The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-06-09


Forced to live upon the country, and to take
beet and horses for subsistence and remounts
(some hundreds of ours having perished of
hunger and of the cold and heavy rains
yet he so managed his levies of supplies as
to leave no resentments behind, always CIV
ing certificates to the friendly and orderly
whose property was required to be paid at
the place, and only taking without certii.
Gates, supplies from those absent in arms"
N. Y. Tribune.
A TRoPHY-SANTA ANNA's Cork LEG
The brig Shamrock has brought over from
Vera Cruz trophy of the victory of Cerro
Gordo more significant of the issue of the
battle than any previous one we have seen.
We allude to the cork leg of Gen. Santa
Anna which he left behind in his carriage
when he mounted one of his mules and
sought safety in flight. 1t tells how emin-
ent he thought the risk of capture and how
nearly he was clrcumvented in the flight
1t is described to us as very elegant piece
of work, worthy to be worn by more val
orous man than its owner. 1t belongs now
to Company G, 4,h regiment Illinois VOL
unteerS, who took the travelling carriage Of
the Mexican General, and is in the especi-
N' VI A. =" dluCH vi COtlJdllV
We venture TO say this piece Of cork will
be treated with much more respect by the
Illinois boys, than was the limb it was de-
signed TO replace by the Mexican popu-
lace
We heard a gentlemen, fresh from the
theatre of war, relate an anecdote of Gen.
Taylor Que ofthe Illinois regiments was
thrown into rather close proximity with
Mexican battery, and the balls were flying
tolerably thick and rather cose-so close
at least, as to induce the b'hoys to dodge
occasionally. Old Rough was sitting as
tride of his old grey, and being in position
toseethe lodging, cried out, "gentlemen, no
dodging-itlll becomes soldier TO dodge"
Old Rough's grey horse presented fair
mark, and as the enemy had learned his
whereabouts because of his old charger, a
very brisk fire was opened upon the grey
horse 1t is said the balls passed around
old Rough promisciously, and the thing was
becoming quite too hot even for him. At
last a ball passed so near the old mans
cheek as to cause him to throw his head to
an opposite direction tn celebrity not at all
characteristic Of o. tough's piodding ha-
bits it was thought the old fellow was dod-
ging-the movement of his head was noti-
ced by some of the IlIinoisians and hearty
laugh broke out from the b'hoys Old
Rough straightened himself up in his stir
rups and said, 'dodge the balls, gentlemen,
but no running Advocate.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PREsBYTE-
R1AN CHURcIL-At the opening of the AS
sembly, on the 24th ult the Rev. Harvey
r. Leavitt, from the General Convention Of
Vermont, made an interesting statement of
the condition of the Church in the precincts
ofthe Convention. In concluding hisstate
ment, Mr. L. briefly referred 10 the question
of slavery, and the sentiments with regard
to it of the religious community he repre-
sen,ed. He said tina, as men, and as chris
tians, they were generally anti-slavery in
their oplnions-they had always been, and
must continue so; because it could not be
mountains, they inhaled the breath of free
dom.-SIavery could not live there. But,
said Mr.. L., we have as little sympathy as
you, sir, addressing himself to DR.. Thorn
well, the moderator of the meel.ny,) can
have with the ultra Abolitionists, who are
found at the North. We repudiate the vio-
lent spirit they indulge. Nor do we claim,
SAID Mr.. L., TO interfere with State institu
tions, or TO disturb the rights OF our brelhern
OF the South in any respect. All that we
claim is that we may, in an ecclesiastical and
christian sense, speak of slavery mutually
among ourselves, and if we speak wrong,
we ask all Cur brethern to remind us Of it,
and pledge ourselves in the spirit of bre-
thern to correct ourselves. We a-e all, said
he, engaged in common cause-all travel
ling the same road in the same hope of eter-
nal happiness in Heaven-and we must
not fall out by the way. God forbid that we
should" !"
Southern Chronicle
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