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" LIBERTY AND MY NATIVE SOIL," j
VOLUME IY. - - - ? NUMBER 26.
ABBEVILLE C. II., S. C., AUGUST 25, 1847. j
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GEOLOGY, NO. 7.
Wore the rocks embraced in the different
clnsscs always found in the precise order
in which wo have named them,there would
be no difficulty whatever ; the few " fleecy
clouds" that now obscure the subjcct would
he driven away, and all would bo as clear
as the noon-day sun. As well might a
man attempt to blow out that orb, as to
overthrow the theory upon which this splon
lid superstructure is based. But this
is not so. In some instances the order J
of things is some-what subverted. As a
general rule, however, the different classcs
are invariably distinct?primitive, transition.
and secondary countries have their
definite lines of deinarkation. The confu
sion arises more -from tho displacement of
the rocks within ccich class, than from any
derangement of the classes. For instance,
sometimes wo find Granite, the first rock
in order in the primitive class, on tho surface,
and Granular lime rock the last rock
-ofthe clas*, at the bottom, some times tho
whole series of ihc rocks embraced in the
class, .9r,c resting on their edges, or varying
from a perpendicular to an angle of 80 defrrnni:
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^ v. ..-j "JV.I1 Mill |/|L'SUIH <111 <1^ C^UiCll
confused mass, and again tliey will seem to
dip beneath the level of the ocean itself,
and then mount *'jmmeasure,ably high"' as
if to vie with the very arch of Ileaven.
All ofthis is accounted for on the principle
of some internal secondary cause, as for instance,
VQlcano.es, earthquakes and the like.
Sometimes mountains have been thrown up
from the " vasty deep" leaving upon the
top of some of the highest in many sections
of country, shells, and other marine substances
imbedded in fhn rnrLrc in n r?r>rft?r.f
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state of petrifaction. The appearance of
newly formed Islands, is accounted for on the
same principle, with the exception of those
made up of corn lines.
Earthquakes, though often the result pf
volcanic action, may be produced by other
means. Sonr>e of the Gasses are spontaneously
inflammable, whilst others require the
application pf heat to inflame them?
' Phosphuretled hydrogen, is an example of
* , . the first, whilst Carburettcd hydrogen, and
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jjuic nyiLrugeiy aru u^umpics oi me last.??
These Gasses are doubtless accumulated in
f great quantities in deep seated caves?the
great natural cavities of the earth} and
when thus collected they cither inflame
spontaneously, or aie set on (ire by volcanic
heat, or perhaps by a current of electric
fluid, nnd the consequence is that all of the
' super-incumbent matter is set in motion with
'): v'-;; a tremendous shock, and mountains, hills,
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P"^; ' and Islands spring into existence in an instant.
In this way whole cities are often
^ destroyed in a " moment of an hour," Is
Suny one aucpucuj upop mis suujeci f man
has the wisdom to generate these gasses,
p ; and surely the Almighty the God of man,
j$&Vv possesses at least an equal amount of wis;v
dom. . Man, when he charges his Bell
'MM? ':,: glass" with these gasses has the wisdom to
inflame them, and surely tl\e great God?
the controller of man's wisdom, has the pow'
er to dirftft a <*nrr?nt nf ftloAfno flni/1 a* n
p^ttream of melted l^va in the direction of
l these " pent up" gasses, and the conse\
quence is that the earth quakes under the
\ dreadful explosion, and all of the direful
consequences of an cavthquulcc follows in
its train. Slikntia.
(FOR TIIE ABBEVII.I.E BANNER.)
FREEDOM!
Is the boasted epithet which every body
applies to every thing belonging to himself,
and his, in this Republican laud of ours;!
and yet, unquestionably, tnany of us, in
many respects, are practically slures;?|
slaves to our imaginings?slaves to our
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passions?slaves to our unholy tempers,
and slaves to the iron rule, of others: and
others, too, often our inferiors in everything
which gives elm meter and importance to
man.
Bui the woivt kind of slave: y of which
we can conceive, is that continual dread
which haunts the minds of some men, that
something dreadful or destructive will be )
sure, to happen to llieni, in consequence o( j
their adopting a ccrtain course, or expressing
certain opinions?however correct
that course, arid those sentiments and opin- ,
ions may he; because, forsooth! they hap.
pen not to chime in exactly willi the dictation
of other*. Now, 1. should like to he
informed, o! what use the right of opinion, j
or the freedom of Speech, or of the Press,
the boasted inheritance of the American
citizen, is, or can be, to any man, unless
he, sometimes, anil in regard to some things.
exercise thai right.
Another kind of slavery, equally as exo
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.will iiiii. il iiiui i; jmuui clliu COUtemplibli?.
is thai cringing servility of spirit
which manifests itself in some men, by first
seeking to find out the popular current of
tilings and opinions:, and then falling in
with the torrent?notwithstanding it bids
filir to lay waste tho landmarks of truth and
justice, and the right of personal independence.
We arc aware, and admit, that a
decent respect for the opinions of others, is j
not only proper, but indispensable in the bu
sinesso! life; but yet this respect is to be j
maintained, and maintained only, consist- i
ently with the right of individual opinion,
and individual duty.
When my duty prescribes to me a certain
course, no man, n<.r set of men, has the
right to dictate to me another course.?
Cowards frequently profess to see the right
only in the way dictated to them by others,
when their own sense and judgment, if)
permitted to be exircised at all, as well as
the nature of the case, would instantly show
them, that the Truth lies in an entirely different
direction.
If I be a Free-man,?let me be a- Freenian
; if I have the rights of a Freeman, let
me enjoy at least some of those rights. But,
if I mean to be a tool for every man. or
any one else, who sees fit to make use of me
for a purpose, why, let me let it be known,
that I may be treated, and execrated, aCCOrdinal
v. " VpnnriM Qu>
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PltOGRESS OF TIIE UNITED STATES.
When Washington was inaugurated the
first President of the United States, a population
of some 3,500,000 souls then occupied
thirteen States on the Atjantic coast, covering
an area of some 473,900 square miles.
The population of these United States has
swelled to 20,000,000. They have added
814,000 square miles to their represented
territory. Thev have risen to the first rank
as a commercial nation, and have successfully
disputed with England, the dominion
of the Seas. They havu become an object
of dread to the despots of Europe, and of admiration
and hope to the nations of the
world. Their flag is respected in all quarters
of the world, and their friendship courted
by all nations. They have successfully
nilolln/1 f /llnimo 4/v ilvA ?-?<-????-?
|7woiiv,u lllUl 1 tldllfio Ifif? A UWII1U VUtdll,
and doing so, have been declared in Europe
as the first nation that has " obtained from
the fears of England what lier sense ofjqstice
wpqld not yield." These wonderful
results are, doubtless, mainly to be attributed
to the virtue, energy and freedom of the
people.?W. y. Sci, Amer,
Moke Religious Schisms.-?It is stated
that Dr. ICorlf hn? nrrl t/O/1 of WoaUirt I
He is a German, and a disciple of Ronge.
He has come there under the advice and
counsels of Ronge. His object is to establish
a sort of Catholic Church in Washingion,
independent of the See of Romo, and
it is the purpose of Ronge to send out a minister
or two injojpreign nations generally.
preaching the Catholic faith ent^ely independent
of the hpa4 of the Church at
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Vrom the South Carolinian.
A Xul for Northern Funnlirs to Crack.
riiTKii roor-n's return to slavery.
Last week we had the pleasure of mcctj
ing Dr. W. G. 13ennett? of JSpartanburgh,
j S. C., who was returning from the North,
ami had under his protection, Peter Poole,
a negro man who voluntarily returned to
slavery rather than enjoy freedom in New j
York. Peter I'oolo was a blacksmith,
who was owned by our friend, the I Ion. !
H. Thompson, Senator from Spartanburg; |
and having been faithful and earned for ;
his master a largo sum of money, lie was
by his liberality, only nominally a slave,
ami Col. Thompson paid him large wages.
Under the- laws of South Carolina lie
could not manumit him, and as he might
j have fallen into the hands of a less liberal
master in the event of Colonel Thompson's
death; he gave Peter permission to depart
for a '' Free Suite," and furnished him with
proper papers to go wherever he choose.
Some time last year he proceeded to
Charleston, but could not get a passage in
any ship to New York, although he was
vouched for by Mr. J3omar, who resides
in that city and who knew all the circinn-j
stances connected with his leaving. Mr.
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uuinar wrme 10 LOkciel 1 lioinpson, who
promptly forward ml to liim a proper power
j of attorney, by which he cleared him at the
I custom House, and he found easy transit to j
New York. Peter had several hundred i
dollars, the fruits ol his industry here, which j
after his arrival in New York, ho deposited
with Mr. Kelsey a broker in Wall Street.
He set about procuring work at his trade,
which ho found, difficulty in gelling.?
L ie was immediately taken by the. hand by
the Abolitionist.*, who promised him to buy
his wife and child, who remained here.?
They frequently urged him to proceed to
Canada, stating they would send his wife
on after him. II o wn) lc d patiently, listen-1
ing to their promises, and losing daily by
lack of work, low wages, and high board,
until patience itself was exhausted. In his
own words "They were the best hands at
talking I ever heard."?Mr. Kelsoy was his
good friend, and at last gaining confidence
j in Peter, proposed to give 8200 00 towards
I the purchase of his wife, provided the Abo
litionists who had volunteered to do so would
make up the balance required; and in order
to test their seeerity, went round with
him to see what they intended to do. They,
however, declined and gave as an excuse
" that it icas against their crccd to purchase
human flesh." Even charity and their
boasted principles of humanity could not
induce them to depart from their principles,
although they had promised this honest negro
to redeem his wife from slavery!!!
Peter then decided to return home, nnd
risk the inevitable consequence of being
made a slave again. The Abolitionists
endeavored to dissuade him from this, as
they said " it would be against their cause"
and he believes tlicy would not have allowed
Kim to depart, if lie had not kept his further
intentions secret. This he did and
meeting with Dr. Bennett, desired to return
home under his protection. Dr. Bennett
lnfArmnrl 1tirv\ I I ?l?r? '1
| iiiiuiiuuu mum ui nil uic tuu?c?|ui:in;c?j uiiu
I put him in possession of all the information
| in his power; at the same time warning
him that he would become a slave the moment'
he would reach South Carolina.?
With this knowledge, he determined to return,
and reached here last week on his
way to his master. He says " he was a
siave mmy-iour years, ana a ireeman one,
and decides in favor of slavery in South
Carolina." lie also says, "he could not
make a support for himself and wife in New
York, and could not enjoy life as well there
a freeman, as here a slave." "That he was
in a hurry to get off home, for fear he would
become as degraded as the free negroes of
the North, who, lie says, "resort to roguery
and drinking when they are out of employ
ment." It is his opinion i( that a slave in
any situation here, is better off and has
cause to be happier, than a free negro in a
free State ; and says " that not only the {jriflfe
negroes in the vicinity of New YorlffTjut
thousands of whites are worse^tflf than the
slaves of South Carolina." He worked in
the village of Islip, in which he said, "there
lived about twQrhundred free negroes. Out
of this n umber,'there.ar/a few who,are able
to gajii a decent a support, but are a poverty
strjeken and roguish set.'' guch is the character
Qf most of the free liegroes of the
Nort^. We have no comment^ to make.
Thl^ atatements are taken down, from the
lipsc^an honest and unsophisticated man,
whose^testimony we -give for benefit of
our slavHU&t home and the fanatics abroad.
There arrilicKsPl^^^drk, during tho
monthofJuly, 19,080 immigrants. TheN.
York Herald aays ;?
- The probability is, that fit lenst 400,000
immigrants will land on the shores of the U.
States and British North America, during
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j\Iu. 1Ii:ai>m:y.?The Wilmington Commercial
is very severe 011 Mr. Head ley. It
fst'iys.
In the case of Major General llowe, of
N'orth Carolina, we must protest against the
ignorance, recklessness, aiul gross injustice
of the writer. General Ilowe's life has
not yet been written, though there are alnindant
materials for a very interesting
sketch. In this shoit notice of an anenm.
plished statesman, and gallant soldier, the
patriot and the trusted friend of Washington
this author admits his ignorance ofllows's
lift*, and then has the impertinence and presumption
to slander the illustrious dead.?
The History of North Carolina shows that
11 owe was in the contest with Great
Britain, one of the earliest, steadiest and
warmest friends of the Conlonies, and of
American Independence. His services in
the Colonial Assembly, alone, entitle him
to the gratitude of posterity. He commenced
his military career in 1775 hy driving
fjord Duninon from Norfolk, Va., lie succeeded
Gen. James Moor, of N. Carolina,
as Maj. Gen. of the Southern Division of the
United Colonies ; he did all at Savannah, against
superior forces, that co.uld be done hy
a sagacious orpm?rnl miit Krnt'n
^ ?. ?iim uiu ouiuici , in;
was appointed by Washington to command
YV est Point, when that fortress was the most
important point, in the Union to the welfare
of the army, and was only removed by the
intrgues of Arnold and his friends in Congress.
Howe was also selected by Washington
to suppress the rebellion of the troops
at Pompton, N. J. lie performed the task
assigned him with so much energy and
promptness, and so much to the satisfaction
of the Commander-in-Chief, that when
Congress was driven from Philadelphia by
another mutiny he was again selected- for a
Qnnilnr /In ft- Ma ? l r
i.uij. nu ca^tuncuu u. mrge iortuuc
in the service of his country, and this
is his reward. If Mr. Headley had taken
the trouble to inquire in North Carolina he
would have learned much of Gen. Howe.
A weli informed gentleman of Chapel Hill
we are sure could have furnished him with
proof of eminent merit, sufficient to satisfy
the most incredulous. But Mr. Headley,
we suppose, was writing for hire, and was
eager to grasp his reward. ' The reputation
of a Howe was was of Ititle importance to
him when weighed against the speedy possession
of a few dollars and cents.
A PnrAcnER.?The home Journal, under
the head of foreign varieties, has the
subjoined curious statement relative to a
preacher, who is exciting great attention in
no vie o..,i ..,u~ '
... io, iiuu ?*nu ucsci vu3 iu uc regarueu as a |
martyr in the cause of truth :?4< The month
of May, which, in the devotional calendar,
is the month of Mary, has been signilized
this year, at Paris, by evening service, with
the churches brilliantly lighted, at which
preached newly-arrived missionaries from
all quarters of the world. One preacher,
in particular, was much run after by the
gay world?an emaciated, exhausted,
maimed skeleton of a priest, who has been
tortured in various ways by the savages to
whom he carried the gospel. He preached
in the Church of St, Yrincent-de-Paul, and,
at his rising in the pulpit, a general murmur
of compassion ran through the assembly.
His lace was gashed, and his head
fastened to one shoulder by attempts that
had been made to twist his neck. His discourse
consistpd in n rpr>if:il of tvliot lm Ko/1
suffered for the Saviour. It was simply
and modestly told, and produced the most
thrilling effect. The lifting of his hands
in prayer at the close, showed that his nails
had been plucked from his fingers in torture
This singular missionary has been
invited to dine at the Tuilleries, and when
asked by the king what could be done for
him, or what he wished, his reply was, that
all he desired was to be permitted to return,
as soon as possible, to teach the poor savages."
Downfall of the Mosques.?A short
time ago the minaret of the mosciue of Sul
tan Bajazet, at Constantinople was struck
by lightning. The whole tower fell, and
in so doing crushed two persons. Three
times this year have mosques been struck
by lightning in Constantinople. The
same thing has occurred to the imperial residence
of Tcheraghan, the gate of Adrianople,
and the artillery barraks near Tera.
All this has caused very great alarm among
the people, who, being very superstitious,
see in it the presage of misfortune for the
Ottoman empire.
Electro Magnetism.?One of the most
important triumphs of this scienc is in the establishment
of the fact, that zinc, when applied
in a particular Way to the surface of
iron, prevents it from rusting or decay, no
rpatter how exposed. Galvanized itan is
beginning to supetcedei tin-plate, slate, shin-!
gle and copper for. roofing, and to be; extensively
used for the protection of telegraph
wife*,
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I The i*?I lowing lines were written some
I years since by the^SlP Col. Hardin, while
in Washington City, aiuPeitC'?scd in a letter
to his wile. They are replelSSv&h the
most touching eloquence : * ^ ^
Bury me not, when I am dead,
Amidst the city's glare?
Where thoughtless, careles mortals tread,
And wealth and misery are wed ;
Oh! blirv inn nnt tliorn
Bury me not, when I'm no more,
High on ix mountain bare?
Where naught but eagles o'er it soar?
And storms and tempests round it roar;
Oh ! bury me not there.
Bury me not, when I'm at rest,
Where martial pennons glare?
For empty show and gorgeous crest
Can never soothe an icy breast;
Then bury tne not there.
Bury me not, when I shall sleep,
IJy ocean's rocky lair ;
Where winds and waves their vigils keep.
And ever moans the restless deep?
Oh! bury me not there.
Bury me not, when I am gone,
In boundless prairies, where
The buried dead are left alone,
Unmarked except by a cold grave stone?
Oil I hnrv mn
HW!. lUClf.
But bury uie, when I shall die,
'Midst woods and flowers rare ;
When o'er my grave the winds may sigh,
The birds may sing-, and friends arc nigh,
Oh I bury mo then there.
Tin: Excellence of Religion.?I envy
no quality of the mind, or intellect of others;
not genius, power, wit or fancy; but if 1
could choose what would be most delightr?i
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uij mm i ijchihu uiusi ii^kiui 10 me, i prefer
a finn religious belief to every other
blessing; for it makes dicipline of goodness?creates
new hopes, when earthly
hopes vani.sh ; and throws over ihe decay
the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous
of all lights ; awakens life in deaths;
and from corruption and decay, calls up
beauty and divinity; makes an instrument
of fortune, and of shame, the latter of ascent
to paradise; and, far above all combinations
of earthly hopes, calls up the most delightful
visions of palms and amaranths, the garj
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nuiia ui me uiesi, me security ot everlastings
jo) s, where the sensualist and sceptick only
view gloom, dccay, annihilation, and despair
!?Sir II. Davy.
A Vicious Hokse.?Our readers will recollect
the horrible circumstance near
Binghampton, last spring, of a man being
torn to pieces by a vicious horse. This
same animal is now owned by a Mr. Thomas
Caflerty, in ihe east part of this town,
and on Saturday last he attacked and came
near killing a boy 14 years of age, in the
employ of Mr. CafFerty. While leading
him through the gateway, the horse suddenly
seized the boy's arm while he plied his
fore feet with fearful vigor. After about
fifteen minutes, the boy succeeded in loosing
himself from the gripe of the horse, and
crawled through a fence out of his reach.?
Thence he went into the house and.alarmed
the family. Mr CafTerty immediately
went into thn nnsturr* fn ?n/>nro tVio
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and while attempting to bridle him was
himself attacked by the infuriated animal.
In endeavoring to escape Mr. CafTerty
fell, and the hors^ plunged over him, carrying
his hat with him, which he stamped
into the ground with prodigious violence.?
By the time Mr. C. had regained his feet,
the horse turned and again plunged at him;
but by that time several of the family and
others had reached the spot, and Mr. C. was
rescued from his iminent danger.
The linv ia hsifllv ininrpH hia <i*>m kom/?
J J -"J ???? "V,?tlg
mashed to a jelly, and his body much
bruised by the knees and feet of the horse.
It d hoped, however, that his arm w>ll bo
Saved.? OswPfm Ad.vprtisrr.
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Sufferings of the Immigrants.-*-A
Quebec correspondent of the Montreal Herald,
writes under date of the 3rd instant as
follows: " The steamship St. George has
just arrived from Grosse Isle, and brings
up 66 convalescent immigrants. The sickness
has not abated, and the mortality is
much the same, viz; between 30 and 40
perdiem. Hospital oil full. ^ I learn that
200 of the passengers <?f the Virginiua have
died since her sailing, and it is said that
very few of her whole nnniber upwards of
500 will recover. This -is' horrible. The
sufferings and ^deaths in the slave shibsin
the worst era of that trafic did not exceed