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THE BANNER. " LIBERTY AND MY NATIVE SOIL." i <TT A I VC M AT.I.RX F.r/itnr LiVIVIJJUtJ L ! 1 .V l-J i ' l . I Abbeville I. II., S. WEDNESDAY, JUNE :J, 181(5. Frequent complaint has been made to us of late by subscribers who receive their papers at Lebanon P. O., that they do not got thein in due time, and often not at all. The Post Master will be good enough to see to this mailer; for the fault must lie at his door, and not with us. The packages arc regularly sent from this cilice, and this we can prove. sCf3 ^Vo would direct the attention fkn moil rtlll* 1 licit wlin VJI 111V J VUIIg II1UL1 VI VJUl 1UIJ i\- Vj ?? 11V desire to volunteer fur the Mexican war, to the advertisement of Capt. Marshall, found in another column. He has called a meeting a? his Company on Saturday 13th inst., to organize and elect officers ; and as a few names are wanting yet to make out the number required, a chance is offered to any person who may wish to join his ranks. We are requested also to say to those whose names are down upon the lists sent from this place to the country, that ihi?v are desired to attend here on Sat urday next, for the purpose of organizing. The Light Infantry parade also Saturday next, it being their regular muster day. Good.?One of those characters who go about through the country with whisky carts, corrupting our black population was served after the following fashion last Saturday night, at Cokesbury. He drove up his cart, with its ill-fated barrel near the village; late Saturday evening, expecting from the slander which l-_ : I.. In i n.l ?? I lie nuu piuviuusiy cnuuiaiuu upvu mis place, particularly the students there, to " sell out," by morning. And he was sold out with a vengeance. The next morning he was found tied hand and foot, in an erect posture to a tree in a conspicuous part of the village ! and his barrel as might have been expected, was found turned up-side-down its head knocked out, and of course its precious contents " spilt upon the ground." The account which he himself gives of it is, that about midnight some six or eight persons came upon him, made him bestride a rail, and in that comfortable position, rode him a time or two up and down the streets, and then tied him as above stated. It appears that this fellow had been boasting that Cokesbury was an excellent place lo sell liquor at, that he could easily "sell out," between Saturday night and Monday morning to the stu dents at any time &c. Now though we disapprove of any man or set of men taking the law into their own hands to take satisfaction, yet there is much of excuse to be found in this transaction, for we know of no community more orderly, pious, and exemplary than that of Cokesbury ; and the Institution at that place paiticularly, is noted for its morality and good behaviour. We maintain therfore, that they were justifiable in thus punishing this base calumniator. / We have received nothing later from the army by our late papers, and wo /*nrinln/lft " WW.WUI.V, luutciure, mai notmug ol importance has transpired there, or news would have reached us by this time. It was Gen. Taylor's intention to attack Matamoras and plant the stars and stripes upon the battlements of that town ; if such an attack has been made, judging from the past, that act has been done. We shall certainlv know bv the t J next mail what our gallant sons are doing. Volunteers are still crowding to New Orleans; and every steamer leaying that place for Point Isabel, is fil led with men prepared and eager to battle for their country. It is hardly probable that the Mexicans will seek another fight with our artny, but will retire to the interior of the country. From their recent losses of men, arms and ainnition, and one of their ablest generals, who is now a prisoner in New Orleans, they must be much discouraged, and we should not be surprised to hear of disorganization and desertion in their ranks. ^ e learn by the late Washington news that Gen. Taylor has been promoted to the rank of brevet Major | General, for his gallantry in the late baltles and Capt, Walker, the Texan Ranger, Ciiptain in the Regiment of| mounted Riflemen. sdr* The Pirate, Bam:, has been pardoned by the President; making the third time he has thus escaped. We are indebted to the Hon. A. Bum for public document. editor's tabu:. Southern and Western, Literary Messenger and Rev ieic : J3. B. Minor. Editor, Richmond, Va.?Terms, $5.00 per annum, in advance. We have received the May No. of this able Magazine, in which we find much to interest and instruct the reader. The Messenger ranks now among tho first nnriodicals of this countrv. and i . j 1 deservedly so : for the articles which appear in it are characterized by ability and a style chaste and classical. It is acquiring a widespread popularity and should be in the hands of every lover of literature. He riot's Monthly Magazine: en win Heriot, Editor : Charleston S. C.? Piice, $1.50 per annum. The March and April Nos. of this interesting magazine are before us. This nnhlicntinn lmirirr n SnulVinrn wrnrlr I * ?> ? ** W" " should be patronized by the South, and we would be glad to see it supersede those of a similar character of the north. It is a very neat publication, and its contributors among the ablest in our State. In the Nos. before us, are two fine engraving, "Jas. De Vaux," the artist, ar.d " Beauty and Innocence." (for the banner.) The Penitentiary and the Pardoning Power. A strong argument in favor of Penitentiaries is the fact, that they are practically approved by some of the States, and that our system so far, has, in a great measure, failed to answer its end, 16 olionrn Kir iKa frnnMnr?/*?? to uu\/ ?* it. uj buu iici^u&iibjr auu ixupu III* ty with which crime and misdemeanors are perpetrated. It requires no argument to prove, that the confinement of a prison is no terror to those who, through laziness and its concomitant evils, are abandoned to "the evil practice of bartering with negroes whereas a system, which compells, under the lash, the convict to labor, together with the infliction of solitary confinement, in the same proportion as it thus presents labor under the most forbidding aspect, to a repugnance to which may be attributed most of those low and yet undermining crimes and misdemeanors, must, it would seem, tend greatly to deter from their perpetration. That such a system would be a saving to the State, also, cannot be denied. And if these positions be true, of course, a Penitentiary is preferable to our present system of punishment. Whilst upon this subject, we will take this occasion to express our opinion upon a practice which entirely thwarts the good which would be accomplished by the " certainty of \ iiiishment," and thus renders still more inefficient our already too inefficient system. Weulludeto the exercise of the Pardoning Power, by the Governor. That a man should be released from the consequences of a crime or an offence of which he has been legally convictcd, simply because the Executive is presented with a petition having a great many signers to it, is certainly a very good way to get into the greces of the convict and his friends, but is surely a very poor proof of a faithful administration of the law. We are very far, however, from charging the present, or any of our Ex-Governors, with exercising this high power under me innuence of such a motive, however much their conduct in this respect, in some instances, is to be regretted, in pardoning men, in whose conviction the State was put to no litcic expense and tioublc, arid who richly deserved even more punishment than the paltry ( amount which the law designed should i be imposed upon them. We hold, that < no man should be released from the con- c sequences of an net which he lias been I legally convicted, whatever the nature, or ? however severe, the punishment, except in ' the opinion of the Judge and Jury before i whom he was tried, he be reasonably i and justly entitled to such exemption 1 What says the press of South Caroli- ' na, upon this subject. Justice. (for Tin: banner ) Mr. Kditur.?In your paper of the 29th April, I find a communication 1 from " The Country," addressed to the friends of Temperance &c. &c., at the village. I was sflad to see that " The O O Country," was interested in our whereabouts, and hope that the author of the call, intends to exert more fully his fine talents, and bring all his energies into the field this year. True, we have not held a meeting for several months, but u the village society is not dead," it only sleepeth. There are many reasons to be advanced in extenuation, if not in entire justification of our course. Some are candidates for office, and if we were loo active, we might be ostracised. Others are already in office, and could not think of neglecting their duties to visit friends in the country. Some have been a leetlc luke warm in the cause of Temperance, oth evs arc frozen up, but as the warm wea ther has commenced a thaw, may be expected, and some think it unneceesary to hold temperance meetings as the residents may not go out to hear. The President of the u village society" is one of the most noble hearted sons of temperance and is at his post. No dout?t " the country'1 will soon hear from the ;t village society" as there are signs of awakening to be seen. In answer to "The Country's" enquiries, I would say that IjKSly'ssword, has become rusty, and dull, from last year's service, but call at the Ordinary's Office any day, (Sundays excepted) be lore the bth of June, and you will hnd him during- his leisure hours rubbing up and sharpening that same old sword, with which he will do good service this Summer. Jones is, and will be engaged until after the second Monday in June, with Guardians, and Wards, trying to keep them in good humor with each other, (a difficult task,) after that time he will take down his helmet, "cry havoc and let loose the dogs of war." Thomson is ready. As to "yourself Mr. Editor," you have been busy in settling the Oregon question, and although upon that subject you are regarded as one of the 49 men, upon the subject of temperance, we hold you to 54 40. " Dr. Isaac" has been engaged in spreading blisters, making pills, and in attending temperance meetings; we know that he has attended two this year. i r_: i a vi_ ji _i my p<n lion I'll uifiiu " ivi i:\jruwitfty" although a thorough going tcmperance man, cannot be brought up to the speaking point; we are sorry for this, for he has talents of a high order, and might wield a tremendous influence upon this subject. Spierin, Fair, and Lee,all "all right," and ready to " fall into line." I cannot name all here who are warmly interested in this good cause. We at the Village, are equally interested in the whereabouts of our coun try friends. Can " The Country" inform us where to find our friends at W illington, Hopewell, Cokesbury. and Due West? "The Major," reports all well at Republican. Where are the Press T1 n * .L.YS, nKMPHlLLS, jl/avises, f. a. connor, S. L. Hellar, A. A. Roberts, and " last not least," M.J. Williams? Is the Major in his tent with his armour off? There arc many others in the country who are able to do efficient work?where are they ? We at the Village propose to report more additions to the society on the second Monday in July, then "The Country," what say you Gentleme? Philo Temperance. May 6lhf 1846. The N. York Express of Saturday afternoon says?We learn that a highly respectable foreign merchant, residing in this city, and having several vessels lying in Vera Cruz, has just returned from 1 Washington, from an unsuccessful application to our Government, for a permission for these vessels to ' load on American account, to come from Vera Cruz to this city. This j reqnest has been peremptorily re- j fused, from which it may be infer- | red that a most rigid blockade has ] been ordered, and is to be maintained. < Paredes, the President of Mexico.? jcn. Thompson, in his work recently published, " The Recollections of Mexico," seys that General Paredes is a man )f talents and acquirements in his proession, and is spoken of as a gentleman ind a patriot. Paredes, Valencia and Canalizo were the three Generals in the most important commands under Bustainente. " Paredes, Valencia went over lo Santa Anna, and thereby consumated the overthrow of Bustament's government. Canalizo adhered with a noble fidelity to the fortune? of his chief, and after Bustamcnte was vanquished, held out for a long time at the head ol only three hundred men. and bv his re inarlcablc gallantry obtained the sobri- \ quel of the ' Lion of Mexico.' As soon as Santa Anna was firmly seated in power, he showered favors of all sorts upon Canaiizo; amongst other things, appointed him President ad-interim during his own abscence from Mexico He very soon quarrelled with Valencia and Paredes. The former gave up his command, and the latter was arrested and imprisoned in the little town of Tula, thirty miles from Mexico Paredes resides in the city of Guadalajara, where he is greatly beloved and respected. The department of Guadalajara is in every respect the finest in Mexico, with more intelligence, and of course, virtue, better farms, a better population, and sounder political principles than any other. Gen. T. knew, when he left Mexico, that Paredes was only waiting for the proper moment to strike, and that his friends in Guadalajara were perfectly oiganized, held regularly secret meetings, and were also only waiting for the. moment of advantageous opportunity. This, unfortunately for himself, Santa Anna gave them. Reposing in the false security which his flatterers had made him believe that he enjoyed, and no longer apprehending any danger from Paredes, he appointed him governor of Sonora, a department upon the Pacific Ocean. On his way to his department. Paredes passed through Guadalajara, and his arrival there was (Kn eirrriol f/\i? ~ ? " eiguui iUl U1U jMUnUllLliUIlUlllU which resulted in the defeat and overthrow of Santa Anna."?N. Y. Suji. The War on the Rio Grand.?We publish in another part of this morning's American the official account of the late conflict on the Rio Grande which resulted so triumphantly and gloriously to the American arms. It will be seen that the official statement confirms sub- j stantially the accounts previously received. In all points of view these victories are brilliant. With choice of position, and superior numbers the enemy awaited the approach of our little army fic nf a r\nm/\/l v* si 4? -1.% uu v/I u UUUIIK/U UU1IU 111111 IU uu struction. So confident were they of victory that preparations had been made in advance to celebrate it, and instructions were given for conveying General Taylor as a prisoner to the city of Mexico. But the Mexicans were soon to learn some new lessons respecting the inctal of the men they had to deal with. Our brave fellows moved right on dashing upon the eneiny with a gallantry and heroism which make a battle and victory synonymous terms. The second day's conflict, more fiercely contested, was still more decisive in its results. May's bold charge upon the Mexican battery, carrying >t with his dragoons, was no common exploit. The whole ~ ? ^ ' Ml- . UI.UUII nao, IIIUUUU, c( series U1 Ul'llllilOl exploits, and throughout the efficiency of the American arms was strikingly displayed. The Mexicans themselves fought well; their best troops, doubiles*.; were in the fk'ld. Nothing could better illustrate the value of our system of military instruction than these victories on the Kio Grande. The enemy were astonished at the terrible destruction caused by our artillerv. 'I'hp r?r?rl <K?/>nninliclio/l J- .?,w...piiaui,u Ringgold, whose death the country deplores, yet whose fall could not have been more glorious, had for years devoted himself with the enthusiasm of a soldier having his heart in his work, to the training and instruction of his men in the use of their field pieces ; and he had brought that arm of the service into u degree of efficiency which was the combined result of science, industry and courage. The admirable description of the infantry moving on the enemy with the bayonet, of the cavalry charging upon his batteries of the heavy artillery RWfieninrr thfi flanks wno nil ovamnll. g- 0 -? ? ? " ?ii vAuuipir fied, and reflected the highest credit upon the skill and gallantry of officers and men. Let us hear no more cavillings at the noble Institution at West Point which gives annually to the country its rich contributions of military knowledge, discipline and valor all to be of such inestimable worth in the iour of danger. We cannot let pass this occasion with>ut adverting to the duty of the Repub-; lie to make known, by some suitable token, its high sense of the merits of our brave defenders on the Rio Grande. With the national name and honor in their keeping they have exalted both; they have added a new page to annals of our militnrv rnnmvn j . i?, uni^iuiiu ^jiyc3 to her heroes the honors of knighthood and the peerage, pensions during life, and monuments in Westminister Abbey to consecrate their memories. With a gratitude less ostentatious but not less sincere we can proffer to our victorious warriors some substantial assurances that their deeds are appreciated and their names cherished. Let him who has done well in a subordinate sphere be promoted to a higher; the privilege of ampler and wider room to serve his country is dear to the heart of the military man. We cannot doubt but the Government will testify its sense of the services of the victors on the Rio Grande by the promotion of all who distinguished themselves in the recent battles on that river.?Bait. Amp.rrc.n.n.. Major Ringgold.?The death of this accomplished officer is a heavy loss to the country. He had been entrusted with the revision of a system of tactics for our army, and devoted much time and study to improving upon the English and French systems. His corps was as line a one as any service could boast. He leaves unfinished, we think, a work which he wr.s preparing on the utility and practicability of the flying artillery arm in our service. Major R's. constitution was much impaired by his long campaigns in Florida, but passionately attached to the profession of arms he still remained in the army and died a martyr to his country. His ueuili lias stricken thousands of hearts thai gush under the blow, with feelings which no ordinary public calamity could have excited. He was generally known and appreciated in this city as the Bayard of the age?the star of the war; and his career was watched with anxious eyes and hearts. That it would be glorious no one doubted ; but who thought that an orb so bright would sink so early ? The soul of chivalry and honor, accomplished as a soldier, lofty as a patriot, beloved as a man, it demands an agonizing to reconcile us to such a sacrifice. And yet it is a nobleone. In the flash of his fame he has died as he lived?for his country. The offering was doubtless a glad one. He desired no brighter fate than such a death ; he could leave no richer heritage than such an example While we feel as if destiny had robbed the future of the fame which such a nature must have won ; we dare not repine that his career has been closed, in its morning, with this sunburst of glory. His memory will be gratefully cherished so long as honor has a votary, freedom a hero, or his country a name. The Dead and Wounded Officers. ?In looking over "slips" containg a list of the officers killed, we thought it might be well to place against their names the names of the States in which each was born, which we do by referring to the Army List: ? i i) I *"? rrCrf\ 11 "*v" x""dd""j " a native of Maryland. He died on the ! 1th inst. from wounds received on the 8th. Major Jacob Brown, of the 7th Infantry, was a native of Massachusetts. Lieutenant Zebulon M. P. Inges, of the 2nd Regiment of Dragoons, is a native of Alabama. He bears a military name, as we suppose it is Zebulon Montgomery Pike Inges. Richard E. Cochrane, 1st Lieutenant in the 4th Regiment of Infantry, was a native of Delaware Theodore L. Chadbourne, 2nd Lieutenant in the 8th Regiment of Regiment, was a native of Maine, probably of Portland. I The wounded officers were as follows :? Lieutenant Col. Mcintosh, 5th Infantry, Georgia. Lieut. Col. Payne, 4th Artillery, Virginia. Capt. Page, 4th Infantry, Maine. Capt. Hooe, 6th Infantry, Virginia. Q?k lnfan?nr muiuguuici^i UMI AIIIWHMJJ New Jersey. Lieut. Roland A. Luther, 2nd Artillery, Pennsylvania. 1st Lieut. Collinson R. Gates, 8th Regiment Infaniry, New York 2nd Lieut. John G. Bur bank, Massachusetts Lieutenants Selden, McCIure, and Jordan.?Philad. V. S. Gazette. i-EQUISlTION UPOM GEORGIA. We understand, says the Augusta Constitutionalist, that a requisition has been made upon the Governor of Georgia for 800 men for the Mexican war. Our gallant State will doubtless furnish this small quota by volunteers.