON. Editor.
TKIIMS.?$l..r)0 pcrnnnum.in nilvnnoo. If pnvir.rnt
ho ilelnvod until nfter th^ oxpirfltlon uftnc
?2. For six months, 7f> rents, in mlviincc
, Ailvvrtisonionts insi-rted : ( the UIIIOl latcs.
PICKENS C. II., S. C.:
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Saturday Morning:, May 30, 1857.
Illness of Senator Butler.
The protracted ?u?d danwrou* il!i>o,?* of
our distingimhed Senator h,.s occasioned
feelings of deep solicitude in tlio public
mind throughout iho whole Southern country.
Moro especially has this feeling boon
manifested in our own Slate, where lie is
universally esteemed as a statesman and a
citizen. 13ut we are pleased to learn from
a friend, who passed throuirh Ansrusta on
Monday last, that lit) was thought to better,
although still in a precarious condition.
Court of Appeals.
The Court of Appeals adjourned last
week. The ease of Wm. Houos vs. Commissioners
of IJoads was sent back for a
new trial, and we suppose will be disposed
of at our next fall term.
James A. Thick and Cmrsi.ky Boat- \
waioiir, who liad been found guilty of tnur- i
dor appealed for new trials, which were refused,
and they were sentenced to be hung
on Friday, iMJth Juno next.
Survey of Soutu C&rolinf\.
We have been placed under obligations
to Oscar M. Likiirr. Esq., for his " lleport
on tho Survey of South Carolina." It is a
pamphlet of 130 pages, accompanied by
drawings and maps explanatory of the counlay
and its minerals over which he has boon
engaged. He lias surveyed four districts?
York, Lancaster, Chester, and Chesterfield
?and is row engaged in Spartanburg and
Union.
Trafficking with Negroes.
Till a nuil if ?' -I--.
4i?m ii ??vi iu<ij iruui wuju >vu
hear, is on the increase. It is not only contrary
to law, except by written order, but
carries with it a most injurious and fatal effect
upon all classes. Unprincipled while
men induce negroes to steal for them, which
service is generally paid in whiskey, rendering
the servant unfit for duty, and dea
e -i
uiMM'g iTiunisicrui i i-juiiiUHiii no may nave.
They are generally men, too, who arc above
the law, and almost invariably escape its
merited penalty. When this is the case,
other measures must be resorted to, and action
is generally based upon the apothegm:
That a desperate case requires a desperate
remedy.
The citizens of Pendleton village have
recently found it necessary to rid that community
of certain persons ol this character;
and, although wo are opposed to anything
like mob law, yet, in this case, the criminals
have only " reaped where they sowed," and
are not deserving tho sympathy of any honest
man. And we very milch doubt if they
have it. Other sections are mrtch in need
of this purging process, and offenders had
better keep a sharp look out, or mond their
manner of acting nnd living.
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m% -a#
aiio laLurinons.
From the extracts that appear in our paper
this week, it will be seen that the Mormons
are creating trouble. What shall be
done with them ? is already assuming the
proportions of a "vexed question," to which
must be added the various twistifioations
of their religions faith. The great distance
of Utah and the utter repugnance of the
government (o employ force in coercion,
give them every ad van I ago, but we do not
apprehend anything serious.
Wo do not agree with the article of the
Delia on our firnl neither r.c tc the
conduct of iho past or present administration,
nor with regard to interference in the
religious beliefs of tho Mormons. It is
true, tho constitution guaranties to eveiy
man his peculiar teligion, be ho Christian
or Mahometan ; but we deny that it legalizes
polygamy. Whenever Utah is admitted
into the Union as a Slate, l.or laws
must bo respected by theotlier Sta'es. Polygamy
being legalized there, suppose one
of tlieso Mormon lords, with his fifty wive%
rumovo.i to Soutli (J?roliiiH, how will you
disposo of his case ? Legally, ho is as much
entitlcrl to his battalion of beautiful pluralities,
as you are to your wife. This boing
the case, their morals should Ix purged
during their to*ritorial existence, and we
commend Mr. Bt'ouANwy to the work.
ffeTV Advertisements.
In our columns will be found the adver
tisement of Mr. Fajrn, announcing his removal
nn<l the reception of new Good?.?
Mr. F. is a first rato tailor and punctual.
Stockholders in the Pendleton Railroad
mutt pay up their instalments to Mr. \V. II.
1). Gaii.i.aiid at Pendleton. Uefer to his
Advertisements, and "look out for the car#
when the whistle blows."
Mossra. Isskrtki. ?fc Norman advertise an
entirely new ami fresh Stock in their line,
hut to bo appreciated it must be seen. Favor
them with a call, ami you will not go
away without bargain*. T?y them,
Matthew Knitu, Esq., a<lvortiscs, as Adjpinjstrator,
a Jikely negrogiil tor salo.
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Walhalla.
j A rccont visit to this growing town has
| improved us most favorably with the industry
and enterprise of its inhabitants.
It now has a population amounting to be
iween four ami fivo hundred souls, anil,
i if the future may bo judged by iho past,
tho prospect ahead is most gratifying, Hut
a few years since, its present site was a
! wooded wild, with nothing, but its eligible
location, to distinguish it from thesurrounj
ding country. The enterprise of a few Ger*
mfin fiti ?ftr\ nf - -* ? ' '
, V.V<?VMU VI VIKIIIVObUII OUUII UpUIIUO
I the way for the influx of ? large numbor
. of industrious and thrifty co-laborers. The
noble forost yielded, as if by magic almost,
to tlio woodman's axe. The town was laid
I out on a most liberal scale, and buildings,
large, fine and commodious, have been erected.
Storn^ Mini ?lmr?a il>? .....V
-....J/., w ?IIV> IIIIIIIUUI Ul
near twenty, aro open to trade ami barter*
i Schools, of high character, havo boon esi
tablUhod, anil aro now prospering. And
j her citizens generally rejoice in a goodly
1 meimire of prosperity.
Tho country roundabout is uot behind
in enterprise. Mills, tan yards, and handsomo
residences abound. Of the latter,on
' our way toTunnol II?)1, wo n(l'i)i)\)<l tJioeo
..! 1 1 -- - ?-? I ? ? - ? -
UI ur. .lUHXSOX, UOl. i Ml a DW eli. aiul CoN '
Guisiiasi. That of the latter gentleman is
"beautifully unique," aiul wo rogrotled uot
inoeting its hospitable proprietor.
Tunnkl IIii.i,.? At this placo wo had
I the pleasure of frilling in with a very ngree1
able pie nic party. The powder mill of I
j our friend,Capt. Wagbnek wis first sought, j
' It was against the rules of ho mill to ad- j
mil visitors, but lovely woman knocked |
| and the doors wore opened; and, under
the potency of her charm, we were permit*
1 ted to see the machinery in operation, and
! bushel* of powder "'lying 'round loose."
This sight was any thing but pleasant, and
our stay consequently was short; before
departing, however, we viewed the spot
where, as the legend lias it., a beautiful InI
dian maiden was transformed into a water
! sprite?Isshquena falls! They arc beautiful,
but tlio Tocollcction of the story made
us sad,and we also very naturally grieved to
sec the beauties of nature marred by tho
utilitarian spirit of tho age. Verily, we
do not believe there is a spot on earth free
from its money-getting blight.
The party then entered the tunnel at the
eastern terminu*. Feelings of 110 very pleas
! ant charactor at once possossed us, as reI
collection brought lo mind pictures of the
I " lower regions," steamed with sulphuric
odur. Encouraging progress is making
here, the tunneling being completed for
something over 400 feet. The heading nt
shaft No. 1 is being rapidly removed in
j an easterly direction, and the Messrs. Cot.Lykk
confidently cxpcct to remove it all by
November next,
1 lt".? ?
I vv mi one nccorti the party adjourned
for the pic nic. A "shady placo" tiear by
, was selected, and tho choice viands spread
, by tasty hands. There was an abundance,
! and a good degree of enjoyment was observable.
Then followed speeches, songs,
I and compliment*, and perhaps tender glances
!
Shaft No. 2 is worked by an engine, as
! is also No. 4, which is now 170 feet deep.
1 (ifade will soon rnoclioil lw.i?
! orations will bo car lied on west and oast.
! At llic western terminus tho woil; is beinir
I . .
, forwarded briskly. A large engine is nearly
I ready to be put in motion at shaft No. 3,
j and this, as well ns tlio work elsewhere on
I the Hill, will bo pushed forward nijrlit and
I . ?
day until completion. Missis. Coi.ltek
Co. have inspired coofidence in their ability
to comulote the tUlini'l in n rrtannnuhl..
I?nnrlli r>f limo Wfc wnrfl U'ill) !
i I
1 llie deportment of the operatives, especially
the Engineers, b)' whom wo were kindly and
1 politely received. Their machines appear
to by in excellent condition.
I Mr. IVrcirFom) has a very saleable stock
! of (Jooilrton hand, and people say tliey buy
. nf liitn hopnttoo !m io ? ^.1....^- l -_n
. - >>u ao ft vnn;i III.Ill 211 ft 11 ?(')IS
! rhcap. Coi-i.vkh A' Co. have a large slock
of Go6d* also, and soil them readily. To
Mr. J. R. MoXkillb wo aro indebted for
I liis kind attention.
Ocoxrk Station.- -The rctni'iiscenocs of
! tliis hlnp?? ft ro ' '
. ...V Iiivitoiiiig <in u< ill lICCi 111^ 11)0
< past with 1I16 present. During tlio Indian
' troubles, troops wore stationed hero under
; 0?n. I'KJKBNa to protect tlio frontier set;
tiers. A desperate encounter took place
' vvitb lhl> Iiifliniij n<lo? T.n,A?? - '
, .ciiiiumh, nix III IIOS
| distant, in which they were routed, Tho
I "Station" was ?l*o noted its a trading post,
' when owned by Mr. Kicmaudh. But this
was many years ago. Gflpt. S. It. McFam.
i is tlic present hospitable propiictor, and
has done much towards improving and ;
beautifying this valuable pfnce. On Oconce
creek,a mile distant, is a beautiful water
fall, which can bo seen from the dwelling.
Iu height is 100 feet, arid, with a morning
view, ruveals to the raptured vision a beau*
tiful rainbow ! In the crock, near the full*,
stands ? mill in adilnpidntedcondition,which
produces ? picturosqiio and strikingly
fine effect upon tha mind. Utility, with
its worldly-inindodncss, had invndod the
j beauties of nature, on its rarest spot; now,
nature roassorte horprimitivo away majestically
mid mo*t effectually. We liavp a warm
side for the old mill, and an admiring eyo for
the falls and enellauling scenery therewith
connected. Tho line of tho lilue Hidge !
l>-:i I S, -I-- !.!-! ? ' '
ivninvhki is niso wiuiin a snort instance ol
"Oconoc," aiul, as iho cars p.ws over the
curvo on'Turnip-top mountain, can bo seen
from ilia dwelling.
To Llio scekor after health or pleasure wo
could not do a groatcr servioo than to direct
them to our mountain resorts, falls,
and beautiful suutiury ihoreabouis, especially
Oconeo Station and its hospitable proprietor.
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Col. Orr,
It is now generally conceded that our !
highly popular n 1 distinguished Repro- |
sentalive ir. Conj. will bo the next J
Speaker of tho House of Representatives. 1
It will also be gratifying to his constituents* '
to know that he is appreciated in tho great
West, as well as othor spo.tmnq nf i1?n
try. Hi* whereabouts is likewise indicated
in the following article from the St. I^ouis
Leader :
" IIon. JamksL. Oru.?Tl?i? distincfuished
South Carolina statesman has been in
our city for several days, and will leave today
on a short trip to Kansas. Few men
in this country have risen uioro rapidly to
a high position as a statesman, than Col.
Orr. llvi was first oloeted to Congress in
io*o, wuun verv young, antl Has been reelected
without opposition lo each succeed
ing Congress. So great is his popularity in
ilia State lliiit iiOiiw COiiiu bo fotl/lU to oppose
him for his seat. IIo immediate!v
Look a high stnnd in Congre?s as a debater
ujd on account of his courteous bearing towards
bis fellow-members, lie has succeeded
in making a most, useful Representative,
in procuring the passage of bills that depend
more upon personal exertion than
anything else. lie lias long beon regarded
as the leader of the Democracy in tho
House, and his party has frequently attcmp
ted to elevate him to the Speakership. We
stated a few days since that Mr. Orr had'
'already been elected to tho next Congress,
and that the report of his declinim? to mn
. , n ^
again was untrue. It is true that he has
been eloctod, but wo regret to learn from
him (hat he will not bo a candidate for tho
succeeding Congress, and that he has so
notified his constituents. It will be a great
loss to his State to be deprived of his services
after ho has represented it with so
much ability for ten years.
" Mr. Orr is a Souili Carolinian bv birth,
was educated at tho University of Virginia
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miu ts uuw huoiii unriy-six years ot ago. |
Immortality.
Pkkntice's beautiful thoughts are always
boautifully expressed. Listen to him, and
fail to admire if you can :
" Why is it that tho rainbow and the
cloud corno over us with a beauty that is
not of earth, and then pass away, and leave
us to muse on their faded loveliness ? Why
is it that the star*, which hold their nightly
festival mourn' the midnight, throne, are
placcd above tlio roach of our limited faculties,
forever mocking us with their unapproachable
glory? And why is it that
bright forms of human beauty are presented
to our view, and then taken from us
leaving the thousand streams of affection to
llow back i't Alpine torrents upon our
hearts ? We are born for a higher destiny
than that of earth. There is a realm where
tho rainbow never fades, where the stars
...Ml ? - i " ? * 1
vriu IHJ aui Olll I KIOTO US, lIKe IS1HUU8 tliat
slumber on the ocean, am! wberu the beautiful
beings ih.it pas.* before us like a meteor,
will slay in our presence forever."
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Prof. Lieber.
I'rof. Liudkr, for many years a professor
in the Sontii Carolina College, lias boon j
eleclcil to tbe l'rofessorshin of Hisinrv in I
I ? ------ J ...
the Columbia College, N. Y. A merited
tribute to qualification and flrorlh. I'rof.
L. is a native of Germany, and has n woild
wide reputation.
Fashions.
Tho following on lionnots was intended
for \f -*y, ??>!! be 'ho ruling spring and
summer fashion:
" Bonnet* nroatill worn very oprm*thrown
l?flck at theeheek.% and pointed in front.
The curtain deep, put on in large plaits ar
raignuu in such a maimer as not to fall over
the shoulders, nor to stand out too stillly in
the middle of the back. The crown inclines,
and the inside of the bonnet is very much
trimmed with blonde and flowers place
either in small bouquets?two of them high
up on tho right side, find two lower down
on tho left?or else a small wreath carried
across tho foruhend.
A Niok Country to Livk in.?An extract
of a lotlor from mi officer of the United
Staton army, dated Fort Cass, Fl?., May
0, is published in iho National Intelligencer.
The writer Rays:
" \Vh arrt n#>ni"1u (Iptrniirnrl Ktr
... J vj
toes. I do nil my writing in bed under tin
bar*, which will account for this letter boiug
in pencil. Vor tho last ton days I have
not been ablo to write at njy desk, and I
| have slept but two nights during the namo
I period. The men are belter off than I am,
and they are not far from beincr used nn.
i ttesidos the mltftquetoes we are troubled
' with scurvy and dysentery, and in fact nearly
all the ills llml flesh is heir to. It would
lake the Indun* at least 20 years to kill ns .
1 m'nny men n? 'he climate c(* rMortda'dOoS ;
in six months."
Kkvivai,.?The revival of religion, of
which we made mention two weeks ago,
o .1 ?*?
^?hjb i mo opnrinnourg K'/arinn,) in the
Methodist Church, in this place, has been
singularly cheering to that Ghurch. We
Icain ihnt the accessions of white member* i
amount to fifty four?colored forty seven, I
Ponnings and Clippings.
Fouf.ion.?We ltnve no late news from!
Europe or Gen. Walker. News, of all ]
kinds, except that which is bnd, is alarmingly
scarce !
T,i 1
- V vv?? ?noi V/M i/no l O* ?JV? Vim HHIUl'JO j
on hand, go over for want of attention, to '
future numbers.
Qcick Tkavki.i.ino.?The nmil was receive!
in St. Louis on Wednesday, 13lb j
instant, from Cincinnati in 10 hours and 18 j
minutes, by the Ohio nnd Mississippi Rail- ,
road. Thus, day by day, docs this monarch j
of Wcilern Railways establish its claim on j
the public regard as the greatest "institution"
of the njre.
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A IIaiu) Hit.?The Rev. Dr. Howard^Jit
the anniversary dinner of the Chicago "BosIon
Union," gave the following tonst: "Daniel
Dana, D. I)., l\\o only survivini/ representative
of the old type of Massachusetts clergymen
; a patriot, a scholar, a Christian.'1
A ltcnitimate C!i,\M?I aivt T)n*-J/I P..I
I)*, refilling on Sulphur river, Cosh county, |
Texas, killed twenty-seven hoars in twentysix
days, nnd yet complains very much
of its being n poor bcur season.
StiianOk Sights.?Tom says the other
day he saw a walking match, and Bill says
that's nothing, for he saw a candle rtm.
Rising.?Cotton i? quoted in Charleston
at 12J to cents per lb.
Death of Du. D. T. Hot and.?We nro
pained to lenrn the death of Dr. David T.
Holland, which occurred in Florida, on the
11th instant, where ho had gone for the restoration
of his health, liis disease was
consumption, we believe.
IM. ~ A _ t-i _ - Ml /\T r, \
unun, 1 HU /\e>IJCVlllC VJ.J DitlCS
says ihc mountains in vier* from that place
were covered by snow on the 20th May !
New Hook.?Col. Fremont, A8 it will no
doubt be intorcslinjj to nur renders to know,
is just about publishing an " account of all
his Explorations." It will be a wonderful
KaaI/ r\ C
vvvn| u? WUUlOy,
Discontinued.?All tho treason cases
in Kansas have been discontinued.
Dttfrimssiso Evknt.?On Prince Edward's
Island, on the night of the -till inst.,
the residence of Samuel Cannon was destroyed
bv fire, and four of his rhildrnn i
burnt to dentil. The mother escaped, but.
was prevented by the strength of the spectators
from throwing herself into the flames
to rescuc her children.
Anotiikk Death.?Hon. Mr. Petriken,
member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,
died nt Il.urisburg, Friday,
from n disease contracted nt tho Xatinnnl
Hotel in Washington.
Efb'ECT OF lVwi.UOADS.?TIlO St. TiOllis
Intelligencer of? recent d*te, notiges the arrival
in I hat city direct from Charleston, of
one hundred and thirty b iles of Hay, which
sold at a profit to the owner. It was cariied
over the Memphis and Charleston liulroad,
making the journey from Charleston j
to St. Louis in six days.
nr-v Onmiva muii if: vf~- j '
A 1/ OICAIW'HI MU" I
vices state that the Sonora fdlitmsters were
all shot on the Oth inst., and that the country
was now quiet.
Fkightknkuto Death.?A post mortem
exm.Mnalion hns been held on the body of
Nugent^ who wns nrrested for disinterring
the bodies of vouncr childien. at (jonpori!
N. C., to make of (hen). The
physicians could find no poison, and ciime to
the conclusion that ho died from the effects
of fright at being arrested.
?
LIatt. Stoiim. ? On Thursday a terrible
hail-storm passed over Richmond, Indiana.
About 3,000 panos of window-gUtt wer?
l _ 1
uroKcu.
Puffing a Prayer.? A Boston papor,
giving h puff to a new minister in that city
says: " Ili$ prayer al the close of his sermon
was the most eloquent that was ever
addressed to a Boston audienoc."
Suicide,?-The Lexington Flog says '.hat j
r Mrs. Toney of that district committed sui- j
cide on tho i5lh inst., by hanging herself
with a bridle. She leaves several srnull
elrldren. Insanity is the supposed cause.
Finn.?A fire occurred in Amerieus, Ga?
on the 12th inst., burning several houses
and forty baled of cotton. The loss isesti
mitieu at Wd.UUU.
Rxtrrmf-s Mbbt.? A man of sober habits
when drupk has the Mme kind ofA$lupidity
about him thnl a habitual drunkard
has when he chances tf> be sober.
Tub Shape or a Kirs.?While a lady
nrwl rr(>nllnmnn wa?-/> ?1. _ I ?.
.? .. v.? winti?injj, LIIC wiier
inquired of (he former tho shnpo of a kibt.
After h moment's reflection, the lady replied
she supposed it whs circular. No, replied
the gem lomnn( it is alijJtipkle.
! Poktuv.?Ocn. Lamar, the ex-President
of Texas, is nboul to publish n Volume of
poems, entitled Verse Memorials. They
hi'o waifs suggested by the experience of Ihe
" SoldierStiUcsmnn," nnd must possess n
peculiar interest to those who have been fa
miliar with ins eventful history.
Wiikat in Camhounia.?On (he 1st of
April, wheat was selling at. San Frnnciico i
at five cents n pound, which is The regular j
commercial method of measure. That is j
equivalent to $3 a bushel as we measure !
here.
Tuck. Pbhiiai'8.?One Simpson says the j
ladies will, not set their caps for gentlemen j
any more ; they will only spread their hoops, i
Look out, then bachelors, for egpaiiMons I |
n I) XT r?
>inr.r..\ i r.AD Anu 11MV COTATOKH I I j
steamship Minion, nriived ;it New Yoik i
from Chnrleslon Tuesday, with two hundred
barrels of green peas and new potatoes.
St'iciOR kiiom Si'iniiL'ai/t6m.?Samuel
Riilif", n respeClnblo farmer of Milford, Wisconsin,
stabbed himself to the heart with a
hay fork a few days since. His nephew,
C.ll ? 1. _ l 1.5 11* - %!..! ? M ?
vitvMm: omcs, Bum, iiimsi'ii n nine wnue dc- |
fore, in the some town. Spiiitnalism is said j
to have caused these suicides.
Piiominkjct Mkn Shot.?Col. Henry I
Ci.?h'M5 who was pl?ol by the Mexicans in |
Sonora on the Oth inst., for fillibustering,
was recently a candidate for iho post of
United States Senator, fiom California.? j
Among his companions was Col. R. N. I
Wood, formeily of Mississippi, nnd one of
me American electors in California during
the recent Presidential election.
To nic IIvno.?Antonio Due was sen
tenced to be lmng in Charleston lust week,
for Grand larceny. Tie suffers the penalty
of the law in December next.
Smau. Pox.?This loathsome disease stilj
exists in Griffin, Geo. Mr. Sion B. Prilcb.
aid, died on Sunday evening. 17 th instnnt,
nnd his Iwo daughters nrontill confined with
it. It is thought thej will recover.
Tiir Loiisvjli.k Mon.?The remaining
negro implicated in the murder of the Joycc
family wns taken from the jail on Saturday
night nnd hung by the mob. This makes
the third hanged by the mob, hesido the
one who committed suicide under the im- !
pulse of fenr at the time of the first attack. I
Running tub Comet into tub Guoi<ni>.
?The Indianapolis Journal advances n new
and very stiiking theory of llio " Aurorn
Borealis," viz: Thnt n comet has nt sonic
time hil lite eai th at the Northern Pole, and
run into Byrne's Hole, leaving its tail sticking
out, the flapping of which makes auroral
light.
Gen*. Wa clack's Uhali ii.?The Spartan
snys lliis genllemnn lies dangerously ill at I
liU residence, Joncsvillc, in Union, of drop- 1
sv.
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1'oh Kansas.?-Gov. \\ alL-nr meen.l ilim i
St. Louis, on the 22<1 instant, on his way
to Konsn*. Quiet prevaiU in the territory.
1)ka?.?Thof wifu of Jlov. John Early,
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, <lic?l at Lynchburg, Va , last week.
I* flnirunii l"\>l I r? * ? wi- ?
- vwi.v. /\iiuh iiiiu vjul,
F. W. Pickens wore in Columbia last week.
From tub A'.tah to tiib Tomii.?At
Cleveland, Miss., on tbo evening of llie Cili
instant, Mr. \V. 1). McKree principal of
Georgetown Academy, in that Slate, was
married to Miss Mary Roberts, and at mid*
night, durincr th? ridriJf?im* nf tl>? kr'?,lul
^ . o j 9 " * 11
parly present, ho fell <load 10 tneir hndst.
Nkw Yoi?k, May 20.?Tho Herald of today
Rays there is an extensive secret organization
in Massachusetts, whoso origin
dates back to tho Burns' affair, the purpose
of which is to resist tho execution of the
fngitivo slave law. They aro said to be
well armed and drilled, and of sufficient
strength to defy the General Government.
,1 1 " " * ' " *
voiorea men arc oxcluded by their organl*
tion.
Tbo total number of meml>orsare known
only to the five whr. form the oxecutivo di
tectory. Its strength can be juJged, ?ay?
the Herald/from the fact that thoir leaders
now defy the General Government to
turo slaves in the Hay State, outside the
rango of onanon from the navy yard and
federal forts. They havo arms, ninunition
arid two schooners, to convey fugitives to
Canada, and allogo that several dopots of
Stalo urnii ?> ? ?
... ?...rv ...w ..fvftfu ^if ucnuTcr (fiuy
choose lq seize them. They h?vo hiding
places for their arms amongst tho hills and
islands of the State.
A IlAnnisnuRO (Pn.) paper stales that
ex Governor J- W, Geary has signified his
willingness lo accept the nomination to the
Governorship of Pennsylvania, should it be
tendered him by the American Plate Con
ventinn, which is soon to Jtssemhle. Party
lines noem to h?vo become indistinct in the
1 Northern Stctes, where JJennett of iho
Ilcra.il one dwy cnlls upon the friends vf
t'remont to rHlly for 1800, nnd n few clays
after makes an equally ureenl nDue?*l in hn
half of Mr. Fillmore; and where Kx?Governor
Geary, who win appointed ?o, snd
held for ft long lime, the Governorship of
Krtnsaa, as a " trftigiil-dui'-Dvmo^rRfc, h??
; no "?crMpling? of conicienco" about acorpt|
injf the American nomination for Governor
1 -pf ^t? own <
.th-. J 3|l"N v ?- ,g
The Atlas Of tbo Union.
A grniifyintf i'Vlat'tlte of the patriotism*
hful loyftlljr of (lift Atnericnn peopl<?, is furi?
ll.K f..-# iK.I -l.? - -1
i.ioihm lit vii*.' III*-'! IIKU nmuu 11113 MJI very
question lias become so soi lous in its n?poct
hs tu threaten a disruption of the confederacy,
I lie paramount object in our natigpal
elections is the preservation of the Union.
The North assails nnd slanders the South,
ticnches upon our lights, nnd denies our
equality. And ycl the North, with tiie exception
of a fuciion of fanatics, manifests no
desire for a disseverance from the South.?
And the South, though i/iievnimlir
si ill adheres to l ho Union nnd lionet and
works for its continuity. Tliero are interests
involved, as well as proud reflections
and sacred aeooeiatior.s which serve to cement
State with State and section with secdon.
Hut there is a hound hevond wlurlv
J f.Itc
elastic ligaments,of this country cannot
bo extended without parting. Thnt hound
is already reached. And it is this danger
impending over tlie Union, which has tested
and still t?sts the patriotism of our people.
The absorbing object of conservative men
in Bisections is to avert the danger of n
dissolution of the Union. There was a time,
ami it is not yet so laded in memory ns to
require the records of history to refresh and
n-iH-w ii, wncii parties were opposed North
and South, upon ground?of political principle1
and governmental po|ja V. with reference
to any such immediate efleet of any election,
as a separation of the Slates ; when
she Whig party in Massachusetts commanded
the cotdifd co ftp era lion of the Whig party
in Virginia, and the Democratic party
was the same in New Hampshire or Vermont
as in Alubima or Mississippi, when
both the old parties were national, and both
contended for their respective nrincinles as
the safest and surest moans of advancing
the intwrosts of the whole country.
Ijow is it now ? Instead of those old
issues, which rue coevals with the confederacy
itself, nnd with regard to which alone,
there was wont to be always an effort- -and
sometimes it succeeded?at a quadrennial
revolulion in the policy of our Government,
our national elections now tu:n upon the
shivery question and the salvation of tho
(T.wnn TL- %1/L! ? *
?,< > </ j iic nig pwny is no ion<*er a national
organization. The Democratic party
is almost alone in tho South, while in tho
North it manfully maintain!) its position in
the field, through the arduous exertions of.
its unswerving adherent?, who hove resolutely
refused tonffiliite with its nnti shivery
enemy. Presidential contests h?vo thus
been reduced to sectioim) struggles?tho
Sni.ll. i - ? '
uoutn nmivnv iiiioiuinoaa, nna ihc ISortli
divided only by its indomitnblo Democncv.
This condition of things nffords nn /U'gU"
mont in fuvor of the truth nnd strength of
the I>emocrntic party, which will render ir?
ihc pofitrcn) history ??f the United Slates, in
the nineteenth century, nt oncc <1 warning: J
?..:u as: Cinuijm" ! ITT Jill llflltf 10 ?OM(>V 1
To save (he Union is now fho first ohj ?cti
nnd u?m of p.->fri>ts of till pi>rti*s nnd ppcv
(ions. And P<'mocrnlic ptincrpTcR nre-tlio
menns rmpkyred for (ho attiiilinion*. of (h11&"
end. In tlio lnle elro(ion Mr. Filfriiorr received
thn voto of a sinorl^ S?ni??
- - O " * t **,n*
North, with the e.ncep'ion of the National
Democrats, followed the ffag of Fremont.
Tho South wns almost unanimous for Mr.
lluchnnan. Tho election of Mr. Fillmoyw
was apprehended with no fear for the fato
of the Union, nor would it have been, hud
his prospects been bright enough to induce
. .1 1 ? ? 1 "
<i iiiiudi hi ins ueieat. lii|e he was the
lender of rt pnilv opposed to the Democracy,
he was no IJIack Republican encouraging
n c;u3ink r.gi.iiisl the <rfBtituiions of th?>
Soulli. Why, then, was it, thai lie was so
badly beaten ? Why were bis supporters
in the Noith unabln to give him the vote of
n single State; and wheru was hi* party in
the Soulli Clint Maryland alone was left to
them ?
These questions are all ensily answered.
The crisis hnd come when the Union miif. |
be saved or lost; when the republic was in
need of all the strength of its wrongest pi in
ciptes to protect tt from the jmricidrt] hand
of abolitionism ; when thp government must
stand or f.dl, as tight and wrong, tiuth or
treason prevailed. And in that trying hour,
when the spirits of Washington :ind Lnfrtyotto
might have been imagined to droop
even in Heaven, ovei the prospect of a loss
.uffclhnt. libetty, which they had achieved
HP l. fi ?' ' '
.... <. on chiin, me wilioii
turned (o the Democratic party as its protector
from tlitf impending peril.
Those principles upon which our government
has been supported so foiitf; which
made us a prosperous and powerful people,
and sustained the Union in peace And in war,
have been acknowledged nt last to be indispensable
to the security of tho institutions
whh>h they have fostered ftnd sustiiinpii ?
Tl v Democratic party is tluS Atlas upqtj
whose shoulders (he republic nv.ist rest,
[Richmond Enquirer.
CiiAM.Ktvrows Auibkman- and $20,p?)G
M7?81No?Tlia usual quiet of the city of
Ciiarleslown, Mass., has been greatly dip-* I
turbed in cor.Renuenoe of the sudden disunDoartB^n
ftf Ai.i??i??h 1X1?-1 *"
iaihmki warily?
Many wore inclined todithclievo ihostory^
but upon careful inqntriea it was found to
bo true. It i# proWUo that ho left la?t
\Voi1nc?d?>\ Ho carried on tbo lumber
busine&a In compnny with Thomas Green*
lcnf, under the name of Thomas Grcenleaf
Co. Tboir wharf i? loe^i^d at the Neck
on tbo Mystio liver, and )io ha? had tho
UfluiWl nnw ?) ? '* '
t uui.iiW. 11 !? lllOllgllt
that ho lift* taken from $15,000 to $20,000
with him, of money belonging to the firm
and others, wliiola will fall heavily on hU
partner, lieforo loavlng ho converted 1m*
dwelling house and othor thing* into oa?b.
.v?ti??k no'iiinjf wuioli hit oroditorBonu goi
hold of,
CitiDR ft mnn for being nngry when ho {4
angry, whni will you cret by l?, s?v$ some
of ih? fo*m of lii* ovevnowlng rnjjo oa^I tipon
tou ? A* flflil " *
- w . ? ?.v. iu mivii noma
down in tho ooo!,-of thedxy lo reptove Ad'.
?m, t.o likewise we should eome in the cool
MHHOrt nf >1 mnn's pm-sions, whei nil is qtiipfc
?nd temperate within, for then there in the ^
jjr?ute?i pr^biliiy ojf r?g&ty U.n?vbci''g;
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