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?lie SKMaeMIIt ^gammer* V - _ i " LIBERTY AND MY NATIVE SOIL." VOLUME IY. _ NUMBER ' 47. ABBEVILLE C. IL, S. C, JANUARY 26, 1848. I Published every Wednesday Morning by CHARLES H. ALLEN, EDITOR AND FKOl'IlIETOll. ' TLRMS. One X>ollar and Fifty Cents, Invariably in Advance. ADVERTISEMENTS, inserted at 75 cts. per square of twelve lines for the first insertion, and 37 1 -2 cts. for each continuance. Those not having the desired number of insertions marked upon them, will be continued until ordered out and charged accordingly. < ?T-4 - m .ll- J rftiO 4Ut i 1 ? 1 ? ?r hj jc.au <*yn i uiiou, 10 uo paid Dy llio Magistrate. O* For announcing a Candidate, $2.00, in advance. O" TKo Postage rauRt bo paid npon all letters and communications to necure attention. (written for the addevillu banner.) Lieut. JTotin ' B. Morague. Another brilliant star has set! John 13. Moragne is no more ! H is patriotic blood has wet The ioil of a sullen foe. We mourn his death?yet we are proud, His country's flag has been his shroud. When the loud call was nrnmnflir ^ -- I l'"J For Volunteers to quickly come, Our youthful Warrior drew his blade And stood beside the martial drum, Willing to die in freedom's cause, Regardless of the world's applause. The stars and stripes 'neath which he gave His heart's biuod on the battle field, Shall float forever o'er his grave, With this inscription?"never yield? Defend your land, her rights maintain," If you are like our hero slain. Columbia's sword will cease to sleep, j When e'er her honor is at stake, A r>/1 ....it: i " ^uiiiuuiis 01 iici suns win icap To make the foes of freedom quake. Men of all parties should unite, And firm maintain their country's right Did wc submit to every wrong, Freedom would be an empty name ; Our fathers' deeds might live in song, But where, alas ! would be the flame ? The}r kindled in cach faithful son To guard the land of Washington. Thft llllfflp's U'ilrl nn/1 llii-illin v W ?? It<4 UUU Hi I 111 I 11^ UiaSL The cannon's loud and deafning roar; Our gallant hero's heard the last Sad notes of war?he'il hear no more. We mourn his death, yet we rejoice That he obey'd his country's voice. On memory's page his deeds shall live Brighton the scroll of deathless fame; Base is that heart that will not give Due honor to his spotless name. Now for the good and truly brave, We rear this tribute o'er his grave. J. MeC. ? (WRITTEN FOR TUE ABBEVILLE BANNER.) Lines, Suggested by the reception of the following words, beautifully embosomed in uccdlo-work? "GOD IS LOVE." An ancient poet well has said, That God transformed Himself in love, "When first He made this beauteous world i And smiled ipon it from above. Creation, then, His image wore ; Bright mirror, where Himself was seen ; And naught but bliss and joy appeared? I 1~ U-1- I J.i ? viis iuvujy uuiu rounu mis sneen. But not to Eden's flow'ry walks Where Eve and Adam lov'd to rove, Does Inspiration point the thoughts When man is told, that God is Love ; Nor to the bliss that angels share. Or, seraphs burning 'round the Throne ; Nor to that which They enjoy, Whose equal essence form but one. God is Love?Calv'ry tells 'tis so! Love I that come from Heaven on high ; Love! that moved toward guilty man ; Love 1 God was flesh to bleed?to Hif?. 'Tistrue : hero brightly does it shine From first to last, that God is Love. May I, and her who gave these words. Be led by them to God above ! January 13 th. Clericus. Mr. Butler, of South Carolina, in the United States Senate, on the ,10th inst. pre ented a memorial from the Chamber of Charleston, praying the establishment of a Branch Mint in that city. - Beak* have been killed in greater number* in Michigan the past season than any previous one. In Ionia County alone, up wards of two hundred have been laid to the laud, ? One Indian killed twelve in ono "" ,/V From the National Whig. ORIGIN OF "HALL COLUMBIA." This, the most popular of all the national songs of America, was written by the late Judge Joseph Hopkinson, under the circumstances related in the notice given below. Joseph Hopkinson, son of Francis Hopkinson, one of the signers of the Declaration ol Independence, was born in Phil uklphia, November 12, 1770. Ho was educated at the University of Pennsylvania; studied law with Judge Wilson and Mr. llawle; and practiced with brilliant success in his native city ; was twice elected to Congress from Philadelphia, (1815 and 1817.) In lo^o ne was appointed Juugcot tne Uistnct Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania?this beinar the same office which his father held by Washington's appointment. Judge Joseph Hopkinson remained in office till Iiis decease, which took place June 15, 1842. He was the delight of the circle of society in which he moved. ' His accomplished mind," says Mr. Walsh, "observant ofallthe events, chaiaclers, and opinions of the day was- peculiarly qualified to delight, besides instructing, in convivial intercourse, by a strong relish for refined so. ciety, a cheerful and vivacious spirit, and a peculiar poignancy of remark and raciness of anecdote." The following is Judge Hopkinson's own account of ihc origin of ' Hail Columbia," written August 24, 1840. for the Wyoming Band, at Wilkesbarre, at their desire. This song was written in the summer of 1798, when a war with France was thought to be inevitable?Congress then being in session in Philadelphia, deliberating upon that important subject, and acts of hostility having actually occured. The contest between England and France was raging, and the people of the United States were divided into parties tor the one side or 4 I 4 t - I- ' I ' ? I ? 1 ' I uie omer , some umiKing mui policy anu duty required us to take part with republican France, as she was called ; others were for eonnccting ourselves with England, under the belief that she was the great perservative power of good principles and safe government. The violation of our rights ; by both belligerents was forcing us from the just and wise poiicy of the President Washington, which was to do equal justice j to both; to take p ut with nei-her. but to keep a strict and honest neutrality between them. The prospect of a rupture with , France was exceedingly offensive to the por.ion of people which espoused her cause, j and the violence of the spirit of party has j never risen higher, I think not so high, as it did at that time, on that uuestion. The * * theatre was then open in our city. A voting mail belonging to it, whose talent was as a singer, was about to take Ins ben efit. I had known him when he was at school. On this acquaintance, he called on me on Saturday afternoon?his benefit b;;ing announced for the following Monday. He said he had no boxes taken, and his prospect was, that he should sufler a loss instead of receiving a benefit from the perf_ t .? .1 . .VI . _ I J . lorrnance; oui mai u ne couiu get a patriotic song adapted to the tunc of the President's March, (then the popular air,) he did not doubt of a full hou*e ; that the poets of the theatrical corps had been trying to accomplish it, but were satisfied that no words could be composed to suit the march. I told him 1 would try for him. He came the next afternoon, and the song, such as it was, was ready for him. "It was announced on Monday morning, and the theatre was crowded to excess, and so continued night after night, for the rest of the season?the somr bein<? encored and repeated many times each night, the audience joining in the chorus. It was also sung at night in the streets by large assemblies of citizens, including members of Congress. The enthusiasm was general, and the song was heard, I may say, in every part of the United States. "The object of the author was to get np an American, spirit which should be independent of and above the interest of passions, and policy of both b:?ligerent.H, and look and feel exclusively for our honor and our rights. Not an allusion is made either to France or England, or the quarrel between them, or to which was the most in fault, in their treatment of us. Of course the song found favor with both parties; at lenst neither could disavow the sentiment it inculcated. It was truly American, and nothing else , and the patriotic feelings of every Ameri. can heart responded to it. Such is the history of this song, which has endured infinitely beyond any expectation of the author and beyond any merit it can boast of except that of being truly and exclusively patriotic in its sentiment and spirit." An Odd Fellow.?"Oh, dear," exclaimed an urchin who was chewing a green apple. " I've 8wallowed an odd-fellow !" "An odd-fellow?" "Yes, be ia giring me the grip." Standing Army.?The time was when our countrymen seemed to have a whole some horror of a standing army. But a change has come over the spirit of their dream. Their talk is now of war?and its rlorics must be had at any pricc. The President has called for additional troops ! Do the people know how much force the President has already in the Held, and how much more he has authority by law to call into service ? Wc learn from the debates on the Ten Regiment bill, that General Scott has now in Mexico ovi r 30,000 men; under the existing law, S,000 regulars ami 7,000 volunteers may be recruited to fill up regiments now in the service;?and besides these, there are troops from Michigan, Arkansas and Alabama that have not yet leached the scene of action, and are therefore not included in the estimates. In a word, there is power by law for over GO 000 men. Bui the President asks for 80,000 more 20,000 volunteers and 10,000 regulars?making an aggregate of over 90,000 men for our "Army of Occupation.1' A word as to the costs and charges. Mr. Crittenden says that the average cost of officers and men is $10,000 each per annum! The sum lotnl might be easily figured up, if wc could only know how long the war was to last! And all this is wanted as Mr. Oass says, "to produce a moral effect in Mexico!'' If all the whip, ping the Mexicans have received has produced no moral eflect on them, we fear they will prove incorrigible by any other means. We observe by the orders of the Generalin-Chief received this morning that ' the army is about to spread itself over and about to occupy the Republic of Mexico, until the latter shall sue for peace in terms acceptable to the government of the United States!" ' m i . r . i_ . i _ i . . * i mis luea 01 uie army ueing aooui 10 spread itself over the Republic of Mexico m* , for aught we know, be very beautiful in the expression ; but however the conception or the phraseology may gracc a general onler, we may rest assured that the act will not cut a very respectable figure in the annals of our hisiory. The plan proposed will result in the utter extinction of the nationality of Mexico, and will throw her. a dead carcass, upon our hands. This may be a fine game lor the President who dispenses the patronage, and for the Generals who gain the glory and hold the power; but it is lor the country to reflect how much of damage this standing army of nearly one hendred .i i -ii ..I.: . i _ . n! - L.I muusiiiKi men, win ummaieiy iniuci DOin upon its resource and its liberties. The beginning we may see, but the end?where is it.?Charleston Evening News. Tiie Public Domain.?The report of the commissioners of the General Land Office, submitted to Congress, shows that (luring the year I84G, 2/273,730 acres of the public lands were gold, amounting to $2,004,037 ; and in the first, secondhand third quarters of the present year, 1.830.024 acres have been sold, producing $2,336,342. General Scott's next Movement.? The Washington Union says:?4 It is be lieved that General Scott was, at the last advices, about to dispatch two columns to the mining districts, to occupy two of the richest mines witnin reach of the city?to be supported by a common column." TrorntES of the War.?The Washington Union says:?"The War office has received by the officers who have recently arrived from Mexico, various trophies of the war. Among them, are two small beautiful brass wall pieces of ordnance, sent by Gen. Scott, and brought to this city by Colonel Andrews. The most curious of these tro phies is the black flag of the guerrilleros. The material is bombazette. The ornaments and letters in the centre nnon the rp.d ground, are worked with green silk upon black cloth pieces, except the squares which are worked with white. But the most remarkable is a small penanton the top, made of black, 21 inches by 11 3-4 with various military ornaments. On the lop and bottom arc a death's head and cross bones. In the centre, these ominous words,? 44 No doi cuarlel P* Give no Q,uartek. Thisstaflfand flag was taken at La Mira Floros, on the 13th of August, 1847 from the Guerrilleros who attacked Lieutenant Hammond's party." "Avowed Traitors."?A Whig paper, the New-Bedford Mercury, uttered the fol lowing truthful sentiment at the commence- ( ment of the war: "A citizen who in war time seeks to depress the spirits of his countrymen, and refuses to lend a helping hand (o his country because the government has done wrong, is in our opinion little better that an avowed traitor." There is a proposition before Congress to restore the law allowing newspapers to go free of portage within thirty milo*. j Tun American Standaud.?In the London Chronicle cf July, 1774, the then American standard was thus described : The colors of the American fleet have a snake with thirteen rattles, the fourteenth budding, described in the attitude of going 10 strike, with his tnotto, "Don't tread on me." It is a rule in heraldry that the worthy properties ol the animal in the crest borne shall be considered, and the base ones cannotbe intended. The ancients account a snake or serpent as an emblem of wisdom and, in certain uttitu les. of endless duration. I The rattlesnake is properly a representative of America, as this animal is found in no other part of the world. The eye of this creature excels in brightness that of any other animal. She has no eyelids and is therefore an emblem of vigilance. She nevpr begins an attak nor ever surrenders; she is therefore an emblem of magnanimity and true courage. When injured or in danger of being injured, she never wounds til I she has given notice to her enemies of their dani,r*r . - | No other ot her kind shows so much generosity. When undisturbed and in peace she does not appear to be furnished with weapons of any kind. They are latent in the roof of her mouth; and even when extended for her defence appear, to those unacquainted with her, to be weak and contemptible; yet her wounds, however small, are decisive and fatal. She is solitary, and associates with her kind only when it is necessary for their preservation. Her poison is at once the necessary means of digesting her food and certain destruction to her enemies. The power of fascination, attributed to her by a generous construction, resembles America. Those who lo ;ks steadily on her are dilightcd and involuntarily advance towards her, and having once approached never leave her. She is frequently found with thirteen rattles and they increase yearly. She j is beantiful in youth and in age. Iler tongue is blue, and forked as the li<rhtenin<r. How Pat taught his brother soldiku Spanish.?4 Now you see, my honey, this spiking o' Spanish is jist the aisest thing intirely, especially if you have a good knowledge of your a in mither's tongue. We see yer only 10 stick on the tail of each word an O, to make the illignatest Spanish in the world. Fast, it bothered mfsel, until I got to know the like, and now I've no trouble at all at ail. Now jist step in here wid me, an' see how aisy it is." Stepping into a hat shop, Pat gave the at iriiuuiit iUU lllliiiai jr aaiuic? IIIJ snrvice to yer honor' ' Baeuosdias, senor,' replied the shopman u Have you any hallos," mildly inquired Pat. u No eniiendo, senor." waa the answer. " Divil a bit does the man understand his own tongue?I say sir, hablas Espagnoi V " Si scnor." u Will, thin have you any of these hallos V1 "No entiendo inglis, senor.' "Ah,you don't understand English,is it? O, the poor ignorant craihur, I must try him again. I say, misther, hablas Espagnoi! * " Si senor." "Si and be d d till ye. Have you any of these hottosl'and taking off his weatherbeaten palm leaf, shuolc it in the face of the Mexican. "Ah, si, senor?somebrero !" " I ax your pardon?sombrero, is it ? | It's me that didn't understand my ain inither's tongue?and the more ?hamc for me.' Average length of human life in Mexico is onlv fifteen vears. which r.ircnmctnnr*#? alone is sufficient tn show the vast difference existing between the moral and physical condition of that people and our own. Tiif. Difficulties in tug Army?The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun maks the following statements, in the truth of which he says the ipost iinplicit'rcliance may be placed : " 1st. That all the difficulties between Gens. Scott and Worth will be submitted to a Court ol Inquiry, to be held in Mexico.? Both officers will be relieved Irom command and duty for this purpose. 14 2d Gen Pillow nnd Col Dtjncan will be brought before a Court Martial. Thpan nr#? facts. " It may be that Gen. Taylor will bo put over Mexico, as Commnnder-in-Chief of the Army, and having civil powers confided to his judgement." Plating cards are so much sought after in Russia, that the Imperial Factory of Su Petersburgh finds sale for 14,400 packs which it produces daily, or 5,266,000 a year. A letter before us from an intelligent gentleman, who has resided a great length of time in Mexico, dated Vera Cruz, December 27, 1347. contains the following paragraph : That the intelligent nnd onulent nnrt of the people want and are anxious for peace, there cannot be a doubt; but even thesa would prefer remaining under the institutions of the United States. Very naturally, do they wish it, for they would lose no country, but exchange that which cannot be called a government for one of law and justice. Such is the tenor of almost every letter written from Mexico, that we have seen, and such is the substance of what almost every one returned from Mexico says about : the better classes of people of that ill ordered country. So uniform are our advices, oral and written, in this regard, that ive are led to believe, that there is a growing party in Mexico who bfgin to seethe light of better days breaking through the smoke of battle. ?And this party is composed of white peonlt? of tnpii r?f MmvMYHrl tilnnrl wlin gro.ined beneath thr oppression of hybrid governors and the rapacity of negro generals. That persons who have felt the existence of a government only through its exaction?, and a military organization only by its extortions, should welcome the rule of a people who show mercy in the midst of carnage, is to be wondered at; nnd it is only a dread of the cousequ ?nces of a return to power of the horde of vultures who have preyed upon the vitals of the State, that deters them lrntn an open avowal of their opinions.?N. O. Dtlla. Have Courage.?Have the courage io confess ignorance whenever, or in regard to whatever subject, you really are uninformed. Have the courage to treat difficulties as you would noxious weeds?attack them as suon as seen. Nothing grows near so Hist. Hnvo the course to meet creditors. You must be a gainer by the interview, even if you learn the worst. We are our own deceivers. Have the couriire to own that vou are w / poor, and, if you can, laugh at your poverty, bvsodoing you disarm enemies, and deceive noboJy. You avoid many dilliculties, bitterness, and besides there are a people who make the same acknowledgement as a pretext for meannf ss. Have the courage to be silent when a fool prates; he will cea;e the sooner; besides, what can he or you gain by prolonging the conversation. Have the courage to receive a poor relalion openly and kindly. His shabby appearance, even his ignorance, will appear to your advantage; for the mind is prone to draw comparisons. We have nothing to bo ashamed of but our own errors. Have ihe courage to carry a cheap umbrella ; you will discover why when you loan it. Have the courage to subscribe for a newspaper, and not depend upon borrowing your neighbor's?but, above all, have the courage to PAY for it. Tiie Hindoo Girl.?The f illowing interesting fact 'vas stated in a recent lecture by Mr. Hierpont: " At the present day, the uneducated Hin? doo girl, by the usp of her hands simply, could surpass the delicacy and fineness of texture, of productions of the most perfect machinery, in the manufacture of cotton and muslin cloths. In England, cotton has been spun so fine that it would require a thread 490 miles in length to weigh a pound?but the Hindoo girl and by her hands, constructed a thread which would require to be extended 1,000 miles to weigh a pound; and the Deccale muslins of her manufacture, when spread on the ground and covered with dew, are no longer visible." "O-yes! O-yes! O-yes?Wanted Foua Wives !"?The following curious circum* stance occurred at Cherbourg a few days a* go. The town crier, bentinghis drum,went through the town, proclaiming the follotfing notice:?Notice to the girls! Four young carpenters, who have arrived from Havre, ami are employed at the military port, here their names and ages were given, being tired of living a single life, wisfe to get married. To sue them, apj5ly at M: Siori^ inkeeper, Rue de Chantier." Two of.ihp would-be bu*bands accompanied the dram* me'ywno, in snowing mem 10 me crowd, cried, " H?*re, yuung ladies, 1*3 a specimen of the young men who want to get* n&iried !',?Oaligndni. The Nashville Whig says?" We go for keeping,tl,e wh?le tfwper. California^ New Mexico, nt all hazirds. WtiniBwK think' the people of the United ever consentrhor dojwe believe they ought to consent, tocestora these province#; Maxi.eo. - ' H Uy