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For the Banner.
Slavery TheologioaLy and Philosophi-
Cally COnsidered

For the Banner.
Slavery TheologioaLy and Philosophi- |
oally Considered.
Since it is quite the rage just now among
our fanatical brethren Of The North to rep
resent Reason md the Bible as frowning
thunder and lightning at us of the South,
it bchooves us who shnn no questions, and
who wear no masks " to expose tic falla-
cics Of the designing and the sight sccings
OF lanaticaI secrs. In The first place let us
take peep at the Old Testament and see
can we there detect aught of that oo! of
dire and awful moment. But 10 do wc
net there behold The chosen friends Of God
the Patriarchs themselves Will, their slaves
in GoodIy number. All some fnsitivcs
we also soc but look the Lorl--thc great
Jehovah frowns on ,hcm Ohe fngitivcs) with
wrath Surely the Old Testament does
not scowl on us and this is one of the sight,
sccings of fana,ical sccrs. But may he
told the old law is impcrGcct--in tho New
Testament may be found condemnation
o slavery. agree that the old law was
imperfect because Christ fulfilled il, bu,
from THIS il must follow that if Christ con.
s'dcred slavery wrong he would most un-
doubtc,Ilv have condemned The custom in =
clear, and explicit manner. But 7 ask
where is such, 4 tlcnunciation cau,;o,
for tic life of me sec it, But see Chris,
building some of his finest maxiins of NOR
atty Gas in the parable Of tho Talents ~
on the duties and allegiance which ser
wants owe their masters. Tha, servants
were then slaves is known 10 every school
hoy--and this is no. > Of tho srhisccings
Having thus seen that Revealed Religion
is not such hitter foe az sigh,srcrs repre-
sent, we will just 10 please the Intidc So
claiis's of the Grec,y School examine slave.
ry fhlosophicaliy. or by the pure light of
Reason. As 20 tic introduction OF slaves
INTO this coIn'ry we shall pass tlla, over as
bone for our Yankee ncighbyrs 10 pick
With tho Immense slave trade carried ON by
Rhode Island, Philadelphia, Boston, &c.
from lSO3 10 1907, and AT all times. and
even now under false colors, we have n,,h-
ing to do. ,hpurl, firmly convincol ,h,, r.
The trade were now lef, pcrC,c,Iv ono, Al
ol;,ionisn wouM soon cooe, =. .,,
howiings. Tho question then resolves il
sclr into his y ,ho s,oro e a., ,c-:
caps IN Tho Snu,h .o,,.
We shall proceed .o cs,,hIi.b IN, ro,o.I,
bv two ljs,inr, arrrmon,s =. n,.,
,ieir sI,vsrv i L,so, m H.
ofih;nrs on,I R,r,rs, sl,ro-,; f,u ,,,
benefit of neyrors Is, Sl,vory ;s :, ,ho
natural orlcr or ,h;,r, ri, a,.,,r of
,ura nro.on,s v,r;o,;os os ,J,.,
raccs ,s i, ir5;,iJ,,Is ,,J a.;
or, u.;,,, ,b,, rJo- ,l.,. - ;r..;.,.,
ehou,l r;.o ,,,.;o
s,. ~, ~. ,,l .or,.,; -
| y .,onr o,,.- r,.os ,,.,,,
lo' y, co,,r.-,. r,,,,i,.
laharious ,,,,;,, ~,
arc nm Inferior Co. ~, r....
I there rrs duties IN ~, s,,,h f.r
| they arc treeminerty aA,,1c,.;. ,,sn o,o,-
| Bu, tia, they would no, ,.,r,o-,, .,,.h IL,
I tics voluntarily The his,cry Of c,oo ,,,,-,o.
demonstrates. Consequently ,hcyo,o y, !,
in tlc positions assigned them by NnYrc
| ,nJ N,,u-,' T,oI,. ,r, :.
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The Market.

CoTToN.--Thc Cotton market was dc.
pressed on Saturday last, and prices exhb-
tied II decided downward tendency. The
sales were limited TO 300 bales at extremes,
ranging from to 1 5.Sc.
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PLor TO DETnRoNE TIE EMrERoR OF
llAYTI-A conspiracy hns been recently
detected To dcihronc Faus,nsI. headed by
NJ Francisquo, Chef Justice oi the Empire
and one of the Cabinet. He, with tbrec
oihcrs, were ,ricd by Court Martial al Port
au Prince, and condemned 10 dealh; but
the decision WAS afterwards anuuled and
a new trial ordered,
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a liiSToEICAL PARALLEL.--Thc Mobile
hy which Virginia has countcrlnarche,.
pertinent and Impressive:
One Cannot but advert 10 The condition of
Greece AID OF Athens, at the lime OF The
Persian INVASION, when we consider the
position Of the South aud Of South Carolina
Our institutions arc tho subjcc, of nccssant
and unwArraniah!e attacks through The
northern stairs. Virginia is not afraid to
say that. They arc attacked from abroad,
and thus hcicagurcd, what is our condition!
We arc afrai! TO know or 10 speak to one
another! ....a25
The first preparation of the Fcrsians.
says tho historian, "did not produce the
ciitr; which migh have hccn aii,cipa, cd in
the GreFap sfaIcH.. Far from uni,Ing
taassiAaa Ass, 81 iGe chs shed
each olher.- Several readily sent the
.y,nhn!s (carhani watcr) oF,hcir allegiance
10 the Prrsans, including tho whole OF
Bmolia, except only The Thcspians and
piaiBoUa. The more iimorous states
imagined themselves safe from tho
vengeance oi the harharanS: The more res
he vcnown OF The Mclan arms was uni.
veTsaly ckuowlcdacd. Even united, The
| wHo!c navy .! Greece seemed insufficient
! 10 contend nEanst such foe; and divided
a'nang themselves, several OF the states
| we're disposed rather 10 succnmh than re-
ss,: Ami here says the father OF
history, al feel compelled TO assert an
/ opinion. however Inv4ous il may bc 10
/ many. Ii the .A,hcnian>, terrified by the
! danger, had ;orsakcn their country. or sub.
m.,,cd 10 The Persian King, there would
| have been no resistance by ses. The
| SpartaiiS, deserted by their allies, Aaald
have died wHh honor or Yielded from nc.
ccssr'y. a':d all Greece have hrcn reduced
to The Persian yoke. Tho Athcmans were
thus the dc!ivcrcrs OF Greece. The anina.
TOD the aIdor OF those states, which vel
were faithful 10 themselves; and next to The
gods, they were the true rcpelcrs OF the
invader. Even The Dclphic oraclcs. dark
and nmInoUs rs they wore, id not shake
their purpose, nor induce them to abandon
Greece" The Dciphic oracIcs in tho
darkcncl courscls Of tho Nirrina rcso.
Iutions have como; wc shall sec with wha,
effect upon tho un;crrifed and heroic
people to whom they arc addressed.
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Tho latest accounts state that Father
Mathew vas preparing 10 tako leave OF
New Orleans. Inprospect OF his departure,
tho Irish Societies at that place were max.
substantial proof Of their respect.
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SOUTHERN LITERARY MrssENGEE.-W
heartily commend this excellent magazine
TO the favor AMI support Of Southern
public. 1t contains essays, criticisms, trav-
els, tnlcs, Poetry, &c. in interesting variety
ani "fa high order Of merit. |, is published
in monthly numbers OF 64 pages each, for
So per annum by JOIN X. TmoMrsox, a,
Richmond Va.
The May No. Of GopEy's I.AnY's Book
comes TO us like May morning richly Ia
den with beauty. We arc inclined 10 ,hinl,
that in each succeeding number COPY sur
passes himself certain it is that, in The cy-
ccllcncc and :nrieIy of the literary articles
and in the beauty and appropriateness of
the illustrations and embellishments of his
magazine, he never falls below the high
standard he has erected for himself. This
number with Other beautiful plates cun,ains
an engraving of the Chrystal Palace.
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The Spanish Fly and Coclsroaoh.

Although The cock kroachcs anoundc.l
inconvcnicn,ly at tho Mauritius, il was
no, without pity TIM, saw them con.
signed, as they frequently were, 10 u
living grave by wicked lool ing insect
much resembling a Spanish fly. Ii
was impossible to witness his proceed.
lngs, combined with his gllltcring blue
and green dress, without imagining the
selfish demon of-a-panlolnime, leading
an innocent victim tc rerpe >aoN cn,omb
ment in some haut,ed "a"ern. L.
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ANTr-SLAvGEY I.EcruEING Al ToRoyro,
&c.--I'rcdcrick Douglass, who is lec;urinp
al Toronto. Gsaannlda, with George Thomp-
son, on slavery, 10 large audiences, de-
nouncca the African co,onizatii,n scheme.
he adviser. iiie ngtisesuatstptinkesr refuge
in Canada, hui 10 Staad ,bpr gEaur,t sand
ihnught !lai II Mould lie wea 10 steers tnti,en
ii.ei- tr"as i,v Il, s-t s,s,.,. ~ s,Sa Itss;tel
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1t is stated in late p,pcr< from Texas,
that the project Of uniting llie city Of San
Antnnin with the AIcXcan Gulf, ty
a railroad, is progressing fayorahly, and
that there is every probability that it will
he carried To successful termination.
ihe- citizens OF the city are subsc ribing
lboral.y for the stock, and the 2oard OF
Directors of the Company, al their last
meeting auhnr,zed The preparation of
four mnps Of the country from ,ic coast of
ri Paso. witha complete dc!inea,inn of the
coast from Corpus Christi ,u Galveston,
Por;raying routes for n road irom San
Antonio 10 the principal points on the
seh-hoard. #
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Il The LATE GsN. BRnoER. IA South.
ern paper, inaannouncing ilo death of
The late Gen. Brooke, relates the follow
ing incident WHICH will l,a rcmcnherfd
by mos, Of our readers Who are lamii
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The Courier states The death OF Mr. Ma
rIIANIEL llEvwAnD, perhaps The most cy-
tcnsivo planter in the State.
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s. From tho Journal Of Commerce.
The War .nS SSouthern hfrioa

I Tho British Cape colony. eririp,ily Is,
tied by tl,e.Dntcii, but captured from t,sn
ny ihe, English. ltyst an trca Of about 100.
oh, s1,lars IlIiles4to population of aLont /;
l50,GW. TIE Reputation OF Cane Town.
the capital Of Southern Africa, is UPWARDS I,
oi 2u,cGSSsE firaham's TawI,, ,ear tho
Eastern Extremity of The colony, is tho on.
y remaining ol any importance. Here are
stationed the government troops, on tin
borders o' Cailruria, for the pruection of
The frontier. Frnm ills pnini 10 The Nnr,b.E
east, extend the kaflir Territory, following
The l'ne nf The sca-cnast. The Kaiiirs aIs,
described hy Hugh Murray, in his Enryelo.
pcdia of Geography, as extremely hand (
some ~ their external appearance. and
completely pastoral in their l,tbi,s. ,rbe
men, especially, are tall and muscular. and
The females, though less beautiful. posssss.
features almost E,iropcan, anis vivn.
cious and intelligent eyes. Their skin i
OF deep glossy brown color. The men
are employed III raising cattle, and milk in
the Chief subsistence of all classes. a
COW is never killed except on high orca.
sions. Their king is said 10 have a force
ol l3'HO mcn constantly equipped Tor
war, and on urgent occasions, Gun arm,
100000 men. who, it is presumed. compr;ss
the entire adult male population.
It is with these people, aided by The HIT
tcn:"t*, that the British colnnis,s arc nnw
con!ending. and with whom they have had
some hard fighting, with unfuyorabie re-
suits.
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The Convention in Charleston.

iiC CoIlNCHiIiR Oi INC various liiStI'C'
Associations, for the purpose of consu,ta-
tion, is movement full of the most impnr-
tant consequences to our dcstinies rs n peo-
pie. The whole State is 10 meet in Chales-
ton j.; there will be in that assembly men of
talent and influence, whose opinions will bc
deferred to, whose arguments, be ,i,ey
sound or sophis,ical, will wicld all the pow
or and influence which tho personal clar-
actcrs Of those who deliver them exert, and
when that assembly dis,crscs, the various
persons comprising it will 90 back to their
abo'lcs to pursue themselves and advocate
for others that course Of acton which shall
he favored by that Convention, and the ir
flnences which will thus be sc.in operation
in the various sections Of the Safe will be
sustained and propelled by the combined
power and force Of the assc:,hly from
which they cmanatcd. The options of
that able and dignificd body will clam res
rcct and, in the next place, it's mcnacrs
will work at home with confident enc rv.
knowing that they. are not alone but tia,
over the whole Slate the men Of influence
"rc moving towards tho same noin.. a.
spects thu rsai a'!'sts,ion of ifas Gsy; fi.t tl
cdfsets of'this .r1eeting will go far into the
Ir,"-~ As Il snail advise, SO, in all probn-
bilty will this State act. Lett boldly loo!
our perils in The face and declare that i,
knows and fears 10 danger in resisting
wrong, and the energies Of our people,
which have been relaxed only by procras-
tination Of action, will be rc-s.rumg and
ncrvcd TO dare and do all which may be
necessary to maintain their honor and de-
iend their rights. But il the meeting shall
say SUBMIT" what else than submis-
sion will follow? Who then could know
whether he could put trust in his ncighbor
and who would stand in the deadly breach,
wanting the assurance that his fellow sol.
dies will not sliuk away from his side.
Timd connscls will most dclctcrio,lsly
affect Il Esprit and energy of the people and
result mos, dsasirously to our liberties, our
prosperity and happiness. What people
can continue great or free or happy who
shall refrain, through fear, from doing what
they believe is right.
The interests OF the South We believe
will be very much in The hands Of this meet
ing. In every enterprise some one has TO
go first; South Carolina is the only State
that will take the championship upon her
sc'f, and how she shall act will he mos,
probably determined by this Convention -
Then lc, every delegate TO that body, go
there determined TO assent to nothing which
will disloror that brilliant history which has
come down as an inheritance to every Car
Gilman. that history which is record of re-
sIstancc by oGr fathers, at all hazards, to he
Egrcssons of power, and that resistance al
rays triumphant
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Tie, lSuSDATJox nf Bayou SARA.
'thc Chronicle of last Saturday gives
part icular account Of the calamity which,
has bctaI'en that village, On lie evening
oi last Thursday, about o'clo k, The Ievee
below The town gave way, ard in one hour
Bayon Sara was entirely under water
Immediately everything was in a perfect
state oi confusion. But little time was
given Tor the erection of passage ways
along the side walks and across the streets;
and there NIGH, he seen in all directions,
men hplo tknir waists in water, either re-
moving furniture etc, from iiieir dwellings
or assisting those who needed assistance.
The draining machine woulh have com.
incnccd operations on the evening OF tho
disaster. but il can do no good now, unless
The break in The lc,cc is repaired. There
Is nj present grcnt demand for houses
.Nem Ori.anS Bnileiin.
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Z coz, ---- -. ~. syFss h g!S9.
t..ta LII, ..i - - y ies.ISs fs &
ass the 81; 3.

trstE73 4, ;si1 sof. .t,a,;ts la nscct-Inot
qnartcr Of his size ,han all cncpy
leaves him. and he stands stupidity re.
signed. The Nv then walks up TO him,
looks him hard in The face, and present.
ly putting forth some apparatus which
stands him in place Of finger and
thumb, gently takes the cockroach by
the nose and leads him daintiiv along
for foot or two. Leaving him there,
he commences thorough examination
oi the ncighborhood, beating tho ground
up and down like wcI..raincd setter,
and, not finding what he wants. returns
to the cocliro rouch and loads him a little
further, when the same process is gone
through sometimes for hours, ill the
whole wall has been examined. -
Chinks there arc in plenty, but they do
not sui, him; he has taken The measure
ofhis victims bulk, and means to lodrc
him conmodiouslv. Presently suiln.
bic hole is found and tho ny, moving
backward, gently pulls The cockroach
after him into his las, home. What,
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1t is currently reported that the Prcsi.
dent is dissatisfied that Mr. Webster should
desert his post rs Secretary OF State and
90 itlncraiIng about the country saving the
Union and making bids for the Presidency.
beautiful clock from Boston, valued at
$500 has just been put up in the new ST.
Lawrence Hall. Toronto, Canada. The
pendulum is ten feet long and The bali fifty
pounds weight. The striking weight IS
1GO pounds.
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u
official gazette Of the Swiss Confederation
contains report from the Departments OF
Justice and Police in the several Contons
ical fugitives who have SO long found an
asylum in the country, and have at last
become the cause ola serious remonstrance
from the German States to the Swiss Cen
trail Government. 1t appcrs that when they
entered the Swiss territories, after the sup
preston a tho insurrcction in Baden, the
fugtives were above 1000 in number.
They have gradually decreased in number
by emigration to England and America SO
considerably that at present the police re-
turns only the presence Of 4S2 in the terri
tory. BY decree Of the 10th of July. ]s40,
l3 were expelled the territory by name,
| and by another OF the 10Th OF November
in the same year 35 Of the leaders were
also ordered to quit the Republic. OF these
only two still remain in Swi,zcrland-l}arhO
of Emmordingcn, acd D'Ester of Cologde
! The first concealed himself for long time
and is now too i'll to he moved: The latter
denies stoutly having taken any part in The
Baden exccsses; and il has been necessary
TO enter into series Of tedious legal inquir
les on the subject. which arc not yet con.
cludcd.
Private accounts from Switzerland state
TINT the Federal Government has pcrcmp
'orily ordered the expulsion from the Swis
territory Of a person aincd Mare. Il LON
bard refugee, known rs the agent Of MAJ
Zin in the affair of tho loan. He had hccl
residing at Lausanne. and was activcl
employed in the finance business of tn
revolutionary leader He was conductc
to the frontier Of Piedmont, whence he pro
cccded to Turin.
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Excitement against the Jesuits of st..
I,Ouig

The German papers of ST. Louis have
succeeded in creating so much excitement
against tho Jesui,s of that place, that the
authorities have been compelled largely 10
increase their constabulary force topreVcnt
n riot. The whole thing originates in tho
story OF German, whom the Republican
prcnounces rascal o, insane. He says he
obtained from II Catholic priest Of Pittsburgh
draft for Ss7O0 on a Catholic priest of ST.
Louis: that on presenting the draft, he was
seized, carried to Convent C) and therein
confined, his draft being taken from him
and poison administered; that he made his
csc ,pe with only Sl,50 in his pocket, etc.
The man cannot [he says) remember who
gave him the draft, or to whom he presented
it. Several persons have attempted to pro-
tect and champion him, but he invariably
slopes. He is laboring man. Sandcr-
Gus as are the probabilities Of his story. he
has managed to excite bitter popular feeling
which the Republican charges, the German
papers are lahoring to embody in a mob
~. o. Com. Bulletin.
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Second Despatch.

UUSTUN, Npri. Z, 7. NJ.
III the Supreme Cnur; this afternoon,
Chci Justice SHAY delivered lengthy
opinion upon he application fora wril OF
llcbras Corpus in the case nf .Slrna. The
unanimous opinion oi the court was that
the wr:t ought not 10 be granted. The
argumcn, was then resumed before the II.
s. Commissioner. Runtoul is now pro-
ceedIn@ TO argue the case nj great length
Swords and other arms sufficient to arm n
hundred police have hccn forwarded from
the Navy Yard to the Marslal's office
In case Suns rs rcmanLch TO his owner n
strong force will gna'd him 10 the cars.
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News of the Morning.

Our English news possesses nothing Of
very particular interest. The accounts
from this quarter being principally in rela-
ton to The progress and reception OF Kos
su,h.
From France The most important item is
tho defeat OF the French Ministry on the
question OF sal uniting the law proposed OH
:.lsl OF May, 10 second reading, and from
winch It's final dcica, may be therefore an
,icipatcd. BY the advices received from
New South Wales, it seems that Eldorado
has indeed been discovered, To ,m,nortalize
tho present rs Inc aye OF gold. The
abandonment OF The scigo Of Matalnoras,
has given US liit!c of Importance from The
former scene oil conflict on the Rio GranJe.
Caravajafs forces for The present are said
10 hc dispersed, and can only be rcorgan-
lied nj Ca,nargo, or some other internal
point, to resist the forces OF tic Central
Government. With what probability el
success we may judge from the prcpara-
lions nheuEbeing made 10 suppress any lu.
turc move ihc part Of the liberals. The
American cSnsul al Matnnoras, II. j.
Weddcll. issued card on the 30ih ul,., il,
no very measured terms. Members oil
Congress- we understand. arc already arri.
wing in Washington 10 such numbers, ths,
there il every prospect oi a quorum ihc
frst day of,hc session. The Investigations
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"Friend" or Quaker. is doing promising
business; we have never had Tempe
rance lecturer Of that denomination, and
the novelty as well as his earnest elo-
quencc, proves great attraction. Tempe
rance, we are sorry to say, has not been so
successful here, lately, as it used 10 be.
Father MATHEW gave tho cause new
impetus, but since his departure ii has be-
gan to re,rograde again. Mr.. LLOYD comes,
therefore in goud time.
Talking Of Temperance, we need some
uncommon sensation of The kind, for crimes
arising from drunkenness, are becoming,
with us, positively alarming in their char
actcr and frequency. a woman has JUS,
been gent to prison for numbering her hus-
band, while uudcr tie influence Of liquor.
Another woman has been arrested for ta-
king Two husbands, who gavc i.ebriciy as
reason for her offence. 4 man was con-
vic,ed of murder on Wednesday, whose
guilt may be traced to the same source, and
five others are Whiting their trial for CAPT.
tai crimes attributable to in,oxicatiun. by
and bye, we shall want Maine Law &c
stay tins torrent of wckcdness.
Considerable anxiety exists here in rcla.
| ton TO newspaper postage. The present
Law is most Ridiculous and most unequal
and we are making great eScrtions for iis
Modification. We thi that one cent post
age is quite tax enough on knowledge %
this kind. and we feel confident Of being
able to accomplish, something like ihi,
amendment, for the current Law is reall,
obnoxious. OF course you feel interested
in this amusement.
We forget whether VIC told you or TO
about the aicn moving in "Rcspcctabn So
cic,y," who were arrested with us the otl,e
day as part OF a band Of forgers. 1, turn
out that they have abstrnctcd some 500,
600 from the Banks. Two more werc cap
turnd yesterday, and they have told som'
extraordinary and romantic stores involvin.
some rather distinguished men. Yet,
may be hoax.
The Society for the prose- cution of Ra
Road Companies on which accidents occur
have commenced suit, they say. agains
the Harlem Rail Road. for killing man O
Monday. This Road kills about dozen
week, and exemplary damages may teac
them valuable lesson.
The weather is mild a d charming, ar
Broadway is overfiowing with huma
angels.
Yours, AZ ever, ASTOR.