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The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-04-23

As the political position oi the Palmetto
| Stale Is one Of peculiar interest and attraC-
ton at this time, We insert below an
account of Il speech delivered hy one OF her
Senators at Edgciicld Cour, House, few
days ago-the Hon. a. j. Butler We
take II from the Edgciicld Advert User, the
editor OF which is bro,hcr-ln-law OF the
Senator--n staunch advocate of separate
secession. In connection with this spccch
we would state that Gen. Wallace and Mr..
Orr, two congressman from the same State,
arc reported to have made speeches 10 their
constituents lately. IN which they took
ground similar to that OF Senator Butlcr.
These things arc not agreeable TO many OF
us who are prepared 10 back South caroli
ma at any cost. but it is important that thcy
should be known. So il appears that there
are serious divisions even in that gallant
little State as 10 her true policy IN the
present emergen, Y. South Carolina no,
unltcd-bnt divided! 1t strikes our car
with omlnous iorcboding with ter
ror; something akin to that awful sound OF
lie Garde rcculc' TO the grand army OF
INC Emperor on the field of Waterloo
When that noble Saie-now the last hone
OF the South-shali have bowed To North
ern tyranny and oppression b. quiet
submission then indeed may the South
speedily prepare for that terrible catastro.
phe that surely awaits hcr-thc abolition of
slavery not only IN the District OF CoIum.
bia, but IN the States. May the Great Ru-
Ter at nations nerve her sons To take tho,
cours" which is the only 81 yari0n Of hcr-
sell and tho South irhc pusilannni,y of
the other Southern States shall jnIuc.
then TO withhold their cooperation, then
let her act alec; and her devoted sons,
scattered far and near over The whole South
and West, will ii need be, rally TO her
standard and uphold her houor She has
chll'fron enough without her borders 10
driTc OIL every mcrocnary inyadar,hai may
pollnte her soil. And where is the South
Cl,rol'nian that would not respond 10 The
cu!la OF his native Eta,Ul
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Horace GREELEY. Esq, the Elitor of
The New York Iribmc sailed in the steam
or Baltic on the 10Th inst for tho Worlds
fn'r. lie purposes also to visit Scotland
ireland, France, Germany and I,lv. Dur.
ing his absence he will correspond regular.
ly with his paper
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!. The ARTs.--The WasI,ingfnn Unon,.
speaking OF Mr.. Clarke Mills, The sculptor,
who has been for sometime engaged on the
work Of colossal bronze statue OF General
jackson, says. Ss;
Mr.. Mills is man of decided genius. & If
God spares his life, and Mr.. Mills excrts
his talents will, that DEVOTED yepthus ihsIn
without which no man can attain to lofty
cmnence, we risk nothing III predicting
that he u destint d TO attain brilliant
distinction amongst the finest artists Of this
glorious country. We have never soc
n man more struck with the genius OF
another than Tupper was will! that of Mr..
Mills. He told us that he had spent two
agreeable hours in his studio; that he had
found in him genius ofthigh order--ur,
inventive power Of the greatest resources
''And this man, who was common pIas.
terer few years ago in Charleston, has
| already struck out some of tho boldcst con.
ceptinns. lie has made a cast Of his
equestrian statue in which he has dispen-
scd with my other support TO the horse
except its own feet. And he bns invented
a furnace for casting it, which economises
aud preserves the caloric in wonderful
degree" Yet SO it is. Such Is another
fruit of our free and glorious institutions
In 4 country where every man can be any
thing; where official honors and popular
applause are thrown open to every mar
who deserves them; where many Of the
most distinguished men IN the republic
have won their way to the highest
distinction by the force Of their own merits
and the vigor Of their own wing--where
the poor man is able 10 pass the rich n,ar
in tho career Of excellence, because the
hereditary worth Of the latter only par
a!yzes his motive for improving himself
it is rot astonishing that such men q.
Powers and Mills should write their nasncs
high OIL the column Of fame.
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guaranteed TO him by the Constitution of
The United States, and the States of Wis

guaranteed TO him by the Constitution of
the United States, and the States OF Wis
Consn.
Northerners have. takou. such possession
0fthe cities Of Washington and Baltimore
that wo,sere nnt:surprisol TO find In the
sInc column Of the Sau.a tclegraphic dis
patch from Washington stating that on tho
18th inst, tho Wheclwrights, Coaclma-
kcrs and Blacksmiths paraded in that city,
striking for higher wages and that in the
course Of their march they assaulted sew
eral who would not unite with them. {
The same page Of tho Sun contains tho
following remarkable advertisement:
IT, THE COACIIMAKERS OF
D BALTIMORE, Md, employ ,hi.
method Of informing their fellow craftsmen
oh other communities, that they arc now
ION a STRIKE" and consequently al.
wise them not to entertain any propositions
Of whatever character, made by the EN-.
ployers Of this vicinity.
The rights of men are reciprocal, and
Il tho coachmakers Of Baltimore arc enti.
tied to set what value they please upon
their labors, their employers have a cores.
ponding right TO Judge for themselves, and
employ il they can those who will work
more cheaply. But the journeymen coach.
makers Of Baltimore have determined, moi
only that they will not work at present pr
ccs, but that the masters shall not cmplo,
others, and this cool, organized, business
like defiance Of law and threat 10 those
who would interfere with them is publish
cd to the weld through :':c columns Of tho
most widely circulated jouraa, on this con
tinent, whicI, makes no comments upon i
but appears to regard it as matter 0
course.
D:sorganization seems to be before us
l, behoovcs the people Of the South L
ponder over the dangers OF a further con
nection with the radical Moth. Its sucia
and political principles are injurious. dc
structivc, 10 law, order and liberty; the,
are gradually extending thcmscl cs South
wardly; Baltimore and Washington arc
well nigh possessed, and many years ma,
not rOl! bv before Anarchy shall reign su
preme over this land "L1w and Order
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Tho Resul. In Boston.

:. INC fugitive slave Sims has been de-
hvered up In Boston, and was taken on
eoard ihe brig Acorn at that place, at
's15IGlock 3n ON SATURDAY morning last.
VA khe execution, finally, Of this act of Con-
gfess ny the federal government, in tho
darkness Of night, after tho ,nustor Of -mobs
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The Montgomery Advertiser OF the l5ll,
instant, makes The following remarks on
The political Indications of this State =
They have significance that connot be
too carefully weighed. At The same time,
we give Ia our able and respected cotc,n-
porary the assurance, that unless we have
grossly miscOnccivcd all the evidences OF
public feeling and c"nvic,ton.; the spirit Of
South Chro'na IS not shaken The Guard
'ecoHS not; and when the time ior decisive
action comes, all thai has been promised
will bc faithfully and tcar!cssly performed
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UrricA, N. V, April 10, 1851.

Oar city police have recently brought TO
light one nf The most extraordinary gang Of
incendinrics That ever cursed a community.
Over $l5n,00o worth Of property has been
destroyed by so,nc forty three or :our differ
cnt fires during the, past eighteen months
embracing stares. hotels dwelling houses,
shops, lumber yards and churchcs-all uf
which now turn ont to have heen srt on
fire by some iiyeor six yonng men attached
TO two engine con fiisau les. sIGaiId ptr-
haps except tvs, small fires. Tho prnaf
against them is sufficient, and their cony;c.f
lion is Ger ain. and il is moro Than probable
that they will plead guilty. Some instances
haso been arson in tho first degree, which
is punishable by death. The most remark
able feature in the whole transaction is the
utter want OF motiv 10 prompt such enor-
nifty. The very men who put the torch 10
the building. worked the hardest ut the
fire. The young man who helped me 10
get into the study and save the library Of
our pastor, ut the fire of our Church, was
the Identical person who went M to the
scenic md set the ediiice on fire. H.. is
now in prison, awaiting his trial for arson in
the first degree The only reason assigned
by the guilty parties il that they wanted n
little fun and frolic, and that they wen, on
unde'cctctl until they acquired n sor, of
mania for such excitement as the French do
for suicide.
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.sSJrLcslA. -"fH - ~
true and lasting rcpen nee; pi,y the
wretched man Sho poy goes in fetters
over the waves; pity and uess his brethren
In chains; hasten the day when all men
shall be free, and Thine shall be the glory.
Amen
1t was just o'clock when he left The
abolition vigilance committee met at 5 -,
and passed a resolution respectfully
asking the people Of MASSACHUSETTS
to toll the bells in the several towns, as
the intelligence reaches them. of the return
Q! fugitive slave from this Commonwealth lih.
They have also appointed meeting
Tor public religious services on the occasion.
person with rnther loud lungs, us the
procession passed down State 81, recitcd
tho events OF the Boston massacre that oc-
Cured in that street before The Revolution.
The fugitive was warmly and comfortably
clad In garments, provided by the u S.
Marshal.
The military in considerable numbers.
were Mt their armorics and Faneui Hall,
out there was no cause TO call upon them
TO act in tho matter, and Saturday morning
they were dismissed from further duty. .
The chains have been taken down from
the Court House, and it has resumed its
usual quiet aspect.
~ During the night Abby Folsom was
found lying in the street, near the Temple,
and refusing to 60 home, was taken to the
tpatch-house.
The brig Acorn. containing Smms, was
obliged to anchor at Nanluckc, Roads
on account OF the north east wind and thick
weather. The story llia, Smlls has been
purchased by periodical dealer OF Boston,
Tor $1,000, to return in 6 weeks, is not true
The Sefsate Committee arc still pushing
their investigation into the conduct of the
State and ity0iiiccrs in relation to Simlhs,
quite closety-Scveral leading Alb
. olitonists, have been in tho Senate and
testified ,hat Turkey 'spoiicc force arrested
directly on the detention of Slrrns.
} Boston,tApri l6-9 p. M.-The brig
Acorn, having on board the fugitive slave
Slmms, remained at anchor at Nantucket
Roads, in the outer harbor, during Saturday.
Another atteinp. was made during the
daysto get possession of Sim ms on the
criminal warrant issued by Richard
Hildrcth, Justice, through Sheriff Eveleth,
who declined to act.
1t was reported that tho writ was
afterwards plae cd in the hands OF Constable
l!awton, of RoXbufy, Norfolk county,
lNantucket Roads being in that county.
n sleanier was chartered and twenty
men employed 10 board the Acorn while
at anchor, and forcibly reclaim the fugitive
anu forcbly reclaim tho fugitive on tho
authority OF the State: but, as the Acorn
sailed at half.past eight o'clock, p. NJ,
on Saturday and was afterwards seen
at hall-past eleven o'clock under sail,
with fair wind without any attempt
70 hoard. it was supposed it was Abandoned
United States Maishal Dcvens wen,
down to Tho brig in pilot.bo at ten
9 ciock on Saturday, and remained on board
h1nring the day, with oight members of the
Guy watch, and tho police force, and re.
,erned with them TO tho city, in tho pilot
poat' a1 one o'clock on Sunday morning.
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all this juggle now stands exposed.
The struggle between the two sections
was essentially one for powcr-but the
South had the right, The moment the
South had surrendered, The consequences
were inevitable. Almost every one Of her
irionds in The North has been sacrificed at
tho earliest opportunity, and dcnunciaton
OF the South has been The passpor, to the
Senate and the House OF Representatives,
SO that both OF these bodies Will hereafter
abound more than ever with her bittcrcst
enemies.
The only mode Of supper ting her friends
in the North was for the South To have
power. She has sacrificed it-shc has
sacrificed even her equality And yc,
there are men and people weak enough 10
believe that those who desert their own
cause may rely for friends Oh s,rangcrs.-
Southern Press
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POPULATION OF VIaGiNia.-Ti,c popn-
lation oI the Stale OF Virginia. as ascertain.
| ed by the recent census, stands thus:
| Eastern District. Western District.
| Whites, 4Ol.5iO Whites, 492 COP
Blacks. tfrrc) 1872 Blacks. tfree) s.ls3
DO. tsiavcs) 4oo,79i DO. tslavcs) 63,233
Toal. s57,ll6 Total 56a o65
Showing an aegrc gate population OF
],i2l ,0Sl. in the whole State. In 1910
The population was 1,2397S7.-Increasc in
I'D years lSl.29i, little less than Is per
cent. The increase in North Carolina for
thc lU years was trflc less than lG per
cent.
a SUDDEN DgATrI.--A Young man nam.
Gu Brooks Hodges, formerly n resident of
ihls city, was killed near Purysburg on
Monday afternoon last. H., was ridinu n
fractlous horse, on his way to fishin0
place, with large fish hook and limo nj.
tached To the purnmcl Of the saddle. The
horse took fright, throwing, him forward ON
his saddle, when the fish honk entered his
heart, causing almost instant death. Tho
deceased was about lS years of age, and
tho only child of a widowed mother whose
husband was thrown from n horse, about
two years ago, and killed.
Sarannah Neics.
ROSE CurTING.-One OF the best
methods OF securing the success Of these,
10 To stick The cutting an inch deep into
clean river sand with properly prepared
soil about an inch below TO receive the
roots as soon az they strike. a cores
pondent Of the iinrt;cuIturist sue
cccdcd with this when every other mode
failed, and says he does not lose one in
twenty.
Lieut.. J. w. Hunter. of the U. S. Nav,
was last evening conveyed to III, hospital,
Philadelphia, in dying condition from The
effects oi landanun, which he had taken
with the avowed intention Of DESTROYING
himself. lie was recently captains clerk
on board the United States brig Perry, and
returned homo few weeks since on s OK
Icave.-Ne'e- York Erpress. AprH l4M.
II will he remembered that we noticed
some time since The discovery on the island
OF Madagascar of some enormous fossil
eggs, said to he of The capacity of two gal.
Ions. We confess tho story snmewh1,
shocked onr crednlhy, hut tho distinguish.
cd na,ural's, 81. lIiairc has made report
to The -iceRimie des Sciences, pranounsing
The eggs. The donu fIe prniuctous oF a hirI
which he has tcrnei Epitrais. Three oi
the eggs and son,n bones of cnc of the
birds lavc been brought ,o France.
CrmmsTcigl ta:c,!s.;r.
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bany-WlthdrnMalo OF Senators. sc.

We learn from Albany that intense excitement
prevailed in the Senate chamber yesterday, in refe
renee TO the Canal Enlargement bill, and that when
Ahe vote TO be taken i found that all but
two of the democratic Senator's had withdrawn
from the chamber. During the evening session Of
that body on Tuesday, all amendments were voted
down and the bill was ordered TO a third reading.
Yesterday morning it was among the FIRST business
IN order, and the debate which ensued upon il was
Of very violent character. We 10 not Won
der at the cou.se pursued by the opponents Of
the measure, for, notwithstanding all the law
yers' opinions that have been given upon the
subject il is virtual violation Of the constitution
Its friends may talk, and counsel may argue aud
pronounce opinions, as much they please, but If
it is legal and in accordance with the constitution
that instrument, like great many others, Is law
through which a coach-and-foUr could be driven.
The friends Of the measure had appeared deter
nined, from the first, 70 force il through; conss-
feuently, the only resource left for is opponents
10 withdraw. Should the democrats this mora
fng send in their designations, which they have
Shrcatsned, the present session viii be at cul.
The assembly occupied, during the principal
part Of the day, IN the Passing e bills-somc r
which arc important-;alkuc away time, g., al
Of which will be found under the proper head.
We learn by telegraph that business On III Erie
Canal has commenced in earnest, and that large
ssantl;y of produce Is on its way to New York
According to present Appearance, large amount
Of business on that branch Of our inland na,iga-
tcn will be done during the present season.
II seems that dcstru ,tiyc frcsbcts have occurred
recently in Georgia and alabama. which destroyed
. great amount Of property. The Alabama river
rose thirty feet in consequence.
We have additional rumors by telegraph about
another invasion II Cula. an invasion of some
hind may be in progress in some q The southern
States but we venture 70 say that Cuba i not the
point threatened. That island, az the present
time, il 20 well defended, that none 81; madmen
wcsld make a hostile demonstration against it,
The probability i, tha; Hayti i tie island that
win be invaded, ii any.
We learn from Wash,ng.or, that III Conmi.
sioners appointed T. hear and determine upon
claims against Mexico. have flashed their LAHORE
and that their aggregate AWARDS &C l,ss W forty
thousand dollars than the s~ln aTPsoTriated "
Cengress % pay them.
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WrpNrsDAy April 16th-G y, VI.
The stock market to-day very active The wca-
thor undoubtedly had tendency to restrict operations
Prices throughout stained and some cascs
Improvement realized At the first board Erie
bonds convertible advanced fourth per cent Canton
Co threc-fourths Erie m onc-fourth and Harlem
half AZ tho second board there change prices
but the market closed dull with downward tendency.
The purchases of Erie principally time This road
has been opened to Cataraugus county aud train Of
passed west far Nine Mile Run the Allegheny
river. The directors will In few days, pass the
road from the Hudson River TO Lake Erie.
The receipts the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer Of
this port to-day amounted TO So sol; payment $780,
go 50; balance s3oGe1i2 80 The receipts to-day
smaller they been any day for several months
The Steamship Baltic sor Liverpool carried out $780,
COO of which s15lo 600 In American gold, 5000 In
geld dust, and $4,000 In English silver. There
me dcrate domand exchange to-day without change
in rates.
The City Bank and the Fulton Bank have each dc.
clarcd semi annual dividend Of five per cent.
The susquehanna Railroad bill authorizing the
necon between the Cumberland Valley and the Central
Railroad, on the west bank Of the susquchanna, has
passed both branches the legislature Of Pennsyvana
Gold Is said TO have been discovered xenia in
Green county, Ohio General Mosey, who the farm
upon which the precious metal appears 10 have been
found recently overturned nm old stump and under IL
discovered gtterng sand which proved to be gold dust
Some Of the sand has been sent to Washington city aud
will undergo critical analysis. Tho mine Is located
directly upon the right bank Of the railroad near fine
spring The soil IL Of rich black sand formation
tending go yards in length by 100 In width II Is
ettmaedt hat from ten 10 twenty dollars per day be
made by a competent and experienced washer.
The Canal bill has passed both houses Of the Legislature
e this state and the tGovernor has approved
Of It, It will be law but whether constitutional not
IL still undecided unsettled question. ny this bill,
the Comptroller q the stsc Is authorized 10 sell Cana
Revenue certificates to the amount Of three millions of
dollars within year after It's passage; three millions
wi,hfo the second yesrand within three years such
amount not exceeding three millions hal be certified
~ the Cana Bcard to be necessary for the hna compile
Jon ofthc Erie Canal enlargement aud the GcncsceNey
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We publish elsewhere, to-day, several laws just
passed, theeve Of passage, by the Legislature
Of this State. The Canal bill, which has created
considerable excitement, would have passed and
Been approved by the Governor, az it is of his re
eommendaton, had not the opponents Of the mea-
sure checked all further legislation by their with
drawal from the Senate chamber. We have hither-
10 spoken of the utter uneonstitutionalty of this
measure, and to-day give il, in order that our
readers may fully understand it, details, in con-
nection with the grounds taken b. its opponents, in
refusing to sanction its becoming Law by their
presence in the Senate. The Free School and Life
Insurance laws viii be found interesting.
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This shows increase Of about thirty per cent in
years. and returns for 1851 will show an addition the
public indebtedness Of 1850 Of than frty millions
Of dollars New York, Massachusetts,, Virginia, and
North Carolina have granted. CT about granting
their credit to works Of internal Improvement ~ which
the debt Of each viii be largely increased We must add
to this amount at least seventy millions Of
dollars for the debts Of tiles and counties in all sections
Of the country for which bonds issued This makes
the indebtedness Of governments great and mall in the
United states at this moment nearly four hundred nil
Hons Of dollars. The debts Of railroad and canal COM
panies in the Cntcd States for which bonds have been
issued and floating about the money markets amount
TO f, eighty millions dollars. The banks have been
expanding rapidly and every month adds mialons t.
their and discounts The loans at the present time
tho banks cannot be less than four hundred and fifty
millions Of dollars The reports published ny the secre-
tary Of the Treasury make the aggregate si2i3 aud
many Of the returns included in that agTvgats were
dated four and six months previous to January ISL
The aggregate amount Of bonds Of incorporated com,
psniesof the general and state govcrnmen.so ctiea
and counties-and Of paper promises to pay held by tho
banks cannot be much below aou,ca sissns di-
lars, az shown by the annexed table -
Prntic ssD Pnryarr ISprprrpsrss--lssl
General and State Governments 1850 S17J 4s0C1G 10
General and state Government Increase
Bonded debts q cities and Counties 1851 100000 90
IL nded debts Of Railroad and Canal com
raniee 1891 .......... s0OhOoo VO
Leans and discounts Of renks in the United
Statesi iooi.. E9oVOVVVV w
Total, 1851 5000. 5000 IL
Ills is Independent q The inmense amount q paper
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INt&l 80 fF***a Fte'
This will make the passage from New York to
san Francisco only thirty days. and il viii probably
be done in twenty-five days, after the route has
been opened few months, while the expense Of a
passage to California will be made one half what it
now Is, by the established steam lines.
Under this view OF the case, we think the Next
cans have got decided advantage over all other
enterprises. and this remarkable movement will
create, Of course, some spasmoiic contractions in
the hopes Of those who behold large fortunes ready
for them. from their operations on the Panama,
Nicaragua, Tchuantepec, and other routes. To
these evidences Of feverish anxiety will supcryene
desire, in combination with all the British power
that can be used, to throw cold water the whole
aTair However, the FIRE Of the Me xican capitalists
will only be increased by such opposition. The
British steamers, too, which have been ordered, on
leaving Vera Cruz not TO touch the ports o. Mobile
and Havana. will find that they cannot monopose
the ecie-canying trade for the Of Great Britain
a,Ix