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Tue CoTroS Cnor.-Wc were yes
terday, says the N. 0. Picaymc of
Friday, shown letters from several of
the heaviest cotton planters i'll the
State, whose plantations lie upon the
coast from Pointe Coupcc to Millken's
Bend, which state that owing to the
ravascs of the boil worm, rot, heavy
rains, &c, they would lose from one
third to one-half their crops. Accom-
panying the letter from Millikcn's
Bend was specimen Of bolls, destroy
cd by the rot, and certainly more cf.
fectual destruction VIC never saw. The
greater Of them were completely eaten
away, and if this is, as the letter states,
a fair specimen of the crop in that see
ton, the prospect is gloomy indeed.
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TNE SUMTER BANNER.
Sumterville, So. Ca,
JOHN T. GREEN, EDIron.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER. 2s 1859,
Our lsrlancip7es.

:" There Is one po,nf rhich there can be nt
diversity of opinion IN The South among thost
pho are true TO her, or who haze made up fhei,
minds NOT 10 be SLAVES; hat is If ,re shoutd b.
forced 10 choose 6ct,cecn resistance and su5;sss,
rn should take resistance at all Gazards.'-
CALHOUN.
''T'o do that, concert of action must be nece.,o
ry, not TO sare Me Union, for It uouh then b.
700 late, out TO sare ourseires. Thus in mn rie,p
concert, IS The one thing needful. ."-CAIriouN.
What a. the remedy2 I .anspcr secession
united secession Of Tie xtaprhoiiing Safcs, or q
large number Of them. Nothing else ,r,H be mise
nothing else nrA DC practicable. .'-CnEvEs.
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Election of EicCtOrs-H -HllcS:lli-
~ of the Present Mode.

Since we submitted our article i'm
which it was suggested that the pres
cnt mode Of clccting electors appeared
to us to be illegal, we have had occa.
sion to reflect upon and investigate the
subject more Mt length, and have be-
come more and more satisfied that our
position is correct.
In order to u full understanding OF
the whole matter, We beg leave now to
give what We conceive to be the law
upon the subject. The Act of 1892.
| Faust, page 20S, prescribing the
manner OF making the appointment,
says:
That electors Of q President and
Vicc-Prcsidcnt of the United States
shall be appointed by ballot on the
Tuesday preceding "Wednesday the
fifth day of December in the present
year, 1902, in the House Of Rcprcscn
tativcs at Columbia, by the Legislature
of this State, or by such persons as
be returned members thcrcoi'nn shall
attend on that day: And also that the
electors of a President and Vice Pre-
sidcnt Of the United States shall be
appointed on the Tuesday preceding
the first "Wednesday in December,
every fourth year succeeding the last
election, in the House of Representa-
tIvcs at Columbia, by the Legislature
of this State which shall then be exist
ing, or by such persons as shall then
be returned members thereof and shall
attend Oh that day"
This Act has never been rcpcalcd.
and therefore VIC contend, that if it
ever had an active binding effect, it is
still the supreme law Of the land, upon
that point.
Then how can an appointment made
on any other day by any other persons
than such members rs attend ON that
day, be valid. But it is said that the
Act of Congress, that sets apart an
other day, rcpcals the other Act. This,
however, we think, is an error. 1t ap-
pears to us that the Acts of Congress
have no binding effect, in such cases.
in State, until effect is given to them
by the Legislature, and that no Act Of
Congress can, in any case, repeal .as.
A6sro AGs Of ,no the z
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Timely Nsaalcn.

vsNllE undersigned having assumed 8the
payment of all he debts of the lales
firm of A. J. & p. MOSES md forstiiat
purpose all debts due The said firm having.
been transferred to him, those inlcptcdl,ys
Note. Bond, open Account, araotIlerWiBS
will take notice that immediate paymen. q +
their dues is absolutely required 10 cnabie
him 10 meet the constant demands made.
upon him by the creditors Of tie late firm
The undersigned has no desire 10 tp.ss,
tho debtors of the late firm Il. Gosls, buzz
satisfactory arrangements, be,weei, ,his
time and next return day, ere ahsoiatelys
necessary to save Cost-7ethsr ID tnysoig
or the dcbtsrs Of A. 81 Il 4 alusEs.
\. >. nj y,
s, Sept =, sS552a ssF
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WE learn from the Palmetto State
A"ncr Of the 10th inst, the with
drawal Of Mcssrs. LYLEs, Arthur and
WALLACE, from the canvass for Rep
rcscntativcs in Richland District. -
w hen they consented to run as candi-
dates to represent the District, there
was every probability that the canvass
would be quiet one, unaccompanicd
by those clcctionccring scenes which
have become common of late wears in
that District. We do not know what
issues have sprung up in that District
capable Diminishing excitement among
the voters, but they fear from recent
events the District will again be dis
tractcd hy IN exciting contest in which
no important measure or political
principle is involved. They believe
that by withdrawing their names from
the canvass, this result may be avoided.
The motive is certainly praiscwortRv
we have had contention long enough,
and every well wishcr of his country
ought to be willing to exert his inilu-
ence in bringing peace and quictude
to the people.
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Alabama Southern Rights
Convention,

we learn by the Charleston Courier
that on the l4th inst, the nomination
OF the Hon. GEORGE NJ. TRoup and
General QulrMAN was ratified on Mon.
day night, with great enthusiasm, and
that Presidential Electors wcre ND.
pointed. The Convention, shortly at.
ter, adjourned sine die.
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Mobile (-4id.) Tribune.


INTERESTING RELlcs.-S ancient
relics were recently discovered in the
old fort at Christina, on the Delaware, &
at the mouth Of the Christina Greek. I
They are the cannon balls left by Gov. Z
ltisingh, nearly two hundred years
ago. There are fourteen ofthem, niIia
and six Founders, all bearing ample
evidence of their antiquity, by tho j
depths otoxydations which cover them
BESIDES these cannon balls, there were
several other articles dug upnear tbens
one of which was an old fashions sSpews9
ter dish, deeper than our common a in-sS
ner plates, and narrower in.the brim.$,
which it is supposed was Governor
k'slngh's soup, plate. 1t however, 81 3.
bears more certain marks Of IFS age
thssassskS5sSsits family, it being in many
places so thoroughly oxyda,cd us to-
retain none of its original lnstro sor
tenacity. They were all found buried
from eighteen to thirty inches below
the surface, and were probably secra-s
ted by Rsingh during the seige, when
the hope OF recovering the colony from
the Dutch had not been abandoned by
the Swcdcs.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-09-28

The war debts OF the European na.
tons amount to Sl00,O00,OO0. 1t
would require the labor oftour millions
OF men; at $3.50 per annum to pay the
interest of this sum, ut six per cont
10 pay the principal it would be ne
cessary to levy tax of at least $40
OH every inhabitant of the globe.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-09-28

S6LE OF Mr.. CLAWS PRopEnrY At
AsHLAND.--A sale of "a portion of the
personal property Of the late Hon.
Henry Clay took place at Ashland, on
the 10Th instant, and embraced about
twenty head of thorough bred cattle,
several fine horses, and a quantity Of
vine, put up several years ago by Mr..
Clay himself The sale took place uil-
der the direction Of his executors s.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-09-28
"A Nesyg I E,..r,el..'

LIE Charleston Southern STANDARD,
says: 8 We have received short
prospectus Of . new Daily, soon to be
published by Mr.. JazB. Nixon, at
Broed-street. The terms are 81 per
year We have ot,heard who is to
be the editor. The runior is, that it
will support ScoTT aud GRAuAM."
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-09-28

~ On the night Of the 10th ult.,
SIG falling stars were reconcd from the
Observatory nj Bcrnc. Tho same
night % were seen at Brussels during
the first hour, and rs each successive
ono. They all appeared to issue regu-
larly from point between Pcrscus
and Cassope.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-09-28

sB% Communications intended for
the banner must be handed in on or
before Saturday morning, and those
favoring us with advertisements will
please let lis have them ut lesst by
8 o'clock OH Monday.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-09-28

More EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS AT
llAYrl.-Capt. Byard, of the brig LII
cy ii. Chase arrived at New York
from Gonaives, reports that on the 2Sth
ult., two shocks ofearthquakcs occur
red there, which Frustrated several
small buildings and out houses. He
also states that much sickness prevails
at the Cape and ut Port All Prince.
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RA1LnoAp AcclnExr.-Onn of I'M

RAILROAD AcCIDENr.-Onc of the
Engines on this line, says the Wins
boro' Dn'iy Register of yesterday, ap-
proaclling the Pump near WiHnsboro'
depot, yesterday, with large number
of cars heavily i'rcighted, ran little
too far, and timblcd into gulIcy mt
the terminus of tho track connected
with the turn table, carrying with =
the tender and two platform cars
Fortunately, no very serious injury
was sustained by those who were on
the ears, as they lcapcd from them just
before the cars ran OIL. The Engine
aud tender are somewhat injured and
the two platform cars are broken up.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-09-28
DcatEa of A. S. y yola..ston, Esq.

We had scarce chroniclcd tho sud-
den death of one friend, before it be-
comes our mournful duty to record
that OF another. Our esteemed friend
and citizen, A. S. Johnston, is
no more! lie died yesterday morn
ing, after brief, but violent attack of
illness. Thus is another added to tho
catalogue Of prominent aud useful citi-
zcns, whose death our community has
been called to dcplorc within the last
few months. *.
hfr. Johnston had long been o resi-
dent Of Columbia. A native Of Vir-
ginia, he came to tho State nt an early
age, and lived ii our community tU the
period or his deuth.
He first bccanic we'll and fayorably
known rs Associate Editor and Pro-
prictor Of the Columbia Telescope q
paper which enjoyed great popularity,
and cxcrtcd o powerful influence in our
State throughout the period Of its ex-
istence. llc has been subsequently
known as the Publisher of the Carroll.
ma Plantcr, Of which our distinguished
fellow-citizen; DR.. Il w. Gibbes,
was the Editor, and also, for number
| Of ycnrs, as Printer 70 the Senate
Ilc WAS, ct tho time Of his death, and
had been, for several years, one Of the
Wardens Of our Town, o post of public
service for which he seemed emincutly
fitted.
No man, perhaps, ever discharged
the various important trusts, both pub
lilo and private, conGdcd to him, with
gscatcr fidelity and zeal, tl,an our Ia
mented friend. IIo left no immediate
family to mourn his loss, but his death
will be long lamcnted by large circle
| of connexions and friends, who we'll
knew the sterling qualities of his char
actcr, and how to appreciate thcm.
Tho proceedings of-Council on the
melancholy occasion, will be found in
t.anotller column.-7Iaio,ctto !State Ban
ners 24kt inst. ~. s.. ss
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-09-28

The destruction OF the Reindeer BY
fire the New York Courier attributes
to spontaneous combustion, originn-
ting in II quantity otcloth, cotton, bed
ding, &c, which had been saturated
with oil in dressing the injuries of the
unfortunate sufferers.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-09-28

Or" Mr.. Colburn, ofSavannah has
invented new violin, said to be Of SUI
pcrior tone. He substitutes triungu-
lar instead Of the prescnt shape.
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lille I'N0 DnEsInrNr1AI E.Nn1n


TIE Two PRESIDENTIAL CASDlDATEs.
-Gen. Scott was pressed upon the
Wing Convention by the Northern
Frccsoil delegates. They voted for
him to the last, whilst very large
majority Of the Southern delegates as
obstinately voted against him. The
latter now say they we're mistaken,
and that Gen. Scott is not, rs they
then supposed, msound on the oues-
tion Of slavery. If the Southern dele
gates and their constituency we're
mistaken rs to the views ofGcn. Scott,
then the FrecSoiierS must also have
made mistake. How is it that they
too have not discovered their CT
ror? They have the lights on the
subject which the Southern men have,
but they still persist i'll believing that
Gen. Scott is the candidate for
them, and therefore they support him
warmly. Who then is deceived now,
the Southern men or the Frccsoilcrs?
One or the other must be.
On the other, hand we find no diff
ference of opinion as to the position of
Genl. Pierce. lie was brought for
ward and nominated by the South
cm vote. In this the Southern men
and the Frcesoilers concur. Many of
the latter, among them tho National
Era and Mr.. Hale, refuse to sun
port Gcnl. Pierce, because of his
well known conservative opinions.
Here then both, or neither, are mis-
taken. The sentiments which tho South
supposcs Gcnl. Pierce to hold arc
those which the North also attributes
to him. Can it be that the people of
both sections are deceived on this
point? The thing is improbable. He
is, what he processes to be--n conserva-
tive OF the strictest school. Bat Gen.
Scott-Beware of the man whose pres
ent Southern friends told you, three
months ago that he was not to be
trusted, and whose Northern Freesoil
friends still claim him as their candi-
date Charleston Standard.
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Our Town AND irs TRApE.-Thc
Newberry Sentinel of the 22nd inst,
says: During the year commencing on
the ist of September, 1851, and end
ing on the lst of the present mouth,
the number OF bales OF cotton bought
by the merchants ofthis town, amount
ed to 1890; In tho same ti,iie ii,cr.
chandize to the amount Of nearly d
half million!of dollars has been sold.
This is exclusive of very large amount
OF goods manufactured here, such as
boots and shoes, saddles and harness,
carriages, wagons, &c.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-09-28

say@ Capt. w. II, Griffin, the AS
sistant Engineer on the Grecnvlle and
Columbia Railroad, has been elected
Chief Engineer on that road, In place
of Col. Brown, who was recently
drowned.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-09-28

POWERFUL JoKE.-A Western edis
tor thinks Hiram Powers, the sculptor,s
is swindler, because he chisetea an
unfortunate Greek girl ontzof blocl; !
of marble.
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HS.' II. EB1rparasg,.

BARNUM it seems must always be
engaged in some kind of speculation.
We see from our oxchangcrs he has
made a contract with Miss CArirAR1NE
Hays to sing for him i'm California
and Mexico. The three hundred thou
sand dollars he made by jenny LIMBS
performances has given him 8 taste for
this sort Of speculation.
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GARRETT DAVIS, Esq.

lie ARRESTS AT Havana is
stated that among the arrests ut IIa.
vana, were gray-headcd woman OF
sS' and her two grand daught, r !, one
~, the other 16, who were carried to
the prison with their hands las he BE.
hind them, and in a state of semi-nudi-
ty, merely ON suspicion Of conccaling
their own father. 2
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Poor HHOdaae.

1t will bc seen by a notice in our
present issue, that a majority of the
several Boards of Commissioners ,;f Tie
Poor, whose ptociiliar province it is to
examine into tho propricty, and the
eSpedicncy, Of erecting Poor House
in our District, have appointed spc-
clal Committee for that purpose. and
they will make known the result OF
their determinations on .Sole-tlay in
October. The earnest attention of our
citizens is invited to this matter.
W0tchmdn, 25M inst
This is All object which we'll deserves
the serious consideration of our citizens
generally, rs well as that of the Com.
mIssioners Of the Poor. Wo suppose
the object Of the Commissioners is to
find out the cheapest mode of support
ing comfortably the INDECENT poor OF
tho District Under the prescn. sys,
tch certain allowance In money is
furnished by the Commissioners TO
s'ch iauPcr IN the District and no
Ifurthcr notice is taken of the Paupcr.
at the Poor House oil the Paupcrs
will Be>kept together, upon farm VIC
suppose, and no one wili,bo allowed
anything who issnot.found at tho Poor
4 i5rtrs,.ss. This will bring great inins.
ticc in some individual cases, and un.
less upon careful consideration of the
whole matter, it is manifest that more
aid could be given to the Paupcrs gen.
orally, or in other words that more
good could be done in this way, VIC
would be inclined to object to the OK.
pertinent. The Commissioners can
form the best Judgment upon this point
having all the information necessary
before them.
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The following blief note; written by.
Mr. Clay has just been published ii
exhibits8his religious composure and
serenity during his last illness -: q
W ashington, i 9th jan ] 1862. Ma
ny and cordial thanks, my good and
true friend, for yonr kind and friendly
letter. j wish. | had the strength to
respond to it, in the tullness which, my
heart would prompt, butt have not.
My condition is very critical, although
my friends think there is slight i'm.
Proyemcnt in my health within the last
few days. 3
You have been rightly Informed that
4 contemplate the result with compo-
sure, resignation and submission. In
view OF my present sufferings in this
life, aud the hopes and blessings in the
next, am ready to, obey the summons
Of my God, whenever he may gracious.
~ please to issue it, coniiding in the
promises and mediation of our Savior.
! am ever your, grateful friend,
II. CLAY.
n !.
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ION. |. r. HoLMna--ExP President
and the Hon. /. f. Holmes,
icrly OF ihis State, but now resident
SaGIo'nia, arc pleasuring at the
3,toga Springs.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-10-27
Mr., BARB, from the y,
was referred the bill from


for the relief of William A fto.
same without amendment.
Nh BRYAN. from The Committee on Inn.
ments, TO which was referred the bin from tie
Board of "A ldeiimen for the relief OF the hol lers
OF property at the intersection of h, stieet north
and II tn street west, which was taxed for eleyat-
Ing the pavement at that point reported the same
Without amendment +a"'t
The bill from the Beard of Aldermen, in rela-
ton TO the culyert at the northeast corner OF
square 226, was taken mp, read three times, and
passed f r
The bin from tie Board Of Aldermen, making
anadditional appropriation for the Improvement
Of b street north, from Delaware avenue to 1st
street east, was taken up, read twice, and on mo-
tion of Mr.. Bryan referred to the Committee on
improvements by the following vote:
4 YRAs- -AMessrs. Douglass Easily, Bryan. Pep
per, Burns, Hay, Morgan, Van Riswick, and Cal
NAYs-Messrs Kelly, Downer, Meade, Mnlloy
Miller and Pumpbrey--G
"a The joint resolution from the Board of Alder
men authorizing the Mayor to rent the Corpora
ton wharyes, was taken up, read twice, and re-
ferred TO the Committee on Wharyes. ~
The bill from the same Board authorizing the
filing up Of the sou side of G street. between lst
street west and New Jersey avenue, was taken
up, read twice, and referred to the Committee on
| Improvements 4i...sga 81 tl 5as aas
Mr.. BRYAN, on leave, introduced a bill entitled
! "An act amendatory to and repeating part Of the
act approved April IL, l845, concerning paved
| carriageways;" which was read three times and
4 passed. sEn satfs f4sla' gtes gG
Mr.. MuLLoY, from the Committe on Improve
ments, to which was referred the bill making an
additional appropriation for the Improvement Of
Il street north, from Delaware avenue to lst
| street east, reported the same without amend
ment, and the bill was read the third time and
passed. On the third reading of the bill the
/ yeas and nays were as follows:
/ YrAs--Messrs Douglass, Easily, Kelly, Barr,
,Downer, Burns, Hay, Hanson, Mead, Mulloy,
Morgan. Cnll, Pumphrey, Riley, Van Riswick,
and Callan-16.
NAYs-Messrs. Bryan and Queen.
! The bill from the Board Of Aldermen to provide
| for increasing the salaries of the Commissioner
of Improvement, and for other purposes was
| taken up, read twice, and referred to the Com
mittee of Ways and Means
! The bill from the Board of Aldermen for finish
ing paving cutters on ! lth street east was taken
up, read twice, and referred to the Committee on
| improvements, and, being subsequently, reported
by Mr.. Easily, was read the third time and
passed
Mr.. BARR, from the Joint committee to which
was referred the Mayors communication on the
subject, reported the joint resolutions of respect
| to the memory of Daniel Webster which are above
inserted in the proceedings of the Board Of Al
! dermen.
These resolutions, having been read three
times, were unanimously passed
! /. And the Board adjourned rt
Daily American telegraph., 1852-10-27
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