Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, November 07, 1857, Image 2
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UW year, $2.00 For si\ month*, 7o couts, in
RllvftUCO.
1 Adverllsomcnta insortp<l at tho usual inlp*.
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Saturday Morning, November 7, 1857.
Thanksgiving.
His Excellency Gov. Am.ston ba.s set apart
Thursday tlio 19th instant, ns a "day of
thanksgiving and praise to Almighty (!od,
for all tlio blessings of the past year." Wo
trust it may be duly observed in tlio manner
indicated by tlio Governor. The proclama
tion appears in our columns (his week.
Saleday.
The number of persons present on saleday
was smaller than usual. There was only one
nale, that of the real estate of Ki.kixneck,
deceased, situate in and around AValhalla.?
The bidding was spirited and the prices full,
evidencing clearly that tho "hard times"
have not effected the value of such property
in tho confines of our flourishing neighbor.
Speculations on the weather seemed to puzvln
tlio ninflt iviun in ciii.1i It
bo noithor wot nor dry, with nuddnn changes
trom warm to cold weather. Next to the
batiks, the weather was voted the most variable
and uncertain " institution" now topicispil.
And, to uso a homely phrase, it is at
the week's cud, " getting no hotter fast."
Free Schools.
The gran I jury, at the last term of the
Court, doubtless supposed it to be their duty
to " present" the Commissioners of Free
Schools for a violation of the "spirit of the
iu?, in ui8u-iuuung mo ireo scliool limit.?
I"n?lcr the present imperfect system, with the
lukcwarniness of those interested, it is impossible
for the Commissioners to distribute
the funds diroctly themselves. They have
entrusted the admission of benofieiaries into
the various schools to th<- Trustees of such
schools, as the best means or ascertaining who
t lie most needy are. Could a better plan be
devised under the present system? If so,
i.A ri ? < ? " -
niu v/uiiiiuiwiudcrs wouni ijc tnauklnl lor the
information. It is an easy matter to suggest
difficulties, but is it prudent to do so without
mature reflection, ami without a remedy for
what is regarded as a grave matter hy tho
graud inquisitors of the district ? Wo think
not. The Commissioners of Kree Schools
have endeavored to discharge their duties,
delicato and multifarious ns thev ?-inn
cye-singlo to the best interests of the district,
and they have the satisfaction of knowing
that their efforts have been generally appreciated
by the public.
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New Advertisements.
Messrs Sloan it Co., of I'ondloton, offer a
iiew and large stock of Goods for sale, on the
very best terms. Ilead their advertisement
in another column, and give them a trial.
Mr I W Taylor, Agent, advertises this week
a valuable farm for sale, eligibly located
Turn also to the sales advertised in this number,
together with various other notices of
general interest.
Agriculture.
We are pleased to learn that an effort is
being mado to organize an Agricultural Society
at this place. It iH entirely unnecessary
to re-hash arguments that are familiar to
every one, to prove the importance and necesHitvnf
sni'll na?nniofiAno fn -.1-? *
J ^wwVMiVIVMi) %\f 11IU nuviiiiucillt'lll
of the noble cause of agriculture. A subscription
has been opened at the Clerk's office
to give the enterprise vitality. Let all lend
a nciping nana.
Gov. Johnson's Letter.
"NVo have copied into this number an exccllont
letter from the Governor of Goorgia,
on the banks and matters incidental to the
oxisting pressure in monetary affairs. It
should be read by the country at large, and
its wise suggestions heeded without delay.
xne iianKs.
Col. J. D. AsiimRE, tho Comptroller General,
gives, in hi; ftlisial capacity, tlic condition
of the banks of this State, as follows:
Suspender Banks.?Bank of the State of
South Carolina, Branch Hunk of the State at
Columbia, Branch Bank of tho State at Camden,
South Western Kail road Bank, Planters
and Mechanics' Bank, Bank of South Carolina,
Farmers' and Exchange Bank of Charleston,
Bank of Hamburg, Bank of Newberry,
Exchange Hunk of Columbia, People's Bank
of Charleston, Plantors' Bank of Fairfield.
Banks Paying Specie.?Union Bank of
Charleston, Strto Bank of South Carolina,
Bank of Charleston, Commercial Bank of
Columbia, Merchants' Bank of Cheraw, Bank
of Chester, Bank of Camden, Bank of Georgetown.
i
Tho bills of tlio susponded banks tiro as
cnrront as thoso of the others, and arc just
a.s good.
Greenville Court.
The Court of Common Picas for Greenville,
was in session last week. A large number
of bills were banded out by tho .Solicitor for
fkctanilta ?*
?,, ?n<vUiiur,, inns, retailing witnout license,
trading witIi slaves, etc. Tltorc waH
a ease ofc homicide?tho State vs. Simon Ti;nnrk,
for tlie killing of Reid. Turner was
found guilty of manslaughter.
The Election in OhioTito
recent election in Ohio, for Governor,
has rosnlted in tho choice of Chask, black
republican, by a majority of about 2,000 votes.
$0th branches of the legislature aro domrn
cratic, however, which is worth something.
Chase's election was scoured by the support
of the negroes, the-y having voted foi^ him. to
a man ! A sad state of affairs, truly !
^ Cases Hbturned.?The number of eases
HKtyjfcirJif"! to Laurens Court in about 240. and
is a return than was cxpectc't.
I
W *
I v ft *3 1
j points. Gold is arriving in Kur?po from |
; Australia, anil bullion has dcorcascd .Co53,I
0<H) in the bank of England. From India,
i the ndvico; arc more favorable?two succosa!
fill battles havo boon fought, and tho nmti-1
! necrs generally are dispirited. Tlio American
marc, llelle, belonging to Mr. Ten Hkokc'k
lias won the New Market race, and a vali
ualile purse?Locompte, ouo uFhia fn?t horses,
J is dead. The ministerial troubles in Spain
continue without abatement, and iu Italy further
disturbances arc apprehended. The
king of Prussia is still in a dangerous condition.
The typhus fever in raging in Lisbon,
1")0 persons dicing daily. It is rumored that
Prince Mir at, a Frenchman, is to bo the
prince of the Danubian provinces. The stca
I mor l'crsia brings to the United States $1,000,000
in gold.
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Death of Sam'l. W. Lewis.
It is with the most gainful feelings that
wo record the death of Mr. Sami f.i. AV. I.kwis,
the publisher of the Farmer awl Planter.
He died at Pendleton on Sunday last, after
a severe illness. We know tho deceased well;
in boyhood and his moro mature years. He
had his faults?and who is it that have thorn
I mil:?uut let tueni ho buried with his mortality.
l'cw were possessed of more noble
or manly traits of character?independent in
bearing, and lasting in bis friendships. lie
was affable and kind to all, with a heart that
responded instinctively to the waitings of the
oppressed and ulllicted. lie had many friends
and no enemies, we believe, lie was a typo,
i a credit t<> the oml .......
Lightly lie tho green tnrf o'er his devoted
h'.uvl; ami may JIe, who holds the destiny of
all in his hands, hear and succor tho cries
: of his widow and fatherless children 1
Postage.
On the subject of foreign postage, we have
boon permitted to publish the following official
letter, which will bo found important to
many of our veadors :
1*. <>. IJkiwutmknt, Vfnslnngton, Sept. 10, 1857. I
/Sir : In answer to your inquiry on that subject,
I have to inform you that the 5 cent rate in !
i lie second column of the "Tabic of Postages to I
Foreign Countries," is the United States postage
only, upon letters despatched in the open
! mail to Great Britain by British packet from
New York or Boston : and the 21 cent rate in
the first column of said Table is the United
Slates sea and inland postage upon letters despatched
in same mail by United States packcts.
Hither.rate is in full of the United States postage.
only, leaving the foreign postage to he collected
on delivery, in Lhe case of the letter referred
to, addressed to Hong Kong, China, the
British and other foreign postage can be collect...I
l??r ll>? II..IH..K II >
, ...v uiuvv) m iiung rvong, nwi
j it is therefore unnecessary to collect postage for
the llritish ofliee upon letters for that place.?
There arc, however, many instances, where the
entire postage to destination must be prepaid
in the United States, and in such cases, only, !
should foreign postage be collected in this country.
I would state further, in explanation, that (lie
"> cent itilanil rate upon letters to Great Itritnin,
Prussia, Itrcmcn, kc.. was established by treaty
stipulation with each of those countries, respectively
; which will account for the variance between
the United States inland rate on foreign,
nn'i mi domestic correspondence. Willi res peel
to llritisli tnnils, the single rale of lcttev postage
between the United States and (ircat Britain is
21 cents, divided ns follows, via:
United States Inland post ago 5 cents.
Atlantic sea-raio HI "
British inland 3 "
Total 21 cents.
1 am, very respectfully, your ol>'t servant,
HORATIO KING.
John 15. Sirrox, esq., P. M. Pendleton, S. C.
Southern Crockery.
The discovery of "Caolin," the tine clay of
j which <'liina and Oranile ware is made, in South
f 'arolina ami Georgia, has introduced amongst us
iim/ihbi Uiautl, of mduati'y, liUaly to pvovo of
groat commercial value to us. om<-k-*ry > *
in article of almost universal consumption, wc
may expect it to become an article of extensive
exportation.
The "Southern Porcelain Manufacturing Company"
have a capital of $50,000, and own abed
of 2-"> acres of the clay, which is pronounced to
be equal to llie foreign. Their works are about
six miics below Augusta and one and a half j
miles from Hath, near tho South Carolina llnil
road. Tliey have dug down wards some twenty- 1
four feet without reaching its bottom, ami regard
the supply as ample for years to coinc.?
The Company gives employment to some forty
persons, and now turns off some $400 worth of
ware per week, which will be increased to$8(t0
per week ns soon as another kiln is prepared.
At present their operations are confined to the |
manufacture of pitchers, mugs and spittoons, but
they will make table ware in a short, time.?
Their manufactured will be sold as low as the!
same at the North, so that the expense of fvcigh;
will be saved to the consumer.
Exchanges.
I Jiir, .WI IIIMIS I ITIZK.V. >Y0 lllivc rCCCIVCd
j the lirsf number of the Southern Citizen. pnlilishe
1 at Knoxvillc, Tcnncssoo, at $2 a yenr, by
Messrs. Joiix Mitchki. and Wji. (j. Swan. It
is n large handsome sheet, ably aditcd. Mr.
Mitciiki, is known as the "Irish exile," and was
editor of the Citizen published in Now York,?
lie is a hold mid fearless writer?advocating the
right and condemning wrong in high or low pla
i ot*s. j lie Viliten is decidedly Southern in tone, |
and wc recommend it to the reading public,
Pbtf.usos's Maoazink.?The December num- |
her 1ms been received. It Is in advance of tlio
times with its date, and also in thequnlity of its
embellishments and matter. It is a crack num->
her. Next y?wr, additions in illustrations and
pages of excellent prose and poetry is promised,
and ' Peterson" isasgo/xl as his promises. C.,
J. I'KTKUSO.V. Phllftllnlnliln l'n <5'> .1 ...til.
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deductions t<x club*..
^ A correspondent of the Vojrkvillc Enrjuu
Ycr gives ft cheering- account of the condi'
tion of tlve South Carolina College, He
! fifty* that twenty-one applicants have been
| admitted since the beginning of the session;
| that on Saturday last thcro were onr> lmn.
dred and Bcvontv students on the campus;
and that it is thought there will be more
thau two hundred before January.
31st ujt., at II t0
I? i ccnts por pound.
<? rs... #? 'im.? n i t
aw i/ii.u ? ! iiu wnvuu ourjoi v;imric8ton,
111 the ease of W. II. Bnrtloes, a bank defaulter,
returned " uo bill," on the chiirgo of
" larccny."
Wasimnoton, Oct. 30.?The amount in the
Treasury Riibjoot to draft is $9,802,000?roccipts
of the week $441,000,
A Run.?The Yankees have been making
a "run" on the banks of St. Johns, N. 1$. On
rtno .l..v *ir? ft an ??i.? < ?
V..V y V*VJVWV III n?q VUIVUL1 UUUt UUQ
institution. The merchants have petitioned
the banks to suspend, and it was thought they
would do ho.
Virginia Politics.?-Senator Hunter of
Ya., between whom and Gov. Wise, it is said,
there will be n struggle for the about-to-be
vacant senatorial seat, has published a letter
in which lie denies the statement that ho is
hostile to the present administration, lie
announces his disapproval of Governor Walker's
bourse.
Dead Letters.?During the last quarter.
$12,tV>5 was received to about 2200 letters at
tho dead letter office. Not quite $o0,000 i\
year is generally thus received in about 10,000
letters, or about on an average, $"> a lettor.
Of this it is calculated that nine-tenths
arc returned to sender.
Can't Afford It.?It has been thought
that people are degenerating, because they
don't live .IS lon<? I* ill tlir> ilnvt nf Unllmcn
lab. But the fact is provis'iouri arc ho high
that nobody can afford to live very long, at
the ourrcut prices.
A 1(emar k abi.k Case.?A marriage took
place in Fairfax Couuty, on Saturday last, of
a couple who were divorced nine years ago.
In the mean time the man lias been married
and his wife died, and on Saturday he was
again married to his former wife.
An Examine Wortiiv ok Imitation*.?
Calhoun's work on Government and on the |
Constitution of the I'nited States, ia the text |
uuun uu mm sunjpi'i in mo vuauei Academy. I
We believo it has been adoptod in no nthnr
institution.
Ready.?At the meeting of tho next Congross
two new States will be in rou lines# for
admission into the Union?Oregon and Minnesota.
Ijargk Company.?A company of Swiss
hnvc rcccntly bought a tract of 20,000 acres
of land near Connolton, Indiana, and iutoud
to settle on it, having a town for tho transaction
of their business near tho centre, on the
bank of tho river, and dividing the remainder |
of the tract into farms.
Tlie Sun Treasury.'?Hon. Win. F. Jordan,
a member of Congress from Virginin, is i
the father of the sub treasury system. It was :
a _ iooi t -a - ? * * * ..ml
link 1^11 .ijnincu ill lOO-t, UUV UOl AUOpiflU Ulltll
some yearn later.
The College.?The grand jury of Abbeville
presents the South Carolina College,
" under its present management," as a nuisance
!
Another IIero Gone.?James Head, n soldier
of the Revolution, died in Scott county,
Virginia, on tlio -1th inst., at the advanced |
age of 90 yoars.
IIcku.?PleasantM. Coleman, convicted of j
ins inurucr 01 lUrs. l>ftgi>y, at. tlie last term |
of the Logan Circuit. Court, was hungou Friday
afternoon last, at RtiPtsglvillc, Ky.
Oct of Emimajyiient.?More than 4,000 laborers
have becon thrown out of employment
j in St. Loui?, within the last few weeks,
j Escape or Tiiibtv Si-avf.s.?A great slam-'
j pede of slaves took place at Cambridge. Md..
on "Saturday night last. No loss than thirty
then- escape to a free State?fifteen belonging
to Samuel T'uttison. EsqFormkui.v
an Ei>itok.?lion. A.O. P. Nich
olson, who lias been elected as United States
Senator from Tennessee to euccccd Hon. .Jno.
Hell, is he^t known to the country as the editor
of the Washington Union during President
Pierce's administration.
A Hrijtai, IIirsn.\ni).?A brute, named
I Robert Gray, residing at Rochester, N. Y.,
after healing hi* wife unmercifully, on tho
2lst nit., turned her out of doors. Next morn
ing her body and those of her two children
were found in a mill race.
Returning Home.?A Sehastopol corres,.r
ii.- i). ~l - - /v ? -
jiuuuunb ??i inu jjusidii courier says that tlie
former inhabitants of tlmt ruined city arc constantly
returning in transports and steamers,
i and that already the placo has a population
of upwards of twelve thousand. Before the
soigo tho population vra?< 00,000.
Wisconsin "Wheat Crop.?Tho Milwaukee
Sentinel estimates the wheat crop of Wisconsin
at 18,000,000 bushels for 1857, an in
crease of near 6,000,000 over 1856.
Smam, Notes.?Mississippi is to be added
to tho list of States which have prohibited tho
circulation of bank notos of a lens denomination
than five dollars. A law to this effect
goes into opo^ptioo the dr?y of November.
This applies to foreign bank notes, as thore is
no hank is'-uo in Mississippi,
New York, Oct. 27.?The heavy rains of
tho last threo days havo produced a destrue*
| ttvonooa in tlio valley of tho Mohawk. Much 1
j damage lias be^n donetopfoporty, and acontudorablo
quantity of coin and buckwhoat
destroyed.
" Tit fo* TV*."??" A lady'^aska thoPbrU
land Advertiser to rwjurwt tlioso oldtgymon
I urHn nrArt.Oi n rrrt snuf oillra ???<* "rt 4' *" X '
I ....V J,, www.. W^wurav niirvO l?UU nillillB, HU?? W
>7?ar black satin voats, or lift their atfrw bo
hi<*h as to display tho silk linings in their
sleeves.
Sr. Lou in, Oct. 27.?<A man nnmcd Emerson,
charged with swindling Messrs. Hanford
k, "Brothers, and other parties in Now Y,orV,
of?U,0(X>, was arrested in this city yesterday
i
w?
VTiie Krueli.iox in* India.?I)r. Duff, writing
from Calcutta, to the Presbyterian miya
that tho terrible native rebellion thcro is the
potult of a long connected Mohammedan conspiracy
against the British power, with a
)riow to tho re-establishment of a Mohammedan
dynasty instead.
A* Account Three Mii.es Long.?The last
Quarterly returns or account of the bus'iPd^
ftf tlic Now York city post office, which was
fceoived at the Department in Washington
in a day or two after tho quarter, if stretched
out page by page continually Would make a
string of papor quite three miles long!
Scicidk.?Dr. Wm. Boyle, of Middloton,
Conn., coinmitted suicide on Tuesday morn"
ing bj cutting his thront with a razor, lie is
supposed to have been laboring under a fit of
temporary insanity.
Decidedly Ilofiaisn.?Several fat hogs
wore recently stolen in Taunton, Mass., by
first administering chloroform to the animals
and then taking them from thoir pons without
even raising a squeal.
Tkkkibi.i: Massacre.?The brig Mountain
JZar/lr, from Sisal, at New York, reports that
tlio Indians hart massacred nearly all the inhabitants
of a vlllago about 60 miles from
iXpridu. Over five hundred bodies hart been
wjurtd, and more were being discovorcd daily
in the \\ ids, shockingly mutilated.
Fmi.crks in Enki.and.?In England the
month of September has been singularly prolific
with mercantile failures, numbering no
less than ten firms, one bank and one cotton
in ins company. wuosc namiiues range trom
.?'20,000 to XG0,000 or more, cach.
Minnesota.?The Territory of Minnesota,
which will doubtless be made a State this
winter, will add two Senators to the Democrats
in Congress, us the Territorial T.cgiylr.
turo is strongly Democratic. One of these
Senators will probably bo Ocn. Shields.
Crawford.?The. death of Mr. Crawford,
the AiAorican Sculptor, which has been for
t'Unn timK r>vnr>f>t?d t/intr niton ! ?
? J-....... ... .......W.I,
on Saturday, Ootobor 10th. Sine? 1^31. he
lins in lloino, where his ffooiim ? ??
highly appreciated.
New York, Oct. 30.?A fight occurred at
the City Hall at noon to-day, between two
men. One named Cannon was beaten to death
by another named Donovan.
A Specimen Bank.?The Rhode Island
Central iiauk, according to a statement of its
condition published on the 12th instant, had
a circulation of $380,702, and just seven dollars
in specie! This is inflating the currency
with a vengeance.
Kansas.?The late vote in Kansas will
range between fifteen and twenty thousand.
This indicates a population bordering closely
upon one hundred thousand.
ShaiU'.?An eastern editor heads his list
of Hirtw, Marriages and Deaths, thus: hatch
/'J1 mfilAhfiil rtllfl 'PI*#* -1 ~
serves to hcscrafrhcJ.
8ron>r.?A terrible storm of wind and rain
prevailed at Albany, X. Y., on Tuesday and
Wednesday last. No business could be done
outdoors: the wharves and streets were overflowed;
aud even the railways were submerged,
si. that fires in tho engines were extinguished
!>v the water.
Chinese Sit. ah Cank.?At the meeting oi
the State Agricultural Society of North Car
olina last week, Hon. A. W. Ycnablc stated
in the course of a speech, that the Chine* <
Sugarcane was a preventive of Typhoid fovci
Darlington.
Court was in session at Darlington ('. 11
last week, Judge Witiikks presiding. Th<
, Fricml thus notices an interesting case that
wan up For decision :
j ' '1'ISierc was upon the sessions docket ai
! indictment for voting twice at the name elec
tion. It waa contended, on the part of tin
defence, that there was no law, certainly n<
Statute, making this a punishable oft'ener.?
The Judge instructed the .jury to find a ver
diet of gailty, if they thought the charge hn<
l been sustained by the evidence, in order t*
I ?: .i rt . "
ijimgiiiu i(uii?iiwu ueioro me uourt ot An
; ponln. The testimony, ltowovor, did not, it
] the minds of the jury, warrant aconrictioa|
the Tertlict was 'not guilty.' "
Balloon Ascbnsion and Proposals
?Mr. Wilson the aeronaut, now in Charles
ton, proposes to make nn ascension, on o
about the period of the Fair of the Sontl
Carolina Institute?18th iust. lie propo
80s, furthermore, to devote a portion of th<
i receipts to the cause of the Calhoun anc
j the Mount Vernon Monument.
I He also offers the sum of Sf>0 for th<
I be?t discourse on Washington, to be sub
! mitttfd heforo 18th November, 1857, am
! calculated to interest the citizens of tin
Union in holialf of the Mount Vernon As
sooiation. Those who desire to oOnipct
for the prize will leave their .i'^nuscript at
or send them to, the Courier olfice.
Address Samuel Wilson, icronaut, ear
of Charleston Courier, Charleston, Soutl
Carolina.
Accidknt-^ars.-?We understand tha
the freight train from Grcenvillo mot wit!
a serious accident yesterday, in the neigh
borhood of Ninety-Six Depot. The engine
our informant states, was turned over, th>
engineer) Ber\)amii>, severely scalded
Mr. Trip, the. fireman, had his arm broken
and Frank Wadsworth (free colored) ha<
his ribs fracturcd. The oonductor OBcapci
Ullhiii'L.?'*~Np.U't>i'.rru lUin'Mf
j Gov. Lmon, of Maryland, lias issued i
j proclamation in whtoh ho (tails wj>oii th<
1 military organizations of Baltimore to at
i Wud the polls and preserve orilcr on Wcdno
day at tne election. This document ha
created a goo<l dpat of e*citement in thr.
oity. Mayor Swann protests against th<
Governor's assumption of municipal au
thority, and states that the bringing out o
the military upon election day would scri
usly endanger the peace of the city.
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Masonic Tribute to Butler and Brooks
[hxfcruct from an unpublished Address delivered
before Koowee Lodge, No. 70, at
Pickens C. II., Juno 24th, 1857, by Col. j
W. II. Cami'Uklt,.] j
* * * * * But whilst j
we rejoice in the prosperity of our venerable
institution?whilst its prospects are all
encouraging and bright; we, as Masons,!
have our losses to mourn?losses, too, which
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our whole State feels as afflicting visitations; j
for it is the loss of men who were not only i
ornaments to masonry, but bright jewels of '
their country ; and over whose newly made j
graves Carolina is even now dropping tears i
of affectionate regret. IJim.Kfiand Bkookb 1
?familiar names and loved by you all? >
have been summoned from the earthly '
Lodge, and the places that once know them, 1
ahull know them no more forever! Deep- j
ly we mourn for tho one struck down in all >
the pride and strength of manhood, when (
his name was on every lip, his heart swell- <
ing with hopes of coming usefulness and i
I honor, and when his lnnkiil r>rniirllv ' (
to him as one prompt to'avenge her wrongs '
and defend her rights and honor at any and <
every ha/.ard. And well might she trust
confidently in him ; for who excelled him i
in courage, chivalry and patriotic devotion '
to liis native State ? i
"And art thou ooM ?n<! lowly laid"?
Thou whose gallant soul fired with manly '
indignation at the gross Blander of thy na- 1
tive State, thy beloved Carolina, and insult '
to thy venerable kinsman, dared to right !
the wrong where it was given and to inflict
merited chastisement on the base offender !
That manly form, still unbent by the weight J
of years, and before which the maligncr of '
his country trembled aiui cowered, is now 1
hut cold and silent dust I That ciuvalrowv
soul is in the hands of its (Jod t
The other whom wo mourn, hath fallen 1
I in the maturity of ?>gc?gone down to the '
lomi), mil 01 years and lull oi lionors.?
And but seldom docs (lie grave close over '
one more universally beloved, more deeply
regretted; for in whose breast throbbed nobler
impulses, more generous sentiments?
"A love of right, n scorn of wrong
Were written in liin manly eve
Ami on liis manly brow,"
The glory of intellect , the nobler virtues of 1
humanity, bcneficence, integrity and jus- 1
tico ; the. soul of courage, chivalry and honor
combined to make in Andrew Pickens
Buti.kr a man to l?c honored and respocted,
a mason to be loved !
"Quiii dcsiclcrio ?it junior, nnt iuoilua
Tain cari capilus"
We join with the other sons of Carolina in ,
heart-felt sorrow over the honored graves
of Bltlkr and Brooks, butoura, as ma- ,
sons, is a weightier loss ; for we drop the
tear of fraternal affection over the dust of ,
beloved masonic brethren, with whom we
j shall eomnmne no more in any earthly
1 Lodge ! Softly sigh tho winds of llcaven
. | o'er their graves and lijrhtlv rest the crreen
sod 011 thoir bosoms ! Pence to t hoir ashes
! Honor to their memory ! 11 is for us
j sorrow over their dust; but let their
praises be hymned by a loftier harp! ]$e
! ours, too, the humble, task to imitate the
virtues for which they were honored by the
wise and good !
Gov. Johnbon and the Bunks.
A committee of the citizens of Savannah
^ having requested Gov. Johnson to suspend
" action against the Banks wh:oh had susl
ponded, his Excellenoy replica as follows :
) KvvnitTIWK f'li * \mi<n 1
r M i ilcilgev i I io/bct. 1 o" 1857. }
(I knti.f.mk.n :?I acknowledge the receipt
of yours of tlie 15th inst., in behalf
of the merchants and citizens of Savannah
requesting me " to withhold my action
against the hanks in conscquence" of their
suspending specie payments, ns the np1
pronehing session of the Legislature is. so
* near at hand.
I should have done as you suggested if
no such request had been made. I am I
. gratified that my convictions are tortiiied by |
1 the suffrage of so intelligent a portion of !
) the people as you represent; the unanimity j
* of their voice would seem to indicate that |
there cannot bo diversity of opinion among
thinking men, as to the propriety of n choerfnl
compliance with the wish of the mer.
chants and citizen# of Savannah.
1 do not pretend to be familiar with the
r groat questions of finance, involved in the
1 commercial crisis that is upon us; but in
- my humble judgment, the .suspension of
j hpccic paying is not a remedy ; it is only
I an expedient, and will fail to bo even an
expedient unload debtors, creditors, lucra
chants, people and banks act with and to
wards each other in the utmost good faith,
i ana with a mutual desire to render each
o otherr burdens as light ns possible. The
- spirit of confidonco and forbearance must
0 pervade every ramification of business;
, without this the suspension will benefit but
ono class?the batiks?by enabling theiu
e to postpone the payment of their dcbU?1
their bills?which tiro not bearing interest;
and by the use of their specie, and other
available means, to speculate iu exchange,
and screw down the produco market to spc1
| cie prices. Such a course, however. I da
not anti' 'pnto. . I trust those who own urul
' direot tho lianks, nro patriotic, high-toned,
t: and libora) minded gontlomon, who would
? scorn to uso their power to oppress tho peopie
while they aro asking tolerance at tho
, hands of tho people's represcntatitce.
Tho only effectual remedy for the pressure
of the times will be found in the inn
dw?trial resources of tho?country?nothing
q but "the sweat ?f the brow" can pay debt*
and erniAlir.rt nvdlmnMn. l.?? 4'-!
. ..v?XI^VD f mi^ ?mi? mure
h fruitless without earnomy. Vfl?o is aOt
h bJinii oh no.l to. see, ad^ bo obtfuratc an not
t to tfcpiore, the. cxtravagagcc of timcBr?i,]\$
o great exeflss of expenditure bi-vond iu>fc I
. profits. This is tho causo of the wide
f amend malady that no\r ftffccte our land U,K$
. tho ravages of a baleful cpidemic. The
expedient rc?orto4 to; properly cmylpycd,
nny narc the patieut, until the great rcincly
can c<?mc to the rescue.
It i? gratifying to believe that the bus>enr.toD
of onr banks (and I thiuk those of
lie Houth generally) in not the result of
nHolvfiiov. but a measure of Rclf-defenen
igainst t!ie drafts upon their coin, to rcdenigh
the vaults of those of the North.
I predicate my opinion of the soundness
>f our lhtnks upon tho exhibits they present,
in response to Executive proclamation.
Hence hill-holders may safely trust
hem, with a generous confidence in their
ihility tu redeem as soon as the results from
the commercial centres of the North shall
be stopped.
T confess, gentlemen, to a feeling of sectional
pride, which is irresistnbly awakoncd
>y a survey of tlie circumstances that sur ound
U8. The North is tottering with
-nr.dysis, her factories suspending, lier
ucrchantfl failing, and all the avenues of
msinoss blocked up with the ruins of comneroial
wreck. I spoak not of this to jvoice
over lier misfortunes, but to ask what
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n mr iiili111*11", aim Hiiuum m:i uiiijr ikiuo
>f relief? What can revive her commercial
prosperity'{ Why is it, tlint the South,
unidst tlic thunder of the crash stand*
jalm and unawed, poised uppn the con*ciou.
*ss of her capacity to outride thu
teinpent'!
!t is cur thro*1 Millions of cotton bales,
now going forward to the markets of the
world, that give us the feeling of strength
iml ( )iir i?nffnn triviw nu mnfttin to
the whol'? machinery of tIio world's cornmerco,
and if true to ourselves, wo have,
ind miwt ever have, iho foundation of the
proudest independence, commercial as well
is civil, that ever blessed any ago or people-.
As germnin to this thought, an emphatic
illustration of the vast importance to the
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nuii ii tii uiixi;! irutit' uuiuuuii iiui uuii mm
foreign ports, and in her own bottom*??
Will she rver awaken to the magnitude of
mch a poliev, and 1?v its hold and hucccskful
accomplishment break the onlv chain
that now fetters her giant limbs ' This
will conjuimatc her independence, and then
fdio will not only as she now does, but. she
wifr regulate and direct the commoree of
tlio worhf.
f b' - pardon, gentlemen, for permitting
myself In be betrayed into these random
reflections. If not positively called for l?v,
1 trust they arc tioi wholly inappropriate,
to the occasion which elicits thin communication.
Respectfully, yonr ob'fc servant,.
ire r turn kl V. Johnson.
PltBAmTL C'ahk ok rirootintt. 3
centlv there has been no little excitement
grow nig out of a special informing agent,
for the firm of Douglas & Co., the New
York Commerciiil Agency, who, it i? said,
scut sonic"reports that injured the reputation
of a Mr. James Allen, Jun., n mer.1
x AT 1- .Ml T 1
uiiuiii oi i urKvnie. jjong nuu warm correspondence*
grew out of this matter, and
on Saturday List Mr. .Tamos Allen, f?en\
was about posting explanatory baud-bills of
the affair; when the special Agent, a Mr.
T. J. Hell, approached him and desired
liitn to desist; words nro?o, nud Ue^l idiot
M_ A 11 Jl. - 1 11 1
.nr. .fviicu tin mo ?por tvmi a uonmc-r>arrelcd
gun, killing him instantly. Tho
grcatent excitement prevails in Yorkvillc?
so our informant says, wlio arrived in Columbia
last night, and young Allen was by
the merest chance prevented nw'ging the
murder of his father by immediately shooting
the cold-blooded perpetrator of tho
dreadful deed. T5ell is lodged in jail, awl
the authorities are commanding full povrvr
over the excited people.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 5J0.?The Administration
utterly condemns Walker's courso
in the lato elections in Kansas, by purging
the polls of Oxford Precinct, Johnson (!o.,
contrary to the specific instructions to not
act or interfere as judge in this matter.?
The best reasons exist for the belief that
both Walker and his secretary, Ftanton,
will be recalled, unless they immediately
resign. It will be remembered that Walk
er iiixl Stanton issued a proclamation on
the 2Qth tilt., in which tney expressed a
determination to reject tlio entire vote at
Oxford and give certificates to the Free
Soilers.
Nkw Vohk, ()etv81.?Private despatches
received in tins city from Lawrence,
Kansas, gay that Gov,. Walker and Se?rc*
tary Stanton had (led from 1'enicia, in consequence
of the threats of the ultras. Thepeople
of Lawroneo offer them an asylwn,
and nrotortion
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A F0R0K1> mAkkiaok and dkpautfrk
o? xii k Bhidkojuoom.- -A novel marriage
came off at Goldaboro', N. C.t last week,,
the particulars of winch we find in the
Tribune, an follows:
It seeniH a man named Kearney, a tohne-.
conist, hailing from the county of Franklin,
had booft mnkinrr lnv?> tr? 11 Mi? 1 In ? ? ?!
n " v.,
(loldsboro', and that lie laid his hand and)
fortuno at her feet; but Mi&s If., fearing
the lover would prove n guy deccivcr, sxied
him for breach of promiso. The writ was.
issued, the sheriff i^nt for late at night to.
serve it, and Kearney was brought, up about
12 at night, and called upon to ehoosc be-,
twocn tho matrimonial embraces of Miss
II. and a lodging placo in the country pris
on. j 10 imoso dtntfty, married tho woman
?thus endowing hor with bin hand, heart,
tobacco nnd everything that vtr\s bin. lib
{mused the night with hi* young brido nnd
oft the next morning. He ix to return, bo
soid, abo*t Iho firat of January. Of courso
bo will?in n horn !
Ankcdotk of tub Pkkhidknt.?Mr?.
Buchanan i? Raid to bo arety punctual man ,
Tho "VyoHhington correspondence of Muv
Charleston Mevewy illuatrnttn tbia ohttactoristle
oh follows. It must bo p?oiniwo<l
iliAt tho Freaidont had taken a run Vo bi? J
home hi I'ennflylvnnin. '
** IIhh the President returned to WohJk
mgkon V naked a gentleman to-day of ^
door-keopffr of the Tronnury TVpai^m^ofc. JL
" Yen, air," a as the reply, "1 haven't lB
him, but he Kdi<! ho'd conic, and of cou^o* 1
fcq'e coiuc." It \a C\*oo so; our PrciridfitU I