The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-03-06


liberty poles 70 he cut down, and lot isin
siege There are memories 90 with
! them. They, woro set up in the days of tbs
1 Revolution: We too liayes had d asyointion
ardSmemories have we copnectcd { with IT,
There aro here too NIL over this land liberty
1 poles. not built by The hands OF mon,sbut tho
native growth ofStho soil. Every tree and
sprig and bough is liberty pole and in the
twinkng of an eye, myriads of flaming
swords will leap forth TO defend thcm Be-
waro how you tampcr! Il f}f.I tf!'.
I This is an age WHOM princi?les arc we'll un-
iderstood-wilen rights are-wellr defined. t.is
Il sensitive ngc too. II vii! 10. do to trino with
nm injured people, asserting and vindicnting
their rights. II is.n liberal ago. Men bcstow
| freely, but what is their own they well under
stand gnntisilis perilous to- attempt TO wrcst it
from them. It is a tangoroyls experiment to
snccr at the remons,ranccs OF II justly cxasE-
Grated people. And yet viii men moi heed.
! What is in the womb OF tomorrow no one
knows. The next light that breaks through
the darkness may be the torch OF Revolt
ton. Mr.. WEBSTER it is said has some plan
under consideration, which it is believed will
he satisfactory. What that plan seems not to
be known with ccrainiy.
The correspondent CT the Now York Herald
says ale will propose a practical compro-
| misc. The Missouri limo run through TO tho
! Pacific, and un acknowledgment that the flag
! of the United Slitos in all tie Territories adj
mi;s and protects all the property of the citi-
zcns Of all States, will probably bo the basis of
;hi, Compromise; but OF the details we have
moi been apprizcd.' Something like such an
adjustment as this is necessary. Upon tlc
hope Of 50 settling the question rcsts the dcs-
tinics Of The country. That hope lost, and
I ais lost.
a Arroiound historian has said tlint, ':Na,ions
I have 10 immortality; their punishment, is in
ilicted in this world: II is visited with uncrring
certainty on the third and fourth generations.
| Providence has ccrinin way Of dealing with
| tic political sins of men, which is, to leave
! .hom to tho consequences of their own ac-
,iors."
Qur nuton haai. sins; and The ronsc1ucn-
! cos are being viSiic, upon lis. Tho misfor-
tune is, THAI in the punishment of nations, the
( guilty are not the only ones who experience
4 the Christening rod. There is no separation Of
the parts OF nation. 1t is an entirety and the
innocent aud guilty all suffer together. Re-
mot" causes, and perceived but by few, have
brought about the present state Of things
But there surely is some repentance among
nations. There is n season however. ana the
involve themselves and others in the ruin
Conscious of The right we stand prepared to
meet the DOOM. And f justice be not done us,
here nj least 'we can NIL die in the last ditch
scnool Boows-My Little Geography. edited
by Mrs. l.. ca TuvniLl., philn: LINDSAY &
Br.acKlsroS.
An unassunug little volrmc with the above IL
lie has been sem; us.
/ at describes the earth and its natr,ia divisions,
IS formed by ;hc Orator, with It's prtlle,ions an
innbitan,s adapted 10 ya.ions climi les, without
rcsorting 10 imaginary lines nnd circlcs.'
1T is madc as clear az possible, and will BE-
fu in preparing tho mind for more complete sys-
TENS of Geography
Each chapter, treating of tstinc. subjects. in
easy simple way adapted to the understandings
Of children, concludes with Verses ..lcsigned to
! fix in The memory the knowledge ncquirc'l;'
strengthening Il, The same i.us. the verbal memory.
! Thus Chapter Y treating of the ocean, what i.
! is and it's perils. concludes
| 80 uiiv The Sailors who far on tho sea,
! OF suffer with hunger and cold.
| And give them Il few pennies TO build them n
Home"
| For all their disabled and old"
:'rois,r sentiments are iuculcacd thronshnt the
book. il appears upon the Whole to be- very we'll
adapted for the purposes intended.
6 = We Yesterday paid II witt 10 the Dag,ier-
Tan Rooms Of Mr.. G. %. BoYnES, sit,,n,e IN the
Court House, nu! found some fine specimens Of
,hr AT, We recognized the ikcncsscI oi several
our iowns-olk and We're informed hy Mr.. g. that he
had. had several applications to take pictures, bu,
having lscu deceived III the quality nf his plates
hr Ind refused lie has srn, Ia Charleston for a
fine assortment and expects them to omorrow, when
may favor him with call. Mr.. B. is from the
Gallery of NIcSsrs. BosrwICK x FULLER. whosc
well established reputation i. sufficient assur-
anrr ot the capacity Of Mr. BoYprN to do Justice
to his patrons. We recommend 10 our ci,izcns Ia
give him "A call and wr feel confident, they will
come away we'll pleased. II.
go shc People Of Clurcli, ons
Eicctiom COuniy.
Atnn informal meeting OF the mrmhcrs OF bot,