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V/ftcr of Mr. Caf/ioun.?Liberty and Jfetnocrncy.?"People do not understand liberty or majorities. The will ol a majority is the will of a rabble. Progressive democracy is incompatible with liberty. Those who study after this fashion are yet in the horn book, the a, b, c, of governments. Democracy Is levelling? this is inconsistent with true liberty. People will cho?e protection instead of liberty. Anarchy ts more to be dreaded than despotic power. It i? the worst TKa ftvAct /rriuornmont ia fliai VJ x a I Mi J . AUV WVOir ^VTVIIIUJVUV -? which draws least from the people, and is scarcely felt, except to execute justice, and to protect tlie people from violation of law.' "People will leam wisdom only by punishment, and in the case of our Union it will come." Nation and National.?"Why use that word nation and national as applied to the federal Union. It is wrong. Pub lie sentiment ought to be corrected throughout the United States. It has a dangerous tendency. God knows we are tending too rapidly to consolidation already, and habituating the people to nationality helps it along. "Ours is n federal Union?composed of thirty distinct Stain*. Ti?o /*nnv/?nlinn scon tea the word nation So did fierier al Washington, in his public papers. Many use the word nation, or national, from ignarance; others from habit and with design. The United States are not a nation. "The federal Union of tho States,' 'the constitution,' or government of the United States,' are the only terms mnloved to designate this confederacy. an<{ wfiich expresses its meaning clearly. The United States, when used gographically, means that portion of the continent occupied by the Stales and Territories, and socially speaking it means the thirty States in one. Ajcitizen must belong to some one State. If so, he is, of course, a citizen of the United States, but a citizen of the United States as the name of a people, is an anomaly, without being a citizen of any particular State. There is no proper and correct word which designates us as a people. To apply to us, *e shouid do as the French do, use the plural 'peoples.' The people of the State of New York has a meaning. The people of the United States has not?it expresses what docs not politically exist. The 'peoples' of the United States would mean the people of the thirty distinct Cfi - i am/1 ttfAtil/l nvnvAot! d WWIlC8^"H?u nvuiu v*|/ivoo i? vun vfv meaning. Tliere is a word wanting. Amcrica is understood, but has no reality. A .Mexican or Kamsclmtkian has as much claim to the name of American as we have. A citizen is known as belonging to his own local sovereignty. He is a Georgian, Kentuckia, or other State name, but there are no United State/an*. T\le countiy occupied by the States might have been designated as Columbia, or Alleghania and been used geographically and socially. 7he extent cf the States, and the people of each State would *iave been known under the general f ern, of Columbian or Alleghnnian. A nation in jans a people who are socially and politically as individuals. "We are not to be limited. Ours is a federal Union of States, and not of individuals. Federal was the popular word in the old convention. It was so popular that it was adopted by a political party, who rendered it odious. National or nation was a very odious word in that convention but it came into use in the place of feder al. Jefferson without thought of the idea conveyed, allowed it to he used. A paper was started in Washington with that namo." Poictrs' Statue of Mr. Calhoun.?Re cent letters from Hirnm Powers inform us that his statue of Mr. Calhoun, ordered some time since for the city of Charleston, is finished. It is possible that it will reach its destination in time to be inaugurated in connection with the funeral solemnities with which Mr. Calhoun's death will probably be celebrated in inru city. There arc many likenesses of Mr. Oalhouh, in marble and on canvass. The bust by Mr. Mills is faithful, but not a work of genius. One of the best portraits we have seen jS by Mr. Kellogg, a pnintei who enjoyed the personal friendship of the great Senator. Tho picture in Brady <fc D'Avignon's Gallery, (just published) gives a very just impression of his appearance during the last year ? N. Y. Tribune. Alarm in Cuba.?A correspondent of the iVew York Express, writing from Cardenas, under date of Mftvefc 16, says: From Cape Antonio tp Poinfc de Mayni the greatest vigiUuiee is exercised, and ffAm 11 knirtta /loilif AAtvtmif ftisua tuvov V/AinjUKJ |;viuvn uHii y wiuiuu" nications rtc received by the Governor. All through and around are Government spies in concert, and, to judge from their motions and agitations, the enactment of ft terrible conflict is appiehonded. The soldiery, beyond a doubt, are inoculated with the Independence small pox. which to the Governor's knowledge haa become quite contagious. AH planters are, \?ndcr pain of expulsion, commanded to return within 30 days, and continue doing so the first Friday of every Month, the number, accompanied with age and size, of all the Una on fcheii possession; which goes to prore in case of an outbreak, their liberation is certain. Tluit the projectors of the revolution have ample funds at command is beyond all question of doubt, and equally doubtless is the certainty that the days of royal sway in Cuba are numbered. ^Anv* A a llm titacnn nf thf? VPUr i* | now approaching for planting coin, we publish the following hint which we find in an agricultural paper, ylfter you have j piepared your corn, sow on each acre , two bushels of salt, narrow it in, then roll and plant your com; and you vrill expe' rience but little annoyance from grub [ and other worms, as the salt will give ' them their quietus just ns notably as | though you had done it with a bodkin. Itefeides this, the salt will, to a considerable extent, act as a fixer to the ammonia in tb<* soil as it mav be formed, at tract moisture from the atmosphere, proserve the corn plants from firing, nnd ftfr*nish no inconsiderable quantity of soda and chlorine for their appropriationI KEOWEE COURIER Friday, April 19, 18*50. With a view of occommodftth our Sub Hcribcrs who live at a distance, (lie following gentlemen are autlioriw-'d and requested t? act as agents in receiving and forwarding Sub rriiitioin to the Kkowkk Coluif.r. vir: I --I Maj. W. S. OnirfHAM, at West Union. Edward IIvoiikh, Esq., " Hursc Shoe. E. P. Vkhnkh. Esq., " Bachelor's lie treat M. F. Mitchell, Esq.. " PickcnavlHc. J. E. Hago*i>, " Twelve MiJe. J. T. Webh, for Andcroon District. SENATOR. "We learn from the Carolinian that FII. Elmore has been appointed, by his Exccllency, the Governor, to a scat in the tJ S. Senate, in place ol Mr. Calhoun. It is certainly an honor of very high distinction to be permitted to fill the place of his distinguished r.cdcccssor; we hope, however, that the distinction will be duly appreciated, and that he may yet render signal service to the State. The Senatorship had been offered by the Governor to Gen. James Hamilton find to Langdon Oheves, each of whom declined. MR. WEBSTER. We regret to learn that Mr. Webster has been exc ased from serving on the committee appointed to accompany the remnins of 3/r Calhoun to their final resting piace. Pressure of private business he says, forbids his compliance. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE. The 3/arch number of this popular J/agnzine is just received, and we are r#I rwi a tfin/1 *4 ^ -1 - I^iuu vv uuu iiutv IV IUI1JT OUSUIII1CU lliu high reputation vrc hav<s heretofore accorded to it Through the kind attention of the Hon: Jaincs L. Orr, we havo received the 'Patent Office Report for 1848/ from whicl much useful information may be gathered, of which we shall avail ourselves as time and opportunity presents. A\ao 'the Annual Afcssage with accompany Documents,' which we prize on account of its convenient form for reference. For these favors our thanks arc tendered. Wa llHVA ftwm MM .. w .. v ?vwi?vu iiuiii 1UI, lJftUOUUH of Charleston, through Messrs. Benson <fc Taylor, tlio Southern Primer, /Southcrnjfirst /Spelling Book, /Southern Reader, Books tlio (not. and second, and the Southern Reader and Speaker. Wc are glad to see a commencement, even at the late day by men of the South, to drive from our midst the Northern trash with which the ?outh has so long been filled. We have not sufficient time to examine 1 1? xl 1 ? ' ?* Vill uuuiuny uiese works, out tlieir titles and general appearaneo will warrant us in expressing a hope that these Books will be generally introduced into our schools. .They can be found at the store of Messrs. Benson Taylor. Oorre*ixmdence of the TeUrmph. Wasinotgk. April 0th. 'The time has arrived whi n it is neccs sary for every one to define his position, ana Mr. Wallace will open the ball for the South Carolina Delegation?to be follswed, most probably, by Mr. Orrand Mr. Colcock, at a proper interval, both of these gentlemen having vninly endeavored to obtain the floor for some time past. ( No one doubts the position of South Carolina, nor her readiness or desire to *take a place in the picUire;'yet l?er representatives feel bound to give a formal assurance of tho fact to a body that seems incredulous of the existence of Southern spirit or Southern intelligence -?judgingfrom the tone and tenor of its I proceeding*.' I \jg A bettar feeling begins to animate our forces. Mr. Clay is still facing both ways with a Northern inclination?fol- * lowed by Mr. Underwood?and at a lit1 -1? ktt A/*. Pa/lrrA** ?vV?r> ?a 4/\r\ , 11V UlSUtllV/C VJj JtM s i/nvi^vi p ??IV M? ?w v conservative fo:* these times?Houston is j still in Tfexas?Benton, a hardened yipos i tate?the 3/arylend delegation, Southern men w ith Clay feelings?Delaware a lit- j ( tie more so. With these few exceptions, j 1 an united front is presented by the <$outh j J ern Senators. j * i [COMMVNICATKD.] j 1 Tribute of Reapect. Pursuant to previous notice a number ' of our citizens assembled in the Court J, House on J/nnday last, to pay a suitable 1 tribute of rcspcct to the memory of the lamented John C. Calhoun. j The meeting was organized by calling < Col. Jcptha Norton to the Chair, and re- < questing W. C. Lee to act as Secretary. J < The Chair announced <he object of the ^ meeting; when Col. J. W. Norris, Jr., ^ I made a short address, in which he briefly and feelingly sketched tl>e life, character, ' and eminent public services of Mr. Pal- j ! lioun. He also alluded to his social and * j < domestic accomplishment*, and to the j obligations which the circumstances of proximity and domestic relation imposed on us to do honor to the mighty dead. He then offered the following Tieamblc nnd Resolutions, which were seconded by Maj. E. M. Keith, in a brief ad1 .If I. 1. _ _?l 1. J i_ m aress, in wntcn nc auuaea 10 several ?? * j blc and distinguished traits of character of deceased, not mentioned by the former g.'mtlcraan. They were unanimous- ' ly adopted: Preamble. NVhereis it lias plcafed Almighty God by an awful dispensation of His Providence, to cut down in all the brightness of his intellect and in the midst of his usefulness, the Honorable John C. Calhoun, late our highly gifted Senator in the National Legislature: we, therefore, the citizens of Pickens District, where was the home that, ho loved, while we recognize the religious obligation to bow in solemn acquiescence to this most afllic- * ML-itnliAn ?r/k at /Mtltr utrg jvw rv iv^mu it \jiuj a privilege, but a duty peculiarly i ncunibenton us to mingle oui sorrows with the lamentations of the nation;?were eulogy on character appropriate in this connection, yet would we pale before the task, ' knowing our inadequacy to do justice to one, to whom the world has accorded 1 position as the greatest sage in Repub- ] lican philosophy that ever graced ancient 1 or modern times?the champion of con- 1 stitutionnl rights, and the unequalled ex- ' pounder of the ti-ue piinciplcs of civil 1 liberty, his name will fc? honored as long 1 as the one shall have an advocatc or the other a votary ; combining all that was pure, chivalrous and patriotic in motive? chaste in feeling, or irreproachable in con- J duct, the mothers of unborn generations ( will point their children to his biography | and call him blessed; and when the ' Heavens shall be rolled up like a Bcroll, ' and the vlngcl of God shall proclaim ' that time shall be no nr.o :e, then, but not till then, will the South forget the stern uncompromising defender of her dearest rights, and South Carolina her magnanimous son. Therefore, Rtsolved, That we drploru the death of our illustrious fellow-citizen and distinguished Senator, .John C. Camioun, whose loss to his immediate family, Ins neighbors, and to the State of South Car- , olina, is irreparable, and may well be re- j garded a public calamity. i Resolved, That * i sincerely sympa- < thize with bis bereaved widow and farm- 1 ly in their affliction. On motion of Maj. E. M. Keith the fol" ( lowing resolution was adopted, viz: t Resolved, That a committee of fifty be 8 appointed to proceed to the borders of * our Distriot to receive the remains of our f illustrous dead, and to co-operate with c other committees in making all necessary d and proper arrangements for the funeral. ' On motion of J. A. Doyle, Resolved. That w? rettarA ti:? .. ? - JLAIIIf in Pickens District, as the most fit and r proper place for the interment of the re- 1 mains of the illustrious Cai.hoch; and J that the committee of fifty be instructed to confer with the family of deceased f and request that his body may be brought n home and interred at Fort Hill. ti Resolved, That that people of this District, in manifestation of their sincere V respect for tho noblo dead, be requested o attend the fv>ml in n body, and that ( ,hc Courier give notice of the day of ntertnent so soon is it may be ascertain* i :d- If Jiatolved, Tliat a copy of thes? pro- j , :eeding8 l?c forwarded to the ufiHcted r amily of deceased. c The Chair appointed the following 1 s lommiltee of fifty, \'a: E M Keith, P Alexander, I W Norris, jr., Robert Craig, 1 > fas M McElroy, K Alexander, Wm II .S'tribling, 13 Htigood, j L II Verner, John A Easlcy.jr., . [tobt D Maxwell, A M Folger, LVl .Kf.UK W H Trimmlnr Jos R Shealor, i W J Gantt, ] A Doyle, O E Barton, SI M Norton, J B Southerland, lohu Rankin, Willium //unlcr, ' Joseph Burnett, Willium Oliver, \j N Robins, John A rial, 3 R McFall, Larkin Hendricks, \ Silas Kirksey, W C Lee, [J W Liddle, Alexander Ramscv, I W D Steele, Jas Lawrence, W S Orisham, Jesse McKinney, j llobt Maxwell, jr., E E Alexander, T N Lawrence, J W Earle, j r Wm Nimmons. A Briei;. ! EII Doyle, J K Hagood, 1 fas T crgerson, IJ A Ilarton, Sam'l Lovingood, Jno Knox, A Robins, John Shockley, On motion the Chairman was added to nmmittce. The mecti- m adjourned. JEPTIwV NORTON, Chairman. W. C. Lee, Secretary. [COMMCMCATF.D.] j rDiA fnHr\r*-?nt* o??a 4 1%-a Ti'.^W. 1 AIIV (?I V VI1V Vllltuid Ul A ens Division 2\o. 21, Son* of Temperince, for the present Quarter; Joseph Burnett, W. J\ G. A. Tayi.oii, W. A. W. H. Trimmier, Ii. S. J. J. A. SiiARfK, A. It. S. A. W. It ice, F. S. E. O. Gaines, T. J. N. Lawrence, C. WM. DOWIS, A. C. F. M. Howard, /. s. J. R. Nkal, 0. S. Ail cxcept the J. S. were installed on | the 13th Inst., by Job. Grisiiam, d. o. ' 1 \V P W Ti To.v.?.r.? oc n i G. C. . b J < HIS llKSTINO-PLACE. i From the following letter of the Gov- ? 1 ;mor, to to the city council of Charleston, vvc are led to fear that Mr. Calhoun will < not uc ouneu at, "i'oi t mil." However I ^ much we should deprecato such an events ' s if the family should consent io his inter- [ < mcnt elsewhere, we should unhesitating- i ' ly prefer Columbia to any other place, ; j and this we believe to be the universal ' > Feeling of our people on that subject. 1 kxkcutive dkp vutmkkt. t Charleston, April 10, 1850 i Sin: Having been invited by a rcsolu- > lion of the body over which you preside, t to co-operate with it in requesting Mrs. ti Calhoun to permit the remains of her late r husband and our illustrious Statesman to i "repose" in Charleston, I beg lenve rc- t ipcctfully to say, that should tlie family v :>f the deceased submit the whole matter \ ;o the decision of the people of South v Carolina, I, as their representative, would v n such an event, decline to accede to the f wish of the civil authorities of the city, nainly because it is not in accordance t smi? the public feeling of the Stnto. r All tlmt pcrtnins to Mr. Calhouns is .lie property of the Cpmmonwealtl), and ti ivherc his body shall nermanoMiy lie, 1 night to be a question for its constituted '1 luthoritics to settle. t After a full and free conversation with 1< -he membeis of the family now in this ci- j ,y, I am warranted in assuring you, that ivherever his remains shall be deposited r >n their arrival, there will be their final ii eating place. To disinter them for a loincr removal, in my and their judgnent. would create feelings of a painful r diameter. To tho Capital, therefore, lot ii hem be convoyed. As Columbia is the tl ?at of the Legislative Assembly of South a Carolina and its College, it is peculiarly c ippropriated that the framers of our laws r. ma tho youth of tho State should bo un- e easingly reminded of thoir rc-speetivc | c lutics by the elevated associations which g he gvav$ jof him, who is ever to bo so t< nueh revered for his virtue and wisdom, if vould be so well calculated to insoirc, v> 1 am fully aware of tho (leep atlachnent of the people of Charleston to our [itc Senator, and of the many cogent re*? ? ons in favor of their proposal that his n >ody should be ontomhed, at least tem- G k>rarily, in the metropolis of the State. r< n tho expression of an adverse opinion, ol ny regret is mitigated by tlv? eonviction 0 liat I am govorned by a high scj.3C of C uty. Respectfully, your obedient ser- ol ant, ai Whitbmahbii 13. Skaurook. 01 Hon. T. L. Hutchinson. Jorrtjtipndchcc of the South Carolinian? Washington, .April 10, 1850. On Monday, in the Senate, Co). Bcnon delivered his long expectcd speech in avor of the admission of California. Mr. ?Iay replied to Col. Benton in ouc of the nost conciliatory and practical speeches f the session, in which he expresses himelfin favor of the admission of California >ut thought that objcct would be sooner iccomnlished bv referring it. and other I U ' neasures in controversy between tlic \"orth and South, to such a committee as hat proposed by Mr. Footc, and he was inxious that all the questions involved in he present controversy should be settled it this time if possible, and went on to how how the questions of settling the >oundary of Texas, and giving, governnents to JVcw Mexico and Utah, Tree :onnectcd with each otl.v in the fact hat they were all at one time provinces >f Mcxico, and that they were all acquired by the late treaty with Mcxico, and he importance of preserving peace and mrniony in the national councils. Ocn. ?ass followed in some pertinent remarks, ind urged that the whole should be rcerred to the Committee, and concurred n what had been said by Mr. Clay. Mr. FYumnn Smith said that he hoped the rirtlifnrnin lull tvruild lvo ftnfnil nnnn IXIIIIUMUU U?tl IIVUIU WV> MVIkVVk U|IVII UJ :ho ^Senate in such way that no other maters might encumber it, and that it might lot be taken up in an "omnibus bill," laving the Texas boundarv nnd territori*1 bills tied to it. Mr. I'oote followed in reply, and expressed his opposition to that kind of nonicfion policy, and said that Mr. Webster tiad authorized him to say that he was low In favor of the committee as he proposed, and asked that Mr. Benton's rcsoution of instruction might not be pressed intil the return of Mr. Dawson, and the ippeamncc of the new ^Senator from South Carolina, and other Senators who svonld be present in a few days. The iubjcct was made the order for Thursday 3f this week. This day's debate and which look place on last Friday on tl>e ?ame question is highly interesting nnd important. In the IIous Gen. Wallace, of Sonth Carolina made a very warm nnd dccidcd speech, taking strong ground in favor of Southern rights and interests, and maintaining them in eloquent and forcible language. His spcech will be read with instruction nnd pleasure by his constituents; uid well received by the whole State. Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, made a good .peccli, following in beautiful and forcible language the sentiments as expressed >y Mr. Marshall of the srme State a few lays since. Mr. Conger made an effort, without success, to ititroducc a resolution >f instruction to the Commi.t'c on tlie Post Office to bring in a bill to abolish lie franking privilege, to make postago >n linlf-ouncc letters two and a half cents ivhcn pro-paid, and fire cent? when not ;o paul, and to permit the free circulation )f newspapers within thirty mile* of the >laco of publication. I am sorry to state that Mr. IFcusfor las been excused from the committcc vlioarc to accompany the remains of the ate Hon. John C. Calhoun to their final osting plnce. J/r. \V. says that imperaivc private business compels liirn to make his request, though much against his vishes. \Vc have some reasons to hope hat the committee from South Carolina, ippointed by the Governor to receive the emains of Mr. Calhoun, will be 30 fortulate as to charter the splendid and beauiful steamer "Isabel," of Charleston, in vhich to receivo ther.i in this city. It k ill bo indeed worthy of the great man vlioso death we mourn, and of tho State rtiich lie has served so lonij and faithully. There arc rumors figain of changes in lie Cabinet, but to which I do not crive nuch credcnco. Tlie Senate were engaged yesterday mtil a late hour upon the Census bill. Mic IIouso made it the specifll order for 'bnrsdKy next, nnd to dispose of it before aking up anj' other business, so that unbss the order is changed, ibis bill will be lassed within n week. A fnow storm has been prevailing duinglast night nnd continues this mornr?g. Hayti?Imprisonment of the Amerirn Consul.?An American captain wan npri8oncd by Boulouque, whose releaso lie consul demanded, but was refused, ccorrtpanied with n threat to cut off the onsul s bead if ho persisted in his do>ands. The release of .ho captain was nccica Dy Drifting tirc guards, when the onsul was thrown into prison. The Enlisl: nnd French consuls immediately in[irfeied on his behalf, but it is not known he is released. Two American men-ofr?r hgd goue up to Capo //ay lien, 'Spain and Cuba?ari Ambassador wiing to the UHiUd Htates-*-By tho Euwe are advised that ^l\e Spanish fovernmont had borrowed 30,000,000 >als for the purpose of placing tho Island F Cuba in a proper state of acfenoe, nnd ount Afirnsol was about to embark at adiz for /favana, there to seo tho orders f tho Spanish Cabinet carried ieto effect w I J wi Trunin no wus cuurgcu 10 procoeu i a special mission to tfio President of le United Statos.