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upon his own head. His wife, his daugh.
,ers, labor diligently with the needle f"r
daily bren'I; and will doubtless feel tile bit.
,crness of inc unjust reprnaches they have
NEE ted out to others, in days when they
revelled in their fathers i'll. gotten wealth.
.Yon are right, father said frederick;
'.n'l tho he caIIed me 'scape. grace, repro.
bate and all else that was disrespeclful- -
us he thought To raise him in public "pini"n,
: hy that means-I will enieuvnr tu raise
mrselE by f"rgiving him; t"r il has bee,
,rnly said by an author of old, that the
greatest man on earth can no sooner inllicl
IN injury, than g'n'! man can make lin
sclfg'cnter by f"rgiv:ng il.
The old stand formerly occupied by Mr..
Grutf. having been handsomely rcnmiIl
Mil,lmay on taking Frederick into partner
ship with him. re''nvr;i into il; AMI the
firm Of Midnay & Son is II, This time the
must furnishing mercantile house in this
scily:-lhe head proprietor having long
since proved to hi. numerous customer rs
aud |" the world. To be the mobiles, work OF
God-'AN HONEST MAN"
He, who tn. Christians course has run,
And all his fees forgiven:
Wh"'s measured out l,f's little span,
In love to God, and love to man,
On earth, has tasted Heaven.
Baltimore, 1876.
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MAIL TO DARLING
TON

The necessities and wants Of the neop)e
! require that The continually increasing fa.
roili ities Of the times, for transformation Of
all kinds. and in particular of passengers,
HE mail and heavier md very bulky freights..
| should be extended ioalI places. which can.
be reached witI'ou, such peruniary loss as
would prevent or crush the prnciicabli,y
nr utility Of such extension. Admitting,
The prevalence Of such a principle and
opinion in this country, and that /. is the
duty Of our rulers to net for the welfare Of
the people, as, they are their servants,
agents and instruments for lis promption.
aud that the interests Of The people demand
the recognition and acknow le,lgment of
such principle, it is cviden, that i, is tho
duty of'o rulers TO take and carry into
effect all practicable and advisable mea.
surcs for the true welfare Of the country,
Such measure is the establishment of a
.ri-weekly mail. through Sumteryille, 10
Darlington. in combinations Of the Gadsden
and Sumtcrvillc mail, from Charleston,
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found. ltis almost needless losa,ld that
the rumur Of SANTA Annals assassination
!" consequence ofopposilion To this meas.
nrc was entirely uminun,ied. It.has been
proposed in Congress by several deputies
I" repeal the law empowering the:(s0vern;
ment to sell or hypniheca,e the properly
not cultivated. called in Mexico dead prop.
erty. but these propositions were not cnuIi.
tenanced. The Guverner nC San Luis Po.
tosi issued decree on the 3Olh nt., pro.
v'di"g for the raising Of luan in that Suite
81 500. 900 iu meet The immediate expenses
Of the army. This SUN the Governor is
authorized either To borrow, Or seize by
force, hy the Congress of the State.
N" menlirn is made in The papers Of the
capture Of chihuahua. by eur troops, but
the rep"rs of u battle III its vicinity is fully
confirmed.
Gen. La VEGA has been appointed Gov.
"rn"r Of the State Of Vera Cruz. Among
those wh" know his aspirations, il is believ-
c'I this appointment will ;,at give him salts.
faction. lie expected to be appointed Sec
IN" in command in the army. Does he
desire military renown, however. he will
have an opportunity Of displaying his
prnwrss should Veru Cruz br attac ed.
SANTA ANNA it is said has given much
dissatisfaction hn the older uiIicers Of the
army hy his military appointments. Men
have been appointed to high commands III
terly ignorant Of military affairs. Some
have been appointed who have no,oriously
made themselves wealthy by plundering the
Treasury when holding civi, Offices, and
Others who were umorg The bnndit.i of,he
country have been cnmnissI0nrd-all for
their services i'm brin vino n buut The rpsiora
ton tn power nf their rewarder.
SANTA ANNA il is stated was preparing
I" leave San Luis, was supp sed fnr lula,
nh the direct road between San Luis aud
rampco. tie is much ctnsmrcd by the
press i"r his inactivity, but il is doubtful If
he will seek All encounter with our army.
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Prom the Delta.
NEWS FROM, rA MPICO;

The news which we publish from Tam.
pic" is, important and interesting. The
rep"rt' 'i!hnt,lr be,wern, the Mpxirans aud
part o! GEN Kearney's Command ut Chi.
huahna. We do nnt think at all improhable
though the details may he consile1ahly
exaggerated. The Mexioans WHO.
the city and state Of Chihuahua. are n SUI
I'srior race to those WIN live farther S nth.
Thcr ire brave, determined, and possess
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c0mparatlvely, considerable resources for
defence. The American fnrce detached
from General kearney's command. is the
regiment Of Mounted Volunteers, cam.
nanded by Col. D"niphan. They are
hardy Missourians-men of iron frames,
courage, and ress,lcss vig-
or-meu who have travelled near twn
thousand miles l" get fight. and when
accommodated in their desire. would no,
be likely ~ nuke il small fight.
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found d man lying dead, with some of his
family drunk abou, him.in the same room
with the corpse, a,couplos were being mar.
riet-the bridegroom wearing the very
clothes which tho dead man had just cas-,
off and everything was g"ing on merrily
as thonghil was very j"vIal time.''
Such narration tells.ils own tale and
needs no comment. Ed, Ban.]
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NO RAIL ROAD MEETING.

On Monday, the Is, ins, the Committee
were so engaged in other business, ,ha,
no mee'ing was held, as was requested
The opening Of The subscription books To
lhc Manchester and Wilmington Raj! Road
was consequently deferred.
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REMOVAL.

The Office Of t'THE BANNER" is removed to
the new building next 10 the lot of Mr.. JAMES Fl.
VAuoHAN. on the Stateburg Road.
ErAny business connected with the Office will be
attended to at the Office lately occupied by Mr. JAS.
d. BLANDiNa
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FWe are indebted to the Hon. A.
Burt, one Of the Representatives in Con.
gress from this State, for copy Of his
speech OH the Oregon Territorial Bill.
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RETURN DAY.

We remind our readers that Saturday,
the 18Th Of this month, is return day; us
court will be held on The 29lh, the first
Monday after The fourth Monday in March.
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SCENE IN BOSTON.

The same paper has the following. Rev.
Mr.. Phillips tells Of scene he recently
witnessed in the wealthy city Of Boston.
In q miserable hovol which be entered, he
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CONTEMPLATED STAGE EINE

late number of the Wilmington Chron.
icie understands that the Messrs. PEEERs.
extensive Stage line operators in Georgia
an" Alabama, contemplate The establish
mcnt of daily line Of stages between
Wilmington, N. c. and Manchester, S. C.,
III anticipation Of the proposed rail road
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STORE BREAKING AND ROBBERY.

About ! o'clock on the evening nf Fri.
day, Feb. 26, the slnre Of Mr.. A. j. MosEs,
III Ibis place, was robbed uf money to Ie
amount of sixiy-fve dollars, or m"rc;, as
'he amount has not ye. been precisely as
cer'ained. The robbery was committed
while The clerks were ahsen. at supper
There is rca son tn believe lha, The robber
concealed himself in the store until The
absence Of the clerks, committed the rob-
berry, and then got out Of The store by
breaking open and through the window in
the bedroom Of The chief clerk, The
h"ldness Of this robbery and the early hour
Of lis commission should serve as warn
ing to all and in particular TO our NOR
chants.
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4 MAN OF ALL WonK.-CGmmolor
St"ckl"n is not only the Governor Of fCali,
fornia, bu, he is ais" the relisi"us comfor.
Ter anu adviser The P"lyncsian. Of Au-
gust, Isl, drvntes three columns 10 the
publication Of IA sermon pr cached OH The af
irrnonn,of the 2Slh June, before the Rev
Mr.. Arms,, ong's congregation, by Com-
motlorc Robert +. Stockton. ofthe u. S.
Navy! Ke". Mr.. Armstrong interpreted
The gallant Commudnre' sialk.,n he natives
as Delivered. We have heard Of sailors
spinning yarns, hu, ii is something new fnr
them 10 weave sermons.
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IN Ut lB 1B a. IN il e 8
tSUMTERVlLLE, 8. c..
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, ls47.

AGENTS FOR THE BANNER.
MEssHs DELoRMz & WnirE. sumtcrville, S. e.
T. w. PEorEs, ESQ, Camden, S. C.
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COTTON.

The price Of this article, in the Chnrles
ION Market. f'r thr week ending Febrnar
26, vailed from 93S To II cts. per pound
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LITERARY MESSENGER
REVIEW

The Feb. No. Of this periodical is re-
ceived. This number possesses more tl,an
the usual interest which generally belongs
to This work; as asitconains the hccommencc-
ment "f"CnmpbeIis History Of Virginia. y
The hist"rica! features or the messenger
have always received the appreciation ard
commanded tile attention Of the public
We refer our readers 10 its prospectus,
Which we occasionally publish, for lis
terms, &c. S. Hart, Sr., is the agent in
Charleston
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From BRAzos SANTIAGO.

| The schooner Sea, FLANDERs, arrived
ut Ne" Orleans on the I7th inst. from Bra.
z"s Sanaagn, from whcrse she sailed on
,',r 9th inst. She brings intelligence that
Lieut.. RrrcnIE, Of thu 5lI. Infantry, bearer
If dispatches from Gen. ScnTr To Gen.
Taylor. with an escort Of ten dragoons.
was cut of by Tie cuemy between Monterey
aud Fctoria, and all killed. The despatch.
rs which have thus fallen into the hands ur
,Ir enemy are said tn have been important,
giving the Ian Of intended operations.
The Sea brings accounts that Gen.
Worm had received q communication
fr'.m Capt. w. w. CuArMAN, dated at
Sallllo On the 25h ulI., stating that Ms or
BnRLANp. of the Arkansas cavalry, with so
men. and Maj"r GAINES aud CAsslus NJ.
CLAY, with 80 men were surprised and cap
,urrh nj Encarnacnn, about 45 miles be-
y"mh SaliilIh, on tn" mornirp nf the ODD,
hy Gen. MIN"H. MINnN had 500 cavalry.
Generals Scu1T and WnRTn wcrcslill ut
Brazos Sarlugo. The latter, it was under
stood, w"mlil sunn embark fur Tampicn.
'Ehe Court MarIlu which tried Col
flARNEY on the charge Of dis"hrdirncc Of
orders. sentenced him tn be rcpritnandrd
Gen. Sc"Tr RENTED the srn,enrc, and
ordered hun to the discharge Of the DUTIES
for the neg lccl Of which he had been tried.
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THE Army BILL.-PAssch the Senate
on The 10 instant, upon the basis uf Ii re.
p":L from The "inl cnIumittre of cnn(rI-
enCe Of both Houses, recommending d
mu,ifrd prnvisn, 10. which the House
promptly agreed, and which. alier some de-.
bate, was adopted ly the Senate, by un ap-
par"nily large majority, as The vote was
not counted. The p nvisn as il stands aus
u oriz"s the President t" appoint all ;Er
officers "heIoN the grade Of tirldniTicers.' -
during tic recess Of the Senate. no, sub
jrcl t" confirmation by the ensuing session
Of the Senate. One Of the Regiments of
Infantry AT lhe discretion Of the President.
is /" be organized and equipped us Voli-
gutrS and AS foot rinrmen, and 10 he pro-
,idrd with a rocket and mountain howit-
zcr balirry.-S. Cur0liniun.
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-11-30

OFWe find the followingin the Louisville
Journal of Thursday last We know nothing
of the matter ourselves. but we have no doubt
that some friend in New Harmony will be able
to inform the public concerning it. 1t is a
matter that concerns deeply the working class
es and any information throwing light upon it
will be thankful y received by us and published.
The Journal says:
VIM. Mcclure, ESQ.,, formerly citizen of
New Harmony, Indiana, who died in the city OF
Mexico in 1910, possessed of property in Spain
and the United States, estimated at from
$3.50, 600 to 100000, made in his last will
very generous provisions for the diffusion of
useful knowledge in this country among the
working classes; but we learn from the St. Louis
Republican that the wishes of the testator
have not been complied with. That Journal re-
marks
''The estate, we fear, has been squandered,
at least to very considerable extent Ii is
hard to tell what became of the property in
Spain: the splendid Libraries which he possess
ed there, were scattered, by an agent sent there,
as was supposed, to take care of them. The
property in the French funds, some $4,000;
is said TO have found its way to the Academy
of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia; and a
most wan.on disposition is said to have been
made of the real and personal estate in Indiana
until at the present time, only a fractional
part of the testator's devise remains The de-
wise of William Mcclure was calculated to
benefit numerous class ofcitizens, and an eff
fort should at least be made TO compel the
proper appropriations of his wealth. If it has
been alienated by illegal means, or squandered
by unfaithful hands, it ought to be made
known"
There can be no doubt that the benevolent
designs of the testator have been frustrated by
fragrant dishonesty somewhere. We have in
our possession copy of the will, and its pro-
visions are too clear to be misunderstood. We
hope that the fraud may be exposed to public
Indignation.
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-11-30

O~-The Alexandria Gazette has received,
from respectable source in Washington, a
communication in regard to the proposition to
sell Mount Vernon, in which it is stated that:
Thirty years ago, five thousand dollars were
collected for the purpose of erecting monu-
ment to Washington in Virginia This sum
has been so judiciously managed as to amount
now to more than thirty-six thousand dollars.
The writer says, that on a recent visit to Rich
mond he suggested to several influential citi-
sens there the idea of purchasing; with this
sum and additions, Mount Vernon, and pres
CRYING 1t as monument. The State of Virgin
ia he thinks, ought to own Mount Vernon"
If the United States will not purchase the es-
tate, we hope Virginia will. 1t ought no lon
ger to remain private property, as it cannot
be used and enjoyed as such. 1t should belong
to the whole Union-as the memory of Wash
ington does.
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-11-30

SYSTEMATIC ADvERTIsING.-Al late New York
Tribune has some very sensible remarks touch
ing the necessity ola systematic method ofadver-
Using, which we commend to our readers as
worthy of consideration. The few remarks
we quote are as applicable to Evansville as
elsewhere; and wherever acted upon, will pro-
duce the same beneficial results in every de-
partment Of trade. After speaking in recon-
mandatory terms ofthe cash system, the Tribune
adds: ''The man who knows how to do business.
and has the means of doing it thoroughly, land
moderate capital will furnish the basis of an
extensive trade on the cash system) will not
much longer be able to clear his way without
extensive advertising. For if it be advisable
to risk the cost of apprising one-tenth Of The
community that Peter Dombey sells the
very best assorted iron and steel, hardware.
nails cutlery, &C., at the lowest cash prices, it
must be equally advantageous to extend the in
formation to the other nine-tenths, since the
increased expense of Mr.. D. for rent, clerk hire,
&C., &c, will bear no proportion to the in
crease of business which constants it. The
time is not far distant when the city merchant
whose rent costs him more than his advertis-
ing, will be universally regarded as one who
don't understand his business, and will not long
have any business to understand
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-11-30

GEN. WoRTH.-Agentleman ofour acquaint-
ance visited Havana with Gen. (then Colonel)
Worth. They were presented to Gov. ODon-
anxious TO visit Moro Castle; and remarked to the
Governor that he was military man, and was
interested with all things connected with his
profession, and unless it would be a violation
of rule, it would crafty him to see the defences
of the harbor. They were taken over the Cas-
tie, and afterwards to a review of the troops
the choicest regiments of the Spanish army
They were splendidly equipped, and went
through their evolutions with faultless precis-
ion. Worth was delighted, and expressed his
qualification to the officers in attendance.
But" said he, privately, to his companion,--
81 could whip them with my single regiment
they have not the spirit of an American sol
der. = Westerfeld IN ~ Ness.
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-11-30

HIGHFALUTIN!-The following is an extract
from speech, said to have been delivered BY a
militia officer, the other day, in thegalant State
Mississippi:
Gentlemen, my mind naturally convert
with pleasurable enigmas to the delightful tap
estry of the Oregon territory. IT'S there that
nature is more than herself, for the soft breezes
from the Hego Islands watts to the listening
ear the varied symphonies of the jackdaws,
sweet carrolling to the melodious epiphiny of a
thousand crocodiles.''
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-11-30

TENNESSEE UNITED STATES SENAToR.-HoN.
JOHN BELL was on the 22d inst, elected to the
United States Senate from Tennessee. We
much feared that sectional jealousies would
prevent an election this winter, at least the Sc
lection of an able and influential man, and we
hail with delight the election of that sterling
wing and truly able statesman John Bell
The Democracy united, generally, upon anoth-
er Wing, Mr.. J. L. WILLIAMS, of Knox, and by
thus doing and making an attack upon the
Wings in some of their speeches, induced suf-
ficient number of Wings toforego all divisions,
and unite on Mr.. BELL, to elect him. A glori-
GUS result--if any man deserved the office, Mr..
BELL did, for he may be said to be the head and
front of the Wing party of Tennessee.
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-11-30

TELEGRAPHIc.-The wires are in full play
between Vincennes and Louisville. On Fri
day evening communication was opened by
his compliments to K. Y. Caddington, of the
Mr.. Haldeman, of the Louisville Courier sending
Vincennes Gazette, which The latter gentle
man very graciously acknowledged, and reci-
procated. The line is now complete to within
fifty miles DIST. Louis.
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-11-30

THE NECESSITY FOR THE WILMoT PRovIso
SUPERsEDED.-A Columbus, Ohio, Letter Wri-
ter speaking of Judge McLeans chances for the
Presidential Candidacy thus defines his posi-
ton IN relation to the question of slavery in
territory now free, either in, or hereafter to be
taken into, the Union. twill be seen that the
Judge, like the aspirant for empire of old, cuts
the Gordian knot, upon the unravelling ofwhich
so much depends the success of himself or any
other candidate
His view is understood to be this: Slavery
being a local and municipal institution, inca
pable of being established or continued with
out the sanction of positive law, and the gov
eminent of the United States being incompe-
tent, for want constitutional power, to make
any law establishing or sanctioning the system,
1t follows that slavery cannot constitutionally
be introduced into any territory of the United
States where 1t does not exist at the time OF
the acquisition, either by the Government d.
rectly, or by the Territorial Legislature, with
the sanction of the Government; and that a
resolution of Congress declaring this rule is all
that is needed tosecure the new territory against
its introduction. In other words, the PiLnot
PrOUisO, so far as new territory already free is
concerned, is in the Constitution, and conse-
quently LAW from the moment of acquisition
and the only effect of resolution of Congress
affirming the principle, is to declare that law
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-11-30

STEAMBOAT AccDENTs.-As the steamboat
ing season opens we are called on to chronicle
the loss of life and destruction of property by
boats running into each other, by running on
snags and sinking, bursting, blowing up,
and BY destruction by fire; and scarcely pa
per is issued nowadays but contains deplor-
able account of some such disaster, in ninety
nine cases in an hundred the result of careless
ness and neglect. The latest nelus under this
head is the burning of the Phoenix on the lakes
and the loss of nearly 200 lives, mostly ger
man emigrants from Holland. When near
Shebozagen, she took fire below decks, and all
efforts TO extinguish the flames were unavail-
ing. There were on board at the time of this
accident two hundred passengers, thirty only
OF whom took to the small boats and pushed
off from the burning boat-these were picked
up by the Delaware, which soon hove in sight
The Delaware arrived only in time to be a
mournful spectator of this terrible calamity
and to hear the agonizing shrieks of those who
persisted on board the Phoenix. Had her ar.
rival been few minutes earliershe would pro-
badly have been able to save all on board the
conaagrating steamer.
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-11-30

THE CHoLERA.-A Disimfcctant. In letter
to the Times, Mr.. Herapath, of Bristol, says:
''The object of the present communication is
merely to give the public opinion a right di
rection, so as to help the future boards of health
to combat this insidious and powerful enemy.
must at once state that the two most popular
disiniectants of the day-the chloride of zinc
and the nitrate of lead, known as Sir w.
Burnets and Ledoyen's-wifl be of no avail,
although they will promptly remove ordinary
putrid efluvia. The only chemical preventive
| depended upon, in my numerous exposures
to the virus, was chlorine gas; and this be-
lieve to be perfect one, if the fumiga.ion is
complete. invariably passed through an at
mosphere of it on my return home, and kept
it escaping in my residence during the contin-
uance of the disease in the city. | also placed
large quantities of the substance necessary for
evolution of this gas in the hands of Bristol
druggist, who was kind enough to distribute l ;
292 quantities of it gratuitously to applicants
during thee days, with instructions for the
use; and am happy to say, that during that time
the deaths fell from ten to one per day; and
have but very little doubt, that if every ship ar
irving in England from an infected place
should be exposed to perfect fumigation with
chlorine, we shall be preserved from the infec-
ton"
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-11-30

0CE- boy was bitten by mad dog about
two months ago, and last week died At the
time the boy was bitten, our Common Council
passed an order authorizing the City Marshal
to kill all the dogs running at large, and we be-
lieve six or eight, out ola many hundred, were
actually knocked in the head On Sunday
last, we learned that another rabbid dog was
seen in our streets, and that it had bitten two
or three children and several dogs. Our citi-
zens at once took the law into their own hands,
and, Sunday though it was, more than sixty Of
the canine race were destroyed.
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-11-30

New Use OF GUANo.-This article is now
used in New Grenada, with marked success, as
cure for leprosy. The subject has been COM
municated to the Government of New Grenada,
and ordered to be published for the benefit of
medical science. The curative qualities of
Guano are thought TO depend on the phospho-
rus and sal-ammoniac which it contains. The
Guano is administered internally and exter-
nally.