The Sumter banner. (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, May 18, 1852, Image 2
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EiCRTTUESDAY.e
BY W. J. FAN
* . TERC~k
*TWO DOLLARS Ina
and Fifty Centa at the expiraion of si idontham,
or Three Della#t-the end of the year.
NP 1paper' dl MhAust until all arrearages
are PAID.,unt 't-ton of 1h6 Proprietor.
Advo 'toe insfrted'a: SEVENTY
Fl Cents ' ard 0- liries o9#f7
0ttq nd tsu f r ub aU/.
br of lstions to V make
tinun " irg
~ EDOJ 1AR1 Pv7 r for Ihgle
iner on. ua Bnonth y yAddo rti e
imente will be chargeidt iamdMa a Ping :in
jtp1and aem;uontbly'i.ste as new'ies
i Riot Im Rltaoond.
-6iih'eu uth~Side'Democrat we
ielet the following particulars of the
late riot in Richmond:
The capitol of this ancient Domin
iop,-withiiin.the .last four days, has
beinz tha: scene of a nmost lawless, fero
elousasd.disgraceful insurrection.
f4wpo mopth or two since, an over
Noer..(Mr.Jackson) in one of the to
bopo factories of Richmond was killed
Ia nero boy under the following
uircumstances: The boy having done
some poru. of his work in a careless
alanner, was called up by'the overseer
tv:r~eieve a chastisement. The boy
begged. the overseer to spare him, but
deemning the chastisement merited, the
fiere !rpersigted in floggng him.
r. atwhile .t, oy caught 7hold of
the: akhothe oyerseer ordered him to
let go -butihomould not, andthe over
seerpgave biA.a kick. In thejpassion
4f. tijmest, the boy seized an iron
poer, laing at his feet, alnd,,struck
th Merner..a blow, which fjlled him
to thegraid. The boy then.let.drop
th'o,#kecr.and ran down the stajrs
Vq.,qverseer rising instantly, ran in
pvrwnt of him. It was verj abon as
qrtained that the overseer was serious
ly . injured;' a surgeon was called in;
froi. an examination it was evident
that the skull had been fractured ; an
4peration was performed, but it
b .rught no relief to the patient, and
4n-the.. speond day after the blow was
strpig he died.
. The negro was arrested, tried, and
pn proof of the foregoing facts, con
victed and sentenced to be hung on
2i2d April Application was made to
Governor Johnson, either to pardon
the conviet or to commute the sen
terie' of death, into some less severe
pihrnent. The Governor declined,
ut'did however grant a reprievb of a
fortnights' duration. Meanwhile some
seventy-five or one hundred of the
iost eminent and respectable citizens
-4f',-khmond, laid before the Execu
-dga petitifon, prayin a Commutation
"of 41ha punishment which the boy was
bonidemned to suffer, in consideration
,if'tho fabte, that the crime of which
1tjv-as guilty was -not murder, Caut
- simply manslaughter-that beyond all
etstion he had no intention of taking
he life of the overseer, whose death
Swas the result of accident, rather than
decsign, and also in consideration of the
youi of the convict, he being only
.seventeen years of age. The Governi
ogas constrained by the urgent ap
pealof Gi-e~ij gy 1 frcs . of
its arguments, and.. the great fesipecta
'bility and influence of the gentlemen
who had signed it, to recede froin his
determination to suffer the sentenice of
lawv to be executed upon the boy, and
to commute his punishment into trants
portation for life.
An indignation meeting was called
.by advertisement in the newspapers,
placards posted along the streets.
In response to this invitationi, some
faten hundred or two thousand pier
eons-a savage, seething mllti tude,
H-pe for riot anid sedition-assembled
en1 the evening of the 7th inst., in th2
Qity Hall. In solen mockery t'au
,ujeeting was called to order, a chair
me~n seIgjd .to preside over the de
liberations oltreason, and a secreta ry
to record- its lawless. resolvest. The~
*Limonwealth's attorineiy for the city
o; R~iehmond, opened th edln'J1, aild ini
ffAm'ed 'tho . four of excitemzent, by re
-nigJk ex rnwiatory of the conrduct of
tho-Exegtive. , , e* .
Mr. Wilniam F. Watsoui., juiet ad
peacetul citizen, submjit-d~ .to the~
meeting this fair, just nad proper pio
position:
..RJeaolved, That a C 'mnmittee be0 ap
pointed, whose duty. it .should be to
nwaiti 'upon the Gove:naor, obtain the
-papers, signatures,; &c., which had
been prosented to 'him in, behalf of
ecdmmuting the punishment of thme comn
-viet, and report tpi an adjourned meet
. ig of the citizens.
Aeeording~ ; reporter of thteTimnes,
thi roppobit i n was: received withb
meemlaue and being pt to
.thp -gideece by an overwhielm
.ta.ngyp~y.. j q or~o R.Peake
,ubnged, the fo lowmig-retsolution :
eehant (Jovernor Johansor,
'u). Eom uwtimag the *sentence .of . thie
Ali.c<dn Hatcher, convicted of'
Rth6 wilt'6i murder of' Win. P. Jackson,
Wfiaabted the trust egnfid~ed to him
* by the constitution, has outraged tihe
Sfeelipgae of this community1 and )ias
- givp'4 an erteousragurtto insubprdi
nna~.gnr and crime..,wlyicht cdis fo.r the.
andignant reprobation of the people of
tis remIdtitin, thme same reporter
adds, " was carr~ ~y'~cecl(mation !"
flid the applau?I copsao~quont uipon
the pdoptioni of this inmsultinmg and~ in.
'ttrrdctionary, resolve, the "ipeeting
* a 4jfted." With pialsons infuriatedJ
* 'ie infismetory harangues of their.
k0~r,- thp mob rushed out of the
SHallaitItthe cry " to the Governor's
.. house l'.'ifitOuhe G~overnmor's house !"
a'rcalling tp.the inind of the sad, though
- .indigngt speetator, to the scene, the
PaiiAan 9:out "to the pialaco-toi the
paid'!"~ Itistanttly the mob rushed
throutrh the gntes of' the Capital sa re,
and thronged i arouid: th4 Governor's
houss; . groaning, and shouting, and
hinssg, -and cursing. .They heaped
,,n the i # Ist . tat
mo insa nit defiet
to e ' and hoi6 for
th~i -nimne& t _wd he1 i t)
_W hiYaf, h hit s big
as *Human ;It is not nown tiat O
vernor Johnson:was -in the executive
mansiion,- at feast ha did in no manner
recognize the presence and- shouts of
the mg'i whereup9ti kthey 'ogared a
elley; dpehblba afid ston - agninst
the. windoys of the1 Government Vous..
At iast, wearying of their'impotCnt
efbrk' to execute their wrath upon the
Governor, with a parting yell they re
tired from the Capitol square.
Something New and Important, if True.
We extract'tho following from a let
ter from Balthnore'to the'Washington
Telegraph:
A young man nained Force hiis
been residing partly in iiuis city and
partly in Wiishington for some nionths
past. le is oi'iginailly from St. Louis,
but more recently from Texas. I
learn, upon what may be deemed good
authority, that he is"about to MOeome
distinguished as a mechanical geniius.
I-ie is said to have invented A&gTa
tented a new motive power which bida
fair to supersede both si: am atid Wia
ter. It is stated tiat a model of the
machine is already in existence, 'd
that it has been patented with anlr.
junction of secrecy f;r a certain tidme.
So cautious has lie beeln to avoid i'.
fringement, that he'had one part of the
machinery, neessarV to the comple
tion of his engine' made in New-Om
leans, another part in Baltimore, anoth
er in Philadelphia, and another in New
York. T.he separate. parts thus- con
structed were, in due time, collected in
Biaitiniore -and put together by the in
ventor himself in a rooni into which no
person has been permitted to enter.
It is asserted that the machine work
ed to the full satis~ietion and beyond
the expecttions of those most deefly
interested in it. I have had intro
duction to, aid some conversation
with, the inventor. The only idea I
could glean in regard to his invention
was, that it brought the atmosphere
into use as a powerful motive agetnt,
amounting almost to independent self
action. It is asserted-and the truth
of the assertion, of course, will be es
tablished or falsified when the inven
tion is made publie-tflt this - new
momentum can be so increased as to
propel the largest ocen steamers, or
brought down and suited to the deli.
cate movement of' a watch. Nothing
will be f'ound to bear the slightest coi
parison to it in point of utility and
completeness as a motive power. I
give you this staiteient as I have ob
tained it, upon what inmy be deemed
good authority. .
The inventor is qu' 4 a young n1an,
with good common sense and mitch
shrewdness, thouigth of amderate educa
tiori. It is his purpomse,. I am forthuer
informed, to- proceed to Europe anmd
obtain p~atenits there; and that he dloes
not design having the patent or princi
ple of his inverjtioni made pulblici here
until time has1 been allowed to secure
it from puiracy in other countries.
Sonic three oir four distinguishedl gen
tlenmen-mji of wealth and influence
-are peciarily interest egl -with him
in'the p: -.1t. One~. or aore of thei
design accompanying him to Europe.
Th'ley set sail probably in .1 une next,
and perinips a mionthi or-six weeks sub.
se ~wit to their sailing, the palten-t or
moidi.l will be exhibited in the United
Stat es. I can only say, if' the iinveiition
provecs what is clairned ihr it, the
wrild up to this age has never seen its
equal. We shall a wait paitiently t he
wIoniderful developineiit, anid in du te
tirine award the distingihe uto
f'ull credit. ~ isidato
Tariff, Revenuos, &o.
W\asims-ros, Mafzy 5.
There is no ground fir hiopinmg thatn
there will be any inodlilienition of the
TIarifiT by the prescnt Co(~ ngress. Iftheit
fact that the two Ilcouses ruie so largely
democratic did not prevenit thle exprec
tat ion, theire would lie ino such hopI e of
modifleation in the existenice of' that
other political fact, that, I his is the year
when cenidates are nomiuimted fi: thle
Presideincy.' Alnrc~ost every bodyl is
ready to ad;nit t hat there ought t ,lbe
c'ertaini ebanges in -t!'e TIaritl: ".l'Tie
Iron interest, sombc hinds of (otten anid
wool renufhetires are spieefied as
zmeetinug this ebanuige, and reasons are
given as plenitifuilly as strawberries in
suiuuer why all t hat i~s asked shouald
be done. Inideed, as Cangress G likely
to bie const ituted for siimii years yet,
I should ratlier fear if lie Tlariff were
re-opened, a decrease of' duties than
thieir increanie.
Th'le estimates of' the Secretary of
ihe T1reaisury- for this yeaur will be Ibuly
reatliz~ed, notwitIhstaund ing the frequenut
ly exprecssced exspectationm to~ the conitra
ry. TIhe dluties friomu Customs will
reach ihrty nine millions of' dollars be
sides -the reeipts f'rom the sale of Pu'b
lio.,Jinds, which it is maiirvelloins do
nuot decrease ini the muids~t of' so mni~iy
C~ongressionial :u l imim4mty Acts anid
special grants of' the Publie Domainu,
theReeneswill amoiunit to fifly-tlbree
millions this year', and the expendi.
.tuIe~s eflnnot reach so- large a sum.
H ence itn a short time, thierefore y'ou
will hear of' denuumds -to . reduce the
T1arifl, and this ought to be borne ini
mind by those seeking tQ re-nonu the
question for' Congr'essional. action.. If'
Congress should act wi:;ely it would
.not,. mak e such a reivisio'n ;,s .'ol ' n..
jure the~ revennes of thti conntry anmd
at the same timie benmefit mnn kirids
of' mannufhetures. Raw niatoriaI ceiea
iug into tl benanmufhetur'e of home made
goods should be allowed to comue into
the country free ofdlutyv, arid- thus the
excesses of' revenue- might hue lopped
off, and hence labor protected.
Th'le appropriations for this y'ear will
nirobably inot be as larg a~ Ilho. in
1850-51, f that much less
w ill bed..s, and much of
new busi s let) u ne than the pub.
interes equtr4 e transacted.
s a ye eenja upon persons,
pII Itle andid or. office and for
1pos Ii action" it public busi.
ri The iiff A ust I hear gen.
eraly spoken of as the probable time
for adjournment, ind s6ssion certainly
will not close betre that time even if'
at a. day so early.-Corres ondence of
ti i. Y..k.re4b." V < )t'
Rlahbua GaP Rail Road.
mr readers have seen tl is g 't
enterprise, having already 500 0O
subscribed. and tihe charter secureL, is
not altogether so chimerical as our dis
obligintg G eorgilneig4mors wou have
us heieve. Asia rndas of p ucing
concert of auctiob, and of hurrE -ng on
thme' r id~v/ir ilet~itnimi'o And6r
son Tad a meeting - "oi: the .2d inst., at
which they adopte4 Ohe Preimnble and
Rzesolutiols whliAch y P sut oin. 'We
also publish the jetter ofJud O'Neall,
whidi neompanies the Preanible md
Resklutions, contained 'in a Cireular
sent us by tie Co'respc iding Commit:.
te f tih et Adersion eting. We do
~t 1tibt thAt Greenville willibe r *-p.
rientedtii the-oniv'ention to be held
aVdltnlderson on the 1st of July next,
.und it will-be well to have it understood
that our itizens will assemble here, on
sale 4y .O June 'next, to. appoint two
delegatesto the( coniventioni as suggest
ud by Judge 0 Neall. Tlie stockhold
erso>l thd Gre&nville Rail Uoad are
iore iumied)ately inferested in the
buildig of the Rabun Gap Rail Road
tIan any oither portion of the commu
nity, because itwill .if completed, be
yond all :question, render their stock
tihe mnosp valuable Rail Road stock
in the Suate, or perhaps in the Union.
Thus, keeping out ofview the immense
ad ;.gesof the proposed Road to
large portions.of the entire State, and
looking to their own private interest
aloye, the Greenville Rail Road Stock.
hol'ders must eel the liveliest interest
ip the proceedings of the anticipated
Conventimo, aid will not neglect to be
represented by two of our ablest citi
It will be observed that Jud-c
O'Neall speaks (of the 4th of Juy
as the time for the meeting of the
Convention at Anderson. That was
the day originally proposed, but subse
quently altered to Thursday the first
day of July next, it being ascertained
that the 4th will fall on Sunday.
Greenrille Mountaineer.
CoNom-:ssrMoNAL Syxorsis.--In the
U. S. Senate, on.Monday, Mr. lallory
oli'red. a resolution of inquiry as t'o
whether any Spaniards had sustainmed
loss or damage in Louisiana from the
Cuban outbreaks; and also as to 'the
expediency of indcmnifying them.. He
explained the resolution'id advocated
fill indemnity for any l6sscs sustained.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Weller-oil'ered a resolution cal
ling for-a copy of' the report of the re
connoisancee of' the Gulf of' t'alifornia~
and Colorado itiver, in 11150 and ''51;
adopted.
On1 mlotioni of Mr. Morton, thme bill
granting right, of wvay and land, for a
raiil road froIm Pensacola B~ay to Mont
gotmry, Alabiamta, was taken up,
amenmded like other bills, and ordered
to' hei engrossed.
On miotion-'of:Mr. Un~tderwood, the
bill grantin g right of' way and land ihr
a tail roal fronm Louisville to St.
Louis, was simiilarlyv a mended, and or
dered to be engr'ossed.
Mr.' Fishm offeed a resoiution to int
.jiire into the expe.dientcy otf incain
thme salaury of' the .ludge of Nrhr
NewYor, wichwas adopted.
Thew dfcl (ienfcy hill was taken up,
and Mr. James commreheed a speech
againtst, the appropriatiotn to the Collins'
steantmerc.
In the Irouise of Re'presentativ'es.
Mr. Cullom asked leave to introduce
a resolution to inquire inmt.o the expedi
whlicuh wams objeeted to.
Mr'. IMMullemn moved to go into
!onnultit tee on the liomtestearl bil.
No qumorum voin, Mr. Ste'henms,
of' Georgiam, moved a call of the [louse;
the yeas amnd nmays were called on this
Thie motion for a call of' the 1outse.
was lost, antd the I louse wettt -into
Commtit tee of'the Wliole on the [onmuo
stemmd ill-fi.e minutes being allowed
totr speeces.-Cou)'rier'. -
C'~o':ssuossu. SvNoi'sts.--In the
U. S. Setnate otn Monday a tmemnorial
wvas ..presented ftrotn Iicut. N. F.
Imhury, of time United State% i'ayy,
asking the establishninmt (if- a line of'
mail steanm ships from Norfolk r'in
C'harlestont, to Para, at time mouth of'
thte A nnazon, to cotnnect with a line
r'utttitt thencee to Rio Jatteiro.
Ont 9.uesday in thte Senate Mr.
Cooper presented the mtemnorial of
TIho's. Sully, John Sartamin, and other
atists, praying that Congress would
contramct, withi Mr. Rothermeol f'or thme
eeceution of a historical paintittg, for
the adornnment of' thte Capitol.
'Te jointt tresobttion in relation to
the comptlletion of' a war steamer for
harbor defenmce was taken upi, amid Mr.
Stociktin tadressed the Senate in
s il t.
of. Sthe restmned the considera-.
tion oth.Delleiencey Bill, and Mr.
Brooke and others spoke on the a
menmibt givintr increascfe-oh'nona
tion toi thme Collin'si line,- Mr. Boyrlarigl
obtained thme floor for W'edamsday,-and,
afte~r an Executive session, the Senmate
adjouirned. ... . . ...
*. ThleIJouae oif Representtat ivaa v.
ted thiat, the~ uisual. rece'ss, to dilord the
ollimcrs of thme Ilouse amn opportuflit v to
refit the hall for the summer se%4on,,
shoulld take plae from 'Thursday, Affi
13th inst , utntil Monday~, thme 17th.
After which they went Jnto a Com-.
inittee of thn:Mlhole on the. state of!
the Uiiion. (Mir. Ilibbardl in t lm'. chimir)
and after further consideiing the
Honestead Bill of Mr. Wohnson, of
Tenne~si, the committ6e lipe without
co041k to a qondlusion uppn it, -.Ad
th oue ad4urned
T t. UMTBI1 IDANNEI01
Sumterville, So. Ca.
JOHN .T. GREEN, EDITOR.
TUESDAY,1AY, 18, 1862.'
Our PrIuCiplex0.
"There i one point on which Mere can be'no
ditwrsity of opinion in the South among those
who are true to her, or who have made up their
minds not to be slates; that is if we should be
forced to choose betweren resistance btnd uubmision
tbe should tahe resistance at all haza ld.
CALuOUN.
" To do'thal, elncert of action must be nseressa
ry, not to save the Union, for it viould then be
too late, b't to sate ourseltys. Thus innmy viceio
concert s the one thing needful.."-CAzLuoon.
" What is the remdy ? I answer secession,
united secession of the slareholdingt States, or a
large number of them. Nothir else Wil be wcise
nothing elsewtalt be practicable."--Cmvzis. ,
3-f' Messrs. A. WHITE & Co., are
Agents for the Banner in Sumterville.
ci1- Communications intended for
the Banner must be handed in on or
before Saturday morning, and - those
favoring us with advertizements will
please let us hai-e them at least by
9 o'clock on Monday.
We have received the Biography of
,JoEPII LANE by WESTERN, fron doHN
.L. RolliNsoN, M. C.
lesmrs. Black & Williasiss.
We publish to-day a communication
in reference to these gentlemen. We
can say that from personal observation
we can endorse the language there
used. We believe they have given en.
tire satisfaction to the patrons of the
School they have taught here. , If a
sufficient number of Scholars can be
had it is their purpose to teach another
quarter. Go all who desire to learn
the beautiful accomplishment of dan
eing well.
Our Exciiages.
The Marion Star whi was discon
tinued in January last his again made
its appearavice in a new shape. It is
now published by V. LITTLE, andl the
editorial chair oecupied by our friend
C. W. MILLER, Esq. Good luck to the
Star.
THE Darlington Flag comes much
enlarged, presenting a. fine appearance.
It is publishid at Darlington C. II., by
DELOtRME &NoitwoOD.
We have received the .Tune No. of'
GOnEY _ La 1 's Bookh. It is a double
num~iber containing one hundred and
twelve pages. A mong the engravings
we notice thd~t of " Friendship's Oll'er
ing," it is indeed beautiful. The con
tents are tuite interestinig as they al
war~s are.
Unsited States sessator.
It will be seen from the paulished
correspondencee hetiween Gov-. MEW
an:id the Iloni. WN. F. DES.wsuan that
the last namoed hazs received and ae
eepted the -appointment of United
States Senator inipac of 1. B.1l1nl~rr
resig'ned. Mdr. fIrIKTT resigned because
those whomi lie had the honor to rep.
resent had signified their difehrenc-e
frorn his views upon quIestionsA'f the
highest imnpor-tance, because lie con
eludes the State has submzitted, anid
dbos not deem himiself a proper repre
senitative otsuch a position and policy.
Although we have difi'erece with Mr.
Hit m~rr upon the palrty questions of' the
dawe must admire that iindepenid
Oc f spir-it .whic-h bie has mintpifi-sted
in resigninig a positinar wVhicleh ceinnot-'
now fill with proplritty. it isArh
ot Onle who has.- filled .the high -poistion
he retirecs from.. 1I' bas:tbught well
and long, -but at last' dvereo-mnih
numbers, lie retires quietly with de
mity fr-om the contest.
Mr. DESAt-SSpan, .*rit will fill the.
unexpired terme, is of tihe same party
with Mr. I'nE-T; whether iie goe's as
far as Mr. RHETT does we arc not able
to say. We would recommend1 Mr.
DEKSAUs.IuE. to the biullies of the Sen
ate as a gentlemoan whose dlignified1 de
pertimeut they may imitate with great
bienefit to thiemselves ; and if lie (hoes
not correct their political errors, lie
w~ill at all events imnprov-e their mean
nters.
DAMAoE~ TO TuEI 'foii~eo CimoP.
A le-tter to the 1.ouisville Journal,
dated Trenton, Toddl counity, Ky.,
contains thie following inf'ormationi:
"lPerhaps it w~ould~ be well enioughl
to inforim you as a jouirniali-:t, that the
prospect fo r a crop of tobac.-o in this
c~ounlty is gloomny indeled. Theli frosts
andI fly have nearly destroyed the
plants. Many' farmers hav-e told me
*ithin a few days that, if all the pJlnts
feetion they could nog plant hialfat Crop."
COME r.--lt is _sai(( that here ,Isa
Comet or some siigular luminaryecut
ting strange caper.: in the WVestern
horizdn--almost direct i the tra-k
of Venis, (lhe evening star, aind under
it,- We looked for it last eveniing-; but
aeloudi lay betw.eeni uis aind the point,
Piizz FionT.--One of these brutal.,
3xhibitions came off in the vicinitf ofr
lew York on Tuesday between two'
nen named Clare 0d- Lcs. -)re,
was victorious. Le&'t tke end of the
ieventh round received a asevereiblow,,
which it was thought had killed2 him,"
when the whole party eCwecondi .and
ipectators took to flight. Clare jum p
Ad from the ring and ran with the
3rowd, outstripping in speed the best
nan. Lees however, recovered in a
ihort tirpe-afte'rwitds, and was aceoit
?auied by his TfAends tW their boat.
TENN ssii AviA'Ki.Z- he citizens of
Nfonroe county, Teun., have held a
ublie meeting, anthe Court House in
fadisonville, and appointed Delegates
o the Anderson Rai road Convention,
rom each Civil District in the County.
[here are 20 Districts, and the whole
winb-br of Delegates is one hundred
riad thirty-eight. They are instructed
o use all honorable means, to secure
lie location of the Road d.own the Ten.
iessee river via Madisonville to sonic
)oint of intersection on the iLast Ten
lessee and Georgia Railroad, between
&feMinn eduihty line aid London.
[Anderson Gazelte.
Commodore Puy is in New-York,
Lwaiting the completion of his arrange
nents fbr the departure of the Japan
xpedition.
ANOTIER CUBAN ExPEDITION.
here is said to be no doubt of the or
;anization of another Cuban expedition
it the South. -The 'Lone Star Associa
ion,' at N'w.Orleans, is alledged to be
)usily at work in arranging aflirs,
vith a view of making the expedition
n every way successful. A letter to
he New-York Rpress says:-'ilefore
nany months pass away you mn t not
)e at all surprised to hear that~ the
tar-spangled banner waves victorious
y over the walls of the Moro!'
PENNSYLVANIA EmBazz.LK NI-i.
rhe State Treasurer of Pennsylvana
ins oflicailly reported to the Legi!-la
ure a list of three hundred and ffly
)ublic defiulters, who have in tihe ag
,regate robbed that State of over three
iillion of dollar#!
ArOUSTA BamGE.-The City Coun
-il of Aurusta have passed the follow
ng resolution in relation to the cross
ng of the South Carolina Railroad
oinpany over the bridge:
'Resohled, That a committee of one
ioni each ward be appointed to re
'eive proposals fron the President of
he South Carolina Railroad Company
s to the terms lie is willing to offer
'6r the piivilege of crom.nimg the Savan
il river, and establishing a depot in
lie city of Augusta, provided said de
>ot is ' located east of Washington
treet and north of Revnold street, and
eport to Couincil suh sals.)
A CARIIIER PiGEON AT Th
>rig D~ettmnar, which arrived at PL'iilG
leiphia last Saturday, reports that on
hie voyalge som'cwbe re beyond the
ihf Stream a bird flew aboard the
resseh. and lighted on the shioulder of
ime of the meni. It had on its neck a
ut of tape, b~earing the name, &e. of
he lrig Marie, sailing from Miartini
lue for Hazvre, and a request that no
ice might be given in onie of the news
mpers that all were well on board.
['he bird flew ofl'as soon as the mies
age wats taken from-.its neck. Lloyd's
.iist reports the same vessel as hm'-ing
rnrived at- llavre fron i flartiniipne on
he 3)1st 'of March. just twoi days after
lie above message was despatched.
AnrSnrERI l.A rIs-r PUni.rIO~N So
;mrrv.--Tiie thirteenith anniversary of
his societv".vas telebrat e- in Phihlulel
'lhia ou Wediiesday. 'The puast year
ins becen one,of' nuisual prosperit.
rhe salhes &ficrchandise anid dlonations
save amundited to ii42~,000. '' More
hanii forty colporteurs' ha~ve beCen em
iloyed, and there have beent issued
.irty-three new pub~licationis, contain
ng~, mt nount'of i-ending atr qa
.u ten thousand -page<si18o.
So:.s or TIE.NERANCE IN \IRGINIA.
'hie Grand D.ivision of the Souis of
lempleranc(,e of V'irginia, at its late
0ession at F.ront Royal, unanimously~
-esolveil not to unuite, as a~n organized
>oyin fhvor ot the Maine Law, lint
a leave the mfembhers to act individu
iliy as their judgemnts might dictate.
'here are now over 18,000 mombhers
Lttachedl to the Order in thle State,
00O0 of whom were. initiated duriiig
ine months ending the first of' JTanua
-y. Thle receihpts $3J8,816k anmd the ex
einses for benefits $11I,'01, leaviing
95,3 in cash on hand. Theli Grand
D~ivislin is to holdl tn extra session in
Richmond, on the 2d of Ju tne, to we'l
or'e the National Division, whlich
nleets there on the 4th, wvhen Gough,
D~ow, Carey, White, D.elevan, Chain.
ers, amid other temperanc'e oratours are
.o lie present, and a grand jnbilee and
>rocession to take place.
A Washuigton letter says: We
myec daily mnifestat ions of a p)urpose,
mn the' part of both of' the regular old
ime parties, to withdraw the comnpro
nise question as the inain issue -in the
iyproaching election oif President, and
o.r the watit of other distinct. issue, to
ake, as a commonoi platform-r-fiy-one
niiln t of dollars a year-the amount
>th lundler which the victor is to
-ont rol.
AN INVEnCa Bro11( n tra-.---Ann
Elizai Barns, the female swindler and
*hief, arrested in Philadelphia (in W ed.
iesday, was commnit~ed by the Mayor
m. two charges of larceny and one of
>igamny. .It has been *aseertained that
vithin a year t'he mparried ibur or live
musbanid , althiough~ scarcely twcinty.onie
rei-s of ae.,
1e that, blows the coals in quarreils
te has nothing do, with, has no right
o courmduain itf a spark fly in his faice.
For the Sumter Banner.
MeNrs. Black & Will1 s.
"On with the dance, let Joy be unoonned."
1.iio'q CanZLD9MAA'o .
Ang the inmbe:rand diveiity
Aopishmes wlileh tenlI hde
the fonile charfetor, 4nd to irpa
polish' and digiitty to' the rnantdr of
the opposite sex, the art of dancing,,
properly understood, may be justly
reckoned, . When the age so far de
generates however froih the morqI red
titude 6f society, as to imitate, not
theoretically, but practically fhe gener
ally-adopted, yet indecorous Parisian
modes, then the refinement, beauty and
grace, so intimately blended with a
prdper coghizanee of the art, merge in
to a disgusting laxity of bearing, anta
gonistie at ori'ei to deceicy anid proii.
ety. We cannot conceive why an
American community, should so fur
depend upon the iiventive power.s of a
threign ' nationality, as to adopt evpry
fashionable dance whicIh insinuates it
self upon. the French stage. Lot the
apophthegm which asserts that "ex
treies are dangerous," be borne in
tind, and the pleasurqble pastime of
tripping upon the light, fantastic
toe," will neither shock the modoity,
nor suffuse the cheeks, of our mnoral
Disciplinarians.
These prefatory remarks . have been
adduced by the improved and elevated t
style now taught successtlly in our I
village by Messrs. B. & W. Kind,
courteous, and condescending, lonient
and respectful, clever and generous, we
heartily recommend these gentlemen
to public patronage. Faithful to their
pronises, and honorable to the trusts
reposed in theni, we doubt not that
Parents will smile in triumph, at the
debut of their juvenile offspring, while
the more advanced portion of Sumter
villians will avail themselves of every
opportunity, to execute. with grace,
ease, simplicity, and correctness, the
lessons inculcated.
TER PSICIIORE.
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Sl .U LAIL PaV8s0.ooi.AL FACT.
A letter from Sharp's Store, Lowndes
county, to the Milledgeville Recorder,
tells the following singular circumn
st'ance:,
" In the year 1845, a little boy, tl '
son of Mr. Ashley Lawson, got stran
gled trying to swallow a chinquepin,
and -from that tine lie has been trou
bled with a cough siuiilar to croup eve
ry wiiter. This spring his parents
thiugit he would die, (being worse off
than usual) but he coughed up the
chinquepin. Oin examnination it had
a bung covering about one-sixteenth of
an inch thick on it. On ren-oving the
osseous sub~stancc, the chhinepin was
found to bo perf'ectly sound, the marks
wore on it where he had scraped it
writh his kniife before trying to swallow
it..
"IIe is now in good~ health and is I
free from the congh, with which lie has
been troubled so long. In conclusion
I wvould say, that there are niany re-t
spJectabhle p'ern~s wvho will 'vouch for
the trut h of the above statenient."
United Stlate. Senntor.
Th'le followinig is the correspondI~ence
bet ween GJov. Means and Mr. D~eSaus
sure :
Exe-iEDE'. lrrMI-:N-. S. (".
May 7th, I1852.
D)s.ru Sin : T hav" this day acecepted
the resignationi of tM lHon. it. Ua'n
well lHhett as Seinatr ini the Co.ngress
of the United States.
liclyiing upon your dlevntion to the
interests' and hinior of Southa. Cairolina
I hierebay tenader to you ..he aprpoinit-.
muent to fill the-'vacanev 'ccasioned byx
his resignatiobn. 4~
With- high rega'rd;
..your obedient .servanit,
To ion. W. F. DeSaussure.
To Jhis Jrcellency/ (Ior. . 1!. Means :
Cotucsnix, May 1'0, 1852.
.-rSinu. I have thie hnour to aec
knowledge the receipt~ of yo ir Excel
he. '*y fhv:or of the 7th~ inst.rtendering
to ime the. (Ilice of. Senator in the
Conmgress of' the Unitedl States, madc
varakt by the resigniation of' thc Iloni.
it. Barnwelh Uhnett. .
I accept the tr'st wic h vonr
Ixeellenc.y lhas confided itn mle-'and1
have only to regret -that the ability I
may bring to the service of the Sta'te
will inot be eqtual to my deep devotion
to her honmor anid interests.
With high consideration and regard,
y our obedient. servant,
W. F. DES.\UssrE.
IMPOU-rwr AssoU'~exMEN.-We
find the fbllowving paragraph in the last
newrs from Europe, which, if' tru'e, we
should say was an atnouneement of
vast importance to the world:
"1Thae Suisse, of Ilerne, of April 13,
says a corresp~ond~ent, writes from Con
stantinople on A pril 1, that the Divan
hats h/it upon a very original plan f'or
set thng thle qesiCt)ion of the 1 ll l'la
ces. 'be four pachmalies of' Syria ard
to be granted to M. Rothschili for the
sum of 23I0,00)0,000, to be paid into
th' treasury of' the Sultan; and upoit
ti. 'umn of ?2,000,000 beinmg paid to
Franice, she will renounce her preten.
tionis, RunssiL and England will each
receive ?1,000,000. It is not yet set
tied whether Mi. Rothsichiild w-ill take
the title of lying, etmir, or boy. It is
certain thiat he intends to restore the
ruins dfJerimnalem and Antioch, an~d
to rebuild Solomon's Tenmple. inhe
lithographed bualletin which bringa ius
this news adds, it' M.: Rosthschmild
should succeed, an immrense future will
1.e (onenid far the Ea-t."
Wzz~J.AJJ~TO* OI' P
genee'M 's bio th
' ork 1I id pre6ss
rej)ort off la ongeislon i
Into half .:do lines, '
lishing.th fap lcy had u U
W~ednesd'tl, sixteenth of Jul nd
the city o altimore, as the imn
place for the Whig National. 6
tion. We belive there is extante
tory of France, by some learied Jes It
in which the thrilling career of.; hat
nation-the republic and the et lre
frvn the executionof.LUuis-X t
the return to power of.Louis XVII
is omitted as a blankb&ise ito
no part of the legitimate hlt,6j7e,'
France. 'The omission by th t
organs at Washington, of thle
ings of the Souther' "nmembors n
late caucus, it is.on . .par.. w-thalu
Jesuit's history. They omittli'rA6st
splendid part of the ivhol . 'hhi l. t
the attempt to suppress it,' like the
periment of the Jesuits, is 'exbsdfi l '
ridiculous. Oh ! why will the'
servile, old organs-the supedlds
and dignified old organs at ashI
toL-hide their candle under, A bush& ,
when the light is wintedl ret irev
their condition is a hard one. Hfoik 14
it to. be improved? h116y IWk ilot
listen to good advice. Breth'reI ie
us pray.
%-EVOLUTION IN STEAM ACJCgr.
-The Washingtoi correspoident.ot
the St. Louis Republican, thub speaki
of a new invention that has be& be
fore spoken of in dur columns:
"A new engibe has been builtM.
New York, which threatens a coinpleie;.
revolution in.this kind of. machinery.'
It has been patented, by. Erieson, - ie,
inventor of the. Ericson .propellor,.
The Engine has been.built, and tried
and works well-and uses only nmnet".
pounds of coal per day. Botlers ar
dispensed with altogether-ind -rou -
can well imagine what a reviift
will effect in the ocean steam rharine'
-where the large vessels carry 900to
1,000 tons of coal for each voyage.-.- -.
There will be no danger of explosibns;.
or anything of that. sort. ; The engini:
nOW built is intended for. a large egg
steamer, in course of, constrWction at
New York, and the whole will cot.
over a rillion o 'dollars. Men: Qf
capital would not be likely to invest
such a sum of money upon a doubtbl
experiment, and you muyreceive*this
informnafion with a reasonable'i aeufi
anee of its correctness. *Tle enIP*
can be applied to our boats, and to
your printing machines, and to every
thing of the kind."
INTERESTING A iTESJA . N
There is an Artesian Well at the
ton Factory of J. Matthe'ws, in D~ias
county, Ala., which is 710 et 4i
inches in depth, and whleb -discharge*
000 gallons of - water per mlntieor
n yA acri >*
water flowsoutwi such a rvsett
if pieces of stone ps. large, aa~eg
or a 'half dollar, are throwD p.ts py
are immediately ejected. The.
gravel, &c., made'by the auger are
threed out Ily water, which is perfoty
clear, limupid, and pleasant to thme taste.
The diarlieter of-the well* lsaialitte
over six intches, and it is Mr. 1farthb a?
intention, as soon as he hashlt
tuhled the entire disitance now. coinl
pleted, to have the boring continged ,to
a greater depthi. This will make it,'
it is believed, the miest wonderfulA r
tesianl Well in America. .'.*'
'TIrE A aTi~slAN WEt i.--We $rtr.e
the sumbjoined from the Savannah 1 e
ptublican of Thutrsday:
" ilour Charleston cotemiporaries
inform ns what has been the -resyJt of
the eflrt to obtain water in their city:
by the artesian well? Wo ask for in.
termtation, feeling an interest lii thme
undertak in g, and :sincegl ihn
In reply to the ablove intertogatory.
afe hning our cotemporary fog his
godwisheos, we would state- thatithe
well has been alreaidy. excavated to the
d.-pth of nine hundred oir a. thousand;
feet, and that Mr. Woldon, the opa
tor, is now in Phtiladelphia .asyaitimng
the comp~let ion,. by Messrs. 4ois,
Tasker & Morris, of that city, pfj200
feet of iron tube, to enable Imum togpro
eeed in his descent. 'On the azirivai-sf
this Mr. Weldon will resumnun the work
with, as he states, every ' prospent of
success.--ChAarlest~on eourier.
A D)Mf oNT TI) Tnl E .BA.-- eCourt,
onf A ppeals during its present~
ait Columbia, hans admitted theqmlo'
ing gentlemici to practicointhe . re
of this Stnte: James E. C#11ii#'1
Paul U. ilayne, 'Hewlet B. Mdbr#,
Archihak1 J1. Shaw, F. F. aarly?
.Jas. F. Walker. ' ' e
The . following gentlemen -iavasalsoi
been admitted to pratieas!Solipitor
in Egnity : DavI4 Bailey, Jaest,
tow, 'Thomnas Frost,WilhlA A.~Qr
Edwyard 1. LAnr,
bald J.. Shauw, C . e
llow.To Coi:PUTJE .im; Jyui5s~ Ov
POru'LATIow.-4 writer nt tl~pM*
Dailey Adertiseggig' .tlh~ps
tiionts mniadoeby threp d en
90f the prospeetre ao~stin '0t
Untited States whik- .h otn puters as.
ecrttin'by "d sinih rithmnetcal Iealeti.
laition. One of todti-'Mr. Durby foIN
Take the poptilatlon of 170,'hith
was 8,929),8'27 and Idivide by three
and add thoqgnotient~tU. thed ldend
The !eault will slin~w, witspi uk
acepracy, the avernige. yar~y I:grge,,
as he blieves. The teetp a
tons dttlered i cteiwnmersta :tls r
thme year 1850, one itiitn it 1l*i ,
mo(r's thahiweilf twor> a~d tn'hmfrf.
hions,M and thme thers tonii~thlI& Ai
twenty-'thbree. FotilS60, tho4'grputo
it at. thirty sud titrty oti anillions;a n
1870, thtirty-nine- and a halt <tnihlions,
mncnmiv ~lon fem lih.a itron