The Darlington flag (Lydia, SC) 1851-1852, June 04, 1851, Image 4
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P01TRY.
THE fAPTHE SPARROW TO ITS
DISTRESS.
BY 1. H—.
Let me go to my home in the grovel, little
maid,
And I'll eing you a song to your praise in
its shade;
HI tell my dear mate of your kindness to
me, |
As we flutter and play in the mock orange
tree.
O,hark! don’t you hear how he moans
for my loss;
As he chirps and hops through the leaves
and the moss;
Saying, dear little maid let your prisoner
{rv *'
And I’ll sing you a song in the mock or
ange tred.
Then do l(fl me go to my home in the
grove.
To cheer the lone heart of the mate that
I love;
And each morn and each eve, ouremploy-
ment shall be,
Singing songs in your praise;, from the
mock orange tree.
[From the Mercury.]
(H R OLD PALMETTO TREE.
Air:—“Auld Lang Syne."
Our green flag bears no Eastern gem,
It boasts no shining gold;
No ocean pearl m found within,
Its simply waving folds,
And yet 'tis bright and beautiful.
And yet ’tis fair and free:
There’s not a prouder flag than this,
Our Old Palmetto Tree!
Where on our shore the billows dash,
Our Southern Banner waves,
On every sea breeze proudly floats.
The standard of the brave.
A thousand flags wave o’er our land,
A thousand wildly free;
Twas nature’s noble gift our own,
Our Old Palmetto Tree!
And when in Freedom’s holy cause,
A Southern band arose,
Our old ftilmetto lent its aid,
Against our Country’s foes
Then when the British foe had fled,
And victory crowned us free,
Around us waved exnltingly,
Our 0!d Palmetto Tree!
GO, FAmiLESS ONE.
Go, faithless one, go wander.
False heart with gilded prow;
’Twere base in me to squander,
One thought upon thee now:
In other regions rojyng
Thy fortune still may find
True hearts, but none so loving,
Fond eyes, but none so blind.
The Ibolfsh heart is breaking,
That now commands thee, go:—
Yet not a nerve is shaking,
It’s secret pang to show.
Though all its hopes have perish’d,
No curious eye shall see,
That it has ever cherish’d
A moment's love for thee.
MISCEI«X«AKjB0l3Sr
(From the Georgia Federal Union.)
REPORT OF MR. JEREMY DIDDLE,
Touching his Trials and Travels to
SAVE THE UNION.
Dear Mister Printer: Having
!>een to Washington to attend the great
Constitutional Union meeting, that was
to be held on the 22d, I want you to
print my Journal, for our Union prin
ters won’t do it, and I reckon a dele
gate is bound to report to his constit
uents.
I wont trouble you a tellin my jour
ney on—only that 1 got tarnation mad
goin through Charleston; I entered my
name on the book, “ J. Diddle, Dele
gate from Georgia, goin to Washing
ton;” no eDoner had the fire eaters
read it, than they began to w ink and
luff, and look at mo contemptuous like;
at last a big whiskered feller stept up
and said, ses he, “ and you’re ngoin to
Washington, friend Diddle, are you, to
save the Union ?”
•* Yes sir,” ses I, “ or try.”
** Poor fellow,” ses he, “ does your
mamma know you’re goin I”
This worked up my dander some,
and 1 wanted to hit him, but ses I to
myself, our party holm to peace mea
sures, so I started for the Boat, and
took good care, coming back, to take
water for Savannah. Well, arter gittin
to Washington, I walked up town
a piece, and seein a pretty considera
ble Itig building, and lots of folks walk-
in about in the yard, I said to myself,
ses 1, that’s the heginnin of the crowd,
there's to be the meeting; so I turned
into the gate, and the first I met, ses I;
“Mister, is the Constitutional Union
meeting to be held heret”
“ The what I” ses he.
“ The Constitutional Union meeting,’
ses I, “ that Georgia ordered to be
held ou, the immortal 23d ?”
“ George who t” ses he.
“ Stranger,” ses I, “ don’t be pokin
fun at me, I axt a civil question. Is
the great meeting to be held here I”
Ses he, “ 1 reqjton, stranger, you’ve
lost-your way, this is the Marein-horse-
spittle r
“What?” ses L
“ The Mare-in-Horse-spittle"
I walked straight hacl; and took up
the road a spell, till I met a fcUer
whistlin.
“ What’s the use in whistlin ?” ses I.
“ Mister ain’t you a Union manT’
Ses he, “ I’m nothing else.”,
Ses I “ For God’s sake, then, tell me
where our lUMMo is, that the President
urvoe m/V’>
Ses he, “Thar,” fainting at a big
whitg house in the bushes.
My boots turned in tliat direction,
and soon brought me up, all stnndin,
in the front shed, and seein the house
was a big one, utid tbinkin they mout
be busy a long ways off, I cutamenced
rappin at the door with the heel of my
boot; this waked up in no time a red
nose paddy, who bawled out—“ How-
ly Messiah ! Jasus! what’s to pay ?”
“Nothin,” ses I, “if you’ll let me
see the President.”
Ses he, “ Ya shod o’ pold the bal
wire,” pointin to samethin on the door
post.”
“Fiddle sti«k!” ses I, “show me
the President.”
Ses he, “Your card, your honor.”
“ Your wh|tf’ ses I.
“Your caro, your honor; I want
your card, to carry to the President.”
Ses I, “ Dfeyou take me for a wool-
( carder.”
Ses he, “Your name, your honor;
your name to take to the President.”
“ Oh, Jeremy Diddle, delegate from
Georgia,” ses 1.
Upon that he started, and I arter
him. Pattrick turned upon me, and
ses he, “ Your honor will please wait
a bit, till I take your name to the Pres
ident.”
“ Deuce a bit will I,” ses I, “you
mout not be back in an hour, and be
sides, its labor lost, trotting back and
forth—so lead on,” ses I. Pat took
the hint, and advanced till comiu to a
room ep stairs, he sung out,
“Mr. Jemima Diddle, delegate to
Georgia, your Excellency!”
There sat two men ou opposite sides
of a table, fumbling over a pile of nig
ger pa|>ers from Boston. One I knew
in a mink was Black Dan, by bis look
ing like a cloud at night, with two big
stars peepin through the dark. The
other was a stout, mild lookin, gray
headed man, at whom Pat looked when
he put me in.”
“ This is Mr. Fillmore, I reckon I”
i ses I.
“ Y'es sir,” res he, “ and 1 am happy
to see you Mr. Daddle.”
“ My name,” ses I, “ is Jeremy Did
dle, Delegate from Georgia to the big
meetin.”
Ses he, “ Allow me to introduce you,
Mr. Diddle, to Mr. Webster.”
Mr. Webster got up, and as I poked
, my baud over the table at him, he grab
bled and shook it like a brother, and
sea he, “ I am g.ad to see my fellow-
citizens from all |>arts of our great
country—thank (iod I can taken Geor
gian by the hand yet, and not feel that
it is a foreign hand—lie seated, Mr.
Diddle, be seated.”
Ses I to myself he’s a ding fired
clever feller, if he is a federalist.
Ses Mr. Fillmore, “ I am pleased, Mr.
Diddle, that Georgia is to be repre
sented at that very remarkable assem
blage. i was quite desirous of attend
ing myself, but my official duties for
bid.”
Ses I, “ Aint you goin to attend the
Constitutional Union meetin, right here
in Washington!”
Ses he, “ Did 1 not understand you,
Mr. Diddle, you was a delegate to the
World’s Fair*”
Ses 1, “ If you did I didn’t say so—
1 am a delegate to the Constitutional
Union meetin in this city.”
“ Beg pardon,” ses he, “ when is
that meeting to take place, Mr. Diddle*’
Ses I, “ Is it possible the whole Uni
ted States are to meet here, and the
President not know it *”
Ses Mr. Webster, “ Dont you re
member, Mr. President, friend Ritchie
some time since published and pretend
ed to praise a proclamation from Geor
gia, calling the Lufcid States together
on tha 22d, to ho^Tiiem save die Un
ion f”
“ Exactly,” ses Mr. Fillmoredie
same that Foote and Cass and Kitchie
ridiculed in private *”
“The same,” ses Mr. Webster, “ and
1 remember in the Senate, as Foote
read the sermons in tkp Union, he threw
the pa|>er ntider the and stonipt
on it, mutleriqg Asset! Asses! upon
which that wicKedgyau, Hale, exclaim
ed, Georgia’s prelty few down when
she has to set under Foote, smoking a
Cobb, and listening to the squeaking
St. Stephens, singing ‘ Hark from the
Toomb !' ”
Ses I, “ Aint there to t># a great Uq-
ion meeting here, the 33d f”
Ses Mr. Fillmore, “ 1 really dont
know, 1 have not heard of it lately,
save only that there has been a com
pany formed here to insure the Union
party, but whether, or how, diat com
pany if conueeted with the meeting of
which you speak, I am not able to say.
Ses Mr. Webster, “ Hale saystfcRt
the Mutual Medge and Insurance Of
fice Company is the Georgia Constitu
tional Union party sisMiered domt. If
so, the meeting will hardly take place.”
Ses I, “ Our editors—no, not ours
exaedy, but the Union Whig editors,
Grieve and Chapman—said there would
be sich a crowd here, that nobody could
get into the Hotels, and so I come to
diis House, that belongs to die Union,
thinking there would he plenty of room
about here.”
“ It is a great mistake,” ses Mr. Fill
more, “ to suppose that there is not
room enough at the Hotels, and you
would he able to get much more accu
rate in formation at Gadsbv’s, where
some of your Georgia fnends stop,
than bore.”
* Thei, I’ll go there,” ses I.
Ses Mr. Webster, “ Whether you
find a meeting or not, Mr. I^d) e. my
best wishes and my heart go with you;
you are a Union man, and so am 1;
each is laying his supporting shoulder
to the tottering pillars that ugbold this
magnificent Federal structure; let us
everywhere build up a great Union pare
ty, that is a whig party, or if you please
a Federal |>arty, that will stand by the
Federal Union, and notning but die
Union; a party to which I have ever
belonged ; let the shout of * Union,’ go
up over all this broad land, let it roll
from ocean to ocean ; let the answer
ing waves of the Pacific respond to
the Atlantic’s roar; let the cloud capt
peaks of the Rocky Mountains roll
back to the echoing peal, till it stirs
the American blood in every throbbing
heart that beats within the remotest
cabin of the wilderness! We must
thus consolidate the Union, and there
by have a strong government Mr.
Diddle, a government that can ekeck
and control the niggerism of the North,
and the Agrarian Democracy of the
South! To this end our party has
ever been in favor of the government,
thereby giving the wealthy and intelli
gent the control of State affairs.”
Just here Mr. Fillmore, seein I look
ed mad, kicked Webster’s shins under
the table, and gin him a wink.
“ I says,” ses he, “ Mr. Diddle, our
party, the Whig party, the Federal par
ty, have been, for reasons just men-
tinned, in favor of Banks, Tariffs, and
internal improvements, but I consider
them all now as ‘ obsolete ideas,’ and
we go, sink or swim, live or die, ‘ sur
vive or perish,’ for the great ‘ Consti
tutional consolidated Union party,’ for
the sake of the Union; in the words
of the immortal Jeflerson, we are all
democrats, all federalists.”
“ Hang me if I am,” ses I to myself,
“ if I want raised a democrat, and no
thing else, I never sucked my mother.’
So I bid them good bye, and made for
for Gadsby’s, where I entered my name,
“J. Diddle, delegate from Georgia;’
the next time I looked at the book,
some rapscallion bad added.
Poor Jeremy Didele is lame of a leg,
And so he is coming some office to beg.”
Ses l to the bar-keeper, “ Who did
Chat *”
Ses he, “ I don’t know—it looks like
the hand uiiting of Mr. Stephens.”
Ses I to myself, “ Nice treatment of
converted Democrats.” Ses I, “ Can
you tell me where the Georgia mem
bers are.”
I waited till next day, but could not
catch them in their rooms, nor at the
table ; nor could I meet any one who
could tell me when or where the Union
meoting was to be, so I sent this ad
vertisement to Mr. Ritchie’s paper;
“ Information Wanted.—A bro
ther Georgia Delegate wants to know
when the Constitutional meeting is to
be held.”
The servant soon returned, saying,
Mr. Ritchie said, “ Take this back to
the writer.”
Ses I to myself, “ He’s a nice Union
man! I'll send it to the fire eater, Fish
er, and see if he’ll treat me so. Take
it,’ ses I, “ to the Southern Press.”
He soon come back with a note
from the Editor, requesting a private
interview. I found him pokin about
among piles of papers.
“ Mr. Fisher, I recon *” ses I.
“ Yes, sir,” ses he.
“ And I’m Mr. Jeremy Diddle, the
man you want to sec,” ses I.
“ I am glad to see you, Mr. Diddle,”
ses he, “ for I take you to be an hon
est man.”
“ I’m nothing else, sir,” ses I.
“ 1 wanted to see and tell you per
sonally, Mr. Diddle, that you have Wen
deceived—egregiously deceived and
humbugged, by a set of the most un
principled, office hunting tricksters,
that ever polluted the purlieus of polit
ical corruption.”
“ How’s that ?” ses I.
“No greater wrong and insult can
be offered to an honest JHM honorable
man,” ses he, “than to knowingly
and wilfully delude him for selfish pur
poses—that is, to ' use him.’ You’re
a democrat, and the whigs, to give
themselves power and the spoils of of
fice, have made you believe they are
alarmed for the safety of the Union,
and are its only iriends, and therefore
wish to form a great Constitutional
Union party, to save it, instead of join
ing the Southern democrats, the only
true Union men, and thereby form a
party strong enough to reform the
abuses of government, of which the
South so justly complains, and so bring
the government back to the puritjr'and
principle of its founders, and quiet for
ever, all this heartburning and excite
ment that is so justly convulsing the
Union. For depend upon ifcsnch a
party alone must save the Union, if it
can be saved. No that corobinea
for aggressive power and plunder, How-
ever, they may cry‘glorious Union,’
can retard its Atom; all Mch combi
nations but hasten its dissolution, they
invite and justly counter combinations,
which speedily result in revolutionary
violence, and the subversion of all gov
ernment Mexico and South America
are date ffivitm lessons in this philoeo-
phy.” 1 ti
Sea l,;* How did you know, Mr.
I ishor, Mat I was a democrat ?”
* Know,” ses he, “ why none but a
democrat could have been so gulled
s».> duldlnd—(forghm the pun, I intend
ed no personal disrespect,) the weak,
dishonest wretches, that have disgrac
Georgia, and made her indeed ‘ a slate
State,’ had but one object in view—the
control of offices in the gift of the peo
ple; hence the whigs in a body shout
ed ‘Glorious Union,’ ‘Stars and
Stripes,’ and cried out that the demo
crats, (who alone, everywhere stand up
for the South) are the disunionists and
traitors, and thus they frighten the
timorous into their ranks, by the help
of whom, and the democratic office
hunters, they hope to retain power.
“ Do you think, Mr Diddle, any
whig will be in attendance from your
State on this great constitutional hum
bug meeting.
“ Never! They were all let into the
secret before the humbuggery begun,
they were all told and given to under,
stand, that it was but a gull trap, to
catch silly democrats, to aid them in
putting down the democratic party—a
party as old as the government—a par
ty that has made us the great people
that we are—a party that has ever
maintained the rights of tKe weak
against the powerful; and depend upon
it, when that party is finally put down,
liberty will expire on this continent—
the Union will not be worth preserving
—it will become a putrid mass, in which
none can flourish and be happy, save
reptiles, and those unclean birds that
fatten on corruption.
“ Yes, Mr. Diddle, let the wicked
men that sent you here predominate,
and the Union is at an end; never be
fore has there existed such a corrupt
combination in this country. In alt the
party wars that has convulsed the peo
ple, throughout all the scenes of threa
tened nullification and secession, for
the last seventy years, what party be
fore became so lost to decency, so steep
ed in corruption, so in love with blas
phemy, as to dig up the holy remains
of Washington, to be hoisted at the
orgies of faction, upon their (tarty
standards, to be used like sone monte-
bank priest of the middle age, exorci
sing the Devil with the relics of the
dead! During all the virulent and
bitter contests between the old federal
and democratic parties, (until the for
mer disbanded and abjured their name)
neither dared so to shock the public
sense to claim Washington, or his
memory, as of, or against either party;
ail admitted he was in the hearts of all,
none was wicked enough to think of
calling upon a father to make hateful
war upon his own children! It has
Ijeen reserved for the men who deluded
you, and such as you, Mr. Diddle, to
brave the shame and embrace the blas
phemy of calling upon the ghost of that
good man, to curse his own children!
and aid in their unholy objects of pow-
and plunder! Do you think, if
‘Y'es,” ses Mr. Fisher, “the old
er
Washington is now permitted to regard,
and take an interest in the affairs of
this world, he beholds with indifference
the wrongs inflicted on his beloved
home, and the home of his fathers?
nay—do you believe that while he
sees the North raising the black flag
of sectional itersecution and aggression,
endangering the peace and safety of
his Southern countrymen, he denoun
ces, before the chancery of Heaven, as
traitors, his own Southern children ?—
Do you hear that just man, before that
dread tribunal, condemning resistance
to oppression, and pleading the cause
of the oppressor ? Him! who pro
claimed to the world at the head of the
army, maintained with the sword, this
immortal declaration:
“ ‘ When a long train of abuses and
usurpations, preserving invariaby the
same object, evinces a design in any
government, to reduce a people under
absolute despotism, it is their right, it
is their duty, to throw off such govern
ment and to provide new guards for
their future security*’
“ To suppose such a thing is no bet
ter than blasphemy, and yet the wick
ed men that sent you here, are saying
thus; they are vile enough and har
dened enough to thus pollute and pros
titute the name and fame of Washing
ton to give themselves power! Alas!
Alas! well hath the poet said:
“ No man, however great.
Can tell to what vile use
Ht may come at last.”
“Depend upon it, Mr. Diddle, de
pend upon it, if this wicked party is
to succeed,the end of the Union is at
hand, it is not worth a ten years lease.
I trust in God he will warp off the dire
calamity—I trust this mongrel party
Of plunder, this old Federal-National-
Republican--Haid..Cider..Tippecanoe.
Whig-Rough-and-Reailjt-Constitution.
al-Uflion-Party will burst and
blow to atoms; I trust the cohesiv*
power of public plunder will not be
strong enough to maintain their Union.”
Just hero a man stepped in, looking
badly scared, and said ses he, hail you
heard the news, Mr. Fisher f
What news !
Ses he, “ W’hy that a man of veraci
ty has made oath that as be was walk
ing by the grave yard last night, he
seed the ghost flf Alexandria Hamil
ton settin on a Toomb, with a broken
Cobb in his hand, cryin! and it has
caused great excitement; Father Ritch
ie says that is a historical fact, that
awful signs and wonders appeared just
before the destruction of Jerusalem,
and he fears this nortends some dread
ful calamity for the Union party, and
calls upon all that loves the Union and
Ginenl Jackson, to rally with him and
Mr. Webster <*» nilv around it.”
NEW IMPORTATIONS.
humbug means by that, he wants more THE attention of Planters and Country
subscribers to his Union.” Merchants, is particularly requested to
But as I begun to feel my hair stick- the arrangements now made at BAN-
in up all over my head, just like the CROFTS Silk House, 3S3 and 255, King
rays of the sun painted on neighbor | Oharleston. S. C for insuring a re-
Van Boodle’s Sign, ses I good by Mr. f ular , a ^ supply of all the varie-
... . . ” ’ r> j ties of the dress season, both from the
Fisher you have treated me more like Knghsh and French markets, and which
a gentleman than any man since I left joined to a determination to submit every
home, and I tiiank you for it; may thing at the very lowest possible prices,
God bless you, good by ; and 1 struck
a peert trot toward the Potomac.—
When safe on board the boat, 1 writ
and sent back by a drayman the follow
ing bill of exchange:
Stm’r Potomac, 23d Feb., 1831.
Please pay to the order of Mr. Gads-
by, whatever he charges for two and a
half days board—and charge to ac
count of Constitutional Union Com-
paty. J. Diddle, Delegate.
To the Union Committee of Vigi
lance, N. York.
Nota Benny.—That same Commit
tee what pays nigger expenses.
And now, Mr. Printer, bein safe
back, I take it the whigs don’t fool me
agin. If they are amind to summons
Constitutional
another Constitutional Union Meetin ,
—some of them may attend it, this dem-1 i r i s h Linen—pure flax—an article we
ocrat don’t go—that’s all.
J. DIDDLE, Delegate.
Post Cript.—The Southern Press,
and other papers friendly to the cause
of edecation will please copy.
School Examination.—John how
do you parse grandmother ?’
‘I doesn’t pass her at all ; I always
go into geta cookey.
‘What is the singular of man!
‘They is singular ven they pay their
debts without being asked to do it a
dozen times.’
‘Young women are beautiful.—
What is that wh'-h comes after young
woman ?’
‘The feller, to be sure. They’re al
ways after the young women.’
‘That will do! now you may go out
and hunt for segar stubs,’
Baltimore Piano Factory.
PATENT Elastic Touch—J. J. Wise
& Brother, Manufacturers ofGrand, Bou
doir and Square Pianos, would respect
fully invite the attention of I.ady Pianists,
who would abridge the toil of practice, to
a simple neat, and convenient method of
adjusting the same instrument to any
shade of touch tlie Pianist may require.
Touch being the great means of reaching
the qualities of the insrument, it is very
plain it should be according to the skill
and power ftf the operator. The com
mon piano be it delicate or indelicate, soft
or hard touch, the same is not a like suita
ble to the grave moments of the feeble
pupil, and the rapid prestos of the finish
ed artist Call and see the improvement.
March 5 5 3m
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New Is the Time,
Cheap! Cheaper! Cheapest!
THE subscribers have just opened, and
are now still receiving, the most splendid
stock of
Spring and Summer Goods
which they have ever had the pleasure of
offering to their numerous friends and
customers. We are sincerely thankful
for the most flattering encouragement
heretofore bestowed, and are determined
at least to merit a continuance ofthesame.
We are prepared to supply any and eve
ry tiling that they may wish, and at pri
ces which will, at least, favorably com
pare with those of any other establish
ment in the place.
It would be entirely superfluous to en
ter into an enumeration of the various
descriptions and qualities of good things
which we are prepared to deal out, suffi
cient to say, they embrace every style and
hue.
Hals and Caps. Boots and Shoes, in
the greatest abundance, and of every cut
and size.
Groceries, a well selected stock and of
the best. Crockery, Hardware. Ac. d-c.
<fr. ^
But we have said enough—come up to
the Captain'sOffice and see for yourselves
and if we don’t suit you. tee will a'mnst.
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Sumterville, April 2. 6.
will offer greater inducements to pur
chasers than this market has before affor
ded. Particular attention has been paid
to our Stock of Domestic and Heavy
Goods for servants wear. Hosiery o
every size and ypriety—we confidently
invite the attention of our friends, and the,
S ublic generally to an inspection, being
etermined to offer the greatest novelties,
and the largest variety at the low r est pri
ces; our stock consists in part of
Rich Chene Silks,
Striped, Figured and Plaindo.,
Plain and Figured Black Silks,
French and English lawns and Cambrics,
Plain and Figured Colored and Wliite
Organdies,
Bareges, Silk Tissues,
French Embroideries, lace Collars,
Muslin and Cambric Edgcings and 1 sert-
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confidently recommencl.
Birds Eye and Towelling Dianfes-
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Long Cloths from 6-1-4 to 25 cts. pr. yard.
Blue Demins—Blue Stripes,
Chambrays Striped and Plain,
Osnaburgs—Bro. Homespuns and Sheet
ings of Southern manufacture, which, as
we are agents of several Factories, we are
enabled to offer by the bale or yards, at
Factory prices—a full assortment of Glo
ves, Hosiery, Haberdashers &.C., Ac.
' W. G. BANCROFT,
Importer Wholesale and Retail
253 and 255 King st., Charleston, S. C.
_ March 5 1 3m
ProsiMM’tns
OF THE
DARLINGTON FLAG.
FlTHLISl^D AT DARLINGTON C. II., S. t.
The Darlington Flag w ill be published
at Darlington Court House, by JOHN F.
DeIvOR.ME.
Tlie Editorial department will be con-
dueted by James H. Norwood. The ne
cessity of such an enterprise has long
been sjiokpii of by the citizens of Darling
ton Distirct, but no one hitherto has taken
any step for tlie advancement of an object
so desirable. While the surrounding Dis
tricts, w ith a laudable zeal for the diffusion
of knowledge and general intelligence,
have established their own newspapers,
Darlington with resources inferior to none,
has been content to be tributary to them
in this respect. We propose to under take
the work, and would earnestly solicit in
aid af this enterprise, not only the good
wishes but the exertions of those citizens
who admit the importance of having a
weekly paper established in the District.
The Flag is intended to be a consistent and
independent journal, devoted as tar as
practicable to the interests of Agripiihww,
Commerce, Kcien^p* Literature and reli
gion. In politics, it is unnecessary to say,
that our paper will be devoted to the advo
cacy of the rights of the South, and any
thing having a tendency to advance her
interest, or defend her honor, will receive
our prompt attention. In short we wiU
endeavor to make the Flag, such a paper
as the wants of the people of the Di.-trkt
call for, and would also solicit the favor and
patronage of our friends in the surround
ing Districts.
Terms, Ac.—The Flag w ill be sent to
subscribers at $2,00 a year pyable in ad
vance, or 2,50 at the expiration of six
months.
JAMES H. NORWOOD, Editor.
JOHN F. DeLGRME, Blulisuer.
Wholesale Umbrella, Parasol
and Walking Cane Manu
factory, 133 .Uccttng street,
UP STAIRS.—The subscribers would
inform dealers and jobbers that theyjcan be
suppliedtjrith any quantity of the above
goods at as low prices as they can be bought
for in any other city in the Union.
^ We also import direct fine WATCHES,
English, Frendj, and German Fancy
Goods, which We are dertermined shall
be sold at as low prices as they can be
bought from any other importer in New
York or elsewhere. All of the above
Goods will be sold on accommodating
terms. ROBERT LECKIE A Co.
Charleston, 8. C., March' 5, 1 3in
Bounty Land.
THE subscriber will attend to forward
ing to the proper Department the claims
of persons, entitled to land under the late
Act of Congress, grauteg Bounty Land
to certain officers and soldiers, who have
been engaged in the military service of the
United States; aterersons who serveuMn
the war of in anv of the Indian
w are since 1790, are entitled to Bougtv
Land.
J. H. NORWOOD.
March 5 i t( -
Look at This.
Anti Cholera Syrup, Nerve Powder
Tooth do.,^Lobelia Seed, Tincture Lobelia
Essence Ginger, Cayenne, Peppermint,
Bay Berry, Bone-set, Pennytoval, Compo-
sition, Gum Myrrh, Thomson’s No. 6,
Gum Camphor, Chamomile Flowers,
Cologne of all kinds, Balm of Columbia,
for sale by
R. A B YI. ROLLINR
POST OFFICE ARRANGEMENT.
AT DARLINGTON, C. H., S. C.
The Northern and Western mail which
embraces, Columbia,Camden and Cheraw.
Due three times a week, Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday—at 3 o’clock, P. M.,
closes same night at 9 o’clock, P. M.
The mail from Charleston, via: George
town, China Grove, Black Mingo, Juluison-
ville, Lynche’s Creek, Flintville, Jeffries
Creek, Mars Bluff and Merchants Bluff.
Due T(*e«tey and Thmsday and Satur-
day, at ® 0< '‘ oc k«jA. MT, and doses at 1
o’clock, P. M„ NWiny, Wednesday and
Friday.
Tlie mail from Plneville, via: Kfogstree,
(amp Bidge and Effingham, Due on
Thursday, 9 o’clock, P. M„ clones on Sun
day at 9 o’clock, P. M.
The mail from Sumterville, via: Lodibar.
Mount Clio, Willow Grove, CartersviHe
and Pleasant View, Due Wednesday at
5 o clock, P. M., close same night at 9
o clock, P. M.
Tlie mail from Sumterville, via: Me-
chanicsville, Mill Grove. Bishopville, Gum
Branch. Hartsville, Mount Eton and Swift
Creek, Due Sunday at 5 o’clock, P. M„ and
close same night at 9 o’clock, P. M.
N. B.—All Transient newspapers not
sent, immediately from office of puMi-_
cation to subscribers, must be prepaid, 1
otherw ise they will not be sent in the mail.
M. A. HUGGINS, P. M.
Darlington, C. R, April 9th, 1851.
Landretk’s
WARRANTED Garden Seed,
crop, for sale bv
R. A R. If. ROLIJNS.
Juarch 5 (
new
m C0£CH AND CABINET
w , MAKING.
THE subscriber begs leave to inform
the public that he has established a shop
for carrjteg on the above business, at Et
nngham in Darlington District. He re
turns his thanks for past patronage and
desires to inform the citizens of the Dis-
'crl'. at ^ t ‘ r l ,a * received a fresh supply
of Paints, V arnish, Acn-Ac., and is mlly
prepared to do any ^ork in the above line
° J***®* 1 favoring him
" i " have their work done neatly
and With as much dispatch as practicable.
n _ * J. ANDREWS.
' , •—He also receives toll fat Crose-
mg Lawrence's Bridge’s, persons going
over will please call at the sign and pav
ih-ir forr^po. k. J. A.