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Temperance Celebration.

The anniversary of the District Tempe
rance Society: was celebrated at this place
on the sth inst, in fine order. Rev. W. r.
Hemphill and Rev. D. M. Turner, address
sed the mceting-we shall not attempt a
synopsis of their speeches, as we have not
the time or space. These addresses were
very able and among the finest we have
heard from these gentlemen. A full report
of the addresses, with the proceedings Of the
day, has been prepared for the Temperance
Advocate, and we presume will appear In
that paper soon. We should like to have
published the proceedings, but their great
length forbid it as it would be to the ex-
clusion of other important matter The
report, however, we will copy when pub
lished, and show the mover of the resolution
to publish it, that we have sindependence
enough" to do that
After the addresses, the company of ladies
and gentlemen, numbering from three 10
tour hundred, were invited to parake of a
we'll prepared dinner,spread in the front and
passage of the Court House. The whole
affair throughout was well conducted, and
all present seemed to enjoy the occasion
much.
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FOREIGN News.

In this weeks paper will be found ex-
tracts of foreign news brought out by the
Caledonia. At the sailing Of the steamer,
the cotton market had become somewhat
firm, and prices advanced fully I'D. per lb.
The prospects of the grain crops through
,,s out all Europe are flattering. The potato
$frops in Ireland look well, though reports
slyere beginning to be circulated that the
blight was making its appearance. Large
quantities of corn had arrived at Cork in
the three weeks before the sailing Of the
Caledonia, the amount of food received at
the Cove, was estimated at 9527 tons. Fa-
mine, fever and murders, continue to form
the news from Ireland
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(coMMUNIcATED.).
Anniversary o.
ST. JOHN, THE BAPTIST.

AT regular meeting Of members of Clin-
ton Lodge, No. 3, of Free Masons, con-
| vened in their Hall on the evening of the
| 10th instant, it was ordered that the pro-
ceedings of the Anniversary of st. JOHN,
the Baptist, which was celebrated on
Thursday, the Oath ul,imo, be published in
the Abbeville Banner
! This order was induced by feelings Off
spect and esteem for the distinguished d.
vine-whc preached most powerful, and
although not Mason, an appropriate SER
mon before the Lodge, and the citizens ge-
nerally y-as well as courtesy TO the orator
who delivered the Masonic Address.
The morning was unpropitious; never
| thcless, considerable number of the bro
therhood turned out, as well as other citi-
zens, who came to be spectators of the So
lemnitles, and to listen to the preaching of
the Rev. D. McNell Turner, and the ora
ton delivered by Ii. A. Jones, Esq, Il
member of the craft
AT the hour Of 10, the brethren met in
their Hall. and by II NJ, the order of process
sion was formed by brother T. p. Spicrin,
who acted as Marshall of the Day, when
they were moved in slow time to the solemn
music of the Greenwood Band, (at the head
ofwhich is Capt. Hackett,) along the streets
of our peaceful village, into the Court
Honso where the sermon wos de|iverod
and after singing an ode prepared for the
occasion, the Grafton was pronounced,
which, for glowing language, impressive
immagcry and homset truth, the writer Of
this never listened to its equ,l. 1t is need
less to dwell on the merits Of this truly ma
sonic address, as it will soon be published,
and the public made acquainted with its
stirring language and beautiful ideas.
The procession was again resumed, with
banners borne aloft, on which was inscribed
virtues, possessed and cultivated by all
"true and accepted Masons," and was con-
Quoted to the residence of brother James
Moore, where an elegant and substantial
dinner was prepared, of which the breth-
rem, as we'll as many ladies and gentlemen
partook; and after dong ample justice to
the good things on the tables so bountfully
spread, the procession returned to the Ma
sonic Hall, to the tune of ''the True and
Accepted Mason" After transacting some
business, the proceedings of the day were
closed; and each one returned to his home,
we'll pleased with the manner in which the
birth day of the Free Mason's patron Saint
was celebrated by the brotherhood at old
Abheville Court House.
WILLIAM HILL, sec't'y. C. L.
Abbcvile @. H 18th July, ls47.
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To MAGISTRATES.

We would take this occasion TO say to the
Magistrates of this District, that our terms
for advertising an Estray Tolled, is TWO
DOLLARS. We make these remarks
because it is supposed the law fixes our
price at one dollar, just is it regulates the
fees Of the Magistrate. The law does no
such thing, and we could charge five dollars
if we chose so to do. Two Do.'ar we be-
;ieve is the uniform charge in such cases of
all the papers in this State, and ours is on
ly in conformity with them.
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A MEETING
Of the Village Temperance Society!
On THE 5TH July, lS47.

Of the Village Temperance S0c'ety -!
On THE 5TH JULY, l647.
This Is even so, Mr.. Editor; and was
requested by the meeting 10 inform the pub
lie through the Banner Of the fact. We
had, on the whole, an interesting meeting.
1t was interesting, not only in its progress
we had two or three speeches-but inte-
resting in its results-two names were ad-
ded to the pledge. The name OF one was
John Davis, who is volunteer for two
wars, one to fight the Mexicans and the
the other to contend against worse enemy
king alcohol. He shall go with our
prayers, We are determined to awake up
here from our slumbers-hold frequent
meetings and have frequent speeches. Our
next meeting will be on next Saturday
night. I. BRANCH, Sec'ry.
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From Mexico.

The latest news we have received from
Mexico will be found in another portion of
this paper. 1t appears that Gen. Scott has
not yet left Puebla, but will remain there
until the reinforcements arrive. At the Ia
test dates, the Mexicans were busy fortify-
ing the city of Mexico, determined to make
one more stand against the Americans.
Some thirty thousand troops had arrived at
the capital, and a considerable number of
cannon had been cast for the defence ofthe
city.
Santa Anna is certainly one of the most
extraordinary men of the age. 1t appears
that he has succeeded in removing and i'm
prisoning the principal officers opposed to
/, his measures, and prevailed upon the Con-
ress; g postpone counting the votes given
for the Presidency until January next. thus
securing to himself almost dictatorial pow.
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(wRITTEN FOR THE BANNER.)
To Louise b, of Charleston.

Remember thee why ask boon
To thee already given?
As we'll 60 tell tn uncloudcd sun,
Send brighter rays from heaven,
While down with noon-tide heat and powor,
He pours food so bright,
That all things by the glorious shower,
Arc bathed in golden light.
AS we'll tell rivers to the sea,
Their tribute waters pour;
And seas, with their loud melody,
Swell oceans thundering roar
While mem'ries linked, wind round my heart
A bright chain still unbroken,-
"A word-s tones electric spell ,....,z,,..>,.,.
ss win thru thst la Sf
y y 49,. '''St sxISo
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e. n, PUEBLA, Mexico, June SIX
~ Inc result OF the election for Pnesi6s9t
OF TINS 50 called Republic,is not known nor
VIII It Be until January Ecngr ISIS Ras
passed decree to the effect that on 3ke iifif2
oay OF the coming year the new e6ss@
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been elected Dictator, provided he will not
make peace," and that he has 10000 men
with him. 1t appears from what follows be-
low that Santa Anna has attained to all the
power of Dictator by the arrest or reno
val from command of such generals as are
opposed to him, and by the more adroit ma
nGuvre Of inducing Congress to postpone
the counting of the votes for President till
the 18th of January next! The 18th of
June was the day fixed by law for that pur-
pose. By the postponem9nt Santa Anna
prolongs his own power indefinitely, and for
the time being may be deemed Dictator in
fact, if not in name. He will plead in ex-
tenualion of this perpetuation of his power
that it was hazardous to risk change of
Government at a moment when foreign
foe threatened the capital, and there is force
in the idea
We grove most sincerely to learn that
the American prisoners in Mexico have not
obtained their release on the contrary, the
report is that they are in more strict confine-
ment than before. Ought not something
speedilyto be done with the Mexican p,iso-
ners in our power to bring Santa Anna to
his hearing on this point.
PUEBLA, Mexico, June II
The city is today full Of rumors and re-
ports, some ofthesc Of most startling nature
if the could be relied upon. The story is
that the Mexican army is to advance upon
and surround this place entirely. Even
the names ofthe leaders-Valencia, Gubero,
Lombaadini and Alverez-are given.--
That Alvcrez has started with his command
there is but little doubt but the impression
is that he has gone in the rear of Pucbla-
somewhere in the neighbor hood of Nopalu-
cam or Acajete-wlth the hope that he
may be enabled to cut off some Of the wa
gon trains known to be on their way up
The MeXicans are known to have seven or
eight thousand cavalry, and their true policy
would be 10 fight Gen. Scott in tho open
field but he who Judges Of the Mexicans
by the ordinary rules which govern man
kind will find himself mistaken nine times
out Of ten SO there is no knowing what
they will do.
Frenchman who left the city of Mexico
yesterday, reports that he saw two thousand
men busily at work upon the Notifications a
Ell Penon. This is hill of no great size
or elevation, about nine miles this side o
the city and on the direct road, with lake
Immediately in the rear of it and at its base
Another Frenchman, and one who appears
to be intelligent, says that the Mexicans in
tend to make three or four Sandstone be.
tween thd city and San Martin or Tlascala,
there they can use their cavalry, anotherthi:
side of Guadalupe, and the last at Guada-
lupc itself. Amid such multiplicity re.
ports it is hard coming at the truth, and
perhaps the only way to ascertain the real
intention of the Mexicans at the capital is
to pay them visit with the army.
Yours, &c. G. w. X.
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THE BANNER.
Wednesday, July II, lsl7.
ErrltllIn.

In the first column OIL first page, Sd line
from the commencement of the last para
graph, of "Alcohol-Temperance," read
denominated instead of demonstrated"
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shall be installed, and that on the 18th Of
the same month the votes for the President
Shall be counted. This may be some new
trick OF Santa Annals getting, up, as until
that time he can have every thing his own
way The rufusal of the presen, Congress
to accept his resignation as President iateri-
no, gives him unlimited sway, and he will
not be slow to exercise all the powers of a
dictator. That there will be gritos and
pronunciamentos against him before January
is as certain as that the intervening months
will come and go but he may be cat
enough to fall upon his feet-[qu. foot q -
with every new revolution. An anarchist
himself, his every elemen. is anarchy, and
the only peaceful moments he probably
spends areyamidst the confusion.
Yours, G.. w. X.
P. 81 have just learned that dele
gate from each State in the Republic has
been appointed, all to hold meeting at
some given point, for the purpose of taking
measures 70 establish peace with the u.
States. This give as one Of the rumors
ahoat, but cannot ascertain that it is entitled
to the least credit or Importance.
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cans: and had t. pull out ocumsnts. .to
get free. s &.
Before entering upon Mr.. Randall psslat.
ters, wye may remark that BY the way Of
Orizaba Q letter has been received here
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PUEBLA, Mexico, June 6. I847.


Santa Anna has either imprisoned or sent
out of the way Generals Ampudia, Almontc,
Bravo, Arista, and some sa; Rejon. Arista
has been ordered to Acapulco, and the edi-
tor thinks most unjustly. Ampudia refused
used force, and force was used. Report has
it that Bravo and Reion were ordered off
because they refused to accept commands
in the arm offered them, alleging, it is
said, that all attempts to arrest the prgrcss
of the Americans must end in defeat Such
views do not suit Santa Anna: who, like
every desperate gambler, still determines to
play on against every semblance Of hope.
Almonte is in prison, and is charged with
holding communication with the Americans.
1t is even asserted that he is accused of
holding reasonable correspondence with
General Worth. am informed that eve-
ry line which has passed between them was
simple letter of compliment, written by
General Worth at Satil!o last fall, and to
which he has never oven received an an
sWer Yours, SC. G. w. K.
PUEBLA, Mexico, June T.
Every arrival from the city Of Mexico
but confirms the previous reports that the
war party is determined to defend the eapi.
tai. One rumor has it that they have al
ready ninety cennon of different caIibres !;
but this is doubtless an exaggeration. A
F'renchman who arrived to-day says that
Chapultepec, Mexicalsinge, Guadalupe and
Penon Viejo are fortified, and that at the
different points they have sixty cannon
The Generals in command at these places
are Ignacio Gutierrez, Gaona, Mariana,
Martinez and Gregorio G. Palo omlno.-
That they are not only casting cannon, but
shells and balls, and with great activity, is
certain. 1t is to be hoped that they may
run up all the bells in the city into cannon,
foF their continual cla,ter is excessively an
noying. -ssIs91s.s IS , Se.ra.l.s.. ,,,.sa.s
When movement is. to be made upon
thetcity of Mexico lis 4 ncertain, sbut pre-:
sumo as soon as s;suf1icient Humber Of the
new recruits have arrived. 4 General scott
- all his plans witfi1ihe most cons,,mmate
adroitness, and will make ttsYmost ofythe
iorce the Government has given him. "A
here. Yours. IS u w a' ~ y
~ SssssissSsS 5ySgi.
= -, PUEBLA, Mexico, June Six
Ihe result of the election for Presi6snt
OFT, OF TINS 50 called Republicis not k known ior
VIII It Be until January. Eone ersas Rssa
passed decree to the effect that on III fifi-
oay OF the coming wear Che ew &z63{fSFsaH
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From TIE high reputation the Glass has hithsrto
Sustained, this their first appearance before thypub-
c, will doubtless be highly interesting. ga well
worth attending.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-10-28

"IHE SEMI-WEEKLY EAGLE" is the title of a new
Wing paper, commenced at Brattleboro' three months
since. 1t is neatly printed, and ably conducted by
Messrs. Harris & Hale. Success to The first semi
weekly paper in the State.
We DO hot know that even this tardy justice would
have been melted out TO the Eagle, had we not, IN look
ing over its editorial correspondence from this place,
noticed a disposition to treat even political opponents
with that candor and fairness which is as commendable
as it is rare in these degenerate times. Wehave room
for only the following extract from a letter written the
day before the organization of our Legislature =
"The members of the Legislature have nearly all
arrived in town, and a good deal of anxiety is visible
for the result of to-morrow's b~allotings. The Wings
are hardly willing to admit, even to themselves, that
the election of a Wing Speaker of the Fremont House
Of Representatives has come to be a matter of doubt
but their anxious faces and earnest conferences prac-
tically contradict their assumed confidence. The Dem
ocrdts are in high glee, and are pulling. every string tC
defeat the election of a Wing Speaker; ghile the Alb.
%olitionists maintain a digniied reserve which plainly
indicates that they will show no favor to either party.
Although the above is literally true, as all CONVEX
SAINT with the facts well know, yet we know not a wing
editor in the State, save B.. L. HARRIS, Esq, of The
Eagle, who would have the frankness to publish it
Give him the credit.
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The Lone" Question.

Sand Deacon Long, of MonGon, although declaring
himself after his election, to have voted the Liberty
Ticket the last two years, and pledglng himself to
maintain his fidelity to that party for the future" &c,
The above passage extracted from the Green Noun
tain Freeman, is evidently designed to convey the i'm
preston that at the election of Mr.. Long, he declared
himself to belong to the Liberty party, and pledged
himself to sustain it.
There is no truth in the charge. The Liberty party
in his town had their own candidate, and Mr. Long was
elected against him by the Wings, on the ground that
he was a Wing, and " nothing else" And, when elect
ed, he made no statement whatever like that implied
in the extract. Indeed he could not have given his
constituents a greater surprise than by such an avowaL
If the Freeman intended openly and unequivocally to
make such a charge against him, we can only say that
it should seek information from more reliable sources
before committing itself SO distinctly -HatonS' Daily
JoUnaL.
~ We designed to say Just What was true of Dea-
con Long-that g after" mot "at') his election, he de-
clared himself a reliable Liberty man. Our reasons
for thus saying are given below.
Soon after our recent State election, it was reported
to us, by what we deemed good authority, that Mr..
Long, of Mendon, was a Liberty man. Upon recnr
ring to our subscription books, we found hin a subscri-
Der to the Freeman. This tended to confirm the re-
port. But, in order to be positive respecting the mat.
ter, we addressed a letter to one of the leading aboli
%tionists, and most accurate and reliable men in Rut-
land county, requesting him to visit Mr.. Long, and
thus put the matter beyond controversy. He did so
and the folio wing is extracted from his reply:-
81 am happy to inform You that | have seen Deacon
Long, the member elect of Men Ion, and can assure
you he is a Liberty man and one that can be reEo(
upon as such. | saw him this morning, and informed
him of the important position he occupied, and request
ed him to inform me whether he could be relied upor
as such. He said / might write friend Poland that he
had been a member Of the Liberty party for more thar
two years, and had voted the Liberty ticket for the las
two years, and should continue to vote with the Lib
erty party. lie had made no pledges to the Wings
and should make none. They voted for him knowing
him to be a Liberty man, and would not be ~disappoint
ed. Be assured, he is reliable"
Since Deacon Longs arrival in Montpelier, he la
admitted to us, before good evidence, that the %SubStanc
of the foregoing letter is correct; but "Hought HI
qualified the matter a little, and guessed that %qualifca
ton was left out"
We court no controversy with Dea. Long. For hi
course he must answer to his constituents and his cor
science. But having claimed him positively as a Lii
erty man-from his own lips, as he now admis-w
felt bound to show our reasons for SO doing, now tina
he has bolted the course. The picture is for him to fl
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MONTPELIER. THURSDAY, OCT. %, t847.
Common Schools.

Two or three sessions of State and County Superin-
tendents were holden at the State House the past
week to consider the subject of common schools
Hon. D. NJ. Camp, President, and Rev, r. Case, Sec
rotary. The following action was taken;
Resolved, That Teachers Institutes are first on the
catalogue Of instrumentaitles at our command, for Sc
curing a body Of enlightened and efficient Teachers.
Voted that the present law ought SO to be altered as
to make the actual attendance of scholars, rather than
the whole number in a district, the basis, in part, for
the distribution Of the public money.
Resolved, That this convention, inasmuch as A.
dams Arithmetic Daniel Adams) is regarded by us as
superior to the other treatises on Arithmetic now be-
fore the public, except the series Of Professor Davies,
and inasmuch as Adams is in very general use in our
schools, would not at this time reCommed any violent
or hasty measures, by way of introducing any new
book; but impressed with a firm and deep conviction,
that Davies Elementary and common school Ari,h-
metic, whether used as a means Of s%ecuringa thorough
mental training, or for practical purposes, in the high
est and most liberal sense, are decidedly superior tC
any other with which we are acquainted, we would TN
hesitatingly and strongly recommend the introduction
of these books, SO fast as a change can conveniently
be made.
Resolved, That so far as practicable, the studies O
common schools should be confined to those prescribed
by the statute; but if deemed e~Xpedient to introducC
any other studies, we would recommend natural hlsto
ry and physiology as most appropriate, and Ackerman'
First Book of Neutral History, and Cutters Physioo
gy, as text books.
Resolved, That we deem it important that prlvat
examinations of teachers should be discountenancoC
and that when practicable, two or more towns shouL
be grouped together, and the Superintendent of eac
of those towns should be present at the examinations.
Adjourned to meet at the State House on the Tues
day following the I'd Thursday in Oct. 1848.
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the adjournment of the meeting, no little regret and
disgust was openly expressed by the leaders of the
democracy, at the passage of the Proviso resolution.
They pronounced it a cowardly yielding to abolition
ism-a step which even its supporters here would aban-
don in National convention. We shall see. DR.. Da-
Wis, of Norwich, and J. S. Robinson, of Bennington,
were elected delegates at large to the National TON
vertion.
The Wing convention passed milk-and-water reso-
%lutions in favor of No More Territory. Speeches for
home consumption were made by Hon. Jacob Collamer
and Senator Upham. Horace Everett and Solomon
Foote were elected Delegates at large to the National
Convention.
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Democratic and WING State Conventions

The State conventions of both of these parties we're
holden here last week, for the election of delegates to
the National conventions, &c.
AT the democratic convention, a hard tug was had
upon the Wilmot Proviso. Its adoption was strenuously
opposed by several 'old hunkers," speaking after the
New York fashion, like Stephen S Brown, David P.
Noyes, and others; but the young democracy came
%maniully to the rescue, and carried it through trium-
phontly. Paul Dillingham; jun. is said to have made a
mastery speech in its favor, Would that he had done
equal honor to himself or the Texas question After