The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-11-21
The FIorsda H,atlinvas.


met some 80 or 60 Seminoles, bringing With
them three of the murderers and the hand Of
a fourth. Sam Jones made his appearance at
the council, but did not tako part in the pro-
ceedngs. He is represented TO be fine
looking and venerable man of tall figure,
about ninety years old, hair perfectly white,
and walks with a staff about ten feet long.
General Twiggs addressed them on the
subject of removing West. Assunwha, the
principal chief in reply, said he would rnth-
er be shot--he was old and would not leave
his country-that we have had no cause to
complain of tie Semnoles A few bad
young men had broke the law, and killed some
of our people, but the Seminoles had brought
them to justice. The chief said he did not
expect to have that kind Of talk. Bowlegs, a
fine looking man of 40, spoke strongly against
removing, and said that if the Americans ever
after had cause of complaint he would be the
first TO ask to be carried to Arkansas
When asked if he would receive Wild Cat
and the delegation from the West, he said
i
send for him." 1t is evident that Sam Jones
and Bowlegs will prove too cunning for us at
negotiations; the outbreak, we surlnse had
been long Matching, but broke out rather car
llcr than the master-spirts intended, and
they are now sacrificing some three or four
of their infatuated followers to Iull suspicion.
With 500 warriors they can give us great
trouble, and will do so, unless we are as de-
cided with them as Gen. Jackson, was. At
Tampa Bay, unless Cen Twiggs takes pos
sessions and establishes line OF forts across
the peninsula to the Atlantic, they have great
facilities in obtaining supplies from the neigh
boring Reys, and they may have now, as they
had during the former war, active Spanish
and English agents TO furnish their munitions
They originally intended to drive the whites
out of Florida and to collect all the Indians in
Georgia, Alabama and Texas and make
powerful settlement, and with piralical depre-
dations for which there are great facilities,
and attacks on neighboring states, they hoped
to make themselves a formidable power
This may be the designs Of the present Lead
ers. Florida can never prosper until the
Scmnolcs arc beyond the Mississippi A
little decisive action may settle all amcably
THE EXTRAvAGANcIEs or FAsHIoN.--Lore
was called the blind god by the ancients, but
romance is nowadays set aside and fashion,
the blind goddess, usurps his place. The Ia
dies not content with wearing n certain iin-
mcmionnble portion Of male attire, now take
TO standing collars and neat little wrist bands
saucily cover their dainty hands, and open
fronts to their dresses make tempting dis
play of frllcd and tucked rt-bosons; ena-
bling them to make choice of the best of their
husbands or brothers assortment. This is all
fair, ard to make the old motto Of "what's
sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander,"
true, we propose that the gentlemen shall
take to short or long frocks, and appenlages,
wear lace and straw bonnets, cschcw tobacco
and take to crochet! VIII our lady friends
encourage our endeavors TO amelioraie the
ior!orn condition of our sex.
FAlE OFrER.-The South CGrolinian pro-
poses to furnish their daily containing all of
the proceedings of the Legislature, for the
Session, for fifty Gents, or the TRI- I-WEEKLy
for Twenty five Gents, containing an abstract
of the Proceedings of both Houses, Messages
&c. Persons will thus have not only the
benefit OF report OF the proceedings, but
also OF current news OF the day, for The time
being. This will embrace the Presidents
Message and the early proceedings of Con-
grcss.
o. Our deril says that the Indies have
long been known Tor their standing ch0lerS, so
the assumption of an extra price OF linen is
nothing new.
a Railroad Convention, attended by,a nu-
mcrous delegation from Alabama, Georgia,
South Carolina and Florida, will meet in
Montgomery on the first Monday in Decem-
her, to consider the projcc: OF a Railroad from
Pensacola to that place.
The Nc,hod,s,s in England have deter
mined to erect college in one OF the mos,
vicious and destitute portions OF London, for
the gratuitous education OF the poor, in which
cause the Wesleyan Aiethodists have, for
some years past, been extremely active.
The twelve large manufacturing establish
mcnts at l4owelI employ capital OF about l3,
OOO. 600 Of dollars, AT present owning rs mills,
with their appondages, such as GOO boarding
houses and other buildings. The total num-
Der of spindlcs in operation is 10000. The
present number OF operatives is about $4,000,
of whom 1000 males, and 5000 females.
California, gold, it is said at the Phladel-
phla mint, contains 10 per cent. silver, where.
as the act OF Congress admits but of five.
The process of separation is said TO require
much time and 10 rctard the coming. When
the gold from California has been reduced To
standard weight the rolling, cutting, and ad-
jnsting of it goes OH at the rate of about $ll0,-
600 per day.
The "I'clcgrafo" of New Orleans, a pa.