The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-07-28
ETERNIZED SAYINGS.

of the Immortality of the reply of Old Rough
and Ready, as delivered by Crittenden to
Santa Anna
"GeneraL Taylor meUer surrenderSm
There are periods in the worlds history
when few words falling from the lips of a
great states man or general, will become as
imperishable as Mind ITSELF What is hal
lowed by time will never be forgotten in
eternity. Without referring to the books
for the sayings of illustrious commanders,
we will note down few that have occurred
to us. Cesar made use of the following re-
markable words in despatch, which are
characteristic of his operations as a great
captain Sc Veni, Vidi, Vici p-(I CAM,
1 saao, Iconquer~d" Oliver H. Perry, after
his glorious victory at Lake Erie, wrote to
the government" We haze met Tie enema
and they arc ours" Our country will nc
yer forget the last words of the lamented
Lawrence-'' Don't ;gire up the slip !n-
We believe it was before the battle of Ira.
falgar that Nelson tclegraphed to his fleet
England expects ccery man to do his duty"
When the news of Nelson's victory reached
Eng gland, the whole nation was in trans
ports, and the motto of Nelson was paradcd
on every thing, even on the l1dies' ,garters
A friend of ours in possession of Il Roman
coin Or medal, which is of silver, commcm-
orativc otthe in,rcpidity of Caesar. He is
represented as cmbarking in small vessel
in the midst of a terrific storm. Cesar was
in great perplcxity-thc sea being covered
with Pompey's ships, and anxious of OBJ
tanning a sufficient force from another
point to make head against the enemy, nc
vcntured to do what the bravcst had shrunk
from. Cutting loose from the moorings,
without regard 10 tempest, he discovcd him
self to the pilot and mariners, and allaycd
their fears by cxclalming-'' QuM times,
Crs0rcm portas CT fortunam cjus" Why
fear, you carry Cesar and his lortuncsr')
His heroic spirit was infused with the hearts
of the scamcn, and they felt that with him
they were invinciblc, even against the very
clements. We rccollcct Il similar remark
of Alexander to his captains on the passage
of the Granicus-"N IS necessary for me to
cross lAc rsuer, but ii rs not necessary for me
10 tire." Crocket's motto was a good one,
and will ever be remembered in this country,
g BE sure you're right. then so ahead "-
L" Take yon battercN" commanded Taylor.
" Boys you must take Tie battery" shouted
May, and they took it. This reminds us of
an anccdotc OF General Wayne, "Can you
take yonder fortifcaton 2" cnquircd Wa
shington. II can, by the Lord! !' can
thony, you know don't like swearing," re-
sponded Washington. ''Iknow IL, General,
BIZ! sz1A or seHAout HIS help, Ri take it,"
was the reply of mad Anthony. 1t is said
that the epitaph that Simonides wrote for
them that fell at Thermopyla, was an actu-
al message sent by Leonidas to his country
men by Scythian shepherd" Stranger,
go and tell i'll Lacadamon, that we fell here
in obedience to her laws!"
ANOTHER REQUIsIrIoN ON GEORGIA.
The Federal Union of the Goth inst. con-
talns another order of the Governor, for a
battalion of mounted men from that State, to
serve in the Mexican campaign.
Mr.. Longworth, of Cincinnati, has DIS
covered plan by which the Towering of
the Night-blooming Cereus can be retarded
so as to expand at any hour disired through
the day.
Iron BUSINESS OF TENNEssEE.-An Of
fetal report to the Legislature of Tennessee
set down the capital employed in the iron
business of that State as 100000, and
the annual products Of the same amount.
KENTUcKY.-Therc are at this time no
less than thirteen candidates for the Wing
nomination of Governor in this State.
GENEROUS AcT.-The Jonesboro' Tenn
Whig states that when Gen. Worth left for
the seat ofwar, he mortgaged his farm and
residence for the payment of debt of s5,-
600, which he owed one of his neighbor s
The property was about to be sold under
the mortgage, when few whig friends OPEN
ed subscription and paid off the debt with
out his knowledge.
Mrs. FREMONT. This lady, it appears.
who left Washington with the famous Kit
Carson, designs travelling, under his pro.
lection, for eighteen hundred miles, to point
where she has agreed to meet her husband
Here is a wife worthy Of the young hero
explorer ofthe Rocky Mountains.
MARRIAGES AT LowELL.-During the
year ending in April last, there were 500
marriages at Lowell, Mass A greater