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The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-05-11

FAfAL CAsuALIrY.-A most affect
ing and painful incident, has just been
related to us, which occurred in our
District Il few weeks ago.
"A gentleman was busily engaged in
planting out the common yellow JAS.
mine vine, i'll his yard, and after trim
ming away a few OF the roots threw
them aside, where they were picked
up by two of his. little children, aged
as We arc informed, about three and
five years. The children were playing
with them for some time, and no doubt
chcwcd and swallowed portions of the
root. After Il short time the Youngest
returned to its mother, and lying down
near where she was sitting fell into II
slumbcr, as she supposed. After Il
whiic she called to awake her child, but
Intellectually. She stopped down to
raise it up but it was dead. The elder
child was then taken i'll and in the
course Of Il few hours was also in the
land OF spirits. Thus in II few brief
hours, death bore off two lovely vic
tins, from Il home where all was glad
ness, and left allcctionatc parents to
mourn over 81 dispcnsation It's sudden
as affecting.
We chronicle this fact for the in
formation of others. 1t is not perhaps
generally known, that the common
yellow jasmine vine which is found
in such protilsion through our District,
and State, is an active and deadly
poison. ts
We haye frequently known serious
rcsultAto cns,ie tiva ai'a1iS q 3
too carclcssly by children, and wfsys 6
caution parents against allowing iSssJ.s
grow where their children will bu afJiEee'
to pluck its tempting flowers, which
are equally as poisonous as any other
part Of the plant.-Eiack Rircr fuich-
man, SM inst.
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A person writing from San Prancis
co to the Newport News, gives the fol
lowing incident: s IzSssS-s! lss
1.-TWO cOiamon:looking persons. en-
tered the hotel this morning, just from fii
the 'mincs--a man and his wife. The
male individual looked, for all the
world, like a day-laborer, and the tfe
male bore n close resemblance to an
Irish scullion. She wore coarse, sul-.
gar brogans, and to her girdle was at
tached a gold watch and chain valued
at least at two hundred dollars, The
husband left the hotel for half an hour,
and returned with a receipt for one
hundred and fifteen thousand dollars.
the value Of the dust which he had iuss
consigned for transportation to New
York. This sum has been gained Nv
digging; the husband dug while Mo
wife washed, assisted by her little 2}n,
aged about ten years"
In the British Register of deaths fior
tho month of March, rcmarlablo
case is mentioned: "a ltnatic go;r,
dresser died at Peckham hsylms sof
peritonitis, produced by his ll&iBS
swallowed the handle of y table spoon,
On apost mortem examination, thirty
two handles oftable spoons, about "a
dozen Of nails, two or three stones, and
u button, were found i'm the stoinaeh
nf thn Aprcnsc,
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ey were passed that forward 20 canouize n s
into the Conssuon and declares that the repeal Of any
one Of them Is repeal Of the Constellation. and thai,
therefore. you have No right % do e.
Mr.. BAYLrI addressed myself to two
points N ss
Mr.. CARrTER.-I took mp the FIRST.
Mr.. BAYLY-l spoke Of the Fugitive
Stare Inv, and the provisions In the Territorial bs
Mr.. CARrrER-The language OF the
gentleman was that the Fugitive Slave Law Ccnsa
pealit
Mr.. BAYLr-That's what said.
Mr.. CARTTER-That's what said you
said
Mr.. BArLr-I would inquire what laws
/ have asked to be canonz I'd In the Consdtutioni
Mr.. CARrrER-The only one you like.
Mr.. BAYLr-The others have already
been canonized and are rrepeasbe.
Mr.. CARTIER denied the whole doctrine,
and said il pure legal sophistry was ever ut
tered 70 say the power that create cannot destroy
1t selfevident sbsurdiry. Laushtcrl He then no
decd the remark of Mr. Bayly that the Fugitive slave
law odous saying that this Is 70 be attributed 10 the
sympathy OF human hearts in the Free States, who graf
ulsfe liberty.
Mr.. Polk alluded to the reported par
don of black convict recently by Governor Hunt
save him from recspture by mis- Southern master and
a. showing his disregard OF the Fugitive law II he mr.
POLK was wrong. he should like to DO corrected BY
some gentleman from New-York.
Mr.. Brooks felt it to be his duty as a
New-Yorker and being thus called upon, to say he had
seen q letter this morning from Governor Hant, in
which IL was said he did not pardon the msa because
he a fugitive but because he believed from evidence
furnished him that the not guilty Of the crime
which he had been charged with and condemned upon
Mr.. CARTIER said that ii he was che
Executive Of Free State he would march right into
the performance of his duty, whether the cnprt de-
served pardon not There federal officers In
sufficient NUMBERS, without calling upon the Govern
ment to assist them.
Mr. CnfTER then spoke sssisst making the Compro-
mise aslity, and aganst ncor oorang this
in the Desnocsic creed. Disaster viii follow. shoald
the Democrats do SO, for the people wild think and
speak they cannot be senced Ater Some farther 70
MAJ rs against the details OF the fagidve slave Law, he
said he would vote For amendments sanctioned BY jus
tice though the heavens fall If prop osson be made
to repeal It, he would vote against il snd this he be-
we'd to be the disposition of ninety nine huadrcdhs OF
the people Of the Free States.
The Committee rose, when the House
passed the bills which in Committee, namely:
Making appropriations for Invalid and other pensions
and for Navy pensions Not word Of reference
made to them In debate. House adjourned
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New.Ensland Anti.sIavcry Society.

BosroN Wednesday, May IS, ls5a
The New-Engl land Anti-Slavery Society
met this morning at the Meodeon, and organized with
the following officers:
Presideat-EDMUND QUINCY.
observation-disclosures Jackson Boston Z. Z. Cap
ron, Worcester Mr.. Noyes Newburyport James q.
Buffum Lynn Peter sibbey, Of Maine; N. Allen, of
Vermont; Sherman s. Griswod, of Connecticut; Pliny
Sexton, Of NewYork.
S<craaries-S May, Jr., Boston; Miss E. ]. Kinney,
Salem; A. J. Grover, Abingdon
Mr. Garrison was placed at the head of a large Bus
ness Committee. and Lewis Ford at the head Of the
Finance Committee. The Hall was about half q led
Mrs Abby K lily Foster made the first speech advoca
ing total abstinence from the baotbox in proHagaing
Mr. Garrison reported two resolutions the first as
sorting that the Anti Slavery embraces all the
Christians and Christian churches in the land, while il
wages unceasng against all associations under what
ever they may disguise themselves soothe the
sciences of shareholders and prostitute the Bbls to the sup
port of Slavery &c. Mr.. q. said ne had recently met
with large STAKEHOLDER at Niagara fals VINO nad
been Charge dAhaires Of the United States,
in the City of Mexico. This gentleman assured
him that the people Of Mexico had no doubt that,
whoever came into power by the next Presidential cleo
on the policy of the Administration would be to absorb
the entire territory Of that country and this gentleman
very cooy calculated upon the support OF the North IN
the matter all for the benefit OF Slavery on the ground
that additional facilities for trade would be opened and
he had to believe that Cuba and Jamaica would
ip course of time fall under the same influence. Mr.
Garrison referred to the Influences OF the
Church as controlling the State, and asked
what could be expected of the Church un.
der Its present circumstsnces-the Old School
Presbyterian Church being now In session in that
Sodonl- Gomorrah-p ondemom:um-the very focus.
posnt-Charestop the New School Of the same
Church ia session where nothing be said 10 favor of
liber and the Methodist General Conference, al
though in Boston doing nothing for freedom but placing
themselves under the influence OF a Ssve-C Catching
City Government and going in body to hear the great
slavehunter OF the country open his lips and blaspheme
liberty Applause and Kisses As voter he pro.
tested against the City Government spending the public
money by giving entertainments, SUCH the city had
given to this body.
s Foster followed and In the course of his speech
said the devil had taken Judges Story and Woodbury.
to himself "-loud hisses which he endeavored TO
show must be true, because he said, should aBy
present sit as Judge be could not do otherwise than
assign them to the devil for the evil they had done Mr.
Webster in bis view would one day be looked upon In
no other light than Judas lscarot and Benedict Ar
mold Kisses
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This distinguished body commenced ~
annual sssion, yesterday q II oesssk, h ~ CHI
direct Church After the usual excrcisss n whieA kGG
Mr. RicA Of Va ofEciased, SERMON We proAonnoo1
by Rev Dr. Humphrey, Of Louisville, Ky. lt was IN q
respects production OF very high order. He resisU.
ed and Illustrated with great force the sriknG
points of the CAvinistc creed At mes he became In
deed eloquent and the audience throughout evinoe9
their appreciation, BY unwearied attention. The A.
sembly then organized, and after the customary
routine Of verifying members Ii adjourned 10 y
the Second Presbyterian Church at O'Clock In the -
Attic hour appointed the Assembly met In he
Second Presbyterian Church. About two hundred
members were present. representing Presbyteres In n
pats OF the Union. We observed large number Of
sdes and citizens IN attendance, who bad awaited Thorn
selves of the publicity Of the deliberations the A.
sembly.
After few prelimnaries, the election Of Moderator
w0 entered into, which resulted In the unanim0uD
choice by acclamaden of the Rev. j. C. Lord D. D., a
Buffalo. We take much pleasure In announcing shis
result To the distinction Of learned and jealous
divine DR. Lord has also added that Of bold and able
advocate of the constitutional rights OF the South He
has wresed strongly with the accursed errors OF aboil.
ton spatcsm; and In the midst OF It's sotaries stood
forth In behalf of equity and good faith For his noble
services be has of course been assailed by the revss
and abuse But Ia being elected TO preside over ma
morable body. have most ample tribute TO the
inipeachabiliiy of his character and conduct Il =
moreover little praise to this assembly. to say that
knew how to appreciate and honor such a man. Rev.
Mr. Lowrie OF New York, was chosen Clerk AfeoR
some conversation relative 10 the hours Of regulas
meeting and adjournment the subject referred to
COMMITTEE prayer was then offered up by the Modru-
tor ard the Assembly adjourned 20 meet 10 day Il
o'clock (Charleston Mercury.
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XXXIId CONGRESS ;. FIRST SESSION.

SENATE. WASHINGTON, May 25, 1852.
Messrs. WADE, CAss, BReDHEAD, Sum
NFR, BRIGHT and DAVIS presented memorials, asking
for the passage of the Homestead bill
MIR. HALE offered a resolution which was
laid over calling upon the Navy Department for inform
alton relative to the compilation OF the Nautical Almanac
Various memorials on variety OF sub
jects were presented, and private bills reported
The House bill, to relinquish to the State
of Iowa certsin salt springs, passed.
The bill authorizing the construction Of
plank roads through the public lands in certain
was engrossed for third reading.
The Deficiency bill was then taken up.
An amendment appropria.ing $4,000 for an unlqui-
dated belapce found to be due to Fren Fly Creek In
dams for losses sustained In the War of 1872 ard who
cc6perated with troops at that time, was rejected
after considerable debate.
Various other amendments were acted
Oh, when the Senate adjourned.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. DISNEY asked but did not receive
consent 10 oier Joint resolution that IT, at the time of
the liberation of the Irish exes national chip be in
the neighborhoOd Of Australia, the President be 70
ouested 10 cause il TO prefer them conveyance this
country.
Various reports were made from Com
nittses.
Mr.. HALL, from the Committee on Pub
lie ands reported bill giving the ascent of Congress
10 M .ouri impose tax on all lands hereafter sold
ia the said State, from and after the day Of sale.
Passed. -,
MIR. HALL, from the Committee to which
wss referred the Senate bl granting 20 certain settlers
on the Menomonee purchase, IN Wisconsin, presumption
rights reported substitute making preephon general
on all the pnsurveyed lands
A brief debate arose, pending which the
morning hour expired.
Mr. AsHE moved to proceed to the con-
liberation Of the contested election case from Psnnsy
v.nis-H B. wrigh, con,esting the seat Of Henry NJ.
Fuller He said that the had been bsore toe House
more than four months. Motion disagreed To-
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole On the Invalid Pension bill.
Mr.. BAYLY Va. sand that there were two
propositions be desired to discuss rst Thstths Fugitive
Slave Law, Ike any other law OF Congress open 70
repeal Secondly Thxt any resolutions o. rez rm the
Compromise, that being the law Of the land are idle
not nbchievous He utterly denied the truth Of pro-
POSITIONS and said that the Fugitive Slave law has been
passed 70 execute provlelOn OF inc ConstIuuou -
one the enactment Of which the Constitution requires
and be maintained that Congress u under precisely the
the obligation to pass all laws which are necessary
TO the provisions OF the Constitution IS h 70
sbstan from tue enactment Of all laws which the Con-
stiuton prohibis He then came to the second point
namely That is idle and mischevous to undertake 70
talk shout reafrmng the Compromise measures 80 dd
NOT think our English sncestors Magma Cnarts, Lord
Coke tells US was reairmsd thirtytwo times and tns
was done whenever liberty was In danger, and ne re-
fered 10 history in proof Of the fact He concluded his
remarks BY inst ting upon the duty OF respecting nose
parts OF the compromise respecting slavery and a. nee
esssry to insure the public tranquility. =,
Mr.. CARTIER said he had sat IN this hall
nearly three years. and the topic which had Just died
away the attention, has been the constant theme OF
discussion He entered his solemn protest against
Sosolemn have become the Compromise messuresunder
the svowe, made by the great man from Virginia. who
denopced portion Of them % unconstitutional when
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IN de co% ,p ons en- s' ssxSl
II BE decnf1 Hs.s.s;oo of the constitutional r1gho
8 yssys Of The sSgs me p0''''
- I'D erlC{ $3.50 al New York replies that be &C
81 lie conprOu i.s measures: ont ' that a ne.
80 caeen.oo s,enee Tor = distinguished statesman.
+ u: 81, duty -. Of v ss sfis spss
~ ~ !. n ne fusirve Slave Law.
ss replied taking the ~, same es assSsa sa1 H.
- &clMn. xscce f,r Gen Houston over all others.
sip psos,ss sdycrs 70 bis past public career: s'
~ ~ coIpiops as 10 the Compro MAE measures
asghg ~ ~. Tow have undergone no change. It ie
- - - sverv true American 10 oppose the repeal
an q he Fssivs slave Ls- iG ss, ~oG,a
iBab ms VT be would not yield the patronage Of
soogsruueuk 70 influence the Legislature on that or
- cncs Kiae, of Alabama, regards the Fugitive
co. y. 81 the light Of ordinary legislation but
- n, ssshf negative any act the effect Of which
l - 81 % Impair or weaken Its efficiency.
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usred for ttls He stated variety Of reasons for -
decline Of the educsou cause none OF which ooesise
Re-, Dr. B. ssseis z Milwaukee. va. e..o.s Or 70
eiesasical Boards voluntary scices had proved 1sn
srrous we need nos be % sirrid Of . central Pow9
there win be- a central power-and NE queaD, u
whether 4 shall control the Churches or the cAarsns
eortrei Il
Rev Mr. Eckhsra. Of Washington, s~id that waisths
minutes ofthe New school Assembly shows only 81 can
edsses for the Ministry, the Old School minus show
ia. Why the difference, uniss Il be in sheir bse>er
way OF managing Of thinNt
Dr. Hatfield, Of Ne~York. showed that he OF
School include In their misuss all whom they sssl b
thoee who come under the u the PrcsbyseFsea
Rev. Mr.. Fowler OF urca thouehs there 90 no laoh
Of interest smong she chsfsa.s. but they bad
fdsncc in the existing voluntary socieseA WIZ b Z
the Old School has been % prospefouss
DR. Ballard, 81 Louis. WA Invited 20 mako un6s-
uenf the amount of which vss that tho gre~s dicany
Of leaving i to Prrsbyteres would Be failure no
need to be urged to work and kept up ~ the sakAof
Of the Assembly.
Rev. Mr.. Patton, Secretary Of the Philadelphia Ede
estion Socky, WA likewise called npoA. he dseasa
that Education socieses were dead They ars incress
Ing and only need attention given % their objecs4 =
answer every purpose tie recommended NE r0ssvo
of the old Presbyterian Education S,ciey, and sAowU6
BY variety Of stafisics that the Church had sways
preferred voluntary societies.
Rev. DIR. Dutheld, Of Detroit took stroaa grounds II
favor Of Ecclesiastical Boards There srowing 49,
ing In favor of them which he regarded ~ prevdea-
tia indication This question Of Voluntary and Ecess.
ssstcsl b the great question Of the day. and osG1
to look II In the face Pending his remarks the Asssn'
by adjourned.
Ia the afternoon, DR. Dufaeld concluded hb ohjoe.
lions against voluntary societies st great length.
Rev. Mr. Knox, of Rome, N. Y, strcnuously adve'
Gated Ecclesiastical Boards.
Rev. Mr. Noyes, of Brooklyn, opposed them
The Assembly voted to hold in ne 1t meeting q bu-
fao, in the North Church, and appointed the following
Committee of Arrangements; Rev. Ors. Chester e.
Thompson Rev. Mr.. Heocsch, Moses Bristol and O. y.
Cowles, Esqrs.
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Virginia and Maryland Legislatures.
Nr,as Nav

PHILADELPHIA Tuesday May %, I5o2.
We have no mail tonight south of
Richmond.
Both Houses of the Virginia Legisla-
ture have passed bill authorizing the City of Wheeling
10 subscribe to the stock OF the Marietta and Cincinnati
Railroad.
The Maryland Senate has rejected bill
for the establishment Of Court Of Chancery for Bali
more City.
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BUFFALO, Tuesday, AIay =, Ioo2.
KossUTH is to be publicly received here
on Thursday next The Board OF Trade, by vote to.
Day agreed to accept the invitation OF the Mayor to at
tend in body at the reception.
The weather here is warm and fine.
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Interesting Southern Items.
p.y- fMopv Truax1av Nav .,


Delegates to the Democratic Convention
are arriving at Baltimore in considerable numbers
The New-Orleans papers of the 10Th, re-
csysd this morning, do not confirm the telegraphic dis
psch stating that the suit In the McDouough estate had
been decided in favor of the cities of NewOrieans ana
Baltms re, and against the States of Louisiana and
Maryland -.
The dinner given at New Orleans to Mr..
Sidney smith, Of the British Consulate at Havana, was
lsraely attended. and is described having been
SPLENDID affair Mr. Smith, in his address, vndicafed
the character and conduct Of Gen Concha- Gen. Qui.
man who was guest discoursed upon the progressive
spirit of toe people, which he declared far ahead OF
the Government and ratified the designation OF
pi,ates and robbers applied by Mr. Fillmore to the Gu
ban expeditioniss.
The CITY Council of Savannah have re.
solved 10 contribute 800 annually tie National
Washington Monument until sufficient u collected 70
complete it,
Steamboat Race smmittal for Murder.
Pa1IApKLrs,IA Tuesday, Nay IS 1853
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al Assembly, Old school.
Methodist General Ccnference-Elcction of
Bishops, Editors, SC.

DoSIVNt Auesuhy, Msy 20, lo5x
Very soon after the organization this
morning, the Conference proceeded to ballot for the
election of four Bishops.
The four following gentlemen received the requisite
number Of votes:
Rev. L. Scott, D. D., Of the Philadelphia Conference
hpt for he ast four years Assistant Book Agent at
York Rev. NJ Simpson, D. d.. Of Cincinnati, Editor Of
Tie Western Ckvi<ian Advocate; Rev. o. C. Baker, of
the New Hsmpshfre Conference; and Rev. z. r. Amcs
ofIndxns Conference.
Dr. Thomas f. Bond predecessor of Rev. Geo. Peck,
H. h the Editnrship of 1xe Ckrisfiax Adrocats and
Journal, was again elected to that Office. Rev Dr.
McCintock was reelected Editor of The Quarterly Re-
viec and Rev. D. P. Kidder Sunday School Editor.
Rev. ]. P. Durbin, ID d.. was elected Corresponding
Secretary of the Missionary Society
Second Dispatch.
Rev. VIM. Hosmer reelected Editor of The
Northtra Christian Adrocate and Rev. William Mast
DID,, Editor of The Christian Apologis, published at
Cincinnati
The remaining officers, including the Book Agents,
will be elected this afternoon.
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Fillmore Delegates to the Whfs National
Convention.

MOBILE, May ., 1872.
The Wings of this City have met ia
convention and appointed Fillmore Delegates to the
Baltimore National Convention.
Fillmore Delegate to the National Convention.
CHARLESTON, Tuesday, May %, 1852.
At meeting on Saturday of portion of
the Constitutional Union Party of Georgia a, MIedge-
vile, Delegates were appointed to Convention to be
held st M.ledgevie the 7f June for selecting FILL
MORE Delegates to the Wing National Convention
AWhig meeting is to be held in Charles
ten tomorrow night when probably FILLMORE dele
gates viii be chosen
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Wnshiuaton Itoms.

I WASHINGTON Tuesday, May IS, ls55
In the Supreme Court, to- day, Reverdy
johnson concluded his argument against Engineer Nc
Apines report on the Wheelps Bridge In behalf of the
Company The Court adjourned III Thursday, when
the decision will probably be announced
Movements are going on here in behalf
Of Mr. Buchanan by his friends which bid fair TO give
him eventually the nomination at Baltimore Private
csucuscs are being held in sundy rooms Of the Capitol
with reference to this point
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to-day Their namss are the Portland fer Porslasd t.
C., Tor Boston Haxbor; and May Qaesn, for Penob-
scok In trial OF eight miles they found 10 Be Of
about me same speed They leave tomorrow for their
Carnes and Burns have been fully COM
United for trial. charged with the murder of Burd The
watch given to the infcner has been recovered and
partially identified by the fafhern law Of the deceased
who says that Burd had two witches OF the same de-
scrfption at the time Of the murder.
The Steamship Mississippi, With the Prince
ton, IT. Philadelphia.
PHnADxLPHIA, Tuesday, May IS, 1852.
The U. ). steamship Mississippi, with
the Princeton In tow to receive her boilers anchored
of MAnefWG Sboals last evening, and has just
reached the City, The Mississippi will return inmsdi.
afey to New-iork. The boilers for the Princeton arc
all ready to 60 on board
Naval Csurt Martial.
NORFOLK, Monday, May "a, ls52
CONS. Skinner and Storer, and Capts.
Forrest and Roerdnsn of the U. g. Navy, arrived here
on saturday they are members of the Naval C,ur'
Martial which assembled on board the U. s. shp Penn
sylvanis, to-day.
Presbyterian General Assembly, Old school
CHARLESTON, Tuesday, May IS, 1852
In the Presbyterian General Assembly
to-day, Rev. Stuart Robinson was appointed TO presct
the sermon on domestic missons before the next Gen
ersl Assembly
The appointment for preaching the annual sermon
against Popery after discussion, by vote indef
nitely postponed
A.
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Steamboat Race ommittal for Murder.

PHILADELPHIA, TuesdzyI Nay =, TO-
Three propeller boats, fitted out a.
the Penn Works Keusingtoa, hsd race On the river