The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-12-12
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I SofWhicil53a are Democrats; Cd sVhiess
1 and and 2--Hslesof New Hampslire an,
j Chase, Of Ohio ree Sellers. rho fIols
! 0fReprcseDtatises Is com posed Of 23,
i members, Of shich III are Democrat
a propcr;1os Wings proper 4 Democrat,
lsiree niIers; q Wing free soilers, and ,tw,
4 radical Abolitionists. Two Of tho VIII.
members, King Of Georgia, Aston, o .
Alnbnma,and Mes, ofPennsylynaia--ar,
probably absent. Thcreate,, in addition
| TO The the regular members, two terri,ori
al delegntes, one from Nfinesotn and on.
from Oregon. Tho Union Sums I'D III,
House in ,liis wise .t.s
i Democrats elected from sav- -holdhg States 6
:. non.s'areholding
States, s.
Ii: i:
Wings elected from saycholdng Sieiss. q 81
States, ... Is :. .l5sis SIS
lis
MATRIaIoSIAL.-- Wed nesdny is the
proper lime 10 get married.-[ Exchange
paper.
We advise monday in preference, as
then you gain t1ro days time. On second
thoughts lteacopple should seek Two's.
day Another.
By all means avoid Fri dny--[Ano,h;
We do;not think it matters much on
what day it's done, SO that you provide for
The Son.dny that is very likely 10 fol.
low Sunday Globe.
As we approve Of Marriages, our nd.
vice is Sct.a day, no matter which, but
The sooner the bcter.--N. o. Picayunc.
DON, quarrel, gents, proy, hut would
moi Ihirs,-doy dojusi IS well considering
The cup one has TO drink to The drcgs.
Licu'. Lynch, late of the Dead. sea
Expedition has offered his services to our
Government, TO lead an expedition 10 go
in search Of Sir John Franklin, and
Lieu.. L. promises ,hul '.in cnsc the Gov.
eminent shall sanction his efforts, he will
raise from private sources, sui1icien, 10
charter, strengthen, aud equip, steamer,
the Government furnishing such officers
and men aschoose to volunteer TO go."
Prsentation.--At VI Columbia, on We'd.
nesday lest, The day OF the Govcrnnr's
Review, Irn!. L. NJ. SganRnox delivered
10 Col. GLaDDEI, with few we'll chosen
ontl appropriate remarks. The splendid
Sword procured forhim by tie Governor.
IN behalf fthe State, ne a recognition OF
his scrviccs.in Mexico. On received il
Col GLApnEN responded in his usual sol [.
dicr-like manner, Plcdging himsel 10 pre-.
serve II among his choicest posse ssiotis.
and to hold himself at MI times ready 10
draw II in The service of his country.
{ soUTHERN. MANUFACTURERS s--'rhc n.
Orleans Crescent, of,hc 2pd inst, s,a,cs
that "bocks are now open for subscriptions
to Joint Sinie Company, 10 engage in
The manufacture orCo,,on. A factory Of
5000 spindcs is proposed, and th. names
appended are guarantee TINT the plan
meets The appreciation nf men ,hn, can and
VIII put 1t into operation. With the sta.
pie, at our doors, capital and energy nj
our command, why should not Louisiana
export this grea, product OF her soil with
That increased value and lessened bulk
given to II by the loom. We wish The
movemen, nll success-,hc enterprise
shows richly deserves it,
A Candid ConESs,on.--A late No. of tho
London Times, in an article upon Tho subject
oi Slavery in America, makes the following
acknowledgment:
< "'lhc will OF the people Of England and the
resources of the British nation, have been an
Piled with absolute authority aud ungrudn.
G7Hsmupj6Gence to the extinction of slaysTy
in the British doninions. me mrtncft
| States OF America have no such power OF al
tcring the institutions and the tenurs,s OF pro
perfy in the slave holding States of the Union
Congress itself has no such power; but if i
had, and besides the power, il it had the vii
and tho means to carry general measure o
| abolition, IRE are constrained To admit hat IN
experiment made by The British gorernnen,
and The state in sohich Me British lFeM Indie
arc no'n placed byH, woula be inroked as III
most "nhnsrerabie argument agains. such
| scheme
lloNouRABLE SATrsFACTIoN.-One of tn
best challenges to the field, to fight duel
| that we ever hoard OF, was made by tru!
honorahiy gentleman, the late William Lin
coin, OF Worcester, who, after an editoria
controversy with a brother editor, in whicI
he cane oif'wiih flying colors, magnanimous
ly offered 10 his opponen, honorable satisl,c
ton IN the field; the weapons 20 he hoes, cac
party to d'g one acre OF potatoes, and h.
whose work was done best. and in The shor,
est time, to be declared the victor Shout
The challenge TO mortal potato digging he nc
| ccptcd, he would transmit the size OF his bo
ny TREND, who would arrange the prcimin
| aries Tor the settlement OF All difficulties.
NO bad results could arise from such due
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