The Abbeville banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, September 15, 1847, Image 2
THE " BANNER.
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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.
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(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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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, :
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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