The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-07-25
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think the public should be- advised. There
is an Abolition agent for the dissemination Of
inccndiary publications, whether a local or
travelling agent, cannot determine, amongst
us, The facts are these: on Sunday even
:::g !as: AFTER an absence of two days and
nights returned home and wsis handed by
my wife suspicious looking document Which
came very nearly committing to the flames
without breaking the seal, but on eIquiring
found it had been forwarded to me through
Mr.. Windham by Mr.. Elisha Spencer,
gentleman wbomI knew incapable of being
made an instrument or vehicle for the con.
veyance ofany scurrilous or dirty letters. I
opened it, and found a printed document over
the signature Of "A True Carolinian''s which
proposes deliberate scheme of abolishing
slavery in South Carolina and openly avows
its purpose to be 'made up an issue in the
State Elections" on that grounds early the
next (Monday) morning / rode down to Mr..
Spencers and obtained from him the follow.
ing statement as to where this document
emanated. He says "early on the morning
of the 4th instant came to- my stOor door
and found in my piazza letter addressed to
Capt. J. ID. Ashmore, Middle Salem, Sumter
District" which struck me immediately as
suspicious matter. On Friday following II
sent the same to Capt A--on Monday morn
ing he came to my house with the came let
ter and showed it to me containing an Aboli-
tIon document signed "a True CaroliniaD,n
l know not how the said paper came in tho
Piazza OF my store. 1t was not there late the
evening before, and was placed there during
and under cover of the night. Itsaw neither
the evening before nor that morning any
stranger passing nor neither do remember
any person being at my store whoFcould pos
sibly have designedly dropped such q docn-
ment." s,....,l ....l- ~ 5a..s,,.s.ts
have been thus particular Mr.. Ediotor in
detailing the facts that our citizens may be
aware that there is an incendiary agent in our
midst. The mail was not resorted to in this
instance but the document was deposited by
hand under the shades of night in the house
or piazza of one of my neighbours. II this
be trdreling agent as am very much dis
posed to doubt, as no trace can be had of any
stranger passing through our neghbourhood
this publication may place other citizens on
their guard and may lead to detection. Rev.
Thomas r English, Informed me that.he had
afew days since received the same document,
but think he said his came through the
mail, as already stated the mail was not used
in my case which proves the fact at once that
the agent is or has been amongst us. You
are at liberty to use this as you may deem
will best SUIT the public interest.
Very Respectfully Yours.
]. d. ASHAIORE.
ANOTHER FLORIDA WAR.-The Semi
noles have again become hostile, committing
depredations on Indian River South Florida.
They made an attack, in the early part oflast
week, on the settlements on Indian River,
in St Lucie county, and commenced plum
dering the houses and firing on the settlers.
The Indians, were in considerable numbers,
SO much so that defence by the whites was
entirely impossible. One person, u Mr. Ba-
ker, was killed and horrible mutila,ed., Ma
jor WIN. F. Russell, Deputy Collector, at
Indian River, was shot in. the arm, His
family, it is feared, have fallen into the hands
of the Indiansoas they have since been mis-
aing. A number of other persons, mostly fe-
males, are also missing.
The settlers were Obliged to leave their
places and take to the river, and come up ,kss
coast outside. Some twenty men, women
and children at st. Augustine, and report 9th
ers OIL their way. Nothing but their ex-
termination, will ever rendered Florida a
flourishing state ,.ss.9
:oRGIA.-Goy. Towns was aunanf-
mously nominated for reelection IbyE the
Democratic Convention which assembled
at Milledgeville. 81
Col. JACK HAYs.-There is nara.
graph going the rounds of the Norther1
papers, announcing The death al San An.
tonic, on the lst ult. of the Texan hero,
who is stated to have fallen a victim 10
cholera. 1t is entirely unfounded. 49,
N. 0. Picayune, July 4. -
The efforts of Father Mathew In
Brooklyn have been blessed with great
success. The following are the num-
bers enrolled by him in the vanguard Of
Sobriety: On Thursday, ], 900; Friday,
1880; Saturday, 1,10O; Sunday, g.
700; Monday, 1900 making a total
of 1850.
= A'aother Cotton Factory.--We learn
from the Atlanta Intelligencer, that a
company has been organized at Greens.
boro' under the name of ssThe Green's
boro' Manufacturing Company, with a
capital Of $6O,OO0--$4S,000 has re-
solved to take up the remaining $12,-
600, themselves, if not taken by others.
They are about to erect cotton factory
to be worked by steam" 80.
II ss..s,
CHOLERA SpEcIrIc--IMroRTANr Coa-
REcTIoN.-A gentleman residing in KenS
lucky writes to us as follows concerning
Recipe for Cholera which lately ap-
peared in our columns: 81 ~
DEAR SIRs: | observe in the Intelligen,
Ger of June 90, q Genre for cholera |y;,,