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It 3 4 VOLUME . SUMTERVILLE SOUTH-CAROLINA J-JNE 3011847N THE SUMTER BANNER: PUIBS218H0 Em1,1it l W'%EShDIT MORNING, BYf W I LI M A _3 J. FRA NC IS. TIE, It M I:. Tfsvo Dllars antil Filly :,ni in avaneThre Du,ar;. nt the expirat.ion (if si lolit1s, or 'T'lhre Dollar.s a;l Filly Cen,, t owi o the year. risement4 inserte.i at 75 cents i e;- r-iivnre, (i .. ,s or le,) fer thle *first n 11d hl:, !t' ([hat ritum r~ar each Su)se.ilnt inpettion Tile iu-.nhoar o, ine r titim. to be marked on all Advri eit! t or 1itey wi he pulskiiel until orderod to be dli:roantinuied ani A ch.irr::n atcordi ngy'. Otte Dollar 1,r -;tlumr t'or i, !4ngle ei. Qua teriv and onl alvestrnt n b charged the sat.-w as n. ri e . rmu . . n irni tonthly the sane %ti nwi. one. r pIblishingi Citation ;V L., la tire-:k tharet d.oillrs will be charged, All Obilnary NUticea cceding .six line.:, ami Cuniliuticatiant reamr) zinending Cantli.lates or pib. ic ifices of p-rit or trust--or pu ling -' bitin, will oc cuarged as ailvertisementis. R1Acctunis for AdtierAisling wil be prented for patyment quarter'ly. All letters by nail nsi I., p t P.64 to 2iure P. pfunctail attent ii. AGRICUTE \kL Ie have xtLractel the, ollow in article., from!1 thle Ch(tarles!0on I-u of .11hrrh 27th, ho.1ping that it mny ex ite to imquiry and rellection upon th iimportait I-.ubjec of which it treats. It coies fromi a re spectable sour ce, ald meritr consieraSII n. u-I nv< r. 'a yo *i-qu y ar. to mv knovt-dge of pin ti :ei! is p-ii: iy kn w e g i1 Qr IiVnited, l1 it Is sulicient to inluice t e e that plan I ling is nil so Lad a l i ?4es ; it :.I. oncIe represeiittd. IF wo1! y ".' or :3 per ceit is nade oinl the ea p'il, whY o v many bte Come planter, I liLvC th kt u D on the sljtI12'(, andI have Colie to the ' " sion, tha t bealusc there is more certn -: "i making Ca livintr at it than at any oti bu sinests; hiat., i. is safe, ha!y an a Sure tlode o incrvt:en theanital, and Ihi mto.t comfortam'ie mode u living and living %. l Ido liot preten.' in- that many w not fail, as they will do no tonie*- it they may be enegedin, nor is it neer:-.f. ry to eitnerate the caul of such .titure, which I could do. To SatLify you biat planting is a profitable buiness, u' il capital of, say tec'. .: ' - o dnila rs. 22 ,ij. port him insellf awl La miy. 11 put out In terest, it will bring himi, -av seven per en )ut whenl lie comes to calctiulte, lie m1, either purchnse at houst.. iurniture and ser vants, which will lessen his .apital, or if le rents and hire, his income of interest will not be Cou igh, ie concldes to vest hi.; funds in a pltaitiion, sv 500 acres,. 620 negrrees, stock, provisions, furni'Iure, and a carri.ige and h-A o for his famak. At t e of-the Ncar het coun C -! his planttina e pen , as1,o, what hI hia Imalde frcom his plaintationw, and thie tinal moude is, to say his incomeI is he proc eeds of his cotton, (suppose himl to be a cotonl pIlaiitr,) say lie has lt workers, who make 30 bags at F415 each; that the cloth, &c., of negroes is $100; bhiktsmijth bill, medlical and oither expenas *80; ltat Iw will hi Avc. onl y1il! ma 270. But thit. I deem inc.orrecw, anmd I vonhtl s ' the pro fits to be very tditerenlt. I woul'i ..e them to be as (ollows: The feeding of two horses ati $60, mor use or famzliy, 00 The use tf two o.6 t. - as house servants, -c hit The ue of the dwelling~ h mse .and. 30 bags C.otbon, * - i10 E00) Provisions for fail~iy, cOrnl, ruce, pork ant beef, .100 (J TIhe increase of tbc negro , say 100( til 0 15 00 Deduet the shova exrpenses oCi planttiont), - 18 0 - 705 00) Initerets& on I 10,000, 700' 011 Gainm after paying expense a:,ti intere't. (5 (,% a buintess a.. it 3 i tr a in - - St,,nei w li .1' .1 have given the planitation t~ct8em. -- . a . it ought toh ti ha v-. I woult at~tk wh ., shouhd nott ihe so? I do not think th accuratly, is for a ptlaniter to kee'p :-it h anf atccount with his 1laatitin 0- hj ii A or metrchJant kieeps ith hr! b. js no ht sav' I cannot keep1 an2 accouani t .atij nm.g iv so-, but si plainler unobt~l lner tv r. so wvill atate~ to yo wthal Iris been invpr ting, 1 ope:'t'd an Anecoiewt withA mly painta tion, chtaidi it with ,,!l expendtiture aiu interest ye-arty, andt crr-dii ..! I '.it 'romi it oir bv the use of ii, ., I 3.dlJ :to na 1 sold andI all I gave to) my ch!ibireni. I can at the endt of etach 'en know.r~t what nlv i planting interest stamts m! et. unid if I spi at the manrketi price, wthe licr I shatllt rore or gain. I amn satisfied to elI at the [ire -ji ent prices, which are considered 1, ww. I h;oul III lit ga ier. thm tigh ItI VCO y Ct)CLI mfy o1pertit ivI f4)rre by divniing, with IViv hi 1(21 11 isthle) bL lJ ii life. I ownvi too (1o 1not uiVe- YouL tii~ to ecite Col, itro-e :hut I lI-ctill .1111 Wnquiry, thlat o I'iiy come42 V.I1 yucani, to(iC -.m'mcu or Oppo ite co-lus1111,io oil :!'is very imI1w4ri4nt ('1 t rite vaise whyI soi no-in) v~-~ ~ I aini, ret'u4c1tuI) , y,? Ir:;, A. B. hlU'OIVI ON S1~1 F11eP. 511A Or.n tuI i T tI it 'r .I lIx 4 s lijt'i" of oiei'p 11 Il1Iilldry,.- I CaV Itis- a niatter (4l'1 lt-Lnry thati wh )F .Aurlieuhure, 'Pic 1)(--t var4Tit-il- ~'udt!e, Ire 1!11111111116- imlpiirtii fuoti the til] Wold md~ gre,.i1; sou~ght aftler I:tie vo v~) crmv 'I'S (41' Ii(,e 'oow. ll4nit-(4ii I i l. t-f -uc t.-e rit;.evd t-,:onl Ott! :'ra:t 2*l -, 4 4 l r ii-w h Sines violg ltrg-~ 1r.~inz to) wo'd grow. :L -. -. --ci t l o (~ v.r title that sonic live: Whilltn oth~b.:' ~ .:r' rtlI Lual Frm Wdi Kw:"M:~ and .Xek nlew iomvCht A I1ic)- ii -,o -ii ou i ma -. 1.U O :~, W . 4 i i n ~I I:" ' it' l r it aw o d10. iiii;.', i 14 (II It fire no: hrow m: wt'' Lii I-1 v'' fr aw cr 4,4 tie il- % n.e- to~e C.vl~' ( o: l wto I i lc r 4 .4) rOy e t, 141,1lI r .wii j '4' -, nii lok1 fe-l W' l ti Coriih r u. '" II gy C, l i s 1* oil.e .. iti- : a' Ount POW' 1"i2lIlI hue j 'U" !a. I OC(%'o rye !o '- ti;a t,# (. 1112 rI::.t l' wel, ',I n ortli-hl.it 0 lw llite l nj a - oiN hil' tir ic ro. ve2m1 n i it''. A * irhi~~ it ow !' ". o.- ' iJ-1- 0, i 0 01 matCe v ". ('11(1 11: ii- 1 ]1 rI %~~ i 14111, - LII' :l H-Ir n . K" M I.)I ! 'lt I" l or ''X''- 4.' 1. :iilo itle4 Ill~f; 'IL~ OW1 , ;:0 4.1 M' iLn 111 ' . 4 2 A n d 'LIe IL. ..v lectI f4t rild LC((1 t.)e nicu hot'ri Pl I weii' We 4)1, h, Inuen 11rc , htin o1 ,r- I,; F m t hr.- '.'arii~u.I ('09C RS TE FO)0N 8 EI &N A I t0 F ' N!N rD ON A LADY'iS'0qOA1~.-. 0'! 'V;icroir, vlty iC-.lpt Sin tn;i-. NrIn tiir heml,, 1-w, It~li lqo wa~rm. rJl..- It lti'nn lps~ fire toi', ':.4 tril,. Ti i h nsc-t ;tit~ 'f 111111if ;% 3.ix l . rn -: ne lo *ne T'ilmn her brewc,'1 (1c). ~ ~ ~ ( 111d il --relio A l I :!.-v r.;.. Lt re, r i ll. -hali( -"i ' ..j UNI 1. r iii i' r~" 1,7~a' t* i V.'~~~ 1, 1i,' K N1,I I ) S . 9 --tke uc. :W ~ ~ ~ ~ '' 4- 7r 1: V,? ir .t ~ to.p m ino I'-1 0~c~ciq is in.: 1-;o (. . i t,: Fr rh~in,- byz~ - l JUL ~ ~ ~ ~ N w ",),;n?;1.C~ ~ri si ilf.- ii.;i I " i I~ r '_ Iy vIll 1 ouda r znii Ai oil Uicto m., C I eL ar mi B ut,')(Ll e n fa r 'mnLpehi. 1'i ogi'qpri~ ngio tibe ii'uir 'ezl cm Iw r:3 cirn hir, sfasmi~ m ike lwm -itai uctind lu ; nr ( I t Ls r , c i. , ., n ii I p i li , ti g As [ itc ' I ;I Ih i '-d !.i.4! m o tkc 11. i Ic niiv b''~nmnc l !ihra~lc i do.' t h~il 'I 111. iV M!w , ;Iili? r oCkt, it1&p.e ij I I 1 1 1 F El) iuc I 'im, e-1 * - ;;ralvpiuqg h.4; 1.: a 111- XiL. i, ilL11il ,14 I i'Lcrew io IiIit' ts 1, -ir H lul p;,;1 v l w w . l c l mt n I n d ~ '~ i . hr ] S ItI F , .I..i v\hh at:ct I lk. eyesW fls iiq rp lmhave. . ( 2" 011i Li hr 'Ii C lld % b o r[ J m.,- r c , th .e d uI? sh i t Vi( himil d.em~ru m 1*.. Wiiiie' ?,.I(OVCall. t. , r , ai in t ilr'Ne Cii.i i .' ll-~ !ra- i h% 1! ie ': ~", -rn 1, t irti c cl. iii.t'. ur o v t~ . fttd g 6 ?0l i fi : .(; jol fs'~ r ,i, !hp l'. byt ~ .1i ( u ~ ii on l~~vcoi d'ielig i"tc ir it hundred year!! Nay, more important sub. iets or inw have been examined a nd, pas. ,ed 11poni ly this hench, in a series of twenty yeare, than in all Europe for a cen tury pIsj. And I cannot forlenr to add, that one in the midst of you has favoured the world with a treatiie on public faw, fit to stand by the side of Grotius, tor be the chamii'on of the Institutes-a work that is now regrded by tIh judicature of the world, as the: great bIok of the age, Str' Is Con tlIct or Lfws." AMU8ING INCIDENT. AnI iitiniusintIg incident is pleasantly re rediFlcl it, tile llowing passage from a let ter of a writer "down enst:' a;h Panza says. liessed is the man - :t intl ied slect.' I do not suvy. T.u.siC is the mani who first invent'd st;aps (in panttiatoins;' but I do say, 'Bles sed is the man that first abolished -their use.' lit how many awkward predica ments hvie they not been the catise of Mla cing us! Ilow 'much more free! how much more comifor table! how mich more natural, ', dispense wit te u llinig, rice-irrita Zhng monstrosities! Is it not enough thi-i t we lve usiipedriers.' or 'gallowses,' is our juvenile iomitcltuire used to hanve it - and a very suitable name it was, v the way--to bul us down to earth with the j're;sre o the night-more, bitt we must also have the uipward! pressure of the foot rtps, both drawing us togetier wIth! . power if a twenty-horse hydraulic press! I ree!r ! For ouc, I have dispensvd with bothi sLraps amil susspeAcd rs; and I o-!! . yon', Mr. Kaircrbocker, as a man of plain -. snse, dircretion mid age, to do hhctise. utt :il thiis is not ftrthering th iiei ! f my writin to you 'on the pre. .' I wish to teil you of an t i t that 1' ctired to me somie time . !! n ni from ii aLifax to H1wg. ton i br the jiacet ri -.A in 1 J S :j 1 0" o th! ose uihappy straps! Une ;if' my Mr:-passengers was a fat ol who s'aiffered rery much from sea, day the .)bl wolinl Woul put thie good na fui e of thc stewir'd, i.whlo was a joly Irii iani, to the test, v wishing to be algged upon deck, thien below unain: iniotehirl' that thev uscd to cull ter - Mrs.Tee-to-ium." Sometilr'es shc lon gel to rec n the deck; but theins ii ws cold, and .he iad Io. thin to wrap he rseif 4qp widi. I made liayself a gr !'t f-asvorite with tzi hi screid ing out my bifi1a6-i ,,t Oh 1 an1 'ici bag he, r bemen to seni, and are ar.tia inted with the exceedingly enafy tolle - L . jentlemen aad ladies ta: :-,1 aninalat. on shioi,. 6!Sr !. l' wing the gie'erial practice, I u"a l ,t o i od' my 'e or-shaies.' hung 1h.,-! to. the I.cilig tit the .~r rom, oppusite the door, vwith mly hoo-c. da,'idir, in them. The old lady's hein wase homed.1 iattely opposIte "o ruine;1 an1d o! L. mingi she woke much earlier than 'u:uaJ, baving been prevented rrom sleepiig b) certaiin .eriouis qualmts.' Th e d oor ) f bot iA tiii ..tite-rooms happened to be widle o er I inl M rv. Tee to-Ium, casting her eye; over toward mine. saw a sight which would have made 'each par'icular hair to stii-i. on (nd,' ir she had any of her own. Shie shatieked out at the top of her voice; 01. l.ord 0.: Lord ! Captain! Steward ! Mate! (b h! crl : Mr. W-has huing Limself! lic's dead! ! e's denall' (out rushed ite passtigers froc, every berth, an down itibled the who'i ship's crewv; :mud snch an(itier p il 'fhinughter the biad A thntie lietrI Ie re ('c oI.d. Atid all th;-i wits e i h-d by1 .m boots itngling in ho;'I p-m .1l. i ' v rt .'e r t . - Lady A~ll dre '.I:; h::ne i 1 a ~ ' I Al ((h, rn ta tind on .ebai't Ise i,m'- were t i pper. i." dr' ' Ied 4 ~ t'Co'linry , ha 'n e -,any ah~ frt n - ( c'in asaCa: Ge. :01e Denu t to 'e ra t' ih nt ier a ''h; and, whtn h' - .ed 'ihe dei ret uAi he =e-a w r a 'Is al to lt unuit n th op r t n, ~unes.'h ini it per-lg - .C U a~ltti j thet eran n - e n d '. but fte r caii. i' er h~ thai.ctl :ahe mihtljege ticne of t.a ar~ sjir rt ing thai-ei opera. -nguon'u ai~':n nt::h i i-te ap U~a -it&t o t. psi r a st''ion oftI cohn pdt hicen "Ithiut the hai ,. a inohlt cono the heicr ttise on hi l,: wndefit tering, nd fear ut ol 1'nch a fNeling atl so perilous' a Morent, leaned in front and stmrnly shouted, 91orwardP' 'i' CapISaIn!-Ihn11, hist! Keep shiady. a morent," says he, -har's a feller peep in' over the- bamo k at us:jest let me try my old. shootin' fixim.' on hiinJV "Forward! I say, sir," liouted the ofli cer again. ",Well, bt jL to try te- thing, Captain, for it aint it rgih t down artil piece yet," Enid he; and lere l'itig upon -.the . peeping Mexican, he -lopped hin, "Good a wheA'!" he ex.chi id; ',the nld-)Unitedd Stalis fixin' talkss is had ah real tatral animosity.0gin them fellera!" During the tight a party of one compa ny were,-from their position watching for ebamn'e shots at-those -WhO sbwed the'm Selves insile of tleeutienchments; and the Mcxicatns appearirng to have little idea of the marksmaniship of the men opposed to ttem, woulld expose their persons as they hred their pieces those who did se, were almost certamin to fall by the fire of the Mlissouri sharp shooters; and so little did the latter consider themselves in danger f -rom the returni tire, that they kept tip a fire of laut hter. also, at the success of their shot!. After s( veral of the enemy had thus fallen, the mt hers would place' their gui on thle entr'.-nchmeit and fire at ran dom, w lit no part of their person exposed. This nubketrv from the enemy was almonit S ..,a he company was order ed to charge upon the entrenchnicmt.A, rine of the privates was laughing so heartili that the tears were rolling down ida kchek-.. A comrade inquired "What ais %-oul.Sam!" Whv, I'm tickled with such fightin' a5 this,''syi% he; "I'll ewaur of it int as goodl as a1ny turkey shootin' I've everseed!'' A n exchlan'- lol l. : ,, wa: atan; 'aixioums mmtecting,' gave his 'experi ence,' and sitated that he was a great sin ner, totally depraved, and merited eternal misery for his wicked acts. A neighbor got up and said he had no doubt it was alt true- for he had known him for twenty-fi%-o years. The minister and dhe people smil ed, and tie i ndriodhlal referred to, got up a c aled his neighbor (who cunfirmed !is depravity) a liar and a rascal, and threat ened to lick him when they got out of church. SmA. IIOUSTON's rLVING '.rt.LFRV. T4-) follovio2-41ceount n-f Ot Texas''-Fly Jaci, u:thich n e ett am .: sie'e iom nal the 1'annla Lynx, we have often hearnl but nev er bfore saw in print. 'Pre pare t . :-adiate,' asa Professor of Laugh. ing weal say: mlonston's 1lying artillery itd ai Ohe b)m"r of San Jacinic, was one four pounder, lashuai with a pie.e of raw hide to the back of a Jackass, When the piece we di.1eharged, it would throw him for-. ward on his knees with such- force as tV detain him in that positi , until the piece was rclonded. and as he rose and- brr;ght it %. ithin rangre of the Mexicans, the matck wn-as applied, nld away Went the animal on his face andl knees, and away wentLthunde an d !!am ta :1111 d eath dealing ball iiand away %-.:at the Mexicans helter skeltcr. A Bog ad-p/d by a Wolf.-An officcr -f ram k in !he Indinn army writes from Fe riiapor, that a male child, about seven' years of age, has recently been discovered by some police in the den of a wolf. He r n r-.a peak, e its only raw flesh. The hi; a cluaied by~ parties who s-ay they loer hmfuyears ago, wthen he wvas thmreo years m;chad it is stupposed lie has led a wt's~i life ever since, Th'le magistrates still retained possession of this strange tandltin g, whle n the letter de taili ng the'se .gyrsten Hencefo~rth we max' beiee in t - lege.:AInnbifhts and Re' - u'.-J, L'erJool~ Albion. u'he lures t tree ini the u-orbml is in A frica: -era! nea'ro tamni lies re idedi .inside the 'Thet coirre in Suath A,nerica produces milk I-arom whli chI the peocple obtain regular T1hz . penthus of India, tfornishes wva. :-r in its U-avecs, w-hich not~ only have pock-: as but cove'rst to themi. A Ynkmlue downt east has invented ara cinem tha t will reap, thraM-'.. wino and ' md. A nother Yankee i Vetor, deter mat: d notM to be outdhone, h as inventedl a mtie mthat will spin cottor', scrapO po ta o.s, rockh the cradle, dar' n sockings. pair m'ai4i, w hi le shingles, w hale Yankee - I )ood le, andm pullI i tsefC ini the niewsj2u~pers, tiMon,- --It is reported, says the Bir' Star, inha it edit ors are the putmp handles of I charity -"a' lwaysa helping othier folks t( . wviter, but never zupposed 10o be thi'sty temie. - "I'ddyu,, my jew el, why don't yett hiavg-I yotr C-mrs eriope.!.' they' a antirCtay too' ~.mrge for a umn.'' 'Amnd yours," replied P'at, "they are too short. for ain ass!' Whewn counaeious of right, be trttd to your purvpose, r(eg'rlecss ot the sneers of ene mis*r the atdvice of fainit-hearted friends..