The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-04-25

to the communication in another column
in reference to the beques. of Gen. JACK.
SON, and request careful perusul rs it
will soon become time for the people to
act in the matter. New York, as usual
Is before us, having appointed committee
to investigate claims for the Gold Snuff:
box.
The WEArHER.-Ever since the snow
storm it has been unprecedentedly cold,
and fros,s have nightly served to destroy
what little vegetation there remained
Cotton is irrctrieyably gone, corn has all
been cut down, and but very small crop
of wheat will be made. From every
quarter we hear Of the snow. storm almost,
from Maine to Texas. Every where it
has done terrible damage. All our vcge.
tables are destroyed although We have
some hope Of the potato.
CALIFORNIA TERRIToR1A1 GoyERNmEST.
We trust that this vexcd question is now
set at rest by the following declaration Of
the "Organ." which appeared in the Ma
.ionnl Inteiligencer Of The eth ult.
"Should the Free Soil party, or any
portion Of it, hereafter be detected in any
act evincing deliberate purpose TO pre-.
vent the formation of any civil govern.
ment in New Mexico and California, so
as to keep up the agitation between the
North and South for sectional party OBJ
Ieots, the President may find it to be his
solemn duty to frown Indignantly on that,
as not merely the first dawning but the
Perfect Day Of on attempt 10 ALLEVIATE
| one portion of the Union from another"
Thus we see that the President, possess
ing all the necessary powers 10 establish
Government in California and New Mex.
leo during the recess Of Congress, is de.
termIned to protect US in our rights. In
regard to SO called temporary govern
ment by the settlers, they cannot make
any such movements as the whole coun.
try is under the control Of the President
and Congress alone can give it form OF
Government. The trenty by which any
territory is coded 10 us becomes law
and the President, alone is bound to carry
the laws into effect. Even if it were not
so, the passage of,he law extending the
existing Revenue laws to California con-
fers all the constitutional powers required.
Although the President is allowing his
Cabinet to proceed in their own proscrip,-
i've spirit we see slight ground for hope
OF his protecting the rights of the South in
regard the New Territorial Governments,
CHEMISTRY AND AsTRoNoMy.-On Thurs.
day and Friday nights last. DR.. Foster
lectured in the Town Hall on these two sub.
jects to crowded and delighted audences.-
The simplicity of his experiments and ex.
plantations, in Chemistry, the truthfulness of
his Astronomical Phantasmagoria were all
much admired and we do not believe that anv
single scientific lecturer ever made 80 perma-
nent an impression on the minds of his audien.
ces rs in the present instance. DR.. F. displays
considerable research and is complete mas.
ter Of his subject. The delicate manner in
which he simplifed his instructions enabled
even the smallest child in the audience to com.
prehend these two very instructive and inter
esting sciences.
WILMINGTON AND MANCHESTER. RAIL
Road.-We learn from the Chronicle of the
18th inst that-according to previous notice,
the contracts for grading the Road were let
out at Whiteville on Monday last, under the
supervision ofthe Company's active and in
telligent resident Engineer, L. J. Fleming.
Esq, The entire distance from Lexington
Creek to Whiteville, and large portion be.
tween the latter place and the State line, was
taken on favorable terms. A large number
OF persons were in attendance, and deep in
terest was manifested in the success ofthe
Road. The location of the entire Road was
finished on Tuesday last.
q T The amount of Treasury Notes out
standing on tho lst of April, we learn from
the officialreport of the Register, in the Ma.
tional Wing, was $7,Oo2, 800 81.