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Alates for public offices or trust--or puffing Exhibitions, will be charged as Advertise ments. . 0AlI letters by mail must be paid to in sure punctual attendance. Extract of an Ordinance Enactea by the Town Council of Sumterrille: For the information of all whom it may doncern, the following extract is published, to-wit: "SEC. S. That no slave whsse owner resides without the limits of the town of Sumterville, shall be permitted to work therein, unless a written permit be first pro ctired from the Marshal; for which, the sum of fifty cents, for common laborers, and the sum of one dollar and *fifty cents for mechan ics, shall be paid: and that no permit shall be for a longer time than three uonths: and if Any slave shall neglect to procure a per mit, such slave shall be imprisoned by the Marshal until released by Council; and in no case set at liberty, .until the expenses of his or her arrest and imprisontnient have been first paid. Published by order of Council, J. B. N. HAMMET, Clerk of Council.' March 13th, 1848. 21 tf Jfiiscellautons. . CAUTION TO PLANTERS. D. C. Newcomb, of Franklin Parish, Li, writing to the N. 0. Delta, says: A circum stance occurred at my plantation a few days ago, which may be of some importance to the cotton planter. I had a large quantity of cot ton seed to accumulate at my gin, which I had removed by haufling it on my corn ground. When we got in aboutithe centre or the pile we found .it to be on fire, and had burnt the seed into a perfect coal, some two yards square. Had it not been so much smothered by the quantity of seed on the top, I have no doubt but it would haye broke out and con sumed my gin. We often hear of gin-houses being burnt, during the cotton picking season, which is always attributed to some incendi ary. There is no doubt now in my mind that most of the gins that are burnt from unknown cause&, proceed from spontaneous combustion as above stated. MARRIED AND SINGL' Mr. Crossby had arrived at that time of life at which sensible - men, while their habits assume a strictness, begin to in. dulge in a laxity of dress, and wear -um. ple waistcoats and easy boots. His fea tures and person betokened the man that knows what to eat, drink, and to avoid; who lives generously and at the same time takes care of himself, and who has been engaged in the cultivation of Epi. curian philosophy for some 18 or20lears. In his hale, ruddy countenanc. you could read soundness and stamina, while the 'crow's feet' at the angles of his eycs. intimated to you that he was no chicken. Mr. Crossby .possessed a competence and a commission in her Majesty's corps of Gentlemen Pensioners; he lived in chambers and died, at a club or coffee house. Thus far in the way of life had Mr. Crosby marched on without impedi mient; that is to say unmarried. But the period had now arrived at which it oc curred to him that if he meant to marry at all, he had better do It. He did it. Five years afterwards he was seen in Cork street, Burlington Gardens, survey. ing wistfully the exterior of the Blue Pots, in predicament though not in appearance, resembling the Peri at the Gate of Para dise. It seemed as though he had been buried in wedlock, and now like some unquiet ghost had returned to visit the scenes of his former life. He had evi dently exchanged a life of single blessed nuess for the reverse; and he thus related the story of his griefs, to an old acquain lance who accosted him.' "Take my advice, sir; never marry. -You will ask how I came to do so? For the best reason, sir, that a man can have for committing any act foolish in itself. There was beauty, sir;.there was temper, there wasn accomplishments, and some money. I was not rash, sir; I looked be. fore'1 leapt-but, sir, J never should have taken the leap. I did not marry in haste, although I am repenting at leisure. I eonsulted with my friends who agreed that I was doing a good thing. I disoblig ed none of my relatives, sir, except my nephew, who was my heir presumtive. I was not foolishly in love, either. The case was thih; I was tired of living alone. I: hele that my laurndreu cheated me. I aoonvinced they toemy sugar, I lost several shirts, and the rest usually came- from the wash without buttons. My. fire was frequently suffered to go out; ad when 1returned home wet In the feet, I had to air my own stockings. Now it striifLk me that by marriage I ironid avoid these inconveninces. I had heard nuch of domestic management, and was indu ced to suppose that it would provide good dinners at a trifling expeLse lexpected, also'that I should find fiy boots better brushed, and the state of'my wardrobe, in general better attended tothan ir that of celebacy. I anticipated a beter ordered breakfast table than what I had been ac. customed to. In short, sir, I looked for an increase of comforts, and if I had not, sir, I never should have changed my con dition. "Now, sir, my groceries are not only embezzled, but that by a monthly nurse, in addition to the servants, of whom I am under the necessity of keeping two; and my expenditure in that article' has in creased ten-fold. - It is quite a fiction, sir, that matrimony is advantageous to shirts -mine are as buttonless as ever. The fire in my study is neglected for that in the nurserv, and my slippers are .invaria bly put out of the way. My wargobe is left to regulate itself, 1he - servants, being occupied in dusting carpets and scrubbing floors; and once a week the house is turn ed upside down, my papers displaced, and my walking-stick and umbrella mislaid, under- the pretence of putting them to rights. I dine, sir, one day on a leg of mutton, and for half the week afterwards on the same dish in various forms. I can now appreciate the virtue of promptitude in waiters. I know now what it is to get a chop cooked on ten minutes' notice and let me tell you, sir, those are no such things as chops in wedlo.ek. It is worsn than useless to row up my servants. In. stead of exciting their alacrity, it only elicits excuses from Mrs. Crosby. Then with respect to my breakfast. My news. paper is indispensable to the comfort of that meal. I can never read it in 'quiet; interrupted every moment, as I am, by some frivolous question or remark. "The annoyance- arising from my chil dren, sir, are most intolerable. They are continually crying, and a box on the ear only makes them yell the louder-and my wife joins in the concert. The best of children are only less noisy and mis chievous titan the ordinary run. But all of them are subject to teething, whooping cough and measels, which render their existence a burden to all around them, ex cept to their mothers and nurses, who I really believe, like the trouble which they thus occasion. But their wretched com plaints are not only troublesome but ex ponsiive. I am nevor without a dootor in the house. Whilst I was a single man, sir, I never knew what medicul attend ance was. But women and children are always ailing. Not only are my butch-: er's, baker's, grocer's, and other bills aug menting. but their number is. increased,' by a doctor's bill-with nothing to show. for it. And when I was married I found out not for the first time, what rates and taxes are. "IBetween ourselves, sir, I don't mind telling you. I got about two hundred a! year with Mrs. Crosby. But my addi tional expenditure so far exceeds that sum, that I am obliged to deny myself many enjoyments. I have given up my daily pint of wine, and I no longer smoke. Thus, sir, has matrimony not only de creased my comforts, but has deprived me of those that I already possessed. In stead of being able to take my stroll, to see the sights and learn the news of the day, I now find myself, resolving myself, as I go, into a committee of ways and means. Sir. this worry-this ceaseless wear and tear of the brain-deprives a walk of its legimate and constitutional character. Sir, depend upon it, that it is misfake to marry for comforts. I find myself obliged to resign myself and con.. sult those of others. A single man, sir,; only one to take care of; a married one has to take care of his wife and family. I made wvhat every body considered a prudent match. Sir, there are no such things as prudent matches. I am as mis erable, sir, as I could have been if I hadl married for love. So do you remain single, if you have a regard for Number One, for in matrimony you will find that'you have to care for Number Two." PRAC-rCAr. ILLUSTRATION.-A lawyer, re tained in a case of assault and battery, was cross examining a wvitness jn relation to the force af a blow struck. 'What kind of a blow was given!,? 'A blow of the common kind.' 'Describe the blow.' 'I am not good at description.' 'Show me what kind of a blow it was.' 'I cannot.' 'You must.' 'I wont't.' The11 lawyer appealed to the Court. The Court told the witness that if the counsel insistedupon his showing what kind of a blow it was, he must do so. 'Do you insist upon itl' asked the wit ness. 'I do.' 'Well, then since you compel me to show you, it was this kind of a blow t' at the same time suiting the actioni to the word, and knocking over the astonished disciple' of Coke upon Littleton. 'There is no harm,' says the Rev. Mr. Montgomery, 'in smoking tobacco, except that it lead. to drinkin .-rink ingto intoxi cation.-intoxication to bile-bile to indiges tion-Indigestion to consumption-consump tion to death-that is all.' In the words of an aflbetionate wife to the agonizing partner of her bosom, we beg It: 'Don't stop to talk my dear, but go on with your Aying. Yes,"says anoheroh! womoa "hang. ins too good for 0' About the yos04ghteen hune- an4 it mIatnt COa*MtI in the<Sfate of Ia, s most h6d murder was perpetrated by two negroes, upon the body. of their MIstress. Of course public excitement soon rose to the "54 40" of Oregon thermometer, and the Allens and Aannega*,were not wanting in the neighbourhood to "giwe notice," of the alarming stories of many years stpnding, raked up for present use; how home made dirk knives had been found in boxes under ground, short swords con cealed in hollow logs, plots diabdlical and designs nefarious, entertained by certain "niggers" upn "Mr. Siteh-a-ones quar. ter.' which .orne upon the wings of the wind by the "Breezes," and other would be popular gabites, would go the rounds, and like Pats oyster, "the more they were chawed the larger they got," until the whole country was worked up into a state of fearful excitement, on the subject of 'nigger risins;' and no doubt this bold out. rage and daring murder, was the harbing. er of a brewing insurrection, and these two silly fools who perpetrated this deed, had been made 'cats paios' of, by the more cautions, and of course more guilty negroes, and they ought to meet with the severest penalty of the law, and their ex. ecution held 'in terrorumn'over their secret leaders. Many a sleepless night was spent In the immediate vicinity nf the deed, by the ignorant and more fearful whites, who never did, nor never would have a 'nigger about 'em. The nasty stinkin' things, they aint fit to be about a man's house no how; they'd just as leaf kill a body as to look at 'em.' And no doubt they often wished in their own hearts, that President Polk would give them notice, that thejoint occupation of this country was terminated. 'But in course they'll hang them ar niggers what killed Mrs. Loft won't they?' enquires one. 'It may give some o' the rest on 'em afright for awhile, '0 yes,' says another 'they've been tuefi up by the constable and karried afore 'Squire Strong, and I've hearn as how he's ag wine to Get Gineral Goodman to help him set on 'em.' Sure enough the negroes were duly 'set on' by a quorum of justices, and 'in course' found guilty of murder according to law, and sentenced .to be hung on the 2d Friday in -- Great indeed was the excitement mani. fested by all classes, more particularly the non-slaveholders, between the trial and day ofexecution, to see these negroes hung, and the expected 'nigger hangidg' was much talked about as a circus would have been, in the days of Pineville memo. ry. Nothing could be said nor done, but what the 'nigger hanging,' in some shape or another, was brought upon the tapis, and every body was going, and even seemed to anticipate much pleasure in the sight. 'How ar you to day Bob?' 'I'm well, how is it yourself, I.give you thanks?' '0, sorter so. so. You gwine to the nigger ihangin' Bob?' '0 ye-s, I would'nt miss it for a quarter.' 'Nor I nuther, I'd c'ruther see it than to see the circus!' Even the old women seemed delighted at the idea of having an opportunity, to see these poor devils suffer. 'Yes I intend to go,' says one, 'I know I can look at 'ei hang as onconsarned as I could at an old sheep killn' dog, or a suck aig son of a hound.' The speaker growing more angry, the more she talked about it, until she seemed mad enough to kill every dog on the plantation, for fear they might turn outto sucking her eggs. 'Yes,' says another, 'hangms too good for 'em, they ought to be burnt alive till they was dead, and then cut up by the very doctors theirselves, and made ob jects (subjects) on.' In due time the eventful Friday arrived and ere the sun was three hours high, the calm and quiet atmosphere of a summer morning in the silent forest, where the deed was committed, and in which the gallows was erected, began to be agitated by the hum of human voices; and' the neighing of horses, braying of donkies, lowing of oxen, and the rattling of the wheels and chains e1f the various vehicles made the welkin ring. Spectators of all sizes and colours 'from snowy white to sooty,' be gan to collect upon the spot thick and fast from every direction; some in carriages, some in wag~ons and carts, but by far the greater portion on natures colts. Soon Riley Hlinton the constable pnd chief executioner made his appearance with the culpriis, guarded by two compa nies of militia, -armed and ~uippd as the law directs, and commande by. their re. spective Captains; the whole division un der the command of Riley himself, who was armed 'cap-a pie' with a horsemans broad sword, two pistols and a dirk, al thoug h the negroes like Lazarus when he was brought forth, were bound 'hand and foot,' andbhauled to the place of execution on a cart, and every man, woman and child in ten miles of the place anxious for their execution. Every thing being made ready for the last act of the drama as quick as possible, the cart was slowly driven under the gal lows; and the knots of the ropes, which were alradyt amoued te nals of te cul plt9,were properly adjtdnAh loose end thrown over the b.*w. nf were the anxious eye an'd llLteningears turned towa*Idih spot from evj ssible drection, .fnn abofye pot e: *pted; rp0 notwihstsding, the cbustable hud talep; the precautidn to fbrn alarge 6 lag rid the gallows, and placed'his guard upon:Ft, 6A -well to give all an opportunity .to see to prevevent any attempt at a rescne; yet so. great was the crowd that It was im possible for one half to sesmuch -less to, ear what was going on, and to aid this defect in the nature of things, the negro spectators, not considering theniselves in cluded among the number to be benefit led by the formation of the ring, made the trees round about the gallows, seem as a kindlof staute of Jeophails to them, by 'clitnbing up-in them, some ten, some fif. teen-and even twenty feet high, that they too might see, robably hef the last words of their1fdring fellow seivants; it having previouslV* neen announc'ed that the culprits would h " n opportunity or confessing their guilt tand saying what. ever ele it might bahoove thern to say, on such a solemn occasion. Afler they had made an end of speak. ing, in which they confessed their guilt, and concluded with a warning exhorta tion to their fellow servants, and a prayer for their own souls &c. the constable de. scended from the cart, ond a profound and deathlike silence riow pervaded the whole assembly. Not a sound was heard save the commingling din of the distant horses and mules, stamping at the flies, and the rattling of their harness. The sound of the death tap of the peg, which suspended the victims in the air, broke for a moment the fearful silence, qq11 was still again. Even the air itself, = ed unwilling to disturb the solemn stillness of the scene, which continued for about two minutes, during which time the death struggles of the negroes were the only motions in view. Suddenly an old man in the crowd, overcome by the heat, together with the solemnity and stillness of the scene, fain. ted, as he sat in his wagon, and fell back. wards, which frightened the horses, and unable to run they commenced kicking. This attracted the attention of those in the immediate vicinity, who under the' im. pulse of the moment rushed to, the old mans assistance; and it so happened that just at this moment, a sudden gust of wind shook the leaves above the heads of the dying negroes, which with the rattling of the chains on the kicking horses. coming simultaneously upon the ears of the larger portion of the crowd who could not see the cause of the disturbance, created at first a panic among the negroes, and a moving among the ivhites, which as quick as thought pervaded the whole congrega. tion, from centre to circumference, and cries of 'mad dog,' 'insurrection,' 'niggers a risin,' when in fact they were falling like ripe fruit in a storm, from' the trees in every direction, served of course, to Increase the panic, and extend it among the fearful and unthinking whites; and the fact that the negroes literally fell, pel mel out of the trees, where it was presum. ed they could see what was the matter from their elevated positions tended to strengthen the belief that something un. common and alarming had taken place. And such a scene of confusion as hereup. on ensued, can be much better imagined than described. The negroes and whites seemed sud. denly charged with positive electricity, and in strict obedience to the laws of na ture, in such cases, mutually separated from each oth6r as fast as their feet could carry them. The -creams of woman, crying of' children, and running of meni, women and children, terrified the horses, donkies and oxen, and they commenced kicking and running in every direction, and as the circuntference of the crowd in creased by the repulsive movements oi the whites and blacks, the confusion be came more dangerous; for the horses wvere now dashing about in various directions, and men, women and children, black and white were rushing to and fro against each other, to keep out of the way of the ani mals. 'The guard! the guard!' exclaimed some affrighted voice. ' Where's the guard?' But alas, neither constable, magistrate nor guard, could be seen in their proper places. Nor has it to this day been satis factorily ascertained what did become of the constable and his equippage, whether he threw down his sword and betook him self to inglorious flight, or looked calmly and undismayed upon the scene of confu sion, until an opportunity offered for him to collect his scattered guards and guns, the last of which were lying in abundant profusion, about where the former ought to have been, is still enveloped in the mist of uncertainty. It is, however currentl reported that he did run, but whether it was merely for the purpose of heading his flying guard, or becagse, being a pop ular man he preferred to act upon the ppular motto, 'When in Rome do as Rme does,' and made quite an active use of his legs, rumor saith not; but it rather darkly insinuated, that the broad sword which served as so important an append age to his person on that eventful day, has never been nor heard of ainco. Be this as it may, Riley can lay the flattering unction to his soul, that he was not alone in his flight ont that occasion; for it is a, matter of well establishod thIs tory, that one of the~ grdn arrived at his house. about three miles distant. In lesis an twentxtm put eitle di acei which pr vll weeoin ~l Shonor be it saidnl~wt~o at alarmed. iaTwo asedic ue~~uwh62 lbrgedte na etn td wah uni Were dead tha 'em,' were irnk eogh to admit, - h thoughi thley had seen many dead neoe - but they never heard dc'negrosi'hake such a 'guai, noise bir, aad for3E something might happeui, not ~t'all frlg' toued however, but being-dalutious yiuhg men, they threw downdtheir gunsand concealed themselves behinds tree. where thie dying negroes could not see them. Another medical student, who hadgone all the way, from the 'eillage'. 15.. miles, not to see the negroes hung, but that ho might 'pro liono scientio,' and hiis op in.. formation in cutting up the, bodies o&f the culprits in his flight fro the .scene, was seized round the .waist by a lady, who begged him to take care of her, but in the honest simplicity of his nature, he ex. claimed, 'y d-dmadam-, every man for himelfand womn~. oo. .It is also said of a youth!Ndi,~rnutve size, who had gone from an adjojilgDis. trict some 80 miles, that hehdencn ced himself behind a tree, where awomnan of herculean astrength seized him~ by the arm and told him that was her, tiee, and givig him a sling threw him some ten feet into a treep,:where he concluded he was pretty well corfeeale'd, and lay there until the confusion was over, and when - he got up was the nearest man to the ne.. groes, and making a virtue of necessity he declared he was not at all frightened and had no idea of running at all. Even 'ne of the magistrates, who was regarded as a bi~g man In the neighlibr. hood, said, that In taking a hasty view of the whole scene before him, It occured to him that it might be Important that some one should, hereafter give a correct dis cription of all that transpired, and to ena ble hikn to do so, notwithstanding his age and corporosity, he climbed up a ttree with considerahle agility. The local consequences of this extra:. ordinary "nigger hangin" were -rathe'r beneficithan other-wise;- for "ther year previotis to it the owner of the land mode . - such a bad cotton crop, that he spoke of removing to the west ; but in gathering up the scattered fragments of clothing, bats, slhoes, etc.,. lost amid the confusion, ho picked up a considerable quantity ~of cotton in small bales, supposed to have been been lost in the bustle and took thb name of " lost bustles," which in so great a measure supplied the deficiency of his cotton crop, that he concluded to remain, and I am informed Is doing well Strange to say ! out of sonme 5or 6 thou sand souls, who were present on that mern. orable occasion, not more than 16 or 20 have ever been seen who were at the "nigger hangin..' ." Well Bob, were you at the "nigger hangin." "Oh no they say every body. got scared and run'off and I know I wvould'nt have got scared." " Were you there?" "No.'" Lauren. Herald. TnEz BROKEN BaznoE.--An Irish noble.. man, on .a journey was informed that his way lay over a ruined bridge, which he would be obliged to pass at night. He or dered his postillion to call him when they reached the dangerous place, then wrapping himself up in his cloak went to sleep. When they reached the bridge the postillion called but as his master did not awake, he drove on, and passed safely over. Some time after, the traveller awaked, and called out. 'How is this, John, have you passed the broken bridger' 'Yes, your honor.' 'Wh did you not wake me, as I ordered you to del' 'I did net like to disturb your honor." 'Upon my honor, if we had 'all fallen into the water and been drowvned, I would have put a bullet through your head.' 'By all the martyrs, if you' had I would have left your service ihe next minute if I had starved.' GEW. LEE ANiD PiR. CUTTINo.-40hn B Cutting was a surgeon in the Army of -the Revolution, and coming to Philadelphia, lodged in a house where Gen. Lee was then boarding. The Doctor was a personablei man, and not mndifferent to dress.' The Gen eral suddenly enterin the sitting-room found the Doctor before teglass, carefully adjusting his cravat.. eUutting,' says Lee, 'you must be the hap pleat man in-creation.' The former turned round with a smile of' self.complacency-'And 'why, Gbea i' said he. - - 'Why,' replied Lee, 'because you ar ins love with yourself, and have~o a rival on earth.' A black map in 1asI5. letituesag was taken ifby hiafuatr ingtyli g'ode, knoin them .tobe. stolqn. . He was tried, foun guiltyr and sentence pisi sed upon hkm. The judge pronounced.. "Take and dog,. that black rascal " The' prisoner begged to be- heard, h il was granted. Says he, -"If white mai /buy tlwgo~ods, you will -order white rasical a ilont""es, tobe .sure,. sidte Jde "l are is my massa; he buy -toleti oe; he know I was tolen when he b ~~me; hold umn fast." ' ' a .