The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1847-03-24
COTTON.

COTTON.
The price Of this article, in the Charleston Market
for the week ending Friday The l9th varied from,
9 Sd to II l.2 and IL cents pei pound.
PERIODICALS.
We have received the March number Of "The
Southern anil Western Literary Messenger ond Re-
view,' containing continuation Of Camphel's In
terestin. "Introduction 10 the History Of the Colony
and Ancient Dominion OF Virginia." also, the pretty
song "Rnsnbel," {" the uir Of "Lucy Long, with
| variety Of other entertaining matter
The March No. Of the "Americnn A gricultuTist !"
within restoration OF tie fnrn.er heaut.uI vigncc.
is received, containing its Usual variety Of useful
practical agricultural matter suited to the South az
| we'll es 10 the North. and Tor the hencE, OF 10th,
We wish 10 cail the attention OF thnsc who
desire to erect memorial to The departed, TO MIR.
HuSrEn's advertisement in to .dnys paper.
SUMTERvlLLE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
| FRIDAY, March TO- lS47.
| The Society convened this cvci:nu at the usual
hou,.
| The following resolutions were adopted:
| LIST. That the regular meetings Of this Socir,y
shall hereafter take place on the first Friday in eve
ry month
End. That the President, with the concurr nee Of
any three members, shall have power to call extra
meetings; said meetings, when for purposes ether
than that of hearing add and receiving pledges
shall c"nsis, al ten members
Aficr consultation, the motion was made and
agreed toi Tha, The Rev. Thos w. Me'lici,anrc
the cXpcctc,: orutor Of the ming, be requested
to defer the delivery Of his address until The next
regular meeting. to wit, the 2nd Of A ,ril.
The Rev. w. Lewis then rose and addressed! tho
meeting with much (crvor and clnqncncc, and was
followed by the Rev. r. Is. Russell. Five rcdpes
were a,.drd TO The lis, three of females and two Of
males.
DEATH OF A SUMTER VOLUNTEER.
Late letters received in this ;.!ace inform us Of
The death Of Mr. Scarborough Drake, one Of the
Sumter Volunteers Of the Palmetto Regiment Of So
Ca. Volunteers
RAIL ROAD SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS.
The subscription books /" the Mnnches.
ter aud Wilmington rail road are now op-
en- at This place, at Marion and Darlington
Court Houses, aud in Nnrih Carolina,
Ter. to receive subscriptions to the amour,
a, least of three hundred thousand lnllars.
The books were opened in this State aud
in North Carolina on the frs. Monday in
this month and will continue op"n fnr six
~ days from that time.
The crisis has now come which is To tcs,
the power Of this district to fulfil the cx.
peclalions which she has raised in The minds
Of the people of the United States in regard
to this rail road.
Sumter will have done her duty, when
she has dune all that she can. No more
is asked. She promised no more. LIE,
her, then, do all that is in her power, and
no one can blame her; but let that all
he ample evidence Of her efforts and zeal,
in this cause. We have omce before re-
marked, in conncxion with this subject. if
Sumter has the will. she has The means,
and we still do not doubt The truth Of our
remark, bu, hope, in this case, to see j,
verified.
These remarks are made, because we
believe it our duty. in accordance wilh
our promise. to keep this matter before
the attention Of The people Of the district,
and To urge them, if necessary, to all the
measures connected with this important,
enterprise. Let their determination be-
that the road must and shall be bnill, and
Iha, they will d" their part; and we believe