Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, September 29, 1860, Image 2
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BOB'T. A. TH0MP80N, Editor.
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Advertisements inserted at the usual rates.
P|GKENS C. II. S. C.:
8aturday Morning, September 29, 1880.
FOR PRESIDENT:
HON. JOHN C. BRECKENRIDGE,
OK KENTUCKY.
_ FOR VICR-l'RKSIDKNT:
GENERAL JOSEPH LANE,
v?r \n\ i jV? \js% .
The Replies
Of the candidates for the Legislature nnd the
now advertisements have left us little room this
week fur editorial matter.
Return Week
[3 passing. Up to Thursday night something
over one hundred eases have boon entered, being
a loss number than usual. Wo suppose the
number will run up to 150 or 200 eases altogether.
The return for Anderson was over 300 eases ;
t.nl.. ? n 1'j ?i.? tl.. 1 ?l.?l 1?
-".jo IMU . w.v unn 11.11 (
been miule it? ten years."
Tho Court
Of Common I'leua and General Sessions, fur
this circuit will commence at Abbeville on Monday
next. Judge Wardi.aw will preside.
Col. Ashmore
Requests us to give notice that ho will addross
his constituents, in the Court House, j
Tuesday of Court, on tho political topics of tlie
day- w ^
Mr. J. Calvin McDaniel,
Who sustained so sorious an injury last week
liy the premature discharge of the cannon at
Hall's, has had his arm amputated above the
elbow, lie is suffering much, and his recovery
is considered doubtful bv some.
Dedication.
The now Prosbytorian Church, at Richland,
was dedicated to the Lord's service on Sabbath !
last. Reverend S. S. Gaii.i,.\rd, of (trccnville, 1
preached the dedicatory sermon. Rev's. Messrs.
Mc\V?'irter and 1} >uus assisted in the services. |
Election for Major General.
The election for Major Gcnoral of this Division
was held on Thursday last. The votes have
not been officially canvassed, but enough is
known, we learn, to render the election of Maj.
Goodlett reasonably certain.
Tn M o n <i nrnvo
- ~ ?????B V-.W.
Maj. John C. Mim.kr desires those who may
oast their votes for him in tlio coining election,
to write on their tickets his natm in J'ull.?
This is necessary to distinguish the ballots from
those cast for Mr. Micau Mim.kr. A number
of votes were thrown out by the managers from
this cause two years a^o. The managers of
elections and Maj. Mii.i.er's friends, at his special
request, will please observe this.
No Fusion.
It is announced by authority that there will
bo no fusion in New York to defeat Lincoln.?
This will give him that great State, and possibly
secure his election.
Twelvo*Mile River Baptist AssociationThis
body convened at En on church, in this
District, on tho2Lst instant, ltev. John Ariaii,
was elected Moderator, and John Owens, Clerk.
Elder John Owens preached the introductory
sermon. Tlio attendance was large, wo under
Ismuu, anu mc nusinoss 01 uio Association was
transacted in tho best spirit.
Alum.
Sometime since a friend handed us a mineral,
found in large quantities in this District, supposed
to be alum. It has been analyzed, and
we have the pleasure of submitting the following
note from Prof. Le Conte, of tho South Carolina
Collego, on tho subject:
" Cor.omiiia, Sept. 10, 18G0.
"Dear Sir: A mineral was handed to me
about a week ago, as coming from you, with request
to analyze. Having some leisure on my
hands ,at present, I have done so. I find it to
be an alum, but not tho ordinary alum of coin;r.creo,
which la u pi/msn alum, but a soda aium.
The soda alum is found not unfrequently in
& small quantities, as a native product. Its use
& is not important.
Ilospectfully, Jos. Le Conte.
Koij't. A. TuoJirso.v, Esq, Pickens, S. C."
The Review at Hunter's.
The 5th Regiment of Infantry was reviewed
at Hunter's on Thursday of last week, by (?en.
Easi.ev and staff.
Col. Ashmore was present, and addressed his
constituents heforo the muster, in one of his
best speeches, although suffering from indisposition.
Tho Regiment was called to arms and paraded
with pretty full ranks. Col. Griffiv, a
young and meritorious officer, commanded.?
Tho Regiment performed the various evolutions
with skill and snirif. much to the delight of the
spectators and tlieir reviewing officer.
The band discoursed good music.
The spectators were out in strength, adding
much to tho enjoyment of tho occasion. No accident
occurrod to mar tho general pleasantness
of tho day, and tho crowd disperncd in good
order.
Largo Apples.
Mr. Garrison Green, of North Carolina, will
accopt our thanks for two very largo apples?
tho finest we have yot seen. Tho two woighed
two pounds, and the largest one and one-fourth
pounds 1
To Mrs. Mary Norton wo nro also indebted
for a fine specimen of tho mountain ("Morgan")
nrmlfi.
"I I
Interesting News
CJon Waf.ker, tho " grey-eyed man of destiny,"
lias been captured at Truxillo, tried and
shot! His men were sot at liberty. The English
assisted in his capture. Thus ends this effort
for lil>orty in Central America From
Europo, wo havo advices that Garabat.di has
entered Naplos in triumph, the king having loft
tbr Austria. IIo has boen warned not to attempt
to enter Home A great " Union
mass meeting " '14.1 been held in New York in
/Uvor of the Union and the constitution ! The
meeting expressed its willingness to fuse to dc#
feat Lincoi.n. Over twenty -thousand persons
woro presont Nevr Orleans sufTorod terri1.1?
o^Ai>m An tlirt 1 7 f Ki ? Mhino
IU1#Y irwiii ?nv ov/im ??? ?..v ??
houaos and dwellings woro blown 'lown, am!
aovoral lives vroro lost. The town of Itiloxi,
Mian, is in ruins Wo havo flipped from
* nn exchange an interesting letter from Col.
Ohr, which ahull appear next week.
The Blue Ridge.
The following extracts concerning this road will
bo read with much interest nt this time:
Jt'dok Fncir's Visit to Kkoxvii.lk.?This is
doubtless a very critical period in tho history of
tho Blue ltidgc Railroad. There cult bo no doubt
that a great deal of lukemtrninenu had grown up
in (hi'.state in consequence of the abandonment of
the connecliou from Knoxville to Cinvinnntl. South
Carolina was aiming itt n tliroot connection with
I the great graiu-growing Slates. .She di?.l not enter
upon the cons ruction of this road with any expectation
(hut it would stop hi Knoxvilte, and when
work on't lie lino hoyond that point was abandoned,
the hopes of her people were disappointed, and
mey were 011 uio eve 01 awaiting inoro auspicious
time tor its completion. In anctlicr column will
bo fouml another arliele from tho Knoxvillc Whig,
in which is (riven sunio remark* made by Judge
I I'rost boforo the people of I lint place. It will bo
.seoii that hia hopes have been grant ly revived by
progress being made ill the constmetion of tlio
Knoxville ami Kentucky roa^l. which will cross the
immense coal-tiehls of the Cumberland. If the
people of Kentucky would now press forward with
the Covington and Danville rood, and thus meet
the Knoxville and Kentucky Railroad, the policy
of South Carolina making further appropriation for
the completion of the Hluo Ridge Railroad would
he endorsed, we believe, by a very large majority.
Ti.c completion of the North Carolina Railroad
from Asheville to Ducktown, in Tennease. will also
enhance tho value of tlic Rluo Ridge Roml, bccauso
the former would be but a feeder to the latter, as
the produce of nil t hat section of country would find
a better market in South Carolinn than in North
Carolina. We sincerely hope that these circumstances
may all so combine as to make the completion
of the 1>1 ue Ridge Ho v?l no longer a matter of
doubt and hesitancy, but one in which all may unite
wiin zcai nn? coiinacncc.?Carolinian.
Jironic Phost s Knoxvim.e?I'nosi'KOT.s or tiik
Cincinn.vti Connkctiox.?\Vc find (lie following
in (lie Knoxvillo of a rcoont date:
Judge Frost, President of the Blue liidgc Railroad
Company, accompaniedby Major Gwynu, the
Chief Engineer, has been on a visit to our city,
having conic over the'line of the road, in private
conveyance. On Thursday night, the Judge delivered
an address in the Court House, of Vicar
two hours in length, which bo characterized, in
his opening remarks, "a verbal report" of the
progress and < outfit ion of the work. Our best
citi/ens were In u tendance, and listened with
more than ordinary attention. Ju<igc l'rost is a
sensible, practical, clear headed man. nnd witlml
is ft cnudid, honest and agreeable gentleman, who
will command respect wherever lie goes.
Ilis report was most ehecring, under all "he circumstances,
and presented ft much more favorable
stale of tilings than we were prepared for.
Of the ?7,000,(100 the road is estimated to cost,
about $4,000,000 have been expended, so that
the work is more than half done. The half <>f
the lfltl miles are not complete, but the heaviest
work on the road has been under contract, and
pressed forward. The Judge assured us that
numi-vcr auspicious Illlglll CXISI .18 IO 111C purposes
of tlie Company diverging towards Ducktown
nnd Chattanooga, they had n? other purj
pose, and had never cntertnlncd imv othei*, than
i to complete the main road to Knoxville as soon ns
' it was practical to do so. True, he said they desired
all the branches nnd feeders to the main
tinnk tlia' could lie built, and especially was it
I lie wish of the Company as well ns their interest.
to connect with the Chattanooga and Georgia
road, by way of Ducktown. Hut lie repented
that, in good faith, the Company would complete
1 the main trunk to Knoxville ns soon as circumstances
would allow of it. He was agreeably disappointed,
and much encouraged, upon arrival
her'. to find that tho Knoxvillo and Kentucky
lli'.ilrond Company had thirty miles of their road
under way, and would shortly have the enrs runllillf/
nnnn it nnrlinn nf ?l?n? 11 r* !?.*?! '? '*
on ii port ion of that rorul, and could make an encouraging
report lo the people or South Carolina,
upon liis own personal knowledge. He could
assure tlieni that before they were through to
Knoxville, tlioprospects were that Knoxville would
be through to Kentucky.
He entertained not a single doubt that the
South Carolina Legislature would now make them
such appropriations as would enable them to progress
with the work. The canvass for members
of the General Assembly was going on, and districts
which wero supposed to be in opposition,
and whose Representatives and Senators voted
against the bill, granting aid, were almost, unanimous
in favor of I lie nid required.
At the close of the Judge's speech, and after
consultation, the following resolution was offerred
by our own citizens, utid adopted by a unun
nouns voie :
Jieso/ved. That our t linnkn nrc duo, and are
hereby tendered to Judge Frost, tor his clear and
manly exposition of the present condition and future
prospects of the lllue Ridge Knilroud ; and
that under liis management and direction, we
have entire confidence in the completion of the
road to Knoxvillo, at the earliest day practicable.
The Equinox?Our section has thus far eseaped
the gale which '15 generally expected at
this season of the year, says the Charleston
Mcrrury, known ns the ''Equinoctial gale."?
The North was visited with a gale about a week
ago, which though nr' very serious, did some
considerable damage to the shipping; and off
New Haven harbor the brig Mary Price. Capt.
niiir.....i ?;?i. .. ..r - 1
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anil seven persons, including the Captain, were
drowned. From Mobile wo learn that u nn st
.-o.'ci? storm raged tiiere on Saturday, Iloo'ling
one-third of thocity, at n loss of $1,000,000.?
The brig 11 II Dixy was wrecked in Mobile Bay,
and sixteen lives lost.
TnF. IIr.m)ku?ov Incendiaries llrxo?Wo
learn trom tlto Henderson (Texas) 'rimes that
after patient ami protracted investigation, the
vigilance committee found Green Hcrndon and
his servant girl guilty of burning the town of
Henderson, aud they were hung on Saturday,
August 25th.
Activity or the (Jraiv Trade- -Tho Baltimore
VjXchaiKje of the 18th inst., says: As an
indication of the revival of business in our
midst, and to show the great activity of the
grain trade in this market, we have only to
mention tho extiaorditmry sales of yesterday,
there being nearly one hundred thousand bushels
of wheat and fifty thousand bushels of other
grain sold on Change. The demand for wheat
v? ug \ui j uvjin u.
Gam,ant?Gov. Moore, of Alabama, has
on a now direction to gallantry, uiu! manifested
liis preference to the female sex in a novel
way. It is reported that finding the penitentiary
at Wotumpka too fall, lie has discharged
the female convicts to make room for the males!
Tiib Oldest Man in the United States.?
The editor of titc Cincinnati (Ohio) Times recently
visited Salomon Pangborn, of tho Rising
Sstl n Fmininn ultn wnvn lio wny Imm in tlm
City of New York, a small town of five or six
hundred houses, in 17-5. He is consequently
135 years old 1
A New Stock?We observe in the New Orleans
Picnifutw an auction notice of seven fine
largo camels, males and females, well broke?
carrying capacity 800 to 1,000 pounds !
Jt'lXJE LoNosTREEf?Our distinguished fellow
citizen, says the South Carolinian, the president
of the South Carolina College, after Weturinc
Lord Brougham, has returned, and. is at
E resent on a visit to his daughter, at Oxford,
liss.
Gold?That troublesome little coin, the gold
dollnr, is to ho re-coioed into p'?e08 of largoV
denomination. All will rejoice at the abolition
of this exceeding great nuisance.
Wheat comino Souti.?'The steamship Thomas
Swann, which arrived at Charleston on Friday
from Baltimore, brought ns part of hor
cargo, 2,602 bushels of wheat.
Com and Snow?Ice formed half an inch
hick in tho North woods, llorkimer county, N.
V.f la?t. Monday nnd TuMdny ; and thero wns
snow on tlio Catskill Mountains on Thursday
morning.
Huno?Robert Tucker, a notorioushorse-thief
was hnngat I'oluxy Springs, Tcxns/ tlio other
day- He rnauo n confession, implicating many
citizens of fair reputation.
4
Penninga nnrt Cli'jpiug.i.
Nkw.-i'aikk CiiangK?TI.o Southern 1'rcotnjtcrian
jii ves notice that its issue of tlio 2'Jib
September, will lie the lust in Charleston}- nt?
the punor has been sold to h new company,
.Khint Sharpo & Co., who intend to remove it to
Colombia. The now volume will be edited by
the Rev. A A. l'orter, of Alufiamrt
Pit ii rinrp?Wi> Imvn I'Pi'oifiill Mm i':i tulni'lIP
of tlio LnurGnsvillo Female Cojlfi^t, ii^v 13QQ>
Tho luiiubcr of pupil*, 128. ' The college is in
n proMporouo condition. The cntul'^guo bears,
tlio imprint of Mr. Jnm'o* 'tldillhgftw^tli, of
j the Jfcrald, nnd is gotten up in superior style!
Death ok a Charleston Merchant*?TliA
Charleston papers announce the death of .Mr.
William Cnlder, in that city, on Saturday last,
in the sixtieth year of his ?ge.
Fort Sjiitii, Ark, Sept 21?Tho post offioo
ami gur'ison block of buildings wore d^trojed
by lire this morning. Loss $200,000. F?>ur
. thousand letters, including the mail from California,
for the Southern States, were consumed.
Lynch Law?A man named MoClure, hailing
from tho State of Maine, was, tin Saturday
last, by order of tho vigilance committee, whip
pen itv 11 siuvo tit uralininsvUlo. s l'., lor tainj
peritig with slaves in I lint vicinity.
Census ni, Laurens District?The deputy
1 marshal of Laurens furnbdtos the llerahi with
! the statistics of that District. Wo abstract.
| No. of families 2,188?of houses 2,12.">. .-White
I males 5.172?females 5.,'>50; Free Negrnos:
| males 52?females 58. Slajres: males P?,ft 19?
, females 0,084. lytititleiV to vote 2.280, 1W:
I sons over 20 who cannot read and write i >2,
Sick Hkadaciik?It is stated that two teaspoonfuls
of finely powdered chareoul, drank in
1 a hall' tumbler of water, will, in W<> tt.nn tiC.
toon minute*, give relief t<? the siek headache,
when caused, hs in mont eases it is, by supcraI
bundanco of acid on the stomach.
AVii.n Pioeons?It instated that 'he numher
' of wild pigeons shipped Ka?t from Michigan,
l the past season, is over 2.t >00,00(1, which s>> 111
for $25,000, paying :ii,000 eight.
Poi.itifai. Hiotinij ? A llell and Kvorett
meeting in Philadelphia. Friday night, wns ati
tnekrd by a han<l of Ucpuhlirau Invincibles,"
i who wore marching down tlio street in which
the meeting was being held. The llel! oumi
drove off the assailants, hilt not until .?ew.al on
| both sides were \voun<lu<l by sticks, and
pistol shots.
Xkw ^ .'uk. September I5th?The "Ship?
ping l-if-t states tlie colton ?i-.>j? of the past
year at 4,t? (* '). 7 70 bales. ftxport* lor the same
I time :>,774.173 bales. Slock vort hand '227,70}$
bales.
Second Croi??A frictiil has presented the
editor of the Montgomery (Ala) J'ost Willi immo
specimen peaches of the second crop grow 1 on
j the same tree* this season. These praohes
! though of small size, are fully develo'pew in
l shape and color and the tn.es were still I doom |
>"g- .
Tout Smith, Ark., Sept. IS?A fight tonk
place Inst night between n parly of Cherokee
I Indians at this placo* 'i'lie encounter was fierce
: aiul blocdv, knives ami pistol* wore used witli
murderous energy. Two were killed and two
m >rtally wounded. Tho affray grew out of a
family loud, which nothing but blood could reconcile.
Unciiaxoeaiii.f.?Tlio niatorials with which
the Eternal writes It is name may vary, but' the
} style of the handwriting i? evermore the same.
1 And whcthcrin illuniinaicd characters lie paint
j it on 11 io field, or in starry alphabet bid it flame
' from the face of the lirniament?whether lie
: l. ,i ' in
j whir 111 nil- curioilN oiosswo (il a sneil, or III
Itehrow letters insorihe it on initios of stone,
j.dpvotion recognises its Heavenly Futhorcs liaiu!,
j and admires with revcrence the matchless an|
tograpli.
Washington?Tli" pu'aiion of Washing
ton city is 01,400. heio ; a gain of !2l,42'J since
tlie census retu'.ns of 1>S50.
GtiowiNd?Return* from forty-fivo comities
in Minriesttn g'uve a population of 111.2J4.-~
The population of ilie wli-de Suite will not he.
less tlmn 170,000, In IS i'J it was not quits f>,000.
V CvtM.ornnA ok Mktiiodism-?Rev. W, 15
j Wi.tkins, nl" Cnmlirid^e, Ol.i.>, snvs tlic Moilio'
dist. lift8 in course of preparation :? work to lie
cnlitloil " A Cyclopedia of Methodism," which
when finished, vill lie a complete repertory of
nil the educational nnd literary institutions of
1 Methodism ; a biographical dictionary ?f nil
tin' eminent men our Church lias produced,
hot 11 livinjj and dead: and an necarnto v?>ciil>ulary
of nil tlic terms peculiar to Mcthodistic
doctrine, history, and polity.
1 Takinc tiir 1'iKi.n?(ton. Atchison, of RlisHouri.
an old war-worn veteran of the Detnrtrt|
racy, has taken tho stump for Breckinridge ""d
j Lane. 11 is clarion voice will bo hoard"?i!invi>
the din nl battle, mid will carry dismay into,
the ranks of the onemy.
Odd Fei.i.omsh i i'?11 R Royldton, Esq.. of
Winnshoro, has been elected Grand Siroof'thc
United States of the I O O F. by the Grand
Lodge of the United States, now in session at
Kashvillo.
Mexico?Tho last accounts from Vera Cruz
state that Mirnmoti barely succeeded in reaching
tlie city "f Mexico, having sustained a succession
of disastrous defeats. Tlic capital is
surrounded l?y twenty thousand men, while the
i Church party could not muster more than a
tenth of thut number.
A Man Confesses a Miroer 11 k did not
Commit?At Road, in Koglaud, recently, a child
nnmnd Francis Savillc Kont was murdered, and
one I'd nund John (Jregj; gave himself up to the
j magistrates as the murderer, Refine his trial,
i however, it was discovered that he had not been
j near the place where the murder was committed,
i that he did not know the child murdered, and,
I in Abort, that lit) \vna in a distant part of tho
j country. At last lie confessed that his previous
; confession was untrue, and that tic had been led
i to it i.ecan^o " his life was a burden to hihr"
I lie was. of course, discharged. .
I The Kl.fMN ! ti n mm ? Vn olonnili .nt iliuitsi/o
I of equal magnitude lift"? occurred on flic Lukes
: since the loss of the ill-fated Atlantic, of the
Michigan Central llailrond Lino, on tlie night
of tlio 20tl? of August. 1M52, near Long I'oint,
by which over 250 lives were lost, mostly, emigrants.
* The miinher of lives lost with llio Klgin,
ho far as known, is 2S2.
Our Palmetto Skrtoiics.?Several of the
surviving mom born of tlio Palmetto Regijnent
havo forwarded uh thoir names since tho Vommcncomcnt
of our skotchos. It is our desire
that every member of that ill-fated Rcgiuicnt,
in whutover pnrt of tho Union or tho wftrla ho
| may bo, should have a copy of our paper du.
ring the publication of our skotchos. And they
; shall havo it if tlicy will only nond us tho?r
1 names and address ; and if any should not be
' nbl'j to pay for it they shall havo it gratis. Wo
claim for our skoiehos the utmost reliability in
their more important faots ana tout tires niui we
wish tliono who wove eye-witnesses. and par
ticipateil in tho campagn, to read and judge for
I themsolvos. Wo mny touch some points that
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I inor iivihi iiivyu rouil IIIU II^IIL UUI<>r(\ IIIU1
j which limy bo considered to the truth of histoI
ry. Mon nnd measures, Important mutters
nnd things, will nil bo sketched, ns fnr n-s
possible, with the impartial pen of liintorio
truth.
Will tlio press of this State, nnd of other
StntOH, nssist us, ns fur ns they may find it convenient,
in extending this notico?
[ficnneMsville Son of Temperance.
Intention, u? weii lis actions, must bo ?ood
, to be Rccoptiblc.
I
<D ommm:<o AYJ mi.
Replies of tho Candidates.
To (he JAli.'or of (he Keouee Courier:
In answev to tho questions proposed by your correspondent,
" Goorges* Creek," I will, it' electcd,
vi'I'uou mij uii mu ouojuih ui irvniiiig. |
Ths people themselves must ilcoi<le tfmt in:tttor ; let {
public opinion, that stern anil unyielding arbiter, I
putdywu such tilings. I shall oppose any clmngo
|yk |l.i?vuafu;/ -lj\ws, -aud am "opposed to iv Pentten- J
in nnswf/r to (4th question) "wlioflior tlio elec- !
tion of Lincoln (the black republican candidate
for l'rcsideiit.) will bo a just and stilDcient cnuso
tor the d'sj*"i"iion of tlio Foderal Union," or j
'whether to .South should await ~somo overt act
' of his administration ?" 1 will barely observe that i
t llOSC il'.lo."! inns tin not 1 if?l???? to ttin I iifrinlnlMi'n
but will have to be referred to a convention.?
Whether the StnloWill decido in t'nv.r of aeparato
State notion, or nSouthern confederacy, will be deI
tcrinincil by that convention. To the assembled
wisdom and patriotism of that convention, I, as a
| citixen of the State, will most cltccrfully .yield the
I decision of that important qucjlloti; ami will, if
I elected, vote for a cull of a convention, should the
contingency occur.
" Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer, ,
Or take arms against a sen of trouble,
And by opposing, end them."
1 should think will not be much longer ft question
by n free people. Our forefathers of revolutionary
i memory decided in favor of liberty and freedom
: from unjust taxation, and severed the bonds tliat
united them to the 111 jther country. After having
t exhausted the argument tliey stood to their arms
and gave i5.s tho.6pst govei mui'iit in tho world.? 1
I flut a government of a sectional majority, such as '
; is imiw believed will be inaugurated by tho election
of t.lNi'oi.x, Olid administered for the dcclarni ob|
jeet of not only unjusily taxing, but of utterly dc- 1
, stroyiii;? our property secured to us l>y the cousti1
t lit ion, which was the bond of our union, and the
express condition of the federal charter?is not I
j the government our forefathers fought, hied and
died for; and 1 hope we arc not the sons of such
noble sires to bow the neck to a tenfold more gall- (
ingand oppressive tyranny. i
Respectf.illy, Hoii't. Mvxwei.!., Jr. i
September -3, 18thi. I
?
.1 fr. K<'Hov: There r.pponred in the columns
of vi>ur natter of the 8th ultimo, a surios of
questions propounded to the candidates for the j |
Legislature. Various rontons have influenced i i
me in withholding my ioply until now. I oon- '
cede the ri^ht of a poojde to know tlto views ) 1
j niul opinions of those who seek to represent
I them, :ind shall in deference to the wishes of
j "(iivirges Creek" inuUc answer, though it he
j at a lute hour in the canvass. Had linie and
circumstances permitted I should have pi?. refr?
ed answering'.hoso .ph>-?tions from the hustings
?necessity will now force mo to adopt this
medium.
In answer to tlio 1st in tor rogatory I reply:
That though there may lie evils connected with
the system of treating?that tho license lawv
j of our State afford sufficient protection to the
1 purity of the hallot ho.\. and if enforced would
corroet any abuses which may now exist. I nin
therefore opposed to nny further legislation upon
t lie Mibieot.
To the 2nd interrogatory I answer: That 1
am opposed to any change of the laws upon the
subject of usuiy.
To interrogation 3rd I answer: That our com- 1
mon jails are sufficient f.u- present purpose*.?
Our .Stale i? engaged i:i public enterp'-ises 1
enough?let her complete those she Inis liegun
j and apply her surplus revenue to something
! more neeiloil than a Penitentiary. Those are
j perilous times and 1 think it the policy of the '
I State to husband her resources as much as ios- 1
S'hlo.
T<> interrogatory III). I make this answer :
That I regard the agitation of tlio question of
separate slate potion tit this mnjnent premature
I nnd unwise. I cannot anticipate my course
i up i the happonning of n eortuin contingency.
T convention in 1M2 determined that it was
i un. o and inexpedient for South Carolina to
soco>.o alone, ami that 1 think is the fixed and
settled policy of the State today. The question
of secession or no .secession is n question
however not to l>e determined hy your members
?'!ect to the Legislature. Tito I.egisla .ire is not i
the sovereign power of the State . the sovereign- i
ty of the S'ate vests in the people, and they i i
I the imiplf must decide the ouestion of separate I t
secession. Tha liOg'ulnture has tlio i-i?rht locnll ; .
a convention, find Ilif> ?j?lt* through tlierr rep- ]
rosontntive* elect totlii< convention must deter- |
nunc the nction of tlie State. South Carolina is '
regarded 1?v Iter S nithern sinter States as rnsli '
and prccipituto, and it behooves her and will Itc- I
romr lier under tlie present state of affairs to i
remain quiet, and await the action of th>??e i
States whose interests are identical with her
own. Quiet?yet tendy and prepared foriinvl,
and every emergency. The position of South
Carolina is known in every State in this Union <
?she is singular in lier line >niproiu'ising dovothin
to tin? rights and interests ..f the South, nnd
ready at nhv moment when lie.r >v.inlir?rn wi^niru i
shall have li.lifted a Southern Hag to rally un- >
der its folds. It is then tlio true policy of the '
Slate to remain quiet?to take no po*ition in ad* i
vance?commit herself to no courso but await*
with dignity the happenning of anticipated
events?ainl tliou let her net. In concliiMion?
[ will say that if honored by ihe voters of my
fellow citizens with a seat in the next Legislature,
I shall east mv v .te for the nominees of
the Richmond and Baltimore Convention?
I > it F.r k t n h i do p. and Lane.
Respectfully, Z. 0. I'im.i.iam.
Mr. Julitor: 1 would most rexpectfully ofl'cr
I itc following as answers to the quostions pro- |
pounded to tho candid.itcs for the Legislature, of
Pickens District:
1st. As to passing fin act to prohibit candidates
treating 011 spirits in elections, I regard as being
out of place ; public opinion is doing much, and
will do more, if let alone.
2d. I have no doubt the usury law wns enacted
with a wise design, for lite protection of the unfortunate.
1 would, therefore, prefer to let well
enottyh alone.
8d. I believe in the Penitentiary system, if prop
I eriy conciliated ; tint think. nt this tune we ha<l l?etj
ter finish wlmt w? have undertaken, before we boi
gin anything else that calls for money.
4th. As to the qu'Hiona contained in thin, I re!
gard Home of them us being premature, and do not
{ feel Ratified to answer the'n all in rotation, withi
out further information; ilto hearing of discussion
| might produce some change in iny mind upon Koine .
| part of the question. 1 ain in favor of IIkkckhn,
nir>ok and Lank for President and Vico President,
and would most heartily give them my vote if clecti
Cd. V- 1? Vruv ? I
| Soptombcr 19, 18(50.
To the Voters of PickcM District:
Some of the vm >rn of Goorgo's Crook lmving
expressed ft desire, through the columns of tho
Keoiocc Courier, to learn tho views nnd opinions
of tho enndidntos for the Logislnture, in
l'ickons District, on oottnin questions, nnd Imviripj
no wish to concoul n?y principles. I. for one.
cheerfully take this method to respond.
1st. The first question rofers to tho old custom
of treating by candidates n*a means of promoting
tlie*r election. Wo lmvo now most stringent
Trtvfa against bribery and corruption in elections,
and if enforced, will always proserve tbo purity
of tbo ballot-box, so fur us (lint can bo bo done
by legislation, flic custom of treating by candidates,
in my judgniont, is a matter to be oor|
rooted, when abused, by the people themselves;
i and whonovor it is not encourngod and approvod
of by tbo people, rest assured, it will bo aban|
doncd.
za. i am op/oaed to the repeal of tlie laws on
j usury. The ran of intortMt now fixed by law
| in reasonable nnd just between tbe borrower and
lender. It affords ft fair compensation for the
I u?o of money, r.r.;! tho nutne limo protects Uio
! nnfortunato debtor from extortion and oppresI
eiou.
1
3d. Tho ji.ilicy'of establishing n Penitentiary i
in this Stnte. as a belter niudu of punishment
for oriino. or as a moans of suppressing nnd pi c- j
preventing crime, lias been much Uinougncd in i
tho Legislature and before Iho people. It is a
grave and important luatlor, and (should bo de-,
tcrminod after tho most patient unci searching
investigation. If punishment, by confinement
in ;i Penitentiary, Would reform the oriminul,
nnii turn liitn out nn honest mnn ami a good citizen,
or would prevent tho Commission of Crimes
l?y others, then it should be adopted. JJut if,
from the experience iu other States, it is not
moro olfcetunl, iu these respects, than our mode
of punishment, then it become* a mere question
of expense and convenience. A State, like an .
individual, should not have too many irons in
the lire at ono time. Tho cost of every public
: i. ..? i i .. i ._t '
UIUWI|M IMJ MlOIIHl IIU tMIIMUUi, II IK! H llrllvVvT UIMI
is determined on, that should lie finished. Wo
have now u now State houao half finished; the
liltio Uidge Hailrond incompleted, with many
other matters of smaller const'ciiiCnco, on hand;
and. in my humhle judgment, it would he inexpedient
now, lo change our present mode of1
punishment r.f crime, and adopt a i'cniientiary
nt u cost of several hundred thousand <l?>lls?r??. j
when every 1'istrict in tlie State hns n jail, lar^e
nnntigh and strong enough. to imiii iicr criminals.
At nnoilior time, ami under other cir- '
iMinistance.i. I might he in favor of a Penitenliary
; hut our means are not Miflicicnt now,
without a heavy increase of taxes.
The last rjuesiiwii propounded to t!ie eandi- ;
dates is surely one of great importance, and '
upon which the puldic mind of Hie wh.de c >nntry
i* how strongly excited. The election of a
black republican candidate to the " evident-v
i>f the United States, jind the manner in \y
such election should he mot by the Southern
neordc .
When 111ih jfovernmeht was F< riuoel, the bond
of union was'thc Constituting. The object- ??f!
tlio constitution, a* declared in tins preamble,
wns t" form 11 morn perfect union, establish jut}- j
tiee, insure tlo .c.stic tranquilitv. promote the '
iron era I welfare, ami seen re tlie Messiahs ?f" j
liberty to onrselve" and our posterity. To thin j
.'onipnot (lie Shite of S"Htli Carolifin, as a wove- ;
rei^n State, subscribed, and lier citizens in com- j
moii with tlie citizcns of all tlie other .Stales, |
Imve th? right to tcquirc that this constitutiun I
diall be observed. ami the object of it faithfully j
arried out! M >os the black republican parlv |
promise jrood faith to the constitution, equal |
rights to ali. domestic trammilitv. and the seen- !
ritv of our lihertie.t and properly? Tho whole J
bjeot of tti;it party if t<> got tlic control of the j
government. in onler that they mav hotter and j
more successfully make war upon the Southern i
people ami Southern institutions. This cannot
iio disguised. Such lining the fact. docs it not
hoc nu> th?' people of tiie Southern States to
inert in council, and device the means of mooting
the issue? The Southern Stales are alike
interested in this question. and any movement
to a\ ert the evils of Mack republican rule, should
he l?v concert atuiut;; theui. The pe >ple of the
Sooth love the union and the constituiion. Tln'v
Iihvo made many concessions and stioriHecs for
the union ; hut they cannot, and should not
sacrifice their equality, nndor the constitution. j
itnr lending |>*>1 ilioinit.~. those in whom wo have j
heretofore hud confidence nnd trust, advise flu- i
secession nt'tlio Southern Slates if tlie black re
puldican candida'e is elected President. I slialI J
not attempt to advise: I enn only .say, that if|
elected !< rop>'e?ent tbo eitixens of Pickens Pi.*- j
trict in the Legislature, and this issue is pre- j
sontcd for our consideration. thai 1 shall endc.iv- j
nr so to shape my course, that the honor and ;
safety of the pe iple of m v Stntu may ho pre i
served. 05 guaranteed to oh by the c. institution \
?or least, tlr.it they may receive no detriment !
nt my linnds. I cannot pledge myself to any j
particular course. I only ask that the confidence
which should exist between the o-mstifuout
and ilift Legislator, should lie extended to
me. and 1 shall not knowinjily abuse it, Suffice
it to say. I shall east mv veto, if elected, for
: i i ..
uhm i\r,.MUPUh aim 1jA.ni-:.
J. C. MII.I.ER.
September 2?>, ]S(>0.
WasIIINOTON, ?Vpt. 21. ? lion. W. li.
Yanccy arrived here to-d.iy. An immeiice
and enthusiastic crowd, headed by the " Marine
Band," serenaded him this evening.? ,
in response to frequent calls, Mr. Yancey
appeared and made a handsome reply. lie
spoke iiifst eloquently and iidvocatcd disunion
in the event of Lincoln's election, lie said
the Union was in the hands of the Northern
uiti-Linconiti's, who could prevent disunion
,iy n fusion for Lincoln's defeat. Mr. Yancey
concluded by saying that if the Northern seeional
majority disregarded the checks and
imitations of the Constitution, Southern freencn
would plant the banner of efjur.lity upon
lie mountains of (Jeoryia, and entrench them- !
silvcs in a i-'outherii Con fed cm cy; but ho |
lioped that a timely fusion would avert such
lire evils.
Tiik R?ntimknt ok ink Statk.?Wc
have rarely ween more -unanimity of political
sentiment than now exists in this State.?
I'his wo glean from replies of candidates for
mo legislature, speeches and letters from our
Representatives in Congress, mid from the
leading articles of the public, journals. There
lire not two parties now in fciouth Carolina,
nor will there bo in the contingency of the
election of a lilack Republican President- ?
all, with a very few exceptions, will then be
in favor of the formation of a Southern Confederacy.
We believe the same deterinina- j
1- ~n ?i
? .noi.-i iii iic.uij mi mu v/oikm) oi'iies, and j
the prospect i>t fair for n thorough "union
among them, in adopting measures for their !
H??c\?rity nnd safety.? Columbia Guardian.
Dkatii of Capt. 1'. W. Landmum.?We
learn, with much regret, the death, yesterday,
of Capt. 1\ W. Landrum, of tliis District.
Lie died at liis residence in the Sand
Hills, a few miles from the city, of typhoid
fever, lie was a son of the lute Ahncr Landrutri,
and was woll known as an industrious
nnd worty citizen. lie was a moniber of the
typographical corps, aud long connected with
the Carolinian office.? Cclumbia Carol inu
an, 21 ff inxt.
Paris Fashions.?Paris fashions for September,
in " Le Follct," announce that robes
for full dress aro trimmed with narrow flounces
or ruches, and guipuro, and admit only
of lace shawls or white h'i11( scarfs covered
with lace, being worn with thorn. Paletots
with siocves aro still worn, even in jaconets or
muslins. When made in light material**, they
aro accompanied by ft deep pointed collar,
trimmed witli h tlimnoo ;? 1
- _ ? ( via IO u.puiucu j
round the mantle. Tight sleeves are not
much in rcrjuest except for out of doors
dress. Almost nil dresses nrc made low and!
worn with fichu.* lion nets arc still worn
very forward on the top. Tho curtains aro j
narrower and not much ornamented. Tho j
honm'ts are made in crrpo, trimmed with silk.
atrnw, or tulle. , |
? . 1 1 !5
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
? IN ORIHNARY CITATION.
WIlRlinAH, John Hurdine bath applied to me
for letter* of administration upon nil ?nd wingular
the porxonal estate of Kichnrd Bunlino,
dccoased, Into of the District of Pickens and State
aforesaid: The kindred and creditors of said deceased
are, therefore, cited to artpear before me at {
Pickens C. IF. on Monday loth October next,
to shew cause, if any thtoy can, why said letter*
should not be granted, (liven under my hand and ;
seal, this September !J1nt, )8<M). j
W. K. HOIiCOMBE, o.r.n. 1
I
i I ii i iA i. . in.. . I
tA?t of Consignee*
At Anderson Depot week end in;/ & }/(. 22, I860.
A Ji Towers, Bleokly & Crayton, S Brown
jr., L T Arnold, W It llaiulin, U Adgcr, J
Ji JO Sloan &, Co., Ki)gland <fc Jh'wly, \V A
Hay no, A S McClinton, A S Stephens & Co.,
r & , _ p. f. II?vv .1 n-.cr..
?l O JjIMlUII <V V W., DIHIIM >v
way, Sloan Sullivan it Co., .1 M PnrtloW, P
IS Sloan, h Munroe, \V N Craig, A Ij DcnoUii,
J IJ Adjtcr, Smith & Clark, W H I) (Jaillanl,
M M Norton, Mnoivs it Major, Jones <t J,
Scubnrn, J S Murray, S V (Jclitry, .1 W
Crawford, 0 II P Pant. T Kvans, Lciivoll &
Wliito, J> J -Jordan, P. W Prown, S P Maxwell,
Pcnson it Justice, Oweu it Lan^ston,
A P Bowdon, Prow it, V it Co., K M Prown,
PA Wilhito. P F Sloan, II A Wiley, P C
('raijr, A () Norris, P V Dotton, .J T Horn,
?J ]] Smith, (? Seaborn.
(). H. 1>. PA XT. Agont.
_ }
MAiti(if i). on fho ili insliinl. hy liev. II. M.
l'arinn. Mi*. K. Y. If. I.owt:i:r to Miso Mattik 0.
rl I l.l.l l .t. mi Ul l H'hCllS.
flfrjy" We acknowledge the receipt of linmlsome i
slices of cake. and wish for the happy couple health
iilid prosperity.
A CARD.
.)fr. /CJifor: Justice demands this of my sol f and
and lo iny friends. When 1 entered the canvass
for.Tux (,'olloetor of litis District i' vrnt my desiro
tooomo1 out of. I It o c.uivima without it.rt*|>ro*4cli, and
to canvass the District fair and friendly with every
body. I'.ut my enemies were letormiiifd that I
should not <lo so. by mining the ninny report* |
tigein.it me when I whs a eandidato. Now, nt> regards
the reports that were hurl oil against me,
which were o:' tlie deepest five, 1 say indent'tidr nil v
before ( oil and tnnli. they nre fnlse.
I( wns loSd. Home fnvty miles from my home. n
f?.v days before the election. that I w; is imposing
myself on the penplr ns 11 Minister; tlint 1 wns in
disorder nt home, nnj the ministers would not
preach with too, nnd that I belonged to n little
weak church tlint wns hardly iihle to keep up discipline.
1 know it is vreuk in members, but 1 trust
it is strong in thu faith of Christ. Again, it wns
toM that ns soon ns the election wns over llr.NNiri
TT would be silenced lYem prenching, nnd no
doubt.^ronld be turned out of the church. This
Ik......... ??- I.. .,: .?:
- <>kni?, ? ijkj.iiio ill ill islcr.
living in Georgia, snid lie was told io publish
Hinnioctt in every congregation as he passed
lliroiigli our District. Tlieso things are so. It is
known in l'iokens, the plnco wlioro I have been laboring
f?r several years. 1 have (ended four churches
regular, nnd have always found n congregation,
though unworthy to fill the station of n servant.?
Thi- thing'tins gone dot against mo, and I ant determined
to let the people know that they are
false. 1 have heard of ninny threats made against
inc. l,et us read t!ic ft I'd chapter of James:
Kven so the tt ngue is a little member, and
honMoth great things. Behold, how great u nitiltcr?a
little lire kindlctli! And the tongue is a fire,
a world of iniquity : so is the tongue nmong our
mcmnor.i, ilsnt il dchletli Iiic whole body, and set
el It on lire l!ie coursc of nature; and it i8 set 011
fire of lioll."
N?.w, n word to those llial nre usinj: mv nnnie in
a slanderous way : I nek you. friendly, to clinnjro
your (juhject ; 11 ltd to those Mint arc grieved. I want
to hear your nggricv.inee. I i\iu ready, nt any
time, to ni"et those that have made their threats,
at my chinch, any (lay, in a loving and christian
spirit.
Nci-.*. I must close hy snyinjr, tliaI I tliink more
of {he on use of Christ n ml iny character than I do
of iipgrocA or htitlnn.o. I'm now I lie election
iv over, tui?l ns I failed to succeed. 1 nm very well
satisfied with t!ic choice tlini the good people of
Pickens District made. lint I hope never lo forget
my friends'lint loft I heir homes on the day of election.
and was found wending their wny to the ballot-ho*,
to push their friend a" far as they could,
hut failed to succeed. Cheer up my friends, 1 nm 1*
still alive and hope to liv* four years longer.
Mos respectfully, j'ouit,
J. It. III'MMl'l TT,
WiilhalU. Sept. 24, IftrtO 1
T i v i\ 4 vr i\ v nmiu nn
l \ v ,\i\u ? r,b
S'?SS S IMS.
fill IK suliwrilior will .?oll throe iln>usnn<l ncre*
1 cif Ii.WI>. nix hundred iicico ?n ciihivn*
lion, four hundred wore* of which is gum I creek
mill river H iftuin. lying ton in:le? north i?l*
Wnlhalla, and four mile* from the line of the
Blue Rid go Kail road. The.-c lands com print)
two of tho most beautiful valliox to 1 ?o found in ^
HI in ?;iifU III ill ii I HIS luuy (II IIIIHI Will
bo divided in suit purchasers.
ALSO
Fifteen Likely Nogroes.
Torm* fur tlio nbuve property will lio
made >iccuiniuii<liitiii};.
If those Lands ami Xojyucs arc nut Hub! by
the 13th nf November next, at private Halo, they
: 11 i... * i.. ,i.. i! i. .I'M. -i
?? i/?; nuviiifiiutt u* mo mgnu>i muucr, on mo
promistM. I
?also? J*
I will Krll. at the nunc timo nnd plane, to tlio 1
highest bidder, tifrenn h*?;id ??f' llorsnn it ml
Mule, hixly Iich'1 ??f ('utile, two yoko of Oxon,
' no Jack, ticvoiity-flvf head nf Hogs, tliroo WngniiM,
two CnrriHgo-, f nr thousand bushels of hv
Corn, ton thousand doubles of Fodder, a variety
of Filming Iitiploiticittf*, &< ., A< . \
0?aF*For nil sums otcr five dollar*, a credit,
with note nod good houiirity?all minis ondor
$ '?, cftnh. J
KLAM SHAIIPE. |
Tumossee Snnf Ifil'ill O it
tfay'Tiu: AmlorMon (Jumttf, .Mihoville Jin line
r. Newborn <'on.tcnnli.il uiul (Ircoiivillc I'dfriol
Ci'pv throe time* enoh imd foruuril ruro'.intx.
S.
ESTATJS SALE.
^ ^ 11 KI'K will he *I)M. to the highest hiildor,
1 nt :'.ip Into t-ftxideiiro <f Unlet Hunt, doll???
A?l. f V 1 -- - 1
v?.t. v.. u.v win mil iiuuiiiiwr IIUAI, UIQ
r<THon?l Instate of rniid doecuxcd cunHiHting
<>f - .*? '
\ FOUR LIKKLY NEGROES, _ ?
Yoke St?M!rK, llort-eit. Csitilc. Sheep, llng?t
nlmut 1 COO liunhols ?f C.?rn, Koddor. Wlieicr.
Hyo. ll??ui?e-h?dd niul Kitchftn Furhimre, nnd
viiriou* oilier nrticlcfl not ncce.?imry tu enumerate.
Venn*?On a erodh i.f one roar, wiili inter- 1
out. nolo nnd good flurctio*. Sums under $5,
ca*h.
w. l>. HUNT,) Ad .
T. J. IIUNT, J r**
Ke,>t. 21. 1.%;) 9_ f>
LOST,
AT Hnivly Spring Camp ground, my POCKKT
HOOK, containing Home money uu<i notes, no
follows: Note on John Orr, pnynhle to Jriik-m it.
l'effg, for $l*>. (luted OJ Mnrch, 18(50; nolo on P.
J. .Smith, dutcti Fct>riiiiry, pnynliic to
J. A- Oftines, for $8 ; note on IV K. Oaincs, ilnte<l
February. 1800, for $"?.87; note on John
? 1 *
urrwor. uarea 1st January, 1800, for $4."if); note
on F. N. Garvin, dated 1st January. i860, for $1(1,
note on Win. Flint, sumo date. for i.w.60; note on
i N. M. Madden for $10.11. dnl<-d January 1.1800;
| nolo on Rrubon Arnold for $lo| and one on K. I*.
I ItorougliS for $1.50. Persons arc forewarned from I
trading for said notes.
JAMES A. HAINES.
September 180ft 0 tf
Administrators* Notioa.
Al.Ii persons indebted to Ilia Estate of Unlet
Hunt, deceased, must make prompt payment;
I and, those having demands against said Estate, are
required to present them to us legally attested forth
Willi. W. P. HUNT#)
T. J. HUNT, / -Umn- 4
Rapt. 24, 13M) _9_ 6_
Notice.
ALL persons indebted to tho F.MAto uf Duniol
Alexander, dcoonsed, must mnko payment;
nud.nl! thus# having deinnnd* ngninst
nuit rcp.ilor ;!Uwt iu moduiy attested
immcdintoly.
T. U. PRICE, Adfti'r. do bonis non.
Sopt. 24, 1800 t> 5