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-~ 1N 9 Ge'tIken Yours, .'I9dL~th caigp %6 hand throon 'dto me ua vern iin) al, m ta o'be -preset at' fnihk te citiaene' or 39th 4mtant, forh purpose"f definE theirpsitlon Iin rtenc to the presen ''olitic "ipqsittdl of the State as favorable 10 C eration- for the purpose of resistance an P 14to separate State action uriddr 'xi cumstantes. that your letter found me under ents w1ich put it out of my gow. cdmply wvith pyour kind request. But u6t object be amply to define your po on, and my advice is desired to aid you i determig what that position shlould Sconsistently with the principles you * ofess, I presume thit a letter of tmmie, ticf appeared in the Daily Register, Iub, ihed imWimnsboro', will enable you fully * compreheid my views. You appear bd opposed to Isolated secession, and the ~hssumption of separate nationality by ;aooth Carolina, until there shall cease to be:any reasonable hope of any other St ae 'vr States acting in concert with her. Buelb le my view of the policy proper for the 8ate, and so far as I know the opinions of the people, nineteen in twenty, if not ninety-nine in a hundred, entcrtain t.e same view. The Legislature, in calling a confvention, acted upoin this policy-the delegates to tihe convention were elected upon this policy, and the convention% will meet under the most olemln obligations to shape its course accordingly. 1 know there are indiv:duals who seeing he'sentiient of the people- tniversally ill favor. of action of some soet,- ti sotne timc or another, and knuwving that there is no dangerj' bit advantage iT mnifestiiig even tntet'perate i'rrl towards a thing approved by everybody, hiie' thro-n tthemselves for ivardl determinted to let it lie seen that they ;:occupy "higher ground" than common *reopleland ini their rivalries with oe an 6therohave. perliaps, gotten a little higher 1up than any particular one would prefer to .he ; but speaking of the great coimunity, I suppose I may say, that all desire and ex pect that the piolicy of co-operation or con cert, Is, as a maotter of course, to have a full and fair test, before it shall be aban doned. Can any dispute this proposition 1 No one can. What then is the d.fliculty between those who, at the becinning, en tertained the same views ? \9hat is now dividing them ? It appears to mle to be this : One portion contend that the Incus ures of the Legislature when carried out will be, within l7e period of the existence of hle Convention, a fair and satisfactory trial to the schete of co-operation; and leave no excuse for poistpoling separate Scces on1. The olier dispute this. They con tend that no fair trial bas been given to co operatioi, but that every thing which pos sibly could be done, has been done to put it to disadvantage, and make it next to an impossibility that it should take place with in the period of tie existence of the Conl vention.- And in this respect they coatend that the, people have been misled ; and that - the Legiiature, actuated by the best hit en tions, did, in attempting, by a compromise of measures, to present an uidivided front t6 thewVorld, w'h:lly defeat its own end and Mim.. Nowistha question is, Which portion of ti lon party are in the ri--bt rela natter I I maintain ihat the ion are in the right. I am one of that portion. \Vithout questioniig, it the least, the fair Intention of the Legisla ture, and without intending to disparage its wisdom, considering the briet period of its sessin, the vast field, no(t onuly to be ex ~plored, but to be iuade fanmi' iar, and thie patural difficulty of reconciling conilictiog mneasures, I repeat wvhat I hlave said else wvhere, that the position of the State is di rectly opposed to the policy of co-operation. An4td, had I spc in1 thtis letter, and w"ere it not unseemly to make an1 open1 discussdin, mn face of the world, of all na'tters iln. volved in. this inquiry, I am sure I could iresenlt a case that would silenice every dcubter. But I ami little inc lined to argu~e a poimt thiat is alretady phlain to so linanv winds, and whlicit is to be umade evident to all by events that are close at htandt. Another cause of d.Iflreence lies htere: Somle iof us contenld that the whole polier of the State, comiprehiendiog coi-op('rationt imid *separate recession, has he.-ni commtiitted to the Coiivention-.co-operatuin being first in the choice of the peoplek, aiii I romt the nature of thintrs, first it the order of time: for itself, and will alone be coigetent to judge wvhether there hazs cease'd to be suchi *grouind of reasonaib'e hope of co-opeato as would justify an abandolnmen ol the first and preferred branch of the policy of *the State ; that ot hers are nolt to pire-judge tis maotter for the Conlventijol ; that the Convention is, not to iilu ire what the hopes of any set of individuals may be, but is to look imto its own minil and uinderstamhlng, antd act upont the cowi;ictionl it finds there. Othterwise, it will g roissy mlisrepresenlt the wishtes anrd expectationis c.f a large imajo~ri. ty of tihe people, antd be gni ty of aI purely arbitrary abandoinment of the first and lire ferred branch of the policy of the State. Butt, there are thtose autongst us whio, in cliect, deny all this. They rega~rd the Cont venftiion as having been called for the laimei object of isolated secession, subject to the contmtgencies of co-operationt for a limited period of time. They insist that the peri ad of reasonable hope has beeni, ir is to be - fixoi1l by the Legislature or by the party. and is to expire somie lime in May next the precise day to be settled inl du11 tinn. After that daiy it will make no difflerence that the most fihtterinig plrospect may exist in .o other State or States, and the Ltronigest assuranices comes from frientds efrre---the Convention is nat to be plermit tedl to conisult its owin l6pes. lindeed, it is not to presumv to tink or reason in re gard to the miatter. Thulms, not1 only is the aetion of the Conwention prodetermited foir it, but the~ operations of its mmild are to lie constrained., It. is to be subjet to *a despotism thtat no human authority could rightlulty exert over a brute creattire. Others there are w~ho, not satisfied with this sort of' reasoninig,-nim to mitigate the matter by postpinilg the day of final actioin to thte termliniationi (f the legal existente of the Convenitioni. Others, again, stilt lss at eaise and more averse to laiying~ vislet hands on truth antd roesoit, htope to escape fromi tleo dilemmira biy ciinig for the Con ventio'n the capacity to elongnto its existence boyon d-that prescribed by the Le ~gislatuore -someti adopting a shorter, some a longer perIod of-tinme,. accordingiy I presume no tlpoy: dif'er individnanly. it their sensibilhty tW truth antd reason. WVhy do they riot hnJlly meet fallacy;i and. errw, instead of flying before thteim? Why not utnit with tas, and claim for- thle Conventioni, andl dayittend of thte Conventioil, that it shall 'be PtrfQrepormible miorai agenat, anid a e son feiaure? I'That it shall niot arbi tItil idottono brancht of the wolf as 007( . liepolcy, but that it shail mitdro tsiay pomikettet ut, 7 t Noi as to the cause of party differences "st described it has not beei my purpose *o~draw. a harp -line betweon any two >arties in the ates but to point out vntibuns troupe of proininint persons reflecting nany shades of sentimenit and poliy nor lave I assigned any individual to t is or hat putticular groug, but let every man to ix his own positton. As to the polition it is proper for us to Pecupy, I have never fl't tie least diieuhy n making up rmy iindl though I have *perienced a degreL of'eubittrasmeint in oLermining how to inauttain, that position onsistently with jutstice to the state, atid vithout doing unreasonable injustice 0 ourselves. Implicit obedience to Ile vill of the state is tim true position. flhen the state lint acted we titust claim to ic set down as of tihe najority. Not ol the njority in those hopies or popular avor which are the lortuie only i those who appear to have been oremost in a great public enterprise, mut of the majority in deeds of service. \nd before the state line acted, we should Aow claini that her great organ, thi coi renuion, is our cotivention; for it holds in its hands our fortunes and destiny; 11 ve expect, what we have a right to demaid it its hands, a wise aid patriotic course o, ictioh, regutdless of inia$'idual or party meresls. we should so deport ourselves as o remind it that it is a convention ot the 'coptlc of South Cirolina. I am afraid there is a feeling gaining rrouid in the community, that it is the .:onentioi and organ of a party; and as tuch should be true to its pary, und to the iolit it l fvorites u tIh:Lt pirty; that, tlhn-y Wing its friends, it will be under all the ou igati is ol'laith and hoior to be ther friend. fear that 1 his settmient mtay la% e already mtered the bosom of soinc who ate to take icats as iemibers of that Ludy. I, you ' ould proiote this l'ecimg and poduce I fIll deveclitent of the en.aniiiitiels it Is lable oi, orgamize a party throuighout tie itaIte opposed to those who have elCcted iie majority o the Deiegates to the Coniventom; let appr-opriate LeStF antd plattorits be irtivioed fur iouture elections, and cranniatiiii mid recr.uttiiation lie com inenced. When the two parties have become thoroughly enmb.ttered by tihe striae you will finud the (umlvenne ai rIeolvel mill two bodies; one represeiltog one idrty, the xther the ut!:r. Nor woi e.iier aepresent my tiaig in its party but its love mid hitred ol'its e-enic-; lor thes are Ile paramonit printicp!es of all partues; latiorins beiing *:iminoeve, d bole.y for sea lreservalin --A COmventtoi thus con ditoned could not aI tO () do soiiethiig to the disgrace of ciightened baituity. Butt, gentieien, I have been gomig en as though yot stood i iieel of lily counsel. It con cIisti Jet lie aistire you t' the great respet and esteeit with which I Subscrie imlysell. Your obt. hunble servt. Josuci A. WoDwaiD. To Messrs A. G. Migratli, N. Altchell, P. D. Turre, A 11. iunlkin, G. N. IReriauda, Jr. CLs. Mvhktth, U. A. Foula, \ .Gatewood and W. A. I'rmige. William Farmer, an I-'.ghhani, las furni-hed the Bus:on L-berator with an ac count of a visit to the Great Einitiolun, made by Wilia: and Ellen Craits, and Wilhain Brown, Itigitive slaves from the United States. We extract a poriUon of the letter. Alr. Fairthur says: "A small party o1 aiti-~aivery I hiends was rormed to accontaniy the fiiaves thrughr thle 10"xinit.oln. _Ur. anld .mrs, l'.sLti n, ol l5rtit!, mund a lad Jiti ititu, .11 r. amth M ra. itc hard \'eun, oi ifu.nh an t~ltd at bo. and edaughiier, 31r. Sir Donn:e.i, (.t mouet it. uluenmttu miemiber of the exec iire comtianit Lee ol th'e niattonal reitorm i :.'4ai a a,) 1o gether w'ithI mnyae. , iinei .t Mlr. Thimpt.,tti's Sion, il ISS Thaomip-oa, antd .';.,as An tet a Thtophutt;., tlhe t::it a: e Iitii row *tilre, ced ed thteiceL t lie F..d ii. S..anirday a a. selected ais a day t .on a hi.ch the .aeq claisses wioi a be ait tac LsynA. laste. and the enmhitaatt wal, tilth .sa iccats.a, I le iunort dist, .gu.thlid tha~t h id been in~m~ cred wtdiho wS s.nee ih tf.-o:;g OJV. Sonie 1 3,000 ini 14 ,y ofi it: DIyper Ltatb1es, were thetec oentgr'gatd, nie,u...ig the Quaeen, Pr.1 i-:e .u tert ,and te toyal < bi. (dretn, thte anutit-.dieryi l)at it-., oi duthier andm, (y whli) the iiti. est 'wetre vrojidtC ly iuost.:t vorably ireg a ded,) tu ii:I).ikc ci and St. .awaphi, a ::t:;. numi~tber ot lieer.,, peeresses, inembeur., ci l'arntiv:, mtetr lruoi abniost. ll tar:-, ai ihie wor~td, suir plasintg, in v::nety e i a-t',ut, cliarai .r .,iid costunii'., the deaer.j-a..ni of the poianon kt ci .Jert.aiiemi iln ithe da: I Uiie 0,1. s0 lihiliened that theC .\nt .tin 'ai.l wtere part icuilurly nume:r us ; among Cl ttt the experie.eniced eyes cii lUrtiw it una Ii. Craita enabit~ed thern to dets. t I vn~r bty the doi.etns. Mur. 31ec thn;.ell Ie sc rted 3ir-. r.i iand ownI regnetst, toi.; thle itt at \\ ..\e Browni, wha ae ttiiinineli she~ se2 cc d c ai ior the day. \Vmi. tiratt n .i-d w..It 31,s .ehah Tompoi and.i Icri y.-enat,. Tc.a ar iraiiigieln a ury.-vresa . tm ~rb the :tiit er~t~ ioiej..n.. a pa ciiatr aci n. 1the iu i t . . e , . iI a r Ueck that w, tu gurued.. .tti .m aq.a: dcd hoe hen ior~~i .heir b. , a t io u e c:-u ra ry the feei . .n iii mi;ain i.r te Calttcyn Upil~to.tr ti. lei i-Lr dtWucd Tihe cumpnc onie , jr. a itoso drewiut an ima: clorau,. iiaui.iaiiur Avmericansgarou. a..JL 'eu us. t .ritnh iag utoeth seuc tomt an b..d ionletilptau. verball oeeny t t he iiie it.i sU ca sc.t a tiwoud ntitt have uett riiicd mu~ 'a s to hpavetu cate titti, mi ni tr .,,i ..--.m v i~at bue~o le msi tu itVorn bat 0o .-huirn'; ,,ie evelyai.hgth ae-uaihprpeyn twra do ti byo inur pt. , ito Atet gletnt vere ba of tOn the ataih e m suh1 aiot discussin; itr w otiedc threve to e pekatthe mqn 30 printer unJ By yhs iht b le tuo speakL t it I; iutO o ~ ira wer 1y, A ga.it Awic.c was tjitotstae, I wre Virgwary toae by Who e pofe-h uit w ,as itlu Wedeoa, atli coepy uo rI rpreinon ttance Nrn 11ihMrir. We had not, how oier p rmoe I mahy steps froi the place ,eefore the Virginia slave was removed. We rbtuged to the statue, an I Rtood near tile Atiitieicn by whoml it had beeit taken up, tw give hun an opportunity of making aniy remarkA he chose upon the matter. What ever were his feelinigs, liis policy was to keep his lips closed. We promeneadel the .inhibition letweon six and seven heours, Qind vihited nearly every portion caf the vast 'ed,ico. Amnong the thousands whom we mot in our perance.bulations, who dreamed of any ipropriety in a gentleman of chai-. actor and standing like Air. lcbonnoll. walkuing arm-m-aro with a colored woman; or an &eKlgnt and Ucedmplished young lady liko Mies Thompson. bceciroilng the profme. nadirg compation of a ciloced man ! Did thu Englishi peers and peeresses I Not the most, asristocratic among them. Did the reprezsentatives of any other, cotintry have their cnotiocns bf propz'ety shocked by the matter I None but Aemericans. To see tie arm of a beautiful English young lady passed through that of " % niguer," taking ices and other refreshments with him, upon terrs or the most perfect equality, certain. ly was dcnough to 'rile,' and evidently did rile, the slaveholders who behe:d it; but there was no help for it. Sumterville, So. Ca. W. F. B. IIAYNSORTIL, Enton. TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1851. #"' Messrs. A. VITE & Co., are Agents for the Banner in Sumterville. The Market. The Cotton Alarket in Charleston still contmues duil. The transactionm onl Sat. terday east, were limited to 25W bales, rang. intg ruien S to 8 1-4c. 11~J' A writer im the State Rights Repub lican ominales ilhe Rev. P'rof. SA31CELt FentacAN or the Professorshi tin the: South Cimonna College lost , acaun ay the rea.gn.. tion of Dr. TlOUNWELL. iterested as we always (eel in the utCWirs of our Alma Mater, the election of tis gentleman would great. lv enhance that interebt, while hits taienits ind tearning would, we are confident, con tribute tit little to the iprosperity of our Much prized College. Revolt.ing Occurrence. We learn froin the tirligtone Flag, that onl hlie 29th ultimo, KIoD:ED (.airl'TiS, a citizm of that District, was slot by his brother JACon GnittrImTs-no other person being present. The whole load penetrateu the upper portion of time left breamt, caus. ing almost inistlit deatth. The perpetra .0., who has just compeeted his seveitletht year, made no eff'rt to esciIpe aid is nowt npr.ron. Mtiaarderous 5'i~uiasass. We learn irom a friendiwho cAtne up from Charleisonon Sunday last, that at 5 o'clock that' morning, n empty freight Triiii,~:c itafdi ti U~fni;Fi 011-ilhe track at a pomt somie two inles be. low Fort Alatte, the LoUoainoive being bro keni to piece~ mc thme tail amnd severe Injuries eciictea upon severa I peerstens. Tne Con-. doctor was very muicle bruised about the~ hedd, thie heigmceer lhad oiie of hies les. Icruthed aloncg athnobt :ts entire length, acnd one toot of thc F.remanc was cut off'. Sen. out tears were enetert-minced thaet the C -n duictoer coue d ntet roeover. On E..iuoi..g thec. road to ascertain wht ha.d thirowii cclf iee e.gine, it was ftuni thact a bar of the iron teed bme.en alr:rte, Icr e puirposec, ceo doubti, ot cau lsincg thle Idcst ruct~in of the meil aced pcassehngor trume. It is revoiliog to lhe forced to be hevo theat ther'e can Ihe, in ihis ag~c e ami I LOunitry, wVC icedniess so -habctolicalt as lto in dange.r the hcvcs ci hccemdreds inc order that ac tim.Ih~e.tus ha~ctred of p~erhaps a singhc med .i:.ui clwghlt be grati.tieud; beet it i. diult iI to conistruce the facts inc any othlier wayi. We hopeje that ito c xerctions w t be spa~credl to dtet the perpetrator, foir uleo suech vdlaciny cvbaell mceetc with spee 'y ante scignal punntslhmcent we many l-per .eperi t Iones of icnehl aect. asc leog nae mahee sh-c promcpt men~c to cruel deedc, acndj cewacrd ia shc J1i ,e -k leor secret andcc safe micdues of aic. Cheraw P/Lmk Road. tie 22! celt., eib ,c 'Ih ca pital stock, $25,.(00 cct a C cmip myc:, to holdi ac lank RceiIn from thai t tce, to the Norith Cairo!inae bcer, hi. been tal~cen by the ccc izensi. A cmeetmog 0 t he Storc e.hlelers wdas to leare beecn held eel the~2 h toe orgai.: e "(Comepcany. We'c' hoepe thit the ad vanctaires thcus e cuiiced to (er;iw wd! teoon be extce led c Ltho Wt. c& .'t. Rade Rweid,)y the coicern, . i1 of a It ad eeectg it un h Cliheiw No. h anc eteer1.r~s. h;as beCen ini coneten.pel. i.c.c ; cihtat pro:rits ha~s !ihbectcencme ci Alabatma. Desp chles frcc-~ eoiIe state thai l c.e Cout hc ' cs cye v a ecui.reey it ja iye1c iAce . . Iihe Suctheerne Rtighlt C.nie .d ie for Cu ress, ovcer IcA e tecno , 1;etiocc. --' la thcut thee majityjb i' ic' UniAso' mc ' u i om~ibst4 con the whc ler htnd acl:re, wce tear n triumph 1dante ine Alonicgoenery Disrccnt. Cfl Wedn~lesdby lest (Cli' licou~ K A'ttscN W\conctboro wats d1 .rou ed Ih ci been. el-cied to the cecmande of tle Ilrigarh fierme rly comndiued by Giov. Al S. Tile Ilec one hcad~ been conctested aind a dcis.mc .mah-l by a bac~rdl ocf odicepresidedl ove b Iy Genc. CiiuNOt~iln; buVtte recturnc mcad. or hei- poceth ici ws dtedjciet in omllt :mportatpaticular wcc.h rencdiredi theic Ir&-nasembihige proeper. Thecc misctake, ccc th iem.:..iin;g onc ec:lec.dacy, wa I ce red, andcc, th,. ~rcr'er an s hcacingv ae.. a confority ithc thi. hwc, their decia.'c w~e Io ctrs c ontirewd utnd tb0 Board ah'trn. The f ue.rtin We lea Dir ory'of the Soutlh Carolin. ihave tendered a free palsages rg gullm Co'umbia, to the gal lant remnan otf.lie YalInetto 1oiment, uponlte octauion of their nieeting on the 20th inst. A* a ieting of the Town Con . cil of Colunibita in the 7th; a cmtinittee was appoinitd to inake suitable arrange ineits for the reception and en'ertaintnent of the Regiment. and a resolution was adopted, ofFt-ihg the Town Hall for its use in tihe traiavtiion of btic'ites. We wish them a hippy re-union land hope thnt their efluits then to be com menced mtay speethly result in the erec tion of a imiuimiet worthy to coinmnemnor. ate the deeds of their hininted ('hicitain. Mr. Woodwaid's Letter. We are at last eni:)aIld to iorm sonie idea of the posit'n of our Rep esentative upon the questium of resist.ince. It is evideit, from his let'er to the Co-operation ineetit wiich we give at lenlgths, that, thongli Ie thinks we I.a6 il I hen blun. erinmgj, lie dosci niot Vs1.4re to lead pubbe nentitent :t this criia. ie hIa., ntited ]I,,neelf wi ath markmig out the various conrses (if acijon , ith their results, am', his own preference only slightly and.catmed, l :avinig it to the peop!e to determine for them elvc. Ve notice in hils letter )lne poition an. tagonistir. to that of tile Co.operm ior or. gans. Thoy Wna iait;aii that t,.e St ate hniis toinitilnted itsalf omly to Co-oiieration and that every resolutioi and every act of the Legislature his had thiaat for its el ;and object, that the attitule in wbcl otuath Carolina tads been realy p;n'd .; iat tat a readiness to co.operaa. .irr WOODWARD says that the p Ositif the State is direct ly opposed to the poalicy of c:o-operation. hellse dilrerences liwever we leave the C-operatinnits to adjust n'.ng Ithemn se-ves. M1r. WVoonwant/1js iinalo .,eems strong-ly iniples s'edth t; 1.. ea.-a wlaebh w'aoual re sult from a divasion in'a partwas. We' ad iire lias views, vo.n: ags hey do fron onIe Of Co-oper:1iton sene:ivnt. W'e iliuk tile Secessiaemts are ready to re.-pond. Let accusatiorns and reeriialnations and 'aunts and ii-ish expre.s;ons ,ease, adi, after as Inuch tight has helb,. cicent raitd on thi great qnesiin as we can tain: aat. iet the State act, and let us al h o tle iiaajhr-ty inl deeds of servive. The Right to Secede. Mr. Wt rUsTi:', pililmfl 08ni t. tlbeCt Wa., sought a short taine saa e by. a <.i'Len Wf Nordh Carol.na. ar. % lusER- r'phea in t: nlost eau. Caus nriimer pomsabiea ;t! Io I lie -i at a-ia lit o' ha:s prensises, i. a, w- n.:n ....an thi -onlclo-don that a Siat Is tiot that right. Bnt lest the reasontni al' tot coviviice he aleinpits at once' ta prejudice the mind of hIs ca-riespndent aga inst further investig.aion it' the snlhject, tby-te-pdigjnuthre ,ul (Surh al, act; "Depoend uLpamit it, iav dear sir, that the' at.-onn fi :say one State wot.ld Le but the lir:-t i-ta'p ma prohe-* wh Ih inneat inei- a Itutly bre.i njjtha'- e::ure Un~itaa ntoir 1(on, asi the Unaion~ p..rty tail us, we cantt iatrginae how the taily '; onia 5t .:,., daghaly_ ed hby its secess an, a-Lnid alee thosea left beh'l:nd, aa!be!ra'.se ilhan by aramg theti ina-re cio'-ya t. et :,a-r. Cu'ar. Tnae .N.v " \rk \~ ar: T, ib. acn, hale it J-;a .. vs. tne pro.c : t a ab n~ revoin. toa a ter-...', wea;.an, a.h I h. ii .y-', the (jatiaernient af tit I,.a~ inii in r..erve tandwoh nu',t a.:5as.'o n..,. Th Iai th pulieatan of a'.cr J. i..n laa hberty th: 5gr ' ...) L.. .'t ila(:nb:. a- hurna thr.r'a~ arocay dpn i ar 'aaa e ' iin . .aT-te ta grat ia : to .. b thern .aa iaaa'-. batm. bral d a -ery daiia iagor, *a a'a . a Lth-a1'i Lii.t es aih of' iL ..: \\' :n . at5i aQest : iith .ar di ne a: 'ar'e n.~a i~ta-- se'ama i have rao a. t .a a'y: -I z:a-.r t yr. ains; wat .;e . :.:: u:ha; u :.aaon a a.\?atuare aratanriu. \\ ii.otat lha! ..eain taut u'a -hea.- th''ia sne:''i'- ! And yet ir.'in oaur Govj'aeri'eaaa ;oe aa, arith to th a . i , ~ not aeta a che.ng no .L V a tha ,t s syun.p:a. I hy .s rira ana-d b i ta traa , aa ;-i-ty'a wthl thei: tyrant ; baa a d .--; i at' iety raeltatra thii .\:na.ci~ a a ao rau.nt toi ena .e in lthei' 'a aa are lie: a.g :.a'a .a -. , . s. ., tar thie gbiir.aaa.- t'9a: ! 1l...'--aaa has reached'a its a'? Lii; ci uiiaea v..s b.ing deap istch. a'. t'. v.ai.ala, iin.iandai r t: i t.ga e .i~i i 'a wt ah a a tae ta, :arr .-t au.y j p.:yv l~naii tha:s c''iai''a -t. h, ali th-'.r uanI reipo; ibaafjiay a' at a|| 'aunconna~ e ne l t their hat''n $ a na.'a . aaea, ai, fr.s.-; i, a. ii 'ty, lu-i V al , lanr tso s.! thaea'aea'e., ii . "alt u; ilia. ( an ala- it ' - i.. , '.i ;a l .ai ''a ea~r free: ( lii 'aLa a 7 '. -' )n.. retat i, ; e callj thisi p I r~;o ato. pheaa (-h ii; im.re rebiels aaou r taa(a Gtr .aina~en;ani aa-u re tao itm ailt- iii . ; a -s i~ he s ah, 'a' shautttta that- a p o i - t atn, r mr!.a. aa :ia S.i .h'i. thay 'ne. ;tandI th ire atnd kinie oft hir own mliul i. Nitr Josga ranuk Iis& The a' rthb ..atmer this nn.ortunate ntavi gatori hiavinag 'hu far pnifl oentaroly un Sanecessf~ui. the Briish Goverimnent have deel'srmtainal to pr~aoscute it np ta'rther. Alt w. se. I tat 'briai .m~y caon;ia.'naa ia ha I:.' . -..g ydL aae ; af he' wer1ii. alivae At iaa&.. & qnire~ yaox to lind hini mind the hvws of~ i-nuniy would there be perilod in whtat would most oraably 1.s a t'ruithmes narch Life Iuisurante in Enmglanl. Almost every thing can bo injured Ip Eingland; from life down to iharacter, whichi if tie Cdrelimnldas drive a .a Jsai. less, would be descendihg often very low tideed. But we notico a decided improve nent, as regards life assurance, its one re ipect. For a trifle, which one would icarcely know lie had parted with, his tran fit on the Rail Road is reidered perfectly rafe. For about six cents a passenger on he Grand Junction Rail-way from Liver. pool to London may have his life insured to the amount of one thousand pounds. Murder by a Slave. We learn from the Chester Ialmneuo Standard the following account of the dar. ing murder of Mr. CHuIisTorirtEI S. Tno3w. SoN, of that District, on tile 2nd inst., by a negro iamed RANDALL, belonging to a Aliss STEEDAIAN: A party, among whrom was Mr. Thomp Ronl, had met it the Bridge on Fishing Creek, near Eaves' Mill. with a view to watch for a runaway slave who had been seen fir soine days lurking about in the iegtihorhood. Whle they were oil the watch, the boy Randall was observed about the ills, and being supposed to be the runaway they were in search of, at tempts were made to apprehend him. lie ende:.vored to escape, but being pursued, w.'s soon brought to bny. Mr. Thompson, who was arimied wit.'s a gun, and one or two others, advanced towards the negro. when some one, prubabiy observing that the ne gro w.as alao armed, warned thei and di. reelied them to shoot him. Air. T. raised his gun as though to shoot, and the negro imeAiately fired. The charge, a very hieavy one, took effect and he survived but sonme 4t0 or 50 minutes. The negro immediately fled. In the pursuit next day, several negroes were taken up with a view to elicit information as to who was the perpetrator of the deed: und among them the bwey Randall. lie at once coniewesed his guilt. flow he came to be ar iied, or for what pu rpose is not known. lie is iiow in jut, awaiting his trid. Mr. Thompson loaves a vile and chil dren, who were dependent on the labor of bis hands for their bsupport. lie was at the timie in the employ of Maj. Eaves as his miller. The circumstance occurred at about II o'clock at night. For the Sumter Banner. Mir. Editor: At the request of Colonel Gladden, Compiny A has been called upon hey its Captain to icet the other Companies of tie Palnetto Rlegiment in Columbia, on the 'Ithtl inst. The call has been made not only to revive the reniiiiiscences of the f.ast, and thus keep alive the brotherly eelings which homid us together on that dy, but also to adopt a plan for the eree. tion of a Monument to the memory of our lhte Colonel P. M. Bather ; that it may he generally uiderstood how it is proposed to cirry out that plan, I take the liberty of pub!ishing an extract froin a- letter of Colinel A. II. Gladden. Let me add for the information of those Who have not soen the late.Columbia pa parm, that frO sIs 4,ftry Columbia will be tendered-to the members attending the meeting-that the citizens of that place will doa the Regimient the honor of giving it a pubbec reception, and thsat Comn pany 1I will feast us wbile wvith thetn. Very truly4ours, J D.IBLANDING'.. "T'he remiains of our uiamnted Colonel Pierce M. ilatier were placed at the dispo n!of the State oh South Carohina with the belief that a M'imumient won~d be erected byv the Legziature in memory of his gal ant serv ices. Thew Legislature has met and adjouarned thireet times anid his grave sta ies bhere and~ neglected. We have obtamedi: the consenit ofI the tamnily that a .\onumenot mtay be erected by the surviving imembhers of the Re.giment. l'There wi1ll b a imeetinig of the Pat. itet to lleg :ment at Coluiinia.i on the tUth of August to celebrate the ann~iversary of th. I lhttle of (1Crubusco :and 1 propose that the Captain of each Camp:iny bring withI han to tha:t imeet ing all the money lie cani r rise en hi.a D~btrict, so that a Coysa. itteen tuay be anppo.ated to co.nnance d foumiht o1C n it a mouizment to h'.s memory, furthin iii. 1I hope that each Captaint wdll call a mueeting of hts Cronpany' atnd urge upon theim inot only the necessity of raising as hug~e a subscription amiong their frienids as peesmbule, but also thit every member whose e rehamstances wdll permit should attend thet celeberaeton on thle 20th of August, next. "ite.-teeuully and truly yours. A. 11. GLADDL)?N." Acciorvr o>: 'riu GREF.NvIt.v,. Ritt IIUani -WVe learn (says time Coeluei~bia Ci eliwanit & Tehnrapih '.1 the 8th instamn, ) hit the pas~euger t ratin on this road ran eiT1 the track on Wednuesday evening, about three rioles iromi Newb~erry Court I louse, bmy wiinch a numb:ier of ptssentgers were ster.oius.y injured. WVe are glad tu learn that ni., t! results h ivye follow~ed. A cow 3 moipineg onr the trueck outi of an excanvated road croessingt iaeiteliy h~einre the en ge,' ws caught bie tre lthe tramt could be stnd andh catchm ig in tihe break, caused thIe passenmger train io be thrownt from the reck, as it was a descending grade upon a eirve, it was snmeidately capsized and dnragged -img the bank unitsi it, was detaeb. edi. TIhe cenltre pin of the rear truck giuein wauy caused the car to thuttmp1 miost aoetly after the wheels were detachedi, an el to thm mciiay lbe attributed the serious mijucries which occu rre. irse. Moetr, oef Orange, hadl her atm berokeni att lie wrist; her daiugvhiter, Miiss .leirer, a severe dislecatioin of the wrist; ir. .Sinererr, act mjtury i m hack; D~r. Sill severe meitr cstuson, Alirs. Silil, serieotsly' in juredt; .ir. 'leeughm Fnrrar, of Charleston, i o:i: ison s; .air. P. T. V'illepigue, of Ch arles .oi, ccotttseins, -ind butt hew out of fory piersons escaped without itnjuries.-. No bltamte can he attached to the engineer, who cos ld not poss..ibly have stopped the tda teby an y mieatns im h~s pow~er. Mr. ' ert, the cem'dui:tr, Ce . A. GI. Sam. m , .i W. H1 G tes, of Un:on, reuderud proetnyat anid ellicientt service in extricating the suTerera fromi therir perdlou situation, We atu informed that the inside of the car Is a perfect ruin, and that the scene wan mot.diutresslung wnn tl y pion broke in the doors, In oder "t e - elove them. We are happy. In behi a6 1 state that all the suffrerahvo Ing at the last accounts. From the Darlington Flag. Publio Meeting at Hulns' School House, DarliUnton District. On Wednesday, the 30th July, the peo. ple of this neighborhood imet at the school house near Keith's store for tire purpose of hearing a political discussion on our exci. tung question o tie day. A suitable lag was raised, witil the mirotto, 4-;o-operat.on.' The Rev. Uregory Rollins *as requesied to act as I'resident of the day. ie made some very appropriate remiarks, and open, ed tie mecunig with a very suitable prayer The lresident tien called upon W. 11 Ev.ns, L'sqr., who spoke in favor of separ. ate StcessrOin, &c. kle was lollowed by the reading of W. A. Owens' letter, by A dyeucer, Lsq. Dr. John P. 'iunnerman then addressed the meeting at length: agiainst separate State action, and urged the necessity oif co-operation. On the cluse oi tie Doctor's speech, great applause. W. 11. Wingate, Esq., read Mr. Butler's letter, and was foliowed by Chancellor G. W Dargan, who in his usual able style spoke at considerable length, and said ie was for secension--sLeparate secession-but not al thin time; he would propose to wait for two years, &c. The Chancellor was re. plied to by Col. John D. Ashmore, of Sumter Dratrict. Col. Ashmore was bold and learress in what lie said, and said he opposed separate S1ate action because he believed it to be suicidal. lie believed it worse than no remedy at all. It being near might, Dr. J. E. Byrd thanked the speakers it tihe name of the people of the neighborhood, for tie very able manner ir wich they had all acquitted themsrelves and said there were other gentlemen whc we would be equally as glad to hear, but tirre would not perinit, &c. J. A. Dargan, Esq., arose and agreed with Dr. Byrd that it was late, but fie 'would briefly give his views in favor of separate secess:on on tle part of Suuth Carolina. After Mr. Dargan concluded, Col. E. W. Charles expressed a desire to address his coriutituents. He said ie would be brief; he opposed secession by south Carolina alone, andaldFhe would vote against it in tho onVe-iio.p 'uasless the people instructed iiin st. -The people during the eeting gave the great est attentlon, and e all broke up witho'u ahard W-e rd brqke up as we met-as rs in one common cause G.l~ R s, Pres't of the Day. Public Meetina Pursnant to notice, a large and enthusi antic meeting of the estazona of the Uppe Wards, favurab!e to the organization o Ward Connmitces, to promote the object of the Auxiliary . outlern Rights Asocia tion, was convened at Oppenheim's ILI, on the evening of the 7th inst. On miotion of John llanckel, Esq, th< lion. John N. Nowell was called to the Chair, and Messrs. E. B. Lining and T. P Lockwood. Jr. requesied to act as Secreta ries. On further motion, Gen.- Weaver Col. Rumph, and Major A. Q. Dunnovan were mavitel to o.cupy the seats on the right of the ch:ir. The Chairman, in a few appropriate arr soul stirr'ng remarks, explained the objects of the meeting; after which I. E. otterer whose nppearance was loudly greeted, ther delivered arn imapret s've speech, enthusias ticanlly cheered thrrouighout by theo auidiernce The meeting was then adfdresmed by Mr F. J. Shailer, Dr. II. V. Toomner, Ri. B Iioylton, E-,q, and Gen. Weaver, irn effect. ive arnd impressivo roinarks. On motn~ioun of Mr. liancke!. the Const itu. tion, of the Associat ion was their read,. anm a harge numrber of sigriatuores was obtained 0., riotiorn, the mieeting their adijored, hrighly grratitied with the enthutsiarsirmran uninuimriry wich characterisedl thre proceed ings of thre first rally in thne Upper WVards Jt)IIN. N. NOWE~LL, Chairmain. P~)n n Ii. Lmss..u, Secretaries. rf Thne Mlabile Tribune of Srnday says: " There is a rumor irn town that tIn dnfitilty between Foote and Quirinan. o wh. oh we gave somre account a few daya ago. l@l to. a dtt4.l, in wich Foote was killed." I -:0: Pahne'tit egh~inenlt.-\~Ve mnre requesteC, to, informr thseo membiners of the P'almett Regimrent who propose meeting at Cohuni hia otn the anniversary of the hattle o Chmarubusco, that the Town Council hnavi miade arran'gemrents for their entertainimen at any of thre hlotels they may select ro themselves; arid that on thre 19th and 20th commlnitteesr will be at theo depots of the dif ferenrt Railroads to receive them as thej arrive. Tlhe commiittee request those ar rivingi previously to leave their names with Col. .Maybina, at the Congaree Ilouse Carolinian. Ilo?4t:s)ArL, Pa., July 26. TIremnendlous S'torm, and Wh'nilucind a IIone.'dal.-last evening, our village w.ui vn.iied by a very violent storm, accomupani ed by a terrific whlirhwind, wvhich swey across the ripper part of the place, taking a is rourse thre large dwellbng house o I.\lr. WVest, a port ion of whichi was deposit ed on the opposte side of thre river. Arnor porilhm was seen by several o our citizens hrigh Up) in the air,.wailing lie (rare the windl over Irvumg Chiff wich ii morre thtan 300) feet hnigh, rand nearly tw< mniles disatant fromr; the locality of tire house A large quanntty of tire bricks were seat te'red over the tiolds along tire track of that Mrs. WNeat, chrild and mervant, wvas in the horuse at tihn tirme the wvind struck it ant Ifortrnatelv escapedl unhurt. A large quan rity of gla.,s was brokern by the hrail. ant the crops in all directions are Ievelled t< the i,'rouand. Thne thrunder and lrghtning wvere very severe. Mhr. WVest's darmage is estimiated a 2, 000). A StNULARc A wano.--The offer i f smal~rl preiumii wars hately mande, throng) the Ttoston C'onigregatiornalist, for thre bes eit~ny) in answver to sundry questions in re lation to practical religion, atnd especi'all' pointing ouit theO relation of tihe stoul's salva tion to a knowledge of the person of Clhris -a point, wvo wouldI thitnk involving th most pecualiar features of the orthodlo: views. The conmmittee in tire case award ed) the prize, with~out knowing the aurthor of arty of the proposed essays, to Rev. Mr B riggs, a Unitarian clergynman of Plymouitil Mass. It is cortamnly rartuggestive circuam striteo, in tmny wnyvs-and perhraps wv may may hropefulI-that tihe bota r.'positioi of muc'h a point of the~ory rlvhnuld havm been suappleed by a Uni:tanrn--gelyn th4 iudgmnrt of orthodox ertm. Early 1 ioofiihpf July. tholelfos nitice W iqever part, of A rU JNESTING Of the citilens ol i arlhtar,' is ly .alled for on the tW , Mlonday ii s Uguat izt, 'at Benneftiville, in order nake known thseir sentients as to the I. cy of withdrawing South Caroj from the Union. C. W. DUDLEY, FOR SELF AND OT July 5th, ido1. Pursuant to the above call, ye norning (August 4th, 1851) rver leadin to the village was thron early four until 1 o'clock a'7in. ple came pouring in from every", in dense masses, and long befo airived for organizing the meet) public squase ,resented a spectacle Ja~fpl witnessed in BennettsvilJe. At half-past eleven o'clock, Weatherly. Esq., ascended the House steps, and mnted all persons prst, who felt any interest in the meeunp, to draw nigh and participate in the Pi . ings. Capt. M. Townsend proposedtht . Goodwin, Eq. be called to the Ch'air, Wbjh was unanimously agreed to; and on me, tion, B. D. Townsend was requested teoct as Secretary. - The Chair briefly explained tho o of the meeting, as Ldictated above, jn discussion from both sides of the que4oo and expressed an eariest hope that, t order uand decorua should prevail throq1_ out the proceedings. Capt. A. J. Stanton imoved titat, in much as from, the extraordinary crod. present, it was necessary to hold the neeti. aug in front of the CuurtL-House-the P ple btanding-that the discussion should be. confined to two speakers on a aide, and that, each speaker shutild be limited to a hail hour. This proposition was un.:1anmusly a r to. Col. C. V. Duir.EY the the iollowinag resolution Resolved, That itn th ineetimag, the secession of without the co-operaion ol ot: States, is unwiSo and mexpedi C. A. Ihornwell, Esq., baoonide' solution, anu ably diseussed anid sp it, in a speecl which was loudly cheered. The Chairmau,. when Mr. Thiurwell had resumed his sent, inuvited a reply from the other side; but the separnte secessionists, although present in lll lore--looinaOn -taciuly declbned to accept the challenge. Col. Dudley next addressed the meeting half an hour, in a vcry elfbcLivO spceclh6 which wis lrequealy interrupt.d with up plause.. The Chair then ainounced that tha quest on would be deciced, by dividing amiL couiting, and requested all in lavor ut the resolutiouan, to march. out and. form rank4 live deep. At first, the w hole crowd scumed to. be muviig oxffcaimly, deliberately, and intEl Moust perict oraer-lorimg in live 'Jour phialaaxesi, which extendeu 14ost acros the entire line of the pubbe sq "are. Th-- a.aid.d admiiesna, linusi, however, be made, that a s.nall group, cottnposed of, btrangers, neutrals, and separate seces. sioniat,. btill remnamed on the ground; buL thee could q*cely have been one hundmre persons left in all. The Chair appointed lessrm. T. C. Weatheriy, C. A. Thortwell, A. G. Johnson, and Wilhaua L. Leggett- Teller., to count the ranks, wihomon reposted th number, in The other sid was then invited to wale a showing-but declined to mzairch out. Afier Uxe result, wais announced,. A. C. Jojhinson, Esq., bubmntted the lollowing resolutonm, w lba.h Iia as unasniously adopted;, Reuoved, That thme Cairman ol this. imeetitag, do com~municaae the foregoln resolutoan, to the Delegates who Wil represenit Mariboro' istrict,. in. the Stato Coa,vcntion, an~d request thiemt, sespectfully,, to vuti in coiorinity thereto; and in thge exemL of their aiiimg to signuisy to hiu. useir initeniuon to do so, then, that, the Chairaman do cause aL lull account of the. pro.eedings of this day, as expressaive of the publie aeimnent u; Marlboro' Dxiutict~ to be laid before said Convention5 wiiaenever assemled. Rlesolved. T'hat wye feel highly imlignant at the courae of Federal Legislation,. an. are ready, a .w, and snall keep ourselzef in readmiess to unite with our sister States in the formaatiot of a Southern confederacy' whenever, anid as soonz as they will consent Ithereto; hetievmg" as we do, that nothing less thana such conlj'aderacy is at present,, Iunder all the circumstances, available to us as a remedy for the grievanaces of whjch we comnptain. Th r~ e meeting, altogether, was one of the 1largest, and anost respectable ever as semibh.d ini thei Dstract--there was nao intemperate excitemntl-thbe greatest order prevailed throughout the day; imdeed It inmust have beena apparent to one present ihbat the sovereign people, ratnk and file, hatd come up) to express their sentiasents enmphatically on the great questiona of the day, naor will it be riuestioned that they have done so an terms hardly to be misunderstoojd. OJn muoton, the proceedings were ordered to be ubtilihed ina the ,'outh~erna tandard, Charlestovn Eaening, Kerrs, and that all the paipers im the State bie reqtiested to copy. T he meeting then adjourned. lE. W. Goonwtt-z Ch'wun. R. D). TowsE~an, Secretary. *The whoile number of voters in the District is about 85O T'n. GKEAT Fi.ot ATr~. Lors..-. TPhe St. louis itepulian of thme 24th uit., gives the fotlowatng particulars respecting the~ dama~ge lay the recent flood at illinola, town. opposiite that city: The inhabaitats of tImt place began to re turn homne [roma tha sicity and elfsewhsere, only some four or five days since, and are now actively engaged in reenperating, as best they cain, fromn the haeavy losses expe... rienced iia the late general cailamnity. As yet tnt nmany maore than half the stores and dwelinmgs aire occupied, the rrenaainder of the populationa, it wonul appear, not designx mug to return until as~t ill turthier subsidence of the river. Owig to the enicroaichments of the water on the main shrer~lhe ferry boat now is corn. pelled to efl'ect ats laditg near the " Tele graph Mill,'" abouit'on a liiie w ith the dike,, thme erasternm terminus of wich imnprove.. ment is from5! tinv-five to a hundred; a yras froan thei yhaie. Cahiokia creek,. wich previouas tao thme hood emstatied into, Ithe river am! some distatce be~ow the town,. Inow eamp: ee itso!f inuanediaitely at the. -1 etegraph tmiit." T1hte intermnediate. spat e betwgeen this paoint anal its old mout1b hais beetn niearly filled with deposits qe saind, anal a fall at the river aof thireor fu more teet will lea that forton of the ~ nyo ite creek-fatr thg~ distanmce ta a aigip~ I thoralhaatut--dry land, In JIjnse'laaiti sh as well as M tb~ 4 a considecrable distance up ama river, tha6 deayrdai of-. mn'