Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, January 29, 1859, Image 2
KEOWEK COUlUm
ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor.
T15HMS.?SI.5') per miiuiii. in advance. If :
payment 1>e ilolayo 1 until atler the expiration of
the year. $2.00 For six months, l'> cents, in !
a<WnucQ.
Advertisement j inserted i\t the usual rates.
FICKBXS C. 11.. S. C.:
Saturday Morning, January 29, 1350.
Thanks
Senator Toomu.5, of Go>rgia, will accept
our thanks for various public documents.
Special
Reference is directed to the advertisement
of the Trustees of the Olareinont Academy, i
The Principal gives general satisfaction, and
the neighborhood is a most pleasant one.?
Parents and Guardians would consult their j
interest by sending to this School.
M ossrs Cook & Mii.lwrk, of Fair Play, j
nave opened a now Harness Shop, am. arc ,
candidates for favor in their line. An up- i
. |
predating public will extend to them a ro- ,
numerating patronage.
At Pendleton, tho polite and acconimodu- |
ting firm of Messrs. ?J H. K. Sloan it Co. i
greet their friends ami patrons in a graceful j
manner, on tho advent of the new year.
See these ami other new advertisements in i
our columns tliis
Free Schools.
The Commissioner* of Free Schools mot i
on Monday last. Twenty-eight schools wore 1
located, this hoing a larger number than
is usual for the January session of tho Board. '
For this year, tho number of poor scholars
nllowc I to each school is only three. The !
Hoard has been driven to this course by tho
increased number of schools, and the seanli" !
ncss of the appropriation for this purpose. j
The pay of teachers will be as follows :? j
First class, four cents per day; second class,
three cents ; anil third class two cents.
As heretofore, where tho teacher is a sub- j
KCribor to the CoUKIEU. llO will l>n fiirtiialm.l !
' - - ??wvu I
with an oxtra copy, gratis, for his school. J
The Meeting on SaledayThe
importance of tho proposed mooting
oil saleday, to take into 'consideration the
present condition and future prospects of tho
Blue Ridge Railroad,' i? the reason of our
constant recurrence to the subject. Its discussion,
too, throughout tho entire State in
vests h wmi paramount interest.
This enterprise was conceived and the public
mind familiarised with its importance by i
men who are constantly passing away. It is !
not a matter of interest to them, but moves j
their patriotism for the general public weal. '
The connection of the fertile region, west of !
the Blue U'ulgc, with the Atlantic, has been J
prosecuted with zeal for a number of years. \
No reasooahlc cost has nrpvnutoil
thus fur, nml with all due deference to tho !
opinion of others, nothing should now ho per- !
mittedto nrrcst the work. Our interest, patriotism,
character, ami the public welfare '
all alike urge the completion of the enterprise, j
Its practicability has been demonstrated beyond
the possibility of doubt?our ability to,
complete it is not doubted- -that it will lie re- j
inunerative is equally clear; then, what is to j
be done? Under the circumstances, action? |
uoiu, candid and manly?is demanded at our j
hands ! To this end, a public meeting on
saleday is desirable, and a general attendance I
of our citizens of the utmost importance.
American Colonization
A friend at Washington sends us a pam- '
phlet, entitled " American Colonization Un- j
Boiled,'*' by Edmund Rukfin, Esq. of Va.? j
This he has done iu a masterly manner, and
our regret is that it is too long for our col- j
limns. Ainerinan (liilmiiintinn <J..
ciety, is a humbug of hugo proportions, and
we arc pleased to sec it so thoroughly exposed.
Wo return our thanks for the pamphlet. 1
Col- James Cheanut, Jr
Col. Ciiksnut, our rienaiui olvcl, * v.U hia
seat in the Senate about the llrst ol the pres#>nt.
mnnt!i en/A.il.wlA.* 1
.... ... V.VI? 11 iVO ut't'li III- j
dulged as to his priuciplos and future course,
by the press and its correspondents. 'J'!?in,
of course, is a matter of taste ; and, being so,
vre have refrained from taking part in it.? |
"Wo presume it has not a fleeted our Senator j
in any way.
Col. Cjiesnut is a young man of talent;
and superior attainments, and not without
political experience. If his onteccdents bo j '
worth anything, he is a States' rights man ,
of the Carolina stamp, moderate and conservative
in his general views of public poli- i
cy. Whether lie endorses the speeches of j
(Ion. Hammond or not, is entirely without i in- ,
portunco. Tho political principles of tho^o 1
gentlemen may bo tho name, but there is no
official information as to tho fact; and, to !
us, it appears unjust to so connect tla-m.? j i
Col. Ciibsnut is as coinpotont to form and i
shape his own views as any one else, Senator , ]
Hammond not excepted, and e are satisfied | <
he will do so. The unanimity with which j '
he was chosen, his indiffercnco as to the re- j
suit, and his characteristic indopendonco and \
jm?desty, have given him the confidcnco of |
the State. It is altogether unnecessary for j
anybody to attempt to force him f > loan upon
the arms, howevor strong, of ol - men. Ho j
has achrracter of his own, and wo mistake j
the man if ho duos not distinguish himself in i
the field of honur which has boon assigned \ ]
him. I
JIam.roads.?Facts givo tlio lio to tho "old '
fogy" assertion that railroads do not pav.? i
" I
"Why, even tho Greenvillo and Columbia 8
railroad pnys. Tho earnings last year over
those of 18.77 aro $46,883.51. This road pays 1
the interest on its dobt, improves the road, t
and carries a considerable sum to the sinking t
fund, or the reduction oi its debt. ^
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Cuba.
Tho |>iirclia?40 of Cuba or ber forciblo an.
nexution to the Union by tho gc. eminent aro
assuming tlio proportions of u great question.
Tim recommendation of the President in bis
lute message, that lie should be authorized to
commence the negotiation or purchase w?:h
frtO.OOO.OOO, gave prominence to the subject.
Senator DuI'ulas, with a majority of the democratic
party, also favor tho acquisition of
Cuba?they would probably prefer by purchase.
The great West would.it is very cor"
reetly surmised, favor the project without
any serious division. Oil thoothor hand, the
federal treasury is empty, and, from the best
information before us, the people of Cuba are
opposed to coming into the Union in any
way. It is further stated that England and
franco, in their united efforts to regnlatothe
' balance of power" throughout th.? world,
will oppose it by force if necessary. l)ut we
regard this as the least objection to the concHminnh.***
' ' '
..........m.,, 111 uiu u^i[iii^uion, uecausoneither
of these States have the right to interfere;
and wo would be nothing loth to engage in a
conflict of iinns to drive those intriguing intcrmodlcrs
forever from our waters.
Col. Kejtt. of this State, has delivered an
eloquent speech in Congress in favor of acquiring
Cuba, a brief abstract only of which
lias reached us, and which appears in this
number. Whn? wn bwii-m. ii.? ?
" ~ rj. ? V .. mv n|!UUVII U
mature perusal, wo shall bo the belter enabled
to ?l<> it ample justice.
Willi tlio present lights before us, we are
opposed to the acquisition of Cuba either by
purchase or conquest, and most uncompromisingly
to the hitter mode. The lust for
wealth and the expansion of territory have
been fatal torcpublics.and will as surely be the
rock upon which ours will be stranded. The
truth of history, with its pages written in tire
and blood, should not bo disregarded. As
the question progresses, wo may rccur to it
again, and present our views moro at length.
Our Columns
This week are occupied with interesting
matter. The first page contains the eloquent
address of Vice President Brf/'Kenuidok on
the removal of the Senate from t.h? f>l<l to i??
n jw hall. Our rcdcurs will bo pleased, as
well ay edified, by its perusal.
"The IJeautiful Dccoy," which appears on
the last page, is a well told atul very prob; ble
story. It will interest all classes.
Tlioue articles, together with our usual variety,
make up tlio Coi kikr for to-day.
General Intelligence.
The last foreign news brings us a decline of
8<l. in the price of cotton at Liverpool. Wheat
was comma ailing brisk rates?provisions dull.
a war between aiwi ria and her Italian neighbors'
is impending. Otherwise the intelligence
is unimportant.
In Cuba, the excitement in relation to the
President's message hud consumed itself. Many
of the Cubans are opposed to " annexation."
The bargue Angelita, at Savannah, (!a., has
been detained there by the collector of the
port, on suspicion that she was a slaver.
Congress is now hard at work. The House
has defeated the bill to uav the lossos Mnsm'm.
ed by citizens of (ieorgia ami Alabama during
ilie Crook war. Their claims amount to more
than $1,000,000 ! Tlio IIouso hns also, much
to our regret, detente' >\c Pacific Railroad bill.
Many |>orsons have been frozen to dentil, during
ihe rccent. cold term, in the Southwestern
States.
'J'ho Legislature of North Carolina is also assuming
a "conservative attitude." The bill*
incorporating the Coal Fields and " Danville
connection " Railroads have been defeated in
this body. Neither in that nov our own State
can we complain of tho " fastnessof tho age,"
bnt more feelingly of the old fo<jy notion* that
prevail. The mist must be torn from their oyes.
The Post Master Genoral says that the enormous
sum of $17,000,000 will be neeessavy to
defray tho expenses of carrying tho mails
this year! The income of the department does
not pay expensos. Letter postaico should he
raised.
An extra session of Congress is much talked
of in iVaaltiii^tun, but \vu trujt nc tievcs'1 v exists
for uiiel) a course.
The Senaterof Missouri has passed tlio House
bill for the suppression of I lie Kansas border
(liflicuUics with an amendment, placing $00,000
at the disposal of tho Governor, with liberty to
act &n ho thinks proper.
Exchanges.
a ?* !
fionKr.?Tlio "I.aily's Hook" for February
li.is been roccive'l. It is a superior nuinhcr.?
CJooky is indefatigable in his exertions to jilcnse.
\j. A. Oodky, Philadelphia : $'2 a year. Tlio
Courier and Boot; may ho hail for $3.50, caxh.
The Statk.s.?This is tho title of a supo ior
afternoon paper published nt Wnsliinglon,
1?. C., by Messrs. Puygr &, IIeiss, at $6
a year. The weekly, containing n variety of
news-matter, may bo had for $2 or twenty
copies for $20. Mr. Prvor is an nblo writer
and a bold, manly defondor of States' rights
nnd democratic principles. Wo receive nnd
peruse this journal with much pleasure, an '
an conscientiously recommend it to oil.
friends.
The frionds of tho I)luo Ridge lload
in South Carolina seem dotennincd not to i
"give it up ho." The Legislature of that!
State having refused further aid to the !
work, the people along the line of the lload
are holding public meetings, and resolving
that the work ought to lie, and shall bo, I
prosecutcd. The Pickens Courier makes \
i stirring appeal to the friends of the mea- .
mre, and urges them to increase their s..b
icriptions, and make one more effort to push 1
he enterprise through. Wc admire their i
ipunk,at any rate, and wish a little of thoir )
ipirit could be infused into our present |
jegisiaiure. Jt they ncvor get a Jiond, 1
he spirit they manifest lends us to conclude
lint they deserve one.?Ashville (Ar. C.)
Vet cs. |
Penning# and Clippings.
Charleston Market?*Tho sales of cotton
in Charleston on tho 22d was 3,000 bales, at
12 cents por lb. jj,
Divinb Sehvice.?For the present year* ^
; ?t.? .1 p ? .... - -
; niu wiucrui preacning lit t Displace will bens
follows: Mr. Hoggs occupies tlio pulpit on
I t'lc Hccond And fourth Sabbaths, Mr Mullin- ^
nix on tlio first, and Mr. McGilvary on the ,u
! ensuing third Sabbath, and every fourth Sab- c?
1 bath thereafter during tlm year. Tt
Mki.anchoi.y Suiciok.?Clias. Henncsole,
, a harbor und dentist, residing in Philudclphiu
{ hung himself at his dwelling Thursday. He cs
j was only 23 years of ngc, and leaves a wife ')l
I and child. Cause?melancholy, induced by | ?
; mummy to nmkc lii.s way in tho world.
j Prize Fight in Texas.-?A prize fight for j ,ls
j $I">00 11 side, came oil'on tho 23d ult., on I 01
! Point Island, Texas, between an American
and a Spaniard. Tlioy fought 34 rounds in
j two hours and ten in inn tea, when the Span- in
iard succumbed to the superior prowoss of | p<
i the American. This is a cheering proof of I tli
tlie rapid progress of the Lone Star State in . v
tho Tine Arts. } ^
Death.?Hon. James 1C. Belser, a native ?
()f tills Slntn ??? inmiv ?i 1
of Alabama, died there 011 the Gtli. }Ic was ! S.
1 in I.is Mil year. j
As Aikh.itionist's Daogutkr for Sale.? w
j Tho Memphis AraUin< he says that among j Ll
! thcslavoa for sale in that city is a daughter j
| of Fred Douglas, tihe is described as a "like- 1
lb-girl."
Dkskcratino the Sahuatii.?Tho Queen!
in
of Spain, on Sunday, November 2K, gave a I
splendid ball at her palacc, which was attcn- j
ded by 1,800 persons. S!io danced with her | .
j rnme .Minister, Marshal O'Donnoll, mul tlie i 111
Russian Ambassador. Tho British Minister 111
(lid not appear in the ball-room, on account ev
of the day, it is alleged, though he appeared j p
in the drawing-room. This is quito a nice
i distinction. rc
Hatred or Sin.?A man may hate sin
more in others, than in himself; so. tlie liar '
| , . . I K.
hates falsehood in nnother.but likesjit in him- | self.
But ho tlint hates sin from a principle ] 1
of grace, hates sin most in himself: he hates | ft'
sin in others, but he loathes most the sin of j \
j hia own heart.
Mkmi'iiis and Charleston Raii.ro.id.- Tho
number of passengers over (he Memphis ami '1
Charleston Railroad for tho mouth of Decern- | ' '
her Inst, was 24,033. The cash receipts a- I .
minuted to $78,900.10. i J'1
"War.?At the latest date", tho savages of
Yucatan wore in insurrection, and had mur*
dcrod a large number of persons. The Go'ernor
had called on all males between the
I ages of eighteen and fifty years to take part
I iu the hostilities against thorn.
I n n m
x-i,.\in i Ki'xti "?A writer in tlio AT./ru- '
ry oxer this signnturo assails, with high- i
sounding words and crookcd sentences, the ; 0
the Beech Island and Barnwell speeches of u!
Senator Hatntuond. Thof/w? and lalr.nix of J OL
this correspondent could, in our opinion, be
more profitably employed. Who is it that j Si
divides the South and weakens her for the it
easy prey of the despoiler ? nt
AnTE-DII.UYIAN HkM A IN'S IN (1 Knimr ??In m
ft out on the Girnrd and Mobile Railroad, Ga.,
embedded in rook, liavo been found the teeth to
of sharks. the shells of oysters, &e., and the lh
scales of fishes, in a perfect stato. The rooks
scorned composed entirely of these organic
remains. | jM
Ministers.?Ministers of the Gospel are fn
not allowed to hold seats intheNi rth Carolina od
Legislature, and llov. Win. P. 'JYylor would
likely have lost his scat as a member from j
Chatham county, last winter, had it not been ! ^
proven that lie hail not been for some time | j
past " in tho exercises of pastoral functions."
It is also tho law in this State. ut
Success rui. IIi'ntin'o.?A party of hnntors
out in the Ilo<l Hive? Valley latoly, in three ^
: weeks timo killed 000 buffaloes, and another
| party of eight, in the eamo length of time>
j killed 2,200, tho meat being dried for future
! use, and the skins selling for two dollar* each, j
i according to tho January number of tho Ea- e
\ ton County Argus, Michigan. Kathor "loud"
sport, bagging 2,800 buff.iloes.
Legislative Nomination*.?Woseehv thn
- I rci
Camden Journal that Major John Hossor j jn,
and Major John A. DoSausRure have been I fl
nominated for the vacancy in the House ere- !
ated by tho election of Col. lioykiu to the 0n
Senate.
Bi.own Ur.?The powder mills at Portland, ' nri
I Me., containing more than eighty keg* of ilii
I powder, blew up on the 17th, killing a man
by the name of David 11. Jones.
The Census?Tho boj>ka to be used by tho tie
census takors aro now being manufactured. ' ye
Notice will be given when they are ready. ha
Coincident.?The Edgefield Advertiser
states that tho vote received by J. Ilamdcn j tk
Brooks for tlio Legislature, numbored last > ]},
fall precisely tho samo voto which his elder jr
' brother, tho late Preston S. Brooks, roceived ' ^
in his last clccthm to CongresH. An examination
of the record of the polls will show 1
that each of thorn received 3,75'J votes. And W(
this, by-tho-by, was tho largest voto over poll- m?
ed in tho distriot for a mombor of the Stato bl*
Legislature. a ,
Kkuakk\iti,e Man.?An old man in Wil- >>?<
liamson county, Teno., wjio is new Xfjenn
of age, says ho Dover took a cho-f jf tobacco, nn
though making .lillions of pounda:df <tt in
his life; never smoked a cigar or pipe, and , j"
never had on a pair of boots. | /
i l/w
Jodoe Buti.f.k.?A writer in the Edgefield Ai
Advertiser proposes tlint a monument bo Tu
erected in the public square nt Edgefleld C. on
II., to the memory of Andrew Pickens But- trj
Icr, the upright Judge and the diHtinguished r<"
yCDftto?, a t
Sknator Pouoi-as.?Senator Douglas reimo<l
his peat in the Somite on the 10th.?
is roceptiou was studiously cold?few Sonors
Approaching to welcome his return.?
he.rc was a slight attempt atnpplauso in
ie gallery, hut it whs promptly ohockod.
Food.?The valuo of food consumed In N. 1
ork last year is estimated at $12,000,000, !
? j il - 1 i> ?l - - - * l * |
iu uiu numwr 01 me various quiHini|ie<iB
ilcn were: beeves, 191.374; cows, 10,128; 1
ml, 30,<375 ; swine, 501,470.
Thk Co.ntramctokv Sex.?Punch snys
nit when a young gill isnt school she wishshe
could have two birthdays in a year,
it as she grows up, she wishes she could
ily have one birthday in two years.
One or the Ukasons.- -An Irishman being
k>. t why lie wore his stockings wrong side
it, replied: ' Because there's u hole on t'othside
of 'eui,''
Novki.tiEs oftukSbason.?They arc feastg
on fresh shad in Savannah, and green
)as in Florida. Last Friday there was a
under storm at Charleston, and yellow f'e r
is carrying oft'its victims at Tutnpa, Flu.
ro wore ul<s) favored with tho thunderstorm
\ tlio same day.
FvjUR Ciiii.dubn at Once.?A woman in
iginaw county, Michigan, recently gave
rth to four children at one time, and to re,ird
her a hill has been or will be introduoI
into the Legislature, donating her two hun od
and twenty acres of land, situated in i
lat county.
Bkokk.? flic city of New York is bank- j
ipt. Hundreds <>t" lionet creditors arc de- |
unding payment, but arc utterly unable to |
;t the " tlrst red."
Ptl >tectoratb Ov'kil Mk.\'1c~>.?The lead- !
g Litmlon journals discussed the Men of i
i American protectorate over Mexico with
ident favor, and some of the writers sug- ,
Mtedthut Spain, Holland and France should |
in tho United Stutcsfor the partition ofthc 1
|?u viiu.
Hkavv RotinEitY.?A negro-trader, named
. McKay, from North Carolina, was poized '
{ two inon in Montgomery. Alabama, on I
i? 24th nit., and robbed of $2,300 in cash. 1
id $3,000 to $10,000 in drafts. 'i\vo men j
ive been arrested on suspicion, bu without i
io money.
Morphv Tit11:mI'll ant.?The correspond- j
it of the London Daily News announces that j
o chess match between Paul Morpliy aid;
rofessor Anderson, at Paris, had resulted j
the triumph of tho American champion.?
lie score at the close fsto>d as follows:?,
orpliy, 7 ; Anderson, 1; drawn 2.
Ooou.?The Now York Herald says of
Mia tor Summer: "If his sufferings are j
ilf as acute as they have been represented, j
! ought to have learned the virtue of rcniff~ |
t/ion by this time.
Leavexwoiitii, Kansas, Jan. 20. The
utlaw, Montgomery, lias given himself I
i fur trial. l'rown, another fractious 1
it law, has left th-f Territory of Kansas.
Xk\v IIami'suiiik Ki.ection. The first
ate election of 1850 is in New llampshhe. j 1
takos piano on the second Tnoaday of March <
ixt. A Governor, Legislature and throe
embers of Congress arc to bo chosen.
Mar Dog.?A mad dog was killed in Patrson,
New Jersey, on Suuday. lie is I e5ved
to have bitten several other dogs.
Important JUimoh.?It is rumored that a 1
oposition for the sale of Sonnra and Chi*
lahna has been received by our government i
im President Miranion. Tlio price natn.
is said to bo sixteen millions.
Unhappy Case.?The Rev. Mr. Coffee, tlio i
*1 man who over preached a poriuon on tho | '
ufFs of Memphis, was arrested in that oily
xt week and committed for being drunk.? lien
taken into custody ho sworo bitterly
the officers and wanted to whip thorn.
Dead.?Ex-Governor iSlade, of Vt., died on
e 16tl? inst., at Middlobury. lie had also ,
en a member of Congress.
Woman's Itiunrs.?No loss than three wo- j 1
;n were taken into custody by the .New York j
tectives, in one evening, for appearing in the .
oots dns.sud in boy's clothing.
Viuoixia and East Tknni;s3KE Ha.ii.ko vn.? ,
o learn from the Knoxvillo Whig that (he (
ceipts on this road, for the si* months ??<!- I
5 Dccetnbcr 31, lfloS, amounts to $395,05]. ' i
10 recoipts for tho same months, in 1857, wcro ^ i
188,089. Increase $156,802; being an in- , I
anso at the rate Of *irtii-five and a half percent. j ]
Gamkp.?Tho gamed of chess au?l draughts !
d becoming very popular throughout tliu civlod
world, especially the former.
Boston, Jan. 19.?Young '.Vales, who phot ,
isa Franklin", of this city, on Monday night '
d to the woods, where his body was found ' <
sterday, when it was discovorod that ho ' (
d shot liimunlf .1/in.l
1
Tiie Greatness ok tub United Sta- ]
:h.?The Russian organ published ut
'usbcIs, in speaking of the President's dc- i
c for tbo acquisition of Cuba, ascribes to j 1
r United States a position of Home iui- i *
rtnnce, as follows : I J
" The war which would result from it j .
klltrl l^A foi* i- *' '
mv, iu uisiiMrouH man the c^ri- '
jan war, which has cost no much gold and 1
xtd to the world. It would be a war with
nation, whoso products are the first clo- j
int# of industry in all parts of the world, ,,
d whoa&'oofnmcreial intercourse makes a
important branch of income for moat i
veruincnta. It would be a violent riipre
of nil tho arteries of couuocoinl circuion
; it would bo a fatal separation be- b
con Europe, which needs Amerioa, and n
ncrica, which can dispcn.se with Knrnnn o
kc from Rngland the f^old of California I'
il tho cotton of JjouiHiana, and her indus- 14
r will at onco. bo stopped in its proHpew
action. We sincerely hope that Buch
mihlc occurrcocc will not take placc."' jj
_?m5?it_p?????Ki0jg.~
Correspondence of the Kcotcre Courier. "
Cincinnati, Jan. 2, 1859. '
Mr. Ed it or: I loft home on the 15th No- ^
vein her, nod lifter a tedious nml tardy trip ^
:?f live days, in buggy8, hacks and cars, I
found myself In Moinphia, Tennossoe, with ^
inv ldivsical nowora youiowhut oxhnnstivl. I ..
Hud mental faculties slightly benefitted. I 01
took stock ut the best hotel in the city, and | c
concluded I would rest ft fow hours, which I j t(
ilid very agreeable, it being near the close of i ti
daylight. I soon repaired to sleeping quar- ;
tors ; aft or a glorious nights sleep as I had ( "
not indulged for the two previous nights, 1 '
arose, partook of a good breakfast, and sal- !|
lied out to see the city, which I found to be
all bustle and trade, and not much pleasure
for the traveller. On the one hand I could ^
hoar nothing but car whistles, and on the 0
other a snorting steam boat. After tramp- ti
ing ion in i until our curiosity was gratified, s
we took a boo line for th<> wharf, whore we o
(bund a fine Mississippi ("ounjor bound for v
St. Louis. We ongrtge:l passage at once? 11
iiad our baggage brought on board, and made a
nurself at home. In a short tiino we wore | p
ploughing the Mississippi at the rate of ton ! 0
miles per hour. We travelled in thin condi- { ,t
tion, eating and sleeping Inoro than usual. |
iiud enjoying ourself fine for two hundred j
and forty miles, when we were told by the '
official that wo were at our landing plu< o. I n
Cairo, Illinois. We there took land and din- j li
nor, rested a few hours, and again mounted t
tlio railroad cotch, for this plane, which wo j
readied inthirtv-six hours, losingtwo night's j(
slcop. running oil' the truck, killing one man,
crippling a dozen ni ne, and frightening the 1
remainder out of one year's growth. Wo '
;iviu? sumo surgical KilowieugO, and no nu- I
thorizc 1 son of AVu'tjtu.'iii, I cing aboa:d, wo 11
roudi irn I tin- wounded a i i I lie u^ai.-tauce we |j
could, unTh r the oirciiniAiaucos, at tlie time (
of the accident.
The land# :it ma; tlie Mississippi ure glow- 1
ing. compared with our rockv and inouiitmi- I1
o.ni* district. The Illinois luiida un the rail- <!
road arc not so rich ami productive. and we |i
do not like iho appearance of tho people as ii
well as some we liaie soon. Those of 1 mliana
aro rich, and all .yon can see indicate roliuiMucnt
and improvement. Thoir railroads
are tuinerior t.i our runils lint u-l.im I
f - ' " * " ' " v # H >IV<I A ? U<? I
travelling. there was so many doing tho same, i
that it was a disagreeable business. When we i -N
tstrnck the Ohio and Mississippi road, we ! v
found persons from all parts of the lit i.ed ti
Sates, on the cars, and all classes and e d- j
ors. Persons travailing from our country to n
this, had better eomo by way if Baltimore,
if they \vi h ti pleasant trip. I find Cinoinnaii
a nioro ploxsant oity than I expected ; I ''
she o tiluins near ( ()(( per.^ona, surround- I I'
e l by a rich soil, has tine hotels, line chur- j tl
elics. line il stillerics. Ac. nil wbi.-ii ? <> i
well patronized and sustained. The slan^h- a
tering and shipping of pork is very extensive /t
here, ami manufactories of all kinds can he .
found. I am informed that there arc sixteen
Horn in Catholic churches here, nml were 1 11
a citizen of this country, I would have to l>o
a Know-Nothing, for the reason that for- is
eigucrs deprive the natives of tlioir rights.?
Theatrical amusements are numerous and t,(
various, and Dr. Kane's Artie Expedition j
lias been in season for two weeks, which, hv
the way, is interesting. Chribtnias was col- ?
ohrated by all hands getting tight, and liav- j1
ing u frollick ; and this being Sunday after it
things are comparatively calm. I do not sec in
i>r hear anything said relative to the negro fi
ijuestion; though they have no feelings fur ,]
Mr. Buchanan. The l'ost Otti no Dpnftvhnont I .
i , of cuurso, conducted by Democrats. Wc ,
were at that place 0110 day recently, and iu
consequence of moro business to i'ullil than P
usual, wo had to wait with others before wo ci
could bo accommodated. A friondof tlie He- p
publicans camo to us and said. "This is w
beiuocrncy had wo said ho u Republican | ~
government, wo would not have to wait a )?
moment." lie als'> said, in tones that told 1
too well ho had been beaten, that " moannesq
would nut pay." Wo agreed with him on
that point, reeoivod our mail matter and do- *
parted. I]
I am comfortably !o a'od at a private board- ej
ing house Where I am well treated, as all
Southerners will bo that visit this city, and
where I shall remain for some time, when I
will strike for home, and the 20th of February "
<iin Mim me uuHing my ir:cna8 again.
TIio small }M)x is in the city. I'
Yonrrt, truly. JiM. ti
Acquisition OV Cuua.?Tho No>v Or- 01
leans l'iaii/unc, a paper whose dignity is e
never ho far lost ns to permit it to take part '
in any of the popular impracticabilities of ']
il>o il iy. sneaks as follows of Cuba : j|
" Conceding, however, that Spain iswilling
to sell the island, and even in the proscut
condition of the publio treasury, the c(
nun of two hundred millions can be furnish- j((
r>d as the imrfth:iKf> nvinr* ??' "
. ? - I " "* '">*<* tJ
liow this Government will proceed to annex m
I'uba to the Union, when the Cubanos arc
Dhomaeivts unwilling to the change, unless ,.
the customs, the religion and tho form of t]
government of the Republic are find ohftu- ^
?ed. . . tli
" That the diftbroneo of race, roligion, vj
liabits, customs and modes of govorumont,
form an obstaclo to tlio desired acquisition ,v
jf the Island of Cuba, ounuot bo doubted,
i'heso, independent of tho national pride
)f Spain, will present most imposing diffi- n.
mlties in the way of our purohasc of the
sland, or of any negotiation# to that end ]u
which may he proposed by tho present Executive.
j*(
" Hut it by no means follows that Cuba
s not destined ultimately tof'ull iuto, our
miming, ym will))! m tllO ob- j
icurity of the future, hcciuh inoro certain
,han the fmul addition of this Key of the
iulf to the United States. War, however, H
natend of pcacoable purchase, hociiih to bo
lie means that will ehungc its nlloglaneo." j1(
SxHAinilTtN a post, nail on a board, nc
>ut up a bar, close a gate, hang a door, f?a
nenda stool, ottend to the comfort* of nn a"
nimal, ichcn it is nccdrtl. and nrrwnnr? tv
'ut it off, ami you will rctrogrndo.
"If yon marry," an id n Hom&n consul to pr
ii? son, "let it bo a woman who has judg- 1,1
ient and industry enough to got a meal
f v.atuals, tasie enough to dreas noat, ?'
ride onough to wash before break font, and CR
enso onough to hold her touguo."
W- - " *
rooTK once expressed an opinion, that| of
certain tnisdr would take the Deam out of ja
is own cyc; if he ccultj eel] tb$ tfojfcor- a !
1
Mr- Keiu oh CubaThe
Washington Union gives the followng
report of the remarks of Hon. L. M.
Ceitt, as delivered in the llonse oflleprecu
to lives (Committee of the Whole) on
Veducsduy, 19th iust., ou the 41 Acquisiion
of Cuba
Mr. Keitt, of South Cnrolina, argued
lint the importance of the Island of Cuba
'as Quilieient to justify the struggle necuwni'v
uoivn ni?.] If I * - 1.1
j 1.1'iu ?, iu> nw(;rapiii"
ii) position was peculiar. It was the gate
3 tiie waters of tho CJulf of Mexico, eonrollod
also the West Indian seas, and, in
lie hands of a strong naval pow ??y would
lake the Gulf of Mexico n mart ciattsum.
t contained thirty tnillionsof square acres,
f which eight millions wore in cultivation,
'lie imports of the island for a series of
ears were twenty-eight millions, and the
f - ?
10 vim ijr-i/uv iiiiiimmip, Y 1(1^ till it H ii;i
1 production of fifty-nino millions, withut
making any allowance for the prodneions
of the labor of African slaves, and the
muggling. so extensive and universal all
vcrthe Island. With these included, they
ronld have an annual productive Value of
lore than eighty million*. Some put it
t otic hundred millions. Tho total imorta
into Cuba from Spain were a little
ver seven millions; from the United States
little over six millions; from Great 15riiiti
six millions, and France two millions.
'he exports amounted?to Spain, three
lillions; to the United States, twelve milons;
England, eight millions, and France
liroe millions. The schedule of importaiL.
r..i i i ? <
iwn.T niiu mv iniiinu uuiuraccu, 01 provis*
ins, 011.37^,ti74. Was not every pint of
ho confederacy interested in that? Was
hero an interest within the limits of the
nion not embraced in this artiolo ? The
1 uiufactorios amounted to over aevoti miloi
k, sind had tlio North no interest in
hat 7 Thotiriff upon ninny of these nrtiles
lind been raised to 80, 100, and 120
or cent.?so high that while Spain, strickn
and beggard as she is, with her own peolc
almost starving, exports to that island
ve hundred and twenty thousand barrels,
trike off this tariff, and what would be tho
mount of interest which every section of
lie lTnion would have in the commerce of
'uhn ? The navigation ii?t.i>rest r?f flux
?orth was also deeply affected. There
ore: 3,018 vessels cupiped in tho carrying
rado of Cuba tho world over. Qf these the
'nited States furnished 2,:>70; Spain but
01 ; England J>4S ; and Franeo 120 ; and
ut of a little over five hundred thousand
jrinagc, the 1,'nited States contributed two
undred and fifty thousand. Was not,
lien, that portion of the United States in rested
in the shipping business vitally
nd deeply in forested in the acquisition of
'lib:!. for it W.IS nillv l>v iK nffiiiiuilinn
> j ~j - ..v.|?rf">V? ?.M.U
icy coulil .strike the shackels from itscoiuicrce'(
There were two mode* of acmiirinR tho
'land?one by purchase and the other by
inquest. lie believed the United States
juld not purchase it; fir-f, because Cuba
i a productive source of revenue to Spain,
iving her almost three million of dollara
or milium, nil expenses defrayed ; because
is the defeucoof her colonial possessions,
id because, out of that revenue, she deays
all the expenses of her consular and
iploiuatic system on this continent; and,
>oking buck, he believed there was someling
more powerful?the traditions and
ride of Spain. Against this sale protest.1
the traditions c* the grandeur of that
eriod when the Sp.-i iish empire was worldide,
nnd against this sale protested (hat
ride, as haughty now as on the day when
rimaldi thought to menace Knuicc. And
'hat would he the risk of acquiring the
bv w.'iv V 1 ! !? . ? '4,? ?4
~ j ..... . vvuiu IK uv uvuc u llliuilb
conflict with Great JJritain and France ?
kith havo guaranteed to Spain her sovcrgnitY
over the territory of the Island, and
ic gathering of their fleets in the \ iters
F the (iulf ami Carriboan sea indicate no
ispohition to recede from this guarantee.
With Franco he could understand it.?
ouis Napoleon, with the relentless ambion
which marked his distinguished kinslan,
wishes to establish n splendid colonial
npirO iu the West Indite. To ercate and
(tablish this it was necessary that the
nvor of tho United States uboiild bo tripled
or hemmed in. With li:*? band npon
10 very throne of tropical empire, his fit'iy
would bo invincible, and iiirf hand
uuld clutch upon the aoeptre of universal
iinmoroo now passing to us ; nud, whon
a shall huvo consolidated an ompiro, then
to very power whioh ho hud nindo instrucntal
in crippling the Miltod'-9tutfl?would
ndorgo subjugation. -.But tRO policy of
rent Ijiitain w.s 0J\}$ .jfcKMiuuble upon
10 theory of Htibsorvio^B^^muoc. llo
slieved her diplomacy had; btr in
10 grasp of Kranoo, and we^lBw^iily mop
up at tho dictation of
Mr. Ritchie, of PcmisyfvnH^IS^Snqiwml
hcthcr tho gontlomau thought the
(1 States had a riyht to tuko Cuha hcoaupo.
toy had n govonuueafc that ho docs not
iproye of.
Mr. Kciit replied that ho did not; hut
3 would ?;iy that the long catalogue of ag-.
'Cftsiotif, with tlio necuinuhited insults to.
jrfliig, invasion of her rights, and insults
lift? hoiivir gave tho United. State* tho
>ht to doolaro war agniust Spain, and ho
ntended tliat no nation would have tho
^ht to complain.
Tho National Intclliycncer gays of this
ot-oli :
Mr. Koitt, of South Carolino, made an
ur's speeoh in favor of tho propriety and
icetwity of tho acquisition of Cuba. Ho
ive an interesting outline of tho extent
d roHources of tho island, and its capucif
it? : *
i-/> iiiuii^i mipvovquient.
An Engliuh paper tells a ntory of a
cachef, who obucrvcd, that it wan aatrikg
proof of the wifldom and bcnovolcnco of
rovidonco that death was placcd at thoend
life?thus giviog tinio to make the r.cc
wry preparation for that ovent. Thi?
llt< to mind the profound remark of a
liloBophor who admirod the arrangoment
placing Sunday at the end of the */eek,.
?" ???v?uiu, w?ueu wouia inako
broken of H
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