The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-11-06

9J Tho following Geographic despatch
appeared in the Stn,c-Rigiits Republican
~ }'riday last. Il
Baltimore, Oct. 81.
"A proclamation, from HE President 10
nomentarby expected, J%enounciing the
Boston fanatics and their "tiigIier laWV
doctrInes.and placing the army AT tic dis.
posal OF he United States aarshais in
their Efforts to carry ont the provisions OF
the law for Tho recovery Of fugitive slaves /.
We would infer, from seeing nothing
further in the papers upon the subject, thai
there is no truth in tile statement. We
would, however, not be surprised if such a
Proclamation were issued. Pie President
has no love for SEWARD, and would sacri-
ice his own principles, 10 put him down.
The Cotton Crop.
Edmdrds, Miss,yOci. 81. The first frost
for This season assffip sweet potato leaves
occurred on the night O. The 18Th, though
frost was sect on that morning-9aid it was
again even colder this morning.
We can now figure up pretty closely as
I" tbs present crop, and Mr. Gwathiney,
the Occurring commission merchant, To the
contrary notwithstanding nj! must now ac.
knowledge TINT the late planting has done
rs dc, aud that the crop viii not exceed
2,300,GD bales!-lhc figures OF the lec,ur-
CIR. ] SC" no cause, whether from nv own
crops III ih.a vIcinily@AacknowIcdged to,bc
the btst planting portion 0f this large slave.
ho'ding county, (iIinds)-!rom the reports
OF friends living in flhds, Madison, &c.ior
from my extended correspondence, to alter
my figures. viz: 1,S0Q,0OU bales; not TO ex-
coed two millions. / krnw several who.
calculated some we weeks ago upon q bale
per hand more than .l,cy now ask for. and
this early iros, will surely reduce their Ok.
p%ccarnns. Wnh The frs, nlDc weeks OF
pickin. weather, ! am sure. only n light
shower IN that TIME, aud no hifidrance frpm
labor AT that, ii is reasonable TO su~pposeJisat
a large amount OF coi,or, has been gashsfs
cd. Bu, with all his fine weather, re-
marEah!c IS II To say many planters pick,
Their crop AS It opens. gong over eve.ytwo
w"cks. and some haze 10 stop, waiting upon
COTTON to open hive = mi.hbor who has
picked ovc his crop six times
Any we not expect q great reduction i'm
price!
5 Spectators are too smart in this uniyer-
sal Yankee nation not ktnw Tint this crop
is hound 10 sell lr'ch, aud they viii take adj
vantlre ot lie FIRST weeks ereip;s, after
the rccc p's ii this year exceed ittt Of the
past, 10 drop rrlces aud cry large Grnps. I
apprlsc The p'autcrs a, tho on,set-don't
sa!i. unless Il, fixc! prices. nr,y err, but
! shali oct nlnn nay i,clIei on The extent nj
the crop. aud viii take no icss ,Itaa l5c.,
and look for %. Planters nov have the
game ~ lhc;r own hands. and I am clear to
tx rates at l.j:.. believing that the coIntnis-
zion merchants aud others will bring up Mt
less ra:cs, AID l4o!! themselves nj, for The
larG: prices.
III am correct. and it were so known III
Europe. no would doubt getting Is! Ny
correspondents lnny lie % crrtF, bat ] hc-
licve lhcy are honest. IEcnrrect. ihc:r he
lies az TO yield nf crop IS worse within 20
DAYS t!l1n al any inrtncr prriod. This nm
parl',cd drought has chcche.. all growth.
AL even the opening at couon--ail sse
this, aud thaush dry weather does cause;
cotton ioopet. ye. ! assure ynaflhis is too
dry. I rc-i,ir ~ the edge 9TH: pIack
Swamir, and inr 30 years s,s~yesseen ,hEsN
ryptnrs ponds, but nevcE heiurs. Of any
date, lave | seen SO Whitewater. Wal, re-
s2e7;;, yours, &c, II. ". Pn,Llps.