The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1851-05-10
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Mr.. Editor We regret to know that crisis,
almost, if not entirely, appalling that through
which we struggled into national life, is already
upon US And while in the midst of the turbulent
storm of excitement and chaos of confusion, il
would probably be we'll to announce, pro bono pub
leo, that all may be apprzed and the alert, that
there are, and have been for length of time, in
District and State, worthless clan of itnerant
vagabonds, figuring about under the appelIatipn of
Poldnders, who are entirely destitute of any regu-
lar avocation of life, excepting the low, despcabe,
unworthy business of ''ams asking" And it is
our settled conviction that this clan of impoverished
mendicants should be Immediately snapped up and
examined, and elected unceremoniouay from the
door of every mans house that they may have the
daring presumption to darken. They are, indeed
as precious a set of fine looking gentry as ever
looked upon the "stars and strpes, and instead of
being objects of charity and commiseraton, we are
rathsr disposed to harbor the IDA that they are Off
ciatng in the capacity of spies; and if such the
case, it would therefore be well for all who possess
any regard for their interest and vauables, to be
on the alert, and keep eye single to every
ment made by this scouting, pretended shipwreck-
cd fraternity.
At this particular crisis we have much to mourn
and connive at nothing of suspicious character.
Vagrants and strays that come into our midst with
out a legitimate and honorable avocaton should be
assiduousy watched and regarded us dead weights
upon the vitals of society.
We had fattered ourselves but little while ago,
that all such nuisances were almost defunct, but
while in the enjoyment of this blessed hope, we
were completely abashed by an additional increase
Of sort of light infantry corps, who represented
I themselves FOOT rEDDLERs, and who like the
miserable beggars of whom we have been speak
ing, possesses unlimited amount of impudence,
and who may be known on first sight by the most
casual observer, as having extraordinary porta-
bic package swung to their huge frames, uhe con-
tents of which will not stop to state,) and also
by their very rcant caps and suspicious looking
coats, the pockets of which, we have no doubt, are
generally well hung with all manner of abolition
list papers, purporting to defy and dignity the spu-
rous phiianthrophc principles of Se,oard, Rynders,
Garrison and Douglas and all such cracked brain
ed fanatics, who are daily laboring TO sever the
bond which connect master and slave, and thus to
c4Ctto inbuIIcCuOHs nHu 70 opIodu ucbOjaCOn ana
bloodshed through the land ; and for what motive
we cannot tell. Probably no language can be mus
tered better to express the object in view than the
language of the immortal Milton.
evil be thou my good -.
70, To 60 aught good never will be our task,
But ever to do i'll our sole delight,
AZ being the contrary to his high will
q Whom we resist. If then his providence,
q. Ont Of our evil seek to bring forth good.
c,&- Our labor must be to peryert that end,
80. And ont Of good still 10 find means Of evil"
49,, But ye did not set down to write out q long az
ce upon this subject, only simply to give hint 10
the unwszy, and therefore in conclusion would
istste, that We were informed few days ago, by a
gentleman Of undoubted veracity, that one of these
c.tchpenny. petty dealing pedestrians lodged In and
about tho precints Of his plantation. and after OK.
p.ndias a:nsnsesaing 6ose of. powerful pathos and
Gynpathy fw the fossosu condition; Of an Old gray
beaded negro Of his, finally concluded With ter.
'ssaSs fnvsetivssj .hs. 6hsrsstsrhof waich>we are
a6eGrtiy prepared to ssis. bas4n ieabs dealing
withWsrelse force volies Of bot shos "a thsa way
Of epahets Of unmitigsssd contempt and deriaon
upon esqy aassabadsf u tho 'soats asnd afle,
having svsd hissislf eoms<sSsy II HI spasnssie
,irs. I'd haag AinasR ooeupyjiay ss.ssss tsekEis
yodfda dedusd Il sxpsdelf to imnisdsa3y 80.
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