The Abbeville banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, February 16, 1848, Image 2
THE "BANNER.
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ABBEVILLE C. H., S, C.:
Wednesday, Feb. 1G, 1818.
O VII NEXT VOLUME.
Tho Fifth Volume of the Banner will commence
on tho first of March, at which time, we
oxpcct to publish, in a series of articles, tho /Vdventures
of one of tho Abbeville Volunteers in
Mexico, together with a Sketch of tho Campaign.
This will bo quite an interesting publication;
and persona wlio hayo not yet Bubscribcd, would
do well to do so soon, that they may sco tho whelo
series.
CASH SYSTEM.
Persons subscribing or ordering the Ban
ner, will please rememher we have adopted
the cash system. As we before remarked,
the expenses of the office are such as to require
it. Terms $1.50, i|ivariably in advanc-R.
Also, those indebted to us will please
make immediate payment.
JCi^Cotton was selling at from G 1-8 to
7 3-4 on the 12th instant in Charleston;
and in Hamburg, on the same day, at 5 a 7
ccnts per pound.
Affail's u.t Washington.
The important questions now pending in
Congress seem almost to be lost sight of in
the all absnrliinrr nnrl -c
UIIU till | IUI tun I UUC| Ol
who shall be the next President ? Whilst
we find the admirers of Mr. Clay warmly
pressing his claims, the friends of Gen. Taylor
are equally zealous in laying the ground
work for his election. Of these two personages.
we have but little doubt the
Whigs will fix upon the latter as their
choice, and with no bad- prospects too, of
final success. That the hero of Buena
Vista is popular, the demonstrations that
are now being made in his favor throuohnni
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the country attests the fact. Nor would
wc be surprised should he receive the nomination,
to find the " line policy" party,
giving him the whole of their influence.
The most prominent man among the
Democrats for the Presidency, seems to be
Jvlr. Cass. But who will receive the nomination,
is difficult now to foresee. The
issue will doubtless be made between those
who are for the vigorous prosecution of thp
war, ant} the entire conquest of Mexico;
and those who are in ftvor of withdrawing
the army, or the line policy. These at least
are our impressions from the present aspect
of things in the political world; and the
following remarks of a Washington Correspondent
of the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser,
a Whig paper, confirms us in our notions;
" Much has been done and said of late here
and elsewhere to bring about a distinct issue
between the Administration and Whig
0 parties on the subject of the Mexican war.
?uo i unnif, are becoming prepared
to unite upon the policy of a withdrawal
to a line of defence and boundary,
and to such a line as will give us Upper
California. This is, in other words, the
Calhoun plan. On the other hand, the
Administration party?the whole Democratic
party-r-go for conquest and annexation."
Our Schools.
We are gratified to learn, that the Male
and Female Academies are, at this time,
in a very flourishing condition. The former
numbers about forty pupils, and the latter,
fifty; an unusually large number, for this
... period of the year. The Principal of the
former is Mr. Mo&se ; whose success duing
the last year, added to the high recommendations,
which he brought from the S,
Carolina College, have justly secured for
v?;nr. m ??- ?* *
...... mu oup^un ui an enugnienea community.
We understand that some of his puc
pits have entered the South Carolina College
with great credit.
Of Mr. Turner, the Principal of the Fe^
male Academy, we had-occasion to speak,
: after bis examination lastJuly, We were
v Jnot then awire, of what we have since learned;
that in addition to 10 or 12 years,sperijt
" in obtaining an education, under some of the
ablest instructors in the State, Mr. Turner
brings withTurn theexperienee of 15 years.
?? iue ease, witn
wfcfch fee goveros a s^ool ; the familiarity,
which her edribits, with the various branchW
; the progress of his pn pi la ;
<jr^ib^wfefe^oridlasgification, which he
M^e We would. not, sp?ak disparingly
of biker sfmilai institutions, it is due to. (lie
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gentlemen, who have charge of our schools
to say, that they do not throw the
burden of teaching on inexperienced assistants.
They are both working tncn.
The Rail Road.
Upon the first page o! this week's paper
will be found a letter from Maj. W. Eddins.
addressed to Messrs Thomas, Gary and Connor,
upon the rail road ; although not inten
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ded for publication, the gentlemen receiving
it, thought it worthy of being made pulic,
and we most heartily agree with them.
As a coincidence, and as an evidence of
the wishes of a large portion of the stockholders,
we would say. this letter was written
prior to the meeting held at Cokesbury,or
at this place, and when no suggestions had
been made for grading the entire road, before
the superstructure should be commenced
at any point. We call the attention of our
readers particularly to this letter.
Hogaii & Tlioiiinson.
Wo would call the attention of the merchants
in this village, and throughout the
District, to the advertisement of Hogan &
Thompson in another part of our paper.
They are wholesale dealers in BooliS and
Stationery ; and having materially reduced
the prices of these articles, merchants no
doubt would do well to patronise them.
Thev have also in nress. and will snnn
be published, two interesting works : one a
complete history of the War of 1812; the
other a history of the Mexican War and its
Warriors ; both illustrated with engravings
of battles, places, and incidents connected
with the narrative.
Ftuicral of Scrgt- lUattisoii
We regret that from indisposition, we
were unable to attend the funeral of this
nob 1ft vonnrr tnjin ivViir?li ?-? ?
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Friday last. We understand that at least
three thousand persons were present from
this and the adjoining Districts, anxious to
honor the dead who fell fighting the battles
of his country, and whose name is identified
with the heroes of the Mexican war.
The address delivered upon the occasion is
said to have been an exceedingly chaste
and appropriate one.
_Aaotlicr Rcvolutioner Gone- 1
Dp.nfirtfid this lifp nr? OTfk .?Jt "? il-? I
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residence of his daughter in Chambers co.,
Ala., Mr. Daniel Gill^gie, a soldier of the
Revolution, in the 85ilF year of his age.
The deceased was a native of Ireland, and
eminigrated to this country some time before
the commencement of hostilities. At
the age of 15 he took up arms with the
colonies against the mother country, and
fought with that noble band of heroes
through the war of the Revolution, achieving
for llipir flocpnn/lnnJo
0 kv/a* Muowvuuuiibo muoi/ JLi U^I UC3
which they now enjoy. Alter peace was
declared, he settled on Calhoun's Creek, in
this District, where he resided until 1831,
when he removed to Troup co., Ga., and
again in '42 or '43 to Alabama, where he
finished his earthly pilgrimage, leaving 9
children, 36 grand children, and 23 great
grand chilJren,
Fair JPlay.
We would direct the attention of the
public to the communication of Joshua R.
Beall, one of the Abbeville volunteers,found
on the first page of this paper, in regard to
his conduct in Mexico, at the storming of
Chapul tepee. We have heard much of
this affair, and hesitate not in saying, if
Mr. Beall exhibited the certificates which
we now publish, when the Company investigated
the charges made against him?
that hp. h ns nn( hppn liictlir ^oolf V... I
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his comrades in arms.
It is certainly hard enough for one to
submit to the privations of a camp, and expose
himself to danger in a thousand ways
upon the field of battle; but how much
more so is it, when he has done his duty
gallantly, for false charges to be preferred
against him, and that honor which he has
[ alone fought for, to bo tarnished. We
trust that the impartial verdict of his countrymen
upon examination of tho evidence
submitted will be an acquittal.
From JSKexico.
By the Picayune of the 7th inst, we are
enabled to make the following synopsis of
the news from Mexico, brought out by the
McKim with dates from Vera Cruz to the
24th and City of Mexico to the 19th ult.
The accounts of peace are as contradict
ory as ever, ap otftcer writing from the
City of .Mexico, under date of the 19th tilt*,
says; ?,kThe Mexican Congress has not
been able to iornivSk quorum and peace is
just as far ojj^is evMi"
Tlw Ye^ Cruz J^rrespoodent of the Pi
cayunesays he h^ga^^?^terfri3p
a high source, fcpOprtby the courier of the'
English leganpn who left the city on the
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18th ult., which statea that this general impression
is entitled to no credit, and that he
cannot sec that we are any nearer to peace
than ever.
It was, however, generally believed at the
City of Mexico that peace had been concluded
by Gen. Scott and Mr. Trist. The State
of San Louis Potosi had issued a pronuncia
mento against the Government and invited
the other States opposed to a peace to send
deputies to the City of San Louis Potosi.
This seems to point out that at least there
can be but very little hope of a permanent
peace.
The courier sent by Mr. Peoples with the
President's Message for the American Star,
was murdered near Vera Cruz on his return.
He was taken into the bushes, stripped and
shot by the guerrileros or robbers.
An expedition under Col. McLelland, 5th
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ii-iiu. vuiuiueers, composeu ot aoout auu
Infantry and *200 mounted men, started on
the 24th ult. to follow up the Orizaba road
and try to cut off robbers who were represented
to be in large force on the main road
to Puente Nacional.
A small merchants' train started on the
2Hd but it was only a ruse de guerre to draw
them on, and it was ordered back the nex'
night.
It was positively assorted that Gun. Lane
was moving 011 Orizaba with about 500 cavalry.
Subsequent accounts say that it has been
taken and now is in possession of a body of
our troops.
The small pox had made its appearance
at Vera Cruz.
A line of Omnibuses was to be established
at the city of Mexico, and the carriages
had already arrived at Vera Cruz.
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By the arrival ofthc steamer Sarah Sands
news from Liverpool six days later has been
received. This singular fact is slated of the
intelligence by this steamer: that whilst
there is an, increased demand for Cotton,
and a disposition to sell, prices have declined
l-8d. No other news of much importance.
Southern CultivatorWe
have received the January and February
numbers of this valuable journal published
in Augusta, Ga., by J. W. & W. S.
Jones, and edited by Daniel Lee, M.D.
This work ranks with the best agricultural
publications of this country, and should be
in the hands of every farmer. Each number
is embellished with elegant engravings.
Price, $1.00 per annum, invariably in advance.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
At a meeting of the Officers and Members
of the Abbeville Light Infantry on
Saturday the 12th instant, the following
Preamble and Resolutions wrrs r#>nrl Viir
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Captain J. N. Cochran, and unanimously
adopted :
Tho Abbeville Light Infantry is again
called to mourn the loss of another of its
estefemed members. The announcement
of Matthew Hervy. Wilson's death, on the
13th of December, of a protracted illness,
has reached us. Athough he did not meet
his fate in the stormy hour of battle, yet he
died the death of a patriot, clad in the arms
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ui ms country. nis many virtues were
acknowledged by all who knew him ; his
character for genuine integrity and true
worth is highly appreciated by his associates,
who lament his death not less as a citizens
than a soldier. As a volunteer, actuated
by the purest impulses of disinterested patriotism,
none can deny as but a just tribute
to the name of Hervy Wilson. As a citizen,
the manly, dignified and courteous demeanor
of his youth, promised a future usefulness
of equal growth with his years. As
an associate, his companionship was sought
after and beloved bv n.11 ?? n momKor a<
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this body, we feel that his name shall not
only be known upon the muster roll, but
shall have a green place in the remembrance
of the Company. Therefore,
Resolved?That the intelligence of the
death of M. H. Wilson has been heard by
the members of the Abbeville Light Infantry
with deep regret.
Resolved?-That the momhfirja nf ?lia
Company do truly sympathise with the afflicted
friends of the deceased.
Resolved?That these proceedings be
published in the Abbeville Banner.
113s* At a regular monthly meeting of
Clinton Lodge, No. 9, on Saturday last, the
following Preamble and esolutions were
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uiiauimDU9{j posseu;
Whereas, intelligence has reached us of
the death of pur worthy Brother and P*/.
M.\, George J. Cannon, Esq., since our
last meeting, who died on a visit to his
friends in Newberry Api jshtn^
as, brother Canuoh was highly esteemed
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by us as a Mason, as well as an excellent
and orderly citizen ; therefore,
Resolved,, That in the death of Brother
Cannon, Clinton Lodge, No. 3, has lost an
exemplary member, and Abbeville District
a useful citizen : that while we deeply dei
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piuic ma loss iu ourselves, 10 ins lamuy,
and to his friends, we are not without hope
that he has now become a "perfect ashlar"
fitted for the Master's use, in that Building,
t{lhe House not made with hands, eternal in
the Heavens."
Resolved, That we deeply sympathise
with the family of the deceased, in this afflicting
dispensation of Providence, and
that in testimony thereof, a copy of these
proceedings be forwarded to his mourning
widow.
Resolved, That a page of the Journal be
set apart on which to inscribe the name
of our Brother, and the date of his decease.
Resolved. That these nrnreodinnr.* lu? nnh
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lished iu the Banner.
William Hill, Sec'ry. C. L.
Abbeville C. H., Feb. 12, 1S48.
Wo make the following Extract of a
letter from the Telegraph written by a
member of the Richland Company, to a
friend in Columbia, dated
City of Mkxico, December 31, 1847.
This evening I accompany Captain
McGowan to San Angel, in compliance
with an invitation from Major Dunovant.
to attend a regimental rejoicing for the coming
new year, and at this lime your old
favorite song forces itself to me,?(I mean .)
I'll be merry, merry here,
While you be merry, merry there;
For who can tell where we shall dwell
And be merry another year.
At this time it is currently reported and
generally believed, that on or about the
10th of next month a move will be made
upon Zacatecus and San Luis Potosi, and
the papers of this place say that we may
expect more and grand Fandangoesbut
as fighting is the smallest part of a soldier's
life, I do not mind them ; for alihough we
are in fact an orphan Regiment, and the
ir nf nnr ?n?t!.n?s ??..
ui iiuniuvio iwu^ jusuiy nic in
saying we are nearly an cxtinct family
here, yet I hazard nothing in asserting, that
with Lieut-Col. Gladden at our head, we
are still equal to any tmergency that may
happen; at any rate, under his guidance
we have still maintained our former standing
and dignity. The regret with me in
having to move is, that should the Regiment
go one way and Captain Mcdowan
in another, in tlmt I must minin tl>??
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Regiment, ana I cannot,although willing to
take my chances with the Regiment, but
regret leaving one so brave, kind, and generous.
For my part, I believe the generous
are always brave,?to illustrate which saying,
I will relate some little incidents that
came under my observation. Captain
McGowan imagining that he had not had
a fair showing with his own Regiment in
the Churubusco affair, although in the danger
of the chances of battle, (for he was at
that time on duty with General Twiggs's
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have another showing after the armistice
was broken, he requested permission of
Captain Irvin, Assistant-Quarter-MasterGeneral,
to join General Quitman, which
request was granted. He was all through
the Chapultepec affair. After the taking
of Chapultepec, and we were on the march,
I might say run, for the garita, and at a
lime when the road was raked with every
description of ball from round shot to grape
and canister, he received an order from the
General to forward a "nine-pounder,"
which was very much needed in consequence
of not having the proper kind of amunition
for the guns that were on the spot.
In accordance with the order, he hastily returned
to ihe foot of Chap iltepec Hill,
where the gun required, was, and finding
inert; some reireuung Mexican soldiers, he
drew his sword and with a dignity and authority
that he can command, forced them
to draw one of their own guns nearly to the
gate of the City to be trailed on their own
countrymen. I. will however indulge the
hope he and the Regiment may lake the
same direction, as 1 know he has all that
nativity of feeling ihat bind men to their
particular State.
Washington, February 3, 1848.
The Court Martial in the case of LieutenantColonel
Fremont have punished him, but
only in a very limited extent. Lieutenantpnlono
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w.vuui jl ikuiviu 10 uiiLjucsnuiiuuiy u meri.
torious officers; and the Court did not, in
. all probability, find him guilty of mutiny,
but merely of disobedience of orders; but
of this I am not certain. The question now
is, will the President remit the sentence
without convening a Cabinet Council?
This may be doubtful, at all events I feel
certain that the sentence of the Court will
be remitted bv the elemenev of the Exer.n
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tive.
Colonel Benton has moved for the appointment
of a committee to investigate the
claims of the unsettled accounts in California.
He is, of course, the Chairman, with
power to audit himself, each and every
thing. This will give Colonel Benton aa
opportunity of bringing, in another 'shape,
, that testimony before tho nnV?li??_ ???*?.
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suppressed by order- of the Court, in the
Court 'Martial* & It-will be the appendix to
the history of California, piomised us on thef
, occasion of the trial.?Baltimore Sun. * " >
The Mormon Templb.-?The Rock
River Conference of the- Methodist Episcopal
Church, at their, last session, appointed
A comwittee td wu?ure into , the expediency
of purchasing the Morton TeroplejU Nau;j
Voo, for literary purposes,
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Correspondence of the Cou rier. 1/
WASHINGTON, FEB.G. ?
It is now certain that both the whig and W
democratic parties are to hold party Con- ^
ventions, and nominate parly candidates.? n
the whig friends of Gen. Taylor in Congress
have been outnumbered and trammelled by
pre-organization of their party. They, ne- $ <
vertheless,have not altered their opinions? . %
that Gen. Tavlor will faithfullv rpm-Asnnt t
I every valuable principle of the parly, and ^
can, moreover, be elected. The will still m'
continue to urge in favor of Gen. Taylor, the B
great argument of availability. Ik
Some of the Southren Calhoun men are M
quite pleased at the present state of things &
?that is, the prospect of a regular democra- H
tic Convention. They think that an independent
nomination will be made, in the
South and West, of Gen. Taylor ; and that ^
if not elected by the people, he may defeat ^
any popular election, and be chosen by the jfc
House of Representatives.
There can be no doubt that Mr. Clay's %
visit to this city, and his evident health and ^
spirits, and his decided opposition to the war, m
have all had influence in remitting upon \
nun tue torce ot the yet powerful whig party.
The New 1 ork whigs have had much
influence in producing this state of things,
and they think that, availing themselves of
tlie existing feud between the hunkers and
barnburners, they may obtain the vote oflhe
State for Mr. Clay. They could not, they
think, obtain it lor Gen. Taylor.
The project of a direct tax is dead ; ditto,
of a duty on tea and coffee ; ditto, of Mr.
Walker's proposed new batch of Treasury
Notes. The whigs have determined to hold
me administration to their system oflow duties,
Sub Treasury, and pure gold and silver
currency?in order to test its adaption
to the large expenditures of the war.
The most important developement that
we have had, ot late, in respect to the policy
of the administration, is that they are ready
to make a treaty with President Herrern, on
the same terms heretofore proposed, through i
Mr. T list; but that there is no evidence J
before the Executive that Herrara's Govern- I
mi'.nt will accept such terms. It would bo t
well for both coutiies if Mexico would now
accept thejterms and still,better in view of tho
permanence of peace between the two coun'
tries, if the Sierre Mad re should be the
boundary line, instead of the Rio Grande.
Correspondence of the N. Y. Jo w. of Com.
Constantino? December 15, 1847.
Recognitic of pltotesstantism by tiie
Sultan.?The annual festival of the Turks,
called "Courban Beiram," or "Feast of
Sacrifices," was made memorable this year
by the issue of an Imperial Order, constitu
ting the Protestant subjects of the Empire
into a separate an J independent community,
like that of the Americans, Greeks, and
Latins. We believe that it was the most
precious sacrifice offered on the occasion.
It is customary with the Government tore*
serve measures for these festivals, either
for the sake of honoring the festival with
the publication of them, or in case there
should be an opposing party, that their clamors
might be. drowned in the gaity and
idleness of the holidays.
I send you an early conv of this document
from which it will appear that so far as the
imperial will can secure it, the position of
Protestants in the Turkish empire is as
well based as that of any of the other communities.
This is the first time since the
Reformation, that Protestant subjects of the
empire have been recognized as existing as
a distinct body. All those whom it immediately
regards, have been brought to a
knowledge of the truth by American missionaries
and in civil respects this is the
reward of the patient endurance of a few
hundreds of persons against persecutions
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have been forwarded at the same time to
the Pashas of Erzroom, Trebizond, Da*
mascus, Aleppo, and Nieomedia, in all
which Pashalicks there are Protestants,
requiring them to obey it to the letter.
Interesting Developments in tiie
United States Senate.?Tho Washington
Union has an article under this head,
referring to what was said by Mr. Sevier,
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vuv uuuiiiiiuu ui me uuunniuee on foreign
Relations, in the Senate on Friday in reply
to the positions of Whig Senators on the
subject of the war, especially to the reasons
(the subjugation &c., of Mexico) assigned
by Mr. Bell, of Tennessee, for refusing
supplies to the army. Premising that it is
that portion of Mr. Sevier's speech touching
upon the objects for which the war is prosecuted,
which is the most striking and important,
the Union says:
"He declared that the President was
must anxious 10 make a treaty ol peace with
Mexico, that he wished for pothing but a
fair and adequate indemnity; that he never
went for the whole of Mexico, that he disclaimed
it; and that he wished to preserve,
as he had declared in his Message, the na- ,
tionality of Mexico. Mr. Sevier also de- ]
clared that the President wished, indeed, ]
4 security for the future,1 and that he would
be satisfied with making peace With such
a stable government as had existed under I
Pa redes and that he would make a treaty
with such a government as the present,
with Anaya as the President, and with the J
Congress of Queretaro.
,-^There were other' interesting f revelations
brought out in the course..gf Mr. Sevier's
speech, or upon the. questions of Mr.
Foote addressed to Mr.BeU. Wwnly to
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