The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-02-08
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I'd .tos;. q sitSe sssat efit Standard:
It's Being affirmed by the knowing
ones TINT Judge Butler Of South Caro-
lima is to be rendered a seat in the
Cabinet. am not able to write you
the data for this impression, being on
ly competent to say that it is cur
rent here just now in circles to which
| usually look for rmost reliable inlor-
nation in this connection. pre-
sunc, however, that Judge Il. will
hardly consent TO give up his pres
cnt most desirable position, for one in
volving so much anxiety and labor,
and SO apt to prove most ungracious
in its results for the man who may not
be ambitious of higher promotion.
Judge Butler is exceedingly popular
with all wings of all parties in Con
grcss. SO the impression of which |
write above is capitally received
in Washington.
The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
scheme is at length beginning to as
sumc practical lorm.-To prevent
tangible points, Senator Rusll has
reported from the Special Committee
raised to consider the subject, - bill
providing a well Iigcstcd plan for
arranging the Governments conncc-
ton with the enterprise. 1t is under
stood that this Committee duly weigh
cd all the schemes NOW prominently
before the country, as well as those
which alone have found Godfathcrs in
Congress. They recommend that
the work shall be done by Joint Stock
Company of citizens Of tho United
States, to whom the Government shall
loan SO, 100000 Of United States
scrip, rcdccnable in thirty years, anJ
donate alternate six miles square sec
tions of the public domain through
Which The road may pass. They also
provide for surveys of all the routes
suggested, and that. on reviewing the
plans, maps, estimates, sc. OF the
whole, the President Of the United
States shall select between them,
Keeping i'll his minds eye, rs the
main points TO be cared for, the Qucs.
tons Of feasibility OF construction, gen
cral commercial advantages, and those
of climate and duration, and also
Of length Of line.
From the tenor OF the bill. the
impression has arisen that the Com
mittcc themselves are satisfied that
some Southern route will prove best,
probably that from Charleston to
San Diego, by the way Of Nicl:s-
burg, Miss, which is decidedly short
est, and must run through a region Of
lcring most advantages for the con-
struction o; such q work. The whole
distance from ocean TO ocean by
that route is but :2.l00 miles, and one
third OF this whole distance is either
now finished on under contract. But
there will be Il grand scramble hero
for routes, as well as for the con.
tract.-Citics, States, and land spcculu.
tors of all sorts, are Interested in the
solution of the question 0: the routv,
\ !.y .sse rs jgsSESsys
s,lres to be powerfully represented ii
'',hc lobby when the decision comes
to be made. CarlW the bill re.
ported will not pass at this ses-
sion, though the contemplated sur.
vcys bid fair to be oNlcrcd at the nu.
tional cost.
The Committee (sraeiaD of the
Senate, Of which Cen llo,tston is the
the Chairman, have ripped up IN
amount Of fraud and&co,mdrclisla in
the construction Of he Capitol. which
is perfectly a,to'pfin%. The late Su,
pcrimtcudcnt, who resigned some
months since viz, such II flourish
Of lrulnpcts, IS TIC offender.
AGKlCOLA.
Hl~ior Iv4-.--lhi, di.ntary was She
lwcnty-.illh l;lshor. in the order of ap.
poItnicnt, @. IAc Episcopal Church OF
the unitcd States. lie is IL native OF
Vermont, ;md was originally settled,
rs a minister, over a Congregational,
!st Society. in the county Of st. Law,
renee, Nrw York. The effect Of form.
ing certain acquaintanccships and in,
timacieS, at that time, il is said, was to
direct his dllqnlion to the Episcopal
church, which. abandoning hi.; Congrc-
%atioual luck, lie entered, and came to
New Aorb city, where l!c married a
daughter Of The venerable Bishop IIo-
bart, and WAS srlllcd at Rector Of st.
!A'kc's Church, in IlInlron street. On
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