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~ THE BANNER. "*
ABBEVILLE C. 1L, S. C.:
Wednesdayi' March 1, 1848.
OUR NEXT VOLUME.
Tho Fifth Volume of tlio Banner will com
meuce on the first of March, at which time, we
expect to publish, in a series of articles, the Adventures
of one of tho Abbeville Volunteers in
Mexico, together with a Sketch of the Campaign.
This will be quite on interesting publication;
and porsous who havo not yet subscribed, would
do well to do so soou, that they may sco tho whale
series.
CASH SYSTEM.
Persons subscribing or ordering the Bon
ner, will please remember we hnve adopted
the cash system. As we bofore remarked,
the expenses of the office are such as to require*
it. Terms $1,50, invariably in advance.
Also, those indebted to us will please
make immediate payment.
Close of tlic Volume.
Willi this number closes the fourth volume
of the Abbeville Banner, and we take the
occasion to return our thanks to those, who
have so liberally patronised us during the last
four years ; and especially those who have
stood by us from the commencement of our
career to the present time. No pains has
been spared on our part to merit that patronage,
and render the Banner interesting.
Many of those \vc once numbered upon our
list have been " gathered to their fathers,"
others have gone to the ' far distant west"
ar?d some few, gallant spirits have offered
up their lives a precious sacrifice to their
country, and sleep in the valley of Mexico;
it shall ever be our delight to cherish their
memories.
Though we have Hst friends, and some
have ceased to lend us a helping hand, yej
we are proud to say, the Banner is still
read in every section and corner of the District,
and greeted by many a friend in distant
lands. With a consciousness of this fact,
we?shall still exert ourselves to render the
paper what it should be, a journal of usejul
intelligence.
Many of the Post Masters in the district
have laid us under obligation for their efforts
to circulate our paper ; we trust that
one and all of them, will continue their support,
for we know that they can render us
important service which shall not go unrewarded.
Reatli of John Qiiiitcy Adams.
This distinguished statesman died at
"Washington on Wednesday evening the
23d ult., after an illness of seme fifty-four
hours, during which time lie was aimost
wholly insensible. Death has paralised
that tongue which has so often uttered its
anathemas against the South. Let us bury
with the^old man eloquent" the hard feelinrr
tva mnir Via ' * 1 '
>.g iiv majf nunc Litciimicu luwuras mm,
and remember his virtues and his eminent
' services.
He was born on the 31st of July, 1767,
and had attained his 80th year, [lis whole
life, from a very early age, has -beeo engaged
in the most arduous public services.
May he rest in peace.
The Treaty.
The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun says that the Treaty has
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ugcii seui hi 10 ine senate, the President
and Secretary having- approved it. Mr.
Buchanan and Mr. Walker opposed it, but
not to the extent of making it a cabinet
question. The writer thinks that the probability
of the treaty being ratified is increasing,
although Sam Houston, it is said,
will denounce it, and Col. Benton feels disposed
to oppose it. On Tuesday there
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>uiu ucuaiuo pieugeu lO VOIC clgainst
the ratification j on Wednesday, according
to the correspondent, that number
had fallen off to sixteen.
The Washington Union lakes it foj^
. granted that, the Senate : wilt act on the
Treaty with as much promptitude as possible
lienteua^Coloiiel Fremont1
.^he.1 WasCS tti correspondent of the
BaiumSre Su^tatis tbat>e Court Mar:
lial ii> jha ^caae o?^%i?Otenant Colonel
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The Rail Road,
The following letter..-was received by a
gentleman in this place, from the Hon. J.
B. O'Neall, and handed us for publication.
It will be seen by this, that the friends of
the road have every reason to believe now
in the final and speedy completion of the
project:
'Every thing is going on well with the
coniDanv. The contracts to crade the
J o
road east of 13road nver have been taken
very low, generally at an average of $3500
per mile. The grading of the whole road
will be offered to the stockholders after our
convention in May. It would be offered
sooner, but that the location cannot well be
got ready sooner.
''Another instalment will be called for
2d Monday in May. After that, none will
be asked till 2d Monday in October; and
so 011 every two months after. Of course
the stockholders who take contracts of gra.
ding, and who may pay now, and 2d Monday
in May will have the advantage of pay"
ing all the balance of their stock in work,
if their contracts wili cover so much. Mr.
Brown tells me, (he has just left my house)
that with three more instalments, i.e. 2nd
Monday in May, 2nd Monday in October,
and 2d Monday in December, we can complete
the road, and put it in operation to this
side of Broad river, within 18 miles o!
Newberry C. II. This will be, you observe,
completing nearly one-fifth of tlic distance to
Greenville C. H.t via Anderson, with onefj'th
of the stock now subscribed, excluding
even the Greenville subscription, which, I yet
hope will be freely brought in} when it is seen,
t/uil in uood faith, the road will be builded.
' I rejoice to sec the spirit manifested by
Anderson and Abbeville. Lf they stand
firm, as I am sure they will, the road will
I be in operation in three years! and Greenj
viile, Anderson, Abbeville, the western and
northwestern part of Edgefield, Laurens,
Newberry, and tho western part of Fairfield.
and Richland, will together pour their
rich products into the laps of Columbia and
Charleston, without any rival road to Aiken!
I have already sacrificed much to attain
this end, and I am ready to sacrifice more.
Your friend,
John Belton O'Neall.
Illness of ?eneral Taylor.
It is stated in the Baton Rogue Gazette,
riC 1 11*1 nUJmrt 1 I ? --I J
ui luu ii/iu uuiiiiu, niciv uua gnuaiiiuiu euiuier
has been confined to his room for some
days by a neuralgic affection which has
caused him much suffering.
A Novel Sight.
We noticed cn Monday last passing
through our streets, a real " live gal" from
the mountains seated on a horse with whip
and lines in her hand, driving a wagon to
market followed by several other wagons.
We venture she has health and a constitution.
fhnt snmp. nf nnr ni>n?iirA armill-mnJoioJ
j ... W ^r- ""J U UIOMiU
daughters, may desire but never obtain.
A Hoax. ! "
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We notice in some of our exchanges a
letter with the answer going the rounds of
the country purporting to be from Alexander
Dumas, the celebrated Parisian novelist
to the Hon. J. C. C.ilhoun. Dumas is
of negro origin, and he is represented as
making inquiry of the great statesman, with
what kind of reception he would meet with,
should ho visit the United States, particu!
larly South Carolina?he had been inform.
ed that if he attempted to travel through the
Southern States, he would bo imprisoned
and perhaps sold as a slave. To his inquiries
Mr. Calhoun is made to reply, that
should ho visit this State, ho would either
be imprisoned or ordered out of it as was
Mr. Hoar, the agent from Massachusetts.
Of course there is no truth in* it at all, nhd
it is either ihe slander of some dirty abohr
u* :i!.. _r? :ji ?
nuuigij ui uic 9i(iy ivuui uu lUier.
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TRIBUTE OP RESPECJ. .
At a meeting of the East Beat Company
of the 6th RegirnentS. C. M;, held at its
rnuster-ground, on the Ityhr ultimo, for the
purpose of paying a tribute .of fresp^ci.^d
the memory of Jesse MANqawootf;
Captain P. Jones.was called to thte feba&t
and K. Vance requested to act ns Secretary.
The Chairman briefly but feelingly stated
the object of the meeting, and thereupon appointed
a Committee who^ after retffing a
few minutes, tetu riled, andrepohed^eMlowing
Preamble find Resolutions, vvliich
were unanimously a^opp; ^ 5
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?I 1 r?meat,
and Abbeville district a useful citizen.
Resolvedj That in respect to his memory,
we will wear the usual badge of mourning
for thrajv days.
Resolved} * That we deeply sympathise
wilh the family of the deceased, und that
in token thereof, a copy of these proceedings
be forwarded to them. Also,
Resolved, That these proceedings be
published in the Abbeville Banner.
K. Vakck, Sec'ry.
P. Jones, Ch'n.
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 18.
The Loan Bill passed the House in the
form proposed by the Whig majority.
The vote on the final passage was 192 to 14.
There was a close party vote on Mr;
MTiay's substitute, which gives the Secretary
the alternative of issuing Treasury
Notes. The substitute, after striking out
the tea and coffea duty, was lost in Committee
by only one vote. The vote was a
very full one two?104 to 103. There is
' not the least doubt that the Senate, notwithstanding
the opposition of Mr. Bentonji
will adopt the phin proposed by Mr. Walk
er?that is, giving the Secretary the option
of issuing stock on fundable Treasury Notes,
The House will then yield the question.
There is no doubt that the loan will be taken,
and that the stock will be preferred by
capitalists to (he Treasury Notes; but the
Treasury Notes which are passable, will be
a convenience to the government and to
the business community. It is certainly a
strong evidence of the credit of this government,
as MrNicol,of New York, said the
other day, that the Treasury Notes have
remained at pur, or but a shade below it,
while the best individual notes in all the
Atlantic cities have been sold at a discount
of one and a half, or two per cent a month.
The Senate has again adjourned over to
Monday, without taking any question on the
Ten Regiment Bill. Indeed, no one seems
to care much whether it passes or not.
The House is quite ready to take up the
discussion when the Senate shall be tired of
it. The House will want to consider it before
they reject it, as they will do. They
certainly intend to do the administration
that service?and Gallatin says that he
verily believes it to be the best service that
could be done for it, to defeat that measure.
Mr. Clay, Mr. Evans, (late Senator from
Maine,) and a number of other distinguished
visiters are here, and they and nearly
all other public men, are almost every night
assembled at some social or convivial meetings.
The cares of Stale never sat more
lightly than they appear to do now on our
statesmen.
The sentence of Lieutenant Colonel
Fremont may bepiesumed to be very harsh,
viz: to be cashiered. What the President
will do remains to be snen.
| In the Senate, Mr. Atchison presented n
petition from United States citizens in the
Wyandot nation of Indians, asking a reduction
of newspaper postage.
Correspondence of the Charleston News,
WASHINGTON, FEB. 21.
Peace Rumors?A Project at Last, and no
mistake?A scne in a Church?Mr.
Adams, of Massachusetts?Excitement?
His Illness. &c.
Mr. Frainer, the " Mustang" correspondent
of the New Orleans Delta, arrived
here yesterday from Mexico, bringing with
him a projectof peace, signed by the Mexican
Commissioners on the one part, and
General Scott and Mr. Trist on the other.
We are offered the Rio Grande as a boundary,
including New Mexico and Upper
California, in consideration of paying fifteen
millions of dollars and assuming the debts
due by Mexico to our citizens. Twelve
thousand American troops are to remain in
Mexico to enforce the treaty, if made.?
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xuese are saiu 10 oe me mam features of
the propositions.
As to whether the President will consent
totfi treaty on these terms, there is a diversity
of opinion. -Some suppose he will
pursue the same course on this as he
did on the Oregon question?endeavor to
throw the responsibility on the Senate.
Others think that he will recommend the ratic
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iiuuiiuu. uuingni, ana mat me Senate will
positively assent. However, as we have
been so often deceived, :on the subject of
peace, it may not be wigo to put too ipuch
confidence in presont indications, although
there isy lotddy, al three & clock, almost ageneral
belief that wc will have peace!
. I know^that it has been'objected that
[ .Mr. Trist had no official.pdwer to negotiate
; a treaty,or even to listen to proposals, and
there is no ^toubt that the Administration
took this view, and sent . word to our Gene*
ral-io-phief to drive Mr. Trist out of Mexi-r.
: -yyj innw^iwu weew ago, out since,'
f' luences na ve been at work upon Mr. Polk,
o does no^iiOw consider^Miv Trial* so
ous as he vdid - then I I have this from
; Yesterday moromgf wJ?en a" telegraphij^y:to
t|i(6;^y ^|ocal
pnwi" mjuiwec-nnu anisnea Qis J
discourse,'tie lotoal preacher made the announcement/.
lo iho congregation.^ II . bad:
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and Cadwallader. Two votes, by yeas and !
nays, fiad been taken, and Mr. Adams had
voted; Just a si he Clerk was about to again
read the resolution,Mr. Adams was seen, as
it was supposed, to faint in his~fceat. Dr.
Fne? immediately rushed across the hall,
and picking him up in bis arms, ran with
hiio up th6 main aisle and-carried him into
the rotundo, where there were more than
two hundred persons. The House adjourned
forthwith. It was thought better to convey
him to the Speaker's room. The five
or six doctors, members of the House, were
in attendance. Two other physicians, of
the city, were sent for ; nnd it was decided
that he should be cupped. Mrs. Adams
was informed of what took "place, and -she
reached the side of her husband in the soonest
possible time. .It is said Mr. A. had a
paralytic stroke. In less than an hour
from the casualty, hi* reason returned, and
the first desire expressed was to see his wife;
and in this he was gratified.
Mr. Benton, in the Senate, directly he
heard of what had happened, announced the
adjournment of the House: and in eonside
ration of the high standing of Mr. Adams,
the gereral respect in which lie is held, mo
ved that the Senate adjourn ; and it adjourn
ed without a dissentient voice.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 15.
The correspondence of the Baltimore Sun
says : If it prove true?and there is no reason
to doubt it?that the Rothschilds have
offered to take the sixteen million loan on
the terms and at the rate proposed in Mr.
Vinton's bill, it will put an end toaveryani
mated discussion.just commenced, as to the
proper means of raising that sum Such is
the strength of this Government, that its credit
is increased by tria!s. The panic-makers
have been disappointed, so far, and are
likely to be still more.
It was apprehended at one time that the
slavery question would disturb the harmony
of the Union and affect the stability of the
government; but this subje.ct is now scarcely
spoken of any where. The Wiltnol Proviso
and its aiders and abottors have all passed
into oblivion. As to the Mexican war.
its results and prospects cease to create alarm
at home, while they have greatly added to
our national strength and power in the estimation
of foreign nations. It would be remarkable
indeed, if, under such circumstances,
the Government could not borrow money
at six per cent, even to the extent of a
hundred millions, if it was wanted.
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i_>ui. 111 it-guru io iiiu iua.ii now proposed,
capitalists have very great inducements to
lake it. A portion of it?say half?will be
wanted in Mexico. The loan contractors
would be permitted, of course, to deliver it
there, and the would make ten per cent on
the transaction?good bills on London or
New York or Treasury drafts, beingalwnys
worth a premium of ten per cent, or even
more in Mexico.
I suggested in a letter, that there was an
accumulation of specie at the mines in Mexico?say
twenty-five millions?and thit
when Gen. Scott should lake possession of
that portion of the country, and establish
safe communications between the capital
and San Luis, and between the latter place
and Tampico, and also between Vera Cruz
and the capital, this specie would speedily
find channels to the United Stales and
Great Britain, and relieve the money market
and promote an active and lucraiive
commerce between Mexico and foreign nations.
A new Orleans paper remarks upon
this statement, that Gen. Scott could pot
"seize upon the specie," and if he did not, it
would be of no benefit to us.
This is an erroneous view; for. in the ease
supposed, we could collect an internal revenue
in Mexico, to the amount of eight or
ten millions a year. That ia the opinion of
Gen. Quitman and of Oe'h. Scott: The tirade
which is to grow up between this country
and Mexico will ba a source of wealth to
both countries. . -
The loan of sixteen and a half millions
will carry the administration through the
next campaign-?both in Mexiero and in die
Presidential election; and if the" expenses
of our occupation of Mexico continue, as
they probably, will, theycan cgill uponCongress
for more money atihe next session.
The Whigs will agreej&a seven*per cent
loan, if necessary, bt$Vtiiiito tlifc Issue of
Treasury;i>6tes. This question is to be decided
to-morrow.
Mr. Clax. and Gen. Taylor.?A'forra cr
statement of the TVashingidn?tfotres|fon:
dent of the Philadel phia North American,
relative to vil good understanding between
M*r. Clay ^iidv(Sen. Taylor, having been
-questioned, by a .Northern print/the corres
pondertt'tep!ies as'foII'ows : V
. " A few Words 'will'furnisK my
So faras Mr.' Clay is referred to in my drigfc
nal statement, I derived the^uthorj,ty
his own Jips. far^js Gen. Taylor iV*ej
ferred to. I derived the authority from Ins
own hand anil ieaK ' '
I repeat, fbal I may not to ipiiHfader.
stoOdilhftlGen. Taylor hmr written,faying
that in the event of Mr. Clay, Qr any other
bfeing selected as the candidaielofihe
would not permit his nam*(o enter
ihe&nvass.'' V
IMPORTANT. - 1
CiarKarriviVm0?' lMississiPPi? CaPu
Cruzliavincr ipf ,, tnv Orleans from Ve
ulcimliihe pLVl,here on Monday the I<
intercSg news r'? rt!cci vod lbe r?,,owi fl
cop3' ft 11 Mexico, which v
itrn'lin I
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you, X fyiv0 had an opportunity to look ,nl 9
a fuwcfooi Mexico papers from the 1st1'
the 9th ^elusive, and although I cannQ
gather hnportance, I can peihap1- I
select a &}Y ltfins of interest to you in tn^
United States. 1
'l'he Star says that a court of inquify hW I
fully exonerated Colonel Miles frota,^- I
blame whatever in the loss <rf the pacl I
mules which accompanied histeoinitiand 9
El Voto de Graeias, a ptperwublisheii
at Q,uereiaro;,pf the 3rd instanwhaa Jlgtj I
line in it thftt doe* not breathe dAih'to^ 1
jieace party of the country, and iiAarticlcii I
being somewhat on the witiv r?r<iA <?j?nhe
rend and laughed at by those whos&ihem.
The paper is rather too small tl affect
the peace market to any considerable^ktent,
and we shall not alter our figures frorfe iheii
present high afad firnu estate. V -. .
Several othe^articles iutho Star li&vijp
tendency to show that the editor is - coo
vinced that peacd Will soon be established
The Star fnak^p the following extract
from other papers from different parts i
Mexico: 7
The Government of Pena y'Pena in order
to show the people the necessity of making
peace has made an fiuangetnent with
Scott that the American trt)ops shall occupy
all the principal capitals with the exception
ot- Queretaro.
The Moderate party have limited themr..
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i wiixs i"? uiu uot-iii iu maivo 1 ena y L'ena
Diciator.
The same paper snys this Slate (Aguascalientes)
has pronounced against the Government
of Uueretaro according to tho
plan issued by the National Guard, which
we have before us, in which they declare
they will sustain said resolutions with arms
in their hands. Chiapas has done likewise.
La Bandore concludes: The treason of
the Government at Q,ueretaro is every
where perceptible, and public opinion begins
to express itself. The town will soon
rise in mass against the odious in vader, and
the Republic, irom the struggle will rise
triumphant, if not regenerated, as the illujtrious
General Santa Anna said in his
memorable manifesto of the 18lh of August
In Durango the Indians still continue to
bt! very troublesome and the Governor w?
organising a force io put them down.
A private letter from San Luis Potosi
January 20th, says: "Peace is perfect
restored here." But the papers do n<
contain a line worth translating.
The Star of the 4th has the following
from Echo del Comtnercio of the 3rd inst.
Yesterday, after 1 o'clock, p. m., was
signed in the village of Guadalupe, a treaty
of peace by Nicholas P. Trist and Senores
Couto, Cuevas and Atiistain.
We do not know the particulars, hutwe
know that Mexico will receive seven u&w r
lions of dollars.
The same jvmer says.; Wo are assSfe#
that yesterday, as soon as the treaty fcas
agreed upon, expresses .ieftjbr Vera Cfcij^
Cuernavacaand Toluca. : T'.rki
I'adre Jarauta lifts beer* hovering aboui^
Pachuea, but has evaded' aU'-attempts to ar- 5
.rest him. , ^
The following interesting items are al*ji$
from the Star :v
It will-be seen-by reference to an order
in our paper that Luz Vega has been pardoned
by General Scott: s.
( Both the Slate and',.Capital of Oajocaj
whither Santa Ann?v bought an asylum,
' when so hotly pursued Jby Cenerai Lane^
have refused to extend; any aid to thefugi- i
tive Ex-President. : Tli6^turbulent genius '
of Santa Anno*,".and his ambition lor cor?-?
man_d,*says the writer, have destroyed the
confidence of the people in him, and nor.
doubt give rise to the step. The General'sU
t~*' rm p ?r. _ r*f"-. ^y*y< 1 ?
horses wefe. compelled.^. to turn towurds \
-CHscatlan. " 1
. Pot a Black MaTik Against their r.
names.-iva^s.--?Messrs. Ashmun, Canby, ft|
Crowell, Fisher Giddings, Hale, Hubbard, U
Hudson,'l)ahiejh'P. King, Palfrey, Julius Eg
> Rockwell, Root, Rtumat), Smith and Wil- Kl
son.-T?:14l ^' ?
TUgre theyatand; the modern Federalists
who refused to g&n?the means to the coun- \:
try foir suatai nin g. OUlr "ga 11 a n t Army in Mex- 1
. ico. There theysihhd, fourteen tones who
have had the brazen.degeneracy to record
ihei r votes a gainst the one hundred and six*
ty-iwo who however they may differ upon
the questions ensiriflr out of the war. have
>8till had the independence to give'a patriotic
; vote fof the country;- South Carolinaisjpr^Bd1^^
.to learn that her entire delegation in^the
House of Representatives,
their citizens themselves would havetr^pft.
had the question been put to then. Lei
ions memorize the names of the doubly
_4a m ned fourteen inw order to have1 at theur
tongues' ends, epithets only to be<nsed in m..
in the> future^ expressive of the enduring f;
shiame and (fesptMdf. degeneracy of those
f \vho pla6e iheifv nolitical creed* -