The Sumter banner. (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, April 20, 1852, Image 2
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hag.
Pursuant to a call made by the
. ton-. S. I Heed, aintendant of the
k'on of Anderson, a large and highly
otr1igt andiet, -o'mposed t* both
sexes, assembled in the (tiurt louse
on Friday night, the 2d insb.1
Th ineeting was caHed *3 order,
ahd on imotion li oi. J. P. Reei wats
called to the Chair, and S. M. W-ikes
and W. N. Faint, appiAnted to -eat cs
eeretaries, whereupoti the Chairrnan
rose and in at brief and eloquent speech,
VXplainaed the object of the meeting to
be, to, take into consideration the
'sggestions which had been made of
h* i . ce inl the public press, as a
' suitk b'one for holding a Con1 veition i
'with the view to the extension of
a Rail Road from Aaadersn Court
Niouse through the Rabhtru Gap, to
Knoxville and Chattaioogi, Tennessee,
conneeting at those points with the
great Valley of the \ est,
The Chairman having res hed his I
1seat, Maj. J. W. hlarrisonl rose and
ofe'red for consideration the following
Preamble and Riesolutions, to wit:
:Whereas, in the judgment of this
ieeling, the tiie has ariived whenI
ome derniiit, and coencerted action
,thodld be taken to give directioi and
uergy to the magifiient project of
extending a rail road from Anderson t
C. HI. tirough the Rabun Gap to
,Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tennessee. 1
connecting at those points with the
great 'Western anad North Western
ail Road; And whereas, the people of i
-Anderson, without retereince to local i
interests, are fully impressed with the t
areat importance of a work which will i
inrease largely the resources of'South
Carolina, throughout her entire bor- i
ders, and at the same time blind to- i
gether with iron bands the social, coama
knercial and political interests of a
large portion of the Southern and
Middle States. a
And whereas, it has been proposed
in the public press that a Coivention of
delegates from the various sections in 1
terested should he held at this place in I
July next. Thieretore be it
. esolved. That the- people of
Aaderson regarcl4h-e-- t ueier-Ja
iessee, as ant enterprise mocst iam- a
portant to South-Carolina anid the'
Southern States generally, anad that
we are prepared to contribuate to its<
* tarly construction by every means at a
our command.
2. Resolved, That we cansider a<
Convention, Lonmposed of delegates
from the various sectionas inteaested, a
s all important to give directionm anad
concert to wvhatever effort inay be<
imade in behalf of this great work, and I
thmerefo re respetftully propose that
such Conventioni-shall asseale at this
>iace onl Thursday the first day ofi
, uply next.
8 . Resolved, That we cordially a.
invite the citizens of East Tenneaesece, I
Western North-Carolinaa, North Alai-t
lbama, Upper Georgia, thme city . of
Charleston, and the various other
Townis and Districts in Southi-Carolinia,
to send delegates to the propaosed Cons- a
vention, and hereby tenader the said
Conventiona the hospitalities of our
Town.
4. Reosolved, Tihe more elheetualtly
teirry out the object of the foregoing
resolutions, that a Cosmmittee of
f4me.gentlemen be appoianted to openi a
Correspiondenice upon this suibject) wvith
3hme diffe~rerrt sections interested in the
eterprise, and to promoite by every
means in their powecr ailike the assem-.
bhing of the said Coiiventiona, and the
finaal completion of the great work. '
5. Resolved, T1hat a Coninaittee off
twtalve gentlemen be0 apphoinited to t
make all suitable arranagemenats for
the accommnodation andI entertaianmenat
of the said Convention whenever as
senmbled at this place..
6. Resolved, 'That the various news
ppla-s of' this State, East Tenntesse,
Western North-Carolina, North Ala- )
bama, and Upper Georgia:, friendly to 2
the enlterparise, be0 requested to publish I
the proceedings of this meaetig.
Which, after beinag waarmly and
zealously advocated by tihe aiovea and
by Messrs. Vandiver, Webl, Wilkes
an* Nor-ris, were submtitted to the- I
meeting, and were unanimously a- I
dopted.
The Chairman, under the fourth res- I
olution, appoinated the following Coma
twrittee, to wit: Messrs, J. W.. IHarrisoan,
8. M. Wilkes, A. Evins, F. M~I. Norris,
~ ~ 4. T; Broyles and J. P. Reed;, antd
under ,the fifth, Messrs. 0. lt. lBroyles,
- las E~arle, J. P. hlenson, Daniel
JBrown, S. McCully, B. F. Cray tona, A.
Vtar, L. A. Osboraie, F. Itice,'W.
N1ant, 3, 13, Horsey and Elijah
-There being no f'urtheor business be
ibr# the mteetmsg, a moitioni to- ndjburni
w#'Mas mfade~ and prevailed,
~.J, P. REIhD, Ch'airmian.
Wt. N.1 FV'LIIG,. Secretaries.
-U~urEU' S-iru riMusn'rs.-Duaring
the last yeam', there were nmnnfictured
it .the~ Springfield armory, 21,000
murnsjtts,'at a cost of' *8.75 fo chC)
musket. In 1839, they couild not be
* ma~de ait less thani $17,14,
', etead'Iaxaneti&n.
W\e find in that excellent paper, the
4par tan, (oni of whose editors (Mr.
laicker,) introduced la4s wiler, the
inesteaid lill'p'assd by or'Legid
atur.)the floigeouiaino
iomiiesteaid Eiveupltions inthe dif'dr.
4it States. It vill be seen! that Soatli
arolil"a is aninong those who allow the
nw/estaiout of exentiton. Wen
it two States are l)wIO us, but the
argest iiunber aire beyond us.* We
hink however, that the allowan'ce of
MVir State is very good, bit the 1i'o
isions of the law should extend'to
hose who live in towns and cities, at
vell as those inl the country I
MAm:-:-A lot of land, dweliuig
Iouse and out blildin-rs therCon or se
nueh thereof us shall not exceed five
iuidred dollars in value.
V\-:uowr.-The I loitiestead of'every
ionkeljeeper, or head of a liinily .to.tla
'alue of, live hundred dollars, and tihe
earlf'products thereof.
.MasAuisr.:rra.--lTe lot and build.
nigs thereon occupied as a residence to
he value of live hundred dol lal s.
Niw-You.-The lot and building.'
hereon occupied as a residence to tle
alue of one thousand dolrI's.
.l Atui.A.-All real ctite acquir
d liy maiarriage during the lifelk of' the
vife, froin execution for a delbt of us.
)111141-.
GzEoUon.-Twenty-neries of land in
luding dw lhing-ho use and iniprovC
neits (value of house a1ind imiprove
nents not to execed two hundred dol
al's) and the additional tiount, of live
Leres for' iel child under fifteen years
>f age.
'~o nv.-Fort.v acres of land to
very Farmer; and to ever.y hiouse'
:eier residing inl a town or city, u
louse aid lot not, to exceed three lhiii
fred dolhirs lin value.
.ALi..um~,--Fi ty acres (if land
Vthenl no0t inl an1y town1 or city, and pru
-ided such diles nt ex(ced inl valul
our lintidred dollt-.
TFx.rs.-Two humdred acres of land
viei liot inl anl tobvii or city, or town
uld city lots, not to execed inl value
wo thousand d41 llars
Oiino.-Eveiry Iaiiy\I a Homestead
tot exeeedin'g five hundred dollars in
'alue.
IMioAN.-Fopt v acres With dWell
nlg hious-e and14 uiplntenan,0ceIs wh~en not
[I a town or city; it' in It towl or city;
lot and 4wellinig house not to kc.eed
it value fifteen liiudred d 1 lars.
ILLINOi.-Lot of grounl aid build
ngs thei'con iccupied as a residence
iot cxceedini" inl value one thol.usaid
lollars:'
low.-Forty acres (it land, iiot in a
OwN-Il or city, Or liOlisei and lot ili
6 towni or city, not C.Necedilig five liiull
Ired dollars.
Wis~~s1.--Frtyacres of' land
iot inl i town or (.ity;',or a t'.wn o :uty
ot not exceedinr ii a i (-none I trth
>f anl acre.
CALIFotNJAr--The Iloinaie.l non
Iffint ofi a iuant it. y of ! i I oI herl 4
uiti the. dw~elling~ hI lI-,e lhereon.u antd
ts appuriiitennces anid not ecdrinr ini
'alue' the Sui of',fiee thous if%'Vn/ d,//1os.
N Jw .lI-:s1-:v.--A ~l inip.teaid t o
ach head of' a thunily, being tnh family
esidenc(e, to) the valu ie of five 11m11adre'd
l(ollairs; not to lbe assets ini the hands
f' an AdaduIit'rator, buat to re'ina in for
lhe benefit of' thIe wh iw, and4 uuntilI the'
Tr~spst~:.Thre is ai II i':ies~t cad4
xemIptedl in this State to) thle vai ie of
~ve hoiuvdredl414 Iabirs.
SoUrir C'.uoisa.--A 1HoPinsteaid ofI
fly acres ofI 11and, iel ingi the dwel1
hg house and 1I~l~ apout 4 encs, noi t to
.(QCd five hiumdlredI 14 dllars in valule:
tnd not to~ e'xtendI to4 any~ proap'rt V sit
ated wvithiin the~ Ii nits'of anyi cityv or
owni cor'poraite.
sl4'siAN.--A ifoliestIad to) thle
'alule of' onle thouisand~ dollaris.
L Non Intervention Letter from Gen.
Th'Ie follow hinrg letter ( Nichol's 11.
ts genier'aI initerest to( every Arni erican.
i4omen~it, wvhen somie genittlinen so
lhe sett h. d oicy ofl Gen'l. W\a-hingtonI.
"M~y I,Ord4,-Th4e lfavorab'le I w'ishe..s
'hieh yourii I.onh'ipikt' has expr')essedl
singcoun rycannt lb t begra1tefiidly
eeetived! ' yv tall cit izenis, oilnt ever~'y
over' of' it; onie mei an 144 th on'LI
riition of' whichi ind1 its happ iness5, is
er'y j ud1iciously Iport rayed in te ibl.
i/f/i' heard of in the great'u a'or'/d of
>o/ities'.' Thlese wordi'as, I c'an assure i
-urii 1.4oridshipl4 are exp ressiv~e of'
4el'ieve. it is the~S iiei'e wish oft Un ite.d
lie political intrig'ues or' the *q/rfj uables
Suopean nationas, but (on thet con-1
rary'3, to e'xc.han11ge connnadI(P~ities, and14
ihabaittairts of' the- ea:rth; andie this I iim
>ersuaded they wil d114, it' i'ighit f'Idly it
an be donie. To ~.u admiister julstie
o, and r'eceive it fro'rni every IPowuer
>romiuiient feature in the adin~~ istra'tionIR
It this counitry; andi~ I fl~itter tmyself
e(ssi ty canii ocas154ion~ I breach w'ith anyv
f' thteim. Undeir siich a systemt, if
u'e ai'e al lowued~ to pur siue it, 1the
veal th iind 0 pputioni ofl these' Staut e'
v'ilI increase withI t hat detgreel of
'aidity as11 to bifile' all caIcuilat in, and14
nust surpl ass ainy idea you aiii 14rdship
nuR hitherto have eniteritied oni t he
>casion. To evintce thatt (a:ir views,
vhethier i'eailized oir nopt, are'( expanded.
tallo the Jibherty (4f senintg you the
>lan of' it tnew city, ki tuatdl abhouit tilhe
eonti'o of' the Union ot' these St ates,
whui is d'signedt ihr the! permaniienlt
at h's rIolnent, deeply engaged and
ihr advianecd iniiitbtiding the inland
naIvigatijni or th river P-otOlIa.-, oil
which i s'.anda, aid tle branches
tliereof, 'throuI a tiact of as rich
country l ay in the world. Nor is
thiii p solitary ilstkiee of attempts ol
tild-ind altiough .it is the only one
%O'z;ieb is near comnpletion, and in
partial i.-e. Several other vtry ini
r Iiant ines are coinmeneud; and little
doubt is entertaiined that, in tell
yetars, it' left. uidisttrbed, we shall
open a corilnunlication by -water, with
all the'lakes iitiward and westward
of us, with whith we hrive territorial
coinnections; mind allj inland, in at fecw
P'ar3 1110I-r-, firolli .l"14Ile Island to
Geiorgia, inclusively; partly, by euts
betweni the great bays antd sounids,
and partly,, bet wegn the islands- and
said banks and the ni'iain f1rom At
bemIarle Sould, o tihe. river St.
Mary's. To these may also be added,
the ercetioll of blidges over counsidera
ble rivers, and Ilie colanteniernienit
of turipike roads. as irther indicatidne
of the hni provel'init Ii hand."
We corniiild this patriotle tpist]U
to "intervelitionists," ih and blit of
Congress.
Fu:itive Blaye Burrendered.
Horace Preston, thealleged tagitive
slave of 'W'Iml. I eese, of, indtiitore,
was sirreideired to his owiner oil Sat.
urday last, afier a trial of' several days.
inl New York. Great efirts were
made to violate the rights of the South
and the Spirit of tlie Olstitutioni, by
Abolition Agents, but. they were defetat
ed by tl.e firiniess of I lie United 't te-;
Coniioer, Geo. U. 1ortonr, lai.
We naake the f'bllowi C g extract fioii
the .Ileport of lie trial
The Con inuis i4 oler handed the prop:
er instrinneit. of' reelatation t) Mr.
lusteed and tle fugitive was iu-tantly
taken 1ron the coirt-the bistrijt.
Coqrt roomn-WhOichi wa-, thus temlpo
er'ily OiIpied before Jud e I J hn' ii*s
arliVal. Then a seite of 'disorder en
sued-Prestot's wit'e seieuned, latw
Iyers bw'ld, and inl the bhable i f dis( r
der and cof'usion, our repo ter caught.
the i.lowing sentiiiieIts.
.Mr. Siav-M'r. Comissioner it, was
understood that if you decided this
point against ns, we should have the
right to call witness f'or the defence.
The Conisioner---No, sir-; I sat
long enough, and ga1r 411 Cu'y Op
poItUi)ity 11p d;' sui; iii I iill not IC
inin here to Le abused.
Mr. Blusteed-It. was distinctly un
derstood otherwise.
Mr. Culver-It is a mockery of* jus.
tice.
.Mr. Jay-A inore wvanton \violationl
of justice I have never heard of.
Alr*. luisteed-Good f'or the fogitive
-good f'or the supremacy of law in ia
f'ree country over inok philanthropy.
A Voice in the Crowd---tfl's the
talk; let the laws be obev.ed.
Mr. Emninet, Jr.-Do' y<JM call this
a1 tree coiuimtry, where such justice is
:I bginiister'ed !'Tis not ti-eedoni11.
Alr. Cuhver--F'rijcnds oft the~ slave.
d1on' t raise 4n dlCuollar t'i r thle puiirchas'e
of this mn. T1hat is all they waunt.
A ir.ljsteed.l-:No., don't; for you
t) t reat hinii, and' you coi.lin't buy hinit
G eat culohsionu prevailed for several
inutes:1cx There wais a hirge bodyl~ ot
coloiredh 1114n prlesenlt, biut they~ bore- the
4loo,1n oft their trothier bhiik wvith utieLt
nws, anid all the court uIithi downi ca'.
loo(ks.
The counitsel of thle fungitive hav~inig
tIIlet Ju tdge hir a writ of h/l,cux corfax,%
I lorauce whas iinediite'y tranisitiitted
by the Alarshal to Nov .lersey, en
roit/e to hlialtimnor'e, ini the Cuistods~y of
A\lazrshal, ru144 two as-i't anits, 4 llice'rs
I ).\ ngel is, and!1 ; nk ieicwicz. A II ex
eitenient seelins to have pa~ssed~ away,
and~ not. onle lnan of' ciolor Iingers about
lie Park.
--Thie oissioni to gi ve anyv forn for
a poe oft attorneyc~ in the pulished'4
r'e'fuhlti ons finr the assignmen111t of' lanui
warranuts. undier tIre reccimt act of (Gm.
r!les.hled toeiryi belI,-' unmd.e to
t he Genieral fLatid Oltica at \f'asinugt on,
wheni the toldlowinug hof a ii ower' of
aittorne~iy and~ 114 a lsdirec'tionls ihr its
wvrit en. Theliy will Iee of ser'viceu
aull . ver thle ciuniltry:
FoniIM 01' A l'owi-a orl A-rrI'ianiNEv.
I i' w all Iicti lby thIese ipreents, that
I (here InlSert' /b name~j gflh I/c'arrant.Pi cee).
il' the (lounty oft - and1 State1 ii
of myi tru and hiIw(ltb ~l at
sell mal conIve'y wit hin the 'lund war
ranit. Ni. --, ihrn acres of' hmud.
wh~lich issuieid uinder' the act, of' Sep
S"igned'4 in prtesence of'
( I I'rrante's
Th'le.acknot wlldgi i. nt of'tIhis po'wer'
of at torneiy imiit. Ihe takeni and1 (cer1 ilied
in the 5:111e mlanneuir as the aicknowi~ledl.
men'Its of the sab's of t het warrant:It or
andio musazt ab*,o bed endor441sed oni
I le wazrranit.
Tuxi. I. untes ( u '.-----e manle'rstounl
tlr4in a1 gen'ItlOeen juI.t re2turnedi. f'ruum
the Ilibun Gap, t hat, bouoks( of sub
gi, 44n thle GIh,a thi le li uie liidge
liailrnoiad Compijany'. andl that oni
that. d ay 5,530( 4haru' were sublscribed
~"'liIl to *55,00(0.
t 1AIMM 4or -rm.:t 1i&ras or~ LA',vrgrr.
-IThe heirs of (en. Lafaiy'tte have
birouight suit to reciovier 5tevera'l hun.
dredl aer'c it' hand, having a fi-ont
Lotf 600 yaisk beyond the ol fortifitca
tions at New O rleanis. 'This is a piortioni
of' the I I ,520 aicres of' laud giranted to
Lafieettne y'onigrs. I
Sunterville, 8S, Ca.
JOHN 1. GREE N, Eimot.
TUESuY, APRIl,..20 1 2.
4uu r. I'-i ii(ci pic..
."'There is Ie point on which there ran be no
derersty <f oinin I ha the South amoang those
uchv arr true - her,'r tro hay, yrladE up their
?inditi not to star's ; that is If re slhould lie
fiorcc4 to chwoo berecn resistuce and sibnisjion
we Should lac resistance at all hazurds."
CA l.IIOUN.
" To do tho coanerl of action must be neexssa
rY. not to sarothe Vniion, for it would then be
too 14te, but to tiue ourseires. Thries in mt ricer,
concert as the fic thing r.rdful.."-CAuous.
" It hut is e remeely ? - I answer Secession,
uiff tlci csei of the Aii# holding States. or a
lacrge n1iatmr d tiat. Nothing- else wicll be rise
notihing.ce wh Wbe pr4h accle."--Cur v s.
7 Mes!s. A. W rITE .& Co., are
Agents ir tIe Batminr in Sintervil.
.The W'edher.-On Satturdiy last
ite wei-e Visteld wvith A conlsiderfible
wind tteemidiied withI rahi and Iil.
Little injury was done inl tle Village
tuil viilnitV, 1mt we lave learnIel, tihe
dama oge to tie cropis inl the upper part
(A' this Distret is (ilite serious.
Thme Convenatmios, WImaat can it
EJit Ors gvieierly, throughout the
StaIte, have givel. this Silliject their Se
riOlus colsidellition1, and we believe tile
condhilsiol arrived at lhas ibeen, that tilis
blod unught nrot to do wh1:at, naiy thinik
it *as calleed to do, to wit: to Secede.
We haveseen I letter 1'roin Generil
Wa.1.ec l-: in 'bich lie advises that no
seesio odianine1e shoulpss, We
cmlimt, conceive low any clta airy
concllusiont eouki he entertained for olie
Iiolieit, uilks it is <eistioniable
whether the represelitatives of the pew
ple cal go inl direct, opplisitioll to their
vishes, ilore epealially lit 1. 1ilittier of
such great imptirtance. Every other
Soiuthlerna State withouit one sigle ex
eeption. has deliberately concluded to
solartit to tile (eneeral (ernient,,
eveil Ilie little t'eylinig wh'lichi they it
first eXhibitld has evaporated inl rehulit
tie 1es never iiindenied to lie crrkd linto
ell-ect, and niuow whlat is left for the
c mveitioni, but se.It to the Staitti tijidni
their platte rin, however m uch the y
nay regret this tuipleasuant duty. It,
niight be well eloaugh Lo say to our gen-.
tLie sisters, that whenever they fliny be
able to screw tap their coatrage to re
sist, Somth D-ir'ini stinds ready to
cO-efoprhte ivit 11 .hn -=11
E an~i sangela.
(Go~d/ay's Law/y Book foir Ajiril has
b e-en rec- eie, it is egnal11, i' not suipe
irto an el' thle pieceiniig numbI ei s.
rde e-miiicinnenld it. as worthy the
patl raige ci' ouiir reaide.is.
.-imf-:ricanL Wi/pi Reciew.--Thle last
miiiaiier ol' this Re'view' has been re
eCi ved . t cdonlt ais aii ariticle undelir
Lhe hie:ieI i l'' ~ "D eienat ie Candidt at
for' thle Pr'~,eienc'y,"' in which it rev iews
thie relait ive mraits ot those D)eocrtats
whoe have baelen ipke-n oel', o. r omghtL
the noriniatieat ol' the lBalti:noere Coni
ventlin. Anid comales Lo the conilu
sieon thiat nonaie of thbeta aare worthy
ofl the Pri~~eidenier when liopposeued to
the Wh lg ih voite~s. it Conlt alins an.
other ai icle tunder thle head of a.'-he
A\d1inii..trationl, Theii P arty," (wvhich
we~ mutst. sauy i-s very ably writtenl,) set
ing~ e Iibh thle claimhs o f Pr1es-identL FiLL.
Mutin: alnd I I )~lE . WEIsit-nL t te co*n.
lidenace of the .\ miericani people. Al'ter
landdlng Fu~ i..iEw to the skies, General
Si'orri C comecs in for his share: of' party
priise. Thl editorl dalls tiupon the WhIig
piinify to suistaini thle Whilg niomlinationi
;as onl e mia, set tinlg all naineir issules
asie, bel ieving~ that, it' the piarty will
thus act, via-tory is becyonid doub t.- For
aluselvyes it is a na atter of little imapor
tanlce toa us, whether the ninliieeS be
Whi lg or IDelecrat, uniless hae will
piled~ge hiiniiselft to :abninaister thue Goiv
enlilnelt accoiiniig tei the Constitutioni
ande chle-ek lhe act i aof lie muajority bay
c-xe.rcisinig thle veto pio we-r enitiristedi to
linia when t hat mlajoril y woualdl override
thait iinst rent itself, lie is neot worlthy
of the positionl teo which lie atspireis, anld
is not wourth of ill support. The
ptrty lines whuli edividle Whilggery aind
D~emoaieracy~ are eover-riddenet by issueCs
ofC limeh molere impioraltance.e toi us atL the
pare-senlt timiet, andl it baeiomes the
Soulitherniii peole t'i look wa-Il to this
Th'le Sang lFranceiscoa lleraldl, in noti
elig t hueierceed ing- o f t hie Sltte Ceai
veltti1on says that NIir. uichianian is by
thei thue moi st piopuilar niominiee ihr the
P'resieneyi-v, amon lg thiet masses inl Cali
ferniia, it aelsoa states that thet delegation
to Blalt imio~re will bet eithaer in his faivor
air .1 uidge Doiuighuss', either bintg pre
ferred to (Genllt Illass5.
I )i.i.a Ari-s To u i . Pilsrmus NA
Toes5 A. Coxvisv Eioes.- Philadelpjhia,
A pri11 1 1.-Geoirge A\. I liibbiardh, .1lmes
Nleintgiomelary, and M. ( . Brown, were
last eveing elec'tedl D~elegates froum
he Tlyp~ograph'iceal Soeaty to the
Priiiters'. Neationa 11: on4 taventioen, whlieb
For tho Sumter Banner. p
NEAL DOW,
TIJ MAINE LIQUOR LAW,,&C.
A i unslkjed lfinnats
110 p ositidti to the Tr F9 d
Jasljtes~ ied Staft, would*
0ppf thle ne10841 si 1 aftrgnJd. i
uatdry scap.4 in certah~i newspapers
hat Ns:,. Dow is a )ereCt onrant1g
>tating ft-esh fi-om the wilds of Afi-cea a
Ind that theltM ine Ibiquor. Tt:WW gw as t
:me of'th grteatost curscs of the age '
For the0 itbrma~lltion of Such as3 may
tot know, we will stitte that the pa- .
rents of-Dow, hail ti-om Caledotia;
that NFAL Was b1orn1 inl Porthlnd, State
of "Maiie, il the good year of ourt
Lird 1804, and it is said f him that
trom a boy lie _ wais the unieonaproimi- ti
sitg fou of all that wasigmean and ini- c,
moral, and especially of the IRbttm pow
er ; that stlse(Iently lhe Was elected
to a seat inl the Legislatture of his .
tive State, and4 framed tie Bill which ti
passed into the Law knowit as the
Maine L.iquor Law, and the circles of'
thie rCi and ltuxturio-us who " lie oil
beds ofivory antd drink wittO in buowNls,
itt political c(imenitt5SSs where tninent Would
ride ittto power over the dead bodies
of toutalnd, alon the whole hierd ofi
distillers, importers, vetnders and con
Sumers:t., ie hit-; bIetn deloulehl as a.
me1bIdler inl otherl MeNs malttersA and at S
stirrer up of strite, amuoig the high
and the low. the rih- and the ydor
he has beeci lite song ut' ithe druit- i t
ard," whic has agtin been echoed
fron every grogshop in the land ald
publied by every shttg paper uinder
the inlictence of the 11him psower, iiorth,
soutl, ea and 'west, Nit Dow ha.1s
kept onl the tVen telior it'his way, and
what has ie ac-compli-bed ? why by a
amui-ter stroke, ie hais prvided and o.
talined iini en1Ittmen1t N1hich in its fiti th
flul exeetittn will break ttp the great
tmndatioll of poiverty and rioit ail
-aillte, rest Anre d ruiikten filthers antd htis
hjmids withuittt tuie- to t heai tiii
lies, rescue th. Sabjbath froti its worst
deserationl. make j.-tils and14 po41r hkouses
aho .t teiiatlnts, deliver the peiople
In111t i io t hirds it1 tite burdents (f taxa
tlitd sjrciul It broad shiel of protee
tio 'vr iiiiitoceit wives and chilren,
aid Save' y ear. by year tells of ti uIts
mtais of dollars worse than wasted.
As regards the law itself, one of the
lirt writers of. this or aniy.blher cot1n
try, says: "it is a legislation of contsum ta
policy faill civilized c-omtma ities"
Antd, say-s at nothaer genutlernan of great
legal sciee "1 have read, I may sa
stutdied thte seVeral provisionts of this
law with contsiderable care, atid I have
noit beent able to raise a doubt of its
conitstituttionalityv, aill the ligntor- laws
wihth wieitli I amt acquaintedl have been
made(I tio operaite ini persottmt, the li
quto r-seller has beetn ptttishted bay fine
atnd imtptiso tinent, the thIinig that did
the mtischief hans bietn suaffietl still to
emnbt er lie earthI. This law is itntendl
ed to opleratte both in pers naml anad
It ctettqmpates the destrutction of the
mants of miiiseblief as wvell as thte impo i
sitiont of a tine uipont the mtinister- of it,
and - i~. coneqetly the violent opposi
tiona to, it both trotm the au-tattsellecr and
the t-ln-drinikea. The otaneties otat no
hegislatil Ont oati tcperaace, it is 1 ytail
uty. Thet other sings ottt mty libetrty
is goane, andit a thtird very gavely antd
wtillIi a long~ sanett Imtttiouiits counttenance
tellIs youa thtat since thle passage of thle
Mainte liquor law, all thte hottest mteni
ate leavinug the counttry, (matntinig ofj
course the rutm-elletrs). WVell it as
itw iftit to prhiiL by hegislationm the
sale of spirait iaus liqujiors for beverage
ptariposes does curtail the liberties ot
sotme, bitt liberty to do what!I WVhy,
liberty to retail poison to make man
bru-ttali-ze hiamself, liber-ty to kill, to
atake widows andl otrphatns, libtety to
a ke deso l ate hiomtes, to iake thiu
eath a Hell. The hiightwaymati couald,
wve ajptrehentd say wvith equlaal propr-ie
ty le-gislate, not againist highwtay rob
Ibery~ thar thecreb y you cuta til mty Iibe
v. Godl of hteavetn save us from sneh-I
libmerty. MOlil0 ANON.
Smniaterville, A pa-il 19Uth, 185%.
For thme Sutmnir Aanner.
To Remove Bota from Horses.
I ,ast stauttaer as somte yountg chia
tree-s (MAe/iu .]zedarach) aeared their
tops above the top of~ii the paillintgs by
miy hoirse lo t, I discovered toot late to
sae th Ile trece, thait otte of miiy hiorses
was eaitinag of it, hbeing biasily enigagedl
itt thIe dutiates of mt y pro-lfessiont, I d rovet
1 the htoise somec ten muile-s that eveniang
anad wits surpritised to se-e at every
evacutat ion fromt the htowels, thIe lairge'
aumbthea ot hots, or ga-tibs andh samll
wormts which was passed oif). Ktnow
itng thle anithiehnint hie pr-operties of the
china trece, 1 was Iled to attribute the ef
teet at once, to it, so 1 gatherod sonme
of the gr-eent .leavies of .the ehiaja trget,
aand t ried it otn my othier htorse, and it
odiced the s~ e clfeet.; I also notiew ]
y hrlses inproved inl their liappeali:
Ce I&C. I have "4i1 ieC LOd the- allov
d always with e rtaiigol ifeet,
d1. E. liYLN , M;1.
Darlington, S. C. l, 1812.
Direct s'radt( e.
WI find the li)Ilowinig letter Aromi
[r. Blaylor i the Cha rleston Mer cury,
id chieci fully coiply Witi the reilueit
\V Asu I*-d Gry,:D. C. April,18 .
' Gk -ri.F,:s:'\Vill you allow nie
enil -lle aittelit 14-of ih phiJlanterlis in
olr State to the late propositioll
eived by ine froti the Alessrs.
[artsen Briothers, A inster'dain It
ill ble remlembered that Ihese parties.
nt avciunt of misinderstandingii p on
oth sides, anld vil I lid misrepreieIn)tit
tils..o Ulu.theeneilis.- of Sthtlern1
aillirce, were dissuaded froin ex
rt-ing thenjiselveS in regard to a
-ade which they wvre led to believe
imild never be establie-d. I took
It liberty 'of" saying inl behalf of
le pIIItiels of tile South that they
.ere ill cet4llt, aind t hat to test the
lntter It al ltilvalle of lilf be uleilt
y H lartsen llothers IMr a trial
r!o. That- this trial ca- ,i) would
viuiie t4o Imk . Sout hernl frields the
ispos~i tionabroadto co-opelate with
s to 'st art the ball,' and4 would prove
y aetual result,, evidenced by tihe
eeounllt. sale<:, whletler diret trade was
IInlluh-Ug ('- ^not. That all tih
hm11ter-s wanfted avs massae
imple, iand - gniaiteel, IInd they
voild act. Thesc statemet sit of liine
vere in' o~pposjitioni to those of hundred-,
vho hal busied theliselves in regard
0 my) a rran'gemlenlts in . urope, Ill
Lecordance Withi my earnes solicita
iulls, amd upol the faith of imly) as
:1ranilcie illbehalf of the lanter, the
fe.SSrS. liartsell BrIothmers have re
Iwwed their offer.-i 1uu4 given a specie
ilthoirity, ill acc halice with lmy
re plAitioli, to auhilli. fill Vadvance
>f half uipon this trial cargol, and if'
he results prove fivoa111ble and m11u
tilly -atisietmrv, that firther adj
rallces of t woth. ds and three-quarterS
will be made.
'I have intified Mlessrs. Jan1e1s
GC.den & L. of the Malee ald
Iicrely~ a'.k. throu~lgh yourl juuilal,
to call the attentitn (of tle Plinters of
Sullt Carolina to the fiets. It is nt
1,)1 ille to ray, allytitilg ri'llore abmist
iirtet trade, to it p o soinitelligenit
1i the citizeis Of the Palmetto) State.
If that. subject. ii not iow imdersto d
it, the 'Souith, it, lievejr will be. We u
Are now onl I Ihe eve of tI firt. fire, be
lore the great. and41 gelelal bitle. Shall
Illy' rIreseltltiIIs I slistained, oir,
shtall " thuletiso Southern-1 CUM
Inrfee, at, hln'iie ald aibroad still Atithi
ieni us off front th'it sympathy and,
*oNfiAeuI-e whiche it i
.143 Co e tio'
usadei. hicre are thme 'darlinlgad vumees'
withi Jiiollanid-of 'low intere~st anld
theC hunidred advalntalgeous itemsi inl
volved ill a direct .trade. What bet
ter, timle could be selected? W\halt moreIV
is waniited? A conIsignent tio Messrs.
I [ ortsen1 Brot hers, A Insterdamn, thriouigh
Metssrs. J1. 'Gadsden & ('i. C'harle'stion,
w-ill be receiveid, du ly'~irwvarded, and
Ill ilivane of halt mlade.
.11:ar an~d. tyat cuii:nierc ial dyptails are
I rranlged-corr1esp~ondenceO estali shed,
umd it now~ renl~iains with the Planters
:o decid(1 wvhm.thier direct traide is ani
llb5t rictioll to lie talked about. or.
I fact, -inlvinilg 'the c!omrlnercial,
aeiah, andu p~olitical reidemiption, to
be0 suistined Ibythe S~outh, as a wvise
md safe doinestic p'olicy Nous aerrone."
(. G. BIAmonI..
FeanER:l JlSEC'U'ION Is GILEECE.
- lroma the correspalndence of -the
J ournlal otf Unmerce we klarn that
Re-v. Dr. K ing, the Amnerican co~nsutlar
igent at Athenls, hazs been1 again prose..
zuted by the governmentfl of Greece for
reacbing in his oJwn hiouse, andiI*teach.
ng doctrines~ contrary to those held by
lhe Gireek ehmrcb. Hie was -tried in
h~e eruilind court at Athiens on the 5th
d M\:ireh, and being convicted, was
entenceed to he "i 1np risonled liaeen
hays, and then sent away from the
ingdomi of (Greee."' The letter wri
er' says thlat the~ "oinions, not onily
>f all Amecricants-there reisidenit, but of
ll ipalrtial thriger, are0 warily in
D~r. King's fihvor, inluiding no' t a'e
a high oflicial stations.. TIhe samel
nay lbe said of' thle unfani Inous feeling
if thme lair. Sulrge oft whiom begged
aim inot to imparhote Ithe Ilaugiant injuIis
ice of this trial to thle G reek naitioln
~enerelly."' Tbheiom i 'tion) is said to
>e in viol'ationt of the first article of the
.;reek conlst itutioni, w~lhi dleclares thbat
vevr kniowni rel igiton shal bfe * tolera
ed, aiid the services oft its worship
>erformied without hindrance.
Smiso i loNo)s.-U1Ypon an
iverage 1 personi out of' 20 of' the in
adnbitants of' this luixu rious met ropolis
5 eveiry dayi diestituite of fbodnt and enm
uloymient, and~ every night without
ihaee fihr shelte r repnj ose. It is a la
meintiable fhet t hat ini this very town of
I iLondonl alonie, thle icent ru and coie of
mro every day without fthodl, savul it be
lie prcriu p roduice of' a passing job
>r a crimel. It is stated ini the Regis
rar-Geiierah's annulal repuort for 18419,
that nlearly (one iniunan11 be'ing died
weekly ini this wvealthyV mIetroplihs floim
e(tual11 stiarvat ion.' In -thle cor'rpond..
ing reor nt of 1851 we find thatt 28
udits died from starv'atio~n; -andm~ 252
nfints(I fron4,iwant . of breast-milk orF
ant ot food(. In thie tmont Ih of De..
emrber 8, 85I, live ullta died fromi
tarvaltion, iim 29 in~tats from inani
A'4 elderly lady, in Covingtton;- Ky
atehy hw.d a thorn extracted frns, .her
rmeI ove thertlh-fiv wi-Ind me
Le A te ise A ii ascri ne.
The M win0 gen'eml.ien ivero p.l
ofinlte el. %R e- s by thle-Boaltre
'onnseili to ii r , 'ai. the Souitli's.
lelri l-al As oition to I.
elile iinw 1. fild. Va., Maly next:
Chair'est-- on-r. Sam. I. iksn
l'h4s. y. Simos, .1. F. Holbrtok, l -
B.Hi IY. l L. Le bby, St. Juilien .1Iaveneli
B. arker.
'Darlington--Dr. Tlow. Smit.
liihlini--Dr. S. Fair.
}airfiei-Dr. T. '. libets.
Sumter-D.l.v( u Q.Mawwi: (li
A bb e tile-r. J. .. aria IW.
Cheer-Dr. J.e McF. GastOl. ..
Gerca etdowln-D. A:dretAv'ia
Lexinigtoly-Dr. Gebrar ofilen.a
1llietbrt-D I. uy M. Iler.
Kershaw-'_Dr; .* IV'. M4K'abn.
Lncster--D.IV. T. Canthe n.
Edgfild-r.E. L. Mims; '
The FtieniltyA, oill3fl iti t-ien-lge
of fhle Stie ofSouth Carolin haveplp.
pointed PIrfSsors4 11y. IR. Froef,,00<,
.huca eMoultric theirs Dele-gaite to st
Airicanl Aledichi Asonue tio.t
Churleote coiltRi'isiZ
Tf IE Par.:eEPT OF WAsrod :
fllwing eIIItcii'v i fr1 o atu1
tddressed by Washigton toi LAqiteto
and dated MOiVerno:n,De2,:0
Onl thie polities Of Europe, I -shall'
xpress lo oepilliol, or e Inuro ay
inquiry who is right or wrbyg1i
wishA wel to all nations Nd..oLt aUn.'i
has~~~~~~ .eenl bIe -nc ta- Fh,
Ay polities are plail and sinp. q
thik every nation has a itgt to es
ltablish that forme Iof,. govrmlie.
lidor wvhich it conceives t it",
five most happily, provided it ifiie
to right, or- is not dangerops taiceth J
and4. that no government ought:to
inteifiere with the internal concernsiof6
anilther tpt fr the seenrityeof.
what is dutowe, thtemoselves. a
litpm.it OF LOis, NAPoIFha tN.M
has recently been stated that-1thei
hlenhh1 Of Loui OI Napoleolf isiti fitnlste
nisatistietry state; and soen -priyto
letters say that thle l'rench Presided.
ha beel so erliously ill that h I
unlable to appear. inl public. 1ciRe2o
to this eti'eet were proibably ei:lUh
tocc'ount Rifr his non-itppaatia
public, which some journals thAn' : .
tributed to his ear 6f assassiaidd.on Ac
is known, I however, that- honis"INa
poleon is afflicted itiha sever . comhO 't
plaint inl his hcad,iid, atjat
anse 1greato2 1ni.2 fIt is stat
thes attacks bsuuldeonti
be aeltege thcr a untit
ppblie business.
pamwh il itng
recenty be qieeed* oit fi
parhtI ofed by Furien a' to it
consi, wkhi foud to nibtis
area0 ofh' netr 0ans helk Whi
surthenan i compr '~ised ion d.-La yuf
a inm L8 inhesn t in 1-2iee. in tinnas
firt dascbeedsronound bylat. .
JugtolePalrciSc perir artico19.g7 ,
the reenol Bo a prlotatoo h jig.~
hs talso menestedi i. egtiq
prnand pcruif.roved 3 2ob inse
'roWheomi Guadett sa that ito"
a vy ine i a'its of itty'. Ghea.
aenue bylngo earoner t'whikh~tii
thirees, andr found to nsw'er athist~
bookely aree rom h fitydmp.i
cmino Clay cohle :hcoon desty~tyd
ntofthe ando wis ae thsin bs
dayirst dicered o and .flat.k
the (or etion ofas potartd ofte mas
mt trie, auringoin lent
andrlinv cieifP ec 1 - ic
luuilTh Cher Gozetter i the3atI'
(yate he if iens oChera'w to the Chtntna
and ariilntoun Riron hihst
ther ius every rson to pbeliev n w'illhbi
afinres tat est fty befpor ith4
bionoia csd
Mr. Clia.omlted onSuday la
othe, ter of ~is age.u Risabiteb
Tday a cleated satl New ,Yrk~ h
issfUId riu O'dr S.-rhe AtDe o
aest Conntn has itted~ ih IOIeI
gate b- as axniii Butl .
iSr li Priuice Benona cnniw
nominated for Governorlon the 3dtal.'
tth aus receiv edn votesfrondthepN*
antliBno (inn. lIhe oe lthe eeni
dates arr ivied bween thipbo, Ben
and anti-Beton~0 meno(rex~ia.
To~she Hn. Edard SanhelobNr Oxqg
umSm:- l aenduta as ~il scdb offit~i