The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-07-05
3 Yours respectfully,
Es:;s s. JAMES M. NELSON.

s. &. THE PALMETTO OsREGIMENT.fss:
M The Columbia South Carol;nian says:
have seen a letter from an officer Of the
Palmetto Regiment dated EJalapa. June 8.
which, states that Lieut.. Col GLADDEN. has
been nanhiIously elected Colonel, Dunno
want, Lieut. Colonel; Moffatt Major of the
Regimen and "a diutant Cantey, Captain of
thes Kersliaw Company
u The y Telegraph contains the following:
u ssOuR yoLuNTEKRs.-W stated sometime
since that Governo Johnson had, upon ap-
plicntions to the Secretary of War; obtained
an order from & him that our Volunteers
Hshould be transmitted from Vera Cruz to
4 Charleston direct The order Of Gen. But
#1ler, however, making Mobile their point of
destination, took effect prior to the reception
&of this order from the Department, in Mexi-
co.. sand our Volunteers were on their way
homs before the wishes Of the Department
were made known.
~ The following ia an extract ola letter from
Mr.. Secretary Marcy, dated War Depart
ment, Feb. II, l649, in answer to letter
addressed to him, by Gov. Johnson.
heneVer the Regiment of South Car
olna; Volunteers shalt Ebe ordered to be dis
= Schargedt from service, the Department will
: take great pleasure in causing the necessa-
= ~. arrangements to be made for their trans.
portation from Vera Cruz to Charleston, as
suggested by your Excellency"
Il |, It 10 to be regretted that this arrangement
! could not have been carried ont, as it would
hove saved much fatigue and delay to our
= 8;gallant fellow-cit,zens, now detailed at Mo-
.bile; but it's frustratiou arose from unavoda-
! .ble circumstances, for which no blame can
attach to any one. When they do come, we
must make up for the felay which no doubt
is q greater annoyance to them than to Us.
Low: PRIcB OF RAIL Roam lR,N.-The
Boston 1rarel Ter says, thar contracts for
Rnil. Road Iron delivered in Boston, duty
and az charges paid, can be made in Eng
lind at 32O per ton. flour up country
Rail Roatis can purchase their Iron be.
fore rise takes place, the enterprises
will be sale. sy Z he northern mnnufactur-
crs5 of Rail, Road Iron, say that no sum
short of $40 per, ton will pay the manu-
f1ctu ref in this country, and many de-.
\ clnre 80 Will leave but little profit.
Preaching an Easy Bustness.--A
i minister had deacon in his congrega-
tion who was rather disposed to under
value the duties discharged by his minis.
, ter. fWhnt an easy life o,ir minister has!
He has little else to do besides preaching!
< And preaching Is very easy thing 10 do!
In factany one! can preach that trlesr
j These and such like remarks have Of
tenEcome to the minister's ears. E1e call
I'd on the deacon one Saturday, and thus
addressed him: @
d Well, deacon they tell me that you
think that preaching IS very easy
Yes, so il seems to mel!
Would you hayeSany objections 10 try
to.morrow3' # Y
None in the worlds
Accordinglythe next day the congre.
ga,iop1Ras surprised TO behold the deacon
occupyingth pulpit. Aand all an,icipa-
ted q. .richlreat from one who regarded
preaching as a very ensy performance
But sadly were they eydisappontcd. A ve-
ry small trial convinced the deacon Of his
mistake. After bungling and stumbling
ior ashort time, he abruptly finished his
discourse with the following honest and
eloquent peroration.
We'll, my friends, I thought until now,
TINT preaching was q very ensy thing!
AlS Ihaye 70 say Is, that if any Of you
thilks ssp; just come up and try it!'
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