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THE " BANNER. * v> 11 11 t t r r t li * \ l r c% y i A I? It i'i V I li L I\ U. II., i;.: Wc<leB<;v?Iay, Sept. 15, 1817. We arc authorized to say that the Rev. W. T. Hamilton D. I), of -the Presbyterian Church will Preach or Lccture iti the Metlimlist Church iu this place on Thursday night the 1 Gtli instant at early candlelight. 0^7" We would call the attention of our readers to the articles on the first page of this week's paper: "Hamburg and its Founder,'' "Charleston and Savannah." i W !*/? rvnllnJ tl". it.* Jn A 11 V-V4- i ? v ?* ? v> v vui|iv;iiv/u itno cv ?\ iv viuu the noticc of several nrticlcs and subjects, jn consequence of the press of matter, and in order t) give; the latest news from Mexico us icily as our space would admit. \y - - - (nr.rortku for the aiirkvili.k banner.) ' xtitil Ko;t(l Sleeting at Due West (?'orjier. By appointment, a respectable number of the citizens of the District, and the place, met at Due West Corner, on Tuesday the 7th instant.?having for their object the formation of our Rail Road enterprise. The meeting was organised i.,r r?,. i> /> a ./j voimig ?ji. a. it. vmijr iu iuu v^-nair, and James Hrowqlcc, Esq., to act 113 Socrotary. The Chair briefly and appropri- j ately explained the object of the meeting, j -and urged upon the citizens energetic and and immediate action in this great matter,remarking, as to our having a Road, that it was note or never and in reference to a re- ; mark that was thrown out in our meeting ; at the Village, on mouday, that 4* the Lions were on uie r>av\rman suie ot the District,7' ( he observed thai, although we might not ; have Lions, yet '* e did have, and that they i would shortly be seen, a host of young 1 on the Saluda side. j . In reply to a call. II. A. Jones. Esq., in- j stead of a speech, submitted the following , Resolutions:?observing that we had had j speaking enough about this subject?that j the kind of speaking we needed now, was j taking stock. i 1. Resolved:?That ench Stock holder ! present double his subscription, and those ! who have not subscribed, take as much ! again stock as they had intended. 2. Resolved :?That every stock holder ; in the District, be recommended to do like- j ' I wise. These Resolutions were carried unanimously ; and upon the first, each voter j with we believe but two exceptions, suited j the action to the word?did, in fact .double 1 his subscription ; and a no small subscrip- j tion either, as the most of them had previ- J ously taken 50 shares Let the second Resolution be earned out, and we are safe, T. R. Gary. Chairman. James Brownlee, Secretary. , / Due West Corner, September 7, 1817. * \Rail Road Meeting at Colonel Douglass' Spring, j Ciuite au encouraging and efficient meet- ; ing on this subject, wa? held at this place, on Wednesday, the 8ih inst:?mcoxiraging | because it was ejjicic)d} and efficient because i e.rla.1 .1 ... - luiuci man consumeu tne time in speaking. A substancial Barbacue had j been got up by the enterprising citizens of the neighborhood.; and the number present, \ and the zeal manifested in .the object of <Uc meeting gave an interest and character to the proceedings which cannot well be described, but which may prove, we trust, an #(nrr?pct r>f nnr " *1.!~ * ?..?v w. i ciinwo in 11113 great enterprise. In less than an hour after the meet" ing wa* organised, the meeting resolved itselfintti a "committee of the whole," to get subscriptions, and persons were seen going through the crowd in cVery direction, accordingly. The meeting was addressed by Messrs. Gary, the Chairman, Thompson, Smith, Jones, Hawthorn, and Douglass, in speeches from five to fifteen minutes in length; all tending to show wherein and how mucky the con ternplated ftoad would benefit us-~and that to secure it,devery man, on the Saluda side, must take stock to*he ex. tent of his means, and quickly; as, in ail probability, the stockholders would, perhaps in the spa?e of a month, bo called together to locate the Road, and that unless we shall have taken the requisite amount of stock within that time, the opportunity for having a Rail lioad, may never again be presented to us. Mr. Thompson told several well-timed ' '5-, anecdotes?illustrating the impropriety of | the Saluda falling out with the Savannah ' 1 side of the Di.-trict; observing, that if we, i on the Saluda side, wanted the Road, we j would have to look to ourselves for money I to build it;?and therefore, urged the necesI sity for immediate adiou and union, j Major Hawthorn submitted a lie spiv lion tn flip. tli'i? ovnrtr Iinlilm* ???^ vw. W?J kiiilk V,? VI J CVWU UW(UV.| pivcuill ! should double his subscription, which was ; carried almost unanimously by evory stocU holder present doubling his subscription, 1 and a large number who had not previously I subscribed,came forward and enrolled their 1 namos on the lloo-k*. The Major prefaced this it-jso/ii ion with a clear and convincing | argument as to our interest in the Road . Colonel Douglass also in the short space ! i of live minutes, suggested views, and called . t our attention to Juris, which would have! : convinced any planter on the .Saluda side, that he was ureatlv interested in this matter, i i 'l'o our Fellow citizens on the Saluda side i j we would say, that we believe a subscrip- ! lion by you of >*250,000, will secure you j ! this road, but that this will have to be clone j within one month from this time ; and tha* | after that time, $500,000, will avail you nothing; a* m, or about, that time, the Road will be located.and if through Laurens. j . o / j another running through Abbeville will never be 1/ttil t} or if ever built, it cannot support j itself-?the history of Rail Roads proving i j incontestably this fact-?That two lloarfs J ; running parallel with cack ol/wr, at suck a j distance cannot thrive. By your interest, j ! .1. - i inereiore, we urge upon you irnmc'lialc and ! milled action. Strike now, or shortly, you i cannot strike at all, or, if at all, to no effect j A Friend to tiik Road. j (FOR TIIK AUUEV1LI.K ItAXXKB.) j V\ Anotlirr Tug for the Rail RouiL Mr. Editor:?YVc feel that we will not have done our duty, without saying another word to the citizens of Abbeville, upon the I important issue, which is now before them, j in regard to the contemplated Rail Road, j i tiai tins road, snouiu it pass through Ab- | beville, will benefit her citizens be}ond ; what even the most sanguine of us anticipate, j cannot be questioned by any who will take j the trouble to examine the lacts. That j Abbeville icill never haven road, should this j pass through Laurens, is a proposition that j admits of no less doubt. Supposing that | we would have one, in the event that the Laurens road is built, it would pass through cr near the Village, and thus be parallel with, and in about 3-j miles of thu Laurens roiid, on one side, and in about 20 of the Savannah River, on the other. Now if the i history of Rail Roads furnish any fact that ' cannot be controverted, it is, that two roads parallel with each other, a ad so near together, cannot support themselves This fact is strengthened by the Savannah.River being on one side of and parallel with, the supposed middle road. Again, if the Laurens road be built, with these facts before them, the vconle of Abbeville will. not. tn.lv. ?"? >. 4 f i / * " V'" j /Ae middle road. If they should, does any j one suppose, they will take the necessary j amount? Let us sec. There is no doubt j that the Aiken road will be extended to ' Edgefield Village Edgelield Village, ! then, will be a sufficiently convenient mar- j ket for all of Edgefield District; and that . fact will control enough of interest, if any j thing can, to present the further extension j of that road. Who, then, will contribute | the rnnney to build the middle road ? For ! the sake of the argument, we will say, I A KKiunllo o no A ^ - ! j** u i v \J t miuuiaun clliu A lUILUIl?, j and perhaps a county in Georgia, Charles- j ton we leave out of the question ; for, in ! the event the Laurens road is budt, she will [ have sense enough not to take stock in j what we have denominated the middle road, j | for the simple reason that it would be an : imprudent investment. But even suppo- j sing that Charleston will help us to build this middle road, Abbeville will have to | contribute towards it upwards of 8500,000 j : ?200,000 at least, more than she may now j get a road for?one thai will benefit very I nearjy as many of her citizen, and in which i the stock will be much more profitable. But we will not argtic the point?for wo regard it as plain as a proposition can be, that it the Luurons road be built, wo will never have one in Abbeville. If this bo true, what does it teach??Why, that we should now?while wc may, talic slock enough i - ' > I iu secure me Lrteenvihe road. To do tins, wo have to subscribe but 250, or $300,000. And how will this secure us the Greenville road? Why this with the Columbia and Newberry stock, and that of Anderson and Pendleton will surely be an overmatch for the stock of Charleston, Laurens, Greenville, and some of the counties of North Carolina and Tennessee, the stockholders having the location of the road. Wo think, however, that Charleston prefers that tljie road should take this directioQ, ai)d vvill, thBrp.fnm nivn no ~ 1 ?. ? b..? u? iu,i uiu m us tucmiun j because, in the event it passes through Laurens, she would certainly Jose a great deal of the trade which she would otherwise get, qs, Abbeville, in that-event, would have, as she sees now, in a great measure, does, with Hamburg, and thus, a large part of her ^ produce would find its way to Savannah, : * 5 l- nTTiBMBMMI^Ma I J? ,1 ? whereas, on the oilier hand, should the ' road pass through Abbeville, the produce | ol all Abbeville, and the Districts immcdi- ! ately above her, would find its way into the ; Charleston market, while this would also be ; the market for the produce of Laurens and 1 the Districts in that direction, in the har- I ?rain. What says Charleston? We would] lie glad to hear from her stockholders 011 this subject, through the Mercury. So: Fellow citizens, on the Sal uda side? f!u? v<-tnrft iwl lint C2.i ? #? ?\ ?% % I* m/II? !?"? ** indifference on this subject, as not intending to help us, our chances arc goo;!, if we will bul ply the oarvs while the tide is up. Let us take the stock, $30(3,000, if need be, and ?.ry it any how. In any event, we can only lose tIxo time and trouble of subscribing; and in doing this, we may create a source of blessing and profit to us and to our children, and to our children's children, of an incalculable extent. It is simply a requisition that we say by subscription what we will give for the intold and unforeseen advantages of a ltaii Road. And what you do, you must do quickly?for we believe that, in one month hence, the road will be located?and in that time, we must bring *4ii our sirengiu 10 Dear,or never. i io aDout getting subscription?, every man of you, and come up to Cokcsbury on the 23il. with thousands upon thousands. The interest at stake is one of no ordinary character. If secured, it will be a certain means of wealth and prosperity to you and your posterity. The loss of it will be a ennren nl'iit-nrlonliiwr f.wrrnl 1a 1-nii Unll. wv??? vv WI viUilllOUli^ IVJ J WU UUVI1, Long Cank. From the Charleston. Mercury. We ure Beginning to be Heard. We give below an article from the New York Statesman, a journal conducted with much ability, which shows that our position in defence ?f the rights, institutions, and equitity of the Slaveholding States is beginning to attract attention in the North O O All we ask of the Northern press is to republish our articles. We want nothing but to be heard with candor and brotherly fairness We therefore thank the Statesman for its promise to give our views to the Northern people. There is one point on which we desire to PMrrnr?t thn M- r 2.U w.tv^bvuv hjiuvviiiau. 1HU wauiumillClltlt'r saw, nor was consulted, nor approved the article referred to. We know that he would have approved had he seen it; but we as sure the Statesman that il is the exponent of the public sentiment, not of any one individual, but of every man that we have met. Well has the Statesman headed its article. ' The determination of the Advocates of Slavery." We spoke the views of the slaveholding interest, not so much as " advocates" of our institutions, but as men who have the rights above, before, and under the Co/islilution?rights which we shall neither waive, surreiiui'i, nor permit 10 ue wrestea from our hands. To submit to inferiority is to submit to degradation, to loose all national self-respect, and in fine to become the mean spirited suicides of our" own respectability and usefulnes.-j. " 77ie Declaration of the Advocates oj Slavery.?The Charleston Mercury of August 11 ill, contains a long article, filling nearly the entire reading portion of the paper, in relation to what the writer terms the ts aggressive and revolutionary" charac ter ot tne YVilmot iJroviso, in which it is asserted that the Proviso is 4tsubversive of the Constitution and its guaranties to the slaveholding States." The article may be regarded as a manifesto of the slaveholders ; and if it is not from the pen of Mr. Calhoun, it has had his inspection and approbation. Its importance will justify its publication in our next number. It will be interesting to the people of the free as well as those of the-Slave Stales. It gives the Resolutions ol ten Free States which have already spoL-pn thrmiorh flioir I .nirisl-itnrn nn<l ---- O ? in favor of ihe principle embodied in the Wilrnot 1'ioviso. It also gives the Resolusion submitted by Mr. Calhoun to the Senate of the Uaifed State?, during the last session, and the VVilmot Proviso Resolutions of the Legislature of Virginia, and those adopted by the Conventions of the Democratic party in Alabama and Georgia.? It contains also the Legislative Act of the Stnte of IVnrisylvaj^, which has given so great an offence to WB pro-slavery men ; together with the Acfiof Congress, passed in 1793, respecting persons escaping from the service of mastery and which act it is supposed that the law of Pennsylvania conflicts with. The whole article is interesting, not so much from any argument it contains, as from the history it gives of the extent of popular feeling for and against the extention of slavery to such territory as. may here after be acquired. Next week our readers will havje^it. Such articles ought to be preserved, so that our children may see the position grept questions have occupied at cer lam cpocns 01 our existence." It is stated on good authority, that one of the London houses which failed, made eighty thousand pounds atth commencement of the season, by their successful dealings in Indian Corn. All this has been lost, and their capital besides, and unfortunate calculation of the fluctuations of the market and the state of the weather. / The New York Courier's London Jetter, under date of Aug. 18, says?Among j^bo members 'returned to servo in th# present Pariiament,' is youricr Mjk MacTavish, a son of Captain MacTavisK, and a nephew of the Marchioness of Wellesly. ' He is both an American and British Subject; and has just put himself forward as a Repealer and been clected for Pundallf. tX* r . r v ^ h* IMPORTANT NEWS! LATE FROM MEXICO. The American Avium ?kaiu Vic tot'ioiix::: ! From the New Orleans' l'irayune Extra, I of the 8th inst., we have the latest news l from the seat of war. which is of the most I important character. The American arms i have once more been victorious, but the victory has been purchased at the loss of eleven hundred of our gallant Col liers killed and j wounded, and among them, many of rank ! and distinction. The loss has fallen heaviest upon the Palmetto an I New York Regiments, out of 27'2 men of the Palmetto Regiment tliat went into the action, 137 were killed and wounded. Col. Butler. Lieu is. Adams and YV. K. Williams are the only officers we fiml killed given in the extra. The following is a list of the wounded of the Palmetto Kcgimeut: Lient. Col Dickenson, severely ; Capt. LJ'anding, j Adj. Cantey, severely ; Lieut Sumpter, j slightly, Capt. Moflit, slightly ; Lt. Hillings, ; severely ; Lt. Clark, dangerously ; Lieut, i Sleen, slightly ; Lt. Davis, slightly ; Capt. j DeSuussuro, slightly ; Lt. Jos. Abney, sej verely. ! No mention whalcvefc is made of the loss of the company from this District, which leads us to the supposition that our company with some others of the Jlegitn/n'. 01 which no mention is made also, were either detailed on some other duty and not in the battle ; or the report of the loss had not reached Mr. Kendall when lie wrote. *'/ Wo lave not the space to give an entire list of the killed and wounded in thi s number of our paper; the names of none ol the privates who have fallen are given as yet. The entire loss in killed and wounded 011 the American side is short of eleven | hundred ; that of the enemy is not known, it is however, supposed to he equal to our own, and it is estimated that at least 3,000 prisoners were taken. In the action at Coutreras, a strongly fortified post, the attack of which was was planned hy General Smith, 15 pieces of artillery, and some 1,500 prisoners were captured and anions them Generals Hlanco, Garcia, Mendoza, and the notorious Salas; ail the amunition and camp equipage. And it is supposed that at least 700 of the enemy were left upon the field dead, and as many wounded. It was in the action at Churubusco, that the Palmetto Regiment was engaged, to gether with the New York, the 9th, 12th and 15th Rpfrimnnls of" infimti-if inula General Pierce, as they were hurrying on from G'ohoycan to attack the hacienda. The enemy had over twenty pieees of cannon at this position and served with more than ordinary skill, whilst but few of our guns could bo brought to bear upon it. The conflict at this post is said to have been terrible,and until the enemy fled to the city, was one continuous roar of cannon and musketry, accompanied by the loud shouts of the Americans as some new vantage ground was gained; and high above the din rose the dense column of smoke, at times completely shrouding the combatants. m ?r O The strength of the enemy at this battle is known to have been 15,000 at least,some say 20,000, all fresh troops, and in a position of great strength. Opposed to thern were about 6000 Americans, jaded and broken down by incessant marches and countermarches and toil, before the stronghold of Cnutreras and San Antonio. It is said that Santa Anna commanded in person at this place but left earlv in the action. In this engagement some 2,000 prisoners were taken, among them several generals and men of distinction but the most important capture was the entire Foreign Battalion made up of deserters from our own army and commanded by the infamous Riley. These of course will he dealt with as they deserve. The whole number of generals taken is thirteen and three ex-Presidents. It is said as much amunition has been taken as General Scott has used since he has j been in Mexico. The fighting commenced on the 18th and ended on the 20th of August, | at which time the following armistice was agreed upon. The Armistice. Art. 1. Hostilities shall instantly and ab> solutely cease between the armies of the U. States of America, and the United Mexican States within thirty leagues of the capital of the latter States, to allow time to the com. missioner to be appointed by the Mexican Republic to negotiate. 2. This arhiistice shall continue us long as the commissioners of the two Governments may be engaged in negotiations, or until the commander of either of the said armies shall give formal notice to th6 other of the cessation of the armistice and fbr forty-eight hours after such noticc. . 3. Ii^the meantiir.0 neither army shall within thirty leagues of the city of Mexico vV?; commence any new fortification or military - .w work of offence or defence, or do anything to enlarge or strengthen any existing fortifieatiou of that character within the said I i| m its. 4. Neither army shall -bo reinforced within the same time. Any reinforcements in troops or munitions of war other than subsistence now approaching either army, shall - fa be stopped at the distance of twenty-eighty leagues from the city of Mexico. r?. Neither army, nor any detachment i from it. shall advance hevond the lino it at afiT. 5 1 present occupies. ' ' G. Neil her.army, nor any detachment or | individual of either, shall pass the neutral ! limits established by the last article, except j under the flag of truce, hearing the corres; pondouee of the two armies, or oil the business authorised by the next article ; and j individuals of either army who may chance ; to straggle within the neutral limits shall, j by the opposite party be kindly warned i ofror sent back to their own armies under | flags of tiuce. ' 7. The American army shall not by vio! lence obstruct the passage, from the open j country into the city of Mexico, from the or| dinary supplies of food necessary to the couj sumption of its inhabitants or the Mexican j army within the city ; nor shall the Mexican 1 authorities, civil or military, do any act to i obstruct the passage of supplies from the city 1 or country needed by the American.army. ; 8. All American prisoners of war re j matning in the hands ot the Mexican army, i and not heretofore exchanged, .shall im| mediately, or as soon as practicable, bo re; stared to the American army, against a like number, having regard to a rank, of i\Iexij can prisoners captured by the Americans. I 9. Ail American citizens who were established in the ci'y of Mexico prior lo the ' existing war, ami who-have since been exI pelled from that city, shall be allowed to re! turn to their respective business or fainiles j therein, without delay or molestation. ! 10. The better to enable the belligerent j armies to execute these articles and to favor I llln ?!.:?? ..t - Ut-r. i wiv. ?;ii-ui ui/jcjiui jiKuci;, it is niriner agreed between the parties, that any courier with despatches that cither army shall desire to send along the line from the cify of Mexico | or its vicinity, to and from Vera Cruz, shall : receive a safe conduct from the commander ; of the opposing unny. ; 11. The administration of justice between Mexicans according to the general and Slate constitutions and laws, by the local authorities of the towns and places occupied by the American forces, shall not be obstructed hi any manner. 12. Persons and property shall be repecti ed in the towns and places occupied by the j American forces. No person shall be mo! lested in the exercise of his profession ; nor shall the services of any one be required without his consent. In all cases whine services are voluntarily rendered a just prico shall be paid and trade remain unmolested. 13. Those wounded prisoners who may desire 10 remove io some more convenient place for the purpose oi being-cured of their wounds shall be allowed to do so without any molestation, they still remaining prisoners. '" '*>/.. 11. Those Mexican medical officers vyha { may wish to attend the wounded shall hgyvre .0 the privilege of doing so if tfieir services be required. ' 10. 1* or tlie more perfect excecution of this agreement, two commissioners shall, be appointed, one by each party, who in ease of disagreement shall appoint a third. . 16. This convention shall have no force or effect unless upprove-l by their excellencies, the commanders respectively of the two armies, within twenty four hours, reckoning ! from the (5th hour of the 23d day of August, j 1847. A. WHITMAN', iVlilJ. Ueil. U. 5. A. | Pkksifor F. Smith, Bvt. Brig. Gen. J Franklin Pierce, Brig. Gen. U. S. A. ?% Ignacio uk Mora y Villamil. Henito Quijaxo. A true copy of the original: G. W. Lay, U. S. A. Military Sec'ry to the GenM-in-Chief. j Kentucky Chivalry.?The gallant Kentuckians are. evincing their usual readiness to join their country's standard under the new requisition for two regiments from that State. The Governor has issued his proclamation for two companies from each PnnrrrnooiAnnl /I act *?* # ???/! wooiwiiui uiobliv (llIU U9 3UUII MO 111C call was known at Lexington, fifty young men were obtained in two hours. At.Lqnisvillea like promptness wus displayed. How Much is a " Horse Power V*? We have heard thin question asked a great many times. The Scientific American says, " what is generally considered as constituting a horse power is a power sufficient to raise ono hundred and thirty pounds one hundred feet inUtie minuto." r? From Ciiiiiuaiiua'.?Intilligence toabout the 20th of June has been received in St,.. J Louis from Chihuahua. Everything >vas then ouiet in that town. The citizens''who fled on the approach of Col. Doniphan's ar- H my, and remained away during 4iis stay there, were returning1 and resuming their ' S accustomed pursuits. Th(? American trad- j* ers were employed in the sale of their goods, and jt was observed that the Mexi- A. cans took dnusal* pains to testify theji' friendship for them, and their determination to protect them from attacks from any quarter. It is said that Fanny Elssler has lost 600, 00 francs by the failure of a banker at Venice. . v7