The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-09-01

'lcs between the two countries concerning
The Oregon boundary-thc British Govern
Incnt have kept stationed in the vicinity of
oclkerk settlement, body OF regular troops.
who; 1t is now well understood, were inten-
dcd if hosiiltics had occurred, to take Fort
Smelling and other posts and property on
the Upper Mississippi. A short time since.
some OF these troops, us is alleged, deserted
and came across into the American terrific
ry, and, we believe, some of them entered
INTO the clnploy ofthc American tradcrs.-
subsequently, Il British officer, with a force
OF regular soldiers, came over to the A.neri-
can traillny station, aud arrested these men.
asserting that they were descrtcrs.
A ganN this act OF invading our soil, and
Insult 10 our national authority, the agent
at the station demonstrated. He had neith-
CT the authority, nor the means OF resis-
lance: nor was he disposed to protect the
men agains, lawful seizure, but he earnest
y protcstc! against the British government
exercising this high prcrogativc upon our
soil; and this, too, without investigation or
tn" s!';u!ow Of authority from the United
States. His relnons!rance and protests
were unhc"ded; the men were seized.
bound, and carried back into the British
possessions. The fate Of the parties ares
ed is not known
1t is unnecessary to dwell upon the ilIc-
gallty OF this act, Or the insult it gives to
the Jurisdiction of the government of the
United States. All we now add is. that
for the truth of the facts, the testimony of
men OF the highest responsibility may be
had, IT the government thinks propcr to
look into it.-'St. Louis Reportcr.
. At celebration al Rungord Falls, on the
9th OF July, the following toast was sent by
the Hon. V. ID. Paris:
Maine amd IVilmot Proviso :-Misrepre-
scnted for a time by presses which they
have sustained and by the functionarcs
whom they have elevated to places of dis
tnction, the republicans Of Maine will spurn
their reasonable design and abandon both,
before they will yield their attachment to
the Constitution of their country. and to the
great principles offraternal compromise up
on which that Constitution was based -
They have ne"e: sanctioned policy which
would clog grants of men and money for
just and existing war with Proviso's in re-
lation to territories, the acquisition of which
was merely possible. TO territories which
isto be won by our victorious arms, they desire
the application of no principles inconsistent
with the spirit Of American institutions,
and the just claims of all portions of the
American confederation. Jealous of their
own rights, they will respect the rights of
others and generating tho most important
maxim of wisdom bequcathed among the le-
gacles Of the Father Of his Country, they
will frown Indignantly upon the first dawn
OF any attempt to ALLEVIATE any portion Of our
country from another"
"Givc mel says vigorous writer, 'the
money that has been spent in war, and |
will purchase every foot of land upon the
globe l will clothc every man, woman,
and child in an attire that kings would be
proud Of will build a school house upon
every hill side and in every valley over the
whole habitable earth l will supply that
school house with competent teacher;
will build an academy in every town, and
endow it; college in every State, and fill
1t with able professors will crown every
nil with church consecrated to the pro-
mitigation ofthe gospel of peace [ will sup
portln It's pulpit an able teacher ofrighteous-
ness, so that OH every Sabbath morning
chime on one hill should answer 10 the chime
on another, around the earths circumference
and the voice of prayer and the song of
praise should ascend like universal hoIoc-
aust to Heaven"
VINO CANNOT BE RIcH.-A Polish wo-
man. who has stall in the Franklin Mar
ket, found herself about five years ago, a
widow with four young children, and an
estate ofjust one dollar and fifty cents IN
money. She did not, however, turn her
steps towards the Aims House, nor spend
he her time in begging from door to door
Though embarrassed by very poor knowl-
edge of our language, she Immediately in
vested her capital in some articles which
she could sell and commence operations,
employing the children as she could for her a s.
sistence. For year or two past, she has
had the market stall. A few months ago
/ She learned that tho ou,por &c !, ,..Si g., -.