The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-11-07

NJ BoDisco.-The horrible story or NJ. Bo.
aiscos baniuhnen,to to Liberia. hos been contra.
dcted.
SINGULAR IscrpENr.-We have been inform
ed mat on "Wednesday last, while The stn pe d.i~
yer anu his only passenger were making them
serves comfortable by The fire al tho Post.officc
III stn'-hurg, the horses in tho Stage quietly
irotied off on their journey. thus wihou, a
driver they travelled until they reached tho Rail
load Depot, more than two miles, when they
nailed up to deliver the mail, after having passed
harmless, gate and several wagons which were
I n the yard.
| SorRT OF SESSIONS ~ CHAELEsroY.-Jnmes
/ Cantiey has been acquitted on hi. trial for Arson.
Clarke acquitted Of Arson has been convicted or
Larceny. James l.. Shoemaker, aud q. e.. si.
mons have been convicted Of conspiracy to de-
fraud the creditors Of Shoemnkcr.
| GENERAL SHIELDS, has been again elected
to the United States Senate by The Leeisla-
ture of Illinois. Shields received 70 votes
and CYKus EDWARDS 81. There was n
warm contest between SHIELDS and BREEsE
IN the Democratic concus. On the 81 st ballot
ting Shields received the nomination by
majority of four votes.
| CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN KEN
TrCxy.-Ths late election in this State was
rendered doubley important in consequence of
an desire to revise the constitution and 10
abolish slavery. AS The pro and con of the lat.
ter was The all absorbing issue, in the cleo
tioh oi delegates, It so much influenced the
public mind that heretofore strong whig dis
tric,s are represented by Democrats, and
and greater number in favor of the present
| symtcm; thus rendering all abolition notions
abortivc. Coming as this did, on the back
OF The numerous aggressive acts OF Congress
and cries Of emancipation supportedby Tllos.
II. Benton and various other abolition satal.
''es o! minor magnitude, the South had every
thing to dread from the movement, but SO pop
uiar Is The belief among its citizens, that the
sym,em now pursued by them in reference
! to Their slaves is the best they can possibly
have, Tint all attempts to foster emancipation
either at once or gradual, or to prevent the
importation of slave property from adjoining
States Will prove futile. The state OF soci.
ETY. IN slave States would almost solely put
n bar upon all attempts to emancipate. The
exalted position which white man holds in.
comparon with those of the free States, the to.
tai absence of those humiating grades and
conventiona! regulations which The inhabitants
OF the Northern States are SO tenacious of, the
almost total absence OF poverty and the total
oblitcratlon of ahject want, which arc constant
| iy visible in the free States, all those combin-
cd are held as strong pro-slayery arguments.
But there rs very serious question tobe an
swcrcJ, is the North actually and heartfully
opposed to the institution! A simple fact,
| from undoub'ed authority, will answer this
y Slhrer brig sailed OH the 22d inst, from
New York, on her third course, clearing os-
tenslhIyfor china porte and freigh.ed with
bibles and missionaries. but provided with
TODD and convenences OF running 500 slaves.
! And this has taken place in city and state
where frce-soil has been creating so great a
duS, rs 10 blind the eyes of Justice Even in
the largest slave community Of the South, 40
| gross violation of tho laws would not be
idly winkcd at. The proprietor of this brig
with an ltalian-operatic namo owns sew
cral more, anu has been engaged in the uofa.
rIous business for l5 years and ia, besides all,
leading aboli,ionst Look toit ye authors
ties Of Gotham, or maybap South Carolina,