The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-10-14
Statement OF the Election for n Delegates 10
The Southern Congress. no iar as heard from.

Manchester, a, 23t 5i7 IL
Privateer zSS J. q "A fd4, n al = :,6st AZ
Englisl, y Roads, ss.. 65I 6s Sc &c
Mcchanicsville, ~ 5lsl IS Ill lis
sLowrys, 3Yi5S 23i = "a 7Ss,gT, tSf.s
Rrndllan,s, -. - 81 :
MoFnddehs, Nssy EE lIstt go
Sliof,crss, I-sS ~ 5sf
Fulton, t5$t.
Pnckr,. ~ ffR SiSg;t!tA4
.Alacks Store, ''r-. e
Withorspoons, i$stt..,
Motts, n n 3#ss
Calhoun, fs.l s5&ia 81 ~
GTWe have receigsa q ro,ninunicaiiun
oyer the signn,aie Of "a citizen of Tho
District" hut have not been able to giyei
1t place in our columns. T@ 6
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Dedication o: the Temperance Isail
On FRIDAY evening last, The i0;!. inst.,
the interesting and impres=;s. cerclnonyj
of fdedlcating the Hall OF the. g Sons o.
Temperance" took place. Es3sl
The members of tho Sumter Division.
No. IL" met in,pursnance Of previous d +.
engagements at The Town Hall, the ,ccus.
tened place of meeting att i-2 p. NJ, and
being formed into line by the Marshal, Il.
WILLIAM S. HuDsoN, HiarchedEin process.
sion'o tho New Hall, being the old Pr, shy.
terlan Church. entirely and iaslcfullytrc.
modelled by tine intrepid Father of Ten.
pcrance here, Judge WILLIAM LEWIS. A
crowded audience Of beauty and in,clli-
gencc ere in waiting to witness the cerc.
mony.
Tho N.P. having taken the Chair and
called the 4 Division" TO- order, Indicated
70 tic ID. G.sIY.p that The Division, with
their friends. s:.:' -,
ie tie CO s; III, 81
y. G.W.Pshiosropa ny ,MosEs, L. sY, r..
;ssFs ~ sIiLLlAM ItwIss W. +. r. u. FEAsEn,
wa II. s.sfIXyssswoarsuu. CO IS sIc
Roy, A.C.K. ~, nYsos then procaedcd To
the dedicatipg services. After tho novel
and highly Interesting ceremony was over,
the Division WAS favored with an appropri-
ale and beautiful address, upon very shor,
notice, from JOHN S., RIcmaRpsoy, Jr. ESQ.
From this period we believe, and fcryentIy
hope that the Temperance cause in our
District will date new and growng,im.
Pctus, un'il the stronghold of the enemy
shall barc hccn completely demolished,
aud lis influence shall have been tcmlci
and felt FAR aud near.
The thanks Of The Division is due and
hereby rendered TO tho {" Sumter Band,
I a - E q ~
Tor tho interest addclto the ocrasioH by
their music. The success OF the cause
will bo the best return that could be made
10 them and wc;ioabssno,, tslc oniy ono de-
sired by ihem, sSes n sa5S5.
4: ess--. ySS
Major VIM Haynsworth $ fRssssf nse. i
In our last number. ,ae gave our ra aasu,is
for not re.pnblisl,ing tho responselof Major.
HAYSsWoRTH 10 qies.iona ppt 10 lin. as
tho presiden, oitle Southern Rights sissp-:
Iciation. It should properly have appeared
in our columns, before boing published in
l;any other paper ! M MS twas handed In
too late for inscftonin tho issno for which,
i was designed 7and as Major HAyss.
WORTH Was5 anxious 8 ] that it Should he
laid before The public previously 10 siJic,
large meetings held on Tie 9th it
was Withdrawn and published 10; The col
lumna OF tho IFatehmaa, THAT purpose
being fnlIy answered, We stated as IL, aaai-
tional reason, for not o.pnbtisI,ing 10; onr
las, that we were very much crowded -
Without doast this response should, andes
lsother circumstances, have preceded any
itcommonts upon il, But II should bo re-
l5Inombercd, that tiie response had aIsaady'
reached the pubic eye, aisliough ,hroHgil
la5dititregt medium, from tic one first iiis
tended, and this itlaesed apoil ps tha no.
I9cessity, in asrase slietc either tho re-
isspepsc or Tho & commentary, had io8be
ieSelude', of excluding the response. Sssy'u
wore not nnapprhsed ut tho time TINT we
took this course that we were snbjectsng
|oarselyest 10 tho charge &C ,s doing ps,f4
fseiyne grcatcr injustiea than re were loinl,
aIaior IiaYN Nssvag.rtss, II but Ml.an Il Ind d
ready beon made known te the pubic
the res n sesst t,sa
citizeil5had be6ne charged through the Baa.l
sses with practising sIiaheaesty md fraud.
isss,ponthat public, we FELT consssainea Id.
TAKE iise ear.iest opportunity of diissbseii.g
Isthe public milt. aa wei as that ci slIIsijor
olsris of my aEtpls ard
% assure aosls that nothing Of Ihe Kind sgos
I5islended To those WHO lllsiye fes hptis
The respelso aspi our ect,iggents, ssis slEed
way llatliipg moro. % sslnse slio aas
have read aelshes, altsy iii,ey sisi ttiags seaa
tic respaases # Z sroi,ld fsles si!lesa ~ olsf