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The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-06-18

THE DISEASE, or pcsti1ence, as il is seno.
times called, which has for some years past
affected the orange trees in Florida, seeros
10 be passing away. The Jacksony;lIs.
News Of the l7,h uIt, says that next fail
and winter will exhibit quite ga STIR in the
orange business in Florida. ss'>
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-06-18

Mr.. WEBSTER, on the 26,h Of May.
made two speeches at Syracuse. From
the second, which seemed to have been
elected by the convivilai,ies Of the day and
TO have well illustrated the maxim, '.In Vino
Veri,as," we make the subioined extract.
He well says that 81, is in the nature o.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-13
VOL. 3.----N0. 33.
are yet adhered to with superstitious rev.

are yet adhered to with supersiitious rev.
erence.
But then we have, to compensate for
the absence of all these, grand old noun
tains, around whose rloud-cleaving sum-
mits the storms of thousand years
have dashed in all their impotent fury;
but there they still stand in their colossal
grandeur as monuments of everlasting
duration to God d'nmnipotent aria. We
have also noble forests, undefled by the
woodman's axe, and lovely valleys,
through whose verdant bosoms, since
The creation, beautiful streams Of water
have swept gradually along over rocks
and precipices TO mingle eventually with
old Oceans waves. Add 10 these, Leg
ends over whose thrilling portraiture the
lovers of romance would bow with rap
,urous delight, and then you possess but
a shadow Of our capacity for furnishing
themes worthy of both pen and pencil.
We do not affirm this truth in spirit
of braggadocia, nor with view of inn
pressing the fact upon the minds Of kind
readers, that there is anything grand or
beautiful in the following legend. We
will not utter word in its commenda-
lion. Itis an unyainished, unassuming
narrative, replete with imperfections,
some of them SO grave, indeed, that we
tremble with apprehension Cor its fate.
Our only purpose is to rescue from OBJ
livion deeply interesting tradition, and
in doing this to illustrate some of the pc
cularilies Of frontier life. Those who
seek amusement will perhaps find it,
those who wish wholesome moral in
culcated upon the great, ,hrobbing. rest
less heart Of mankind, should look deep
into their own bosoms, and rigidly obey
the dictates of conscience, the ceaseless
monitor of the soul. Its light is ligh,
from Heaven, and to The trembling way
iarer Of earth it is cloud by day and a
pillar Of ERE by night.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-13
G H A p + E r Ill.

! stand upon the mountain summit, 10!
AS sinks the sides precipitous before me,
The streams smooth waves in flying crys-
tails flow
Thro' the calm vale beneath.
Roland received the appointment Of
his mission like one conscious of his
ability to perform il. Although his path
was surrounded by thousand hidden
dangers, no unmanly fears weakened
his energies. Att glance his eye en-
braced all the difficulties, but he proudly
professed his willingness TO accept it,
He loved danger, and in his acceptance
gratified his love.
When he departed, Alice watched his
graceful form until il disappeared behind
the intervening forests, and then q tear
stole silently down her lovely cheek
A presentiment of evil had for some
time laid upon her heart, like an incubus,
and filled her mind with the most poign-
ant apprehensions; and now that her no.
BILE Roland had departed from her sight,
she felt as if they were about to be real
lied. She could not diyest herself Of
the painful thoughts, and in her melan-
choly she connected them with the SAFE
ty of Roland. She never again expec :
ted to hang upon the swee, accents OF
his voice, or gaze delighsedly upon his
handsome features.
Scarcely day now passed that some
hunter did not arrive with the fearful in
telligence that the sayages were assem-
bling in numbers about the head waters
Of the Potomac and Youghioghany riv-
ers, and that, from their general move
ments, he supposed they were about re-
newing the horrid war of determination
against the whites. AT this news, every
one that Understood the mode of savage
warfare, trembled with apprehension.-
The breaking of twig, or the stirring
of leaf, made the pulse quicken and
the heart throb ,umul.uously. An Indi.
an warrior, arrsyed in fastastic costume,
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-13
MISCELLANY.
BY ELLA ELLw o oD.,

ByELLA ELLwooD.
Thou knowest not, my father dear.
The love bear for thee!
Thou know'st not, often fear
'Tis wild idolatry!
!. Fear that worship at shrine
s OF human earthly love,
And fixeth not this heart of mine
Enough ON things above.
Thou art not old on manhood's height
Ye stand, my father now!
Thy eagle eye still clear and bright.
Still smooth thy lofty brow,
AS when, little, loving child,
| climed upon thy knee,
And listened to thy accents mild,
Teaching or blessing me.
Thou art not old how could bear
The silver CLEANS to trace,
Among thy dark and glossy hair7
Or see upon thy face
The furrows deep, which time and care
Bring to the wandercr here!
oh time! pray thee long to spare
MY noble father dear!
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-13

IMPORTANT FROM MExIco-!Hirfy. .tfve
americans Imprisoned.-The N. Y.
Post learns by private telegraphic dis
patch to an eminent mercantile house Of
that city. which was received on Thurs
day forenoon from New Orleans. that
advices have been there received Of the
steamer "Gold Hunter" which left San
Francisco on the 22d of March last, for
Tehuantepec, to the effect that the Gold
Hunter had violated the maritime laws
Of Mexico, by landing her passengers.
in number sixty-hve, without the requis-
ite previous permission, and that the
passengers had been imprisoned by the
Mexican authorities and were confined
at tho date Of the advices received. No
other particulars are given. Tehuanse-
pee is not port of entry.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-13
what a Hod-Man can do.

Many people turn up their noses at
what they call "dirty work." as though
all honest labor was not cleaner than
many kid-glove ways Of swindling ones
way through the world. Rather than
owe our living to the latter, we would in
finitely prefer to shake carpets or sweep
chimneys at fifty cents per day. A day
or two since we learned an instructive
bit of history touching doer of "dirty-
work ga hoffman. No matter where
he was born; he was none the worse for
being Turkman or an lrishman. He
came to this city about ten years ago,
young, healthy and honest. He could
get no employment but hod-carrying,
and he carried so well as to earn at once
his dollar day. He procured cheap,
but good board and lodgings; spent none
Of his earnings in groggeries or low pla-
ces; attended church on the Sabbath;
educated himself on evenings; laid up
money; and at the end of Eve years
bought lot in the city, and built pretty
cottage. In one year more, he found q
good wife, and used the cottage he had
before rented out. For these six years
he had steadily carried the hod. He
was noted worker, an acknowledged
scholar, aud noble pattern Of man.
On the opening Of the eighth year, his
talents and integrity were called to =
more profitable account. He embarked
as partner in professional business al
ready well established. This. day he 10
worth at least 100000, has a lovely
wife and two beautiful children, home
that is the centre of brilliant social and
intellectual circle; and he is one of the
happiest and most honored Of men az
far as he is known.-New Yorker.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-13

But we will not linger to hear this
desultory conversation. Nights dark
mantle had descended over the wi1der=
ness, and here and there bright star
has appeared, like celestial sentinels on
the battlements of heaven. The merry
carol OF the bird and the hum Of the
bee are silent, and no sound, save now
and then the chirp of a cricket, or the
melancholy screeching OF the night-hawk,
breaks in upon the deep solitude. But
Roland and the old hunter halted not
Death with all its ierrors was i'm the rear
and Hope, at least, beckoned them ons
ward. Every now and then the demo-
Mac yell Of the savages reached lfeif
ears, but it only caused them to hasten
their speed.
Towards morning they took a little
repose, and after despatching their meal
of driec bear meat. they again commen4
ced travelling on the homeward path
The war-cry of the Indians still rung in
their ears a: intervals, and the low whins
of Trailer was prophetic of approaching
danger. But these hardy sons, these pic.
neers Of the wilderness, were too famil.
lar with the perils incident to frontier
life to give each indication more than
passing word. They hurried forward
with comnendable speed, and nigh, found
them still struggling onward. They had
arrived within ten miles of their destina-
tion. when they were compelled to halt.
A dark and ominous-looking cloud had
obscured the faint light that glimmered
along their path, and enveloped the for
est in complete darkness. Every now
and then loud believing soundlike dis
tant thunder reyerbated along the neighs
boring mountains. 1t approached near
er and nearer and peal after peal follow
ed each other in rapid succession. Then
for moment all appeared sill and calm
around them, but the portentous murmur-
ings of the storm were heard aiar off. -
Again deafening peals would burst in
overwhelming rapidity overhead, prece-
ded by lurid flashes Of lightning that
played for moment like fiery serpents
amongst the dismal looking clouds, and
caused the trees to appear like giant
spectres amid the surrounding gloom
Then came the tempest in all its awful
grandeur and sublimity. The rain des-
cended in torrents, and gathering in the
deep gorges of the mountains, would
dash wildly down their sides. sweeping
everything before it in its headlong and
impetuous career. The wind moaned
through the forest like the wall of a dis
embodied spirit, and trees that had with
stood the storms of thousand winters
unframed. swaying to and fro in tho
tempest, their gigantic trunks would be
rent asunder like reeds. whilst others
would be torn up by the roots and whirl-
ed away against the adjacen. rocks with
the velocity of an arrow. The forest
was utterly pros,rated for miles in ex-
tent. and nothing now remains of its for
mer self but low stunted growth OF
pines and dwarfsh hemlocks,
TO BE CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-13

GooD.-There is a Judge in Wiscon-
sin. who has his Court regularly opened
with prayer.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-13

Their course lay through deep ravines
and over rugged mountains, whose pre-
cipi,ate sides almost defied their strenu.
Gus exertions to ascend them. Bv dint
of labor and industry. however, they
managed to travel some three miles before
nightfall. They had just clambered up
the rocky ACTIVITY Of 4 lofty mountain,
when prolonged and threatening war
whoop swelled upon their ears. II
seemed full Of evil omen.
.Let the warmints howl" shouted the
old huuter, .,hey can't wake the dead.
Thar comrades are on the long war
path. and their death-song is hushed in
silence. The wolf and the painter will
feed on thar flesh before another SUM-"
"True, David" answered Roland,
"but God never designed that his inn
mortal creatures should tester and rot in
the open air, aud their bones bleach on
the mountain top"
"You ar correct thar, Roland, and il
is sad though, that it can't be helped.
But the howl Of thar savage brethren
drove US from them, when we would
have hid them from the wild animals. -
Hear how the red devils yell! They
have found the balance Of thar dead
The Subtle Snake and Fleet Foot wal
mighty warriors. and the scalp-lock ol
many white man and woman hung
from their ridge-poles, but their war-cry
is still on the mountain top. and the knife
and tomahawk that pierced the hear
and crushed through the brain must turr
10 rust"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-13

A rain-hood from the mountain riven.
1t leaps in thunder forth to-day;
Before its rush the crags are driven,
The oaks uprooted, whirled way!
Awed-yet in awe all wildly glad'ning-
The startled wanderer halts below.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-13
From the Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper
The Way-Blazers
OF THE WILDE RN e s s.
BY AGA BEALL.

A TALE or THE ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-06-13

II is the voice of years that are gone
They roll before me with all their deeds.
OssIAN.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-04-02

MELANCHOLY. The house of Mr. Phillips, in NJ
Woodstock, Conn.,. was burned last week. When the
fire was discovered everything ia flames, aud Mr.
Phillips and his wife, on the impulse of the moment,
rushed into the street. The thought of his children
Immediately flashed upon his mind and he rushed into
the second story where they slept to them But
sad to relate, three of them already dead and the
fourth badly burnt die in short time MIR Phil
lips, who is Englishman, was himself badly in
jured by the flames as lose all power of sight; his
eyes almost literally burnt out, and he suffering
from other effects Of this awful catastrophe. The afc-
tons of this family have been 1t originally
sisted of seven children, three of whom died by
ton and consequent sickness on the Atlantic voyage,
while the other four reserved for later and even
more horrible death.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-04-02
HORSES, CARRIAGES, HARNESSES,
Furniture. &c. at Auction

u w, SELBY & co. will sell at Auction, on SATTR-
-. DAY MORNING, April 5tl, commencing at nine o.
Gock precisely, III trout of their Sales Rooms cows
belonging TO VIM A. Wheeler Esq, of this CITY, all choice
Breeds and are said by good Judges be the best lot of
Cows ever offered for sale in Worcester county, Persons
wishing to purchase would do well to attend this sale as
they will be sold without reserve. Y
Sin HORSES, one PHILADELPHIA BUILT TOP
CARRIAGE, three TOP BUGGIES, Q Chaises Q new oren
Buggys, secondhand do York Trong Buggy, weighs
Wagons, one Worcesteree, one Vermont Wagon Ia New
Bugges Harnesses, l3 secondhand Buggy Harnesses Sad
dies Brides, md number of Farming Tools.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.-The sale If Household
furniture will commence at O'clock p consisting in
part OF Sofas, Bedsteads Feather Beds Mattresses Bed
Giolhg' mar Cloh Chara cane seat Chairs, wood do
and stone Ware, Dining Tables, Card do. Centre do
Stoves, with every variety Of fIousehold Furniture
apr2-d4twlt s. w SEIBY A. ca .Auc,,s
Worcester daily spy., 1851-04-02

should impcate you in loving the religion oi Jesus
Christ than yol fear the penalties of the tu5i-
tive Slave law, go to the polls Monday, and depos-
ite your vote for some candidate for Congress, wo
believes that the compromises of 1850 ought to be
sustained. But if you wish TO transmit to your pos
tey those personal right of hospitality to the poor
and nendless which it is your pride and pleasure to
have enjoyed; if you wish to leave them institutions
in which they tlke an honest pride; il you wish
see the peace and harmony of the nation preserved
upon the basis of rigid and vgilant protection, by
constitutional laws the rights of ALL then be at the
polls and deposite your votes, for hun, who in the
councils of the nation has superior in intellectual
attainments and who upon every occasion has shcwn
himself the friend of the people, the defender OF Lib
ey the fearless and undauned advocate of the rights
of humanity, against the usurpations Of tyrannical
power!
Let the going down of the sun on Monday witness
redeemng sign amid the general dishonor, in the fact
that the heroic representative Of the fifth district
stanus approved of his constituents, for the noble
stand he has taken and maintained from the beginning
of undyng hostility, to the usurpations of the slave
power. The menials of slavery at Washington will
listen with impatient for the sounds of the first
pulsatiors of the heart of this old Commonwealth
All eyes are intent upon Massachusetts. Like city
set upon hill, her light cannot be hid, In the full
of her vote the mnions of slavery may read one
of the ind cations of their approaching DOWNFALL and
the friends of freedom will be encouraged and do
likewise. The corrupt administration in power will
behold in 1t, as did the vain king of old, the hand
writing upon the wall of their palace, not in myster
figures, but In the handwriting Of the people, that
they have been tried in their balance and found want
ing.
TO the polls then reemen Of the 18th district to
the polls! Let US not content ourselves with small
vote, but show by the unammity of our ballots that
as far as in US lies the government of the nation SHALL
be placed actually and eternaly upon the side free
dom.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-04-02
The Rescue cnsss.

James Scott, Joseph X. Hayes, Elizur Wright,
Robert Morris, Thomas P. Smith, John F. Coburn,
and Lewis Hayden, were severay arraigned in the
order named, before the District Court Of the u s.
in Boston, yesterday, on indictments for aiding and
abetting in the rescue of sSbadracls' the alleged
fugitive slave. They severally pleaded not guilty,
and the commencement Of their trials was assigned
for Tuesday, April 2sth, at 10 o'clock, A. M. The
report that Rufus Choate is engaged on behalf Of the
prosecution, is contradicted The District Attorney
has not yet decided which case he will first take p.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-04-02
Great Sale of
NORTHERN FRUIT TREES
AT AUCTION

AT AUCTION.
'HE subscriber will sell at auction on TUESDAY The
Il 9Th day of April, all the FRUIT TREES in his Sur
sery, on the Estate now owned by Ethen Allen of this
city. Among the Trees offered will be
APFbES-ComprisiDg large quantity of very fine ex-
ira and medium sized Trees of all the most valuable vae
ues-Early Bough, Williams Porter, Hubbardston None
such, Baldwin, X. |. Greenng, Russell &C. &C
(SIANDARD) PEARS-Consisng of fine Bartlett
LOUISE Bonnie de Jersey. Urbanste, Vicar of winfield
Jargonelle, &c, &c
(DWARF) PEARs.-Fine Trees many of them in
bearing state. - "
PLUMS.-Many extra sized trees Of the best varieties =
Several OF them have borne fruit.
CHERRlES-Black Tartatean, Black Eagle &c &c
QnINCES.-Orange Ounces of all sizes, finely rooted
STOCKS (For GRATING. .)-Fine Apple Tear Plum, and
Cherry stocks, mostly of large size.
Nearly all these Fruit Trees have been twice TRANSPLANT
ed-severa OF them three times. They have therefore
hbrous ROOTS and are much certain live than tey
otherwise would be and the in respects are
consequently greatly enhanced in value The subscriber
having grated large portion OF the with his own
hands, from bearing es, with entire confidence rec
ommend them as true TO their names.
II is sale to affirm that finer opportunity for OBTAINING
valuable Fruit Trees has offered itself in This part Of
the country. GEORGE JAoITES =
The sale of Jaques Nursery above will take pace nj
the corner OF Main and Exchange Streets near the Central
Hotel commencing precisely at 10 O'clock A. NJ on Tues
days the 9Th day OF April, instant
7. w. BANCROFT. .Auct.
"oioesteI; APrh !, iool' stterse aprl-dWlw
Worcester daily spy., 1851-04-02

DIVISION or THE County. The lJoint Select
Committee Of the Legislature, the petition for new
County commenced the hearing Of the case at the State
House, in Boston, yesterday. 1t will probably continue
for several days Meantime the remousrances agani
the measure, from the towns proposed to be set or con-
tinue to be presented. On Monday memorial was re-
ceived from upwards Of sixty persons in one town,
praying to have their names erased from petition in
favor Of the division because they were induced TO sign
it by deception.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-04-02
General Court.

In the Senate on Monday, the bill to incorporate
the Worcester Gas Light Co., was passed 10 be en-
crossed, as was resolve iu favor of ZebuIon Paine,
for false Imprisonment.
Bills passed to be enacted-to incorporate the trus-
tees the Charitable Fund in the town of Lancaster
to establish Fire Department in the town Of Fitch
burg; authorizing Noares Public to administer oahs;
in addition to act concerning defects in highways
and other ways; concerning Probate Bonds; to in
corporate the Needle Woman's Friend Society con-
corning the Fitchburg and Worcester Railroad Co.;
to incorporate the Dread Institute.
In the House, an omnibus bill, granting to some
sixty towns the amount of their claims for the sup
port of paupers which have been forfeited during the
last four years. by emitting to make seasonable re-
turns, was, after long debate, rejected by vote
so strong, that no count asked-probably by fue
to one. A message was received fromthe Governor,
with the report Of the Commi sioncrs on the Rhode
Island boundary, by which it appears that settle
ment has been effected; and the Governor will take
the judicial measures provided by the Resolves of
May 10, 1s4s.
Before the House adjourned, motion was made
to reconsider the vote on the omnibus bill.
On Tuesday, the motion to reconsider the vote up
on the omnibus pauper account bill, was taken up,
and after debate the reconsideration was carried by
strong vote-he members for the towns in interest
having used the night which had interviewed to some
purpose. motion was then made, to recommit
the bill, for the purpose of having the cases reported
on separately, according to their respective merits,
SO that allowance might be made to those whose
omission to report had been without fault on their
part and withheld where it was through such culpa
BILE negligence as was contemplated by the law as
the cause for forfeiting the allowance. But this
would not be listened to-he tactics was to put II
through together-good, bad, and Indifferent, and TO
make each one help each other through So the re-
commitment voted down. The subject was
then postponed to another day. The general Rail-
road bill then taken up, and its discussion COM
menced by sections. After debate on the first sec
ton, several amendments were proposed and ordered
to be printed, and then the House adjourned
Worcester daily spy., 1851-04-02

New BEDFoRD.-A legal town meeting, called
by the Mayor and Aldermen, was held at New Bed
ford on Monday,to to consider the fugitive slave law
A motion to postpone indefinitely, was rejected al
most unanimously, erwhich resolutions against the
law and insructing the representatives to support
Buckihgham's bill for protecting the rights of citi-
zens, were adopted. division of the House was
called, the adoption, and only four persons voted
in the negative.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-04-02
BY TELEGRAPH,
Exclusively to the Spy
NEW YoRK. AnriI l.

NEW 7 oRK, April I.
The. Arctic sails for Liverpool tomorrow with l20
passengers, including Samuel G. Goodrich Consul TO
Paris Mr. Haddock of New York, Minister to Portu-
gal, and Hon. George w. Wright, Representative for
California. Her specie list amounts to 100000.
Another new Bank, called the Bank olthe Metropolis
has been announced, with capital Of 100000. This
will cause the Two Million Capital Bank of that name
to change its title, and it unlikely the whole worI,
of getting up the Bank will have be gone over with
again.
The Southren Press, at Washington, is to be dscon-
tnued, for want of support.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-04-02

We hope that our Free Soil friends in the Gour,h
disirct will not flag on account of the length of the
contest More than ever should they now give their
true hearted and learned candidate, John G. Pafrey
vigorous and united support. Every vote cast for
him, next Monday, will aid in the final result. and
tend to make that result suspicious to freedom.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-04-02

B We are requested to mention, that Nathan
Douglass, minister Of the Society of Friends from
Maine, proposes holding meeting for divine wor-
ship, this euening at clock, at the Friends meet
ing house in Oxford street, which the public are n
vited to attend.