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VOLUME VI. ' "" EKTY^?^ NUMBER 18.
ABBEVILLE C. H.. S. C., JULY 21, 1849.
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Each moment of time's ceaseless march
An infant'Wills its birth
c Whilst others wail a death;
A stranger comes; the woll known leaves;
Lets happy in itie lot,
Of him who comes than him who goes,
Forgetting and forgot.
Time mnrches on ; the wailing child
Is now the roving boy
11 is mother toils to clotho ;
Hi* fathers hope,?his teacher strives,
To leani him verb and noun.
His mother's joy,?the dread of brutes ;
The nuisance of the Town.
Time marches on ; the roving boy
Is now thestalwatt man
Breasting the fight of life;
With many a swelling scheme
Of ftiture deeds,; Lo his the part
Of nidi vici ; for as yet,
No life-ache chills his heart.
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.i u:l t i:ic 3:utnat'. tuau
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miucivu jiuw j uruy jocks
Supplant the raven curls;
His 6011 is now what once he was
A source of hopes and fears,
And he admits that life at best
Is but a vulo of tears.
Time's end -d now; A marblo stone
ritulniulinfr with ifui oI?jf
Marks where the gray head rests ;
Upon that stone his virtncs numbered are,
May be ill heavcu without a single prayer,
Whilst passers by to whom the dead's unknown,
Ccnsuro the vanity that raised the stone.
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Cclebratiou of the 4th of July,
AT CALHOUN'S MILLS.
The 73rd anniversary of our National
Inrlep?ndencc was celebrntfd at Calhoun's
Mills in a manner and style well becoming?
the ecaracier of ibe "old neighborhood."
Ample preparation hnd been made, for the
comfort and accommodation, of nil who
chose to participate, in the fe*tivitirs of the
occasion. At an early hour the various
Committees were at their posts, and ih<>
first rnys of the sun were ushered in, by a
salute of artillery, which awoke the echoes
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>m>11 iiieir resting places, and served as the
signal of busy preparation for the day. If
it i* true that "the ptice of liberty is eternal
vigilance," we would be <k?rfy rt/feg the' *!h
of July pass unoliserved, a? a'national hnlydav,
besides the kindly sucial feelings which
? iutftiinisliing'ihe members of all parii^p, to
become reconciled to their bretbern, and lu
lay their gift* upon ttafraltnf eff tfftireountry,
niid it enables *11- Without dlStlnttion' of
parly, to occupy a common platform, and
cabaly,-and together. review
^ ? ? -T . v*vil?9 U1
me past year. 'For our country we hate i
ranch to hope, nml much tor fear, and it is
only by cultivating a spirit of conce?
that our Union,which
co?{ so much can be preserved! It is hy
understanding the history of our Revolution,
that we learn when cooroftiondegwoerates
into slavery, and forbearance ceases to be a
virtue. At
11 o'clock the "old Artillery," under
the command of f!?int7.?? *>
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the Orator of the dtty and the Reader, to
the 8tnnd. Rev. W. H. Davis, invoked n
throne of Grace for a continuance of ihoge
*tivil and religious Meetings,Which we as
a nation so eminently enjoy.?Mr. James
M. Perhin, a Mt'mhpr of the Artillery eompony,
then read the Declaration ol Independence,
in a clear, distinct, and satisfactory
manner. All were pleased witfcfbis unobtrusive
manner, which held up between himsell
and tbe audience, this masterly production
of the great Apostle of American liberly.,
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Col, McOowkw, the orator of the dajt a.
,io?e???d after making f?? ?
e inuwuciury
remark?, be glanced at the commotions
'Nfrbieh exist at the present time over all the
d world, and observed that everythingseemed
to indicate that eoine great eo?rwfe>on was .
' 1o characterize the middle of the 19th centu<
ry; he.Hid not pretend to know certainly,
ww the chase of all this com motion
?itmight be a general upbe*viogi? favor I
of pdnolar liberty?he boa**
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the world might be, ascribed, he thought its
influence was perceptible in our own coun
try?among <iur own people There is
something intoxicating ubout excitement,
wars, commotions are contnuious?they
spread like the fire of the prairies. From
the peculiar form of our government we are
not so liable to actual out-bursts nnd revolutions
as the governments of the old world,
the frequent election of all our public agents,
from the most humble Magistrate to the
Presvlent of the United Suites ; the ppople
Tim-a on nnnnrl.i..;. > ?l 1"
MWV U>> IUIIIIJ U1 onuil lllicivnio IV TA*
press their own views an J throw off excite
inent Our elections c-perate as a safety valve,
through which our excitement mny e?cape.
Rut in the governments of the Old World
there is no snfety vii!ve, but the excitement
of the masses is ?u!iiimated by confinement,
it goes on increasing, darning itself up nfftinst
the burners of law nnd government,
ivi)eVilia eii ihfo'iaiflliWi |
ruin, thrones, governments. and but too o? j
ten religion, and the sacred Imu-? nf en/?!?iir
Wiih us every election is a peaceful Revolution,
aernmplUhed through the organisms
provided by luw, hence the feverish excitem<'nt
ofthi- age may not be so perceptible
with us. But in our elections of lute, a I
thoughtful and attentive observer can not
have failed to discover more th^nournatu
rn| share of excitement, and which perhaps
is most apparent in the cry which has stunned
our ears for Change I?Change!!?
Change!! I
The speaker next inquired what is our
condition? We enjoy, he said, more liberty
than any people on earth. He paid a
high tribute* to the memory of our ancestor?
who achieved our Independence and who
h?t v?* l?ft us a Government which challen"t?
t;Oii?piiri.-Oii, iiiUi'i'u iiriiiiiiidb the
istratiiiii ol the world, under thi:. government
we have lived, flourished and been happy
Me next spolce ol the extent of our country;
the diveisity of ?oil ami oltin ite, of the tinparalli'd
increase in popu.ution and wenhh.
\Vhut u change in the last twenty year*!
uud to ?vh?i ie ihip owing?tinder th?? blessing
of heaven to the henign influence
and fottering care of our fublime sys
tern of Republican Government. As we
are the frresi and most pro.-petous people
on earth, we should also be the most hnppy
and contented. We should not emhioil
ourselves with the Revolutions of the present
time*, hilt rather take heed, lest we fall
It should be our constant aim to preseive
our institutions nut only n^ain?t foreign
agression and interference, but Hffuinst
the ''architects of men" uhcse sole ambition
st ems to bt? to pull down Hnd destroy
?nd whose cry is "change I change 1 1"
All chnnge is not reform?the 10th
ceuiury so boas edns an asjeof improvement
h i# not *nade much il any advance in politic?.
our ancestry at the close of 18th centu.
ry were ?s wise in politics us we their des
cendants are, nnd no one doubts their patriotism?in
the furmation of our government
they acted with a wisdom, a disinterested
patriotism and an ability which seem
ed aided by heaven?lhat poAer which liestows
a knowledge of the present nnd future.
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all lis provisions are lo oe hipped oft* and
frittered a way one bv on'*, ir the whole form
is to be hewed und hacked? if nil its esqoiaiteproportions
are t.? be mended acid altered?uhtil
the original th* sublime srbole is
lost amidst sours and patches, blurs and
blotts. The restless spirit of the see is munifrst
in the struggle ubi<-h is gdtOg on aI
gainst our peculiar institution. li is not a
1 question of morality <>r State policy bit agi
tution upon an exciting subject furpolitical
purposes, it will go on deriving itffflTease of
appetite Irorn what is feeds on. Tbe restI*.
.plrit of .he .p hMMh>>
growing opposition ln.-oor country to the
coiistitutiooal power of the President to vein
acta of CongrfSggf Strike out the veto from
our system an^you break down the checks
?l?u nvu uwcr Ol ine co-ordina',8 departments
of ib^governmmt and consolidate at! <
fjou tr in a mujoriiy of Cong re s??-yon opt-a
the sluice* aind break down tbe barriers I
wbicb have held in. cheek the inciensing 1
faction# of the age?all this agitation pndail ;
these consequences are the ligitimateiveult 1
of a jeveri^h aniety to keep tbe people excil- j
ed for selfish purposes to unaetiU*-lo up. 1
root the order pt thing*-?4o change! Tbe ?
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am' served up io a manner peculiar totbe
famous cooks of the Artillery company.?
We were particularly struck with the 'arrangement
of the Ladies' tables ; the taie
and neatness there displayed, evinced a desire
to please, which we nre sure the Ladies
know how to apprecime?and we are authorise
tosay the credit of this arrangement
is diM. to our widower friend , whv
had the charge of the tables, nnd our bachelor
friend"' ii" , chief of the beef steak
department.'
REGULAR TOASTS.
1 T*A? ,1,11, ?.,m rmlvhmta V...
a recollection oftSie deeds of our ancestors j
when we cease lo honor ihe one or to appreciate
the other, then indeed wijl our liberties
have passed away.
2. Our Countiy.?The radiating point
of civil and relijgjuua liberty, ,aud an a aylW>4.
{TA?t'u*ion.~-\v7 are
Inched to it as contemplated by ihe Cons'itution,
hut tf it must be maintained according
to Northern principles and ^he VVilmot
Proviso, we na Southern fcjlfvqetbsay lei il
be dissolred.
5. The Address of ihe Southern Members.
?We consider il asn well-limed, prudential,
and patriotic exposition of thr injur}'and
injustice lonzt c?IU(',nP'iltec' 10 be fixed on
ihe South. Wie huil those Soufceern members
who signed il as true pal lint*; while
with the utmost contempt we view those
Who refused, ns traitors to their country.
6 Ss&ih Carolina?Irs the contest of
> i vf, cuts uuiny pf-riiifo nor all m wind ionlinn
of ihe commercial rights cf the Northern
Colonist?*be then nobly conicndeu fur
an abstraction, ?o far hs she wa.?*:onrerned ; '
rimy tins ncJinomeh those who wpuld violate
the Constitution, in otrier jo^egnide bt r
socially und to destroy her- property; tt^tllbe
at- lrt#t will uever Mibntil. ; V
7. George Mc Duffle,?The laurel* which
encircle hi* hrpw, gained id . defenr? of Free
Trade and State Right*; are J&j^?sh and
unlading. ? .
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v. v?- vsongrcit ??v^ainoun |
nnd Butler?Faithful sentinels tbey ire,
and have been : their memory wi'l ever
be dea^to South Caiolina.
I 9. Ttv Hon. A. Bu>t.?Our ablrt, vigi- !
lunl. and piitriotie Representative iti Con-'
gress; while we hiive ho faithful a sentinel
! on the political wuteh tower, we feel that j
our rights and interests are safe.
10 W. B. Scab rook. Governor of South
Carolina.?-Like Cincinnatus, he has left
the handles of the nlniirrh for thrt hplm nf
g O ? Vi
Stale: be is equal lo any occasion.
11. The memo Iy of Ex-P resident Jos.
K. Polk
* 12. Civil Liberty.?A boon hnnded
down 10 us by our ancestors: May it#
blrfeinpt never be marred by the ascendeury
of liceuliou*ue?9 in the councils of
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13. The Ladies?May the;? in all-times
to come, be wbat they have bred in all times
past?inspired to noble deeds.,VOLUN
I EfclR TOASTS
BsilSUvhen Lee, President 'v^kDay.?
ators in ? - - j^ft ^L
boun and A, P. Bui lor: Tbe^flrui nifcf dectded
stund they bave taken on tbe ques?|?very,
entitles them lo the entire
t-unuuenc* Qt ttifir constituents and of every
friend of the Union, whatever mnySie
?niil by Abolitionists and others inimical to
the MMM*notwi(^i6iunding.
By Dr. jfP' Harris?The Abbeville
Artillery Cutnpany : A gallnnt and patriotic
corps ; ftioutd the great political question
now 'igrtated between the North und the
ftingth hft |Mi?htnl to the last extremity, will
1$(l4tf^eid*0f thunder upon tbe fields of
battlft^iut* ;v4be sons of Carolina can
-fyj&r* brfiSL Bad,?Tbe Hon. John j
C. Calhoun : A true hearted democrat, of
the okS school, and a lucid ejpofitor of our {
Kloriouscorutitution-, Ouoil ufnt nniiii.
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By P. Leroy.?Soutti Carolina and
Georgia have oiie common interest?let
them be united in defending thai interest.
As sister State*, they will ne found march
ing band in hand to sustain Southern principles.
By Charles M. Pelol.?Tho 4th of July
1776: The birth-day or freedom, ipay it be
celebrated aa such without a chatiga nine
I ItnnHrpr) Atlrl fiftv.nino vanrt hr*rt<*0 nnrl
then let jt* participants consider if any
chnngo it., nectary.
By QoL McGntoen.?The GoddeiJ of
Liberty: The fiiir and beautiful deity of
our ancestors; she Irowns with equal did
pleasure on oppression upon the one side,
and disorganizing licentiousness on the
other.
By r? Gen. Taylor: A brave, valiant
and good officer, once the pride of bis
country., which caused him to be elected
President of. these United States. To
. James K.Polk: Distinguished
not lees by the exalte l position he
occupied, thnn by the eminent services rendered
hi? coutry. Amid the thnnks and
.blessings of bis countrymen he descended
from the higbett office in the gill of Ihe
peopl?^" and the glory of his own actions
lighted "Sim to the tomb "
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REPORT,
OF THE COMMITTEE of EXAMINATION
ON TH8'EXKBCISE3 OF TBS
Hodgei and Fuller lantltntci.
n _? r. <n<L ana ^ n An
v?enw*vn| ?rwr#c *|4??1CH9*
The Committee gave their undivided attention
to iho exeret*eft of the pupiis in the
several departments of ihe<e Schools, and
express their enltre *4lisf?ctton and approvalwf'the
performances.
If? our report, we will notice the order
of eifiit'iinfilibn/heginhing with the Female
Srftfbl After an appropriate hymn had
been ttlOg by'the- music teacher#,accompanied
with the piano, an^i* prayer offered
.by. the Rev. J.M. Chiiee, the exercises
commenced with spelling, primary geography,
arid proceeded (a the higher classes
in geography, history of South Carolina,
history of England, English Grammar,
rhetoric, arithmetic, algebra, astronomy,
philosophy, and at intervals exercises ou
the piano-?all of which were heard with
no small degree of pleasure. The questions
propounded to tile young ladies were
UllliiMlMll*' full- ?ml Ihi on ??'? ?
promptly and corrertly given, as to jatitfy us
that as far at they had advanced, they tvere
thoroughly acmarfnted with the various
branches uponpvhich they were examined.
The performgRees of the young Indies on
the piano w^fe hijrbly satisfactory,showing
rapid iiiiDpftrement, as several of them hud
hut r?e<Mly commenced. Specimens of
dra#fng aid painting weie also exhibited,
ii^4Ach haM been executed in very neat style.
The evening exercises were taken tip
with thite reading of compositions, which
evincei much original thought, and were
particularly marked for their moral cast.
Duri?; these exercises, the Instructor* ?nH
utiUti^performed sottte^admirnble pieces on
! The second day wu8~dirmed lo the examinatioo
of the etodenis in the claerical
department of the Hodges institute. The
branches of. ft tidy apon which they were
examined, were numerous: Sallust, Homer,
Natural Philosophy, Botany, Latin
QlgNfts,Mental Philosophy, Geometry,
GreflL Beader, Book-keeping', Ancient
OeognMbv, Surveying, Mental Science,
Algcbrn,-**}. Thpexamination wn?ab|n
and fai!h|p(ly conducted by the Prinpjffaf
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EXHIBITION OF THE JUNIOR CLASS
OF ERSKINE COLLEGE.
Mr. Editor:?As circumstances have
hitherto prevented, I snatch this opportunii
ty to send you a very brief notice of a late
exhibition at Erskine. it was a fine evening
in June, when a few fleecy clouds stood
here, and there, like sentinels in the heavens,
slightly tinged with a golden yellow
dimly reflected from day's grand luminary,
oa Ko gUuIu mlirinn tn hi* WMleitl
couch; that the company already collect*
ed in our village, began to repair to the
Church in cheerful groups. A kind of
resiles? curiosity was manifest in every one
present, to hear the young gentlemen in
their first Hebia before the public.- A band
of music did much to heighten the interest
of the occasion. As its notes rung-otlt in
merry peals on the evening breese, the
crowd hastened to gel seutB. The building
was soon filled, one square of which was
crowded with fprnole beauitft. the brilliancy
?r inwfrlrfc, WflB gSjjL, ?"),iall"d bj
their eyes, sparkling with~raie!ligm??<*iMl
affection.
Afirr ilic aoactTiw'y Ijsd bfCOm*
the hand-hills were distributed, and the
speeches delivered; each preceded by
sic from the band procured for the occasion.
We know that in notices of this kind it is
usual to puff with out discrimination. But
we can say without any compunctious visit,
ings of conscience, and we think that ,pli
pres-nt are of the same opinion, that the
young men in general did great credid to
themselves, 10 their instructors, and their
College. The style of their composition
was forcible, and brilliant, the thought clearly
expressed, and the delivery was manly,
and pleasing. This class is rather small
in numbers; but if wc had a fair specimen
it is by no means deficient in abilitv. and at
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iBiiiiuvuig, TvuiiQ brsKine cuu piuuuw
such speeches from her Juniors, she has
nothing to fear. Her courte is onward
and upward; and in the face of all the
difficulties with which she has to contend,
she ic destined to occupy a proud position
on the "list of literary institutions, in our
great nation.
This College ia recommended by peculiar
advantages. Ic it situated in a healthy,
delightful part of the District, almost entirely
free, from most of those temptationi
to which youth is generally exposed in
College; and directed by a learned and
able Fuculty. Since this is undeniably
true, why haa she not a more liberal tuppoit
from our own District. Hat proud old
Abbeville no District pride? Hat the no
sons to educate ? APDlTOg.
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Eably Mauuiaqe8.?We are most decided
ly in favor of early marriages, and we
ay to our readers, if you form a strong at*
lachmrnt to a virtuous female, marry
even if in moderate circumstances, still we
say marry, for it is better to be poor titan
wicked. Besides the early marriage it
made by the heart, the seat of all; sincerity,
and it has been poetically|i# tfi?4 both in
our life and lore thereisbut one springlime?violets
*nd forget me-nota bloom but
once! A careful examination of criminal
calendars in Europe haa shown that ihe
crimeg"reftrd"Wf1l Tg, for'TVa" a 7attttTiat
marriage renders a mao more rirtdoUsand
more wise. The fuller of a family 'lit not
willing to blush befombis childrenpflrtn
it is also true that inttt community%;nuui
grts a degree of ritilpertiiSiHty," from the
fact of haviqg a family? Who baa Dot
hushed his passions #heb about to retort
insolently to another, at the remembrance
of his children? Alt things, in our !|abi*
hie exparience and observation, laad At to
believe that the beat thing a man can do Is
to marry early. We do notsay so lightly,
beenime there are fiohd#*! aT th*
the Banner, to whom this advict might
properly apply. v ;
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Mr- Clay's Illwess.?-The 'Lexington
(Ky;) Observer of the 4th instant; savs:
uW?had a poinful rumor in the ofty yesterday,
thatour distinguished falloW-eUiiea,
Mr. Clnv.had been severely'attacked with
sheerer at Ashland, and that he Was to ? ve
ry dangerous condition. We are gratified
at being able to controdici the.rumor. Mr.
Ck**^*Hgbtiy on well, ai Was Mrs. Clay
Ili^^weWay iaadrning, bat we learned in
|mroqif? from the attending physician,
^Iftrboth were entirely relieved."
^Ffca'date of the aboie so nearly cor resp6a4m&
with the first despatch/received
lereotttfie subject, leads lo the wsterferaixce
hatt&ia isihe only illneM with which Mr.
& hae lately been afflicted, and there was
10 cholefaln the cam.?lBoU Suit,
Ii? the bw^tojlrind eombairbetweaa the
?rench ani^fipflians, the latter areaafelto
bow a dtfjpra superiority, to the useoTths
myoneUrGaribaWi's ioK'uo atormeda cas.
no it party of the French wove post*
d, anfrin the face of a murderous fire from
yPTndowp, entered it and bayoneUed |47.