THE BANNER.
" LIBERTY AND JIY NATIVE SOII.."
criAKI ES I I~VLLEN, Editor.
Abbeville C. II, S. (!.:
WEDNESDAY, OCT. t>l, 1810.
Ed"" Our Court commenced at this
place oil Monday last his Honor Judge
\ Evahs, presiding-.
RAIL ROAD MEETING.
* The citizens of Greenwood, in
this district, propose holding- a Rail
lJoad meeting at that place on Thursday
the 12th of November. All persons
interested in the establishment of the
contemplated Road, in this and the adjoining
districts, arc earnestly requested
to attend.
Santa Anna.?There is no doubt
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faithless Mexican, for by the late intelligence
from Mexico, we learn, that he
has been appointed commander-in-chief
uf the army- His only desire he pro
tests, is to occupy the post to which he
has been appointed, that he may lead in
person, the troops, against the perfidious"
foe, who is now ravaging the very
heart of the country. He says, that in
his exile he heard the voice of his country,
calling on him to defend her, and
he hasten home to be employed in that
mission, uur government has clearly
duped by this wretch,, and should the
fortunes of war ever place him in our
hands, he should be hung as high as
Hainan.
Further particulars of the Capture of
Monterey.?By the late accounts from
the Seat of W^r. Wfi l??nrn thnt th<> iVT?>vi
can loss was greater at Monterey than
was at first reported. It is said now,
that fifteen hundred would not cover
their loss in killed and wounded, whilst
that of the Americans is set down at six
hundred. Our brave soldiers in this en/
gagement have added new stars of ref
joicing in their country's crown, and
^ won for themselves fadeless laurels.
They have shown to the world specimens
of courage, and coolness in danger,
unsurpassed upon any similar occasion
in any country, and which will serve to
teach England and the advocates of
lartrp. stnnflinrr nrmioe mn/lM.. ?v. _
a~ 0 uuo i^uuny IliC ,
citizen can be converted into the soldier.
The Washington Union, states that
orders have been issued to General Taylor,
to terminate the Armistice immediately,
and resume operations, and dispatches
to this effect have been carried
out by Major Graham, of the army.
It will be remembered that according to
the Cth article, the armistice could be
terminated at any time by orders from
the respective governments. There certainly
should be no hesitation now upon
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much, and if it is not soon brought to a
close, a hundred millions of dollars will
scarcely defray the expenses. We have
gone too far already in offering to negotiate
with this faithless and insolent nation,
and now, should their towns and
cities become smouldering ruins, and
the blood of her degenerate 6ons be
poured out upon her fields, let it cry to
her stiff necked leaders from the ground,
and chargc them with the calamity.
From, Mexico.?The New Orleans
Picayune says that letters were received
in that city per the James L?. Day, from
a very rosponsible foreign source in
Matamoras. which states that ai.
f ??- will
monte has been appointed President of
Mexico ad interim, and Santa Anna
Generalissimo ol the Army, and that the
latter was then actively engaged in raising
and organizing troops, intending to
take the field in person in the North.
This news is confirmed, in part, by a
proclamation of Genl. Ampudia, dated,
" Satillo, 28th Aug." in which lie states,
that "it is very probable that the Chief
of our Independence?the founder of
this Republic?the worthy bent-factor of
the nation, and General of Division?
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4HHVUIW Aiupv./4 uu Kjiuua iimia 1
will return to the seat of war at the head
of a Inrge reinforcement of troops in order
to conduct the campaign personally."
The. XVinntbagoes.?We understand,
(says the Union of Monday) thai a treaty
was concluded at a late hour this day,
with the Winnebago delegation, by
which they cede their lands in Iowa to
the government of the United States.
The precise terms of the arrangement
have not reached us ; and indeed, treaties
are generally secret documents until
they have been ratified. The Win
nebagocs will have a formal audicnce
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with their Great Father, the President
of the United States, before they leave
the city.
The New Orleans Times says a ru- 1
mor was current in that city on Friday
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luoij liiui vjn.il. jLJti > <1 11UW 111 111UI cny,
had received a letter from Gen. Ampudia,
stating that Santa Anna, with fifteen
thousand men, was on his inarch to attack
Generel Taylor?breaking the I
armistice. If the armistice be broken
by theMexicans, says the Times, they
will (in common parlance) " never touch
bottom."
(for the banner.)
Y> RAIL ROAD MEETING.
wile a large number of the citizens
of this District, assembled in the Court
House on yesterday, to take into consideration
the project of connecting Greenville
with Charleston, by a Rail road
passing through Anderson and Abbe
ville and to unite with the contemplated
road from Edgefield to Aiken at Edgefield
C. H. The meeting was organized
by calling the Hon. Thos C. Perrin
to the Chair, and C H. Allen to
act as Secretary.
The Chairman on taking his seat explained
the object of the meeting and
pointed out in a few able remarks, the
practicability of the enterprise and the
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On motion of J F. Marshall, a committee
of nine were appointed by the
Chair, to draft resolutions expressive of
the sense of the meeting, whereupon the
following gentlemen were appointed:
J F. Marshall, Dr. H H Townes,
Dr: S V. Cain, T B. Byrd,
E. Trible, J. McLellane Esq.
Dr. W T. Jones, W T. Drennon,
(Jol. J C. Sprowl,
Whilst the committee were prepairing
the resolutions, J P. Reed Esqr. of
Anderson, was called upon to make
some remarks upon the occasion, which
he did in an eloquent and forcible style.
The OommittPP. nftpr n shnrtahcppnrp
returned and submitted the following
resolutions, which being read and put to
the meeting separately, were unanimously
adopted.
1. Resolved, That we regard the project
of connecting Charleston with the
mountain regions of this State by Rail
Road, as entirely practicable, and of the
utmost importance to our whole people,
pecuniarily, socially and politically.
2. Resolved, That we look forward
with delight and fixed confidence to the
ultimate accomplishment of this great
work, and that we will contribute to the
SUCf.fiSS nf ihp. pnlprnricn ouorii moorio
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in our power, consistent with a due regard
to our individual interests.
3. Resolved, That we recommend to
our fellow citizens of this district, to subscribe
to the capital stock of said Road,
with characteristic liberality, believing
that the investment will at least be safe,
if not profitable, and productive of advantages
to us as a people that are not
to be estimated by dollars and cents.
4. Resolved, That it is the judgement
of this meeting, that a direct rout from
Greenville, passing through the districts
of Anderson and Abbeville, connecting
with the Aiken Road, at Edgefield, is
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uie most practicable as presenting fewer
obsticles to the completion of such
Road.
5. Resolved, That whilst we concur
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j with our fellow citizens of Anderson
| and Greenville districts in the desire to
I connect Newbury Village with the proposed
Rail Road, in our judgment the
most practicable mode of doing so, will
be by running out a branch form the
main trunlc at some suitable point.
G. Resolved, That fifty delegates be
appointed to attend the Convention to be
held at Anderson C. H.,on the 3d Monday
of November next.
7. Resolved, That a committee of five
be appointed to correspond with the citizens
of this and other States with regard
to the establishment of said Road.
8. Resolved. That a committee of
three be appointed in each Beat company
in this district, to inquire and ascertain
how much stock will be subscribed
in their rnsnertivfi Rnnfs and rr>r?r?rt
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to the district committee on or before the
meeting of the Anderson Convention.
9. Resolved, That the proceedings of
this meeting be published in the Banner,
and all other papers in the'State favorable
to the project, be requested to copy.
J. F. Marshall. Oh'm.
On motion it was,
Resolved. That that the Chairman and
Secretary be included among the delegates
to the Anderson Convention.
Tunc ( * Prx>DTM PlJm'n
C. H. Allelm, Secretary.
The following were appointed Delegales
to the Anderson Convention:?
T B Byrd, Henry Cresswell, Wm
Eddins, S Brooks, Dr S V Cain, Dr
Sani'l Marshall, Dr John Logan, G W
Hod<?es. M W Coleman. TVm D Part
low, Joseph Dickson, A H Ma gee, A
C Hawthorn, James Fair, Gabriel Mattison,
E Trible, A W Lynch, John
Speer, James Norwood, W T Drennon,
C T Elaskell, James Wi^man, John
Cothran, L Reynolds, James Sprowl,
C H Allen, T C Perrin, A Waller, R
M White, Dr J P Barrett, James Gillam,
W Chiles, J W H Johnson, C
Smith, P W Conner, Col John Cochran,
tS Z Herndon, W S Jones, Geo Mattison,
James Brownlee, J R Willson, S
Mitchell, R E Belcher, H H Townes,
John W Hearst, P H Bradley, James
W Frazier, JF Marshall, H Tilman,
The following were appointed the
Committee under the 7th Resolution:?
S McGoweu, E R Calhoun, M J
Williams, H A Jones, J B Moragne.
The following were appointed to compose
the committee of three under the
8th Resolution :?
Capt CarwHe's Beat.?Capt Z W
Curwile, Robert Gillam, N McCants.
Capt Irwin's Beat.?L D Merriman,
Capt T B Byrd, James Bailey.
Capt A Robert's Beat.?W Smith,
B W Stewart, B Jordan.
Capt CressicclVs Beat.?J F PFatson,
TI anrtr Pro?Q\vol I nr T P Ra rrnft
Cap? J one's Beat.? W Barmore,
John Vance, E Razor.
Capt Dunn's Beat.?Sarn'i Donald,
N R Reeve, Capt Dunn.
Capt Sim's Beat.?D O Hawthorn,
James Cannon, Enoch Agnew.
Capt Cunningham's Beat?W Clinkscales,
John Pratt, sr, B F Cunningham.
Capt John S CarioilSs Beat.?N H
Miller, J C Martin, H F Power.
Caqpt Hardin's Beat.?Sam'l Lindsay,
W Sanders, John S?Alten.
Capt Cowan's Beat.?Dr L Yarbrough,
W Spear, Geo Graves.
Capt Brook's Beat.? W H McCaw,
J G Baskin, Wm Brocks.
Capt Zaiier's Beat?Sam'l Jordan,
Dr Red, Enoch Nelson.
Capt Gibson's Beat.? Wm P Sullivin,
John McLellan. W S Harris.
C apt MilVs Beat.?L Wideman,
Geo Sybert, B E Gibert.
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O Talmnn, James Taggart.
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Monterey?as it has been previously
stated, now in possession
of Gen. Taylor, is the capital of
the State of New Leon. It is on
the Fernando river, about 220
miles from its mouth. It has well
Daved streets and rnnstlv nn#? sto
ry stone buildings. The population
is about 12,000, and the city
is situated on the.main travelling
route from the ilio Grande to the
city of Mexicq.
(for the banner.)
Mr. Editor:?In some sections of the
State, the people are making: a conside
rable stir upon ihe subject of giving the
election of electors of President to the
people. We are as much interested in
this subject as any other part of the
State, and should we not make known
our sentiments? It is truly .1 subject of
vital importance, and demands ou^ serious
investigation : and we should ponder
well before we determine to wrest
from the legislature a privilege, which
will add nothing to rational liberty, but
which will apply fuel to the flame of
party spirit. We hear but little said
upon this subject, and vvc take it as a
pret?y fair indication of the sentiment of
the people, and that they do not desire it.
We cannot be persuaded, but that we
move along, without it, as smooth as any
other State ; and feel as free and inde
pendent as if we had that and every
other privilege which a licentious spirit
could demand. The tendency of the
people, in a republican government,
upon the subject of liberty, is to run into
licentiousness. True and rational
liberty, that every intelligent man desires
for the sake of its blessings, does not
consist in an unrestrained exercise of
every political privilege which may just
ly belong to a man. It is sometimes
politic to circumscribe rights, the exercise
of which would be disastrous to the
peac^und good order of society, and injurious
to the interests of the individual
himself Those very persons, who prate
most about liberty, know least about it.
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umi uit me giemcai siuvtis 10 passion
and appetite (the worst kind of slavery,)
that are to be found.
In this particular instance, what better
off would we be, if we had the election
of Presidential electors. Do we
not give expression to our sentiments'?
It we employ men to do jor us what we
would do ourselves are not all the impor
tant ends accomplished, and we saved
from the evils which result from heated
canvasses and elections? If we cannot
trust them to represent us in a matter of
this kind, we are inconsistent in confiding
to them interests of far greater importance.
It is a child's reason to clamor
for this franchise because the people of
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omer oiuies nave 11. 11 is a misiortune
that some of them do have it, for otherwise
we might look for a little more stability,
and hear less of the roar of the
angry waves of political strife. We admit
that some degree of agitation is necessary,
to keep the waters of the political
ocean from stagnating, but there is,
on the other hand, danger of its being
lashed into a tempest, and foundering
the gallant bark of State. In our estimation,
there is quite enough agitation,
in South Carolina, to keep the people
alive to their interest; and they are as
prompt to repel the encroachments oftyronir
frnm wKiit nnnrfnr cnatrar it mo?r
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proceed, as any other people. We attribute
our exemption from violent party
excitement, and all its attendant evils,
when the world around us is in complete
ferment, to the fact of the Presidential
and Gubernatorial elections bein
nr moda Kit t Vio lflnriclohii*n o m
?ug iiiuuv vjy iuu ivgiciuiuiUi x iivou air
the most exciting elections, and we can
but admire that political forecast which
kept them out of the hands of the people.
And it is our ardent wish that
their posterity may be as wise in keeping
them in the legislature, as they
were in placing them there.
We must sny further, that we cannot'
see any sufficient reason for withholding
'rom the people of a district the
election of their Commissioner in Equity.
We would simply observe on this
point, that the legislature cannot bo as
u j ..'a >i.n .wcr a
wen aci|uaiuvcu wjiu iuc uiiicieni can*
dictates for this office as the people of the
district; and except the delegation from
the district they feel but little interest in
the matter. We pen these remarks because
we would like to elicit something
upon a subject in which we feel interested.
Vindex.
C* ####) Oct. 3, 1846.
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As pigs must have something to eat, so
mnst women have something to love, if
it is nothing but Tom Thumb.
From the N. O. Picayune, Oct. 11.
The Victory at Montery.?Further
Particulars of its Capture.?
The steamer Mercer, arrived last
evening from Camargo, brought
down as passenger Major Coffee,
who gives us furl her intelligence
of the taking of Montery.
Maj. C. reports the loss on the
part of the Mexicans to have been
much greater than was first stated.
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ic mhh oeen ascertain that fifteen
hnntlred would not cover their loss
in killed and wounded. On the
part of the Americans, six hundred
was the full extent of the loss.
Gen. Taylor, previous to the attack,
is siad to have had no idea
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Mexican fortifications. But the
valor of his troops faltered at no
opposition. Besides the soldiery,
ho had to tight the whole mass of
the Mexican population, who fired
from the tops of their houses and
did great execution. To particularize
the performance of any one
regiment or command, where all
did so well, would be an injustice.
All hav e gained imperishable honors.
The valor displayed by oar
whole army is unparalleled in its
history. Individual acts of heroism
were performed which will render
the actors immortal.
Gen. Worth has covered himself
with glory. His tactics, as dis~
played in the capture of three of
the most important forts, will vie
in brilliancy of execution with
those of a Wellington or a Ney.
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iuaj. ruugeley tins won new honors.
For cool, determined bravery
and skillful maneuvering, he
receives the highest praise.
Capt. C. F. Smith is also highly
spoken of.
The Texan and volunteer troops
nave gained imperishable renown.
The Texan riflemen, with axes and
spades, picked holes from one house
to another, and drove the Mexican
infant ry from the streets. As they
gained the houses, the dread rifle
was made to do its work. The
Mexicans were driven from the
KtrfiP.t? anfl hnnco.tnnc A iVfnvi_
can cannon was borne on the
shoulders of our men to the roof of
a house and made to play upon
the enemy.
When the flag of truce was received
and the capitulation agreed
to, the whole army was disappoint*
ed. It was onlv then that. tlii?v
were beginning to " tell" upon the
Mexicans. Previous to this, they
had been fighting them protected
by their breastworks, and at every
disadvantage. Now they had got
amongst them, and was giving
them a dose which was operating
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
We are indebted to Capt. Thorntons
U. S dragoons, who arrived here yester,
day, for some interesting particulars
from the Seat of War.
Captain Thornton informs us that it
is nt>w very sickly at Matamoras, which
p ace he left somewhere about the 24th
of the last month. At the time of his
leaving there were 700 Americans,
about three-fourths volunteers, sick of
Dysentery, accompanied with intestinal
ulceration and typhoid fever. The average
number of deaths was five a day.
It is to be expected, however, that the
accession of cold weather will much
abate the violence of the disease.
Captain Thornton informs us that an,
order had been issued bv General Tav
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lor to General Patterson at Camargo to
send the Alabama and Georgia- regiments
of volunteers to Monterey. They
were to be commanded by Gen. Pillow.
The following is the location of the
American forces at the different points
on the River Grande.
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mouth of the Rio Grande.
Two Regiments at a Mexican fort on
the River, ten miles from its mouth.
One Regiment of Ohio Volunteers,
under the command of CoL Curtis, and
four companies of Artillery (regulars) at
Matamoras. The volunteers are encamped
on the north edge of the town ;
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two companies 01 Aruuery, unacr oapi.
Lowe, are stationed in Fort Brown;
one company in Fort Pared? j and one
in the Plaza. | ^ .
The whole of the troops at' Camargo
nrn nndpr thp rmnmand of Col. Clarke,
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One company of Artillery, (regulars)
and one company of' Kentucky volunteers
encamped.at Reynoaa.
One company of Artillery under Capt,