The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-02-28
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ENGLAND A' II & sAC CEsslON
OE9 JAMES III S:S: i8 s

Few syillreaT swi, ho,,, s,,rbr;,a Z q, AZ.
rolht III 1ha fotai,efn .dis,r ir,s - S. now ia
g,rea, hives of British Industry and prent
mnrts pf Bri,ish mn a, far,,, ra An .r }.on,
Macaulny,s History IF IEnnin ri, e. "
ss Before the ,,ninn ~ ,ha ,wo Rr;,;,b
crowns. and long : afier tint union. there
,s,u was as great Inference between Mid.
diesex and Northiimber rInnJ aa there now ~
is between Massachusetts "a, and itha settle.
n,ents of those su,atters who. far 10 ihe
west Of ihe MississiDpi. administer rude
Justice with the rife and tho dagger. In
The reign Of Charles The Second. tho trn.
;ces Left tby ages ,of, slanabier md pillape
were still distinctly tperccp,ible. many mi.
les south oftle ,I'wccd,in the face of tho
country and in lie elawIcss manners of ihe
people. f3 There was sill a 10 rye closs of
moss. troopers, wIios, calling was 10 piiin.
herds of ca,,le. Il was found necessary,
soon after The Restoration, to ennct laws
5ofgrent sevcriiy for the prevention, of
.iheao outrnges.-'rhe magistrates 45of
Northumberland and Cumbrrllm were
nu,hnrizetl 10 raise bands of armed men
for the defence of property and order; and
provision was mn,lo for Stnee,ine the ex.
pense Of these levics by local ',axation.''
s.'Fhe parishes were REQUIRED 10 keep
blood hounds for the p,,-nn=a Of hunting
The free. booiers. Mnnv old men who
were living in tho middle of ,i,e cit,h.
teci,lh century could we'll remember The
tirne when those, firocio,,s dogs w,re com.
mon. Yet, even with such a,,xiliaries. II
was.oficn found impossible 10 Track tic
robbers 10 their retreats among tho hills
and morasscs. For tho geography of thai
wild country was ycry imperfecil; known.
(, Even after tho aggression Of (ieorpe the
Third, ihc pnth over The fcIls from Bor
rowtIale 10 Rnyenplas was still secret
carefully kept bv The ,lnIcsman, some of
WHOM, hnd prulnbly in their vo,,,h escnt,.
ed from the pursuit Of Justice by that ronil
! The st.ats of The gentry and tho lnrper
{ farm houses were fortified. Oxen were
pcnned at night bcnenil, The overhanpinp
battlemcn,s of The residence, which was
known by the name OF the Peel. The
inmates slept with arms nj their Sides
Huge stones and boiling water were in
reatliDcss 10 crush .a,.d scnld tho pluntler.
or who might ye nlIr,s ia a assail tha Iiftta
garrison. No trdvifler i vEi,l,snsf sisilo flint
country without milking his will, Tho
4lniiRcs on circuit, witt, tho wht.ie body of
harriaterH, attorneys, clerks hnd serving
men. rode on horseback from Newcastle
10 C.rlislr, nrmed and escorted by n
s,r"ng gunrd underline command OF ihe
snrr''fs. II was necessary to carry pro-
VISIONS; Tor the country wns wilderness
Which afforded no supplies. he spot
Where 'hn cavaicnde halted !" dine. under
an Immense oak' is moi yet forgolcn.-
ne irregular vigor viii, which criminal . .r
J"s''cce was n'''n'nis'rred' shocked ohscrS.
er" whose i'tt' hntl bcen passed IN more
Tranquil districts. JurI:s, animated by
hntreti ana ny sense OF common danger,
convicted ho''s"brrnk"ts and cattle ssenl-
ers win The pr"np'I,"ie ofa cnurt-mnr-
,'al ~ MUMMY; nn" 'l'e co"V'c's were
hurried ny scores TO tue gallows. Wilh.
IN the memory OF some who arc sill iiv-
ing, The sportsman who wandered in pnr-
sun OF game to The sources OF the Tyne
iolnd the heaths round kecldnr Castle
neoPlcd ny rnce scarcely less savage
than the Indians OF California, and heard
win surprise the hnf mixed women
chnun'ng a wild measure. while the men
with brnndslcd dirks danced war
dance"
Turn we next to those counties which
are now most remarkable for their ngri-
cultural wealth.
''it is to be remarked, that wild ami
mnls OF large size were then fur more MI.
merous than mt present. The last wild