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The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-01-29

oCdlllS lIC hNlllS HcSl OH TIC IcSS
and arms Of the misclablcs, while
others held them in turn, and stiticd
their hcart-rcnding cries and screams
Of pain. My first Impulse was to
rush to the rescue Of tic unhappy
one then undergoing the horrible
atrocity, but before | washalf away
Gro the slavc,yard, the conviction
of the utter usclcssncss ca such pro
cccding came upon me, and turning
sicl; and faint, | stopped my ears
with my fingers, and rctraccd my
stops. The whole was SO mc~oncciva-
bly, horrible | could scarcely realise
it. The cries and howl; Of agony
still rung in my cars rs | walked,
and l could see the slave again with
ing under the Kissing iron, struggling
with the brutal ru.iians who held him,
and crawling in agony on the ground
as he was flung there NTH that fear,
full mark upon him, burning into his
very nerves.
why, I reckon you've been scar
cd, young icllcr.' exclaimed a tall
Yankee in Il bread brimmcd straw
hat, whom | recognised as one OF the
agents at the American factory for
some American house. | was silent:
lhdd been too much scared to speak.
Presently learned from him what
had previously suspected; bat could
hardly believe that | was ono Of the
crew of a regular SLAYER.
But | remarked, 'thc briggs not
half discharged.'
Don't YOU believe it,' said he.
'Iherc amt much H. her now, J.
guess, besides : ter foS ~ passr-c.
Your old mans $50. sat. good
thing, l reckon. &. tn c 1T him
take the lot up there aaargain. You
sec they're getting saes Of grub.
,theI,yc bees on la shia
cher lay ul o'S lett, So y nc
glad to take !. little less than usual
for EN- But prices amt bad no how.
The cruisers keep the trade brisk
enough. The more the mcrricr though
they starvc Il few occasiona!ly.'
As | walked towards the ,lacc |
had been ordered to call for the letter
| turned over in my minl .lat was
best 10 Ic done THAT vn,,l1 MI
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-01-29

y MODERN HERCULES There lives
The banhs Of the Dcc,sic!c, immea,.
olo'y opposite Blmornl Castle, her
Mojrs'y's Highland home, a farmer,
well known by tho name Of Stree, Of
MonaElric, who is renowned in ll,a,
mountainous district for hi, astonishing
Calaveras chronicle., 1851-10-25

AN Act prescribing the amount of COM
pensation and mode of payment to
persons who have performed military
services for the State Of California,
and expenses incurred therein.
TIE People Of the State nf California, re
presented IN Senate and assembly, do
enact as .fOlI0tos:
Sec. l. There shall be paid to the
officers and soldiers who have hereto
fore rendered actual military service to
the state of California, in compliance
this State, in all Indian wars since the
the thirteenth day of November, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-nine,
the following pay per diem for the
number of days of actual service rem
dered by each, to wit: To each major
fifteen dollars per day to each captain
twelve dollars per day to each lieute-
nant ten dollars per day to each ser
geant seven dollars per day; to each
corporal six dollars per day; to each
private five dollars per day; to each
quartermaster twelve dollars per day );
to each commlssary twelve dollars per
day; to each surgeon twelve dollars per
day; to each adlutant twelve dollars per
day. Each officer and private who
may have furnished his own horse or
horses, shall be allowed one dollar per
day for each horse 50 furnished pro-
vided, the number furnished shall not
exceed the number of horses allowed
to officers and priva.es III the United
States army and further provided, that
each officer shall make affidavit before
some Judge or Justice of the Peace,
that such horse or horses were actually
in use by him in the campaign for the
time charged, were necessary for the
service, and are not allowed for or to
be allowed as the property Of any other
individual in service, which affidavit
shall be returned by the paymasters as
hereinafter provided for in the return
of vouchers.
Sec. 2. The amount of compensation
to be paid under the provisions Of the
first section Of this act, shall be ascer-
tanned from the returns Of the proper
commanding officer or officers now on
file in the adjutant generals office.
Sec. 8. All necessary expenses incur
red in arming, equipping, and for pro-
visions and clothing furnished to or for
the use of persons who have been in
actual military service, shall be paid on
the certificate of the proper officer or
officers, now on file in the adjutant gen
erals office.
Sec. A. That William Rogers, of FL
Dorado county, and William Foster,
| Of Los Angeles, are hereby appointed
Calaveras chronicle., 1851-10-25

the governor in his official character.
who shall affix the seal Of the State
thereto, and countersigned by the
comptroller, which bond executed as
aforesaid shall be transferable on deli
very, and bind the State for the faith
ful payment thereof.
Sec d. After the bonds aforesaid
shall have been countersigned by the
comptroller, it shall be his duty to
make Il register of the same in book
to be kept for that purI o,e, with the
number and amount thereof, and deli
yer them to the treasurer, charging
him with the same. The treasurer
shall also keep register of sach bonds
as may be negotiated.
Sec 5. Coupons for the interest shall
be attached to each bond so that they
may be removed without injury or mu-
tilation to the bond.
Sec 6. The treasurer shall be, and
he is hereby authorized with the appro-
val of the governor of the state. to me-
gOciate such loan as speedily as posi-
BILE, at such time and place, and in such
amounts as they may determine the ex-
igencies of the state require; but no
loan shall be negotiated below the par
value thereof.
Sec I. Any claim which this state
has now, or may hereafter have upon
the General Government, for moneys
expended out of this loan, for the pur--
poses aforesaid shall be, and the same
is hereby set apart and pledged for the
payment Of the principal and interest
arising upon said bonds together with
all other moneys in the treasury, not
otherwise appropriated, or so much
thereof as may he necessary.
Sec 8. The treasurer is hereby au-
thOriZed to defray such expenses as may
be incurred incurred in obtaining the.
above loan. Provided, That it does.
not exceed the sum of two thousand
dollars to be paid out of any moneys
in the treasury not otherwise appro-
priated. Provided, said loan be negO-
ciated in this state.
JOHN BIGLER,
Speaker of the Assembly.
DAVID C. BRODERICK,
President of the Senate.
Approved, February l9, 1851.
JOHN McDOUGAL.
Office of the Secretary Of State. }
VALLEJO, June IL, 1851.
| hereby certify that the foregoing is
true copy Of an original act now on
file in this office.
w. VAN VOORHEES,,
oct IS Secretary of State.
Calaveras chronicle., 1851-10-25

AN Act authorizing the Treasurer Of
the State to negotiate loan upon
the faith and credit of the State, for
the purpose Of detraying the expen-
ses which have been and may be in
Cured, in suppressing Indian hostii-
ties in this State, in the absence of
adequate provision being made by
the General Government
The People Of the Stete of Californio re
presented in Senate and Assembly do
enact as f0Ltoaos:
Section 1. By virtue of the power
given to the legislature by the consti
tuition of this state, article eighth, In
case of war to repel invasion, or sup
press insurrection," loan not exceed
ing five hundred thousand dollars is
hereby authorized to be negotiated up
on the faith and credit of the state,
payable in ten years, and at any period
after five years, at the pleasure of the
state; said loan to bear a rate of inter-
est not exceeding IL per cent. per an
mum, payable annually or semi-annual-
", at such place as the contracting par
ties may aSFoe. FFoVlded, however,
that the interest of the first year may
be paid in advance out of the loan thus
made.
Sec Q. That the treasurer be, and he
is hereby authorized and required to
cause suitable bonds to be provided for
said loan, in sums not less than one
thousand dollars.
Sec 8. All such bonds shall be signed
by the treasurer, in his official charac-
ter, made payable to and endorsed by
Calaveras chronicle., 1851-10-25
AN ACT TO prohibit Officers from bein :
interested in certain contracts.

AN ACT to prohibit Officers from beins
interested in certain contracts.
TIE People If the State ol Catiformia, ne
presented IN Senate aud assembly, do
enact as f,IlOtcs
Section 1. That it shall not be lawful
for any officer of state or member Of
legislature, alderman or member Of the
common council Of any city in this state,
or for the trustees of any city, town or
village, or for the supervisor Of any
county to become Il contractor under
any contractor, or order for supplies
authorised by 81 for the state, or any
department thereof, or the legislature,
or either branch thereof, or by or for
the aldermen or common council, board
Of trustees, or board Of county super
visors, Of which he is a member, or to
be in any manner interested, directly
or indirectly, as principal in any such
contract.
Sec ?. That it shall not be lawful for
any town, city, county or state officer
or member Of the legislature, to be in
terested in any contract made by snch
officer or legislature Of which he is
member or be purchaser or be inter-
ested in any purchase at any sale made
by such officer, or a seller at any pur-
chase made by such officer in the dis
charge of his official duties.
Sec 8. That all contracts made in
violation of the provisions Of the first
and second sections of this act, may be
declared void at the instance Of the ci-
ty, town or village, or county interested,
or of any other party interested in such
contract, except the officers prohibited
in said sections from making or being
interested in such contract.
Sec 4. Any person violating the pro-
visions Of this act, directly or indirectly,
shall forfeit his office, and shall be pu-
nshed by fine not less than five hun
dred, nor more than five thousand dol
lars, or by Imprisonment in the county
Jail for not more than7six months, or
both. JOHN BIGLER,
Speaker of Assembly.
D. C. BRODERlCK,
President of the Senate
Approved May l, 1851.
JOHN McDOUGAL.
Office of Secretary of State,
VALLEJO, June %, 1851.
hereby certify that the foregoing is
a true copy of an original act now Oh
file in this office.
w. VAN VOORHEES,,
oct1S Secretary of State.
Calaveras chronicle., 1851-10-25
Department of State.

VALLEJO, July 1lth, 1851.
l, w. Van Voorhies, Secretary of
state for the state Of California, do here
10y certify that the foregoing is cor
rect copy Of an original act now on file
i'll this office. w. VAN VOORHEES,,
oct19 Secretary of State.
Calaveras chronicle., 1851-10-25

DEpARruKE. = Major Kearny ana
command left yesterday morning on
board the steamer Columbia, for Port
Oxford. A military post will be con-
tinued there until the Indians become
permanently peaceable.--.AttG 2Oth inst.
Calaveras chronicle., 1851-10-25

of the seventh section, or Of the indi-
gent sick who may be the objects OF
State charity.
Sec. g. 1t shall be lawful for the col
lector OF the port Of Stockton TO send
all sick and disabled seamen to the state
hospital upon such terms and under such
rules aud regulations as shall be agreed
upon between the collector and the
trustees.
Sec. 20. All directors, managers or
any other person interested with any
circus, theatre, or exhibition Of any
kind, open to the public of the city OF
Stockton, shall pay in coin to the treas
urer of the hospital, for each and every
representation, the sum of FIVE dollars,
and for every public and subscription
ball or concert, and all lectures and
public exhibitions Of any kind, the sum
of ten dollars shall be paid i'll like man
ner. The mayor Of the city shall pro-
hibit all entertainments or diversions
herein named, unless the applicant shall
first exhibit to him the receipt for said
tax, signed by the treasurer OF the hos
pital
Sec. 81. From and after the passage
of this act the comptroller OF, state is
hereby authorized and required to au-
dit and issue his warrants upon the
treasurer of the state in favor Of the
president of the board Of trustees OF
the state hospital, countersigned by the
treasurer thereof quarterly, the nett
proceeds of all sums of moneys which
may be allowed and paid into the state
treasury arising from the one-fourth of
the total amount of taxes which may
accrue nett to the state treasury from
licenses for gambling and sales at pub
lie auction; Provided said one-fourth
shall not exceed the sum OF twenty
thousand dollars.
Sec. %. The comptroller Of state is
hereby required to audit and issue his
warrants upon the treasurer Of state in
favor Of the president of the board of
trustees Of the stale hospital, counter
signed by the treasurer thereof, payable
out Of any money not otherwise appro-
priated out Of the general fund, the
sum of fifteen thousand dollars, payable
quarterly during the first year
Sec. %. All charges, fees, fines or
penalties collected by virtue of the fore
going provisions OF this act, shall be
wholly for the use and benefit Of the
state hospital, and shall be applied to
no other purpose whatever.
Sec. "a. The Legislature shall have
power to alter or amend this act when
ever the same by them may be deemed
proper.
JOHN BIGLER,
Speaker Of the Assembly
DAVID G. BRODERlCK,
President Of the Senate.
Approved <et Ill 80, 1851.
1NO. McDOUGAL.
Office of Secretary of State.
VALLEJO, April 90, 1851.
| hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true copy Of an original Act now on file in
this office. w. VAN VOORHEES,,
octl8 Secretary Of State.
Calaveras chronicle., 1851-10-25

REsrGNAr1oN,-T Stockton Jour-
nal says that Judge Williams has re-
signed to escape impeachment.
Calaveras chronicle., 1851-10-25

Unce OF otcfetary OF otAte,
VALLEJO, April 90, 1851.
l hereby certify that the foregoing is a
true copy OF an original Act now on file in
this office w. VAN VOORHEES,,
octl8 Secretary of State.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-28
PRINTING OF CONGRESS

IN COMPLIANCE with the Z" Joint esoiuiion
directing the manner Of procuring the prin,ineJtr
NE too houses Of Congress approrsd august q,
lS46, sealed proposals will be received by the
Secretary Of the Senate and the Clerk of the
House OF Representatives for supplying the Senate
and House Of Representatives respectively, with
the necessary printing for each for the thirty
second Congress. The proposals will be received
at the office of the Secretary of the Senate, in the
Capitol, at Washington, until 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon Of Saturday, the 9Th day Of February
1851, and no longer. Blank tabular forms of pro
posals, with suitable samples of the paper
which the printing is to be executed, and of the
printing, will be kept at the said Office until that
time, and furnished, application, to all persons
desiring TO make proposals, and no propose! will be
receired which is mol according 10 those forms. Each
class Of printing, including the printing for the
Senate and the printing for the House Of Repre-
sentatives, will form separate job, and is TO be
provided for by separate contract.
The first class will consist Of bills and joint
resolutions, to be printed with English type, and
with an English white line between each printed
Ine the page TO be of the folio size, SO ems long
and % ems wide, and printed on cap writing pa
per, of fine quality, each sheet to measure not
less than Ii by Is inches, and the single ream to
weigh not less than fourteen pounds. The pro-
posals must state the price per page, containing
ass ems, for composition, and the price per page
for presswork, paper, folding, and stitching, for
$50 copies, and at the same rate for any greater
number not exceeding 900 copies.
The second class will consist Of reports OF com
mltees, with such documents and papers as may
accompany them, with an index to the whole; to
be printed on double royal paper of fine quality,
each sheet to measure not less than "a by 80 inch
es, and each ream TO weigh not less than fifty
pounds, with neat small plea type and not lead
ed, in octave pages Of the same size required
by the joint resolution Of the Sd of March, 1919,
and 10 be SIS ems long and 81 ems wide. Where
the niStter suitable for page cannot be brought
into The octave form with small plea type, neat
BREWER type will be used, the page to be 10 ems
long by al ems wide. The proposals must state
the price per page of l,705 ems TOR composition
for small pica plain and for small plea rule, the
price per page Of 2670 ems of BREWER plain and Of
BREWER rule and the price per page for presswork.
paper, folding, and stitching Of each table fr $50
copies, and al the ssme rate for any greater num-
Der not exceeding 500 copies. Az 4 number Of
copies Of each document are 10 be reserved for
binding, and delivered TO the binders in sheets
each proposal will state theprice or rate to be de-
duct.d per page, per 100 copies, for the folding
and stitching Of the octave printing, and the price
or rate per 100 copies TO be deducted for The fod
ing and stitching ofsach printed table larger thar
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-28

politicians adhere u their old brok en- down plat
forms, tbsy will b. sst ssids, The age IL pro-
eresvive-the popular mind cannot consent 10
TALL back upon obsolete ideas"
We must have something new, broad, and
mprehensivs-adapted to the age, the wants
OF the country. the state of the Union and the
great objects Of the day. We must wait lit
tie longer. Union meetings are good. MS far AZ
they go; but practically they are unavaing
without organization. The spring and summer
elections Of the current year will determine, to
a great extent, the question of Union party
From tho present complexion of things, the re-
mains Of the two old parties will prefer to act
independently till the necessity Of junction is
imperative. But, at this particular time, il is
absurd to call upon the Democratic party to rise
1t can't rise. 1t can't combine--it can't organ.
ize. II has nothing to stand by--no platform
no leader--no principles us national party
The case ia beyond the management Of polit-
clans. They must wait awhile. Ii is useless
to rise without an organization.
But we suspect all that father Richie means,
is to caution susceptible Democrats against be-
ing roped into Union party. 1t may be playing
into the hands of this Wing Administrations
The Democrats must take care of committing
themselves; for, even in the event Of scrub
race, have they not majority in the House and
in the Senate!
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-28

bymonds, Of sporting notoriety 1t Oxford, Of
fsred to bring y grey borss " bis up stsirs and
lead him around the table. No sooner was this
said thar done. for Of fs stested. fetched the an
imal from the stable, aud very shortly announ-
ced his progress by loud clatteripg on the old
oak staircase. In few minutes the hosse was
gazing an the assembled company. Ills owner
then led him over flight Of chairs, which he
jumped beautifully. Nothing then would sat
isfy the compsny but that he must jump the
dining table, Mr.. Fowler, proprietor Of the no
tej fearing lest some serious accident might oc-
cur, as the room is Of great antiquity, having
been built by the Earl Of Rochester in the time
of Charles II. made strong objections; but he
was oyerruled and the horse was led over the
table, everv thing standing.
The champagne glasses ratified, the plates
quivered. the candleslcks shook, but nothing
was displaced; back again no went, clearing
everything ut bound whereupon a most ar
dent sportsman, Mr.. Manning, Of Wendover,
volunteered to ride him barcbacked over. and,
to the establishment Of all present, he accom-
plished it without bride or saddle. The cele-
brated gentleman jock, Captain Barlowe, next
essayed, and managed to make smash of one
table with its contents. This was only a tenn
porary check, for in the face OF tremendous
fire and the cheering Of all present he achieved
the feat galantly II was now time to desist
and to get the horse down stairs, This was
sooner said than DONE for the stairs and passa-
ges being kept polished, the gallant grey slim
ped about dreadfuIly, and was evidently afraid
Of the descent At length, at the suggestion
Of worthy baronet, he was blindfolded, and
thus descended into the entrance hall. but
managed to break about dozen Of the carved
oak bannisters in his progress.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-28
Aristooratic Amusements.

Society in this country is getting to be very
/" easyr-and considerable license allowed,
when contrasted with the manners Of our anccs-
tors, male and female, who believed that too
much familiarity, either of conduct or contact,
was productive Of contempt. Still, :" fast peo-
pie" tho Oh We are in many respects, our friends
over the water are far in advance ofus, ms the
following specimen of ariatocratic amusements
at a dinner party will show. The account is
taken from the Bucks Chronicle
At the stewards ordinary, at the White Heart
Hotel, AyIesbury, after the arstocratic steeple-
chases yesterday week, the conversation turn
ing on the feat Of bringing a horse up into The
dining-room in which the company were then
assembled, which was once done by Lord Jocey-
lin and Mr.. Ricardo, during the meeting of the
Royal Hunt some few years ago. Dir. Charles
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-28
The Condolences Of the Season.

The States Rights men Of Georgia are sympa
thising very much with the unfortunate dele.
gates appointed from that State to the Constitu
tional Union Meeting that was to have been held
in this city. Poor fellows, they like certain
other politicians, are now inquiring
" Where are zoe to go'"
And echo only answers "whcre :" We give
two condolences from States Rights papers
there:
TnosE NIsErY-FrvE DELEGATEs.-What will
become of Those ninety five delegates-the repre-
sentation Of the Constitutional Union party Of
Georgia-apponted, one from each county in
the State, by Mr.. President Wofford, the Gov
ernor that is to be! Will they go? If they go,
will they be able to find the Constitutional
Union party! If they should happen to learn
before the 22d of February that the meeting to
form National Constitutional Union party
which they were appointed to attend is mo 60,
perhaps they would like to know the reason
why. They will, doubtless be anxious to find
out wherefore they have been left alone in THEN
glory. The explanation given by the CORES
pondent of the Baltimore Sun and Philadelphia
Ledger shows that the thing was a mistake
The writer saws, the rumors circulated about n
great National Convention to be held in Wash.
ington on the 22d inst, a,c not correct a
just learn that the leading men Of both political
parties are opposed to it in a body" How un-
kind in these leading men, Wings and Demo
Gratis, thus to burst up the great constitutional
Union party movement-and especially how un.
kind to leave the Georgia convention and it,
delegates in the lurch The following from tn,
Southern Press of the 7th was not aimed er-
clusireiy at the meeting in Marietta on the 9Th
instant; the coincidence in date is somewhat
striking nevertheless. Marietta Allocate.
REFORMATION WANrED.--Are any Of the dele
gates appointed BY the Union Constitutional
party at MilIedgevIle, to attend the great Union
Convention at Washington on the 22d of Feb
ruary making arrangements for leaving! The
place Of meeting has been changed, we under
stand from the banks of the Potomac to Hum
bugville, situated somewhere on Salt River, o
point which ia doubtless 40 well known to most
of the actors in this grand farce, that they will
have no difficulty in finding its whereabouts
An Office will be open on the premises where
nm extensive trade will be carried ON in barter.
ing empty cider barrels for Texas scrip, coon
skins or foreign residences, and red pepper for
Union drops. All persons who wish to dispose
of notification cockades will be confidently
served Columbus Sentinel, 18Th inst