The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1851-04-26

WAsnISeroN, April le.-The gov rn-
ment has taken prompt means to arrest and
Illustrate i,n the new expedition against Cuba.
Inc Spanish Minister has repeatedly stated
to the Secretary of State, his apprehensions,
that an expedition would be organized for
an invasion of Cuba in May. It is not prob
able that this government will again inter-
tere for the protection of any of the adven-
turers who may fall into the hands of the
Cuban authorities, nor will the Spanish Gov
ernment feel disposed to exercise any Glenn
cncy towards them or their Cuban coadiu.
tors, if any they may have. The result Of
these abortlvc attempts to revolutionize Gu.
ba' will be to subject the Cubans to in
creased oppression and greater pccuniary
exact'on. The preparations of Spain, for
the defence of the Island, since the late in
vas'on by LOPEZ, cost n large sum of mon
ey' and must be met by an increased reye-
nue. from Cuba. At the same time. such
expeditions will be encouraged by the i'm.
punty with which they are got up in this
country. Our existing laws are inadeonate
10 the punishment OF those who may set on
loot hostile expeditions within the United
States, against countries will, which, the u
h!ted States are at Charleston Cou-
rier.
FANEU1L HALL REFrsED.-We learn
from the Northern papers, that few weeks
since, the popular branch of the municipal
government of Boston passed, almost unnn;
monsiy, a resolution inviting President Fill
more to visit the city. This resolution was
laid on the table by the Board of Alder
men.
on Monday last, some one hundred and
thirty Of the most respectable citizens of
Boston, made application to the city gov
ernment for the use of Faneui Hall. for the
purpose Of giving public reception to the
Hon. Daniel Webster. Their petition was
not acted upon at the public meeting Of tho
Board of Aldermen, but was referred to n
secret session, when it was rejected by a
vote OF six nays to two yeas. On the fol.
lowing day special session of the Board
was called, and, after discussion of two
hours and hall, with closed doors, a motion
TO reconsider the vote by which the petition
was rejected, was lost BY tie.
THAT Picture GALLERY.-The Southern
Patriot treats its readersewith likeness Of
Sam Houston-a fact which surprises us ye
ry much. We see in the adulation paid to
this blackguard and 'scoundrel, melancholy
evidence of the mournful prevalence which
man-worship has attained. and the unwor-
thy objects to which it is directed. Sam
owes al bis ec!a: to lis supposed agency il
the Texas Revolution, and especially to the
battle of San Jacinto, and yet before the
fight he was opposed to giving battle, and
during the fight he was so drunk MS 10 be
utterly useless. He distinguished himself
before he ran away from the United States,
by his open disregard of all restraints of de.
cency or social laws. and we have been told
by many who knew him intimately, that he
has not even the redecming trait of pl,ysi-
cal courage, which is sometimes found even
IN the iowest--yet by some popular hallu-
cination, he is looked upon as the ideal of n
hero, and the compromises are trying to
make something decent out Of him-a task
they will never succeed in, although they
may make him President This would oplv
degrade the Office little, for our Presidents
hitherto with one exception. have been at
least gentlemen of good character in pri-
vate life, whatever faults and blunders they
have been guilty of officially.
Politics however, like misery, snakes US
acquainted with strange bed fellows" and
unionism and compromise have brought to-
gether, persons more dissimilar in character
and history, and more diversified in exter-
nails than the high privates of Falstaff7s eel
ebrated regiment.
We would remark in justice, that the Pa
tr'ot does not launch out with much enthu-
siasm, in praise Of Houston, and the editors
we presume would only endorse his political
orthodoxy, on the compromise. If they will
permit us to make suggestion fol. the pic
ture gallery, we should like extremely well
to see prints of those "best citizensh that
are about leaving the State because thew
think her in danger-to be followed BY
sketch OF the man with "more negroes, than
all the editors of the State. Columbia
Telegraph.
Cotton Statement have been "a.
eeived in Charleston during the past week
1871 bales, corresponding week last year
4,ls4 bales.) Exported in the same time 70
foreign ports 700 bales; eoastwise 2,0Oo
bales making the total exportsof the week
7,O6 bales; and leaving on hand a stock
Of 3s,2l3 bales, inclusive Of $3.50 bales on
shipboard not cleared, against a stock of
AZ ,406 bales same time last year.
The total receipts since our last report
amount to 62,9lS bales, (against 4O.5O7
bales same week last year making grand
total since the lst Of September to the lat
eat dates of 1,982,956 bales, against 1885,
900 bales the same time last year previous.
Tho total exports TO foreign ports amount