The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-08-25
MIR. HEADLEY.-The Wilmington Com
mercial is very severe OH Mr.. EIeadley 1t


North Carolina, we must protest against The
ignorance, recklcssness, and gross Injustice
OF the writer. General Howe's life has
not yet been written, though there are q.
bundant materials for u very interestino
sketch. In this sho,t notice of an accom-.
pushed statesman, and gallant soldier, the
patriot and tho trusted friend of Washington
this author admits his ignorance ofHows's
life, and then has the impcrtinencc and pre-
sumption 10 SANDER the illustrious dcai-
The History of North Carolina shows that
Howe was in the contest with Great
Britain, one of the earliest, stcadicst and
Warmcst friends of the Conlonics. and of
American independence. His services in
the Colonial Assembly, alone, enti,e him
to the gratitude Of posterity He common
ccd his military career in l775 by driving
Lord Dunmon from Norfolk, Va, he sue.
ccedcd Gen. James Moor, of n. Carolina.
as Maj. Gen. of the Southern Division of the
United Colonies he did all at Savannah. a.
galnst superior forces, that could be done bv
a sagacous general and brave soldier: he
was appo onted by Washington to command
West Point, when that fortress was the most
important point in the Union to the welfare
OF the army, and was only removed by the
lntrgucs OF Arnold and his friends in Con
Grcss. Howe was also selected by Wash
mgton to suppress the rebellion of the troops
at Pomp,on, N. J. He performed the task
assigned him with SO much energy and
promptncss, and SO much TO the satisfaction
OF the Commander-in-C Chief that when
Congress was driven from Philadelphia by
another mutiny he was again selected for a
s'ml!ar duty. He sacraficcd a large for
tune i'll the service Of his country, and this
is his reward. If Mr.. Hcadley had taken
the trouble to inquire in North Carolina he
would have learned much of Gen Howe.
A well Informed gentleman of Chapel Hill
we are sure could have furnished him with
proof OF eminent merit, sufficient to satisfy
the most incredulous. But Mr.. Hcadley,
we suppose, was writing for hire, and was
eager to grasp his reward The reputation
OF Howe was was Of little importance to
HIM when weighed against the speedy pos
session Of a few dollars and cents
A PREACHER.--The home Journal, un
der the head Of foreign varieties, has the
subjoined curious statement relative 10 a
preacher who is exciting great attention in
Paris, and who deserves TO be regarded as
martyr in the cause oftruth -" The month
of May, which, in the devotional calendar,
is the month Of Mary, has been signilized
this year, at Paris, by evening service, with
the churches brilliantly lighted, at which
preached newl y-arrived missionaries from
all quarters of the world. One preacher,
in particular, was much run after by the
gay worid-an cmaciated, exhausted,
manned skeleton of a priest, who has been
tortured in various ways by tho savages TO
whom he carried the gospel. He preached
in the Church of ST, Vincent-dc- Paul, and,
at his rising in the pulpit, general mur-
mur OF compassion ran through the assem-
bly,. His face was gashed, and his head
fastened to one shoulder by attempts that
had been made to twist his neck. His dis
course consisted in recital of what he had
suffered for the Saviour. 1t was simply
and modestly told, and produced the most
thrilling effect. The lifting of his hands
in prayer at the close, showed that his nails
had been pluclscd from his fingers in tor
ture This singular missionary has been
invited to dine at the Tuilleries, and when
asked by the king what could be done for
him, or what he wished, his reply was, that
dli ne oeSlred was 10 be permitted TO return,
as soon as possible, to teach the poor sa-
wages"
DOWNFALL OF THE MosoUEs.-A short
time ago the minaret of the mosque of Sui.
tan Bajazet, at Consantinople was struck
by lightning The whole tower fell, and
in so doing crushed two persons. Three
times this year have mosques been struck
by lightning in Constantinople. The
same thing has occurred to the imperial re-
sidence of Tcheraghan, the gate Of Adria-
nople, and the artillery barraks near Terra.
All this has caused very great alarm among
the people. who, being very superstitious,
see in it the presage Of misfortune for the
Ottoman empire.
ELECTRO MAGNETISM One Of the most
importanttriumphs of this scienc is in the es-
tabIishment Of the fact, that zinc, when ap-
plied.in particular way to the surface of
iron, preventsit from rusting or decay, no