The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-11-18

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sell, ~ l'rnrt springs, il promises plca-
sure Ia innict pain, nntlsnDiy givrs present
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1 TIIE,sEASIlYILEE BEQUEST.
i The Nashville Why gives lnrthcrinforI,
n'alon respecting the very libe1al end W.
ment o:5s seminary in Tennessee by be.
i quest Of The lutc, Isaac Franklin, who died
in April last.
FIanklinebeean4life as boainian, md
left Ut his death property 10 the value of;
more than $1,000. 900. q A large purt OF
his cslate wusssituaied in louisiana, where
the law limits the proportion of his prop
erty which2n father may aiienatc from his
children. The amount thus secured to
them by law, being sufficient (say $500, :.
600, or mare, oil The remainder oi his cs.,
tate is givensto the endowment oi q semi
mary, to be established n, the place of his
residence in Sumner County, Tennessee,
The. .Whig says:-
"Hcrc, then, is aninstitution O learning
endowed by single lndisdual. with pi OFF oItsf
erty3 OF the value nf moi less Than $780,
600. Nioreovcr, the will provides ,hat Il
shall be built on his plantation in Sumner
County, The selec.ed retreat ofhis decIi-:
ming years spot cultivated like Para
found in the Valley Of the Mississippi.
This delightful spot, upon which nature
has lasisllcd her choicest gifts, is set apart
ito an Object worthy Of its naiura excel
icnce, and, itmay be. chopped, will be ranked
among those localities in the world 10
which our minds recur with sentiments
of reverence and awe, as devoted Nv man;
and sanctified by Heaven to advance the
well being Of the world.
"Ihe simple and.unpretending terms ii,
which This magnificent end dowme nj is couclle
ed are not a little striking, aud, nj the snme
time, characteristic Of Tile man. Tho
revenues arising from the property, saye.
the will, are 10 be laid outin building
proper and suitable edifces on my Fairyue
panlalion. in the County Of Summer, and
State of Tennessee. for All academy or,
seminary, the furnishing tho same with
fixtures and furniture. and the employ,
ment and payment Of such teachers and
professors, male and female, as may be-
considered necessary BY my said trustees es
for the education, board aud Clothing or
The children Of my brothers and sisters
aud their descendants. in the best and
most suitable and proper manner for Amcr.,s
lean youth; having o particular regard
TO substantial and good English educa-
tion' aud such other higher and ornafaen-a
tai branches as the aforesaid revenues; &c.,
will enuble my. said trustees TO ac complish,i
And, il the revenues, &C., shall DO suffi.
cienl therefor, l also. wish that tho poor
children in the said County Of Summer, of
unexccp,ionable character. and such as
my trustees may select, should likewise
DC educated and supported during the time
al the said seminary.
ho in <,h; -, Al,
vents, here designed by the iestaior, name.
~ provision for The poor children Of
Sum er County, is molestly cloaked un.
der provision seeming 10 be chiefly for
his own and brothers md isterss%posresi-.
~. This noble benevuiUnce effec tually exs
lrae.e-fire- sling Of poverty and orphanage
III Summer County, and makes blessed d
lol usually so mournful, and so exciting
our sympa.hics.'
New MODE nF ArTAcK.-Mr. J. Wise
the celebrated Er0naut has rendered his
services 10 government through the col-
umns Of the Lancaster American Repub.
ilcan.-Mr. Wise, proposes 10 take the,
castle of San Juan de Ullon by means Of
what he calls n '.wat buloon.''s
Ills plan, he describes as follows: A.
balloon OF common twilled musIin,s of 100
feet in diameter, well coated will, varnishtt
and capable when inflated of raising 10000
lis. is 10 be laden with $4,000 pounds weight
of pcrcussioned bombsheils and torpedoes;
leaving 1900 lbs. for ballast and men,.
trhe balloon may be inflated on shore or,
on board a man-of-war, having a cable Of
FIVE miles in length attached 10 ii, to govern
lis manonvres. Leaving the shore or yes-
self out Of reacl, Of the guns Of the Cns,le,'
Jig is to hover at the height of q mile above
The Castle, and literally faih down destruc-
lion upon its inmates. This offer com.
pletely throws Capt. Brobdignag's plan Of
cutting uP.an army in deluil. into the shade.
Foe. Neaps. :,
The character given by Neckor, tie
|celebratcd French fnancier, of the eloquent
Mlrabeau. was doubtless correct, and 8des.
rcribes in a few words that distinguished
man. viz: "Iie was a Democrat from poll.
cy, but an hristecsat from tastes'
good criterion by whichio Judge the
: disposition Of man, is to watch him when
5 he passes some boysal play. A kind mat,
F; Ewill step on. Of the way, ahd let the little
n fellows have their sport.