The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1848-02-02
AbBEVlLLE c. H, S. c., FEBRUARY g. 1913.

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haaps the mightiest instrumentallty ever con-
trived by man for the exertion of moral in
fiuence. The Rev'd. DR.. Adams, in his
late ADDRESS at Yale College, remarked:
SIN the city of Strasburg. on the eastern
frontier of France, there stands. in the nrin.
cIpal square, large bronze statue ofGut-
'enburg, the inventor of the art of printing
with movable types. 1t is a full length f.
gure OF that fortunate individual; with a
printing press at his side, and an open scroll
IN MS hand, with this inscription: 'AND
THERE WAS LIGHT" Upon. several sides of
the hlsh pedestal on which the eflgy stands
are four tableoux, in bas-relief designed 10
represent the effect of the art Of printing on
the general progress of the world In one,
stand the names of the most distinguished
scholars, philosophers and poets of ali times;
IN another, the names Of those who have
been most eminent for their achievements
III the cause OF human freedom-conspicous
among which is an allusion to our Declar-
ton OF independence, with the names of Wa
shlngton, Franklin, Hancock, and Adams.
On the third side, is representation of
philanthropy knocking off the fetters of the
slave and lnstructing the tawny children of
oppression IN useful knowledge !; and on the
fourth is Christianity, surrounded by the re-
presentatives of all nations, and tribes, and
people, receiving from her hand, in their
own tongue, the word of eternal truth
Christianity! Heaven born Christianity
Divine philosophy look down with indif.
ference or disdain on that bearded man at
work with tools in his smutty shoy, awav
ON the Rhine. Affect to overlook and un-
deryalue him as a mechanick A mechanic !
why, out OF those bars of wood, and pounds of
metal, and ounces of ink, he is constructing
machine to make the nations think. He
is constructing wings for Christianity herself
which shall bear her, with the music of her
silver trumpet, to all the abodes of man
kind"
SPANISH INTR1oUEs IN MEY1co-The
most striking intelligence from Spain, by
the last foreign arrival, is found in the
speech of Senator Olozaga, in the Legisla-
ture of that Kingdom, in which he alluded
I" to recent occurrences in Mexico" "He
held in his hand" he said, "the proof that
large sums had been wasted in absurd in
trlgue there. The account of the expendi-
lures ofthe revenue of Havana for the wear
1916, contained the following item -
Paid i'll cashing Treasury bills RENTED
by her Majesty's Minister oPlenipotentiary
in Mexico the sum of 100000" Was
this nation then so abundantly supplied with
money that it could afford to fling away its
resources upon miserable intrigues in Mexi-
COT" We should think it was rot-and if
the United States were really to catch them
at SO foolish trick, she would be in danger
Of soon finding herself less able.
KEEP AN EYE TO HIsToRY-The Wa
shington correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ledger, under date Of JAM 5, writes thus {:
The news from tho South iustiies all
that predicted in regard to the peaceable
dispositions of the Congress of Queretaro.
A majority ofthat Congress is no doubt in
favor of peace ;-but the moment they take
any step to insure it, they are threatened
with being overthrown, and with revolution.
AS long as Santa Anna is in the field, no
matter whether with small or large army,
peace is out of the question: for though he
may not be match for our generals, he is
more than enough for any. Mexican that
may venture to tread on his path. He is
the ablest Mexican without a doubt, and
would have been an extraordinary man in
any country. No peace to which he is not
party, can last day after the withdrawal
of our troops, and-no government can stand
in Mexico unless. he is its partisan. Lei,
Mr.. Calhoun reflect upon this proposition.
The Ten REGIMENT B1LL-We are gra-
tilted (says the Richmond Whig) to observe
that Mr. Butler; of South Carolina, has
moved to recommi. this bill to the Military
Committee ofthe Senate, with instructions
TO report a substitute, making provision for
I keeping full the regiments already in the
field, many Of which, from losses sustained
in battle and by disease, have been reduced
to mere skeletons, and no one of which, it is
believed, has its full complement Of men.
1--WE are gratifed' that this proposition has
been made, because, for the life 0fus, we
are unable to comprehend, why, ifthe add
tional number of-troops authorized 10 be
raised BY The bill, now pending before the
Senate, shall be raised, they Will not be
quite as efficient, If distributed among the
decimated regiments now in the field, as
they can possibly pc If organized into eepa-
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