The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1848-02-02

sS"Po1o' en". t.S'el, preparatory 10 inc pay
ment ofthe dividends within a fortnight from
&his date. With reserve Of seven millions
against banking liabilities for deposits. Sc.
not exceeding seventeen or cighteeen mil
lions, some relaxation Under ordinary cir
cumstances would seem perferctly warran-
table but when large proportion of those
deposits are 10 be called for in few DAYS,
the case is greatly altered. Hitherto, atthe
period OF the dividends, the Bank has usu.
ally had large amounts falling in from loans
advanced during the shutting, bu, this year
there are ITO Euch outstanding resources, and
In its present position, therefore, we see all
thatithas 10 rely upon.
Al this time last year the reserve in the
banking department was more than two
millions higher; and the securities held were
nearly two millions lower than the am. unts
at which they stand in the Gazette returns
of yesterday week; and although an i'm
provement may be shown in to-nigh,s
publication, and further payments on reve-
nue. account, as we'll as for bills daily run.
ming of, are yet to be expected, the state Of
affairs will still not seem such as to render
the present experiment necessary when by
TWO weeks delay a far better judgement
might have been formed Of its dcsirab bleness
and safety. On the whole, therefore, al
though the step may not appear actually a
dangerous one, it certainly cannot be re-
garded as exhibiting tha, example OF caution
which, from public establishment might
be demanded.-London Times, Dec "a.
WHAT CONGRESS WILL Do-The Editor
Of the New York Trbune,' who is now
in Washington. and supposed to be we'll
acquainted with the views ola majority in the
House of Representatives. says:
"Congrcss will fail 10 do just two things
desired BY the Prcsident-it will knock in
the head his bill authorizing Ten Regiments
of regulars in addition to our present enor-
NOUS military establishment. and it will
sternly refuse to legalize any new issues Of
Treasu y Notes beyond those authorized by
existing laws. We think so much may be
safely calculated on; but nothing more or,
unless the refusal on tax tea and coffee be
deemed something. Any amount of Volun-
teers and Of Regulars to fill up Or increase
existing Regiments had not been proved so
Wantcn and useless an increase of Execu-
tive patronage and national expenditure, we
think they too wond be carried by the over
ruling desire to do nothing which can be
characterized as obstructipg or cmbarras
sing the President in his efforts to CONQUER
a pcice.'"
RUMoRED COALITION 1t has been quite
confidently rumored here, the last week or
two, that Mr.. Webster would consent to run
for the Vice Presidency on the same ticket
with Gen. Taylor. We should not be sur.
priced ii this rumor were to turn out to be
liked fact" in process Of time. Stranger
things have happened, and will happen a..
gain. But what will the abolitionists and
the non-resistan,s say2 Murmur a good
deal, no doubt; but there are other people
in the world than them to be consulted. d.
Whatever step Mr.. Webster may take in
the business, we doubt, not will he with
view to the true welfare ofthe country, and in
perfect consistency with all his past course
. in relation to public affairs.
Boston Transcript, Saturday.
Par AND T11E TURKEY MANY hard sto-
ries are told about the doing of the New
York city volunteers in Mexico, but Col
Burnett relates an adventure of one
of them which is not so bad as some that
have come TO our knowledge. In the bat
siesoi Soutreras, the says) several of the en-
envy after having been driven from their
works, sought concealment under cover of a
hedge. They had not been long in thishid-
ing place, when they were discovered by
Col. B. who ordered couple of his men to
60 over and take them prisoners. One OF
the men sent was an Irishman, named Dow
pey, who had. gwen considerable trouble to
thesoficers. because Of, his foraglng propen-
sities, Near by the place where the Mexi.
cans were concealed, was churchy ard, in
whicha fock Of turkeys were feeding Pad.
dy could not restrain his propensity, and
with the enemy, he look q large turkey pri.
soneF. which he tied across his shoulders.
Thodivision to which he was attached was
immediately lied 10 Churqbpsco, the bat
tie atfhatplace having been commenced.
fDcwnsy, with his turkey yet alive, and tied
to his haversack, trudged to the battle field,
and il the lbickest Of the fight. held fast his