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W AsiiISGroN, Fen. I4.-Thc Ap-
praIscrs ut large, under instructions :
from the Treasury Department, have
been directed to make circuit OF
all the principal ports in the United
states, for the purpose of ESTABLISHING
us nearly as may be. some uniformity
"f valuation i'll assessing duties through
ont the United States under thc cios-
Slllcation Of merchandise, so that cor
responding action may be had at the
'iliicrcnt points. 1t is Il singular
'act, that various articles have been
recently imported, which although in.
tr'hslcally the same, have been
rated at Philadelphia, Ncw-York and
Boston, so as to apply three scales OF
duty ranging through the minimum.
medium and maximum, because the
Appraisers at those ports have allowed.
or caused them to he entered under
different classiiications.
While this system is obviously
wrong and unjust, it also initiates
against the public interests and Sc
rI"usly effects the revenue. The
board OF General Appraisers have
assigned to particular divisions. Mr..
fiddle, of Philadelphia, will visit Mo
bic, Ncw-Opleans, Galveston and the
intermediate ports. Mr.. Benson will
visit Wilmington, Charleston, Savau-
nah and Key West. Mr.. Bradley has
proceeded to California. The reports of
these officers, after they ltvo re.
assembled in May or June, and fully
compared notes, will doubtless contain
suggestions which will be valuable in
enabling the Secretary of the Treasury
TO issue instructions to the various
collectors, SO as to secure something
approaching to general system in the
administration of tho law Cor. of
Pill. ~. -1meriean.
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From the Southern Standard.
Cuffy, On Intervention for Non-Inter

Suhy, On 1hterVentlon Tor Non-Inter.
vention.
Sccne-The street corner; Sau,bo and Cuff;
meeting.
Sam6o.-IioIe on dar, Cuffv. dis
Niger got sumfn fuh AK you, berry pur
ticker.
Cu6y.-Well Sambo, wah YOU hal
dc zicty to AK! ] spec YOU find kin
splain to your dissatifagtion.
Sum,bo.-De ting ain dis. CuIfv.
cant ondestand what de buckn mean
by dis intervention, fuh non-intcrwen.
ton, tun nm and twist um cherry way
den tun u'n toder side, but all for nut
tin; dis niggcr couldn't come it. nc
how. Den, when see you cumnin
say; ch, eh, Cutiy kin tell Inc all
bout um now.
CuVy.-Wcll, you is right dat time
Sambo; dat de berry subiick been
plague me long time, tel glib um le
gal westigation. F'us was dark ch
ch, you ona,-dcn night come. 90
sleep, dream pon uln; bvm bye. dc
light ketch me. same like fat liuht.
mo'u: W.. ! care olh'no: see u'n, ebery
'''; XIII splaii' Jun all.
, n""'Go-l,e'' :, SPlain um quick, Cuily
'''S' uc "'cty ol dc mInd am onbcar.
wv .. ~ ),
I"Dy'g"e ell den, Hamho, dis am
dc ting. Spose two little dog did
, n' III ,u' ,'I't. . nov, r"rdm t" G!S
n.' "'' VIC ',s noe noun Tor stan oil
w.. ,;.r ,l Io ;y ~; n"''e' % an dcy got nutt'n'
~. w " WI" '','. wen, now, spose dcy
.I'', " w. n'' "n "c ','''e aoS f'Ght um out,
,i.,,,' M W 10 u,,o , T'' "'."P 'cks &c bone;
o'i > .'e Ia" oo hon-ihtcrwcntloi1.
n,V sroSe =, one DC o'S dog say C
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THE SUMTER BANNER.
Sumterville, So. Can
JOHN Il. GREEN, EDlToR.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1852:
Our Priaaciules...

There - one point on uhich there can be no
dirersiy Of og,ininn in Tie South among those
uho are true 10 her, or rho haze made up fhets
minds not TO be siares; that is II tre should De
foSccd TO choose bercsn resistance and submission
ire should take resistance at all hazards''-
CALHOUN.
~, not TO sGce the Union, for II ronld then be
too late, but 10 sauc ourseiues. Thus IN mn ,qeu
concert IS khe one thing eetkfui."-CALuouN
What az tie remedy ansrer secession,
united secession Of the slar,holtiing .Siaies or
"oA:"g else ~in T be praetirabls''@cmrwrs. W CIR "l M
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Jenny Lind No More.

Wills III his "llome Journal mar
rates, with his usual felicity Of style,
some of the accompaniments of the
Swedish songtrcss marriage
IAN engraving ordered upon the
schW'"t To Jenny Lind-gavc the news
of certain event to Ball, 1'umpkins
q Black, a week before it was tclc-
graphcd to the papers. Jewellers
keep secrets. The ring went to it's de-
stlny mwhiSpcred of. It's spring (for
it is fastened with spring. las closed
over the blue vein that has scott carri-
cd to that third finger the news of the
heart refusal TO surrender. Jenny
Lind torres. She who filed more place
in the worlds knowledge and attention
than Sweden itsclf--thc Swcdc greater
than Swcdcn-has acknowledged the
small sweet need Of woman to br
loved Her star-namc, which she had
spent half Il life, with energy unequal
led, i'll placing bright and lone in the
heaven OF rcnown, is merged after all
in the Via l-actca Of common h,lmani-
ty. Jenny Lind is uji.
\ year or more ago. Jenny Lind
stood by the cradle Of a Sleeping and
beautiful infant. She looked at it long
anal thonghtfully, stopped and kissed
its heel and the back of its neck. (thr
Swedish geography, we believe. i0r IL
kiss with blessing to child and
turning TO its mother, said with deep
sigh, You have something to live for!
Her ainhition-sn athirst from the ii! st
dawn of her mind that it seemed to
have absorbed her entire bcing-llad a
full cup at its lips. She was. with un-
bIcmishcd reputc. the most renowned
OF living women, and with the fortune
and moral power of a queen. Yet. up
rom the heart under it ALA heart so
deep down under pyramids of golden
lanrels-thr oltcrmnst approach to
winch WAS apparently hidden in clouds
OF mr"nSc-come Il SIGH over the era
die OF a child!
We aTc sorry we can give our far
away readers no assistance in their cC.
forts to form an idea Of the Niuhlin.
gales mate. Ladies' are good ohscry-
rrs. and one who remembers 10 have
looked TO see the effect oi Jenny J.ind's
compliment on the new conner, tell,
us he was "A pale, thin, dreamy. poc,i-
cal looking youth. lie will soon be
seen and described, however. il news.
papers live; but meantime, if we were
I" give sort Of guess at the sort of
man ne IS. We should begin with one
probahility-that he is the most I'M
worldly, unaffected and tru,h.Iovinr.
OF all the mates that have ever offered
to fold wing beside her. With what
She has seen OF the world. and of tho.
stull for husbands, Jenny Lind had
probably come round to whence she
.tartcd-cll"osing like child bv the
instinct Of the heart. Her ONo,bior.
raphy will show how wisely.
The interest in Jenny Lind's marri-
age IS as varied as it is tender and re-.
spcctflll. There is scarce a woman in
the land, probably, who, if she felt at
liberty to do SO, would not send her n
bridal token. But there is more thai,
s'st'rly well wishing, in the general
excitement amo NJ her own sex on the
subject. The power in one person. of
trying, purely and TO such complete
ness, tho two experiments for hapni-
nass-.ove al d ftmc-wcrs inter estinp
enough; but it il strange ard cxeitin.s
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ALABAMA DIREcr TRADE ASp Ey-
CHANGE CoMrASY.-I'bc above is the
title OF Il company which has been. or
certainly will be, chartered by the
Alabana Legislature. Two hundred
thousand dollars worth of stock must
be subscribed for before the company
is organized, and then the company
has the option of increasing the ca pi1al
stock TO three millions of dollars.
The affairs Of the company will be
managed by President and Directors.
VIII" are to be elected annually. Said
company are required to keep at least
one agent abroad. All the officer, of
the company arc required to give bond
to the Governor Of the State for the
faithful performance of their duties,
and to swear before Justice of the
Peace that they will sell every article
of merchandise entrusted 10 said com.
pany to the best advantage to the
owner thereof.
we look on this rs the harbinscr OF
an entire change in our export trade
Inc South produces the great bulk of
articles used in our foreign trade. and
yet the North rcaps the rich harvest Of
shipping them. This is caused by
want Of capitalists at the South. Bn
ny means Of charters Of incorporation
we can easily create them; and though
they have neither eyes, nor hearts. nor
souls, they can buy and sell; and we
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WAR RrMoEs CoHrRAn1crEp.-Th,
London Standard says: "Wc have re-.
cclv"d the following from cores
p"ndrnt whom we have hitherto f,und
extremely well informed: Far from
entertaining amy war-Iikc intentions
the French Precidcnt's intention is tt
reduce the army. by abolishing tn,
system ofconscription. and consequent
ly, we understand the 5000 conscript,
who would be liable to be called on,
this spring will be allowed to pursue
their peaceful avocations."
The London United Service Gazette
has the following: at is r,rmorcd in
we'll informed quarters that in the bud
get to be presented to the French leo
'sIaturc upon its assembling, a propo-
sal will be made, clnanatiny from the
highest authority III the republic, for
the reduction of the French army.
This, taken in conncxion with the pa
cilc tone Of the circular to the Euro
praa powers, ought to disar.n apprc-
hcnsiOn."
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to see the usual order rcverscd-tame,
first, aud Tore of;:'cr,0aras. To turn
unsatisfied from love to fame, has been
coruInon Transit in the history of gift
ed women. TO turn unsatis!ied from
fame to loye-and that, too, with no
volatile carr.ce of disappointment, but
with tame's most brimming cup fairly
won and fully testcd--is n novelty in
deed. Simple every day love, with
such experience on the hearts record
before it, has never been pictured, even
i'll poetry.
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Correspondence Of III. Southern siap jatd.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l3, 1862:


Correspondence Of III. Southern s.qp lad,
WAsnlSoroa, Feb. l3 1862;
The House was engaged al atif1-
day ON private bills, aid pissed s,Diy
two. One Of them was somewhat II
novel case. DnringIle I,eSeiDtiAlBry
war, John Paul Jones' WIS eniisipgDii
the English coast as II Ir'yatcer, s 4a
pilot boat SEEING the vessel, the Bon
Homme Richard and taking it for m
English c.uf suppo ;ed it was making
for some Of the ports Ut G eat Britain
came up alongside, and tho cal tnin
never discovered his mistake until
he stepped Oh the deck ot,hc privatccr.
Paul Jones then said to him very
cooIIy, sir, stand very much in need
ola pilot who is familiar with the
English coast, and will dctain you
The captain of the pilot, named
Jackson, protested against entering the
service OF the privatccr, but it was
all OF no avail and lc WAS dctaincd:
the next day, Paul Jones engaged in a
severe conflict with British man of
war, the .Sryupis, which he finally
captured. During this engagement
the impressed pilot lost an arm by n
cannon ball from the enemies slip.
and Paul Jones then pledged our Gov
ernmcnt to pay him pension for
life. The application was made in
1885, to the Confederation Congress.
but failed. Jackson died in 1915.
and ltft three children, all of whom
hove died, and tic present applicant
who insists upon Government re-
dceming the pledge of Paul Jones, is
a grandson of Jackson. 1h, claim is
stale one, but as it assed the ordeal
in Committee Of the Whole, the
chances arc that It will get through
the House. | have been the more
particular III giving details, b, ca ,sc of
the novelty, aud net the importance
Of the bill.
The Promotions affair has been
amc,aly settled between our Gov.
ernmcnt and Great Britain.
Active preparations arc said to be
III progress ut several naval stations to
fit out Il numerous steam fleet for the
Indian Ocean. The Government of
Japan have imprisoned and blrbarous-
~ treated some American seaman
who have been shipwreckcd on the
coast OF Japan, and the fleet is sent
out to demand and obtain sati. faction.
Illus far, Japan has steadily refused to
have any intercourse, commercial or
otherwise, with any other country of
the globe. The Island is rich, and
would doubtless prove OF rich com
mcrcial Importance to this country, If
the trade could be opened with it. IL
satisfaction is not granted, our vessels
Will bombard their towns and Law
waste their coast. When Il war once
begins. it will not end until all com
mcrclal restrictions have been re-.
moved.
There is a rumor here that France
intends soon declaring war against
and invading Great Britain. suppose
there is no foundation for the rumor
.lhe weather is mild and pleasant.
will, on NR51ds 1a ac,;s;s"ns jai1"ns
bill, which will rs:gkhTs rs:gpk s., 1000. .oC0. i
VIII lead To nm exciting debate in the
House, when the Administration will
be handled with great rudcncss.
OBSERVER.
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EXECUTION OF PnISEAs III. Jousso

EXECUTION OF PmINEAs III. Johnson.
This unfortunate man, who was con.
vlctcd, not long since, of the murder
of IL woman, was lnlng at Union c.. ri.
on Friday last. Before his execution
lie confessed the offence for which he
was condemned, AID also that previous
to ITS commission he had attempted to
destroy his victim by poison, but he
cNcnlp'tcs all other persons from share
i'll his bloody decd.
Near 5000 persons were in attend
ancc upon his execution, many of them
ladies Of good rank in society. What
an awful commentary upon that thirst
for excitement which seeks gratifica-
ton even i'll witnessing the death throcs
OF Il fellow creaturc.-Gr Grecnville Pa
fiOt, INST
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EscArED FROM JAlL.-1he Union-
vile Journal Of the 18Th Instant, says:
four negroes who had been confined in
the Jail OF this District preparatory to
tIe!r departure to the ,Ness -snade
their esctpc on Sunday night last, by
cutting through the ceiling withia poci-.
ct knife. They then succeeded in rip.
ping offthe shingles sufficiently to nj.
low them TO monut to thereof, from
whence they descended to, the ground
n,y means of blankets tied together for
that purpose They were i.nmediate-
~ pursued aud three Of them, were
apprchcnded on Monday evening. The
other has not as yet been found. .
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FrGITlvE SLAvEs.-According to
the Census report, an abstract of which
has been made and published, it seems
that during tho year ending June,
1850, l,Oll slaves escaped from their
owners. Assuming this number, as
an average of the annual escapes, we
would ask how many have been re-
turned by virtue Of the Fugitive Slave
Law! Has it been more than one in
a hundred! Has this law restored
more than the odd elccen, out OF
the one thousand and clevcn!
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WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.--Sir John
r. Champion presented his credentials
yesterday, as special minister, from
Her Britannia Majesty, and ac-
companicd by the Secretary of State,
had an audience with the President.
MIR. Champion is not SO brilliant
and accomplished a man ms his i'm.
mediate prcdecessor-and few men on
either side of the water, are so-but
ne is man Of sound sense and great
discretion.
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TIE SovEREIGNs OF EUROPE. -Eigh
teen of the iorty-six sovcrcig gns of the
Continent of Europe have no descend
ants who can succeed them. Eleven
will be succeeded by their brothers;
two-thc King Of Denmark and the
Duke of Modcna--hy their unclos; and
onc-the Ecctor of Iiessc-by his
cousin. Four-the Pope of Rome, the
Dukes Of Brunswick and Anhalt- Bern:
burg, and the Landgrave Of Hessc-
Homburg, have no descendants or col.
laterals who can succeed them. Twen,
ty-six have sons who arc heirs prcsump
tive.
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FAMISE IN GEonGIA.-Ihe CNaftd-
no0ga GazcHe states that corn and IJn-
con are SO scarce in some parts of
Georgia, as to excite apprchcnsions of
much suffering. A private letter ftomr
gcntlcman in Carroll county, gives
most gloomy account Of the condition
oftlings there. hundreds of families
are represented as being nearly acsti.
tntc of provisions, and without suffi-
clcnt means to purchase an adequate
supply, or to cmigratc to other sec
tons. From other counties than Car
roll. come similar complainings. Two
successive season of short crops have
exhausted the granarics of mary, even
OF the most wclthy planters, SO that
those who have heretofore been sellers,
have now become buyers, and the cry
Is, rs of old, send us corn asit.I.47
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COLLISION on TIE SouTu CARoLIsA
Rail RoAp.-We regret to learn that
the night train of passenger cars that
left Hamburg on Tuesday night, came
in collision yesterday morning when
about seven miles from this city, with
the up freight train. Both the locomo-
tives and several Of the cars, were. we
understand, much injured, but we are
pleased tolearn that no serious person.
al damage was sustained by any one
OH The occasion.- Courier, lSM Instant
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Hon. A. W.. Vemna,r,s snc...,,

Hon. A. w. VeMablc's Speech.
We publish in this issue The speech o.
!hc Hon. A. w. VENABrE, Of North Caro-
lima, on the Printing Of the Seventh Cen
sus.' Although he belongs TO ano.hcr
State, the speech will serve to show the
rule made to opcraie in rcfcranre 10 partics
III p"lilIcs. The spols consequent upon
triumph of party has come 10 be almost
me only argument Used in its support
The speech is an argument, against Joint
Resolution reported by The COMMITTEES on
Printing, which proposed to give to that
Committee the authority ia contract with
M"sSrs. DoNELsoN e. ARMSTRONG for Prin,
ing and Binding the Census The Reso-
luton is so worpeI, as to contire the con.
tract on the part Of The Committee To the
above named parties, thereby shutting ont
all competition. Mr.. VENABLE calls for
the reason why such a rule liz 10 be adnpted
in this special case. WHY give tho con-
tract to DoSEEsoN s. ARMSTRONG sooner
than to others who may he willing to do the
4
PRINTING Tor less ! The reason FOR this
move (party in spiriD can only he found in
The fact, that these party pets. do send
'or'h from their press the rankcst consoli.
dation doctrines. The. are worshiprrs of
this glorious Union, and mus, he led wi, h
Union pap.
Congress has been engaged FIR som.
tine in b"'stcring mp by declarations, form.
or icg'$!at'on.) declaring The Compromise
measures OF permanent adjustment of
'h- question embodied in the Compromise
Resolution. More time is spent in the
discussion of The propr:e,y of welcoming
kossUTH, in discussing the form of the
'nvitation-all the while sqmandcrnr the
money ot those not at all interested in the
matter.
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s The wife of fonc of tho L. s.
Judges in Utah, an intelligent and pure
minded woman Of tho Mormon faith,
has written a letter to a friend in Cmi.
ton, Ohio, in which she confirms thu
statements often made by others, that
'poiygamyt is openly, taught and prac-
tlced, BY the Morlnons in that territory.
She says it is so interviewer with tho
very threads of society, that it is i'm
possible to mix in social life at all
without cncountcring it at every turn.'
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DuEl.-Govcrnor McDougal fought
a duel on the 10th of january, with
Mr.. A. c. Russell, one of the editors
OF the San francisco Picayuae. s II
was occasioned by an article rejecting
on on the Ex-Governor. The parties met ct
in Santa Clara county, and fought at
the distance of ten PAGES with pistols.
Russell was wounded flesh-womd
on the breast.
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Crawford, the American Artist. is
said to be busy in Rome upon his
Washington Monument for the State
OF Virginia. lie has finished. in pIaS-
ter, bas-relicf Of the Arms of thc
state, The figure ofPatrick Henry is
completed, and that of jefferson is al.
ready tar advanced The bas-rclicfIm;
Ill the grace and beauty for which his
works in that kind are distinguished
ihe figure Of Patrick Henry receives
the admiration Of all the foreign artists
IN home. One old Italian scplntnr
speaks of it as the finest figure shea
the days of Ihorwaldscn. ,jeflarsnn i.
represented severe, stately and tbouabt
iul; his foot upon the broken chain hi.
arms folded, and holding in one hand
the Declaration of Independence.
MWiesfon C0urisr.
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sY" We have received the Reports
OF the President and Engineer Of the
w lmington and Manchester Rail
Road Which will be published in our
next Issue.
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cAy" Messrs. A. WHITE g. Co., are
Agents for the Banner in SuntcrviIlc.
eN- By reference TO our o,]vcrtis :
~~~~~~-.-o~.-~-~

sN- By reference to our advertising
columns it will be seen that an adj
journcd General Meeting of the Stock
holders of the Wilmington and Man
chester Rail Road will be held in Sum
tcrvillc on Thursday, the 4th day OF
March next. u.s
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MR. STEPHENS OF, GEoRGIA.-The
Hon. \. II, Stephens, in a letter pub
llshed yesterday in the Chronicle d
Sentinel, announces that he SIS ,utteriy
opposed to sending delegates to tho
Baltimore Convention from the Con-
stitntioual Union Party of Georgia.
lie thinks that the danger to the Union
has not yet passed by, and that the
Constitutional Union organization
should therefore be preserved"
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GssgsAL sco r. oyrgnEp ma, M T,lE pnrs,.

. 4
GskEAAL kkcorr ,oyFEaED, ,TjlE pRYs.-
,J,Est,a or 5RxIcO. .---1'i,e New Orleans
De,taStgfastD u iict i,i The. history OK
Gsu9Esi S&.t; 'ttg,f Hp have ney..r sr.I,
ineiiti,tpea s1ettte ,If gtaies tIldt a,l
ot, r@as Blllc q, tSf5D when in tl,s
eliy 9f MeSiev, after lis. Ast4prp. by
sseysyal o. the wHaiibii,st peysas,s iii
IT," f}cpubIi bIie-to ,naiutaiH lin as Pre-,
sltelt of that repHbjic--silb as r,,,el,
"f his army as would be willing To-
remain IN the country, until tI,e gov
ern'ncnt c,ilI be organized, and lilo
country restored to- prosperity, peace.
and order. AZ an iisIncctlcnt e. ac-
&c. 1t this offer, these gettlcmeH7h,nll
themselves to settle upon him the SIM
of one million Of dollars. This
splendid offer was declined by the
General, with scarcely Il moments con-
sidcraiion. The meiitso of tliis acritice
l>ays the Dclta) appears the gEeater
from II consideration of, the sgI.arrow
circumstances of General Scott, who.
for the last twenty years, has had but
comparatively ii small salary to main. III
tain him:clf and the necessary dignity
of his position. ~
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We perceive that the creditors of
Texas recently held a meeting in tho
Exchange at Philadelphia, at, swbicl,
some steps were taken to press their
Gains on the attention of tic. present
Cor .css. The amount or sToxas
claims held III philadelphia is sat.ly t9 Il
exceed one million OF Joilnrs. ~ .'.Fss
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SuBMAnIsE RAIL RoAD.-A gentle
man Of London named Hector Bcrca,,.
has proposed to build sublnarinelraii
road between France aud England
The plan is to construct tube of plate
iron, and place it on the bottom OF tic
clanncl, which is 81 miles wide bc-
tween the two countries, and the water
is not deep in the Straits Of Dover Ii
is proposed to propel the carriages by
stationary engines at tile cnds Of tic
tube. 1t is also proposed to have
strong glass windows in the tubc,1to
light it up by day, and at night it can
be lighted with gas. Air can be forced
through it so as to keep the atmosphere
always pure. A light house placed OH
each coast, and number of' floating
buoys. will Indicate tic track oftlie
tube, above Tic water, so as to prevent
mariners casting anchor near it, 2n7tt'
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-02-24

sXY" We arc indebted to the Hon.
j. a. WOODWARD for valuable pubic
documents.