The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-11-12
toihe originality of the composition in

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toihe originality of the composition in
question. That the idea ofa yalcdicto-
ry originated with the iPrcsidsnt is
conceded that tho authoFsiof such an
address would nat.lrallyshave suggest
cd themselves to his @luminous and
comprehensive understanding is equal.
ly probable; and that the intercom-
munication with the members of his
cabinet mentioned, ! in the mature, it is
jpresnmablc, offcaling for information
in detail connected with their. several
departments, and it's subsequent adop-
ton and Inference to- confidential md
accustomed organ of official consulta-
ton for embodiment, it is to be regard
cd rs no more than the supervisory de-
vclopmcnt of an original conception
(crcn upon the hypothesis that tho
document stated to have been sold at
Washington City was spurious) ap.
pear to be inferenccs equally legitimate
from the premises. PEH1cLEs is not
the less rcputed the founder of the
Parthcnon. in that he approved and
completed the designs of PiuD1Us aud
contemporary architects; SuAKEsrEARE
not less the chief dramatists, in that
lie has borrowed the plot and main in.
cidcnts of several of his plays from
Italian story. rScoTT not the less the
chief OF modern poets, in that he has
given ga local mbtation and a name"
to the tradi'ionary legends Of his ua-
tive land, in immortal song. VEL
LINGToN not less the conqucror of
Waterloo in that he approved and di-
rcctcd the combinations of subordi-
mates in subservicncc to grand and
harmonious result. Norris it improba,
bic that IIAMlLroS may have retained
copy among lis p:pcrs for his own
satisfaction doubtless, as has been al
ready stated.
+ PACIFICUS.
We rc:publisl the above on ac-
count "f several errors which occurred
WREN iilst published.
SInE HEALTH OF our CIrY.-Thr
Columbia S. G. Palmetto State Ban
ncr, i'll its issue ui Saturday evening.
regrets to hear that the few DAYS OF
warm weather lately have brought out
other cases OF Yellow Fever in Charles
t"n.-Wc would refer our tiien of the
Banner. to the weekly report Of the
City Register in our columns this
morning, from which he will perceive
hat the mortality for the week has
been unusually small-in fact, unprc-
ccdcntcd, VIC believe. Mt any season:
and although the item of yellow Fc-
yer has the figure eight attached to it.
yet we are assured by Dr.. Dawson.
=, 20 . tho victims ;tu
e dIsease were all oil eases, aud that
no new cases have occurred at AM Itlur9
ing the weeks. #'''taN3 VA
= OF the t9ngnativcs who have died.
four, weaunilersttsiGHttl md, were under i've
wecks-e5f age: one under tw, ears. one
aged eightasonc, and ono seventy
years; indeed, AS we have before sta-
ted, Charleston is unusually healthy
and DR.. Dawson authorizes us to state
that lie conscientiously believes that
strangers visiting our city incur no
risk whatsoever i'll SO doing; although
until Il frost takes place, he thinks it
possible that some sporadic eases NAV
occur amongst those unarciimated for
cigners who have resided in the city
throughout the prevalence of the chi
dcmic, and have the seeds of the dis
case 0ircday in them.-The rain. how
ever, that fell yesterday, together with
the cool weather that followed it. has
tended much opuriiy the atmosphere.
and 1t is hoped that Il frost will spccti-
= occur. In the meantime we would
advise our country friends not TO nut
implicit crclcncc in the reports that
arc circulated so industriously y through
out the country to the prejudice of
Charleston. As public journalists. we
have duty to perform tnthc commu-
nifty at large, us well rs to our city.
and We shall never, we trust, be guItH
OF sacrificing the safety of the fnrmJE
to the interests of the lattcr.-Wh T
ever we state rs to health Of the eli
we do on the authority OF those mcdt,
al men who are qualified to give en-
opinion on the subject, and wlp'.e
standing in their profession entie cs
them to the fullest confidence oflBhc
public Charleston Courier. III
FIRE IN CAMDES.--Wc rcgrc, ! to
perceive by the journal, that the,As
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