The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1848-07-15

OHN''e'toh ~. - June 80, lo4o.
Correspondence Of the Charleston Mercury.
WAsuIGNroN, July l.
In The Senate today the bill from the
House for the reduction of the Generals in
the Army 10 three, was amended by cont.
nuing all the present Generals in commits.
sion until the 4th of March next, and also
giving three months pay to all the Off
cersand soldiers who have served until
they were honorabIy discharged. Mr.
Davis, of Mississippi, presented paper from
the officer who hoisted the national flag on
the Palace of Mexico, after the capture of
the city, which he moved should be printed
Mr.. foote, of Mississippi, expressed his re-
gret that his colleague had not consulted
with him previous to submitting his motiop,
as he thought it was calculal to do injus-
tice to a gallant Mississippiap who had
greatly distinguished himself a, the capture
{9oi the city. Mr. Butler then vindicated the
claim OF South Carolina to share of the
Il honors on that evenlfui occasion. General
Quitman, he said when s,ormipg the Garita
F'de Belen, under a severe fire of the enemy.
fastened his handkerchief to muslset and
holsted it upon the captured works. Cal.
ling for flag that of the S. G.. Regiment was
handed to him, and the Palmetto flag was
the first raised on the walls of the city The
debate was continued by Messrs. Footc and
Davis 1t considerable length, and took
quite persona! and exciting turn: 1t was
finally .ersasns;sa by- -lsgiagsiheR whole sub
sslssss sssns shs g. . went
s !s & sssle:s .aE
asa 81, Mr..
Z, assaols spoas BsIsisnols 81 ias onssnion and
and issssas sssssSsa ihss Esssesiasney. He
was f<piTd eo n an able speech by MIR.
Cobb, Of Georgia, and the position Of the re-
. spectivs parties in regard to Southern insti.
tutions was freely canvassed in an animated
coiloquy, IN which HilIard, Gale, and Ash
nun participated; during which it was
pretty clearly demonstrated that all parties
at the North were equally hostile. The
debate is to be terminated and the vote Ia.
ken on Monday next. X.
THH THBnAfs OF THE NoRTn-Hon. S.
Lawfence,s Q Democratic member from N.
ork, Of the. Barnburner faction, has lately
delivered speech in Congress on the sub.
Ject OF the slave Institutions of the South It
differs IA no material respect from the out
cries Of Giddings and Tuck, and clearly fore
shadows the amalgamaton of all parties in
the North into one great Abolition party,
under the lead of Mr.. Van Buren,. AS a
specimen of its general tone and spirit, we
annex the following extract.
The DeRocEacy>pf New York wish to
ssettIe this gpestio the constitutional wav.
sFlfWears voted down. we shall submit quiet
Asly to 2 majority, no have, the righ. TO con-
B troll lfWe s1cceed III excluding this mon.
s'ssletFous ffom the country for WHICH we
g are actidg, we, ain sure, shall have the
sthaHks OF the civilized world; the success
I've generations who are TO dwell there will
express their gratitude for our acts. And
not doubt that the South, seeing they have
no good cause of complaint, will be satisf-
ed but If not satisfied, they can rebel If
they choose; upon them will be the respon-
: :sibility and the risk Should we ever be
Drought into conflict upon this question, IS
: Is often threatened from that quarter, (hut
never from the North, y no one can can fail
TO see what would be the result: What
1 could the South do. with one.h half their DO.
S pulatlon slaves 2. Sir, should this conflict
aver come, the Southiwouid be swept of it's
I ,slaveholders in lessStim than it had taken
:. to.con1qaer Mexico; potsa yestige of the in
q sttutlon would ever be seen on this continent ).
q But trnstin Heayensthat:wem may neyerbe
10 such crisis. It lis certain we
saFeyer shall l,.unless the insanity ofthe South
sssRri1g itsnpon themselves Twill not dwell
Upon this topic. ll,de 10 ii onIy ysfo show
;;saileseharaetsr of, this. rg4meDt, which wes
ss;l!aaF often Tspsa daand srung snppa "a
41pHsahd chnnQes II Singtirnes f1aats nm