The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-01-09


5'S tS SSRsickE ISEW7s ny THE CAaBarA, beyond;
lits commercial Importance is Of sery slipl,,
interest The political affairs OF Europe are
assuming critical phase, there being seer
ing quietude something sits,ilarao The 9iill ba.
foretho tornado. The whole baing forced and
and unnatural, and the clouds now love rinp.
will burst, and hurt neW,reyolutionar deyas.
tation throughout the continent. Austria ;s
still at its work Of fannihilating the brave Mao.
yars and is endeasoring to goad Hungary into
q passive submission. The affairs between
Turkey and Russia are stiR unsettled, and
there is yet a probability Of their becoming
involved IN war. Austria still persisting, in
demanding the expulsion of the Poles and
Hungarans. This the Sultan will not COM
ply with. Russia is only biding her time,
and when spring approaches The Russia bear
may attempt to swallow (a) Turkey.
lHE ISLAND OF FJAMAIcA.-The spirit of an
nexation manifested by the Canadian subjects
OF Great Britain seems tn have been caught
upb The people oil Jamlica. Fairly ruined
by the policy off the Mother country in abolish.
ing slavery, the islanders are awakening
from their lethagy and are now striving to
seek redress by annexation Of this Union
The Kingston Conservative, speaking Of this
subject says: "No man in this island vet
thinks Of aiding foreign arms to disposscss
Great Britain Of JaIhaiea. We have not vet
arrived even at that state of feeling which
would induce any inhabitant to lift finger
against the ancient Crown OF England. But
we must live: we must assert the rights of
our common country. Impressed with these
views. there are many who pray the Great
Ruler ofal nations so TO dispose of events,
that an amicable secession Of this IsIand TO
the United. States OF America, without quar-
re'ling or b!oolshed, may speedily occur
For ourseivcs,we repeat, that we should re-
grctto sec jamaica leave the ancient fold;
bu. VIC wnid not wonder il it occurred to-
morrow. So that i, he done without rebellion
alas! TOO many won'd be only glad Of it."
Yankee enterprise has emigrated to Kings
ton; an United States Hotel has been OPEN
ed. and American firms have commenced bus
mess The question OF growing cotton on
the Island is seriously agitated, and it is said
that American gentlemen OF wealth are
about to embark largely in its production
An American company with capital of
Sl,C00,000 has takcn the copper mines a.
Mount Vernon, and will work them vigorous.
ly.
REDUCTION OF PosrAGg-Thc Hon. DoYE
BEowN has given notice that he will insro-
duce, at an early day, bill 10 reduce the
rates of postage and for other purposes. He
proposes to reduce the postage as low as five
Cents, uniform rate, and curtai or abolish
the franking privilege. and perhaps some i'm
portant changes in the routine and manner of
lischarging the duties of the Post Office De-
par.ment It's supposed that newspapers
may be allowed to be sent Ga prescribed dis
lance, say 30 miles, } free of postage tosub-
crbers. These measures will deservedIy be
extremely popular. Newspapers, however,
should be free within the State, in which they
are published.
TAvLoEs DuLLs.-The Philadelphia Spirit
OF the Times, in relation to the first bull in
the Presi,leli,'s Message. says:
IS "rhis has been correctel BY the offcial or
gan at Washington, and the whole OF the blum
der cast upon the proof reader, but we canno,
conceive how it IS possible for them 10 en-
plain the one in the paragraph that follows
The above. Il infinitely exce's in atrocity No.
!. and should he entitled to the prize T ,e
fourth paragraph Of the message cornn nc IS
with the following luminous sentence:
while enjoying the benefits of an AMIGA
bile intercourse ,sith fo, eign nations, we have
not been insensibe To the distractions and
wars which have prevailed in other Paris Of,
The lcOrll'
What constitute tho 'ather quarters of he
Woria:'iwe cannot imagine, and will wait in
elegant anxiety for an elucidation. 'Enioy-
ing the benefits of amicable intercourse with
foreign mai ions and other quarters The ,rorLI'
is just as ridiculous and quite as preposter-
Gus as being at peace with all The ,eorld and
tho rest of mankind
MAIL FAcILlTIEs.-IIon. Mr.. Woodward.
on the 30th inst, in Congress offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was agreed TO:
Resolred, That It be referred to the Com
mittee on Post Offices and Post Roads, to in
quirc ihio Tue expectancy oi establishing the
following mail routes in the State OF South
Carolina. TO wit:
From Camden, in Kershaw district, by the
way OF Ridgcwootl, 10 Winnsboro, in the dis
,rict OF to the village of Ncwberry, in New
berry district.
From Rocky Mount, in the district Of Lam
caster.
From Darlington Court House TO Camden,
in kersl,aw district.
The ANT NUIsANcg.-It is not perhaps,
generally known, that in tho West Indies,
when these little torsncn,ors pay their un-
welcome visits 10 The houses there, small
ring of chalk will be an cifcctual bar to their