The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-06-09
should do his duty to God and tossciety,

w PAN"SA 'Ao 0OSpel Let nll1 pF6Gu aS
1t becomes the oraclcs of God-let him
preach the truth, and By all means Mtim
practice aohat he breaches. 1t is true 3at
by thus fearlessly discharging his dub,
he may, and doubtless will, beget himseS
enemies, He finds consolation however,
in Luke 6, 26. Is he a laaoyer Let him
do his duty as above suggested, in every
sense Of the word, and them let hin, stops
Works of supererogution do not come with
in the sphere of his duty. 1t is true het
may often be called to mingle with the
''guilty," but whilst he has one eye on his
''fee" let him keep the other on the iudg.
ment day. Is he politician Bion trwx
Cuasy yrmnnx, tocrl. Licro nudrw prsm
fjuh kgwc, ploker Tglo twcg rncwx.
Snow wren nbcp, and whilst he attends
strictly to all Of these prerequisites, in or
der to become popular, we would advise
him to be governed by rules equally PLAIN
and practicable, in order to retain his stand
ing among politicians. 1t is true, a fault
finding constituency may require something
more OF him. Has he selected medicine in
which to display himself? We undertake
TO say that his responsibility is far greater
than in either of the other classes referred
to, and that our motto in this regard, ought
to be adhered to with tenfold tcnacity.
The errors Of the physician can nevsr be cor
rected. They are hid in the dark and silent
gr0ue, the consequences Of which will be
visited upon him in one ceaseless shower
in a coming day. Capital errors almost
ecery where else, and with every other pro-
fession may be detected, and remedied be-
fore it is :co late. The physician whose
first object is to be come popular, may at
tain the acme of his wishes, but he has
heart "full of wounds, and bruises, and pu-
trifying sores." We mag pursue this train
of thought farther. LoBos
Through the poiteness of gentleman of
this village, we have been put in possession
of an extract from letter received bv Col.
Butler from Major Gen. Worth, upon the
belonging to the Palmetto Regiment, sup
posed to have been lost, by having been
blown off in gale from Vera Cruz.
"PERorE, April 20, ls47.
Twas on the point Of writing to you re-
specting the recoved men of your regiment,
when your letter was received. The poor
fellows came to me, en- route hither, in 4
most deplorable condition. half:starved and
almost naked. 1t seems they slipped away,
when the Mexicans hastily abandoned the
castle-were pursued one day, and finally
favored by night got under cover, and thus
eluded pursuit-they were entirely crippled,
hungry, and had suffered much from cold.
They were Immediately supplied with food,
and since with clothing. placed them in
my own carnage, and seen that all their
wants are attended-they are now quite re-
covered and vary happy. They gave their
names Richard Watson, of AbbevilIe, and
VIM. Z. Baily, of Burnweil, were captu-
red the night of our Decentralization, with
four others, who have been taken on to Mex
leo, where l trust we shall soon have the
pleasures of recovering them. AS the Re-
giment is about to come, as hope, will it
not be best to let them remain, and be spared
an extra march of thirty miles; however,
if you desire it, they shall be pu, in the next
wagon going to Jalapa."
Edgefeld Advertiser.
LIEUT.. Col. FREMoNT.-In the St. Luis
Daily Union of May goth, appears long
defence, by Lieut.. Talbot, Adjutant of the
California Battalion, of Lieut.. Col. Fremont
against the charge Of wilful absence from
the actions OF San Gabriel and of the
Mesa.
We extract from the article alluded to,
the following notice Of the march made by
Col. Fremont from Monterey to Los Ange-
los; il was not such q brilliant affair as the
retreat ofthe Ten Thousand, it is true; nor
is Lieut.. Talbot such graphic historian as
Xenophen it will not compare with Nor
eau's celebrated retreat through the Black
Forest: in the meantime it was no ordinary
display of good Generalship on the par. Of
the commander, or of patient discipline and
active energy on the part of the soldiery,
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