The Abbeville banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, February 14, 1856, Image 2
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Kar.rp.s a Slavs State. t
The time lias arrived when it needs no ^
argument to prove tliat slave latior is pmfi- '
table in 1v*'IIh:ih?no wliere in tlie United v
States is it more so. Slaves will now yield "
greater f?r??llt in iviiiisas. either to hire v
out, or cultivate the soil, than any other *
place; and it will continue to he so, if
saved from Abolition rule. Those who have r
1 .. .1,. ..I I - * ? -I *
uiuu^iii uitsir Miivu.h ii?*rt*iiiu ia*ji|mii^ u ncii \
reward for the few privations incident to 11 ji
now country, uik! feel us soehre in tlicir ji
property h-re as in Ke.-itm-ky or Missouri; n
ud even tnore so, for the means ami mode tl
of escape are more dillicnlt from Kansas, ij
Why it is thai more of our friends in ilie i h
old Slates have not brought their slaves t]
with them. wo are at a loss to devise, unless
t'itf falsehoods and threats of the Aboli- ft
tionists have frightened them. We know \\
that there are thousands of settlers in the E
old States, who own a number of slaves, f.
who are working hard from ye?r to year e:
on poor laud, without pr?I'.ueing a cent of tl
Erofit, who could, with half the labor in b
jirsas. make a clear yearly profit of from b
twenty five to thirty per cent, on the caish w
value of their whole investment. We say b
to them, conn and try it; others have tl
pruvrn inat u is no union, ?iia<i i\uisns u
needs your aid. (tood negro im-ti will hire
out readily at from twenty to forty dollars w
per inontli?wommi from ten to twenty,
and girls and hoys in proportion \ a???l yet u
the cultivation of our soil will yield even a ;l|
greater profit than that. Wo have a good Sl
market at home for everything we <mu i'
raise, and it will continue so tor all time to s,
wiiiv* y
We purpose submitting a few proposi- oi
tions for tlie c<?nsii|??r:?ti??n ??f our friends. (1
Firsl?Should Kansas tie made u slave c<
State? We say that location, climate, soil, w
productions, value <?f slave lahor, tlie good at
of the master and si ive?all conspire and h]
cry aloud that it should Ih?; ami the whole at
country, save the Minded Freesoilers and tli
Aholiiionists, admit the fact. The sijuut- j>:
ters, too, have already said thiee successive ntimes,
at the polls, that Kansas sliouhi he a di
lave State. But if all this is nut, enough, w
then we say, without fear of successful eon- sa
tradietion, that Kni^as must he a slave
State, or the Union will he dissolved.? xi
Who so hlinded as not to he aide to see it ?
Let Abolitionists once control the United
States Senate, and the Union is at an end,
or the Southern people iuu<t debase them elves
by submitting to in-ult ami injury,
such as we know limy never will. And if >:l
Kansas is not made a slave State, it requires
no sage to foretell that, without some very
extraordinary revolution, mere never will ???
lie another SI ive State; anil the ndmiuis- er
(ration ??f the (lovornriunt tilt:>t. tali into in
the hands of the AI ?>!itii>nist<?and ex- "
perience has proven that none hut slaves "
can sulnnit to !>e governed by them. 'I'
With the Al?oiiti<>ni>ts at tt'e head of w
the Federal G'>vernme.)i, the sovereignly p?
of the Stales is at an end. and the Union a
curse, rather th hi a Mess ng. Wo say, s'
then, thiit all good men in or out of Kan- s':
?h?, who honestly desire t*> see the Union per- -s,)
pctnated. shiiiild unite with the nroslaverv i
pnrlj', and ai.l in preveiilm<; Kmsas from s?*
falling into the ii.in-is of the Abolitionists; Is?
fur certain ii is. tli.it it niu^t be a slave ??r !,(
an u'loliiitm State. There is no middle <"1
ground, and cannot lie. Those who come J'
auio:ig :ts, and cry <">nt against freesoii and
Abolitionism, yet do not ntiile. and work
with the pro slawry party. sire our worst
enemies, whether knaves, fools, or Inmost
men; and arc doing ns more injury, and of
rendering more aid to Abolitioni-mi in M
Kansas titan the meatiest, open-moit; lied, ie
avowed negro thief in all the laud ; yes, sa
are rendering them more service than the !a
notable editors of the Terrilotiai Ib'gisier H
at Lej.vonwortii. and tiic Herald of Free- .s|;
dom at Lawrence. t-<
Secondly?Can Kansas lie made a slave h<
State? Thus far the pro-slavery party has at
triumphed in Kmsas, in spile of the A ho- ?
lilioni.?ts and their aid societies. They have li:
raised tl:*-ir millions of money, :tn<I sent A
upon r.u tiiuir hordes of tool i, armed with tr
Sharpe's rilies lo tram|?le down our institu- t
tions ami cotili-caie our property, ami drive rj.
us from the country, yet we have peaceably ol
whipped them at liie pull*, an?l forced lc
them lo l>t?5 for quarters in the field, and tl
proven to the world thai truth and justice ill
are on our side; and all this has been ac- ui
compSished by tlm hardy sq milters without ?- ;
any aid from the South, .-ave now :md then m.
strag^lincj * border ruffian" from Missouri, tl
What, then, is in th? way of making Kan in
. pan a slave State ? Nothing can prevent it. tl
if the Southern people do but half their ai
duty?but they must do that, or Kansas rti
will be lost, and the Union dissolved.
The Abolitionists are more active than hi
ver, and will eoutiuiie to raise money and 01
arms, and pour into the Terr lory their lil
hired serin, who scruple at no outrage, and Li
unless every slave Statu docs its duty, ami A
comes to tl?-s the res.-ue. all our ell?irts tlius U
far will avail nothing, and Kansas he h-t. |>i
These are stubborn r>i<'ts. Missouri v..is ?
near at hand, ami as soon a* the Territory
was opened for Rett lenient, poured into it
hundreds of good and line hardy squatters,
who had the ability to select claim* and '
make homes, and llie nerve to defend ihem- Jj'
elves, and their property, and their in-titu '
tions, against the lawless hands uf hired
thieves, who had been sei;t here by the
*l>oliLion aid societies, so long as they had vj
anything like an equal chance. But Mis- ^
noun Iijls done her duty, and nearly ex- ^
hausted her supplies, and cannot always v'
vwiurii'j o * Hllltsu ar ?
mies of all the abolition States of the Uti* 11
ion. The t me has n?w come when every a
lave State must lake its stand, and do its H
sharo, or Kansas is fr. ?! _?. Seud your hardy 1,1
sons, with their wives and children, mm ?l
slaves, to settle and live with us, and vote
with ih, light with us. if necessary, until l'
our victory is comjilett-; and l?y the opera- w
lion they wi l make money, ami Kansas he al
saved to (he South. We are glad to see 1''
the young tuau from ihe South coming
among us; hut Kansas needs, and we waul ^
also to see, more men with their wive*,
sons, daughters, and slaves, coming and al
making homes oil our ri>h laud. One l'
such settler will ?|<> more in determining
our insUtiuicns than twenty young, men, ,r
although they innv be voters, and worthy
men. We want men to take up the conn- ?]
trv and make ftrma. The country is rich V
ml healthy, ami abound* in good pure ~
water, and although timber in many places l'
- is scarce, yut good rock, and atone coal, of c<
tho very best quality is found ail over the 81
country. In every direction afligpd Alchison,
particularly wwt and nortmveat, the
very best coal can ^be./bunri, ?n>n our citi- jj
sens aiVnow using *Jl i?ud find it cheaper H,
than wood at two au<J ? Imlt dollar# a jn
eord. - tii
y. . 4^ iIA. a if | i i i f
jsureiy every man jti w?? ooutu nan uau ins tli
6j*'U by thi# time,'ami fteea andtjiKt* 01
the absolute necessity of efficient and jm- pi
m^diato aid ill order to *ave Kanaa*. Thy \l
take k* mrt\y #drtfi a alwitfgie', and, if tli
not wou bjr tno South, God awne can fore- *a
ytx
. -*A.
w. tlic evils that are to follow. We flay to
ho South, now is the time for action.?
wild on your force*, armed and provisioned
or the war, as good soldiers should be, .
vho come to make homes in our country
lid live among us anil, if necessary, die
villi lis in defence of our rights and iustiutions.
Thirdly?Will the South come to the
i?seue, and make Kansas a slave State ?
Vo arc sure she will. We know her peole,
and when once aroused, with truth and
ustiee on their side, they will llv to the
I'seue of their friends in Kansas, where all
lie combined forces of abolitionism will [
n:?il and sku k back to the d;irk sinks and (
fliltrr frnoi ?1 - - 1
s jr.nvw KVIII nuvil^u 1 I1UJ' UUI1U vy
lie assistance of tlic aid societies. I
Such creatures cannot stand before tlie \
>rces of honest freemen, who rate the 1
diiio a little higher than the black race, s
ivcrv mail brings us fresh encouragement *
oiii the South. The tone of our Southern t
\c.hanges, and private letters, satisfy us f
lat our brethren in the whole South are
eeoming aroused ; and being made Rensi*
le of the necessity of immediate action,
e say, let that action, be not only in word (
ut in d.vd, ami the work will be done, mid I -
isit speedily. Kansas should, call, and will
u a slave Slate. 1
We hope every subscriber to our paper v
ill take an interest in these subjects, ami 1
Mend our circulation, so that our friends
lay Jcarn the truth in relation to Kansas
flairs. Let all subscribers make tliem Ives
agents for the paper, and collect from f
uinselves and every neighbor the sub- s
ription in advance, and remit it to us.
/e need the money, for the publication of
ir paper lias been a losing business from
ie beginning; yet the Abolitionists can v
)iii3 into the Territory, and Hood the v
hole Union witii falsehoods and slanders,
id thrive and grow ri?*h at their villainy,
f the contributions of the wealthy fanatics
the North. We know our brethren at 3
ie South have the ability to sustain a few |j
mer* in the Territory to defend their -
, ; aim uisiuuiions; aim we urge inline- I ~"
ate ami material aid ami action in this as 11
ell as all other matters pertaining to Kan- i.?
s atlairs. t]
ho Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society.
1 WKKTY-TIIIltD AX.MaI, MEETING.
W? publish this morning, at length, the a
ficial report of the procee<lings of the
,'ciity-third nnuual meeting of the Mas- 1*
chusetts Anti-Slavery Society at Bosn.
It will be seen that they mnke no secret
their seditious designs against the Fedal
Constitution and the Union, but glory 11
their treason ami their shame. In their q
o>t prominent resolution they declare that 0
the one great issii.j before the country is
e dissolution of the Union, in comparison
ith which all other issues with the slave
iwer are as dust in the balance." Ami in si
lot Iter resolve they declare that, "a Con e
itution which legalizes slave hunting and ,j
tve catching on every inch of American
il, is to lie trodden under foot and pro- 4
Minced accursed." It will also be ob- a
rvi-il Hint I.:...i i
?.iv-wu (IUU V/VIHTI IVIIIMICtl I'J^UIU*
ni?> were unanimously adopted, with the u
Ivice or consent of surh otlicers as Fran- jj
* Jackson, Edmund Quincy, Adin Ballon,
sluia T. Everett, Ilctiry J. Bowditch, l<
nn<*s Russell Lowell, (the poet.) and otlt- v
s, of whom belter things might have been n
:pocted.
Women's rights and African equality are,
course, maintained by the Society. Mrs.
aria We.-ton Chapman, Abhy Kelly Fos- y
r, and other while women, meet upon the
me common platform of abolition phi- A
nthropy and amalgamation with Box
town, the eloquent humbugging fugitive il
live, "Miss Features E. Wat kins, a young n
hired woman of Baltimore," and those j|
>arv old infidel sinners, Lloyd Garrison
id Wendell Phillips. " Mingle?mingle
-mingleWlial a sweei and atti active b
itch of social and political saints is this! 1
nd yet between the defiant, open mouthed ^
easuti of this Lloyd Garrison asylum and
(t smoieli I'lcwi ti?iiiM.?ii!...it
_ ..... ...wv* <ij |iv\.?iiiv?u j/ivivuuca ui j
jwaiil and his allies, driving at the same r
>jeots, the former is less pernicious and
ss dangerous to the Union and to society t
iai) ilie latter, in the exact degree to which c
ic open enemy is preferable to the insidi- t
is aiuJ plotting traitor. Garrison and his t
mg are in the open field ; Seward and his s
i are bunh-tighters, infesting the skirts of t
ij highway. Wo may sloop to pity the I
loane ravings of the Garrison fanatics, but I
le stealthy movements of the Seward alii- c
lets require iuces&ant watching and active
instance at every point. < '
Head this anti-slavery report, and mark I
L?w naturally these disgusting doctrines of a
ur iuti.lel woman's rights and white and ?
lack amalgamation philosophers end in
lit! Ii..rin<c Iniioi.i' ?
tiuu llll|fULUUb dCUlllUU.
iiother visit or two from Mr. Toombs, and
icsc. unhappy creatines at Boston will ^
robably become a charge upon the State.
-JVtw York Herald. v
...... u
In forma lion Want>d.?Tho following "
tide ap|>earK in tlie North Carolina pa- S
;rs. Wo pass it around, with tho hope C
iat. our exchanges South will do like- n
ise ;
"In January 1855, tlic Rev. Orin Sco- ,
lie, left the County of Chatham, North
aroliurt, where ho had been residing for F
or 5 years, and endeared himself to a "
iry large circle of friends; his avowed 8
urposu was to visit tirst the Western por- n
on of North Carolina, xnd possibly make
purchase of hinds or lmiw..l?' uritl. a
ie milling iuterests of that region. Fail- ^
ig in this, he might go, as the Spring a
[juiicd, to the South tor the benefit of his j,
L'ultli, or retuni to Clinth.-iui. lie reached
lu town* ot' Charlotte, from wheuce he J,
roiu numerous letters to his friends here,
id as \ve learn, promised to leave that 1
lace for Columbia, South Carolina. This e
as, i think, the first of February, 1855.
inet; that 110 intimation has been received
f him through any source, and his friends
re much concerned for his safety. They .
link he did not reach any post town after
15 left Churlotte, or they would have heard c
out him. lie had with him at least 2 or I
3,000 Ui cash when he left. The general r
pinion is, that he has been murdeied. 1 j
tily add, that information is sought of Rev.
riu Scoville, from no other considerations 1
ihu friendship?no man ever left any 1
immunity with a fairer name in every ru- ?
wet." ." ' f f
" <1
/ST A patent liais been issued to Mr. |(
[. 11. Fultz, of Lvxiugtoiif Muwi?ippi, for
ii improvement in cotton gins-?oouaisting *
i giving the cotton tp be ginned a. spiral r
lotion in the feed box, ..over the sawn, so
iat it (the cofcton) ?? made ?o p?sa from' 0
ie end ?'f tlie feed box to tne,otherf u> n
r**?nt a fresh'surface of it to'tb'e action of
w ***} ?&?t pa**e* along j also to oreveU *
>e fitopks from being cut off by the o
lire. A
ABBEVILLE BANNER
WILLIAM O. DAVIS, EDITOR.
nrUBSDAY HORNING, FEB. 14, 185(
The Prospects of Peace.
The steamer Persia has arrived at Ne
i'oik. The following telegraphic dispatel
ipon her arrival, has been sent to the Ci
uinbia papers:
New York, Feb. 9.
The new steamer Persia, of the Cunar
ine, hns arrived, bringing Liverpool dntt
)f January 20th.
The prospect of nn early peace w.i
lighly '"avorablo. The preliminaries of peac
>vould be signed by Feb. 2d, and the Czn
md already notified Prince GortscliakolF t
iuspend hostilities in the Crimea. It wsi
>tated that lhiron Bulon would be sent .n
i.? Uncw!..., w.i ?i.?
I.v jr IV LUC IIVM lUIi
erencc.
Commission Merchants.
We invite the attention of those wishinj
o forward Produce to Columbia, to tli
Jard of livTHEWOOD & Smith. Tliey ar
nun worthy of patronage, and our planter
vill not regret a business acquaintance will
Item.
The Southern Rights Dragoons.
On Saturday last, we witnessed the np
tea ranee of this gallant corps upon on
treets. What is more imposing than ,
avalcadc of horsemen mounted upon ga;
teeds and splendidly uniformed, movin<
nth mathematical precision through tli<
arious military evolutions?
New Journals.
We are in receipt of the first number a
rhe True Carolinian, a new paper pub
shed at Anderson C. II., at the low rate o
>ne Dollar per annum, under the editoria
l an age m en t of J. V. Mooiik, Esq. Thi
i a large, neatly printed sheet, and will
lie known ability of its Editor, we predie
jr it a brilliant future.
AI so, the Edgefield Informer, publisher
t Edgefield C. II., for Two Dollars pe
nnuni. This is a new journal, devoted t<
olities, news, <fee., under the leadership o
!. \V. Stylks, Esq.
Colresbury Masonic female School.
The Trustees announce by an advertise
lent iu another column, that in consc
uence of the severe weather in the uioiitl
f January, that they will add anothe
.1? ? ?
ai'isiii tu tuv; ocooiuii nuiiuui cimrgtj
We are pleased to learn that the impo
ing edifice, reared by the capital and en
rgy of the citizens i<f Cokesbury, an*
eilicated to female education, is now fulb
om pie ted, and capable of accommodating
large number of students. The Incatioi
i one among the best for Schools in tin
p-couulry. The atmosphere is pure am
ealthy; beside!*, here the student is sur
jiinded with tin.se Christian influence
diich are indispensably necessary to th
loral training of youth.
^
Washington Items.
Secretary Ma iter refuses to aclvnowledg
'akkkh II. Fuexcii as Minister from Nit:
ragua, upon the same grounds as former!;
Lated. Mr. Forney" is dangerously ill; hi
lness is supposed to have bei*n oaus'-d f:on
leutal excitement, as presiding officer o
lie House during the late memorable con
est for Speaker. Mr. Glossbrhnsrr ha
ieen elected Sergeant-at-Arms ; Cclixm, o
Vnnessee, Clerk of the House. The mem
ers have been sworn.
We extract the following from the coi
esDondenee of the New York firm hi
" Tll?>t*e Was some prospect of un oxcitinj
ime wlien the delegate for Kansas wa
ailed to he sworn. Mr. Grow, of Pa., go
he floor, and gave notice of his oppositioi
o the swearing in of Mr. Whitfield, l?n
tated th?t lie thought it better at tlii
ime to let things take their course. Camji
'ell, of Ohit>, made n similar statement.?
"hey evidently did not want, at this stag
if busine^o, to kindle anew the flames o
iiscord; but we will soon have warm worl
f it over that same Kansas election. Gov
ieeder was in the hall, and must have fel
, little crest fallen at the swearing in am
pparent recognition of hi* rival.
Steamboat Company.
It appears from the Columbia paper?
hat the citizens of that place have growl
feary of the unjust freight tariffs impose*
ipon them by the South Carolina Railroad
ltd have determined to establish a line o
Steamboats to ply between Charleston am
v.!?>r.K<o a t o ?i->
bout $25,000 of stock was taken.
The discrimination mnde in freights b;
lio South Carolina ltoad, between the tw<
ioints, Hamburg and Columbia, affords th
trongest argument against monopolies, am
hows that where there is power to tyran
iize, that competition is the only autidot
gainst its exercise. The whole up-countr
uels sensibly the tribute levied upon them
nd we havo no doubt if they could be sal
died of the practicability of establishing
lermanently, Steamboat opposition to tli
South Carolina Railroad, but that many c
Iictn would become stockholders in lb
nterprise.
Periodical Literature.
We publish in this issue, the prospertu
or 1858 of the British Reviews, by refci
uce to which the reader will observe thx
jKonard Scott & Co., have completed ai
angeinents by which they are enabled t
ay these invaluable works before th
American public, earlier than formerly.?
"hi# ? the beginning of a new year, an*
to would recommend it as a favorable tim
or subscribing to theae works. The r?
luced rate of postage, and the exceeding!;
ow price of these Reviews, place then
rithin the reach of almost every class c
eaders.
We have in these Reviews a short, con
ise, yet comprehensive, view of politics
>nd Chriiitian Literal ure. They afford th
vans < i writing the practice of a labdri
>ut profession with the naaintainance o
;eneral information.
The Cincinnati Convention.
* Wc stated in our last issue, some of 01
objections to the system of voting ncloptc
in tlie National Convention. The inequa
* ity of tlie vote might he partially remove
hy allowing to each Stato in Convention,
w number of votes equal to the Democrati
i, Kcpresentalives in Congress. Kveu th
)- would not he an equal distribution of powei
yet, it would throw the preponderance <
power whero the strength of the party lie
d The Convention itself is only competent t
ss prescribe rules for its own government
and the South should, if sho consents I
a representation in the Convention, at rem
ir ously insist upon the adoption of this c
o some more equitable rule, by which sli
18 could wield an influence commensurate wit
^ her Democratic strength. If the old sy!
tern of voting is to obtain in the Coiiver
tion, we go into it with a full knowledge c
the fact that, though the South is the strong
? hold of tlie party, wo must of necessil
c submit to the mercy of the North.
C Though there may be, at this partieuhi
" time, more urgent reasons for sending deh
1 gates to tbe Cincinnati Convention tha
ever heretofore existed, to sustain and ci
operate with the Democratic party in si
"* lecting a nominee for the Presidency, w
r are not prepared to advocate the polic
a without some assurance that the Sout
Y would have, if not an equal, an assimilatio
i to equality in the deliberations of th;i
e body.
There is another objectionable prineipl
thai invariably creeps into and becomes th
f predominating element of all uominatin
caucuses?which is that of- making th
availability of the man proposed, the basi
I of the nomination, and ignoring the noble
s test of capacity and fitness for the statioi
, When a candidate is proposed, the quef
t lions then come up?Is he acceptable t
the party ? will the party support him froi:
j every section of the Union ? or has he pei
haps, for his bold advocacy of constitu
3 tional principles in some of the great pas
f issues of ihe country, rendered himself ol
noxious to certain sections? If so, his si:
periurity of intellect, his high claim t
honor and position will be discarded, an
though his ability and devotion to a ni
lion's interest may be undoubted, yet he i
i . .i . . . ... -
quietly mm upon liie slielt, tor a second rat
r man, one who can lay no claim to great
f* ncss?perhaps obscure and unknown. It i
a notable fact, that availability?this ml in.
divinity of party conventions?has, in th
^ latter days of the Iiepuhli.*, overshadowe
> those of tlie highest worth and merit, an
> lifted to position thoso stamped by natur
1 with inferiority. It is lamentably ti ne, tlisi
L' the great men of the nation can novel won
* the Executive robes. It is true, that i
some instances a man is selected who prove
himself competent to the discharge of hi
e duties to the country. We acknowledgt
with proud satisfaction, the selection c
President Pi Kite E as one of those instance!
T.. I ?- - - - ? *
i 111 ins recem, messaiies, lie n:is mven tli
e | . ? ^
highest evidence of ability as a statcsma
?of patriotism and devotion to the Cor
v .
stitntioii. lie lias proved worthy of tli
s ...
trust con filled to mm. Though wo cann<:
n
^ i consent that tlie State should go into tli
Cincinnati Convention, without l.tdical ri
forms in its organization,
s "
,f We arc far from wi.-hing to stifle discus
. nion upon this question. Let meetings <
the people l>o called?let the question I
.. discussed calmly. If it does 110 other goo<
it may enlighten political sentiment nmon
r tlie people. Wo have thought that on
h people are too indifferent, and exhibit to
t much political apathy upon questions i
1 which their interest is materially involvei
If this matter was discussed before the pec
pie, we have no doubt but that public opii
- ion of this State would sanction the propr
e ety of holding a convention in Columhi
' for the purpose of approving Pi buck's Ac
ministration, and nominating him for ri
t election. This, we think, would bo th
.1 proper course of all the Southern State:
Thus, to nominate him by States, and let i
be understood at the North that the Sout
had pitched upon her man, and would suf
port no other, then, if there is no rotten
| ness in the Democracy of the North upo
I the question of slavery, they will rally t
' his support.
j We hope our public men will give th
( | people tlic bcnelit of tlieir reflections. Ou
' columns are open lo nil, and wo invite dif
P cushion upon any subject of public interest
The Nation's Extravagance.?Tho A1
0 bany Journal contains the following list?
J articles imported to tliis country, and tli
i- cost: For the year ending August 31s
e 1855, we Americans imported from Europ
for our own heads and'those of our wive
^ and daughters, $1,982,500 worth of boii
'? n**ls, of sdk. straw, and leghorn, and c
- hat* and caps. In that same year, Younj
rt nn<l Old America treated themselves t
e $3,732,850 worth of watches and chronom
eters and clocks of European make. Th?'i
' appetite too for foreign jewelrv. was haite
6 with $074,120 worth of the article, upoi
which without sighing they paid a duty c
thirty per cent. Of leather 10 cover tliei
hands and their; feet, they sent across th
8 oce-in and brought to the tune of $3,
000,800.
Having killed off all of our woolle
manufactures, we let the foreigners tak
'* from us in the same year $24,225,279 fo
o fabrics, of woollhat we had to have, o
o thought we wanted?for linen goods $8
017,165?for cotton goods only $15 742
, 923?for embroideries 1)8,802,740, and fo
iron and steel and their manufactures $22,
0 080,828. Considering that America is th
! richest country on the faoe of the globe ii
y ores of metals, and the means and skill to rt
n duce them, the last item must have been
bard one in a double sense, and perhaps in
" ducod the importatoin by our people of sol
vents for griefs and aids of digestion, in th
i. shapeof $4.015,735 worth of wines and li
j quore. Old aud Young America bough
abroa dlast year, and on tick, of thiBgs the
could have mostly made at hopie, to the ex
tent of $111,281,245. Any othelr concern ii
1 the world, would "bust up" under sue)
reckleee housekeeping and management.
Nebraska Bill.
)r Wo frequently see in tlioso papers nrd
rayed against the Pierce Administration,
|_ violent invectives against the Nebraska i
j Kansas Bill, holding it up to scorn, alleging
a that it tolerates tho principle of Squatter ^
ic Sovereignty, branding it as an infamous aet, |
j8 and contemptuously styling it tho " best i
r. abolition measure ever passed by Congress." :
jf Wo aro unable to account for this spleen '
,, and vituperation ; yet wc know how hard it
m fn rni?nnrni7A onrtMn/v !? #1*^ o?io
u ? ? fc, - / B *"? "? I
. those we consider our rival opponents.? I
0 Common sense teaches us to "render unto '
1
Ca:sar the things that are Cajsar's "?to give
)r honor to those to whom honor is due. If (
(, we have understood this Dill aright, it |
I, clearly establishes the doctrine of non-iuter5.
vention by Congress upon the question of j
slavery, and leaves the people?when they J
jf shall form a .State Constitution?to either ;
fm prohibit or tolerate slavery, as they may i
y think best. If this principle is established I
in the Bill, has there been nothing gained ? 1
Is this not a principle for which the South 1
has been battling for years ? Southern men |
with clear heads and pure hearts have la- i
|| # 1
bored assiduously to establish this priuci!;
pi?. .. ]
.lust here a political query arises in our 1
c i . w?..i i .i ...i. -i i?*.. <
> ? . ?? uiiki iiiuw wiiu couuemn me j>iii,
) join hand and heart with the powerful aho- |
1 it ion move that is now being made in the
11 North, to repeal the Bill and restore the
lt Missouri restriction ? '
If the opponents of this measure in the J
e South, have discovered that that Bill pro- (
e motes the formation of Free States, they i
g have looked farther into its operative effects
?' than the horde of Northern Abolitionists, '
s now clamoring aloud for its repeal.
Gen. Cans.
A telegraphic dispatch from "Washington,
announces that Gen. Cass had fallen from
o ? '
the stops of the Patent Ofiioe, and was se- ,
11 verely, though not dangerously, injured.
i- Financial Comfit ion of Turkey*?An
interesting statement of the financial conI
dilioii of the Turkish empire has been pub- i
lished by the Moniteur. It appears that
the Turkish army consistsof 10H,0GG men, j
o iif ter deducting '2250, forming a contin- i
tl gent maintained by the British (invern- |
ment, and that the cost of this effective
I force for one year amounts to ?2,320,000. <
s ' Tne c<?rps of Hedifs actually under arms \
c j (alter deducting 7741 forming the British (
L- | contingent J amounts to 9G.08G, ami jts it- i
js gards pay ami rations tl???y have boon i
(r I placed on the same footing as tlie regular |
" troops. Tlie expenses of the war for 28
u months (from May 27. 1853, to Sept. 27.
'I 185;)) amount to . 7.400,000?a sum
il which includes one of ?370,000, value of i
e ammunition and war stores furnished to
it tlie Allies. The amount required by the <
War I )epartincnt for the next year is ? I,- i
11 3 Jo.000, and to meet immediate wants an l
ii application is made to the loan commission 1
s for an instalment of ?028,000. i
ls Thermogenic Emjine.?The thermogenic \
'? engine, invented by Messrs. Beaumont and
>f i Mayer, heats water and generates steam
c. j without fuel or firo. In cnnstructing the '
c j inaciiinc, a boiler is made, traversed by a '
I conical tnlio of copper, 30 inches in diaui11
! eter at the top, 35 inches at the bottom, I
! in-ide of which a vane of wood of the
e same shape is fitted, enveloped in a padding
of hemp. An oil vessel keeps the
hemp continually lubricated, and the
wooden cone is so contrived as to p?e*>?
steadily against the inside of the copper, ,
and to rotate rapidly hy means of a crank
turned by hand or horse power. The
whole of the boiler outside of the copper j
cone in filled with water. The water being (
c made to boil by the mere effect of the |
1, frictiuti of the oiled tow again I the copper.
rr When once the builing point is reached, it
i may bo maintained for any length of
q time.
ii Rapid Iiicrea.se in the Population of
1 Texan.?Texas has increased very rapidly
( in population ot late years. In the year j
1850 the census gave it 212,502 inhabi'*
tains. At the Presidential election in 1852
i- tlic total vote cast was 18,547. As the
a population had increased considerably in
|_ the period between 1850 and 1852, it mu?t
then have been near 300,000. This would ;
be in the ratio of about, one vote to every ?
e sixteen inhabitants. If there had been no (
?. increase in the population the ratio would q
it have been about one voter to ove?y eleven <
l( inhabitants. At the election held recently
111 it'xiui 110 icss man 40,04Y votes were '
polled. Applying the first ratio to this,
' we should have a population of 728.752,
11 being three times the aggregate of the 1
o population in 1850. Taking the lower ra- 1
tio, the total would bo 501,017, so that, in '
any case, the aggregate at this time must
e exceed half a million. This is an astonitdir
ing increase, and evinces that Texas has
grown as rapidly as Iowa.
Death of Prof. Ruber I Henry, LL. J).?
Our community is called upon to mourn
! the death of this distinguished and estiinaif
ble citizen, which occurred yesterday, at 2
e p. m. On Monday, he was seized with a
I, congestive chill, the recurrence of which
o occasioned the sad and unexpected event,
s The loss of Dr. Henry is one of no or
rlinarir anon t.-v liJo 11.. 1
X.I.M*. J ?< IMO nuiiuicii willing ttliu IU
if tlio South Caroliuu College, it is indeed ir[r
reparable. His learning, piety, worth, and
o tliu ability and fidelity with which ho dis- c
i- charged his duties as a man, a Christian, c
r and a Professor in our State Institution, are *
il too well known to require a more extended '
11 notice in this place. Tlu-y will no doubt "
tf he presented to the public by other hands. 1
r ?Carolinian. <
e *
Gen. Atchison in Kunsns.?Gen. Atchi- <
' son, with a company of two hundred of <
Ilis neighbors, have made their arrange- i
n menta to remove to this Territory early in i
the spring. He will locate in the neighbor- t
r hood of Atchison, where himself and friends t
r will meet with a cordial welcome from the
squatters in this section of the Territory.
' It is the intention of General Atchison to
T engage in faiming, and for that purpose he <
" will bring with nim a number of slaves. ?
e Many of his companions, who will aecom- >
11 pany him, are capitalists and largo slave- i
'* holders, and their settlement in this section
R of the Territory is a consummation de- j,
!" voutly to be wished (or.Squatter Sover- j
I _ _ 1
6 ^ ? >?
i- Fooled.?An habitual drunkard having 8
t in a dream found a oup of excellent wine, 1
y set about warming it, to enjoy it with gu?;
to ; but just as he was about to quaff the #
i delicious draught ho awoke! u What a
>i fool I am,* said he. M Why was I notoon- J
tent to drink H cold T 1
lattV from South Florida.
TIIE DIFFICULTY WITH TUB 1NDIAN8.
Tbo Tampa Peninsalnr, of the 20th ult.,
says :
" By the arrival of the U. S. Schooner
Experiment, the following information was
received by Colonel Monroe, to whose politeness
we are indebted for a perusal of
Uol. Brown's report. The facts here given
iiro a compilation from said report, and so
Tar as they go are authentic.
41 A wood party, consisring of a corporal
und five privates, with two wagons, and
twelve mules, were fired nnoii l>v sumo flf.
I " J%
lecn or twenty Indians, about four miles
from Fort Deynaud, on the road loading
fioin that post to Kort Thompson, on the
morning of the 18th ult. As far as known,
only one man, private Peterman, of Company
C., made his eseape. lie made liis
way to Fort Deynaud and reported the attack.
Peterman received a slight wound
in the calf of his leg. Lien'. . Lamed and
(iarner, with about 35 enlisted men, were
immediately ordered hy Col. Hrown to
march to the place where the party was attacked,
rescue the wounded or dead soldiers,
;md if any signs of the Indians should bu
seen, to pursue and eha-liso them.
"No signs of the i:?i>sing men, neither
blood nor dead bodies, or even any track of
them were discovered.
"The unfortunate party were armed, hut
owing 10 the fact that no Indian signs had
been discovered in that region since the
demonstration of the 20ih, they felt quite
lecure, believing that thu Indians had gone
further South, and consequently the attack
was quite unexpected.
" This startling intelligence, together with
that received from the Miami, speaks too
plainly that the savages are not satisfied,
i ? i - -
win are ueicrtiiiiieU to prosecute their murilerous
operations with sin energy entirely
uulookod for.
" The attack was load 1 ?y Okchan, subciiief,
who is exasperated at the destruction
of his village by the troops, which occurred
a short time since."
Another letter, from the head waters of
Manatee river, says that in anticipation of
on attack by the Seminole*, all the citizens
upon the head waters of Manatee and Miiimi
rivers, with a few others from elsewhere,
united and organized a mounted
company of volunteers.
jTf?" An ingenious down caster, who has
invented a new kind of " Love-letter ltd;."
which he had been selling as a safeguard
ugainst all actions for breach of promise of
marriage, inasmuch as it entirely fades
from the paper in two months after date,
was recently " done brown" l?v a brother
lown-easter, who purchased 100 boxes of
the article, and gave him his note for 00
lays. At tho expiration of the time, the
inventor called for p.?y, but on unfolding
Lhc scrip, found nothing but a piece of
blank paper. The note bad been wiitten
with his own ink.
Stronrf fcr.?One of the heavy Cincinnati
steam fire engines was taken over the
Mississippi river on the ice at Sr. Louis
r>n the 21st nit. A bold teamst-r of the
city, named Meyer, undertook, for ?100,
to haul it across with a team of five hordes.
He give a bond of ?8.000 to deliver
it safely at the warehouse of Lyon. Khro\
mid Co., in St. Louis, and acconiplUI'fl
the feat.
The. Weather in Jiunrouibe.?The .l>hrilie
(X. C.) News says it is too cold .'<> do
'more than keep from freezing, aid in
ract, a lazy may stands a poor chstfcc at
tt
null.
Commercial.
Aiiiikvillk, C II-, Feb. 13, lS5tf.
Cotton.?This article commands 011 ail grades
* full ran;?e of priccs. During Hie ln*t current
iveek. ??nie 150 bales have been taken up by
inxions buyers, nt from 7 J (a an J a fine
ot might even bring a fraelio'i over our last figure.
A line feeling in the cotton market prevails
licre anil if farmers will bring forward their
lotion, we are sure wo can :r^vc satisfaction.
Irish Potatoes, $4.50 (ti $.">.(?? per barrel; l)r\j
Bacon, 13 to ? per lli; Salt, ?2.50 per sack ;
Mial, 75 cents; I'eas, $1.00 (ft $1.12.
Colvmiiia, Feb. 11, 185ft.
Cotton.?Our market bus been tictive, and
trices full to to-dfay. 300 bale.-, were sold at 8 (ft
!M cents.
fnimcncal.
MAIUtlFJ), mi tho I3lh December, 1855, l?y
Rev. W. I'. Martin, >lr. Jamks S. Puatt to Miss
Makv Kiuki'atwck, eldest daughter of widow
!an? Kirkpatrick, all of t~ District.
By the same, on the h December, 1855,
Cnpl. J. J. Siup.i.kv 10 .Mi s I-'uancks A K. MatrisoN,
daughter of Win. Mattison, all of Ander1011
District.
]{y the same, on tlie lOih ult, Cnpt. Joux C.
Hamilton, of Pickens District, to Minn M.\nv,
liird (laughter of David llodgers, of Anderson
District.
By the same, on the 31st n't., Mr. J. C. Biu?ck
/o Miss Hi.izauktii S., frirond daughter of widow
?liz.d>eth Cox, nil of Anderson District.
03r HOLLOW AY'S PILLS, the beat Rem:dy
in the Union for Female Complaints.?These
Pills are particularly recommended to the citi:enn
of the Union for their extraordinary efficacy
in female complaints; and they are alike
ralunhlo either 10 the daughter verging into
vmnanhood, or the mother ut the turn of life,
t has been proved beyond all contradiction, that
bene celebrated Pills will cure all disorders to
vhich femnles ure peculiarly subject, and enable
liein to paw 'heir critical periods of life, with
>ut exposing .iieiiifelves to those dangers they
oo often incur by other treatment. It
t^-An ounce of fact is worlh n pound of the>ry
; and the swiirm of conclusive facts that
:luster around that incomparable preparation,
Ioofluud's German Bitters, prepared by Dr. C.
4. Jackson, Philadelphia, cstublixhing its value
is a tonic and restorative, are such as would
>revent incredulity itself from questioning its
dficacy. In all cases of diseases of the stomach,
vhetlu-r acute or chronic, it may be recommcndsd
for its soothing, cordial and renovaliug influsnce.
Dy peppia, heart-burn, loss of appetite,
lausea, uervoux tremors, relaxation and debility,
fcc., are relieved by tho Bitters in a very short
.pace of lime; and a perseverance iu their use
lover fails to work a thorough cure.
See advertisement. [Feb.
m ^
O* For Bronchitis, Throat Diseases, Hacking
?ough, and the effects of imprudent use of Meritiry,
no medicine has ever Iwen discoverod
vhicli has effected such cures as Carter's Spansh
Mixture.
Throat diseases produced by salivation, Hockn?
Cough, Brouchiul Affections. Liver Disease,
Neuralgia and Rheumatism, have all been reieved
and cured in a wonderful manner, by tlie
[rent purifier of the blood, Carter's Spanish
iixture.
The caso of T. II. Ramsey ulone should sutisfy
my who doubt C.tll on the Agent and procure
i pamphlet containing cures, which will uslouud
'ou. See advertisement,
fF?b.
M. VT. BTTIIKWfiOD. W.M. IIKNHV 8MIT1I.
BYTHEWOOD & SMITH,
BROKIIRS, AUCTION AND
COJIITIISSIOX Tl^RiHAlVTS,
KOIt TIIK SALE O*
REAL ESTATE, NEGROES,
COTTON* FLOUR, Oil AIX,
an u a 1.1. ? a .nkk ok
Proilncv nnd nicrclinndizcy
201 Exchange Row, Rirlmrdsort Street,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
RcfcroiHti'ii,
Stenhouse, Allen &. Co., Wbiilie &. Goodwin,
Charleston; John A. Crawford, Richard Anderson,
Coluiubin, S. C.; Brawley ?fc Alexander,
(:h?rtor C. II.; Col. S. X, Slowo, Yorkvillr, 8.
(*.; Springs A McLeod, Chailotto, N. C.; Ulich-^,.-'
ael Drown, Salisbury, N. C. ; It. C. Cooke, Cop.'*. -.
cord, N. C-; l)r. W. It. I loll, Lexington, N. C. i
Whiifield Walker, No wherry, S. C.; J. Brown*
Anderson, S. C ; <?owcr, Cox ?fc Markloy,
Greenville, S. C.; Jno. Kyle, l.mirons, S. C. f
Chambers it Marshall, Abbeville, S. C.
STOVES FOR SALTf
''pIlK Subscribers will keep on has#'At
L limes, at the Saddlery and llurjiew f
of K. WKSTFIKLI), in this Village,?iin r
inent of all kinds of STOVKS, \vli<eU?i?;
themselves to sell oil us favorable
of ihe mimic qua ity cu:i be piirclittMu
Charleston. Their
(D-DDIEOT? STOTB? '
I hey will warrant to do everything tha*?
; Cooking Stove can do, und aro sure iihj- will,
give universal satisfaction. *
One of us will spend the most of the present
year at the North, and will be able lo select th?
Lest aud most approved pattern".
E. W KSTF/ELD,
I. BltAA'fif.
Abbeville C. II, S. C., )
IVb. 13, 18.10. <[ -IS ly
NOTICE! NOTICE!
rI~,lIIi Subscribers bc'tig determined to clogs
1- tlieir Mercantile Holiness oiler their entire
Stock of G 0 0 D S at Auction,
Oil IIiu iititli /??(:?ill,
(Tuesday ami days following rill their innniaI
nig Sioi-k, consisting of fiery vuiicty usually
kept in a country More.
?Also?
All persons knowing i/irmsclves indebted, either
l>v Note or Account. will please come forj
ward and xrltlr, by L'a>h or Note.
I'.. &. J. JORDAN.
r. i?. n, is. . n at
22nd february.
rPIIR Abbeville fifhl Infuitry nnd Southern
' Rights Draiv"'^ will celebrate the 22nd
February insl., O'lli a Parade. Immediately
I hereafter, mi .It'dress will lie delivi red in the
("onrt House to' Lieut. IIakdkn, of tho l>ragUIIIIH.
The PuhlieiT'iorHlly, nnd I .a dies particularly,,
are respeet Iii'{f invited to attend.
Felt. 12. ;> '!?. 4:$ 2t
the S"r.i/e of south cauolina,
jHea lie Dint rid.? C'i In lion.
Ftv WJH/AM IIII.I., Ksij., Ordinary of
ville District.
W//EREAS, M. E. Walker baa applied
tome I'm-Letter."of Administration, on
all iifl singular the goods and chattels, right!
am/credits of Ooskey It. Wulker, late of the
Di-frict aforesiiil, deceas.-d.
I7ic*? are, therefore, to cite nnd admonish all
n.i<f singular, the kindred and creditors of the
... I ilnniiiwikal Irklti* <iiwl 'ituifmr lw>c>ro iiia <it mtr
Lrxt Ordinary s Court, of the <>ui<l District, lobs
hidden at Abbeville Court lloil.se, on t he twonty,<ixtli
day of February insi., to show cause, if any,
why the said administration should not b?
granted.
Given iiud'T my hand and Real, this lltli
day of Fcbmary, in the year ??f our Lord
one thousand eight humlicd tiud liftv-six,
and in the 80th year ot American Independence.
WILLIAM IIILL, O. A. D.
February 11, 185(5. 43 it
LAND WARRANTS!
An rnlimitcd dumber Wanted I
TMIE undersigned is ftill in the iiittrket foiJL
Laud Warrants, uud will at. nil time* giv?
tho very highest prices. 1 have, within the luit
three months, purchased 8.iini> Acre?, at priors
ranging from So cents to $1.lit) per acre. Th*
value of Warrants, like that of ooiton. fltiotuat**
so much that it is impossible to give uniform
rates. Persons sending me Warrants by ninil,
may re'y on receiving their highest market valu*
by return mail, l>y ijijjht Drafts on Now Yorker
Charlostoi'.
Call at tlie "Banner" Office.
w. c. davis.
Fel?. fi, 185rt. 42 if
Books and Stationery.
xrcw berry, s. c.
TIIK underpinned han opened a Book Stor?
in Newherry, where li>- keeps cowlnntly
on hiitid n fine tusorlment of Religions, Miscellaneous,
mid School IJoukfl. Orders from u dietuiice,
filled at the shortest notice.
W. J.
X?v%erry P. II.. Jan. 21, I8"?0. 40 tf
To the Boot Wearing Gentry.
I HAVE on tho why some LEATHER which,
if prices ure any criterion to its quality. I
must he good, for by inqiii-y of one of th* firm,
none higher can he purchased in Charleston. I
will endeavor to niulie it up to suit iho?e wh?
may see proper lo jvttronize me, and will feel
thankful for their patronage.
EDW'D ROCIIE.
Jan. 23, 18flfi- 4^ tf
To the Public.
IN eonwqnenec of tho inclement wenther
through the month of .litnunry, the Board
of Trustees of the COKESBURY MASONIC
FEMALE OOLLKOIATK INSTITUTE will
extend the priest. Scholastic Year to the last
d*y of Oetober, without nrf.li ?
...wuui <.nai)>s W.
patrons.
J. K. VANCE, P. B. T.
Feb. 1, 18.1ft. *41! If
WILLIAM I?. PKK.U,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WILL PUACTICE IN TIIK COURTS OF TUB
WKSTKUN OIUCTIT.
Office at Greenville . 11.
Fcl?. 1. 1856. 42 ly
J. 0. A. MOORE,
GROCER & PROVISION
ifflssisia&iHir,,
Corner Ea9t Bay and Market Streets,
CHARLESTON ? n
Jon. 21, I85(i. 30 2m **
WILLIAM HI. TI N!*?,
Factor & Commission Merchant,
iPDia IBOTTOH,
Horth Commercial Wharf,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
WITH A BRANCH,
97 Bay Street, Savannah. GaOctober
9, J 856. 25 m#?
TIIE STATE OF SOUTH CAUOLLNA,
Abbeville Districl.-rr- Citation.
By WILLIAM IJILL> Ewj., Ordinary of Abbe-.
ville District.
WHEREAS, Francis Arnold has appFed t?
mo for Letter* of Administration, on all
and singular tlie goods and chatties, rights and
cedits which may be in th? u foresaid District,
of William Bnolntnan, late of the Stute of Lou?
isiana, decettsed.
i luiso are, therefore, to cite and admonish all
and ingultir, the kindred and crediiore of the
Hftid deceased, to be and wppeur boforn ino, at
our next Ordinury'a Couit for t^ie said District,
to be holden at Abl>eville Court Ilouse, on lha
fifteenth day of February next, to *how came.
if any, why the Maid administration should not ba
granted.
Given under my hand and wal, tliia thirlyfirst
day of Jimusiry, in the year of ?uf ,
Lord one thousniid eight hundred and faftyaix.
and in the 80th yeur of American In* ,
dependence. "?
WILLIAM HILL, O. A. D. 1
feb. 3, 1856. 45 2t
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