The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-09-09
TERRIBLE STATE OF ANAR-
CF1Y IN CANADA.

PiotcCtioH VI tuc lFcS anu property Ol
its citizens.
ave are in such statc," says that
papcr. that no man can leave his house
after dark, or go half Il miles ont of town
in broad day, without Il feeling of un-
certainty whether he will ever return
alive One man has been beaten TO
death on public race course, another
is stabbed in the back, and for aught we
know, is, 1T the moment VIC write. cxp-
ring at the hospital. Besides two riots
on the same night, Il cotcmporarv pub
fishes the names of four persons who
have been separately attacked by ruff,
ans. Our police have been re-
duccd, the horScmcn who arc the only
efficient force on the high roads, almost
suppressed, and there is no other alter
native but to remain absolutely within
doors, or to adopt the horrible cxpcdicn-
cy of carrying arms, determined if at
tackled, to sell life us dearly as possible.
"Montrcal is >not the only place where
violent on,ragrS are prrpctratcd by COW
ardly ruilians on unsuspcctiny and un-
armed individuals We regret to see,
in the l'clIcvillc In,cIliycnccr, an ac-
count Of an attack made upon Mr.. T..
Murncy and Mr.. james Fi,zgibbon, in
,ha, place. Our contemporary states,
that the occurrence arose from quarrel
between person named ORciIly and
MIR. EitZyibbon, and that the former pro-
cured IL third party to beat the latter,
and intcricrcd himself when the assail-
ant appeared likely to get punished" !"
Yesterday: the jury who have been
so long engaged in conducting the i'll
quiry into the circumstances which led
to the death Of the late Mr.. L.conard,
closed the inquest by returning vcr-
dict of wlliul murder against james
ODonncll, Bernard Corrigan. Michael
Palmer, Bcrnarn Raitcr, Daniel Brcn-
nan, and divers other persons unknown.
They also made the following present.
mcnl:-
"'Wc the jury assembled ON the in
quest holden on the body Of the late Q.
e. Leonard, deem it incumbent on us to
express our great regret that those to
whom tic conservation OF the peace is
conGded, did not adop' some more eff
cicnt means for tho maintenance of peace
and good order, on tho first day Of the
late races on the ST. Pierre Race Course
We learn that Raitcr was arrested
yesterday UDonncII is the man who
was apprchcndcd Oh the Race Course,
on Friday"
HE WAR WITH MEAlco.-Thc Wa
shiny,on correspondent of the n. York
journal Of Commerce writes under date
Of the 9th August
learn that Il cabinc, council was held
yesterday on the subject Of our relations
with Mexico, and especially i'll reference
to the recent demonstrations of the Sam
ia Anna party and that it was deter
mined to take no further steps, diploma
tic or bcIliycrent, in regard to Mexico,
until the result OF the revolution shall bc
known
The fleets arc to remain Inactive
which, by the way, is what they arc
Just fit ior-and Gen. Taylor is to con-
tinuc to menace an invasion, until the
new Santa Anna government shall DC
established.
If diplomacy should then fail: the war
is to be commenced in earnest, and
means are TO be found to render our very
extensive naval establishment somewhat
less useless than it has hitherto been.
Persons, unconnectcd with the navy,
but who arc acquainted with the topogra-
ply and photography OF the Mexican
coast, are to be employed, and have al
ready been consulted in reference to
some more efficient naval operations.
BLADENsBURG DUELLlNG GROUND
Being called to visit this town, so famous
in the annals of duelling, in the discharge
of public duty, felt some curiosity to
visit the bloody ground. Why this spot