The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-06-21

The social bond-that bond so sweet,
Where heart and soul unite;
( Where friendship, love, and union meet,
Would sink in endless night. ~
But tits in vain for me to prate,
cannot make them clever
Old bachelors always hate,
And must and shall forever.
STATISTICS OF THE FRENCH NArroNAL
AssEMBLY.-The Corsare-Satan gives the
following statistical account of the new Ma
tional Assembly:-sIt consists of 1e2 dcpu-
ties, or old deputies, almost all lawyers; 81
new lawyers, exercising their profession; G2
magistrates or ex-magistrates; SO proprie-
tors; 80 commissioners or sub-comynisson-
ers Of the Governments; 33 military men of
all ranks; 90 medical men; 90 operatives;
81 cultivators; public writer's; SO Of var-
Gus professions, including merchants, notar-
es, manufacturers, teachers, and emf Ioyers;
and PIT representatives whose profession is
in no wise indicated. The number Of eccle-
siastics is from 10 to l5."
There are now no less than three men,
bers of the Bonapartc family in the Nation
al Assembly. Besides Lucien Murat, the
son o. the unfortunate King of Naples, who
has been elected for one OF the departments
Of the south, Pierre Bonaparte, the son Of
Lucicn, and Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte,
the son Of Jerome, have been elected repre-
sentatives for Corsica.
LIFE IN ARKANsAs.-They have a
straightforward way of doing business lin
Arkansas, that is perfectly refreshing. sSyA
minister out there, few weeks ago, under
took to come down on war matters. The
next day one Of the "dcacons" dropped him
a line sayng, that "people in his diggings
went to church to hear the devil abused, and
not their country, and il he persisted in vio-
lating their tustc any further, ali In mad to
say was that geese still grew feathers, and
North Carolina still exported tar" We are
awaiting anxiously for the denouemcnt.
Mclican PiNs.-rherc was curious
scene yesterday at the Bank of Missouri.
1t seems that about two hundred little boys
are employed ut the Arsenal in the filling
of cartridges, and Yesterday, having re-
ceivcd the proper documents, they march.
cd up in u body to The Bank to make u
draw on Uncle Sam. The whole neigh.
borhood was lively as beehive and the
jingle Of silver made music Of the merre.
ist kind. There were half.dollars in hats,
halfdollars in handkcrchiefs-p -pantuloons
pockets were ripped, and coat tails were
torn off by the weight Of the treasure.
The floor of the Bank,within, was com
pletely covered by sounds Of urchins who
were busily counting over their piles.
Such run on the Bank has been un-
known since the grand smash which in.
troduccd shin -plastcrs.
'How much do you make q dav?' de-
manded bystandcr ola cute looking ur.
chin.
'Oh, sometimes, more, sometimes less,
was the reply. sPcnds good deal upon
how hard you work
Can you make dollar day?'
Dollar day! wuss'n that reckon
"a dollar and half2'
And u quarter better, kim
what do you call your work?'
Maxim Mexican PUXs!'
'And Uncle Sam is good paymaster,
chg
Well, he aint any thing else, hoss!'
and off ran the little rascal, jingling all
over with dollurs.-S Louis Rcrc1lc.
Ho,c 10 Tell Yankcc.-Any of our
readers who may be puzzled to find out
what is the distinguishing characteristic
ofa 'ginoowine,' live Yankec-a thing the
searching whercofhns cost naturalis,s and
philosophers, world Of research and con-
lecture, and 'calcuation'- may find a so.
luton ofthc problem in the Gollowing:-
You may always know Yankee by
his blocking up door, if he can possibly
get near enough TO do it. 1t matters not
what door it is, nor how many people wan,
to pass in and out--thcre he'll stand and
talk-und most like, holloa to some one
across tho street to come over. If two OF
'em get together in door they'll contrivc
to stand Skew fashioned, with their cl.
bows u.sticking out like shircr.dcfrcc.c,
so that one can't get through 'em without
starting offhis buttons, or loosing his coat.
tail. ] have seen them do 1t ,housa.d
times at court doors, church doors. theatre
doors, and all other doors, and Jail doors
besides. If | should ever be cast away at
sea, and afterwards dvn upon an unknown
coast with house ortwo in sight, | should
be able to tell in an instant whether it was
in New England or not, from the mere
fact that the men did, or did not block up
the DOORS
Blessed are they that are afraid ofthun-
der--for they shall hesitate about getting
married, and keep away from political
meetings.