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BK8I0NATI0N 0* A UNITED STATES JUDOK. The Hon. W. \V. Drummond, one of tlio justices, uf tlio supremo court of Utah Territory, lias forwarded liia resignation lo "Washington, lie thus sets forth his reasons for resigning: In the first place, Tlrigham Young, the governor of Utah Territory, is tlio acknowledged head of tlio "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints," commonly called " Mormons," and as such, head. Moimons look to him, and to him alone, for the law l?y which they are to bo governed; therefore no law of Congress is by them considered binding in any manner. Secondly. I know that there is n secret oath-bound organization among all the male members of the church, and to acknowledge no law save the law of the " holy priesthood," which comes to the people through Hrighatn Young, direct from Ood, he, Young, being the vicegerent of Cod and prophetic successor of Joseph Smith, who U'UD tlwi nf tliin ami ffftMOAnn. I bio organization. Thirdly. I am fully aware that there is a net of men set apart by special order of the church to take both the lives and property of persons who may question the authority of the church, (the names of whom I will promptly make known at a future time.) Fourthly. That the records, papers, ifce., of the Supreme Court liave been destroyed by order of the church, with the direct knowledge and approbation of (Jov. 15. Young, and the federal ofticers grosa'y insulted for presuming to raise a sing!" question nbout the treasonable act. Fifthly. That the federal ofticers of the Territory are constantly insulted, harassed find annoyed by the Mormons, and for those insults there is no redress. Sixthly. That the federal ofticers arc daily compelled to hear the form of the Amercan Government traduced, the chief executives of the nation, both living and dead, slandered and abused from the massas, as well as from all the leading members of the cliuich, in the most vulgar, loathsome and wicked manner that the evil passions of man can possibly conceive. m j^ s7.s. J. lUJi iu iKxtz/y ifiv ksuurac i?u i ui*jmac.?I>r. Thomas G. Clinton, formerly assistant examiner in the Patent Office, has Bent lis a plan by which he proposes to retain a first class navy yard at Washington, to resuscitate the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, and to give a commercial basis to the District of Columbia. lie says that the cause of Georgetown suffering from backwater during freshets, and Washington from shoal water, is to be found in the sudden bend of the river from east to south at the junction of the two cities. His plan removes this cause by giving an issue to the river in the direct line of its current force, about the line of Virginia avenue, first ward, lie calculates the expenses of the execution of the works at $2,023,984.50 and the returns from the new land made out of excavations and graded private property purchased at 83,250,474.20.?J\r. Y. JlerulJ. The Tomb of Dr. Kane?The door of the vault at Laurel Hill Cemetery, where repose the remains of Dr. Elisha Kent Kane, is about six feet in height, by three in width, and on either side sustained by massive granite columns, of a pyramidal fr.rm Thn., ..ntw.M o vi in* * iivjr ii|/uviii <? uiutixj tiijv ui ^i?nr itc. The entrance faces the south, and in reached by a path upon the hillside. The lot is enclosed by a heavy iron chain, running from stones of a primitive formation, set in the ground about ten feet apart, and respectively about two feet in height. The chain is of galvanised iron. To those who are familiar with Laurel Hill, the spot is known as the "Tomb in the Woods." A cypress stands to the left of the door of entrance, and a hardy oakexteuds its branches above the spot, while a beech tree near by is scored with names of visitors. The top of the rock i6 overgrown with iiiobs. Immediately above, upon the slightly ascending hillside, to the east, is the monument of Joseph C. Nea'. ? A New Wheat.? Mr. S. Louis Shaw, of Eureka, Humboldt Bay, California, writes to tbe Commissioner of Patents that he has recently procured the seed of a new kind of wheat from a friend, who told him that it was a wild variety found in the Sierra Navada. Mr. S. had planted a few kernels last year, the yield of which was very large?at least five hundred kernels for each one that he planted, lie enclosed a few bits of the straw of this wheat, because it was solid instead of being hollow. From the general appearance of the specimens thus received, it is supposed to be a variety named triticum pofonicum, of which uuinorous experiments were made in England, proving it to be entirely worthless so far as making bread is concerned. The kernel itself is very large, much larger than the common varieties so generally used in 1 Um country.? Washington Union. Worth Monument.?The municipal gov-1 eminent of New York has voted $24,000 for the ercction of a monument on the triangular plat of ground bounded by the Fifth Avenue, Broadway, and Twenty-fifth .street in commemoration of the military ?crviccs of Major General Worth. The shaft will be about thirty-five feet ten inches fo length, And will be decorated with a Representation of military tronhies won ??. Chippewa and Lundy'a Lane, in Florida and Mexico, by General Worth, together with tho names of the battles in which he figured conspicuously. MasmtinlttUt Bail roads.?It appears by A tabular tftntemeut in the Boston Advertiser, of eight! Of the principal railroads of Massachusetts terminating at Boston, the aggregate annual gross income has incrensd ftottl fo,085,022 in 1-051, to $7,330,275 in 18##, oi at the rate of 45 per cent.; while the working expenses have increased in the same period frotH* in 1851, to $4,827,177 in 185$, or at the rate of 65 per cent.; and the net income from $2,414,755 in 1851, to $2,982,072 in l&M, or 10 per cent only. <?? > ? 4 Warning to the Sham Nobility.?The Fresell Council of State has a proposition fcefoM It directed against persons who at* nme IkJUig to which tliev have no riffbt? Tlur eoantg, friscounta and barony who, like the "painted jay," deck themselves In borrowed pl^mee, #ra numerous beyond A&tealatjom Jfcir proposed to make it penmI for aojr o?e^aftsom? vtjUe the tf#ttiaeneseof which kraiMOw prove. Such mnumption w?i penal1 till wafc At that period the lair waa abrogated'. i < ? . A Parliamentary paper has just beetri* sued allowing tho total importa of grpln and dour into England for the past year.? Three-fourths of tba total supply of foreign flour were obtained from the United States, In addition to three fifths of, the amount of Jadi.tn corn and nwjr* jbjjr) j* fourth of the /yn.onnt of wh??af. THE BILLY BOWUEOS' STORY. The origin of the sententious words? "If llitriu'y raii'li, Hilly Itnnif, IT Hilly ctiteli, lliiruey Ituiig," mny betraced to the time when (ion. Worth was in Florida, and Hilly was his prisoner. The facts were given us by 0110 who was present. Hilly had become very partial to a mulatto girl who was employed by the General as cook. A dinner being given to several officers, Hilly bccame very happy, early in the day, from the effects of liquor, and so interrupted the girl that she was unable to cook as usual, and several times ran out of the kitchen to inform the officers of her annoyance. Dr. Harney was present. The officer in command would call out "better mind, Hilly, you don't know who is hero!" At Inst the officer said, Billy, Harney is here; whereupon the half- I drunken fellow ran out in front of Dr. II. and said, "Damn Col. llarney." The j Doctor gathered him by the throat and chocked him to the ground. As soon as ' Billy recovered he ran to his room and went to bed. When dinner was announced, Gen. Worth, who had been absent, inquired for Billy, and the facts being explained, he 1 expressed regret that some of them had not cowhided him. Ho sent for him, and when in his presence reprimanded him severely. Wishing ! to get in sixteen warriors known to be with- , in a short distance, he sent Billy after them. Col. llarney reached head-quarters soon ' after he left. Three days elapsed, and no appearance of Billy. <?en. Worth had ! a captured negro of the Indians brought up, and asked him why Billy did not return.? 1 The negro refused to answer, whereupon the Oeiieral ordered a rope, and directed arrangements to be made, which, when ! completed, were for hanginir some one. ho ' ??;.!?? nL i.. ?... I ...... v..~ 1I*C minutes to live, unless you tell me where 1 Hilly is." Ilis watch was taken out to note ' the time. The negro at once told that lie | was hiding near by. ' "Why don't he come in J" 1 " Because Col. Harney is here," was the 1 prompt reply. Gen. W. had actually to | ' order the Colonel away. The day after lie left, Billy with the sixteen warriors came in. The Colonel had ( sent him word that if he ever caught him he would hang him; and so confident was Billy that the threat would be carried out, that he would not risk the chances, even in ; presence of the Commander-in-Chief.?lia- ( ton Rouge Gazette, 8 th inst. } Jiev. Mr. S/>itrrjeo?.?Our London pa- ' pers give the following intelligence : 1 Among Mr. Spurgeon's hearers on Sun- ! day morning, were Lord John Kussell, Sir 1 T.nril StwiiLi' af A I 1 and several members of Parliament. The I audience numbered some 10,000 or 11,000 1 persons. Mr. Spurgeon stated that he ' should continue to occupy the ball on Sun- ' day mornings for another monlb, and ' probably tor a still longer period, lie also mentioned that during the past week 1 be bad received very handsome donations towards the proposed new chapel, lie took for his text l'rov. xxiii. *24 : "There is a 1 friend that sticketh closer than a brother." Referring to the insincerity of friendship, ho said there were statesmen who had labored long and faithfully in their country's cause, and who had spent their time, talents and energies in promoting its welfare, and who for some small mistake or fault, if such it could bo called, were refused that meed of praise ami honor to which they were so justly entitled. Let them l>e assured that all things would work together even for their good, 'i he close of his discourse was very solemn, and evidently made a deep impression. Ilis church now numbers between eight and nine hundred members; more, with the casual communicants, than the news in the lowor nnrt f lin /?linr>nl I will hold. The additions to the church have been, on tho average, not less than twenty-five each month. On retiring, Lord John Russell and Lord Stanley of Alderley had a lengthened conversation with Mr. Spurgeon, both of the noble members expressing the most unqualified admiration of the talents of the reverend gentlemen.? We understand that Mr. Spurgeon has received ?4,500 towards his new tabernaclc. At the close of a recent Sunday morning's service, he was presented with a hundred pouuds for that object by Mr. Ruskin, the author of " Modern Painters." Military Equipment of Spain.?Tlie warlike attitude of Spain towards Mexico has led to an exposition of the military strength of Spain, from which it appears that her navy consists of two line-of-buttle ships, four screw frigates, two corvettes, ten brigs, eight screw schooners, five schooners, ! and thirty-one steamers. Iu addition tlicre are nine storeships, carrying twenty-eight guns, several gunboats,and the usual smaller craft belonging to a large fleet. The navy mounts 945 guns, most of them large size, comprising steamers whose aggregate horse-power is 5,090, and is in every department in the highest state of efficiency. The army numbers about 160,000 men.? 'l'l>a : ? " ...? ..gui, .cjiiuieiiuj are armea wim Mime rifles. The artillery is said to be one of the finest in the world. Each battery lias six bronze twelve-pounders and two twentyfour-pounders. There are also light batteries of six-pounder bronze pieces and one mounted battery of twelve-pounders and Iwer.ty-four pound howitzers; and a fine mountain artillery regiment, armed with twelve-pounder bronze howitzers mounted on the backs of inules.?Boston Journal. ? m Washington Affairs.?Wasiiisgton, April 10.?TheU. 8. vessels Independence, John Adams and Decatur are to proceed to the Pacific 6ide of the Isthmus, and the Ilonte Squadron to the Atlantic side, in view of our difficulties in that quarter. mi ... i ins morning, delegations froiu four different tribes of Indians paid their formal respects to the President, who, in expressing his warm interest in tho welfare of the rud man, said he was the great father of many such persons, vet, strange to say, ho had no children of Ins own. Tho amount of the lands granted to Minnesota under tho recent act of Congress, for railroad purposes, is estimated at 4,41Q,000 acres, Tbera has been a ohnnge of programme in regard to the Nebraska appointments, for which there were over one hundred applicants. They are officially promulgated as follows: George II. Nixon, of Tennessee, mister of lasd office, and Charles B. Smith, oOlinnesota, receiver of public moneys for VoKmV. lanJ *-j? " " ...?W inifia f Aliurew JE|.OpKipS, I of Penuaylvania, register, and Edward Doslonde, of Alabama, receiver ofjpublic nionev* for (lie South Platte Disfjtot; J oh** J?/ it. Patrick, of Nebraska, rcgwter,.tod John C. Turk, receirer of public raobejf^&ir Dakotali Ptarfct, ^ ^ A! little chTld 3 botii* twoy ear* old, of Mr J. Of Vork diMritfty vito ' caught Ike and burned it ?o tWit die), *** - i*4-j LZ ... ;..:*azk-? A PUZZLING GAZETTEER. Tliero nro Raven Edinburgh* in North America; ono called New, four more that nro spelt Kdinbtirg, and ono that is spelt Ivlinboro'. Of London* thcro aro sixj hesides eleven New London* and ono London hridgo. There aro ten Dublin*, only ono heing a New Dublin. Ten towiiB aro named Paris, thirteen towns Petersburg, (without the Saint,) fifteen Vienna, and eighteen Berlin. There are a dozen Roiues, to which some Shakspenrian aspirants among tho pioneers had added a Romeo. The'liomeo is not left unmatched with a Juliet; yet, while there are three places named Ovid, ami there is a place found also for Virgil, there is not a single Shakspeare in the land, lilt hough fifteen places have adopted the ^reat Milton for tlu-ir designation. There are eighteen different towns of Alliens, and eleven Sparlas, but there is only a single Thebes. Again, two Ilannibats, seven Aluxandors, three Anthonys, and a Pompey, exists in different parts of the Slates, yet no U;esar, except as a name for slaves ! There is not so mud) as a Julius, although there is a Junius. There is no Augustus, although of Augustas there are seventeen. On the other hand, there are seventy-one WashingLous, sixty-five Franklins, fifty-eight Jeffersons?counties towns, mountains, or rivers, named after the good men of the soil.? There are eighteen LaFayettes, fifteen Fayettes without the La, and nine Fayettovilles. After John Adams, the first Vice President, find second President of the National Administration of the United States, twentyseven places are named?some of these, however, may he in honor of John Quincy Adams, the sixth President. After JefFer ion, third President, fifty-eight places are called, as before stated ; after Madison, the fourth President, thirty-seven; after Monroe, liis snecessor, thirty-eight; to skip over an interval, and come to our own times, we Find nine places called Polk, one called Zacliary, and nine called Taylor?but Zacharv Taylor is not godfather to all?six Fillmores, four Pierces, three Buchanans, and twelve Frcmonts.?Dickons' Jfouschohl Words. A Singular Discovery.?In 1852, a few grains of wheat were discovered in the tombs :?f some mummies found in the south of France, supposed to have been two thousand years old. These grains of Egyptian wheat were planted, and produced, to the surprise of every one, 1,200 to 11. The Government took the affair in hand, and consigned the management of it to the farmers of the Government farm at Ilambouillet. The result has been most astonishing. Each year Lhe product has been magnified in such an immense proportion over the preceding year, that the Minister of Agriculture is now enabled to distribute over Franco a large quantity of this wheat to each of the departments, gratuitously, with instructions from the Government farm sis to the best mode of cultivation. At a late meeting of the Academy of Sciences, the Baron de Manneviile presented several stocks of this regenerated Egyptian wheat which were six feet high and bore each several fine ears. A French lady explained in my hearing the other day, this great multiplying power of the Egyptian wheat by the long rest it had had ! It is a great and important discovery for the study of agriculturists. Scarlet fever and Small Pox.?Dr. W. Fields, of Wilmington, Delaware, says: Having much experience in the cure of scarlet fever and small pox of the most malignant type, I would thank you, for the sake of humanity, to publish a recipe, which, if faithfully carried out, will cure forty-five cases out of every fifty, without calling on a physician : Scarlet finer.?For adults, give one tablcspoonful of brewers' yeast in three table spooufuls of sweetened water, three times fl flnv * flTlfl if tlio tlirnnt io tft-iiifK Qipnllnn 1 gargle with the yeast, and apply the yeast to the tliroat as h poultice, mixed with Indian meal. Use plenty of cat-nip tea to keep the eruption out of the skin for several days. Small Pox.?Use tho above doses of yeast three times a day, and milk diet throughout the entire disease. Nearly every case can be cured, without leaving a pockmark. ^ ? A Warning lo Physicians.? Dr. Locock, the Queen's physician, has been peremptorily dismissed from further attendance on the royal family, where he has been hitherto admitted on terms of familiar intercourse.? His salary, ?5,000 per annum, a royal present on each safe delivery of tho Queen, and a large practice among the nobility, is no small loss. The doctor lias made every effort towards reconciliation, but the Queen : i I- i. .i? luiiniiua milauiiii'if. it suuiiis iiiiii ii came to the Queen's ears that Dr. Locock was given to too much talking, and that though she told Prince Albert that his habit of sleeping between the blankets was " a vulgar, dirty Dutch practice," she did not care to have it told abroad,??iverpoql Post, Heavy Damages.?The trial of J. IT. Carpenter, in our Circuit Court, last week, for the seduction of Miss Ooraui, resulted in his being fined $2,750 and costs. The case will pronably cost him $5000. He is worth about ?8000. His property was attached when the suit was commenced. The doctor is a married man. Miss Gorman had been married to Dr. Duonington about three months before the birth of the child. Iler husband got a divorce. She is about eighteen years old, nnd modest nnd retiring in appearance. The Court House whs crowded during the trial, which lasted five days.? Par is (Ky.) Flag. The Rev. Dr. Dewey says that if ho was a slave at the South he would runaway if he could. So if he was dressed up in petticoats and put in a nursery to sew and take care of ehildren, lie would get away or run away, or do aayltiing else, if he could. It docs not follow, however, that keeping a woman in petticoats, sewing and taking eare of children, is wicked, or wrong, or a curse. When Dr. Dewey realizes, or rather when he thinks that a negro is no more liko him than he (Dr. D.) is like a woman, he will refrain from making such silly remarks as he has made about slaves running away.? XV. x. Uuy nook. A French^ Colony.?It it Mid tl?at some French gentleman from Louisiana, largely engaged in sugar planting in that State, have purchased * tract of land iB the neighborhood of Tacusa, on the line of the Illinois, wbere ihey will organise a colony of French residents, who are mom on their way from Canada, Arrangements are wade for the erection of etorea, hotels, ^nilfs, warehouses and dwellings; tpfd it is egpeeted that a large and flourishing colony will be ftrmly located U*e present seajwfcV JVad^rfay ^ooo, a?re broU ABBEVILLE BANNER*. Thursday Morning, April 23, 1857. W. C. DAVIS, Editor. A HEW PAPER. Wo lmvo received tho first number of tiio ] North'lirant Georgian, edited l?y J. F. 1'attox, and published weekly nt Clnrksville, CJa., for 81 .50 per annum, in ndvunce. A NOVEL SCHOOL. A Mr. Lkp.dknbuku, a German, advertises to teach a swimming neliool in New York, where lie proposes to teach the art in the lutest and most approved style. ADVERTISEMENTS. >yo reicr 10 mc nonces oi 31. Htrauw, ITokcs- | bury, W)i. Dark, F. A. Connor A Co., Dr. J. D. 1 McKkllar, Surgeon Dentist, Gen. A. M. Smitii, ordering an Election of Hngadier General. RELIGIOUS. We are requeHled to Btutc that, the Rev. S. J. McMonnis will preach on Saturday evening, tlic 2nd of May, at the residence of Mr. IIknrt Hii.ky, nnd on the Sundny following, ut llie residence of Mr. Jah. Huoiiky. CULLTJD PUSSONS. The cullud population of l'hilai'.elphia have recently held a grand indignation meeting to 8|>ress der contempt of de Spreme Coal, cuze dc Spreme Cout done decide dat niggers ant lowed de privligo of do wito fokes under dc coiifIutioii. AN ADDRESS. It will be seen, by reference to the list of appointments in another part of our paper, that Col. A- Bakkr Jr., will address tho citizens of Abbeville on Monday, the lltli of May n>'Xt. All who feel un interest ill the cause of Kuftsns | should be iu attendance. KANSAS. Wo learn, says the Charleston Courier, that a meeting of the citizens of Orangeburg wus held at the Court IIousc of that place, on Tuesday, 15th inst., Gcueral I). F. Jamison in tho Chair, and Colonel Alpiieub Bakkr dclivcrnl a very able and instructive speech. A collection was taken up, and foul- hundred dollars raised immediately, which General Jamison yesterday transferred to the Executive Committee of the Kansas Association of this City. THE WEATHEB. It appears hard for old winter to loose his hold. We have had frost nearly every morning iu this month up to the 20th. It has., most of the time, been unpleasantly cold during tho whole of this mouth. The fruit crop is entirely destroyed?the corn has been repeatedly nipped. The farmers generally have their cotton planted, ftnrl tinlnsn w? li?wo ? i-1- ' " " .. iuiviiuuiu cuiingc OI IIIC weather, thu seed will necessarily rot. If this should be tlio ciiae, it will materially lessen the crop, lwniim* ther? oniiK] not. be had ill the country seed sufficient to plant the second time. A VALUABLE DONATION. The annual report of the Illinois Cent ml Railroad shows that grants of Land m;ulc by the General Government to this Road, is worth over 1.14,000.000. The Roud is 707 miles in length. The land of the Company will pay for the Road and leave a surplus of 8,000,000; so that the Company has the excess over the cost of the Road and the capital stock for which the Stockholders paid about 26 cents in tho dollar, and which now sells for $137 per share of 100, leaving, after payiug for the Road, about 25,000,000 dollars. WANTS* CUBA. Sir. Prior, who lias recently commenced u new paper at Richmond, Vft ,?The South?in nn nrticle upon the Cuban question, demands that the Bcciianan Administration should make every honest and persistent effort to redeem its pledge in the acquisition of Cubn. He holds that the vague, but satisfactory assurance, that the acquisition of Cuba was to be one of the principal features of his Admiuistration, chiefly recommended him to the support of the South. He also contends that "now is the chance for Cuba"?now that a war is expected between Spain and Mexico, and thinks that we should sustaiu Commoxfort, the President of Mexico, (if necessary, send him supplies of fuuds,) ho that he can repel the Spanish invasion and retaliate l>y decent upon Cuba, enlisting under his banner fearless adventurers from this couutry, and thus secure the conquest of Cuba by American en tcrprwc, OUR EAST INDIA SQUADRON. The reinforcements which is fitting out, as wc lenrn, Buys the the National Intelligencer, for o>ir naval force in tho China seas, will consist of tfome of the most powerful ships iu the world.? Among others, the frigate Minnesota, one of the six new steamers, has been designated. In view of the importance And the distant theatre of the service, we cannot but express our pleasure at this selection of the Minnesota, because the noble ship herself and her substantial machinery were built at the Washington Navy Yard. In this fact we have a guarantee that, when the Minnesota goes to sea, we shall not hrar the almost invariable story of broken machinery, or of the eliip having put back or into Borne port to repair dumage The immense lottery of the Colorado, another of th? new steamers, is to be transferred, it is said, to the Minnesota at Norfolk ; and it is further stated that Mr. Reed, our new Minister to China, will take passage in this magnificent ship. THE BOUND DUES. The Berlin correspondent of the Loudon T\me?, says the National Intelligencer, lias the following in retereuee to the Sound Dues: "The United States ?f North Ampri?>? toprn I not represented at the late Sound Dues Conferences inC?peiihagoii,the American Government having refused, some time since, to acknowledge the principle 011 which the Sound duett are collected at all. Hopeful expectations are, however, entertained that, now that an arrangement has been arrived at with the European powers, that Government will be found leas uuwilling to enter into this generally received plan for the redemption of thein. Despatches were sent off from Copeabsgen to Washington on thissubjoct sufficiently early in February for tbera to arrivo there before the closing of .Congress oo the 4th instant, so that it is not improbable that some answer satisfactory to Denmark may arrivo in the Danish capital before the conclusion of the term appointed by the American Government for the determination of its treaty with Denmark." Land Salt* in Kantai.?Three great land sales are now advertised by the U. S. Government. The first will occur at Iowa Point, in Doniphan county, Kansas, beginning on the 6th of May. ? This sale is for the benefit of the Iowa tribe. Another will occur at Paoli, fn Lynkina county, Kansas, oommencibg on ihe 36th cf May, (or the confederated baada of Kaafcaskiu, Peoriaa, Painkeabaw and Weaa. The third will coa>io*uce at. Q^awkee, in Kaoea* on the 28d of Iune,'jbr the Delaware tribe. For the benefit of Iowa bribe 95,000 MOtm Win be told; for the confederate baoda 214,660, and for the Delaware tribe 845,000, making La all S54,00?. THE CLOU OF THE VOLUME. Thin issue ends llic tliirt-coiitli Volume of (lm ' Abbeville Hunner. It in, to some extent, a cusloin among Kditors to commemorate each anniversary of their paper, l?y ?loliv?>riii^ lengthened ! panegyrics upon tliemrclvcs. Wo, however, net- i , iog upon the familiar saying, that " self praise ( is hulf scandal," shall sonsider it sufficient to any, thiit under all (he circumstances with which wo have been surrounded during our connection with the public press, we have endeavored faithfully to discharge our duty to the best of our ability. We know that "lo err id human," nnd that we, like ninny others, may have failed to discharge our truct; but the fact of not having wilfully committed a wrong, will lessen our selfcoudcmnation, and make sufferuble our reflections upon our muny short coinings. Tlio Banner never has, at any period of its ex istcnce, been better sustained than it is at present. We attribute its success not to any peculiar merit of our own, but to the kind indulgence uud generous desiro of the people of this District, to foster and .sustain their local papers. We have been placed under renewed obligations to our patrons for the promptness with which they huvo discharged their dues to this office. In this connection, wo woul:l mention a fact which, if not grutify-injj to our patrons, is at least pleasing lo us, viz: That the amount of cash paid into the office since the first of Janua* ry, 1 y.">7, up to the present dute, is something over Eighteen Hundred Dollars. Though wo.have no reason to complain of our patrons, yet we feel satisfied, that if our friends would interest thcmsulvcs in our hell -If, that much could bo done fur us; our eireulatiou could be increased, and thus l?y increasing our patronage, would enable us to devote a portion of our n...c>.. i.. ii.. : < .... I>iuuu iu me iiiuvciiiuiii 01 our journal. We have scarcely a sinjjle suliscriber to our paper but what has a neighbor or a friend whom he coulil induce to subscribe for it. It is true, that one subscribe- is a small matter, but if every old subscriber should procure one new one, ii would double our circulation and enable us to furnish a better paper. With a view of increasing our subscription list, we liuvc already adopted it po!ic\ that will iu future rid our paper of half-paying and nonpaying advertisements, and which will give us more space for reading matter. Promises unexecuted were I cllor never made. We shall, therefore, promise nothing, but continue our clTorls lo make (he Banner a welcome visitor lo all. KANSAS. Wc copy the following appointments by the request of the Carolina Times : Alpheus linker, Jr., Esq., of Alabama, commissioned by the Executive Committee of the Southern party of Kansas, to present their case to the South, and make their last appeal to Southern men for aid, will address the people of Sout1 Carolina in their behalf, at the following times and places: At Winnslx>ro 011 Thursday, April 23. At Chester, on Suturday, April 25. At Yorkville, on Monday, April 27. At Uniunville, 011 Wednesday, April 29. At Spartanburg, 011 Friday, May 1. At Cirecuville, on Mondt^', May 4. At \r...i 1? ? f ... . via ii ciiunuu^, may u. At Anderson, on Friday, May S. At Abbeville, on Monday, May 11. At Luurensville, oil Wednesday, May 13. At Newberry, on Thursday, May 14. At Edgefield, on Saturday, May 10. At Bumwcll, on Tuesday, May 19. All who sympathize with our gallant brothers on the border, and who are generously willing to help them in their struggle, and hear some portion of the expenses of defending Southern rights and Southern property, are earnestly and respectfully requested to attend. KANSAS^ The Washington Star conclude.* a very able article upon Kansas with the following sensible remarks: " Abolitionism, ill this Kansas gome, is thus playing for the abolishment of slavery in Missouri, and au insurrance that it shall never exist in Now Mexico. Kansas is. indeed, the outwork of the citadel of the South's defence against the progressing assaults of abolitionism. When that fails, where is her refuge from the infuriated uuaitiiiy 01 uuoiiiionism na preached from a thousand pulpits weekly, spouted from as tunny sitnnp9 and lecture rooms, and printed in a thousand newspapers daily ? ' The patriotic policy of the late Administration with reference to Kansas, it always struck us, was bused on a thoughtful appreciation of the state of thing* that will Burely arise throughout the South when that outwork, as explained above, may have fallen into the enemy's hands. We ore for the preservation of the Union with all our heart and soul; and we regard the defeat of the stupeudous efforts that abolitionism is essaying to make the Territory its own, as the key to the accomplishment of its preservation. "Iu the adoption of its farcseeing policy in fliis connection, the late Administration planted itself wisely, indeed, on the true principle of the Constitution?on that of the riglit of the people of each sovereign of the Confederacy to manngo their own domestic ooncerns without let or hindrance from others. They had no constitutional warrant to go further in protecting the light? Going even so far, subjected them to a degree of temporary unpopularity at the North that cost the Democracy the loss of State after State.? Nevertheless, tlioy persevered in .their noble work of bringing what is left of the' Northern Doniocracy fairly and snurely on to the truo constitutional platform. They rescued the great principle of the Constitution, then in imminent danger of being annihilated there, and rallied to if* defeuce the nuoleiu of what, we hope, is ugain to prove, in due time, a majority of the noii-stnveholding States. ? With onnh uiwuio r\f fl?^ ~ ...... ?ww.. ..? >? ?'i v.?^ IUIIUC U| IIIU question soon t<? be settled in Kansas, th? Star's readers will not wonder that we are just now devoting so large a portion of its columns to its consideration." Without a Parallel?On the 15 of March, ays the Liverpool Times, whilst the Switzerland, Captain Conway, from New York, was beating up the Channel, one of the crew, James Smith, fell overbonrd while off the Grent Onnshead. The sea was rumiiug wild and high, and some time nececcssnrily elapsed before the bout was launched for the almost hopeless tusk of rescue The man was known, however, as an athlethic fellow, and good swimmer. As the boat neared the unfortunate man, they were horrified to see him deliberately take out his Eenkuiie and cut his throat They hailed him, ut the noise of the storm seemed to provent any recognition, and he alternately rose und descended with the waves. Ultimately they succeeded in rescuing him and bringing him on board, With blood flowing from his neck. When interrogated m lo his siugulsr conduct, he said he entertained not the slightest hope of being saved, and rather than undergo the horrid and tedious death of drowning amid the storm, he thought^ of hastening his end by cutting his throat. The poor fellow now lies in a fair way for recovery ou board the ship in the .river. Mr*. Ef'Pretident Polk.?Mrs. Polk, the es teemed widow of the ex-President, has determined to reside in Washington during the next section of Congress. Heretofore,since her hmband's death. With the exception of a virit in London ait the time when Mr. Buchanan was Arnpfjcm Minister there, Mrs. Polk has resided in Tennessee. It will be retiiembered that the doceosed ex-President left to bis widovf the charge and 1 Of an4 pqbl-shwj bip memoirs which, 1 so far as'the? relate to his administration; are aaid to be ralnuto, full of inttrs^ting pemoaal an* ' oodotca and abo*a tiding in reflections suggested by (MttUt??6f public affairs and conduct of his TsMfrL?N. r4 A*. . Appointment / Mini*Ur to Okitut?Minne* , iota Ordered to China.?Vha administration has onmptctad itfarrsngementa relative to Chin*, d the mission. lajMpm lo other vanalt of; *ar, the keamer'' ^RjkMoU* Will proceed to , China, I V * COMMItNK'ATKD. WE WANT MEN IN WASHINGTON WHO ABB WILLING TO SACBIFICE INTEREST AT HOME. Mr. Ki>itor> Allow me through yuur joitfnrtl. lo call tlm attention of the voters of the fourth Congressional District, to tlm claims of CJllAltl.KA l'. SlIUIVilN, Iwj., who has consented lo become ft candidate for the sent in Congress, vacant liy the death of tlm noble ItltooKH. It would Inn useless formally to introduce the mail to tlio people of Abbeville District, tor they are well acquainted with lliosu <|U;ilifi<:ations wliieli admirably fit him for the position in I which his friends seek lo place hint. Thoroughly identified with the interests of his State mid District, posHc^xiiif;, in a very remarkable degree, I M.i.t u,. - . i juitit |>t-i uu|iiiuii ana wen irumcu judgment requisite for the Statesman, studious us a man antl learned as a jurist, no one within the limits ot' OKI Ninety-Six District lias the ability to represent it belter than he; uniting the gravity of the gentleman with eourteousuesa iind refinement, independent in his principles, and firm but generous with those with whom lie may differ. All of which characteristics should bo sought after in a Representative of a bravo constituency. The people of Abbeville, wo trust, will not allow his clnitus to pass disregarded, but will give him n heurty and generous support. NINETY-SIX. COMSIl'MCATKU. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT. At a regular convocation of Orient Chapter, No. 9, Cokcshury, S. C., the following Preamble and Resolutions were umtuitiiouslv adoitted : Whereas, tho sad intelligence hua been announced to this Chapter of the dispensation of Divine Providence ill removing from our number, our esteemed mid worthy Companion, A. N. DAUItACOTTE, who, while living among us, endeared himself lo the craft by his honest, upright bearing uud gentlemanly deportment; and whereas, it becomes us, while we yield with humility to the decrec of an all-wise Providence, to unite in giving expression to the si-iitiiiieut of sorrow which pervades our Order. Therefore, lleeolved. That in the death ?f our Companion, the cruft has lost a valuable mid worty member, one whose generous bosom ever glowed with zeal for the good of our Order. Iivtolvrd, That we tender to his ben-aved funiiily the heartfelt assurance of our condolence. llceolved, That in rtcognition of our sorrow, which all must foel who liavo experienced the enduring influence of his friendship, we wear the usual lludge of mourning, and tluit our Ilall be hung in mourning for thirty days. Resolved, That a blank- page of our Record Book be inscribed willi his name, and consecratcd to his memoryResolved, That this Preamble and Resolutions lie sent lo the family of our deceased Companion, and copies of tho same be sent to Banner and I'ress for publication. J. J. ADAMS, Sec'y. COMMUNICATED. Mu. I?i>itoii : In tlie Sj,irit of the Times, o\ the 4tli iimt,, there is an extract from tlie (Jeneva Ledger, noticing ft colt, one jear old in May, fourteen hands high. From the right sort of mares, with proper cure, I believe we may mise 118 good horses in Ahhoville as are raised anywhere. In contrast with the above, I would mention that John VuiiCt, living near ("okesoury, iias a colt, one year old the '21th lilt, that is a shade over fourteen and a half hands high, gay, active and elegantly formed! April 17th, 18.V7. K. Abintestates in Cuba.?The following important law upon a ijliefitiou long the subject of dispute hetween the United States and Spain, is translated from the (Jacrta de lit JIabana of the 31st ult. It redds tli .is : " To the end of avoiding the controversies which frequently have occurred between the foreign Consuls m tlio island and the local authorities upon thn intervention of the former in the ntlkii's of uhintestateH of their several mi tious, it is ordered, that what liatbeen provided, upon this poiut, hy the Royal Decree reliiting lo foreigners, of tlio 17th November, 1852 in the 2Sth article wliioli ?" " '?.l" *>-? - ' ? , ? .. ?v, vi.ij iui nicy & ciiiimtiiiir, will also have application in all the dominions of her Majesty. So in all case.1* of a stranger dying without iitukiug a will, whether domiciliated or transient, the local authorities, with the Consul, will make an inventory of the effects and the property of the suid abintestate, and adopt the proper disposition, that tlio said property may be in sale keeping until thu legitimate heirs, or the person who may represent them, may present himself. In the succession of stall intestale. as a I no in those partieB who have made wills, the tribunals of tlio coimtry will have nothing to do, except when there may occur reclamations, tlmt may have for object the fulfilling of obligations or responsibilities contracted for witli Spain, or in favor of Spanish subjects, but then, and when by the multitude of passive creditors, and the intestate is n subject of a foreign country, at a meeting ol his creditors, or. when the estate of an intestate shall become a contention, the local authorities will act by themselves in tho use of their jurisdiction, according to Inw, tho Coiuul of the nation of the defunct will confine himself to representing (he heirs that arc absent, whether minors or imbo ciles, and this person may ho act, if he possess a power of attorney." 'lilt Slcanmhin Xiannra.?Wo lonm it>?t repairs of tlio cylinder head of the steamship, Niagara lins been no fur completed that it is expected this nohle ship will be in readiness for sea next Saturday. Captain Hudson, her commander, U so much iulerested in the sticeeas of the great telegraphic enterprise for which she is designated, that he will, if po.?sible, obtain permit sion from the Navy Department to proceed direot to Englund, without n preliminary trialtrip. Prof. Morse, of telegraphic renown, will accompany the ship on this expedition. No other civilians of note will go oat'Oip ker. Mr. Peter Cooper, who expected lo go, will not be able to do so.?N. Y. Jour. of Commerce. V 4 Native American Camel*.?Wo have some Camels in Texus to whom tlio naturalization laws would not a?ply?three haVihg Jieen Ijorn under the stars and stripes. 'The Washington Star says they Mb thriving, and five or six-'more births are expeeted. From the reports of, the condition of the animals, at present, and through* the eleven iDOutli* 'tlie first importations have been on the continent, we may regard all doubt* as to their acclimation dissipated, and that so much of the experiment is a fjjeed fact. The only ipmaining indeterminate point indie character of the stock that may be produced.- For this, time will be required. Northeatlern Railroad.?It afForda us-much, pic isuro to be ahle to state, on th# authority or Col. Allen Mncfarlan, President af.the above Railroad Company, Umt immediately after the late election of the new Bonrd of Directora, a rerolution wus passed authorizing the immediate purchase of 1,G00 tona of ifon for the Florence terminus of the Road; nnd tii.i ? ?- -- , ??o m/uii as me iron cnti be procured, I rnck-lading will bo commenced at Florence. By laying at both ends of the Roa^ twelve miles pep month n^ay be nccompllnhed. " At this rate, the Road con easily be completed by (he middle of August.?Cher a? G*ztiu. Demand for Western Landi.?1The St. Louis Republican, April 9th, says; We le^rn that the present season #82,000 have been withdrawn from Lexington, (Mo.,) for thet purchase of lands in Western Missouri and Kansas. At the Plattobiirg land office the number af appJieaiyU for entriea ialmmense. There is not land enough in the district to meet the demand tar one halt The proapsetia, that by June next, all the doeirable land in Northern Misaoari will have passed infco aecobd hand*. We learn also that abulh of the WtMouri there is much ac> tivity ia entering landa in all the counties from the Miaaoari to the Arkansas line. Dead X??<r*jj-l>uring the qurater or the year wbieli expired "Rjer.ay, about 2,000 dead letter* were"op?n?d, which contained money amounting in U)a MgRMflite to over #11.000 dollars, nnd aeven-eighu of tthis amount had been rtatoj-ed to the owners^ THE UTAH DIFFICULTY. 'I'lioTerritory of Utah presents a spectacle of moral depravity and social degradation to which Ik- tiiiitulh of civilixM man furnislt no parallel, and wliicli in a foul reproach to the Uovernmtnt of thin country. Mormonism In the most .won* derful and atrocious phenomenon in modern liiatory. It positively contradicts every theory of I the moral and religious development of rhankitid; iiiiiI ?ih u marked exception of Mr. Jeffcraou'a Wi moils apothegm, that error may be tolerated when reason is left froo to oombat it. The hideous offspring of the heat-oppressed brain of mi ignorant and crazy fanati?:, the most glaring* and palpalile imposture ever conceived,' app'etf!-' iug solely to the vilest passions and pandering to ' the inosi brutal appetites and instinct* of tlie human breast, it sprung up in the very midst of civilization and enlightenment, has coutiiiue^to grow with marvellous rapidity and swelled iutrt Mich a malignant fungus upon the body politic, as to demand the instant application of these-> vcrest remedies. The accounts we publish in another column, reveal u monstrous scene of iniquity and vice, from a contemplation of whiali, humanity sickens >and recoils In open rebellion' agaPQ'rft the rcucnu uovernincut, Hrigliam Young and his saints have succeeded in establishing a despotiem, more absolute tlinn tlint of Russia und upholding . _ u system of crime which shock* the moral sense of the world. The self-anointed Prophet, is'ihe supreme nrliitcr in both civil and religious mat-' ters; Iuh will is the law: from which there is no appeul?in his nod or beelc, repose "the lively I libeities and property of bis subjects/' Besides being tin infamous despotism, the territory is the scene of constunt outrnges upon deceftcy ami ( morality, which would disgrace the Caunibals of New Zealand und Central Africa. It is high time the United States Govemmnnt was directing its serious attention to the condition of Utuh. Alreudy ii has shown a reprehensible indifference to the affairs of the Territory, and guilty of gross dereliction of duty, in not having obedience to the laws enforced at tho point of tho1 bayonet. Had this vile crew of outlaws'and re^ probates been subjected to rigorous prosecution years ago, before they had become bo formidable in strength and numbers an to defy tho Governs incnt, we should not now be under the necessityof resorting to extreme measures. Mr. Fillmore's t failure to nppoiut a Governor to Utah, was an unpardonable non-feasance in office. The appointment at that time of a man of determination and firmness, who would have executed Ihe laws at all hazards, und not hesitated to call the military to aid the civil arm, would have crushed this iniquity, und spared us the impending troubles. Mr. Pierce, loo, deserves censure for not endeavoring to suppress these enormities. True, lie made un abortive attempt in commissioning Col. Steptoe Governor, with instructions to t-ec that the laws wer? ?l?lv ??'? ?1 D -' VUIUI VCU. UUV Iirighum would uui brook any interference with his internal regimes set tlie laws at defiance, threatened personal violenco, and the Gnvernor, finding it impossible to secure the co-operation of the Military, left the modem Sodom to its fate. Sinco then Brighnm lins ruled with omnipotent sway, und treulcd .Judge Drummond's authority with scornful derUion and contempt. Long impunity hud rendered him insufferably insolent, und the imheciic policy of the Government ferved to produce the impression that it is powerless to crush the monster. Whut Mr. Uuclianiiu intends to do, remains to he seen. It is rumored thai he is determined to i execute the laws, and to suppress the shameful licentiousness of Mormonism. We hope- this is true. For our part, we think it is the bouudeii duty of the Government to extirpate this loathsome pest, and believu thai the outraged moral sentiment of mankind calls for extreme remedied. It is idle cant to tnlk about liberty of con- . Rcience and religious freedom. There is a wido difference between hereseis in religious opinion ...?i ..?i. 1?i ? ? ?.iu tn-n.iun nuj; crimes mill arrogate the sanctions of religion. Ab well respeet tho murderous creed of ihe Alftini, whose God was u naked sword, and whose religion was ft constant festival of blond, as to connive at the suturnnliun orgc? of Mormonism?;i horrid crime against nature, nn outrage upon Immunity, apd in its very inception ut war with lie laws or G?d and man. We repeat, if the Government does not intend to renounce all control over Utah, it should at once take vigorous steps to put laws into execution. Every-moment's hesitation aggravate* 1'ie crying evil and enhances the difficulties of subduing it. Even now, if our information is correct, the Morrn<!!!S are '.veil provided with the munitions of u-ar, and can bring a large and disciplined force into the field. If Col. Sumner be really ordered to proceed to U tali as soon as he has quelled'the insurrection of the Kiowav and Cheyenne tribes, he hud better go prepat$u for serious rfisistance. The mere handful of men with which lie marched against the Indians, will only serve to provoke the hostility of the Mbr- , mous. lie would be treated with little more respect * by Briphum than Col. Steptoe received, and would signally fail to accomplish the object of his expedition. The whole available force of the United States should be sent theie, uud these shameless outlaws taught U> bow li\ the supr?-t macy of the Government, Brighain, the blnsplie> mous Prophet and arch-traitor, should be seized und innde to answer for hiB rebellious defiauoa ^ of the Fedcrnl authorities. The unanimous voice of the country proclaims that these monstrosities ought no longer ta be tolerated, und culls upon the Government.to' cxternynnte the vile abomination of Mormonism. ?The South. ? ^ ? Franklin'* Lttiers.?A writer in thp New York ? Time* gives the interesting intelligence that Mr. ilenry Stevens of Vermont/agent of the Smithsonian Institute in Paris, has discovered a collection ol four thousand letters, wholly to tl>fc handwriting . of Dr. Franklin. The writer * says; . > 4 A great many of them wero written ?ron^ PlftHsy, near Paris. It is not generally knowH '> that Franklin invented-the manifold copying ink ?-- '* and press now in such general-Tnej-cqntile use, * ^ whereby a fac-simile of each letter is imiUftdjr-*"'^' utely transferred/into a book of tirsue paper.?* ' Franklin-kept duplicate*) taken, in this muttner ' of all his letters, public andjprjvrfte. Tha jwimo cost of the collection was ?1,000, bat MrA* Siemens went to the further' heavy, co*^of baring the whole of thtom sorted, repaiiw^niQiiifted and handsomely bound lu Rtffesian leather. Tiny are. indexed also. Many <??the letters had be-. come illegible from uge ana . dump, bat soph, carefully laid out on highly glazed Bristol board, were flawed under heatel Ytidtnlic r6lUi*_with ' " great' pressure, which has quite iCBtorfi^ the waiting. t -j- - ' f# . \\f+> \ i ^ Gfeu Harney and * the Semittolei.?The S&n vat)iiah Grorgiuu suys our,Florida neighbors have great confidence in the ability, of Gen.^ ? Huryey to rid them of Billy Bowlegs ancL^tatribe. , Tfre papers from Florida speak highly of his sy'stfem or tactics, and thinks that>Bil|y .will grow tired- of traveling dfrripg^thet- pv^eefat' . . summer, -.pud will probably e*pe>ifd\ie&atfpti)itvvouvciiioiice ou account of the wantofnoce?farj; 'provisions. *- *.' ' * ^ ..Wevdo "not know if tba-jGhltfersl can bripg ,?illy to a fight, but if he ^dSea.a()di fiji* l|.f M{> ' him, (Jtou wte think the goyefhnrertrbad *p?tWf Abandon the war, and waa& p'o'more.Umeji^fc^r -.Jf and money, for tfyrp^ U n{> othejr rtftjeer' itr tfi/y T , * army wh<? can equal Gan. Harney ^tfhtij^Itivv^. dians.? Carolina Time*. % A Printer^ ffftni.?Th6 . Americni^ays: ** Frominent^at%n)f'ffia*t$1ij*;v" tLv ^cniiou for bank charters-naw*befof8.<g^4jfuJP!*W^' 'y^ftr legislature, is said to be one foe ih?*}*P66mq)& * * wealth 'Bank'for this ?Jty.' tthtrh^ nypin. / j - J. have originated ^ion^ tfyj ^ the amount paid ont wa printers, and prewrMffrflone, eXCet&fmEfljjSffi ? * .% , sand dollars, %iid the pVjttrmill* % iffg paper totha value of one aflMHaa , tet^pf dollar* pectfn nutty." ^ '^glT ? ''**"'1 AtoffcttdenM ?f Uxat Qcn. Pierc* hju had -, -;?^o G'cliet?a sufficient" sun} 6 for many a ('wet diy," una ffirifici tfl &'* ,di?#gFeeable necesaitv ?f tfwZ^22S52! " uncert?intie# or the law1' for hl? ? -(Jarolina Time*, On. Harnty, now in . (4 to the comra^ud of Fort. letieawovi*, to ' | which post the 10th foria&try from Fort Snetftug. tfi. Col. leLrwF3E airy, ia ordered to St. L4I& to {MtMrrmr f&jm survey of th? 8fl?thern boundary of Kthtf /.W Col. Stimncr ! to (qmniiuiil (m eqnadrons ' 1st cnv?lry ordered to move ?U>?*gih?'>^W the ArV'HO'ua riv?rf,