Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, January 22, 1859, Image 1
H ?.>ro f/iiNK Own self he Tiwfc, /ni> it mcst follow, as the night the day, tiioi; can st not then he false to any man."
I)V ROB'T; A; tfllOMPSON. PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 18;Vi V0L* X* N0*
tsaLBUTliLD POSYKV. <
Prayer. (
frayor is tlio ineenco of (lie soul, r
The odor of tlio flower.
And rises ns tlie waters roll I
To.God's coin roll hi); power! j
n'i/liitt (lie soul there would not ho
'hii.s infinite tlesirc
To whisper thoughts in priiyer to Thee, '
llfidst Thou not lit the tire. t
I'l'ljjrc (he spirit spenking truth I
a \j i ui'u, n nunc iuvc hiviiio
Steals gently down like devr to soothe,
Or like the sunbeams shine: f
For in (lie humblest soul that lives,
( As in ilie lowliest flower,
'/lie dew-drop hack llis in.ige gives, ;
Tli? soul reflects llis power! '
At night. when nil is hushed and si ill, j
A r.'d e'eA'soil eel sleeps.
A still sinall voi"e d,>. it o'er me thrill,
AihI to cnch henrt throb leaps; *
il r* the spirit puW which heats, ii
1'oroYcr deep and true;
The atom wirh its Author meets,
As sunlight1 erects the dew!
ess : '>
.. W??&LLfaW.
Toccoa, the Beautiful.
ur 1UW II.V
In AfiVil?thelastyearol the eighteenth (,
eentAfrJ?on a bright, calm morning, a
young Indian girl t<at upon a moss covered
rock by a clear pool in which fell a stream ^
of water from a dizzy height above of one (
hundred and eighty six feet, ^he gazed n
liuwinglv at the bubling water in the pool, N
ntuf af ^he hurrying wavelets, while the
<1 iiV 6f the cataract, like the everlasting
nwVm brings of the restless spirit?and To^- f
coa (flie beautiful ) thought of her fining
lover, Terror a, (the Terrible) a daring, no- t
ble-spfrited, young and handsome Indian
('hief? whose courage a-d invincible will w
senf terror tr? thi> noi??KIwmmm 1 ' >
- .iv.pi.M'M ci ii p
Tfifrorn was limve ntul daring; if he foil
upon his enemies like holts of wrath from n
Ore dark storm-cloud; he was also geuer(Sis
ana mild, lie disdained to extort nn- ^
j*-AV*t terms from the weak and hclples.*, 4 ,
To^'eoa, the beautiful Indian maiden, p
tfas'p6'nerally supposed 10 he the daughter
6f an' did Indian warrior; though she was |
A<it!. She had heen in 'tis charge sincc her j jchildhood
; hut what wore the facts of her : 0parentage
was not precisely known. She j
tfart pf full, round form, indiontin'ga mould
and extremely graceful. She pass
<*,(1 by you as nimbly as a fawn, such wiik ^
flic freedom of her limbs. II or hair Watf ^
<*hrlV-brown, and foil upon lior shoulders in s
n ri<Jli profusion of curls, (lottn tfpon bn'mtfltc
shoulders and on a full heaving bosom. ^
Her bluo eyes, that rolled slowly around, to (|
^afah tlitf grandeur of those wild and pic^urestYvVe
hills, and picturc tlirMn upon her
heart?That kindled with enthusiasm hi ?
.1 n:? * s
immune ujiuu uic groat precipice?those ,
large and generous eyes bespoke the great s
hem't1 nod lofty spirit of the. 1 inlttoV maiden. ()
SV.Vt \fas indeed beautiful. .Sheseemed s
m<M^ fltc'rtnpersOtintion of a dYdam of an- j
fjelic hU'cliness than a simple Indian girl. *
'iMittA* she sat upon the roeks and await- t
ed the return of Terrora, \Vith palpitating
heart. She loved Terrora.-She loved" him, (
not sO'inueh for his eagle-like spirit, as" fdi* {
his delicate and pliable nature. It was not (
lite mighty champion in the war-path, but >
the dbvoted liitfer, beneath the outspread- J
iVur Blanches of the ol#l fmv?a*. ?.? ?i.?
<*ld!rt*cltfng vines, artlewdy telling her of hif '
devotion. "
Suddenly tlio timid maiden ptarted up. v
nnd'H bright Hiuile wreathed her face. Her v
loyej' -rVrfB by lier ?i<lc. JIc bud approach- *
odJ,Vidthily within a few paces of nor, and It
SiiO^S Ijii'J flf/ii t>Vuiioh ilbv/VO iiOi lioitd h it!> his
bbw. x|ie arrow pierced tho beautiful 11
rod'Bird'aria ftiM at Toccoa'a foet. It was J
th'rf that ntartlcJcf her: birt iu an instant
?-- II
hlic bfchljld Tej*rora, who, nt one bound, n
hptanfoiWinl and raided tho dead bird and <>
held it' tty before her. !
" And will the great' brave Clilt'f kill a "
harmless bird ?" .she asked, locking up re- jj
li^WcliiiiL'ly. ,,
" OlUod Toceoa, thou star that light* my j,
{mtli at night?-more beautiful than the ful- p
ln? stream ! thou hast rebuked mo !" he ti
rr-jjlicd, h)6kirig sorrowfully at the dead bird, ?
nptu wh6se side a stream of blood was J
slowly oozing, n t!rcat Spirit, forgive!" 11
i ttfiirn.Moffl 1 b
'I have ichg nwaited your comiug," w?id y
Tocc<% after an imprexsive .silence. " Von tl
frtiiy too long away in the clia.se, and T lone- y
ly and ?ad ; and even now you must be gone >
to sfcc'n pale face who awaits your return."
ThcyouhgTndiftn Chief pithcmla great s
ritunhor of flowers and twining them in n "?
wreath, circled them above the forehead of ol
? the maiden, and placed the cuds in her
eyriH on each Hide, so tlint the beautiful or- "
rthment remained. He turned and deportdfl
down a path, through tho valley, that tl
led to an Indian village where his hut was. (,i
" To-night, when pale Luna lights the hi
fittest and, smiloe upon the falling water, d<
cofni}', oiid Torroro will moot you upon these
rbokj," he said as'hfc widketl nway. 01
fPo:ft'c6A tarried still in the valloy and girt- y'
Bh(d upon the future. A land of, flowers, of c,
dreamy bliw?, stretehos out' b'dfofb ; alas ! tl
rtfie does not seo tluV dark thunder-WAlt5 ,o"f ,b<
fatality that is .suspended abovo her?Chat'
i.i to shiver Kor little life hark. *
Let us follow Torroru to hi.s wigwam,
a'iid hear fclio misnitm nf *iin r??l.? t?"* ? >??
v . . """ fit
a.V?itJi.Iiif) coming.
I If? entered bin wipwam with u stem and
pnlei^n brow. The white mnn rises respectj\.|!y
and extends his hand. **
i ' you us ii friend?" nsked tlic1''1
'hief in broken Knjxlish.
" Yes?as :t friend?and to ask of tbc
'liicf a boon dear to my heart," was tlife
enlv.
TrKtL-? ;? '
iMimv u ; arid Know that Terrorn is
lot loss generous in pence tlinu lie is terriile
ill war," *pokc (lie Chief.
Kncofirngctl by this remark ( ^Ti^ $Wt)
nan narrated fo. him (lib ptcity of a child
hat had )>een taken from him by the Intiaus-?a
ben titi fill daughter?and that he
mil 6Qine itt jisk her rendition.
' Where is she?" askefl (lie Chlftf, af- !
eefed by the stor^.
" 1/i this village," v.,ir the reply;
" Nfty, (lint ennno* he, unless she liaA j
jeen brought in withi i a few days."
" 1 do not k:Vow. how, long she has he6n
iAVn l'mI ?I.A * ?-" i- ?' ' 1
"j Mm yuv mm uucii ii* .yo'ir rrrno nrjovc
iftcen years. She vV;is borne away from
is wUcti but three years of a<;^?an infant;
mil she has now bloomed into womanhood." j
" Ilcr nni/io ?" asked Terrora.
" T6cc6'a ! flamed by an old Indian!";
vas the reply.
At flu.'; eoinnn'i'nieatioYr, *he y,otft\}j Ch'refj i
vas startled, and then a dark cloud seemed
o j) i.ss over his spirit and veiled it with a
jlooniv slihdo"^. lie stood speechless for
everaf.moments, .with hi* anps folded aiross
liiA heavfA'g bosom, ana theft sp'ofte in
'obloquy "
"Only two' mbtitist in<Sro. nml rl'.></>r.n
Vould have bce.i tlie stay oi" Terrorn ! 1 >nt :
lie Great shall bear mc \tfiftiess that,
if the loader of his" chil^i^n, 1 ill restore
vhat is not our own, fhou'gh the hand that
ejilaces shall plant weeds 6'^ci* its o'.Vn
;ravc."
Night came, and the full moon rodeth.'o'
uid-hetnVns in ftotid Of silVoi'y sheen,' attended
by a starry throng.
The ever-falling spray from the &t(arn6t
et'led ujjioA the foliage below, nnd thew6ftin6ss
of ught tlinf Wecfr fhro'Vgh the tr6bs
nd vines fell upon the pendant ^VafeV diVin* I
nil, pave tlinn the brilliance of a diaiWoW.V;
iuT every little cluster of slin\bbery seeincl
laden with jewels. The young Chief i
tood upon the verge of the precipice, with !
lis face raised to the moon, and upon that! !
t?rrf countenanec was depicted deep agony, j
t was not long before Toecoa came bound- i
ng along with a merry, low laUgh, and was I
boh hi'tiidv. But when she beheld
lis fixed and sorrow fill features, h6r laugh ;
ras hushed, for she knew that some great I
;rief must be rending his bosom.
" And is Tcrrora sorrowful ?" she aslccd i
oltly; " will uotToccoa share hits toils unci !
brroYfs in t~\Vo more moons ?"
The C'litef thii'n feinted to lier the mission
f tlie piil?Vfa'c<J, and fHiiV vftis .the lost j
luujjhter, and indst rctilVn (6' glaiileri her
nothor's heart.
A elipht^ln'iOk dame PrcMh hoy and she
triggered back 'dv^ifho \Wgu of the
wful precipice. What n moment! She
tood, balanced upou the cilgte of tlid'rock
vcr a piceioice of one hundiwl mwl
ix feet?. Torrora sprung forward to rescue
icr, btit'in eat'dhlng hold pf her lie loaned
CM> far forward, and they both loll <J\W iuto
hat awful abys.< !
It remained a tradition with the Indians
hat, since the f:jtal night, the ninrmur of
he ^at'irfall had lU:6n moyo solemn, and
hat a faint shrie': is hoard in the month of
V pril every year, resembling that of the
naiclcn.
IHhr Cdjr'r!?e Camk to jif. Ujr.ri.?It is
omewhnt singular to tnu'd the manner in
b'hich arose thi? coiMirthH* b4vdr'f<<*e, do doc,
without which few persons, in any half or
wholly civilized country in the world,'would
coin hardly able to exist.- At tho time Coumbusdbcdvci
ed America, it had never been
novrn or used. It ,,nly grew is; Arabia ?i.d
ppor Kihripia. 'I'll?' discovery of it as a
evoragc is Ascribed td'thd'supdrior of a monsterv,
in Arabia, who, desirous of preventing
the monks fr .in sleeping at their nnetur
ai sorvuef. made tlicin drink tlic infusion
f coffco, uprtr. the? report of some of the shopords,
who observed' tlttti their Hooks wore
lore lively nfic'r lirdwHing on the fruit of
lint plant.' a repetition spread through
10 adjacent countries, and in about
uudred years it rr achdd" Paris. A single
laiit brought there in 17IU, hc^i ittno tlie
arent stock of all the Krench cofl'ee plantaonsiii
the \vcpt Indies. Tho' dxt<*ntjof the
onsumption enn now hardly be realised.?
he United S.rttes alone annually consume
ut thk'eoat of its lauding of 15 or 10 million
r ,t<.n..t., v.?'. ? * ' *
. ion nuijr kiiuw me Arau lUoelia,
ic best of coffee, bv the small bean of a dark
rd low color. The J- va ami tbo l'.ast India.
h; next in quality, ar? larger iuid,ofa paler
idlowV Tbo West India antf" Uio' lifts a
luiflh or greenish tint.
TiiKiffi' was'a rumor sorii^ tirtic sines" that
Ocrctnry CobHInto'ndcdto praposo a tax upon
>a tiiid coffee. Tbo iVmdoffT imes lias hoard
Fit. and comments upon it extensively thus:
"What'.ataxupon we.exclaim, "ft tax
pon that migicftl loaf, which ought to be
? sin-rod to tho eye of every American as tho
listlotoo was to the' Druid,"af<d tho Olive to
io Athenian?-h ti?T iin'/m it.nt >
jglit to remind ovory American, whonover
i> heartut mentioned, of the opochof indepen ,
9iu:e?ft plant, thereforo. winch ought to be
irovor Mcred in the United Slates, and former
free from the polluting touch of the tax
ithorer? It was on tho lrttli of December, 1
f73, tlmt tho citizens of lloaton, with the i
lthiiHiasm of patriotio indignation, ascended (
ic deck of tho Dartmouth and throw overMini
into tho 5ca eighteen thousand pounds
' to*. Tbrit happened to bp tho artioto upon
Iiich ftilritiNi. Parliament luid touted their
ght to tax a lit ft nh polony, 'Hie' attempt,
i wo all know, was uVisflccfensful. The 1
into of l'lborty wa*Jighted up," Ao., Ac.
Til*Htnriford Mercury mention* the dectl? '
'n woman, ninety years of who had
mi husband*, and by her will nhc ordered
at tdio should be buried ucav lid- f/'l'i.
Aii Act <
To provide for a Census of the Free White i
Inhabitants of this State.' <
Whereas, 15y the third section of the <
first article of th6 Consfiti'itioii ;>'f this .
State, n? amended on the seventeenth tfay !
of ] Member, in the year of our Lord one :
/lin'.JnJ 1 1 1 > - ' * I '
vhvu.:<iiiu VI^IIV IIUIMIIUU illlU 11 IS I
provided that, lor the purpose of an appor- |
tionment of uio representation of the sev- i
crul election districts of the State, an enumeration
of the white inhabitants shall he (
made every tenth year, in su"h manner as | i
iliall he by law enacted. [ 1
1. He itennitedby ilie Senate f'nd House i
of Representatives?, nor*.' met anil sitting in (
(leneral Assembly, and t>y the authority of '
the same, Thai fur the pur] ' of carrying
info effect flic said provision of the Count i- !
tution in regard to taking the census of all i
the free <$hitc inhabitants of this Hf,tc,(a 1
fit and proper person shall he appointed hy <
joint resolution of both brfincl.es of (he Leg- 1
islature, dtiringthc present session, in each i
and every Circuit Co Art District through- i
out this State, except the Circuit Court
I Hstrict of Charleston, Colleton, Horry and <
vicim^viunii, uiiii nit; imsuici oi livauiort j I I
ami. in 6;?po :my pei'son appointed as above, ! ^
shall rcfufte to accept siieh appointment, or (
a vacancy shall happen in any appointment t
previously accepted, by death, resignation i
or otherwise, the (iovernnr for the time be- 1
ing shall forthwith appoint some lit and t
proper person to fill Bitch vacancy; and it 1
shall Vie the duty of every person ?6 af>- t
pointed, to make a faithful, accurate and i
distinct census of all the free white inhabi- 1
t'ants residing in e&ch and every election r
district Contained within t'hecirouit district I
fur (uli'ill ln?T?n
..V> MiHtil UIMV U^Vil 1
far as the whole or any p;irt of the several <
election districts shall be contained therein ; <
and caoh And every person appointed as t
afdr&uicl, shall, iSi uiukitV<r a return of the I
census, he shall he appointed to take, des- i
iprdtotld and speiify on oath. 6v his religious t
allirmafi6Vt, (to be faken before dn'd eerti- 1
fied by a Magist'rrtfc,) the mm.her of free 1
white inhabitants residing in each and ev- t
cry election district, or part of an election i
district, contained in the judicial district
for which he shall have been appointed. I
II. That in the Circuit Court District of t
Charleston, eight (it persons shall l>o np- t
pointed in ^lie in Higher prescribed in the t
tirst section of this A'er, to' takte the .census I
of the free whiteinhabifanfif of fTai 1 diStVict, t
to wit : One for the parishes of St. l'hilip i
and St. Michael; one other person for the c
parishes of St. Stephen's and St. .James', t
Saiitec; one other person for the parish of 1
St. John's, ColleMn; one other person for i s
the parish of .St. .lames', <louse Creek ; ?>nc
other person for the parishes of St. Thorn- <
as' and St. Dennis'; one other person lbr i
Christ Church Parish; 6iie other person t
for the parish of St. .John's, Berkley ; and 1
one other person for the parish of St. An- t
drow's; rind in tho District of Hoaufort, I
four lit i*ttrsouH ,shall he appointed in the 1
manner aforesaid, to fake t he census of the t
free S^hite inhabitants of said district to l
wit: Oiio f<Jl* flic parish of St. Helena; one
other person fol- the JJwrrsh of 1'rinco \\*i 1linm's
; one other perso^ ftVr 'lie parish of ,
St. Luke; and otic other person for the
parish of St. Pc| )r ; and in the district of v
('olleton, three fit persons shall be appoint- a
ed in manner aforesaid, to take the census .x
of the free white inhabitants of said dis- *
trict, to wit: dpc for the parish of St. liar- P
tholomcw, and one othof person for the *
parish of St. llcorgo, Dorchester, and one !
other person for the parish of St. J'unl; | '
and io'tlic district of I lorry, two iil persona j
shall be mitiointod as ih manner aforesaid, .
to take the cen^ifi of t1>e free vrhite inhabitants
of tho said distVlct, tb wit': one for
the parish of Kingston, and one Other for
thejSsrishes of Upper and Lower A1l-Saints;
and in tlie Jtstyirft of (Jeorgetown, one lit
person shall bo appointed as in manner
aforesaid, to take the eensns of the free
..u:>. - --
wmiu iiimtuitumtj wine pillion oi J'rincc 1
(icof^e, NVirtyaw. .
III. That cadi and every pot-won, as" aforesaid
appointed, to Lake the census in the ''
several Circuit Court Districts or parishes 0
ili*this Stlitc, shall) <5tl' or Kefttre the first !l
day of AtfjWsf rirvtj'd&liVer' thoir'several c
rciurns to the olhco of Secretary of State, 1
in Columbia, carefully scaled, certified and
directed to his FrtcelleYi'ty the (Jovcrnor. ']
IV. That the ClovernoV fbf tlic time be* c
in^shail, asearlytffc j&snible after the tirst! ,v
any 01 August next, examine what returns "
have been made, and in cose it shall appear 1
to him that any person or persons, appoirit- ?]
cd to take the census as aforesaid, shall in c
any wise have failed ill complying With the s
duties imposed itpon Him, of them, by this ?
Act, either' ii< taking the' ccrl&iih, or making
a return of the same, lie shall forthwitii
cause the same tb be t.'ikcn 'nnd rCUfhi- n'
i:'d, ptfrai'ifint tb tlic ptt'ovisionk of this Act, 11
in'every election distHot of districts, where
Biich drfaultii shall of ma/be nin'ff;1. T
V. That each and every pbrso'h ro' ajfc' ?
pun .ou ana employed, and who shall have u
completed tho census in the respective Cir- 0
ciiit Court district or parisheM, shall rereive
such reasonable compensation there- '
for us shall he fixed and determined by n
jiiint resolution of both branches of the Leg- n:
islaturc. J
VI. That each and every person appoint- 'l
cd to take the Ccnsus Khall, before entering
on the duties pf his office, take before 0j
lonio Magistrate tho following oath, to wit: j,
' T. A lit do fsoloimilv fiwear (rir affirm <>t,
[!i<> cnvo, nirty ho-) f hat I will Iiort^tly, truly, j w
fiiitlilully uikI iinpifiallv, -i ?vjvrt vt! fH
jensns of sill the free white inhabitants reudinjj;
within tlie election district of
jr of the election districts or ports of the
leetion districts, contained within the 1
F'Vrjficial District?so help me (iod nnd 1
i certificate from a Mff'oiMrate, who shall i J
administer the said oath, that the same ha.
been duly taken before him, shall aecotn- |
pany and he delivered with each and ev- I
jry return of the census. '
VII. That the fnllowing oath shall he '
taken before some Magistrate, fin ft a eertif
tea to, cu'lorsedthy'thc .-aid Magistrate, on ,
'he Tiaclc of the return from eaeh election j
Si'lric: bi //uri.di, fmrporling tlmt the h:?i?l j
>ath hath been duly fakeu befoie him, pre- I <
piously to such return being delivered in, ; i
)r received at, the oflicc of the Secretary ot | '
Mate, iii CMh'imiia, t'> wit : "1, A B, do | 1
solemnly ?.vfear (or affirm^ lis the ease may >
b*) thai /hi:< packet contains a just, true, i
correct and impartial return of all t ho free t
white inhabitant* residing in the district
ir parish to which 1 have been appointed i <
Um. I l?l~ ?- ' ' - " * '*
j mi . *?? iu i|i nil*, vhju.
VIII. That incase any person who shall 1
ir may be appointed under this Act for ta- ; '
{insr the census in any part of tliis State, | ]
houhl, by siekne.-s or ether iVttavoidable 1 I
Munte/ bo prevented from delivering il. at \
he proper office of the Secretary of State, 1
i return of the census so by him made, in j
nnimcr and form as aforesaid, then and in '
^ I
hat case lie shall transmit, bv some faith- | ^
\tl and responsible person, the return of j ?
he census which he shall have taken with- ; i
n the election district or parish for which j
ic whs appointed ; and the person or per- !
ions by whom any return." ns aforesaid may ^
>e transmitted, slujllvon delivering the said j
eturns to the proper ofliee of the Secretary I ?
>f State, take before the Secretary of State, I t
>r his, Deputy, who is hereby authorized ' t
o administer Mich oath (as the ease may | '
e), the following oath, to wit: " 1, A l?, I
lo swear (or allirin, as the case may be) )
hut 1 received this sealed packet from the j j
lands of (- D, and that the same hath not I
jcen opened, oY in any wise altered, or out j e
>f my possession, since it Was received bv j < '
nc?so help mo (led." 1
IX. That each aixl every head or mem- "
jerofa family shall, when summoned there- 1
oby tlie person appointed under this Act s
(i take the census in his, her, or their elee- t
ion district, make on oath or religious at- t
irmatidn, a correct return of all And every {
Vcc while person of whom his or her family c
s composed, under the penalty of twenty |
lollars ; and the person so appointed to I n
alee the census in the several districts shall ' y
>e, and iir? hereby authorized toadministor ! c
a ill oath.' .... 11
X, That ii sbnli 1> ) the duty uf caoh ami j
vory person appointed to take the census I "
11 the several districts of this Stale, by vir- |
ne of this Act, to call personally on 'lie
lead or sonic member of each family, in t
he district or parish for which they have 1
teen appointed, and to cbfain lYoni sttch
lead or member of each family as afore <aid,
he number of free white persons contain- j
din such family respectively.' 1
Nkouoes Stoi.kn.?Tlireo negi'oc.-, ono v
loloiigiiiir to (Jem ral Austell, one to Mr. j,
lolm S Wise, and one to .Ur. Collins, ^
Jl* i. 1 / *
veie conuncica ironi mis city a few days \ a
go, by a man named <loodniglit. They fi
verc taken by the thief to Chattanooga and s
here parted company, Goodnight having ''
;ot drnnk, nnd the negroes taking the ears i
or Nashville. On their arrival at the last li
tamed placed, tliey were arrested and placed a
11 jail. Mr. Wise pursued tlioin to Chat- o
anoogri, and had Goodnight put in jail, c
vhere he now awaits the requisition of the !>
lovcrnor of this State, t'o have him brought v
Kick to Atlanta for trial. Mr. Whit. An- ''
lei-son, our very vigilant police otliecr, }
itirsupil tlw> iwtrmnu Vnd. ?
- ?a-?? i,,," i
>rought thorn to their rcspcctivo owners, y
> 111or parties in this city are ^strongly sus- r
)cetcd of b'cinq complicated with this '
ransactton, ami cffVijts are being' made to 1
ind out the principal offenders! Goodnight '
icing considered only as the agent foroth- I ).
rs who concocted,thin scheme. We hope | f.
ivory means will lie adopted to ferret out I :i
II tlinvn tt'lin tmrn 1.. ?!.! t
,, ,m*j IIUI\ |MI IIVI JMl' .J 111 I ill?* 4
:rimc and bring thorn to merited puniuh- 1
nent.?Atlanta Intel!it/rwrr, 4 inst.
Kv.tfrpqky Pomtics.t?LmiRvilloj Jan 10? ''
.'lie Kentucky State Democratic Convention *
ndosed the Cincinnati Platform ami Died 1
Icott decision ; encouraged the acquisition '
f Cuha, denounced scctional agitation at the b'
for% and Know Nntliinginni ; endorsed the
(liniijletriition ; and professed ? determinu- 11
ion;that the differences upon minor uncss- P
iftirtl points, such a* Kansas TiOcompt<>ni>n), v
hould not ho permitted to disturb tlie lianno- I
V of tho Poiuoftraev of Kentnck v. Th<? irro?t I a
utiire of the Convention wits {.lie triumph of
10 Krockinrulgc interest over the ]><m! pnrtv l>
ml the zealous supporters of the L6comptoii "
olioyoftho A'U hi hunt ration. "
Spain avismks to I'rm'iia'sk a 7\>r- s,
ion ok tiik Unitkd Stati.s.?The prop-' &
(itittfl to purcliiiRO Cuba had conic mo oft- p;
n, that Spain seems to have grown tired ( P1
fit, null licncc' ta about to propose to t ho ' J"
nitcd States to sell Key West to Spain. ! (}
'lie reasons glvoft for her desire t<i possess j |)(
portion of the I'nited States territory are p?
* plausnblo nstliose usually given why the j S
mica acaics fliiouiu navo l ut>a, mid is a pi
iir retort upon our (lovcnnnotit. ,,(
? ? V t(
"Is tbert* any di(T*c?rciic*o in the promt n- w
intion of. horno-dealor and borae-sttialor ?" J"|
icpiircd it boy of liia ftrliool-iiinntor.?
Tlio difToroivo, ii' m y, \^ry *li^!it,"
11. t.bi1 I'wOv ' ifi I'I II ...; ? ..
I V * ' ! 1,1
tfcRaitiim - I ^
From 1!><> Independent I'rcss.
, . CcmT.oii School System.
A Hill "to extend the System of Public
[vluoation in this State," pst>30(^tlic House
)(' Representative.* at the late Session, by a
iar?? majority, hut owinj* to the. witnt <.>f
iirje f'niled to receive the action of the Sr.iiite.
it will cc\i'\". up before the next legisature,
and will no doubt ,,be ptifsod into a
law. From the impovtancc of its |irovit>ionsv
wo herewith append a synopsis of its uadinj-,
icaiores; lis won a< 111:? lieport ol I lie V ,'oinmiftoo
011 Kducntion, which presents ? clonr
viow^if the defects of tlio present Free School
System. _ (( t
Tlio J>i 1 f n'-.Hiori ' <5 t1i? Corn" goners of
Fi e Schools, in ciieli I'istriel iiimI Parish, In
stahlish one or more School precincts, in
their several I>istriets and Parishes: tooieot
* school house in such precinct, to proenro
eachers, nnd to regit In to their junnher and
ulnries, iinij the system ami conduct of the
aid School: nnd provides that nil children
letween the ngca of 7 nnd 17 shall he entiled
to receive an education at such school.
The whole cxpen.-e. incurred in erecting
ach school house, furnishing the same, nnd
nirchiVsing the land fur its use, shall he dernved,
one-half I?v a tax. unon the nronortv
md persons witlrin the prccind, in which
iu Ii School is situated : :i*i<l to tliat end the
of Commissioners in each District :t r*?!
I^*? ri s!i i< ii in do a li-dy politic ntul c.>rpornte.
vitji potv.ir to hold r ill find personal estate,
mil to receive donations, dovisesaiul Inquests
or 11 io use of such school; ami the said
Joards are authorized to levy a tnx upon all
icrsons and property, within the School prc:inct,
in th6 same manner as isnllowpil to
lie Com mission <!rs of the ^oor, to on extent
>ot exceeding 2 ) per cent, upon the general
ax of eficl^porson ; which tax the several
fax Collectors are rccfuircd to collect and pay
>ver : rind upon tlio cortilicnto of tl?t? 'I'ax
'ol lector that such tax tins boon levied and
aid, tli? Corftpt roller shall cause an equal
unount to lie paid out of the .State Treasury,
o the Hoard of C 'lnniission. rs, fii*1 tli'i us6 of
he particular school precinct, in wliieli such
ax has been rsispd. The nmniiM so raised
hall he expended by a Treasurer to be aplointed
by the Hoard: and the various Hoards
re required to report annually, ns is now re
|iiired of tlio- iVinniissioners of the I'oor.
The annual expenses incurred in the cditation
of pupils, and fumi.-hinic books in
ach school prccinct shall be pfiitl p'irtiv by
he State, and partly by a tax, to be b \ied
nd assessed upon all the persons and prop
rty. within the precinct ft" herein before pro*
ided. The portion to lie paid by the State,
hall 1 c equal to that raised by tli'1 tax upon
he school pro'eiiiot, until fiich pnyruent 1*v
he State sluui amount to ?5 for each pupil
"Mgl't. ( , ...
1st those Districts ami Parishes wncre no
school District it-- ^stalilishcd under the Act.
ho Commissioners shall apply the existing
ppropriatioiis as heretofore; and when any
chool prceinet has been established, they
hull certify to tho Comptroller (General,
he portion of the appropriation which should
io paiil t<i Hie use of such precinct, and this
mount when paid shall lie crcditod ngnimst
lie sum to he paid hy the Stiite for eduenion
in such precinct:
The loregoing arc the lending provisions of
he Hill, the fid lowing is the jejort of the
louse Committee:
THE COMMITTER ON EDUCATION,
To whom was rsforr d " \ Bill to extend
he system ofl'oldic Kdueation intliisState."
e;i h avc to Report, That they Imvo cxnmind
the same as maturely as theirlimitcd time
I'ould ullow. Tho Committee do not believe
hat the Free School system now in operation
i an entire failure. 1 )'n tlie contrary, they
iclicro 11 nit it bus done much gootl, hut they
re ivs well natisfied that there nre mnnv <!<:acts
in its operation. The present system
liould not be abolished. but improved nnil
xtended if possible. YourCoininittoo think
lint in every effort at improvement, we
hoiibl k*Vp constantly in view the prominent
..r.i.-.' "... i 1
.iwio vf. iiiu |?h;>viii .m^r iii, WHICH lilJIV up
rranged in something liko tli? following
rder : First. The reluctance felt by parnts
to mini t :l:-*t their children are paupers
,nd in need of the bounty of tlic State. .Sound.
Tiio incapacity and want/ of proper
ualitication on the part of tlie Teftehera emiloyed.
Tliinl. Tlio unsuitable and uoc >inntable
houses used as School Houses.?
'ourth. The incompetency and want of pr<?>er
attention > 11 the part of the persons aplointed
Commissioners of Free Schools. Fifth
'he great inadequacy of the appropriation
uade for Free School purposes. Your Comnittee
would vejiard a great success, any
dan which wo'ild remedy tho tV-fects irnliated,
and accomplish the great purpose of
'<iiU'{Uni? the |?r??>plc. They are unanimous
is to necessity of 801110 improvement, but
hoy boliovc th(U much difficult)'in the opeation
of the I*'. " School systiin h:V? been,
ind always will ho, encountereil by any jroiiirul
system, from onuses wli'icli caun t ho
hanged-?among wliicli may 1)0 mentioned
ho want of uniformity in tlio condition of
ho different portion* of our State. Some
>istricts are rich, whilst othersnro poor, in <1
onio arc populous, whilst others are sparsey
iuhahitod. Thbso i<ro difficultiesinherent
1 the nature of the subject, so that it is itnossihle
to prop'.Ko any general BViffcem wIi'm h
.III 1 it ->"
>111 Hi'ia < <|Uj|ll\ rn.II III HII JMiri.S oi 1110
Vuur Cummith o, liu\ygvor, nrc
nxiotus to iniproVo nnd ciliary; tho present
vslcin, nihil in this spirit tlicv hiivo .ansidrod
tlio J5il! r forrod totliom. Tlu-y beliovo
mt tho plan proposed will roivfedy ii
dt nil tliu (J'.fVota of fire ptfosont system.?
?IJ1|?|"?V WI<; - HI IIII l-l.-ll 111 IlinKIIIg (ll(!
rsicui a Common ijiMo.i'l of n I'rco I
ulioo) system. This in in unison with the
tiiit of our institutioJiH^ qiu) in othor rc.?- |
DC?-". dosirahlo. TheynUo a.pjnovb the pro- >
jsiti u>. ofcnlu.rgt ?? ilio un iuixof oiluciuiiiii j
y allmviog (he ci. /.bn's of na^ii-idar j>??r(U18
of the country to tux tlHinsrlvos for odMitional
purpofc.*, nod to receive nsvMonre
n* that object, Pf>.in llifi TrMfiiVv of '.ho
tnto. Your ('oir.niit'.co apprmi; thp prinoile
ftntl general J^lan??l"|l?o IJilj. Thev hnvo
:> ilouht of its oniii-c 'i.il'iitf in
i\vns, nnd villages, but thoy nrc not nniini- j
tms in relation to tin* dotiiils proposed for ;
n*i*vi 11 t into cffoe.t in lliC ?M>nnt"V Districts,
hoy bnvc sonif doubt n* to tlio cxpcdiency '
* ^riiiitin; suOii I* ,< :u.d H??io\vhiit undo- j
lie .1 pov iv-.< lo 11)0 IJoai-'l* of Cmm-iis.: ;irtv.<.
ii*, uk 0'i ot! it Jifrtn is pro] o(fid <>i < ??j -??1 - j
I'i'.'/a.M'.l ill. I i., ill. .1) ? *1
j probably impm\ c the diameter ?(' thc?e (JomniKsionurs.
I!icy aro willinjr tliat tlio liill inny
become a law. They have been le?l to this
conclusion, partly. 1 ?v the consideration that
the plan is not compulsory, hut merely vol
untary and suj^estive. # jiuPfcg
in tinier to secure, as far as possible, the
benefits of (he taxation allowed, to those
within the precinct taxed, they recommend
that 110 precinct shall exceed ten miles
square. And with a view of making tlio
S\stnm (Mil'trolv v. i\ m- vm.ninnwnwl
that l?ill he so nineiuleil that no Bonnl
?>f Commissioners Khali Vie allowed to lay off
a School 1'reeinet unless u uijority of the res?
ident eitizens within the j>reeinet *o tohelujd
oil'shall signify in writing their assent to tho
mime, With those amendments ine?>rpornted
the Committeo reec..wneud that the Dill do
pass.
J'espcetfully submitted.
N. M'doww, Chnirmnn.
Letter ffoin ^repidenf BuchananWasiiincton,
Xuvenibt'v 22, 1S5S.'
Gentlemen :?I have had tho honor to
lveeive your invitation to be present,on tho
1 I?-"*11? instant, ;it llio ccntenuial anniversary
<>f the Capture of Fort lhupiesnc; and i
regret that tho ]ileisure of public affairs, at,
a period near tho meetingof Congress, renders
it impossible that L should enjoy thin
privilege.
patriot must rejoice whilst reflecting
upon the unparalleled progress of our
couutry within tlie last century. What
was, at its commencement, an obscure fort
far beyond the western frontier of civilization,
has now become the centre of a populous
commercial and mnnufacturimr ritv.
sending its productions to large and pros1
pcron.* sovereign States still i'urther west,
whose ;?rritorics were then a vast unexjdcrod
and silent wilderness.
Pro in flic btand-point at which we have
arrived, '"he r.'Vxious patriot ennnot tail,
whilst reviewing the past, to east a ^liuu-o
into 'In- future, and to speculate upon what
limy Di! tin' condition nt oUr oeloved country
when your posterity *hnll rivsoinolo to celebrate
tlio Reontid centennial anniversary of
tlic < 'apture of Fort l)u<[ue.snc. Shall our
wlioU- country then coin pose one united nafiun,
more populous, powerful and free
than any other which In s ever existed??
Or will the Confederacy have been rent asunder
mid divided into jrronps of hostile
; and jealous States. f)r may it not be pos11.-?
.. i i - - H -
m.ii m im uv.\ VVIUUnil H M till 1(11
I fragments, exhausted by intermediate conflicts
with en -h < thor, may have finally rej
united, and sought refuge under the shelter
of one great and ove rshadowing despo!
ti.sm.
! Those questions will, I firmly believe,
! under the Providence uf ('Sod, Lo virtually
j decided by the present, generation. ^Ve
I have readied a crisis when upon their
tion denends the nr< ii.~V.iti.ni nf* ?!>? I'n!<> <
j according fu (lie letter and spirit of the constitution
; ami this cnce pine, all i.s lost.?
1 ] egret to say that the present omens aro,
far from propitious. In the hut age of the
; liepuhlio it was considered alines ttreasona]
hie to pronounce iho word disunion. ?
, Times iiave since sadly changed, nnd now
disunion i.? freely prescribed as the remedy
for evanescent evils, real or iiniginnry,
! which, if left to themselves, would speedily
! vanish away in the progress of events.
Our revolutionary fathers have passed
| away, nnd the generation next lifter them,
I wild Wi re illKllirerl 1>V tliftir r>r?rc.\n..l nmtii
j sol and example, have nearly till disappear
od. 'I he present generation, deprived of
these lights, imi-t, whether they will or not.
decide thefuteof their posh rlty. Let them
cherish the 1'iiion in their h i t of hearts;'
j let tlieni resist every measure which may
j tend to relax or dissolve its hond*; let tho
ciii/.eiin Oi (iim'u'tit Cultiviiu. Icolinpi
| of kindness and forbearance towav'ls each
other ; and let all resolve to transmit it to
theirdescendants in the form and spirit
they h. ve inherited it from their forefathers?and
all will then be well for our conn
try in future times.
I shall assume the privilege of advancing
years in referring to another growing and
dangerous evil. Jn the last age, although
| out'fa*her'<, like ortrselves, wore divided in!
to political parties, which often had sever".
I conflicts with each other, yet we never heard
I until *? Vii/.Aw* 4 b - - l
. . .... <i . .I.MIH iui.uu.ui int; cillplOYi
isicnt i)f money to cuiry elections. i !u-u!il.
I this practieo increase until the voters ami
, tlicir represent.! (ires in the f'taTo and XaI
tional JjOjrisliitiirns sliall bccomc in fee tori,
j tlio ioi:ntuin of free government will then
j bo poisoned at its source, and \vc nftist end,
j as history proves, in n military despotism.
; ,\ democratic Republic, all aureo. cannot
I long mrvifC u tilerssustained by public vir
1 M'l ii.:~ : - ? '
i.... n in ii iiiiis ik corriipica, ami 1110 pon!
plo bocomc venal, there is a canker r.t the
roof of flic tree of liberty which must cause
I it to wither and to dir..
! Proving Almighty liotl that your remote
i jjostenty, may continue', century after century
for n<iOt> yet to come, to celebrate t!i(!
Anniversary of tli-i (.'apturo 'it Fort Im<
mesne in peace nnd prosperity, under tlie
protcetiug banner of the constitution ami *
the 1'yion, I remain, very respectfully, your
friend; .IaMth TUViianan.
Coi.u feet, arc t lie p;e ur.-ors of consumption.
To escape, them, w.inn the feet
well in the morning, an'l covering tbe sole
with a pioce of eonn< on p p r, carefully
maw c?n tin' kocK) and thou the hoot oishoc.
A Cin/KN down East was duhhed "the
liltlo rascal!" A friend onco volunteered
o a -]< him whv ho wn? oillfd ' thrt lift'o
\ I !" ' "to distinguish ie<' Irom nv
th-rrliHo^," .tid he, "who' area!) "Mil.
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