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THE BANNER. I [WEEKLY.] Vol. III. Abbeville C. H., S. C, May 6, 1846. Ho. 10.! Published every Wednesday Morning, bv i ALLEN & KEUR. " ; Sic to &e rut ft. ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS per annum, if paid within three months from the time of subscribing, or TWO DOLLARS after that time. No subscription received for less than 6ix j nrwl nA nn no r /iiu/?nnfinn.wl 121 j IIIUIIVIIO ) ??? ,,v u.uv<vuuiiui.U lllikll all arrearages are paid, except at the op? i tion of the editor. Subscriptions will be . continued, unless notice be giv^n other- . wise previous to the close of the volume, j REMARKS OF M i <. BLJUT, OF SOUTII CAROLINA, la reply to Mr. Adams, of Massachusetts, on the protection of American Settlers in Oregon. Delivered in the House of Representatives, April 1 oth, 18 4G. T\/l? T2TTT?I1 uii. jlivj 111 ouivi, inai in; uiu uui intend to enter into the question of title to this territory, nor to propound interrogaries to the gentleman from Mass. [Mr. Adams.] That gentleman had a right to pursue such a course of argument as, in his discretion, he thought proper. But (continued Mr. B.) I should have been gratified if the gentleman had thought fit to answer some of the objections which have been urged against his course on this subject. I remember that when, amongst others, I had the honor of addressing the committee upon it, I desired to know why it was that he, (entertaining the views he had expressed to-day, and denying, as 1 understood him, that he had received any new lights respeciing our title to this territory,) while Secretary of State under Mr. Monroe, and again whilst President of the United States, offered to divide the .country with Great Britain ; and, in the I. I r i% * /-n empnauc language 01 ivir. ^lay?language which, upon the gentlemen's own authority, I may attribute to him as conveying his sentiments, and not the sentiments of his Secretary of State, spoke of an equal partition of this territory as being the only just mode of settling the conflicting pretensions of the two governments. I then said that this House, and this country, had a right to know of that honorable gentleman, why, if he entertained the opinion that Great Britain had no just pretension to this terri- 1 tory?nay, without the expression of any opinion whatsoever of our own title ?if he believed, as he says to-day he . does, that Great Britain has no just pre- ( tension or title to land on that coast, why nc was men willing to divide the country equally between the United States and Great Britain ? I believe that lie is responsible for the offer of Mr. Gallatin. That proposition I understood to be the proposition of the gentleman Irom Massachusetts, and the country, and the world, will now demand of him why < the prosition he then made he is not today willing to accord to Great Britain. I do not mean now, or at any time, to speak disrespectfully or discourteously to that gentleman. I have many reasons for not doing so. Bui 1 must be permitted to say that, in my judgment, there is great truth and force in the position of the present Executive, that his predecessors, and, chief among them, the honorable gentleman from Massachusetts, were responsible for that necessity, which, in his estimation, authorized this government to divide that territory with ViilWUi l^tliuiu, A HO ^ UII IICI11U.I1 IS IC" sponsible, and he should answer. But the gentleman from Illinois, [Mr. Wentworth,] in his brief remarks this morning, as well as on another occasion, seemed disposed, in my estimation, to place these members of the democratic party who, during the last session of Congress, voted for the territorial bill reported by a gentleman at that time at the head of the Committee on Territories, and now Governor of the State of Tennessee, [Mr. Brown] in a position which subjected them to the imputation, at least, of very gross inconsistency. Not only once, but twice, during the present session of Congress, the honorable gentleman has made special reference to the representation in this Hall from the State of South Carolina. As j one of that renresentation. as one of those I who voted for the bill to which the gentleman has refered, I think proper, on this occasion, to place that representation and myself right before this House and the country, I understand the gentleman to allege that the bilf of the last session, which passed this House, asserted the title of the United States to the northwest territory from 42 to 54 40. Now, I have that bill before me. Its biatory will be remembered, I am sure, by many members who how hear me. And I call unon the rrentleman to nut , a ; ? Q * ? y ? his finger on the section, the line, or the wordot that bill wfrich asserts the title of the United States to 54 40. The first section of the bill, which as every gentleman then here, (and there art many of them now as then members of the House) knows was a bill to extend the jurisdiction and the laws of the United States over citizens of the United States in the territory of Oregon, described that territory, and designated ns a portion of it the parallel of 54. But there was not a single sentence or word in any section of the bill which asserted the title of the United States to 54 40. 1 shall be sustained by every member of Congress when I say that it was well understood that the object of that bill, {as i tuink is apparent on its lacc) was to extend the jurisdiction and laws of the United States over American citizens in the territory of Oregon. Fftyfour forty was given as a part of the description of the territory, and nothing more. There was contained in that bill a provision, as an inducement to emigration, making grants of land; and I now beg leave to show, not only that there was no assertion of the title of the United States to 54 deg. 40 min., but that it was distinctly admitted in the bill that Great Britain had rights there ; that she had asserted her pretensions ; and that these Dretensions were v? spected by the bill. The 40th section is in the following words :? " And be. it further enacted, That no sale or contract of any kind, of such lands, shall bp valued bnforo patent, issues therefor, nor shall the same be taken in execution, as bound by any judgment, mortgage, or lien of any kind before the patent is issued." And (continued Mr. B ) there is a proviso appended to this section ; wliich is in the following words:? " Provided always, That the future grants of lands contemplated by this act shall be subject to the settlement of any dispute now pending between Great Britain and the United States, in relation to these respective claims, and subject also to the acquirement by treaty or otherwise of the Indian title to said lands." Now, (continued Mr. B.) the bill before the committee is, in my estimation, identical in its objects and purposes, although carried out by somewhat different means with that which I have re ferrcd, I have nol the slightest objection to vote for it. I intend to do so. Without admitting any great obligation on the pari of the United States to provide for American citizens in the territory, I choose, as one who has some participation in this matter to give my vote to extend the laws and jurisdiction of the United States over them. But it will be remembered on all sides, that during the last session of Congress. the title to this country was not the subject of discussion. I remember well a most just rebuke which the honorable gentleman from Massachusetts g ivc to the Committee and the House, when they proceeded to vote for that bill. I remember that the House had authorized the purchase of Greenhow's book, which that gentleman, in his own i:~.. ?1 - -i > i' > j ciuu. muy jJUi tiSdUlU^V^ C<111CC1 the Gospel of our title. I remember that before that book was laid upon the desks of.members, through the pressure of the West, this House did proceed to vote upon the bill, as to the merits of which they were to be enlightened by that book. I know that many others, like myself, had no access to information in relation to our title, or to the quality of the soil. I gave my vote from the confidence I felt in the western gentlemen, I gave it from the well deserved confidence I felt in the gentleman from Tennessee, [Mr. A. V. Brown,] who now so worthily fills the highest office in the gilt of his State. But if, in the absence of information then, and with full information now before me, I should be satisfied that I gave an erroneous vote, I have no such pride of consistency as would induce me to adhere lo it. I would cheerfully retract. But not having perceived that I was in error then. or that I am now required to prrocced one step further than I then went, I am ready to give my vote for this bill. Tiie Dead.?In New Orleans, children arc often buried in coffiins painted white, and ornamented with bows of ribbon intermingled with flowers. Wc have heard no reason assigned for this, but there is something peculiar appropriate in the custom. It speaks of the innocence of childhood, the purity of infancy and the bliss of those of whom our Saviour said, " Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." MUSIC IN HEAVEN. There is another, a glorious theatre, in reserve for us, even a heavenly; where, with an car that will never grow dull, a medium that will present no hindrance, a voice that will never break, a body that will bear all pressure of emotion, subjects of infinite variety, extent and grandeur, drawn from God's crca tive acts ; a sccnc where \vc may praise him with all the powers of heart and tongue, where we may go on praising Kim with more and more of skill, and enthusiasm, and joy. Therefore, I believe that the scenes of the Apocalypse are not arranged as they arc, merely in accommodation to our earthly condition, but are intended to shadow forth to us some points of real analogy between the music we essay to perform here, and the music of the Heavenly worldj that we may in the future world in fact hear the very chorusos, and bear some humble part in them, which John, rapt in the trance of Patmos, heard. The chorus of unnumbered millions, the millions of redeemed sinners, will be sung and heard; and it will be responded tu by the chorus of unnumbered millions of angels, and they both will be like " the voice of many waters" and of mighty thunderings; no want, as in Handel's puny orchestra nr n tKnnoon/1 ? ,1 ? - v. u nivugiluu |I\.11U1U1U1&j Ul UiISS IIUL'JJtoncd enough to balance other parts. There, genius, which in this world so quickly finds its limit through want of appropriate facilities, may soar at will; and with faculties unlike those in this world, which grow weary and give out, will never need refreshment or repair. There, one shall not grow deaf with Beethoven, nor another die at thirty-six with Mozart, through sheer exhaustion of the body, nor a third expire with Haydn at the sound of cannon bombarding Vienna; but above weariness, confusion, and wreck shall sing on and sing on, in sweeter and yet sweeter, in louder and yet louder strains. " There no tongue shall silent be ; All shall join aweet harmony, That through Heaven all spacious round Praise to God may ever sound." And here, there is a solemn thought. Can there be music hereafter in the soul that does net love God? Nay, music and hostilitv to God arp. inj'nnnri-imiie ideas. The oratorios of Heaven will give no pleasure to those in whose hearts the love of God docs not exist. If wo enter the future state unreconciled to him, then farewell peace, farewell joy ; farewell hosannas, halleluiahs, praises; farewell the company of the redeemed, the glorious church of the first-born, whose names are written in Heaven, and farewell the chorus of angelic beings; farewell all that can purify and enoble the soul. That we had enjoyed something of music here, and felt longingsof soul for something far beyond what the present state permitted to attain, but which we did hope to reach in that better and more glorious world; this will but aggravate our bitter disappointment INTnir iVio p ?n<>/>itino ?>" j - j ?MV V/?l|7UUlblUO VI IIH4" sic, the remembrance of earthly enterprise and enjoyment in the harmony of sweet sounds, will be turned into thorns and doggers of remorse. O, the powers of the immortal mind ! its capacities of joy; its capacitics of wo ;?solemn thought! The heart says, would there were no wo! But reason?conscience, God?says there is. One of the grand choruses of the Apocalypse is, the paians of rejoicing of the victory for the Lamb over the enemies of his Church. Some of these enemies are the apostate of this world. "And the smoke of their tnr- i ment ascendeth for ever and ever. For. The Ladies.?A new way to make merinoes wash well?Infuse three gills of salt to four quarts of boiling water, and put the calicoes in while hot, "and leave it till cold. In this way the colors arc rendered permanent, and will not fade by subsequent washing. So says a lady who has frequently made the experiment herself. Gapes in chickens may be cu3ily 1 cured by giving them small crumbs of dough impregnated- with a' little soft soap ; once or twice is sufficient. Murmur not at Providence. Examine thyself and thou wilt acknowledge that thy lot is better than thy dcservings. Religion ?Impress your minds wilh J rcverenco (or nil that is sacred. J .et no ! wontonness of youthful spirits, no com-1 plianco with the intemperate mirth of J others, ever betray you into profane sal-! lies. Besides the guilt which is thereby j incurred, nothing gives you a more odious appearance of petulance, and presumption in youth, than the affectation of treating religion with levity. Instead of being an evidence of superior understanding, it discovers a pert and : shallow minal *' r. M) < vain UI IIIU JU'.Sl smatterings of knowledge, presumes to make light of what the rest of mankind revere. At the same time you are not to imagine that when exhorted to be religious you are called upon to become more formal and solemn in your manners than others of the same years; or to erect yourselves into supercilious reprovers of those around you. The spirit of true religion breathes genllem s? and affability. It is social, kind and cheerful; lar removed from that gloomy and illiberal superstition which clouds the brows, sharpens the temper, dejects the spirit, and teaches men to fit themselves for another world by neglecting the concerns of this. Let your religion, on the contrary, connect preparation fur heaven with an honorable discharge of .L 1 - - * r fn " * * " " uiuuuucsoi jmo. UI such religion, discover on every proper occasion that you are not ashamed; but avoid making any unnecessary ostentation of it before the world.?Blair. A word to Mormons.?In the evening, when your children have prayed for pardon and peace, endeavor to infuse the spirit of that beautiful expression of the Psalmist, " L will both lay me down in peace, and sleep ; for thou, Lord, only malcest me to dwell in safety." At no time is the influence of the mother more valuable than when her children arc retiring to rest. It is then, that having ceased from the business and pleasures of the day, their minds arc quieted, their feel in or <5 mnro iondor nml mnn> (V??* o- ?- ? ? j " "* " v"v "* | the reception of religious impressions. Happy it is if the spirit of her own heart be such as to enable her to make use of these favored moments; to make use of them as opportunities for withdrawing lh<$ hearts of her children, "from things which arc temporal," and of fixing deeper and more lively impressions of those " which are eternal." Josi:rniNTE was one of nature's Queens ?she was divorced says her biographer, but her love did not cease; in her retirement, she joyed in all Napoleon's successes, and prayed that he might be saved from the fruits of his rash ambition. When his son was born, she only regretted that she was not near hirn in his happiness; and when he went a prisoner to Elba, s!ic begged that she might share his prison, and relieve his wous. Every article that lie used at her residence, remained as he left it. The book in which lie had been last reading there with the page doubled down ami the pen that he had last used by it, with the ink dried on its point. When her death drew nigh, she wished to sell all her jewels, to send the fallen emperor money; and her will was submitted to his correction. She died before his return from Elba; but her last words expressed the hope and relief u she never caused a single tear to flow." She was i :?,i ,u~ -:n ~i u _r uuiicu in uiu vuiuue CI1UICU Ui ItUl!!, and her body followed to the grave not only by Princes and Generals, but by two thousand poor, whose heart had been made glad by her bounty. Her marble monument bears only this inscription: " Eugene and Hortense. to Josephine The glory of men ought always to be measured by the moans, which they have used to acquire it. Pardon thy enemy, and do him good as thou hast opportunity, and thou wilt resemble the incense that fills with perfume the fire that consumes it. . _ . , .1 M I B " Here's the banisters, oui confound me if I can find the stiars" as the drunken'fellow said when he walked around the bed-post. 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"And when it comes shall we return the peclc we borrowed more than a month ago, IVom Widow Gray?" ' No," said her husband gruffly, "she can send for it when she wants it. John, do VOll lro down to Mr. Rrnwn's sJ O - " ? ? ^ w ami ask him to lend mc his axe, to chop some wood this afternoon, our's is dull, and I saw him grind his last night. And James, do you go to Mr. Clark's uud ask him to lend me a haminar? and do you hear ? you may as well borrow a lew nails, while you are about it." A little boy enters and says, u father sent me to aslc if you had done with his hoe, which you borrowed a week ago last Wednesday ; he wants to use it." " Wants his hoc, child ? What can he want with it? I have not half done with it yet?but if he wants it, I suppose he must have it. Tell him to send it back though us soon as he can spare it." They sal down to breakfast "Oh mercy !" exclaims Mr. Green, " there is I not a particle of butter in the house. James run over to Mrs. Notable's; she ! always has excellent butter in her daii ry, and ask her to lend me a plateful." After a few minutes James returns; Mrs. Notable, says she has sent you the butter, but begs you to remember that she has already lent you nineteen platefuls, which are scored on the dairy door. " Nineteen platcfuls !" exclaims the astonished Mrs. Green, holding up both ' hands, " it is no such thing?I never had half the quantity ; and if I had, what is a little plateful? I should never think of keeping an account of such a j trifling affair?I declare, I have a great | 1 .? - - minu never to uorrow any thing ol that mean creature again as long as I live." SpuAKiNfj cuoss.?You gain nothing by a rash word. What if that little boy broke the pitcher, or put his elbow through the glass, do you mend either by applying harsh epithets to him? Docs it make him more careful in future? Dors he love you better? Hark! lie is murmuring. What says the boy? " I'm glad of it?I don't care how much 1 break." He -talks thus to be even with those who scold him. It is very wrong in him, we know; but it is human nature, and the example has been set before him by you. Say to the careless boy, :t I am sorry ?you must be more careful in future and what will be his reply? 4{ It was I an accident, andll will be more careful." He will never break another pitcher or | glass if lie can help it; and he will respcct and love you a thousand times more than when you flew in a rage and swore vengeance on his head. Remember this, ye who get angry and rave at a trifle. Feeding of Poultry.?Professor i Gregory of Aberdeen in a letter to a , menu, observes?"As 1 suppose you i keep poultry, I may tell you that it has ! been ascertained that if you mix with. | their food a sufficient quantity of eggj shells or chalk, which they eat greedily, ' they will lay, cajteris parabus, twice or j thrice as many eggs as before. A well-fed fowl is disposed to lay a vast number of eggs, but cannot do so without the materials for the shells, however nourishing in other respects her food may be j inrlppH a fowl on food and water. ! free from carbonet of liirie, and not find* ! jng any in the soil, or in the shape of mortar, which they often eat off the walls, would lay no eggs at all with the best will in the world. Lay this to heart, and let me know in the spring if the hens lay two, or two for one." " You are from the country, *re you not, sir 1" said a dandy clerk i n a book-store to a hon^ely-dressed j Quaker, who had given him some ^JT trouble. * J? " Yes," wits the reply. ? " Well, trtr,he re's 4 An essay otiA the Hearing of Calves.'* ; ; 7 | ^ said Obediflth; asj he J tdrfted to leave the store, " thee I [Bad better present to thy mother*'/ ? J ' L& "l\ rL'