Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, February 12, 1859, Image 2
KliOWFK COUli I Eli
ROBT. A. THOMPSON, Editor.
TKUM."4.?S 1.5.) n???- Miinmn. in mlv.uice.
paymojit l>o <lelnye<.l until nt'l'cr the expiration
tlio ye,u\ $2.00 Fur ?ix moiitIim, 1o cents,
advance.
Advertisements inserted :it the n-mal rates.
PICKKNS C. If., S. C.:
mr i ? ' - ~
u.vmia.1; aummug-, reoruary iz, lbOl
Our Thanks
Aro tendered to Senator Ciiesnit an
lion. S. S. Cox, of Ohio, for valuable publi
'documents.
Completed"With
pleasure wo make the nnnnunccmer
that tho " Koowco and Tuekascoge Turnpik
Road" is (iopipletod. It connects Tunm
Hill with Cashier's Vullev, N. 0. llere
connects with another road reaching as f;
s Webster, X. C. Therein in course of cm
struetiou a third road, running from Fran]
iin, A. C.. ni'.d intersecting with the fir
iiaiuod road a few miles uhove the Tunnel.This
latter turnpike passes Ilorso Covo an
through the Black Hoek section. The n<
vantages of opening up the^e important av
mica of trade arc not to he lightly estimate*
ami. whilst they arc of incalculable benefit I
the peopleof these sections, we trust they ma
prove profitable to i!:oir enterprising projei
tors.
Saleday.
A large number of persons allemloil liei
(111 SaledllV. Mllcli mrnnflv l">il> .? ..1 ---
v - - I '? '?? ?"
ncrsonnl, was sold. 'L'lio ton negroes, wide
wero sold for cash, brought fair prices. Tli
real estate also sold well. One tract of lam
containing three hundred and forty acre
which was sold by the Commissioner in Hrpi
ty in lSoo, for cHO, was re-sold by the san
ullioor on Monday for $37-1. Othor trne
were sold still more advantageously. Tli
was a crcdit sale.
The sales commenced early in the day an
wore continued until n very late hour.
A public meeting was held in the Cou
IIousc, to give expression to the sentimen
of the people in regard to the Blue llidj:
llailroad. Tho official proceedings of tl
meeting will he found in our columns.
The demand for money, on all sides, wsi
pressing. The supply was not equal to tl:
uviuiiuu, ui course, uut considerable amount
changed hands during the day neverthcles
Tho deportment of the largo crowd wn
?>od. Wo saw but 0110 unnecessary imlici
titfn ?>? " boiling over;" it, howover^pjiiv^
harmless. Towards "dus^v tho ,r|
rions fellow-led in jr u^' a few< w-,th trouble
jj$fl " spoei'its, ^ iJY'.ae them wander wonderousl
RU,!:!'1l1'[ilin''. Cause?the "$pirit"-.stirrinj* a
tioil of Blinilrv (vvniliibitna in ??? 1 'l
..J .it ilM/UIHl II
grocery. Such tiling arc not ]>lciisuut I
tlio eye, nor profitable 0>r instruction !
Two Articles
In our paper this week demand more tlm
n passing notice. Tho first is Mnj. lV.unv
speech on the lllue ltidge Railroad, dclivo
Oil before the Legislature tikis winter. It
short, pointed ami cannot be successful!
jnei. The position of such mon must uflc
i>.u;iii u|,.>iiuu i u great extent, uur row
era will peruse it with pleasure.
The second is nn article from the New Yoi
.Ercntir/ Poit, headed " A hand writing c
the Wall." Therein is set forth the rise, pr
pross and contiuucd increase in strength i
t!ie free States. It is anything but a Matte
ing picture. The South litis lo*t numcricn
ly her strength in the I'nion, and is thprml,,
upon the constitutional men throughout tl
country for the inuintonnnrn nf ln?i? i ;
~ - ~ ,,v* ,b,,w 1
it. Out of it, slio could defend herself, nil
we verily believe she will be driven to th
course before ninny years have passed. Tl
institution of slavery or the Union must ii
ovitabiy full, and, for oursolf, >%u juvfci tl.
South and the former, and we nre at nil time
ready and piepnred for the nlternntive.
The Cheohee Mining Company.
The Stockholders of this Company met i
Charleston on llin ?iU
by electing Messrs. IIoAf.ut Menu, Kdu'ai:
SkUIIINC, IvICII ARD YeADON, Wll.mam E\dto
nnd K. L. Adams, Directors. After whic
tlio following Officers were duly elected Ij
the Uotivd of Directors to servo for the ensi
ing year : Messrs. Roiikrt Mi;re. Presiden
ii. W. Kuiitmann, Superintendent; and \\
,J. Minni.eton, Secretary and Treasurer.
> -ir roadors aro doubtless aware tlint (1
mines abovo rcfcrcd to arc in this Distric
l.jc.itc 1 iii that particular section known i
Chcohoc. With this organization, wo hav
every confidence that the operations of til
Company must ho successful.
Curiosities.
Our neighbor, Mr. Uou't. Knox, haiulc
ns 011 Monday two large hen egg'', each vrcigl
ing one-fourth of a p:?und. Also, an car c
orn, with thirty rows, numbering thirtce
i 1? ? - ? ? . t "
iiiiiiuiiM grams. .v iac nog oi ma, twont)
four months old, weighed four hundred nti
fifty pounds, nott. Our friond is fortunat
in Doing blesped with tho " fat things " c
this lifo. Ifp also has n Urtle of tho host ol
" pop-skull "?thnt is, so wo lmvo hoon ii
formed! Jf a cold day or hunf/ry hour ovoi
takes us, wo'11 know where to "drop in !"
Immense Siikec Movement.?Tho Santo F
(N. M.^ Oa/.ettn Ktntiv* tImf. nlmiit lO.i fin
t-hoop arn About to ho takon from Bernftlll
and Valontia con ntio?, in that Territory, ovoi
land to California. Tlioro is nlno a drove u
1 (>.00 ) from Oliio, now at Santa Ko, bourn
for the aanic destination.
Indian Wit.?-lied .Jacket, nn Indiai
nuiflf Af (l.? ?'.? V-.:
y. ?..u Ui.\ minuiif, once fain to a inni
who remarked in his heaving tlint ho hod no
time enough, ' Wo IT, I suppose you have nl
thoro ?3 ["
> Johnson's LI;ip.
' A11 cxauiinatiouof this celebrated Map conlinns
our excellent impressions of it derived
from other source.*, h is a largo copper-platO
j(.; engraving. embracing tlie Republic* of North
and South America, their inland gulfs. river.*,
in seas, nte. The I'ni'.ed States, her territories
; and ndjacont countries, are correc tly and dis;
tinc.tly laid down ; in fact, it is tho mil v work
of the kind tlmt is up with tlie changes and
spirit uf tho age. and as such wo take pleas3.
uro in recommending it to the patronage of an
appreciating public. i
Muj. I'bkuv, of lirconvillo, and Chancellor j
l' Johnston, of Xowborry, speak in tho highest
lc tonus of this Map. Not having their notices |
at hand, wo insert the good opinion of Gov. j
Drown, of Georgia, who is ever ready to lend j
h's name to useful and praiseworthy ei.t :rpri- j
c ses. lie says:
| 1,xk( ttivk lll'.l'a i;tm r. nt. "i
it Milledgovillc (!a.,Jan. 11, )
ir 1 have examined " .:< hison's new Illustrated I
and Kmbellished Coiini\ Map ?f the Republics ;
of North America.'' It is neatly executed, nail
j gives ft tnovc satisfactory view of the Territoj
vies ot I In; United States, than nny map I liavo
ever seen. 1 ha\e purchased tlivec copies, one
I for t-lio Kxccntive OHice, ono for the Senate
id t'hambor, and one for the House of Keprosenta- !
1- lives. JoHKi'ii K. Hr.owx. j
c- Mr. (1 II Johnson, the Agent for this I>is1;
trict, will rail on our eiti/.ens in a few days,
o for the purposo of efleeting sales. Ills work j
y ! deserves patronage. |
General Intelligence.
The steamship Asia brings Liverpool dates I
! to tlie 2'2d ult. Sales of cotton were small '
c with astringent market, which has had the !
'I j effect of reducing prices somewhat in the
h American market. Politically, the public '
ift mind of Europe is in an uneasy ?tate. The
I. machinations of the French Kmporor is likcly
to embroil the French and other nations,
i- though his policy is little understood.
ie The democrats are caucusing in WashingIs
ton, in the hope that anv intr>i-Porni>nr> In
>8 present taritV may he pvoventod '? v also
favor a thorough reduction in the v,.?pcnsos
id of the government. With a depleted treasury,
and a largo party in favor of increasing
i't the tarilV, tho principles of frco trade aro in
Is danger of being lust sight of. Next to sdave- ;
50 ry, it is the most important question to the
!C bout It now in agitation.
Congress is transacting much hasinoss. hut 1
is nothing of nnusnal importance characterizes
io tlio proceedings.
ts Tlic rnccs have been tlio attraction in the
s, city of Charleston the week past. The favorts
ites were Marengo ami Socks, fast hyrso? ?.1
i- 'IMie ciiv wa.^crpwtWuVith strangers.
vl.J- lion. A. II. Stetukn's, of Oa., declines to
i>. bo a candidate for re-election to Congress.
(I At tlio centennial celebration of the birth
|y | of Burns, in Washington, Col. Oitlt, in reply
[ -(t) a toast to the President of the United States
ic made one of the best speeches of the evening
to I ?dexterously associating his tributes to the
Chief Magistrate with his fervid homage to
the self-made bard.
n Excliangc3.
s F.vkmf.u and Pi.antek.?The first numbi r '
r* of the " Fanner and Planter," new scries
. ...
1!! j lias just reached us. It is published in G\ 'y
j luinbia, S. (J.t by Mr. It. M. Stokes, at tho
ct j low prieoof ?1 per year, invariably i? ad|
vanco. Tlte Kditorial dfitmrhnnnfc ! >"
presided over by a gentloman well qualified
to discharge faithfully tho high trust. The
in horticultural and ponudogical dnpnrtmeuts
are under the earo of Mr. Wji. Summer, of
d Newborry, than whom none more suitable
r* can ho found, llight pages additional have
j been added, and the periodical is issued in a
style of superior typography. The enteric
prise of Mr. Storks deserves, and wo trust
n, may receive, tlio hearty support of tlie far
j i uh;i.i hum puuuers in this and the other Southern
States.
ls 'I nb Mbrcurv.?We nrr> pleased to note
10 t ho improved npponranco of the "Charleston
1 Mcreurv," issued dailyand tri-weekly iii that
lC city l>y it. i>. Kiimj\ <Jr. I * -. ^. 1 iy this r.r"s
rangoment, nuicli additional reading is given
t) the patrons of' this staunch States' rights
journal, whilst the ability displayed by its
talented editor recommends it to a more p;on11
j oral and liberal patronage. The daily costs
d i $10 ; tri-weokly, ?5.
i) i Tim: Litkrarv Caskbt.?Messrs. M. If.
n j Loony and Hrothor have issued at Lafayette,
h ! (ia., a very handsome shoot. Tho subscripy
tion price is $2 por annum. Tho first nnmbcr
boars the impress of tact and ability.?
t; j Success to the ' Casket."
'. j ('.'ongo Idka op Ilooi'V.n Skirts.?
Sonic of the Wanderer.* Africans arc in
,c i Mississippi. The Yicksburg Sun says:
t | "We do not think they arc valuable
: from tlie fact that we believe no white man
would like 'to oversee a set of such hideous,
senseless-lookim* creatures; besides, il
0 would, in our opinion, bo a groat deal of
trouble to keep them at work. They can
! ask for tobacco and whiskey, and perhaps
,1 j elicw tho former and drink tho latter, but
they can do nothing else. They know nothI
injjjt about the use of clothing, and would
l( j as soon place a pair of pants on their shouldI
dors as their legs. Oneofthein lnm forj
j lucd a great fancy for umbrellas, and when
' | a couple of younx ladies nvinvoaohed him.
u dressed in the present extensive fashion,lie
flung down his hoe, and pursued one of
them with nil possible speed, and as lie
i* ennic near her, he vigorously grabbed ntthe
r- skirt of her dress; butbeforo lie succeeded
in getting hold of it, one of the attaches of
tho Mississippi Central Railroad succeeded
? in knocking him down. Mr. Monatague ,
then took iiim in charge and asked him in i
0 Iris own gibberish what he pursued the fady
for, wl?6n ho replied that ?ho had an
f umbrella under her dress, and he wanted
1 it." ^
" It i* ft poor role tjirit won't work both
1 wnvf," oxcluimc.l the hoy, throwing tho rulo
i hnck nt tho 8cho(>lnin8t?r.
' Kkrp out of hwl company, for tho chorion
I i<?. tlutt whou tho devil firos into ft flock ho
svill hit soiccbcJy.
Pennings and Clippings.
Cotton.?The cotton market in Chnrlcpto
on the 3th was depressed. The qnotfttioii
:ire 10 to II 34 cents per lb.
In a NvTsiiki.i..?Ashi*e\vod ImsinoM nia
< who taken little interest in polities', is rcpoi
! tod to have remarked, tlmt the proposition t
hoy Cuba ecomcd to hint " like mi olTcr t
Rivo Iiionev that wn liml ? .? f-.~ - ?i.:~
v ...... ???' v pUl, UM 41 ?*?m
wo iliilu't, want to a nation that wouldn'
sell !"
Campjienk Murders.? K. Morinm's rcoor
shows that the use of camphcno. burniii;
fluid, nnd kindred preparations for tl?c pin
poso of illumination last year caused tli
death of fifty-four persons, and resulted ii
serious injury to ninety-three others, clevei
of whom wore not expoctod to recover; l?c
si'k's which, tiros involving a loss of $08,'.) 1.
!ir(KO ?
... w. V ?%/ Itiu Qtilliu ul um}|
Passku.-?The Conlliohta Railroad bill ha
passed the North Carolina Legislature, am
is now n law.
I Lots or Shaving.? 1 n the United State
! thoro are sit thousand brokers and six thou
I sand barbers?and what lots of shaving thei
both do.
A Monstek Hoc at Pitii.uJKi.rittA.-Then
is now on exhibition, at Waddell's Avonm
Drove Yanl. in the Twenty-fourth "Ward, t
monster hog, which weighs twelve lutndrot
ami thirty-live pounds. It was fed and rais
ed by Mr Bishop, of I/incostor county.
SiioiKi.vcs Pa it it i i' i i>k?Win. Moody, ill
old citizen nf Oxford, Ivy., was killed on tin
night of tho 24th ult., by a blow from a clul
in the hands of his son. .Joseph Moody. Tin
murderer, who was crazy from liipiur at tin
time, was arrested.
Patriotic Ladies.?Tho .udics ofWinns
boro have contributed $i? 19 to the Cullioui
monument fund.
Countf.ukbit Notks.? Mills of the (lonomi
nation of ?20, counterfeits of tho bank o
Hamburg, arc in circulation in Virginia am
nlsnwlinro
1>aii.?Our Minister to Central Amerie;
is disgracing himsolf l>y drinking too inucl
liquor, lie is also compromising the lionoi
of his o\\ it country.
Titk IjIvk Yankek.?lie's si drivin' liif
keows to paster all over the Continent: keep
in* school in Australia; peddlin' Clicrn
Pectoral in China: ulnviii' v.?..t,?..
, j ... .? ?ni\i;y I ?UU
lie " in Japan : openin' a lantl oftioe in
'' >viia ; kissin' queens everywhere; mul inn
kin' himself at home generally, without invi
tntion.
BcRMNn.?A little daughter of A. I?
Wright, of Savannah, Gn., was hurncd I
death on the 25th ult. This should he
warninc to careless ndrmliv
11 a it t) Times.?At the sale of the proport;
of tho lato Capt. Foster, says tho Aahcvill
(X. C.) Xcws of the .'5d inst., near this pine
last week, eighteen uogroe.", ohl au?l young
bigaiul little, aold for $18,050?or an aver
ago of more than $100(1! Young men sol<
f>r from fifteen to sixteen hundred dollars
Mules ranged from $1 o0 to $'.200. Macon 1
an<l 1"> cents. Corn from 70 to 7a cents i
bushel, and everything else in the same way
African Wool.?Five million pounds o
wool were shipped last year to England fron
Algoa Day, South Africa. Its vnlun iimmmi
Q'.l to $1,400,000.
Nump.rr ok IIl'm.w Honf.s.?It is a far'
which, apparently, is not generally known
that there are thirty-two bones, neither moi
nor less, in till tho divisions of the huinai
body. Thus, there are thirty-two tooth, thii
ty-two spinal junctions, and soon.
DiF.n.?The Charleston papers announc
tho death'of Mr. James Chapman, former!
ly a most successful merchant in that city.
I'or Oovr.rnor.? Hon. Jehu A. Orr, ;
brother of Col. Orr, the accomplished Speak
or of the llouso ot Ueprcscntntivc.*, is n jirom
incnt eandidnto for Governor of Mississippi
lie is a native of Anderson district.
| Maxims.?It is iinpossiblo for a man wli
is falso to his friends ami neighbors shoul
be true to the public.
i Ki.ectko.?Mr. Charles 1\ Petty, of Spat
i tanburg District, a graduate of Woil'ord Col
j lege, !ms l>ccn ol.cted to a profospondiip ii
I the Spartanburg Female Collogo, to till tli
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of I'rol
G. I<. llilllCH.
Hig Hoc.?(Jen.''iiitfl U. Xottlos, *ays 11 >
Darlington !''/<({/, a few days ngp killed i
hog that weighed five hundred ami lifty lbs
The hog was thirty months old.
Extf.xjuvk Con i, a<jii at ion.?Xew Ilnven
Jan. .'51.?The extensive bolt works of Plant'
manufacturing company, in Southing ton
; was burnt this morning. Loss $100,000
I with nn inpuranco of $05,000. It is holiovpi
to Imvo heon the work of nn incondinry.?
Two hundred men are thrown out of employ
ment.
Wiikat.?Tho Clovehwid (Tenn.) Bnnnci
says: AVo henr a great deal of iompluin
among tho farmers about (lie coming whoa
crop. The prospect now iH not nt all .lattcrinf
?tho winter thus far has heon very ir.iU
and tho fly lms injured it. considerably.
Trutjifui, Oijskrvation.?Sir Phillip Sid
noV suys; "I mil no hornld td- Inquire o
men's pedigrees; it nufficoth mbifl ktu>v
their virtues." Sir l'hilljp wasbno.bfih<
fuw wise men ot the world, rind n truo Chris
tia.11. ) '
Svicjdb.? Mrs. .Tane Soxebco, ofSprtrlnr
burg District, S. C., an unfortunate Ignntlc
committed imicido 011 the 10th of January, bj
hanging herself.
Wii,t> I'iokon's in Tkxas.?Tho Clnrksvillt
(Texas) Standard pnyn that tho pine region
of that county is infested by myriad* of \vil?J
pigeons, which destroyed nil tho (train with
ju Uetr rccvch.
The 1\>ok or Xkw York.-^-TIio SupcriutciuU'nt
of outdoor poor 1ms rcccivcd, sinco
thu first of tlio year, some 20,000 (implications
i f>r 'assistance. of which about 13,000 have
j boon attended to. and tho remainder will be
" i as soon as the visitors can got around. About
" j $^000 in money, ami a.'3 much in coal, have
0 j boon already distributed.
a had Vase.?-A bo v. tlirco years old, wns !
tr
^ badly scalded in llurlington, Ycriuont, a
fow days since. His fiionds immediately apj
plied oil and cotton ; tlio cotton was nccidcnt*
! allv set on liro! This second burning causj
cd his death !
c \ Hoiided.?Tbo I?n Salle 1'rets says that
, i the banking li. 3 of A. J. Mutteson at lVo(
: phctstown. 111., was robbed on tho night of
1 the night of the loth of $05,000 in bonds and
' m >rtgagos of the C.unaticho. Albany and
| Aicmiuiu K.iiiU'iit*. ami about iri note.*
' belonging to Mr. Mnltosnn.
1 j Ax Orrn.-K "Woiitm ll.wixo.?One of the I
I "fattest" oflioos in tho gift of the people of j
t'lo city of Xcw York is tlint of uherilf.? i
Ilia foe-i, Inst year, nnvmntcd to
y j I'nii.m'I'v ?.V year nnd i\ half,
j ago, four young ladies in Cincinnati wore mari
ried at tho same hour. Two have since scpi
united from their husbands, and the othor
C I
, two are trying to get separated.
i j Aim'oixtkd.?J. M. Spnllnek lias been
_ I confirmed by the Senate as United States |
i m i... i P - . i - .. . - -
->iiiu inr mo district ot Uoorgin, nppoin- I
ted in tlic place of Mr. Stewart, who was re- [
moved on t!ie ground of not cxcroising suflic
ent vigilar.ee in the ease of the yacht Wan'
derer.
PtltS-'NAt..?A personal diflienlly having
arisen between S. \\*. Melton, lvsfp, cdito.' of ]
tho Yorkvillo Enquirer, and Mr. \\r. A. I?atta,
mutual friend* took chargoofthn matter,
1 ami adjusted the samo " hotiornbly" to all 1
parties. The occurrence was produced by
* the comments of the editor on tbo r?roi?ppi1? I
' ings of the Stockholder* of tlie King's Moiin- j
' tain Uailroad, in which Mr. I<atta figured
rather conspicuously.
1 A Xkw Candidate.?A now Candidate f-r
' President of the United States, in the person
of (Son. Jo. Lane, of Oregon?"the Marion"
of the Mexican war?is brought forward in
< ccrta'n quarters with somn prominence.
What's in a NaiikY?The suino pajjeili
which contains the account o? Uie arrest of
Andrew .JaeV^?nii ...?*ii ,.La . i
I "V.ni.-u
- |'o. assault upon 'iliomns Joficraon, 011c of the
police of that city.
llkmf.r ok tiib Tuf.asl'uy.?A correspondent
of the Washington Slalr.i advises that
tlio $30,000,000, which was distributed
11 among tlie several States, be recalled. South j
11 Carolina lias $1,000,000, with which she has
built all of her rnilmnd*.
V TiikIIek Feveii in Knci.axd.?15y tho last
" steamer from England wo learn that there
is now in progress at tho Crystal I'alaco,
London, an extensive Poultry exhibition, tho \
'* coops containing the fowls being a mile in !
' extent.
Mount Yehnon.?-One hundred thousand
' dollars have boon paid by tho ladies towards
1 tho purchoso of Mount Yornon.
J5iti<;nam Kx<:ommuxicarixu.?Saiitt Brig'
ham h'..- just performed the wholesale tdaugh1
tor of cutting off from communion with his
* ohurch, eight hundred and *ixty mcnibors
who sympathise with tho (Jontilos.
> Cont vcious.?Five children of Win. Con>
i venhoven, of Charleston, Montgomery connp
ty, X. V., have diod of scarlet fover in less
i> than live days. Four,of Alio little ones, all
brothers, lay side by side in death, and were
buried on the oiine day.
0 IIaiiiiioai) Accidknt.?We regret to
'* learn that Mr. John Manguni, recently
oinploVed in excavating the tunnel for the
u Blue Kidge llailroad, was, on Monday last,
run over on the (ircunvillo lload, in the
neitrhborhood of Puhnvrn. and the left le<r,
I" i . v .
just above the ankle, was so badly crushed
ns to require amputation. 11 is right foot,
is also badly injured, and other injuries
0 were received about the hcvd nnd person,
1 as is supposed, by the cow-catcher. Mr.
MungU'ii is regarded as in a critical condi -
tion. His relatives reside in New York,
|. i corner of 28th street and 11th Avenue. |
nl a.mmiikk, vesterday morning tlio
0 train 011 the Spartanburg and Union Hail?
P road ran off the track near tfaam'ti, and, as
wo loam, smashed tlirco platform oars.?
Fprtunately 110 lives were lost and no BOiic
ourfinjtiry stWtnlnGrl by tlioso 011 b<Jhrd.?
1 Columbia Jiullvtin, {1<L
An A yaii.adi.k Candidatk.?If there
bo any who think that Mr. Fremont can'
not run as well now as he did in I80C, the
8 following item from the Mariposa Demo
o.tiv iniiy serve 10 enlighten tlieni:
" On Tlnmday last, Fremont was seen
1 to pass through Quartsburg, and take his
- way down the Stockton ror.d, in a buggy, nt
- j a rattling speed. Tliis, ofceurse, excited
: tho curiosity of the people in that place,
r j but before any conclusion could bo arrived
t . at, us to the probable cause, the under Jrhcrl!
iff hove in view also at full speed. On be,
j ing questioned fts to the cause of tho hurj
j ry, the officor replied that he had no time
I w Diujt, im ncwaH 111 iiustc to overtake Fro|
inont. "Whether ho effectod tho arrest wo
- i linvo not yet lonrnjpd. If, i? probable, howr
ovmvthat the Cofofiel lnid too mnoh start
r of him. Tho Col. ifl hard to cuteh when
> hd gets a good Htnrt.
Tiik 11 kin f.st Yicr.?Tlfo ITuntavillo
Advocate snyn: " Six negroes, belonging
' to the estate of Win. Rogorfll, deceased were
. sold on Hnturday Ir.bt in MayHvillo, on twelve
' months credit. A bov 21 years old Kold
I f,.r S1 (\9.'T r.n? TO -1.1 cinif.
IB w ... jV uinum iui wivjiiir, IJIIO
38 yo.nra old for 81UGS, one 8-1 you ye fov
, 815f>0, ono 28 years (ntisound) for 81,000
I ' an old woman fov$IGU. Total $706i ? an
I avcrngO of near 81227. This ?nlc win tuko
| tKo premium, and puts MaysviUo ahead." I
00!?MUWI0AT80W8.
ruil TIIU COCRIKR. ' t
Tho ""'la Ridge Railroad. c
According to proviou* notice, ? meeting of "
tho citizens of Pickens District was licld in i 11
the Court House, on Monday, the 7th inst., ^
to tako into ' consideration the present con- ; '
dition and future prospects of tho Blue Kidgc I
?- .1-;- l1
i >vi>im>miu, iiuu^nv |miuiiu vA|jrwmuu iu uiuir ^
opinion in regard to the importance of tlic ^
enterprise. v
Qui. W.v. IIlntku wa* callod to Hie Chair,
anil Wji. C. Keith requested to net as See- j(
rotary. j ?
The mooting hoing called to order, Mr. ^
Ki.am Siiaki'B in ado a short speech rolativo
to tho importance of tho mooting, and urging ' v
tlio necessity of prompt and manly action on I o
our part to seuurc tho completion of a work I '
?tho importance of which tv> the State is in- (l
I.I..
VIUVII illUIV*
Jamks A. I) K?q? ni ivol that iv onn- '
m'.ttoe of sixteen bo upp Vmto.l to draft u pre- "
nmhlo and resolution* cxproiaivo of our in- "
terest in tho undertaking. which was unani- \
niouslv ndopted. "
Tlio Chairman then appointed the.follow- '
ing gentlemen, to wit : ^
Messrs. J. A. D tylo. I\ X. G.irvin, It ib't. |
A. Thompson. K. II. (irUfin. 1}. Ilagood. Jn?.
.Maxwell, J. II. Ainhlor, 10. 1'. Vomer, -Josh- '
ua Jamrmm, John (J. Millor, J. 0. Lewis, ! n
lleosu Bnven, I>. Binnian. W. S. Grislmm, ' .<
S. bningood, 1>. >S. Stribbliiig. I
Tlic Committee having retired, Mr. 'A. ^
IVi.uam whs calle t on for a dpooch. Ilo c
upoko in the warmest terms nf the iin]i >r- \i
lance, progress ami practicability of the enterprise.
c
'l'iie Committee having returned, reported, j t-1
thrftug!) their (Minimum, the. T?re-1 t
amble ami resolution*, wliicll wore un.ini- j t,
nmtisly adopted '
Whrrcax. aoption was made to tlio Log- j ^
ishituro, at its recent session, for ai<l tv? tho I
lJluo Kidgc U.','ilrond. which, after protract- | s
o,l discussion. \Vas refused by that body.? I
I >o it, therefore j J 0
J'rsnl( ({, Tiitit this action of the Legislature
is received {with regret, u'lid that we look (.
with oonlidorieo,\ up m tic.re-assembling of jj
this body. for th^> nid desired. I
J'ciolvtl, Tiiajt we have abiding confidence i ,
in tho pvacticaljtil'.tv of the ontppprbo. ami j ''
tin* '.i'?!?? ? - * -*
... .. \>i nit o tru u? i'i'lll|)lU C H
without denime/ut to her dri'iMt or interest*. fi
an<l regard ilaj oirly lomnlethin as of the m
grout est Jni?0?yiuure to t lio fc> ato at large. t,
- 'ju wlrrtl, That wo approve tho e >ui*i*o of
the direction of the K.?ad in prosecuting tlio
work to the estentof it* mean?. '
He jo/red, That wo highly appreciate tho '
oouno.-<y of the opi?mont* >f tlio road. in tho l>
Legislature, in the ilitfcitssiun of tho subjoot u
iiml their notion in tlio premise*. u
Kesnlcril. That wo rocnmmoiul that a Mash rj
Mkf.tino l?o ho'.?l at Tunnel Ilill, during ibc
ensuing summer, to which tbe people at
large be invited, together with a special it - i v
vitation tu tlio membersof the Legislature to
lio p:e8cnt?1> tho eiul that further action b
may bo taken in tho premises.
i> wlml, Tlnit a eommittco of seven be o
appointed to sol . it subscriptions to this great j
iiuer|n i>(\ mm o urge united nml successful j
notion throughout the district, in favor of the .
Itond in this its diorst extremity.
l.'ndor the foregoing resolution. the Chair "
mtpuintnd ilie following committee. nnmolv : s
MofHrn. Kin in Slmrne, l'\ N. CJnrvin, >1. 11. n
Amhlor, W. Grisimm, I>. Hicmnn, M. M,
Norton, C. I'ullinm. ,
On motion of Muj. AV. M. Ilnddon, the ^
proceedings of this mooting woro ordorfcd to
ho nnlili.slioil in tlir> ? l
request that the pro?s of the State bo rcijuo.-t- "
o<l to copy thoHnino. h
After which, ' n nit tinn. tho mooting ad- li
journcd. WM. IIUNTKR, Chui'n. ^
Wji. C. Keith, Soc'ty.
Poi'LTiAn I'.l.l'.c l'lt ins OK JunOKS ANI> 1
,?Sor.tci voas.?We mako c.\ tract below iron* 11
a letter of J udjro Peter 13. Love, of Georgia, 11
!. 1 ! * . . ?' ' *
uiiiiuuiiuiiig msinienuon 01 not Doing a can- '
(lidato for ro-elcction. I'pon the policy of giving
the cloction of the above ofticcrs to ?
tlie people, his experience as a Judge, lias *
brought liiin to the following very .sensible '
conclusions: J1
" The giving of these elections to the pco- a
pie, L confess, at first, I thought an excel- "
lent policy; but experience has shown, that
it vv.;s most ujivvise and impolitic, True, 1
its bad efFocts have not been apparent in
tins district, for the reason that thcro has 1
boon 110 opposition, but in boihc of thcothor .
districts tho consequences have been most
deplorable. The dignity and efiiciency of c
.judiciary must sulfor in nil cases, where
tho Judge condeseonds to eleotioneor for c,
his oflicc, with those whom and among '
whom, it will be bis duty to administer
the law. And even if bo should stand v
aloof from tho contest himself, lie would be
more or less than hum, if ho did not feel li
under obligations to those friends who c
spent their time and money to advanoo his "
interests.
"These things ought not so to bo. A v
Tud^e ought to bo absolutely blind and in- f,
sensible to everything^ oxeept the law, jus- ji
tice and truth. Hut if it bo bad pulley to j>
elect tTio Judges by tiro people, it in htill
worBC to clect Solicitors General' in that j'
way. A Solicitor General iu office, and '
who wishes to retain that office, has strong [j
temptations to show favors, and if he should rt(
happen to bo corrupt, might absolutely dry h
up tho very fountains of public justice-?
Many of the errors of a corrupt Judge might
v</xvvtvu, i/ici' miu UIIIIVJI Ul H '
Solicitor would be without remedy." p(
])r. TinowxLow, of the KnoxvW.c W/u'f/, 11
which by-the-way, is now n flourishing tri- -u
weekly, conoluaes a Into inipnlemont and t|
custigatioii oi'somo assailant ns folltxws ; p
He in a member of the Methodist Church
in Goorgfn, and a practising Physician.? t<
Nay, more, ho is "a Northern man with
Soulhorh prinoipleB," nnd if ho hnd not
innde uncalled for nnd abusive remarks V<
nbont me, lie could linvo remained "atone
in his glory," ?o far n? I am oweerned.? b
IJut if I have any connniwion fVo,in either
'God or man, it is to look up these kind of P
ndVenturera, and guard cloverpoojdoogninst
them. ,
J)r. IJrowni.ow evidently, l?ns not nog- a
lected liia commission n? a knight errftpt *
after wolves in nhcep's clotlmiK
'
The Caucus Last Night.
Pursuant to a call road by the Clerk of
he IIuu.se at tlto adjournment yosterdoj, ;i
aucus eoinpuscd of meinbors opposed to a
lodilicution of the t a rift", nsneuiblcd !a*<b
ijjflit in tlie House of Kopresent-attves.?
Lbout fifty members, chiefly from tho
Southern States, was present. Tho whole
)einoeratic delegation troth Illinois was
rosont, as were two members from Minesota,
one from Ohio, and two from New
\>rk. No mouiber from Pounsylvania
as in nttcndnnco.
Mr. .J. Cochrane, of New York', waseal3tl
to the Chair, and Messrs. Cavamiujjh,
f Minnesota, and Kuftin, of North Cavulia,
word appointed Secretaries.
M,. A':....:..: :.i 41.-* J -
^ A'iui.M>ii ui 1 11^1111(1, ililJU IIIHI IIU
ras not inclined to be 'wound by the notion
f tlio caucus, lie thought (hat tlio
fouso was the proper place for settling the
nestion.
Mr. (l.irr.ctt, of Virginia, offered a rotation
appointing a committee of fivb t?y(?ko
uto consideration the nubjcct of retrcnehlcnt
nnd reform in the expenditures of the
Jovcrninent, und doi'luriUtf Utffliost ?u?odi
efttion of the tariff.
Mr. StcWnrt, of Maryland, said tliot ho
r.'iH not satisfied thutcouhi properly iittciul
lie canons. lie was now, ami had always
eon, in favor of a judicious tariff, for purosoh
of snlticicut revenue.
Mr. Crn\viord,of (icor<rn, road the call
mlor which tbe caucus had assembled.?
Vll opposed lo a change in the tariff, wcro
ivited to nttend, but it wijr understood
hat all Democrats wore welcomo, whntcvr
might be their opinions on tho subject
mliT fli#niss!fiii
Mr. Houston, of Alahamn, \Vns not inlined
to attend an adjourned mooting of
lie caucus. Those present fully represented
I'in: fV'SC v.vl r^uni(j,u ttCUlUiia. U\>pu;SO(l
d a change, in the tariff.
Messrs. Harksd.do, of Mississippi, and
Iiles, of South Carolina, declared thcniolves
opposed to any modification of tho
\rifl'. Th.oy were pledged to. ni|d in favor
n uoc I mac mm illicit taxation.
Mr. l/nnar, of Miiwh'sippi, 'wposcd a
hange in the tariff, anil thought the time
ad come when it was necessary for the
>einoonitio parly to take a dccidcd posiion
on the subject.
Mr. .Stephens; of Georgia, said when he
rst. entered Oonpcross in 184:5, the expencs
of the Government were oiilv twentv
#r - J
lillions ppr annum. The country hndjzouj
hrou^h tho oxpensivo Mexican war, with
i.xty-thrcc thousand soldiers in tho fioM,
jr lifty throe millions, mid now, ill timoof
oaco, tho estimatea wore mivoiity-threo
lillions. Many expenditures wc.-o wholly
nnocebsarv. !>nd reform wa? indispcusal ly
ceded. He believed forty millions an
bundanco ft r the nntionml expense. lie
ns thercford opposed to an increase of du
mm saiu gnw^pniunrnros should b'V
rought withiiTf^Mcsont voco5ptn.
Mr. Morri'rt, oW!uv! nsked tlic Chairinm? ?
f the ('ofinnittct&of Ways ami .Moans (Mr;
Miclpfl, of Mo.,AmVliolhov tho connnittciy
itcudcd to repojk a bill for an iueroiiHC of
lie tariff, and suggested whether it woulif
ot, ho better to proparc such a bill, ami
nbinit it to the inspection of the cauciw
t an adjourned meeting
Mr. IMiolps replied that ho had for ?oiuc
iiiie de-sired to introduee a bill to modify
!lf> fm* flin nui?ni\uA !nrt??o.u !m. !?? %.
cvonuo, but lie laid to inform the gentlenan
that the Committee of Wiiys and Means
ail como to i? " (load lock," and there was
itlle hone cf tho ommittco reporting a
'ill which would find favor with the House.
Mi. Crawford, of (In., thought, from inormation
dorived ut tho Treasury 1 ^part.ient,
that sufficient rolief to tho Uovofiniiont
might ho afforded by extending tho
rcasury uoto l?iw of 1858 for one or two
cars, authorizing tho ?-0,000,000 now
utxtamliuir^o he rc-issued. Ho Kubmittcil
wo rcsolinfons an a substitute for that of
kl r (!nrin>lf i\f "\*.i lifjf If In 2....*.
... i.v.v) | *nov, i'liiiv it- in iiiva**
icdient to modify the tarilf; 'secondly, thnt
committee of five bo appointed to report
t nn adjourned meeting a mode b\ which
he publi'o expenditures eun bo materially
educed.
j'livrju resolutions xvcro p'MWnd nlnmst
inanimously. Messrs. Phelps, of Minnosta,
Tuylor, of New York, Taylor, of J4onsiaila,
and others, participated in the disUfl.sion.
We understand that tho caucus iidjimrnd
until Saturday next. Wythtiiytoi*
Statrx.
W.vjiixcto.v. Fob. 4.?In thcScnnto. bills' ^
fere reported for tho establishment of Terr
i?ri?l govcrivnicntfl in Arinonii m.d Donotnh
iy tho comu'iittoo of Territories.but the npplitition
from Colnnii was rejoQted. The iJoni-v
lirtoo on L'uhlio Lands Reported in fnvor of
lio homestead bill. Tho bill for tho relief
f tho Mobile and Ohio llnilroad Company,,
rur |i|innv>l. iMIKillj; 1IIO JinVIUO DIIIH. Olll? S
jr tho relief |Ijq awnow and crew of i ho.
rivtitoor brig (iciieral irmstiong. tvn?i 1
rinsed by u vote of 124 to 11. In tlio llonco j
lio Committee on Militnry Afl'uir? rojucted
lio I'rosidont's rueoimnoinhuion of ft protci-i 1
irnto over Si.n n'n nnd Chilutrthun. and po*-?.
oncd tlio ooriVideration of tho hill in reinIon
to tlio Indiun wftr deht until the next a
esxion. Tho ?.<?t of the day wi\h nceupio<l T
i tlio o.i!)Hi l( > u i ..i nt' privnto hills.
AV.vHniNOToN, h.~8\Mu\to'?Tho In-. |
inn ApjiropriatluUijbill \v<i$ resumed, and I
nffod. -jl??*
Mr. (Iwln inovi I fft reeonaiilor tlio \oto ilp*
3(\tinf, tlio AKriy^lli'?'iU bill. Tlio
lrttlon WftB
Hou?(i.??A resolution waa ,\tloptcwfvoatr n ct
ig tlio Judiciary Oonu?itU>o to inquire int<> .
nfi oxpotlicncv of providing n pnniHlmi&ot of
olygnmv in the 'lVrritnrio* of ilie,Union. i'jMjf I
Mr. PiUltkttOP. from the MiliMr.y OnnniU [
ffl. ii'imriwu ngiunHnv miuinry ftcmiomy o* I
tio Hcnoiingo, in ?*,-py??^P'V?. i&JR.
A rivohition wnn iw!<.j>to4 to fc^t down the &
i>to of tho largo jtfccoMtiy* doooownt#' boforo
*vcv ore priuteil.
fho Kxooutivo. JmlMuK &M X^gjulfttivo
ill was clicfrusgfti! until n?ljovu'nn\ont.
Tho suti]?,M;t of k. nuHon.'il fum\!.lry \viv?
(rttpnned until iioxt session,
Fys.?One of tho c/litors ofthtf S&ftfcm Post
i<ya: "Wo ton* o onjoytd the wot-UV #9 mnc!i
s ntliors. h?vft rift* it* ?i
v., ....(.J.IUI limit
'l?nn as n v:o fmuv! a partKfflMif ncstV j
itti < !< ^