The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-07-21

ing upon them as an inferior people. They
have also driven from among them the priest
and other dignitaries who formerly had pow
er over them, and resumed habits and man
ners of their own, their Great Chiefor Gov
ernor, being the civil and religious head.
The country around the city of Sumai is
cultivated with great deal of care, and af-
fords food not only for the inhabitants, but
for large focks of cattle and sheep.
The St. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette gives the
following news from the plains, it is the la
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| A rumor is in circulation that the lndi-
ans have stopped a company of Origon en-
! igrants on the Platte The Indians made
demand for a large number Of their cattle,
which being refused, they organised on the
opposite side of the river and refused to let
them cross. The cmigrants have sent an
express to the fort asking for company to
relieve them from their delicate position.
; Ma or Richardson returned yesterday from
the Pawnee Indians with 50 mules belong
ing to the Government. These mules were
stolen from the wagoners last spring on
their way to Santa Fe. The Indians have
still in their possession upwards of 400
mules belonging to the Government.
"NoRT1IERN ALLIEs.-Wc published
some time since the resolutions Of the Leg
islatue of New Hampshire, approving of
the Wilmot Proviso, and instructing their
Senators in Congress to support it. The
Legislature of Maine have followed in their
wake, and have passed the following rcso
lutions, which VIC find i'll the Albany Atlas,
(Mr. Wrights organ,) 10 which they were
transmitted by the Hon. Hannibal Ham,
lin:
Resolved, That Maine, by the action of
her State Government. and by her repre-
scntation in Congress, should abide cheer
fully by the letter and spirit of the conces-
sions of the Constitution of the U. States !;
at the same time resisting firmly all dem
anbs for their enlargement or extension.
Resolved, that the sentimcn! OF this State
is profound, and almost universal, that the
influence of slavery upon productive energy
is like the blight of mildew that it is mo-
raj and social evil that it does violence to
the rights of man, as a thinking, reasonable;
and responsible being. Influenced by such
considerations, this State will oppose the in
PRODUCTION of slavery into any territory
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claims upon Mexico.
Resolved, that an acquisition ofany free
territory, whether by purchase or otherwise,
we deem it the duty of the General Govern
ment to extend over the same the ordinance
ofsevcnteen hundred and eighty-seven, with
all its rights and privileges, conditions and
! immunities.
Resolved, That onr Senators in Congress
be instructed and our Representatives re-
quested, to suppot and carry out the princi-
piles Of the resolutions.
Resolved, that the Governor be requcs
ted to transmit a copy of the above resolu-
tons 10 c;,cii Of ouf Senators aid Roprescn-
tatives in Congress, and to the Governors of
the several States
1t will be recollccted that the resolutions
Of New Hampshire and Maine are the re-
sponses of Democratic Legislatures to the
Messages Of Democratic Governors.
Charleston Mercury.
LOOK OUT FOR CoUNTERFEiTs.-We re-
ceived by Tuesday evenings mail from a
subscriber at Anderson G. H., counterfeit
Eight Dollar Bill on the Bank Of Charleston.
The signatures arc remarkably well exccu-
ted, but Oh comparing it with genuine bill
of the same denominat ton its baseness can
be readily detected; as the plate is entirely
different from that of the genuino.
We are informed that the Bank has called
in its issue of this denomination of bills, in
consequence Of the many counterfeits that
are in Notwithstanding Journal.
S1NGULAR.-At a recent sacrament at
the Seceder Church, at Cadiz, Ohio, while
the members were at the table, some
six or eight persons were attacked with a
violent fever so suddenly, that they were
compelled to leave the church for home and
a sick bed. The disease spread rapidly
through the congregation; upwards of one
hundred members have since been taken
dangerously ill-whole families have been
pros,rated and considerable number have
since died.
The MONKEY AS RIDER-A late friend
and neighbor of mine in the country, kept