The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-12-01

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posed of one gentlcnlul from each district,
to take the question Of route into consdcrl-
ton, and TO report some modification Of the
proposed route, upon which the Committee
might agree
The proposition was seconded, and an
; carncs; appeal made to the Convention OF
make Il nauly effort TO save this great work
! from failure that IL heavy responsibility yrcs
ted upon them that the eyes Of the people
! from all parts OF the State were fixed u,nn
them. that upon their action on this occa
sion would very much drprnu the success,
not onl y Of this SCENE, bat all other similar
enterprises to be projected in the State.
The Committee WIS unanimously Crdcr-
cd. They retired, and after some time
spent III anxious conference, reported, tor
the adoption ni the Convention: Il Resolution
! TO the effect, that the main trunk of the road
should run from Ncwbcrry {. II crossing
Ssaludalt Dyson's Ferry, through, Abbcvile
: to Anderson G. H., and that upon condition
! that i.aurcns District would subscribe $780,
coo to the stock, Il branch should be built
by the Company: starting from Bush river.
j miles from Ncwbcrry &. N.-and that
! Grcrnyillc District retaining her present
! position in the Company, should, at her "p-
,ion, have road bull, by the Company, to
! connect either ut Laurcns {. H., or Ander-
son G.. H.
Two Of the four members OF the Commit
ce;who had opposed the Resolution IN Con-
vcnlon, now gave their assent to it.
j The vote was then taken, and the lecso-
luton re Iccte;l.
1t was then proposed that the main trunk
Of the road should run from New berry CHI.
crossing Salu,u, us above, running through
Abbevi!c to Anderson c. H., thence to
GrcenviIlc G.. II.
The vote being tabcn by shares, it was
decided that the above should be the route
OF the main trunk of the road
Upon this result being declared, the de-
legation from C:rccmvi!!e and I.aiirulis. s.,v,:
formal notice that their subscriptions hereto
fore made should be Withdrawn, and that
they would, in a body withdraw from the
Convention, which they accordingly carried
into effect.
The President then expressed his fears
that the whole scheme must fall through
that SIX Directors had already Withdrawn
from the Company-that he, having now
no confidence in the project, would soon
withdraw, and that it would be necessary
10 make provision for this state of things
After this, the Convention proceeded to
locate the line Of the road, from Columbia,
up Broad River: OH the cast side. to the
mouth of Cannon's Crcck-,hc line from
thence to Newbcrry c.. FL to be decided on
hereafter, by the Board otDirectors.
The Convention then ordered the Chief
Engineer to proceed to locate the Road, and
that steps be taken to make contracts for
| thu NJ tEo -,
committee be appointed to memorializc
the Legislature to aid this great enterprise
The Convention then adjourned.
Correspondence Of The Charleston Courier.
WASHINGTON, NOV. 22, le47.
The war question and its antcccdcnts
and concomitants, furnish the chief subject
of conversation here. 1t is to be noticed
that, for sometime, the official organ has
said nothing about the policy Of the Govern
lncnt in regard to the future objects of the
war. S;iiuyation has been effected, and
occupation has actually taken place.
Peace or permanent occupation, with the
consequences Of occupation. must follow
no declaration Of future policy will come
from the administration, nor l.; it necessary,
for continuance Of occupation will lead to
annexation. At the beg inning of this war,
| remarked, in one of my letters TO you, that
our people, like the Romans, would inhabit
wherever they conquered. Signal proof Of
this we have in the present condition of
California. 1t is already Amcricanizcd.
The gentlemen who have lately arrived
here from California, assure me that the
country will never be rcconquercd by Mex
leo, can never again come under Mexican
dominion, and must be independent, or be-
come an integral portion of this Union, or
seek temporary protection from some foreign
power.
The inhabitants have become accustomed
to our rule. There are bat few of direct
Spanish decent in California. There are
some half breeds, but the mass consists of
native Indians, who would prefer our rule
TO that of Mexico Tho Mormons alone,
impelled by the resisless enthusiasm of