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

ranges beyond 81 deg, and when the
dry north wind SEES in, as at Honduras,
a bracing inyigorating atmosphere re.
stores health to the body and elasticity
to the spirits.
2. s'Musquito is blessed with a most
prolific soil and fertile alluyial mould;
deep numerous rivers irrigate the land
and along their banks stretch vast forcetsB
OF fmahogany, logwood ceder, Santa Ma
ria, llgnumyite pine, rosewood, caouth-
chuuc, copal, ironwood and other yalu-
able timber. Groves OF oranges,
lemons, citron, tamarinds, Guaya plnms,
and cocanuts, arc scattered in profusion
through the valleys. Oser the plains
and mountains, arrow root, Cassava
ginger, yarns, potatoes aad sarsaparilla
are indigenous. The sugar cane grows
luxuriantly, sometimes to the lengtho Of
eighteen or twenty feet, and the ratoons
produce large rcturnior six or eight
years. Coffee and cocoa OF the finest;
quality may be raised in any quantity
and the soil is equally congenial to in
digo and tobacco, rice, maize, Indian
corn, bnckwheat and SILK grass; and
and garden stufts have only to be plan,
ted TO yield a succession OF crops un-
known III colder attitudes.
From this description OF the climate
and wonderful variety OF valuable pro-
duetlons' the reader can form some idea
OF the motives OF Great Britaln Tor en-
ployng that Jesnltlcal policy which al
ways d'st'nguishes her interference and
connection with savage tribes and semi
baroarous States, whose territory she
covets. In THIS case, her desire OF
gaming a iontnoid IN the country was IN
creased Wy tnc iact tiiat the stare OF Nj
caragua comprises %ithlii @ ITS own limits
tne ehly Pracncanie route Tor a ship
canal-oy way Oh tile rlFer Gan Juan,
Lake Nicaragua lea ana inc lake ana river
OF Leoh--so connect Tue waters OF the
two oceans. Hence her attempts
through the SO cailea Mosquito hing,
70 gam possession OF the port OF San
Juan &c Nlcaras'a y l AZ : the mouth 81 the
same aIlF. name; the Key OF the Whoie com-
hahsca'ioh.
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1ntnesota.-I There has thus Tar been
no poiitlcai DIVISION IN tins new Terrific
ry, out TINS does not SUIT the Delno-
erats VINO nave settled therein. They
nave issued aca'' Tor democratic
and the ssSt. Paurs Pioneer hos llecn
brought out for that marty. 7. hoa
hitherto been neutral
The Territorial Legislature has ms.
scd numerous acts and resolves-.the.
more imnortaut amonD them heinz IN
accordance with Governor Ramsav,s
suggestion. Among them is a resol1-.
ton to fine absentee members thrao dol-
lars for each offence; Homestead Ex-
euiption bill; the temporary location of
the scat Of government at St. Paul, and
to erect the public building. there; to
incorporate the Minnesota Agricultural
Society; to provide for territorial rev.
cnue; to provide against the traffic in
ardent spirits with the Indians; to estab-
llsh system of common schools: to or
ganiza militia system, &c.
The Government of the Territory is
progressively rapidly. The bill to de-
fine the qualification of voters is similar,
to the Pennsylvania law, and excludes
all but white persons.
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