The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-06-20
Is government! The establishment Of the

is governments The establishment Of The
executive, judicial and Legislative powers,
wliisllehable the people sof The, teffltory to
pass their own local laws; Il IS the elementss
Of government only which sthe Constitution
requires Congress toadopt for territories, not
the local laws required for tho social condition
OF that territory. Ifthe people Of state are
,lnstayor of slavery who denies their, right to-
possess it! Why should The sans 3, :. : 81 bhs
Withheld from the people of a territory. The
e territories 1 belong to the people of tho whole
Union and no one state can be excluded byt
law from possessing all its rights in the ter
lltA'l rltorles. Col. Benton will make nothing by
his motion; his attacks. on Mr.. Calhoun will
20 passed by as idle, empty and preposterous.
nj Inc North it is limited TINT tho real object
is movement for the next Presidency-but
we have no faith in it, Col Benton never had
even look for President, he has not even a
squint at the present time,-the Whigs new
repay such services with any icoin--they en-
dorse them but never honor the drawer. We
believe that Col. Benton, finding thathis day
has gone by in Missouri and that the people
of that state will not follow him into the ranks
Of the abolitionists, will resign his seat in the
Senate and make California his future resi-
dence and will attempt to be returned to
the Senate from that State after lending his
services to organize a government which
shalt exclude slavery.
FOURTH OF JuLY.-What is to be done at
the forthcoming anniversary of our fnde-
pendence in Sumterville! We have heard
OF no movcments-wlio's to deliver the Ora
ton! There never was, perhaps, in The an
nails of time, more eyentful period. What
picture do we present. All Europe groan-
ing under the devastating influences OF civil
war. America engaged in all the pursuits
which betoken health, happiness and prosperi-
ty. The time is drawing near, SO let us have
meeting in the Court House next Saturday
to appoint the Orator, Reader, Committees,
etc. a'
WHAT DOES COTTON COST TO GROW -
We would solicit perusal of an article on
the outside on the above subject by Mr.. So
LON ROBINSON, we'll kEown as writer OIL
agriculture. 1t originally appeared in the
National Intelligencer, and is, perhaps, the
only accurate statement extant. It is we'll
worth preservation.
p Our friend HoyT has returned from the
North and displays splendid assortment Of
articles in his line. To any one in want of
an excellent ime-keeper, we can give no bet
ter advice tha:, to purchase one from HoYr.
We can safely say we never saw such a
splendid assortment Of Cutlery than he has
now. Give him call.
% Z. D. CoTTRELL, Esqr, has sold the
Spartan to DR.. p. Nj. Wallace, who will take
charge of the paper in few weeks. We
are not acquainted with Mr.. Cottrell's move
ments, but regret loosing SO worthy men,
bcr Of the fraternity.
ABoLITIoNIsT ARREsTED.-The Spar.
tan of the 18th inst. states that q man
named j. Nj. Barrett was arrested on tho
Saturday previous at Spartansburgh, up.
On whose person sufficient evidence was
found TO convic, him Of being one of these
vilcst of men. We received the paper
too late to publish the whole account, but
we trust to do SO in our next.
The CHoLERA--Is in Norfolk, Rich.
mond, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York
Brot ''yn, Boston AMI is reaching the
North Eastern States. On-the 18th inst,
at New York there were 33 cases and Is
deaths, the city otherwise was remarkably
healthy, and none but those who had been
Incorporate either in eating or drinking
have died Of this complaint.
The Southern Literary Messenger for June
contains the commencement of new tale by
Southern gentleman entitled "The Cheva-
lier Merlin" which opens exceedingly we'll,
and will prove very entertaining feature
Of tho work. 1t also contains several pa
pers of interest, and serves further to sus-
tain the high character of the work.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
A Division, bearing the name Of aMarion
Division, No, OF the Sons of Temperance"
was instituted of Marion ~ III - MI,