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THE BANNER. ABBEVILLE C. II., S. C.: Wednesday, Jail. 10, 1818. are indebted to a friend for a copy of an address deliver'd before the Literary Societies at Erskine College by the Rev, W. T. Hamilton. This address is worthy of its distinguishsd author and will well repay the reader for its perusal. Executed. Three of the negroes condemned for the murder of Mr. Leonard Wideman. were executed on Friday last. The fourth is still in the jail at this place and we learn has been granted a new trial. One o( the three executed, confessed to having murdered his former master Mr. Ramsey?that himself and two brothers killed him and placed him under the limb of a tree. Until his confes8io? it was the general opinion that Mr. Ramsey was killed by the tree fallingupon him, and such was the Verdict of the Jury of inquest held over his body. It is something remarkable that murder eannot be concealed it seems to be a crime so black in the sight of heaven that the guilty conscience cannot rest until it is made ?M?V II* Monument to tlic Dcatl. In another portion of this paper will be found a communication, suggesting the propriety of raising a monument at this place to the memory of those of our friends who left this district as volunteers for Mexico, and have fallen in battle and by the diseases of the country. We most heartily approve of this suggestion, and have no doubt that it will mppt ? ..... ...vv> 11 vlt g&IICItll iippu* bation, and a liberal subscription be made for the purpose. This strikes us as being much more suitable than crecting a monument at Columbia; for with the names of these gallant spirits perpetually before us, we will be more apt to cherish their memories, and our children looking upon them, will be taught to emulate their "deeds of noble daring." We trust that this suggestion will meet with a ready response and that steps will at once be taken to begin and complete so praise worthy a project. Mr. Calhoun's Speech. The speech of this distinguished States man upon his resolutions, have produced a most decided impression throughout the country, and it is regarded as one of his greatest efforts. He defends with unanswerable arguments, the line policy, which he suggested during the last session, an J argues that the policy recommended by the President, would end in the annihilation of Mexico and lead to the most disastrous consequences to our own country. We have not the space in our present number to give a more extended synopsis of the speech but will endeavor in our next to lav it beforp * our readers. Funeral Obsequies. The funeral ceremonies of Col. Butler and Lieutenant-Colonel Dickinson, took place on yesterday at Columbia, several of the Military companies from Charleston and Camden were to attend up the occasion. Changes. The Evening News has for the last two weeks tcachcd us in quite an improved appearance 'being considerably enlarged.? The News is one of the best papers published in Charleston. Mr. T. H. Russel, has been associated with A Todd Esq. in the editorial department of the Anderson Gazette. Also, E J Arthur Esq.* f< rmerly Editor of the Temperance Advocate has been associated with Mr. I C Morgan, in the editorship of the PalmeUo Stale Banner. ICS-The following bill was presented by Mr. Perrinto the Senate at its last session anA After consideration was rejected by the Senate* bv a decided rote. r " . \ . A. BILL \ *Tb Ktovibt: iron tb? Subscription, on -. V ' THE PAB.T OP THE STATE, TO THE STOCK . OP CEBTATTf RAIL ROAD COMPANIES. ^ ^ Sec, I. Be it enacted by the Hondtable i^$e*at* aiid House <? Rrpresentalitcs, now md.aM silling in Qenerdl Assemblyt and fy authority of the' same, That the Comptroller General be, and he is hereby, Authorized to subscribe the sum of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars in the Charlotte sod South Carolina Rail Road 4?k>i9pan?, and tbfj, be do take, in the name of the State, a Certificate of the said Compa. i ny, for stock to that amount. If. That the Comptroller General, be and is hereby, authorized to subscribe the sum of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars in the Greenville and Columbia Rail Road Company, and that he do take, in the name of the State, a certificate of the said Company for stock to that amount. Sec. III. That the Comptroller General, be and he is hereby, authorized to subscribe tk. ... <*' *?J__ ? -i i . .. iiicauiu ui uucc nuuurea mousana dollars, in ihc Wilmington and Manchester Rail lload Company, and that he do take, in the name of the State, a certificate of the said Company for stock to that amount. Sicc. IV. That upon reports by scientific engineers as 10 the cost of the consruction of the roads, being made and returned to be filed in the Comptroller General's office, and the Comptroller General being satisfied that at least three-fifths of the estimated cost has been subscribed by individual stockholders, and that the first instalment required to be paid upon the subscription of the stock according to the charters of the respective Companies, has been paid by the individual subscribers or stockholders, that he do pay to the companies in this Act mentioned respectively, the first instalment upon the subscription aforesaid, as required by the Acts of incornnmtinn - ; r Sec. V. No instalment shall be paid by the State, after the lirst instalment, upon the stock subscribed to the companies aforesaid, until a corresponding1 call shall be made upon the individual stockholders in common with the State : and the Comptroller General shall, upon every call for instalments after the first, ascertain that at least three-forths of the proceeding instalments have been paid in by the individual stockholders in the Company making the call, before such subsequent instalment shall be paid by the State. Sec. VI. None of the stock to which the State shall subscribe, shall at any time be forfeited, without the express consent ol the General Assembly. Sec. VII. The Stlbsrrintinn nn <l>a 1-.0W V** ?I1V JJUl I. | | of the State to the said Companies respectively, shall he paid by issuing the bonds of the State, in convenient sums, signed by the Governor and countersigned by the Comptroller General, to bear interest at six per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually, and the principle to be puyahle at thee separate periods ; one-third in fifteen years, one-third in twenty years, and the remaining third in twenty-five years from the date thereof; the said interest to be paid as hereinafter provided. And when the principal of the said bonds shall become payable, it shall be paid by converting into cash the stock of the State in the Companies respectively, for whose account such bonds were originally issued, provided the same shall he at of above par. And in case the price or value of such stock shall be insuf ticient to pay the said principal, then any deficiency shall be mnde good by sale or transfer o( stock now held by the State in the South Carolina Rail Road Company and South Western Rail Road Bank. Sec. VIII. The Comptroller Ceneral is hereby authorized and required to receive from the South Caroltna Rail Road Company, and South Western Rail Road Bunk, of the dividends now due, and from time to time may be declared to be due the State, upon her slock in the said South Carolina Rail Road Company, and South Western Rail Road Bank, so much thereof as may be necessBry to pay the interest falling due and payable upon the Bonds of the State issued under and by virtue of this Act. | Sec. IX. Three Commissioners or Di rcctors for each of the Companies respectively, shall be appointed annually by the General Assembly, to represent the State stock in the said Companies, which stock shall be entitled to the same vote in all questions upon which the Company may be required to cast a vote, as are allowed to the stock of the individual stockholders. And in all questions before the board of President and Directors of the respective Companies, each one of the Directors appointed on the part of the State shall, if present, have one vote. Sec. X. The President and Directors of each of the Companies aforesaid, shall annually, on the first day of October, make a special report of Us condition and finances to the Comptroller General; and if the President and Dirnctnra nf oitVior /%f .i-? - ..w^vw.v V? vxl fclft* A Ol IUU said Companies should neglect to make such return, the Comptroller General shall report the fact to the General Assembly, and also such information as he may be able to procure in relation to the said Company. And the President1 and Directors thus making default, shall bo liable each to be indicted for a misdomeanor?and upon conviction thereof, to be fined and imprisoned at the discretion of any Court of competent jurisdiction. Sec. XI. The subscription of the said Rail Road Companies by this Act provided for. slinll TlO .in/in -1:? *'? * "1 , uu ujiuii me uuiiuiiitm mui me bonds issued under and by virtue of this Act, when offered for sale, shall bo sold at or above par; and provided the said bonds cannot be sold at or above par, then that the said Rail Road Companies for whose benefit the bonds shall have been issued, shall receive the same at par value in payment of the instalments due on her subscription to the stock of that Company; and provided the said Companies should then refuse thus to accept of the said bonds, then that the State shall be thenceforth discharged from it* in J k'tiui* M VHiU V/Vlll* pany. Sec. XII. The liability of the State upon the bonds to be issued under this Act, snail be a qualified -liability, not extending be yond the particular fund above specified for their payment. The general resources of the State, and the funds in the Treasury, are not to be blended with or held liable in a ny manner for the engagement assumed under this Act. Mr. Editoi :?L was forcibly struck with the remarks of the Rev'd D. McNicl Turner the other evening in allusion to the propriety of u processions. triumphal arches &c." in honor of those brave men whose ardent patriotism had induced them to go forward and expose themselves to the perils of war, in defence of their country's cause. The les.son that such tributes of respect impress on the minds of the young and rising generation, is well worthy all the expense that may be incurred in getting up such proceedings. It is on the youth of the country we depend to maintain, preserve, and defend those hallowed privileges which we, as a nation enjoy, and to whose care the liberties of our republic will soon be entrust rwl A o a m ao ? ?? * ? ? ? ? ? tvu. no u. ultimo (II lIllurMliy il |)rU|)Cr Spirit, I have thought it to be the duty of the people of Abbeville District, lo erect a Monument in the public square of the village, to the memory of the brave and gallcnt dead of the Abbeville Company, who have fallen either by disease, or the shafts of the enemy, on the hostile plains of Mexico. Let their honored names be inscribed mi thn monument, and so be transmitted to future ages. It is out of the question to bring home their remains, but this proposition carried out, will do much to cheer the hearts ofsorrw. ing friend*, now mourning for those whose oouies "lie mouldering in the silent dust'' of a far off land. I am sure the citizens of Abbeville Disrict would take pleasure in responding to fsuch an undertaking?the expense would not be more than five or six hundred dollars, and how easy that sum, and more if requisite, could be obtained by public subscription. I throw out these remarks, merely, as a hint to the public, hoping that some thing may be done to transmit the memory ol those nobie spirits who have yielded up their lives for the rights of their country, and more especially for the honor of "OLD NINETYSIX." From the Palmetto State Banner. HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE. We have been much gratified at the manner in which those of our 4t Palmetto Boys," who have returned, have been received by our citizens. On every hand they have met with the most cordial recep* tion, and as far as honors and attentions can do so, have been repaid for their almost unparalleled hardships, their gallant bear ing and chivalrous conduct in the Mexican campaign. Nobly have they sustained the honor of the State and of the American Army. Whether, in the laborious and exhausting forced marches which they so often made, in the dull routine of camp duty, or on the insanguined battle field, they have shown themselves fully entitled to the nigh encomiums which have been bestowed upon them by their officers, and worthy to be placed as they were on all trying occasions, in the front rank, and nearest the " flashing of the guns." The Commanderin-Chief, the gallant Shields and Quitman, indeed the whole army, bear ample testimony to the chivalrous conduct of the Palmetto Regiment. We are, moreover, pleased to see, in an extract of a .etter from Washington, which has been kindly shewn to us, that it is the intention of the President to give a proper testimonial of his appreciation of the sevvices of this devoted j Regiment, in a general order for the discharge of the survivors. We are also pleased to learn from the same source, that the President does not mean to stop at mere empty honors, but that it is his inten nun, uu iuiurc occasions, to advance such of our Regiment as ask employment from the Government. We trust South Carolina, will also, on all proper occasion, give solid and substantial testimonials of her appreciation of the services of her gallant sons, j Many of our volunteers were young men of good habits and education, and acquainted with business. On their return, some of them will probably be thrown out of their former occupation?, and it should be the sacred duty of the State, and of every true hearted Carolinian, to see that such as these do not suffer for want of employment.? mere arc many profitable and imporlant offices in the State to fill, for the duties of which, most of these young men arc entirely competent. These should be bestowed upon them with as much unanimity as possible; and in this way, arid in many others, which may depend upon the peculiar circumstances of each case, should these gallant young men bo rewarded /or the hardships and privations thoy have undergone, to sustain the honor and glory of South Carolina. We believe this to be the almost univer I r -i - ~ oni Hciiuiuurii 01 me people ot this State, and that it will be faithfully carried into cxccution, we have not the least doubt. Although many of us, who by the 41 force of circumstances," were compelled to stay at home may feel gfcnsibly, the of the speech of King Henry V, before the battle of Agincourt? " ???And gentlemen in England, now abed, Shall think thonuelves accursed, they were not here; And hold their manhood cheap, while any speak*, That fought with ua upon Saint Crispin'* day." Yet this feeling, somewhat allied to envy as it is, cannot for one moment induce any generous mind to withhold the due meed of honor and of praise to those, who so nobly suffered and bled in sustaining the rights of our common country. It is the conciousncss that they are not fighting for pay, but for the just praises of their countrymen, that makes our volunteers invincible in the field, and entitles them to lie considered, what they really arc, the best soldiers in the world. In connection with this subject, we would alto beg leave to hint to our fair readers that a large portion of the reward we expect to see bestowed upon our " Palmetto Hoys," must come iVoin them?not in the shape of smiles alone, but something more substantial. The lady who could find in her heart to say " No," to one of j these gallant fellows, we should hold to be | wanting, both in patriotism and good tnsto. I n> ? hi . . . .. urn we win say no more on this delicate subject, and leave it in the hands of those who know best how to manage matters of this sort?we mean the ladies themselves. From the N. Y. Dry Goo Is Rrporter. M EX I CO. Mexico is naturally a rich country. Nature has given her all the aids of industry and all the elements of wealth. Indeed nature has been so prodigal of her gifts, that the incentives to labor arc scarcely sufficient and the race, weakened on the one hand by : . i ?- - - * * 1 I <i iiiiAiurc wnii a (ii<on81*0 aoorigmal popula| tiou, and on the oihcr unfortunately indisposed to exertion by a slight tincture of Castilian pride, ofFers but slight resistance to the progress of those commercial enterprises which may be built upon the occupation of the territory. We perceive that in the debates in Congress the population is estimated at ten millions. Only about a. million and a halt*of whites arc lobe found in this number.? The area of the country is about 883,000 square miles. About one-half of this territory is whithin the tropics, and the other mostly in the temperate zone. Maize is the chief article of culture, and with this are produced the cereal grains, the banana, rice and potato, forming the (bod of the noonlo I I The strip of laud along the ccnst called the terra caliente, or hot country, is exceedingly productive. What n wants in health it makes up in fertility, the sugar cane, cotton, cocoa and tobacco. The southern portion of the country, the isthmus, or hock of the leg, lurni.-hes an immense variety of valuable woo Is and tncdicin.il plants. We find there logwood, caoutchoe, vanilla, jalap, and the tree which sustains the cochineal insect. Vast herds ot horses, horned cattle and mules cover the northern plains of the country. No country could be richer than Mexico, without counting on the mines if it had a good government, an industrous anil intelligent population. When we con tr:i*t th ...www. .?U?U1UI IVWUIOOOj sJU Hliur lv unimproved, or if improved, to be the mere fond out of which unprincipled statesmen, and generals, and a rapacious and bloody soldiery maintain internal war, with the sterile portions of our own confederacy, which under the influences of religion, education and free institutions, sustains a large population in competence and ease. The mines of Mexico are justly celebrated for their wealth. We learn from Mr. Ward's excellent work, that in the year 1810 the annual products were about twenty-four millions of dollars. The subsequent Unsettled State of the rountrv. nnrl lhi> throw of the Spanish sway, reduced the amount to about eight millions, and in spite of the investments of foreign capitalists to bring back the gold and silver days o( Mexico, their bad management hns prevented any great success. At present the returns arc not much over ten millions a year. We learn there are now six English companies in operation, viz : Real del Monte, with a capital of ?500,000 IT-!. - 1 If L'liueu mexican - ... 1,200,000 Anglo Mexican - - - - - 1,000,000 Bolono.s 150,000 Hulptiyahua - 180.000 Catorce - - - - - 60.000 The Bolnnos is the most profitable of all these Asa consequence the use ofquicksiWer is indispensable in mining, and ab:>utsix millions of this article is annually brought into Mexico, principally, it is said, from the property owned by the Rothschilds. The only manufacture? of the country consist of a little gold and silver plated ware, coarse earthen, wooIen3 and cottons. The little comparative commerce of the country is surprising, unless we look to races as the solution of politico-nconomical difficulties. The exports amount only to about fifteen millions of dollars per annum. The cottons, woolens and linens are brought chieflyiYom England, as well as iron, hardware, arms and crockery, glass ware and linen from Germany, paper from Italy and France wine and brandy from Spain and France, olive oil from Spain, hats from France, spices from England, the East Indic9 and China, silks from England, China and France. From the United States comes a mixture of all these. n*L ? - i . i ne weignis ana measures are generally Spanish,though the English yard and French aune are also recognised The currency of account is the Spanish piastre, or one dollar, divided into 8 reals or 100 cents. The real Is divided into sixteen quartos, or S4 Ynararedo*, into two medios, 4 quartillos, or 8 orchards, and for the payment of duties into 12 granos. The coins of circulation are: The doubloon (gold) or ounce, nominally $16, divided into halves, quarters and eighths. The dollar, (of silver,) halves, quarters, or pesetas and reals, of Mexican plate. Copper coins are culled quartillosandcla* cos, or ochnros. The doubloon, when of full weight, (23 carats fine) are worth JE3 4*. 21-2d. The hard dollar (peso duro)is worth 4s. O 1 O.l X* B The duties charged by the Mexican Government were generally about 40 per cent* Quicksilver, tools, and seeds were tree. The products of Mexico were allowed to pass out of the country without charge, except the precious metals. Gold, when wrought, paid 2 per cent, and silver 31-2. The revenues of the country up to the la* test official dates within our reach, were about twelve millions and a half per annum, j but there was never any surplus in conse* quenee of the bad management of the fin unces and the the enormous charges made I in one wav or nnothp.r nn thn inmmo i The debt due English account, funded I and at interest, was about forty-six millions i of dollars. The probability of its payment seems to be at present somewhat distant. Whatever may be the calculations of po; liticians. there seems to brt an evident intcn* | tion. in Congress as well as out of it, to hold : on and if we aro to be in thi* position, let i commerce repair the drains which war is , making on the specie of the country. | TOTVIE PJJHLICT j The following settlement of a matter, ! which has been the subject of considerable | conversation in this vicinity, is submitted, i for the purpose of preventing any miscon struction in regard to it. In the settlement | of th"difficulty theun h*rsigned acted as the mutual friends of the parties. Isaac Biiaxcii. I David Lksly, A. 11. Morton. January 17, 1848. Dit. Davis:?Dear Sir,?[ have been j informed that you have recently received ! two insulting notes, or "Buckets," and J that on the receipt of them, and comparing ; hand vvri;in?r, &t\, you suspected me for 1 ; being the author of them. In this you did i ine great injustice, and in consequence of the relation we have sustained to each other, ; you as my teacher, and myself as your pa: pil, I distinctly and unqualified!y deny bei ing the author of them, or of knowing any ! tiling of the authorship. j Yours Acc. D. C. Ivkllak. | uit. iveli.au:?Sir,?Your noteofthis i morning is before inc. The letters to which ; you refer were received by me, and on coin' pairing hand-writing &c., I did feel that I 1 i had grounds to suspect that you were tho > Author. I am truly glad, however that you disclaim all knowledge of them, and am sorry that [conceived myself under the necessity ofsuspecting you. [ am satisfied how ever with your disclaimer. Yours &c, Jxo. Davis. January 17, 1848. I lD"The Ahbevilie Female Academy will bo re-opcned the sreoud Monday in January next. Principal, D. McNeill Turner. Asmintant, . Tcachcr of Music, Miss Harrison. Boarding and Tuition at tho usual prices. Due 21 43tf D. McNEILL turner. in A r*-. -.-1 t ?:n ? : * *-? , | >u j-m. ^ikiui??. win tuiiuiiiic iu practice iu , ! the Court of Law for Abbeville, and will regularly attend its sessions. I refer my friends to Messrs. Cociiran &. Noble at Abbeville C. H. JOHN CUNNINGHAM. Charleston, Nov 3 36 m5t ?KEGi\WOO? FEMALE ACADEMY. (Under the control of the Baptist Denomination.) Mr. and Mrs. RonERT H. Niciiolls have tho pleasure of announcing to their frieuda and the ! public, that the Third Session of their School comj inenced on Monday tho 10th instant, with very ! flattering prospects, and that they have (secured the i I permuncnt assistance of Miss Sarah A. Wkay, of ! Augusta, Ga., who will take exclusive chargo of t ; the Music and Drawing Departments. Greenwood, Jan 15, 1818. 46 - 3t T T VT "13 o ' i' rk x.t t1 ci r* t* f *t /-< rx u 1 .*1 ?< O 1 U H Hj OrtlllMrS mw&m ammm. ; Rev. T. Curtis, D D., and Rev. W. Curtis, Principals. The scholnstin year of this Institution will commence on tho first Wednesday in Jauuary next. Terms, per term of half a year,payable in advance. Instruction?Primary Department, - #20.00 1 Other Departments, - 25.00 Music?Piano or Harp,including Vocal Music,25.00 Guitar, ... - - 20.00 Use of Piano, ----- 2.50 Uso of Harp, - - -, - - 5.00 French, - - - - - 20.00 " Drawing and Painting, - - - 20.00 Board, ----- - 50.00 No extras, oxcopt for Books, Stationery, eto., actually furnished. The house has bcon furnished with stoves, and is thoroughly warmed in each story. It is particularly desirablo that all the students should be present at the commencement, and con. imue till the close of the terms. For further par* 9 ticularo tho Annual Catalogue can be obtained on application to the Principals. I It will thus be porceived that a thorough E11- fl glish Education and Board can be obtained for M $150 per annum, or with the accomplishments of Music by the first teachers for $205. The extras of a full supply of books, etc., uoed not amount to more than $15. (Dec 17, 1847. 46-lm NOTICE. ~ 7 I All persons indebted to the Estate of Wm Brooks, 9 deceased, are requested to make immediate pay- 1 ment, and those having demands acraimd P tale to present them be?oir? tho 28ttT day of Febru- I ary next, as a settlement af tho Bslate is expected H to be made so that day. WM. H. Bsoocs, II Susannah BaootXS, , |