The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-10-14

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on band full supply Of material for tic
construction of lie squibs, torches, fire.
brands, &c, required by tho .MuscovirI
FILLIBUsTERs,n n,their promised sceue of
&" "CIIARLEsTpH a NJ oscow."
"Wednesday eW ming ur%', weather
pcrmitting} is snggested I'D an apprapr:n,e
time for the exhibition.
Gen. Scout.
Tho New York Expres says-Gen.
Scott, being written 10 some months since
ny gentleman Of Pennsylvania, at tile
request o. eight members Of the State
Senate, addressing him as the undoubted
Wing candidate for tho Presidency, and
requesting his opinions on the various 20.
;lit,calquestions whichs!have agitated the
country, wro,o tue following characteristic
letter in reply: 5s,i
WAsHiSoToN. March 20, 1851.
Sir: have received your letter, (mark-
ed "confidential,'') in which, after commit
ting tho error OF supposing inc To be .'iully
before the country as the Wing candidate
for the Presidency" you proceed to inter.
rogatc me oil lnpny points Of grave public
interest.
Permit me 10 say, that, considering we
shall prombly only have Wing candidate
for the Presidency through National
Convention, sS9l Tho, cannot be sits nonii-
nee cXcep, 3Ss;s III ssGe oI '!,c unsoliciteaa
par.asa!ssas =: rs. IS of my country
men .s :, - ;S lI SOS ~
Considering also, iIiay is -; ~
principles be not already known. II {tndsd
now bo idle to attempt TO supply the dch-
cient Information by mere paper professions
of wisdom aud virtue, mado for the otca-
SION 81 &aEE na
And considering thar, if answer your
queries, must go OH and answer others
already before me. as well rs the long scr-
es ihut would inevitably follow TO tile dis.
gust Of tho public
knowlcdGcncnt Of your loltcr by subscrib.
ing myself,
With great respect, your o5edicnt Ser
want,
: WINFIELD SCOTT.
---,Egr., Harrisburg, Penn -
+. S. | must add tha, write and say
pe.hinsG;, OIL. .Eubllc subjects, which am un-
willing TO see published, w. s.
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LETTER FROM ! ORD BYRoS 10 ID ORsAY.
---A letter IRON Paris says: IS
by tbe iiberaiiiy uf Count D tOrsay,ilfe
national literary has just come into the
possession, FIR tho first tinic, Of an autograph
of Lord Byron, The Director of tile liz
brasy often re ,,rctted tliis want. The doc
umant in question is 8 letter (never pub.
lisheD from Byron 10 Count D'Orsay ad-
dressed TO Tho Inter at Genoa. AZ tho Ii.
not sec the original. I,tlcretore, translate
back ngsii, IRON the French version, the
Econcluding portion Of tho epistle:
II am sorry for his for your sake, Tor ii
yon are SO we'll initiated into life AT your
aee, what will become Of SOU, when tie
illusion si,ali l,o etill more ,lissippnted!
But no}matter: IsnraRt Live AZ long AZ
you cali, and iliat you may enjoy the nti..
smerous advantages Of youth, talent, aud
face that ypp possess. is Tho hope oit--aE
Eng giish,nan. suppose; but there Is no
Streaehery here. rs my mp,iier was a
Seotchwonaa, aud my name and family arc
Norman. As ;1r mr. mn of no gconnlry,
and daas 10 my works, which you arn pleased
TO ncpiion, ict them 70 TO the devil from
whom, in tho opinion Of a great many
fpnnple, they come. 81. .ss rs
haye Tho honar OF being your moot
obliged and devoted servant. s5 81
IS .sNoEL BYRON '',sa@'
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'fi'Rip aRouND 9liE YoRLp. r. s..
Wade, Esq. has just returned from Europe
10 Boatats In Desop,bcr lust hc left,
Boston for ai.fornfa, theme proceeded 70
China in Tho t,argie tts5eorge u. Webster.
tanj thence To l.aglalld, via the overland
reute from India, thus hasing taken turn
around the globe 7in lesa tliahsnino months,
stopping two mouths of the tlna itt San
Francisco. d fponth IN China,and at least d
fortnight in England.
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l Matrimonial Agency has just gcaa
into operation it Il, certain street In the
syieinisy OF ST. johns Park IN g Tho
sleilow aslsertises ii. shn public pfints. la
me il in poss OF n Recfet he will sell
for one dollar, hat will cnab.o iadies or
gentlemen 10 ain The osljnct Of l,is of, her
heart, Withuat tall. he i,o cur /, iii. M
principle IS adoptod This Cupid, ,s qiissls
ssbpnld not bio tolerated.
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The Grand Jury IN The United States
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