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HER AFFECTIONS.

LIKE THE. RIVERS OF HER BORDERS.
Flew - an inseparabIe UniOn!
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To HENRY PL UJMJHER, nonresident:
YOU are hereby notified, that Elizabeth Plummer
has commenced suit against you, by attach.
ment, in the circuit court Of Lincoln county, in the
State Of Missouri, the object and general nature
Of which IL to recover the sum Of one hundred aud
fifty dollars, for work and labor done and money
expended in taking care OF three small negroes.
the property Of said defendant. And you are here
by reqnirpdio appear in said court, on or before
the, first day of the next term thereof, to be be
gun and held Of the court honse in the town oil
Troy, in said county, on the first Monday in Nav
next, and answer said petition, or the SAME viii
be- taken for confessed against YOU.
Teste: THOMAS G. HUTT, clerk.
December 23d, 1850.-sw s
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A WORK OF ARr.-A London

a WORK OF ARIA London cores.
pondent OF the Worlds Fair, says:
1T in the on dit at the Chrystal Palace,
that the celebrated Amazon group, by M
Kiss, has been purchased by an American
party for $4,000, and is 10 be taken to the
United States for exhibition. The Queen,
It seems, was among the bidders for the
beautiful group. and the Duke of Devon.
shire, also; but both fell back before the
zeal of our countrymen. hope this is
true, for neither in this exhibition, nor in
Europe. is there piece OF statuary that can
compare with it. The tiger has lust
sprung upon the horse, and has fastened
upon his chest and neck with merciless
ferooity.
The horse. in his agony, is rearing and
plunging in the vain endeavor to release
himself from his destroyer. These two
points alone, the anatomical correctness OF
both the steed and the tiger, and The fine
muscular power Of both, would immortalize
the artist. But above these, in all that dis
plays the genius of the one who conceived
the whole idea, is the figure, attitude,
carriage, manner and deyelopement of tho
rider; 10 the finest conception OF limbs and
arms, and bust, and figure, there is added
such face of exquisite beauty iu cool, do.
terrnined revenge, as lneser saw. No de-
scription can give yotf any idea of its won
derful artistic power. $50
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LYNcHBURG ArFRAY--We learn with
great pain, from a gentleman who loft
Lynchbnrg Friday morning by tho Chariot.
tesvlle stage, that both the combatants in
the late terrible affray have died of their
wounds. Mr. Saunders lived no, more than
eight hours after the rencon,re, and Mr..
Terry did not long survive him. Thus
fatally has terminated this unhappy affair.
At the time our informant left I.ynchburp.
the situation OF Mr.. Biggers, the constable
who received two wounds in ondeavoring
to separate the parties, was represented to
DC such as to justify the apprehensions Of
his friends. One ofihe bullets had sever.
ed large artery, and his advanced ago did
not favor his recovery.
Since the above was in type, we have
seen private letter to gentleman in This
city, which states that Terry was not dead
on Friday morning, though very faint hopes
were entertained Of his recovery. Great
excitement was fe't in Lynchburg, aud of,
the day oi The unfortunate occurrence, b,Isi.
ness was almost totally suspended .--Rich.
fnona Wing.
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FOR the Banner.

Mr.. ,EDIron: II ia custom Of long.
standing in this country, and should always
be the priyilede Of a free people, to select
and nominate either in District meetings or
IN nelghborhood councils, suitable men to
represent them in their law-makiDg de-
partment or other deliberating bodies, and
il there was ever period in the history of
our country that required care and wisdom
in the selection of men, it will be when we
are called on by the action ofthe South to
elect members of Southern Congress.
FRANCIS H. KENsEDY, Esq, is in every
respect suitable person TO represent, in
part, the Congressional District in which
Sumter is included-C Claremont claims the
suggestion Of some liberal writer, who q
few weeks ago gave it as his opinion that
one of the members to the Southern Con-
gress should go from CIaremont. Mr..
KEnNEDY's talents are of a high order, but
what is Of more importance his politics are
of the right stamp.
The large amount of slave property own
ed by himself, his mother, his wife's father
and grandfather, in all of which he is iInme.
dia,ely interested, to say nothing about other
large estates in the family in which Mr. K
is more remotely interested. is, ample eyi.
dence of his soundness in reference to the
institution OF slavery.
Mr.. KENNEDY is in the prime of life, with
healthy vigorous intellect and constitu.
,iou, which blended with his experience ir
and out Of the councils Of the country, can,
not fall to render him acceptable to the
Congressional District as nominee from
CLAREMONT.
eTs- The Black River Watchman viii
please copy.
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For thu Banner.

II seems our town Council have ordered
the strict enforcement Of the ordinance for
the taking up cattle in the street and ex-
torting money from their owners to redeem
then-or il not selling them. The ordi-
nance was passed ! believe last year, but
has been suffered to remain dead letter
till now, for some cause,--I would fain be-
licye because of the repugnance Of the
members to do so serious an injury to their
neighbors, when there is no possible good
to be derived from it. But now it seems
we are no longer to be indulged with tha,
exemption,-however useless, (for have
inquired what good reason could be given
for such law and have heard none which
is not absolutely ridiculous) however an
noying and injurious, we are to have It
forced upon US. hope tho citizens, will
interfere in some way TO cffec, an aba,c.
ment Of the nuisance, for can call by nc
aofter name the interference with the
private affairs OF individuals, unnecessarily
oTfor insufficient cause.
have been serious sufferer from the
hcg-law. il having cost me pretty gang o.
hogs. which ] preferred to send off to the
country TO q friend rather than keep hero
as: ssIs canso af sopnlant annoyance and
trial Of temper. But cannot do withon,
cows nor cen .hey be kess IN. Of the street.
unless at cost far beyond their valuc,--so
that have before me the pleasant antici-
patton Of constant annoyance and constant
cxtortion. And for what 2
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MIRACULOUS EsCAPE.-We learn that,
OF Tuesday last while the steamer Oar ling
ton was endcaving 10 bring her lighters
through Mo,her Griffin. Capt. Brock most
miraenlously escaped drowning. It ap-
pears that the Darlington, with ono Of her
lighters along side, headed up into tho
Suck" where she was kept stationary by
working her engines, while an attempt was
made to pass lines TO he. other lighters:
In doing this the yawl was capsizcd, with
five hands aboard near the stern OF the boat.
The accident called all hands aft TO rescue
those in the water. Capt. Brock was left
s,aI,Sirs; ssl, .aas the bows, and was soon Rf.as
-aRaskest oSssr beard by = rope. He Tell on
the side on which the lighter lay and, OF
course, bad 20 pass under the steanier'e
wheel, which was making about thirty rev.
olutions in n minute. This he did, it is
wonderful to say. with but slight bruisc.
He states that upon finding himself in the
:='s::aT, he made an effort 10 get hold Of
fender; but fronIits large size, and the force
Of the current hc missed his hold, then the
convection flashed across his mind that he
had no hope Of escaping but by diving. But
even in this there imminent danger: for
should he not dive early enough and deep
enough, or rise too soon. his fate was sealed
and he had little time for calculation, rs
the current was irresistible. He did cal.
culatc though, and with correctness, ,ha,
he was struck with but one bucket. and that
slightly. We call this most miraculous
escape, as il is not probable that one in
under the circumstances, could
pass through the difficulty without loss of
life. 1t has been but few weeks since a
hand on board the VIM. b. Mear,s lost his
life under similar cumstances.-Ch Cheraw
Gazette. .-
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state Rights.

.
The following is extracted from speech
delivered by John Randolph, in reply to
Patrick Henry, on the subject of State
Rights. II may be found in the first VOL
ume of Garland's recent Life Of Randolph.
Il must be recollected that the speech from
which this is an extract, was delivered as
far back as 1900:
"Should the federal government. there.
fore attempt to exercise powers that do
not belong to it; and those thut do belong
to it are few, specified we'll defined--all
others being reserved to tho people and TO
vince, and encroach on rights that have
not been delegated, it is the duty of the
states to interpose. There IS no other
weight, the opposing force of the State, is
tthe My check to over-acts known To
the system.
rights of property are concerned, and some
other cases specified in the Constitution,
grant you that the federal judiciary may
pronounce on the validity Of the law. But
in questions involving the right to power,
whether this or that power hns been dele
gated or reserved, they cannot and ought
not to be the arbiter; that question has been
| left, as it always was, and always must be
left, to be determined among sovereignties
| in tho best way they can. Political wis
dom has not yet discovered any infallibIe
mathematical rule, by which to determine
the assumption Of power between those
who know no other law or limitation save
that imposed upon them by their own con-
sent, and which they can ubrogate ut pleas.
ure. Pray let me ask the gentleman, and
no one knows better than himself-who
ordained this Constitution? Who defined
its power, and said, thus far shalt thou go,
but no farther? Was it not the people oi
the States in their sovereign capacity!-
Did they commit an act Of suicide by SO
doing IAN act nf standardization! No,
thank God, they did not; but are still alive,
and, trust. are becoming sensible OF
that importance OF those rights reserved 10
them and prohibited to that government
which they ordained for their common de-
fence. Shall the creature of the States
be the sole judges of their authority to
claim and exercise it? Does not all power
seek to enlarge tself7-grow on that i,
| feeds upon! Has not that been the histo.
ry of all encroachnents, all its depart.
ments, then, If it is 10 be the sole judge o
its own usurpatons, neither the people mol
the States in short time, will have any
thing to contend for; and this creature o
their making will become their sovereign
and the result of the labors of our revolu
tionary heroes, in which patriotic band thi.
venerable gentleman was most conspicu
ous, will have been change Of our mas
ters-Ncw England for Old England; fo
which change cannot find it in my hear
to thank them.''
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Mr.. WEBSTER, on the 26,h OF May,
made two speeches at Syracuse. From
the SECOND, which seemed to have been
ELECTED by the conyivilalities Of the day and
TO have well illustrated the maxim, 'In Vino
Vertas," we make the subjoined extract.
He well says that 81, is in the nature o.
things thai me- - - - :,o.rs STOP 10 step
,.e.,e nxigsBcr ef. lie es..s,,, ,s !,
Are ~ Convention was forming The
Constitution. every thing, that, under its
provisions, could be advantageous to the
North, she demanded, aud "hc Souvh
yielded all that" And since that time, al.
most every thing, that, under or contrary
to the provisions Of the Constitution. the
North has deemed to her interest, she hos
demanded and the South has yielded all
that. Ard, that now the North "has carried
her Nag al over the world" F." and the pos.
cro: his mighty government, welded by
her, threatens the destruction of everv
State Right. and existence. happiness and
honor, ali. depend on this issue, shall that
"''r brief sentence comprise our whole his.
Tory. "rhe South yielded all th.! -
These things arc all historical. II is in
the nature ui things that men 70 on from
step to step according to the exigency of
the case. They found a Union was neces-
sary-a common commercial system neces-
sary-and all these things were provided
lor IN the Constitution under which we live
u we look at It we shall see it is n matter
of compro'uise and agreement from iirst to
last. Thc Northern States were CONNER
cial and whl, had they tn gain! They had
to gam projected commerce abroad, and
an exclusive right OF the coasting trade, and
OF the domestic trade Of tho country, rs a.
gainsl ioraign influences. The sonih Weld
ed al' thai; They agreed to place in Con-
tsre>s The cat're control over the commerce
%; the couutry both domestic and foreign.
And therefore we all know the first Con
eress that ever assembled, placed the entire
c"astlng trade OF the country in American
hands. British ships could moi after that,
trade between Boston and Virginia. And
at that day the commerce was mostly New
England commerce and 80 it has remained
to this da! And now it employs a vast
tonnage ana thousands OF ships. AMI ALA
of i, from ti.ine to California, is confined !
to America vessels. No foreigner inter.
fcfcs. They could carry much cheaper
aud be more nsciii IN southern consumers. |
For It 10 f'ct tha, the vessels of northern
Europe oi sweden. and the Hanse Towns,
nav'gnie lhc seas cheaper than wc can, be-
cause iley % not pay sd much wages to
their hands ms we do, nor feed them so we'll |
All This is preserved under this Consti,u.
tion to the commercial intcrcs, Of The North |
Well, this is the great boon which my
country Of New England has received from
The Government. She has carried her flag |
MI over the world
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Earliest Of the Season.

We helieve that two Of our own citizens
arc entitled to the palm in South Carolina
oe the earliest cotton blooms.
We have seen stalk from the plantation
Of Capt. r. G.. RICHARDSON which was in
bloom on the 11th. and one from that of
Capt. p. NJ. BUTLER which had howercd
on the 9th.
We have also seen a stalk from The
plantation Of ]. NJ. JENNINGS, Esq, which
lowered on the 18th.
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RAIL ROAD BoNps.-- perceive by
the papers that the Seaboard and Roanoke
Rail Road Bonds. which have recently
been advertised in New York by Winslow,
Lanicr & Co, have been advantapcously
l'spnsod Of They brought from 81 5 to
30 ~ on the dollar. Total amount of bids
S60s,O0o--neariy double the amount 70.
qured
II these bonds have met with so ready
a sale, nnd such an cvccss Of bidders; how
reasonable is ii 10 suppose that the Bonds
OF the Wilmington and Manchester Raj,
Road Company, covered by undoubted
security. will meet with an equally ready
investment. We are inclined to the
opinion that somo Of the bids. will overtop
the maximum Of the Seaboard Company
WI. Herald
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EATEN UP ny CANHIBALs.-The boats
crew of the French corvette Alcmenc were
sent on the 29th Novcm, ,cr last to find n
passage for her on the western side of New
Caledonia. in the Pacific. AS they did not
return, the barge was dispa ched, and found
that they had b"en killed aud eaten by the
Mencma and Bellep triocs, except three
who were made prisoners, and forced to
witness tho feast. These mon we're given
up when the barge arrived. The hute.
plantations and canoes of tho cann;baIs
we're destroyed; some persons taken, and
twenty others shot
The FIRST CoLoREp CIRcLEs.-In one
OF the New York Courts, on Thursday last,
Mary Kip, free coiorcd woman, recover
ed Sl0mdamagcs from Miles Smith, fo.
breach of promise of marriage. The heart
broken plaintiff, (who sued for Ss3, 800 is
q nantua maker in West Broadway, and
the 'a'lhless swain possesses handsome
property.
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S1essrs. LINDSAY s. BLAcxIsroN have
forwarded TO us tho June number OF the
Medical Examiner, monthly record OF
Medical Science published by these gentle.
mon in Philadelphia at So 90 per annn,n,
and edited Ivy Drs. Francis GUENEv SMITH
and JoHN B. DIDDLE
The subjects. treated upon are of impor.
lance and interest and are discussed with
ability. in this age of nctive and intense
investigation the Importance Of Journals,
devoted to the various Sciences, can scarce.
ly be over Estimated. BY them the henc-
fits Of n valuable discovery are widely and
rapidly diffuscd. while errors of opinion and
falsitics Of theory are quickly brought to
view and exposed. But Of all the classes
of periodical literature the interest of man.
kind are most especially furthered b, that
connected with the medical science, with
pro'ongng life and relieving pain.
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GoDEy's Lady's Book has been given ND,
for this month, to the lady contributors, and
is therefore more than usually interesting.
Among the beautiful cngr,vincs in the Ju
ly number is one Tie FIJI Equestrian, 10
winch we have !. si.rhl nr ton, as r4,he.
trenchn- upnn =. ,ls of our own sex.
Even in riding " have not hitherto conre.
deh more :han The Hat, and that was "A one
sided compromise. for nothing was given IN
return; but the Far Equestrian" of this
plate, has donned tho sack and The we'll
htt'ng vest and has neatly turned Byron
collar over lore ofa crapai. and looks so
char'ningly w'thal that we cannot find il in
our heart To say no. Bur, when the ladies'
rIdc thus and walk ala Bloomcr, what arc
we to do! We can think of no other re.
sort than To the flowing robes and boards of
Patrarchal times.
The SOUTHERN REPUBLIC, nj least thai
established in Camden, under the direction
of c. A. Price, Esq, has assumed place
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JOS. A. HOLLAND, Presiden,
tERVEY nj. CLECKLEY, Secretary,


DIVING FOR SHELLs.--The following
extract from "Rovings in the Pacific"
new work, relates the manner Of diving for
shells ut the "Bow Island" so named by
Cook.
"On arriving at tho reef or knoll, the
boat was secured by its painter to a pro-
Ject'ng branch; and the divers proceeded to
dive from it in all directions, and, as thev
brought up the shells, SC they threw them
into the shallow water on the knoll
until the shells became scarce, or
they became tired und wanted TO
pull into another station. Shell-tish Of
various descriptions arc attached 10
and wcdged in tho coral branches. appar-
emily having grown with their growth
On still calm day you may see TO the
bottom at ten or twelve fathoms, aud the
shell.fisfI when feeding reflects tints of the
most brilliant and beautiful lrie; and fish OF
every conceivable form and color NAV he
seen sporting in the intcrstics OF the coral
branches.
1t is n curious, sight TO watch the divers;
with scarcely movement they will dart to
the bottom like an arrow, examine beneath
every protruding rock, and, on continuing
their investigations, by q simple movement
Of the arm will propel themselves horizon
tally through the water, and this at the
depth of seven or eight fa,homs. timed
several by the witch; and the longest period
knew any of them 10 keep beneath the
water was minute and quarter. and there
wcae only two who accomplished this feat
One of them, from his great skill, was nick
named by his companions tho "O'ai,"
(stone. Rather less than minute was
tho usual duration. In fine " Gather they
can see the shells, when, if tho water is
deep, they dive at an anglo fur them; and as
the shells adhere firmly 10 the cora. by
strong n.nris, it .sas s;,S. !, 80,
; tstach s~"msaIng diver, after one or
i"o 'aeA ,tual attempts 10 tear away large
Q, ster, ,k his legs beneath him, and
getting purchase with his feet against the
coral, use both his hands and fairly drag
it of. When they dive in very deep water,
they complain OF pains in the cars, and they
sometimes come up with their noses bleed
ing; but it is rarely that you can get them
to attempt such diving, as lei the shells be
so abundant, they will come up and swear
there arc none; the cxeriion, from the great
pressure, is too painfully distressing. 1t
has frequently happened. after set of
worn-ou. divers have sworn that no more
shells could be obtained. that fresh set
has come and procured from fifty to sixty
tons, without difficulty"
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of tha Rsup, 's;rii,g The ssat n
ine;lsns 1 M aeanssaa @ & 5, ag,lae isldicrong
bs wc, ~. A. ~. :, as ~. ssgs Ctr
w,'c', Ws '. 40 Iiot ye 80 6aye seen
skirts Of the town, nesf Thar az.
sentinel on duty ~ as si al ayery ,,,,,1ss ~
Two had been Ri lled spparantIy ~ ~.
same person, who lansied III Tie daad - B
night, from small boat and. belnrSg IA
sentinel could bail tiirec times, ,cc0s,aiy,sy
to military tactics, fred his piacc, an, d.
capped in the darkness. Tbs expoaei ,,r,ua !. .
naturally became dreaded by ne soj,l,ess.
who had but little taste for being aJsss
down in cold blood. At length 4 neuro
who belonged To The rank and me- wan 81
stationed in the spot one gIt, asad "a ffereG.s
if any one appeared, 10 hail s. ssio.s ti,arcJI
three times, and il no answer was returned.
to fire tiH nineket at the intruder.
Pompey had never stood sentry. Eut Ii, /
promised to obey the directions. lie pacsd
backward and forward, Healihiiy, with h;aa
ears open to the glightest sound. AT lie
accustomed hour the foe appeared, er,eY.
ging from clump OF bushes under cover,
OF which he LANDED. Poinpey Instantly
!evei!cd his piece and cried. ,.s44
"Who go dar once twice tree tincsD
bang! hailing and firing ,simultaneousivS
The aim taken by Pompey,s neeled :.
onion was true, and the interloDer felI. AMI
the post was no longer exposed to danger
Yankes BLADE. s. s.zi5 is.zss rs E g ill9
GREAT DRoUcHT IN MEXICO. we ara
permitted (says the N. @. PicayvnIn,e.. Is7f n,
make the following extract from 4 letter
dated Zacatecas, May 10Th, 10 commerciai
house Of this city: 1ls
ave are in most miserable state here
at present. We have had no rain ofS ar,v
consequence since August last. and ths
country is actually burnt up. Many nf our
roads are impossible for want of water.
Corn is $3.50 per lanega, (akont $50
pounds,) and in some parts Of the State, es
Zacatecas is selling at 80. sFIonrs ii,irst
ground down is worth $40 per 800 ro,nds. :
and other things in proportion. The Iossg
o,,n. .a r,,s. "o,a W. .'oi pt cfeated IN any
which toa. q, ano .n.a Snpw " o. oae ,estnte
Ias, and - nsau VI saeeP !H sislSsn fsiafsn
.om,so ,hora - i:,au "oiss slylce. ayitaes.. sSEFS
ns ,ha naon;a 80 ~ ''ti9g tp, q Psesent,
cbor;,,,r .na''!a!pea !a p51,oy !, oy
onu,a :, orc ea"'g every thing Ithat
soo ;s III, ~ 'asar way. livery tfay: Until ~
.a.' an,. m.n oe worse ana we cannot expect
an eo.niperGml prosperity until another
.a,hag anu gooa hafyes. OF Indian corn is
frost, which has injured the whea, ,crar,' %
This is produced by irrigation, and was iuss
caught in the ear" i9s iTs. q -
W.. ~,
;,,aas, .ansn hls y, % me
n .ha lac, Co.. ss'o.aly PaIlsD. ,itl-s
VI .ns ,as: iour years u has been called up
Oh " aoiI'ihlstcr tho conSoiafionS, Offices,
| ON.fC
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On Monday evening 'ns, rain commen-
ced falling, accompanied by North Eas.
terly wind, and continued on Tuesday.
producing a great change in the ,empcra.
ture and rendering fires and winter cloth
ing necessary to comfort.