The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-05-31

PiidlS VI luc NCI1u shaken WnCn
treason recoils on him.
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THE HARD SHELLS STILL KICKING IN
THE TRAcEs.-Thc morning organ of
the hard shells Of New York J says the
Herald is doing its very best to
get up a little party rebellion. 1t
calls upon the masses of this city to
come together in mass meeting,
and show the trading politicians what
sort of principles they want. 1t re-
publishes the Compromise platform,
and wants it, and intends to have it
re-enacted at all risks. rs the platform
OF the democratic party. 1t calls for
a convention Of tile people, and threat
ems variety of terrible things when
they speak. We suppose the meaning
OF all this is, that the administration
has been giving too many of the
big loaves and large fishes to the
soft shells, barnbumcrs, and free soil.
ers, in this bailwick, and that consc-
qucntly there is abundant provoca,ion
to the hard shells for rebellion.
We very much fear, however, that
these same bard-shclls can do nothing,
neither to save themselves nor to re-
buke Secretary Marcy. If they could
only reach that patch upon his old lcath-
cr brceches, they might bring him to,
and bind him fast. But tII:ey have
permitted the occasion to pass by. and
their rank and file have dwirdlcd a.
way to Il mere corporal's guard. ST.
fenced i'll the coal hole, excluded from
Tammany Hall, and voted down in
the cabinet, the hard shells may be
considered ais pretty we'll used up. A
mass convention in these busy times.
simply to rc-atlirm the Baltimore plat
form, is no go.
The only living chance for the
poor hard shells is to try it on again,
at Albany, in the Legislature. Fail
ing there, they will have no other al
tentative than to surrender ut diScrc-
tion TO the Premier, and Prince John
Van Blrcn, or t" 90 over the fence and
set up a new party, in conjunction with
the national wings of the Castle Gar
den Union Safety Committee. The
lesser organ OF that committee, which.
for saving the Union in Wall street. re.
ccived as its reward some eight hun
drcd subscribers, for one year, to keep
it on its legs, will. doubtless rejoice at
the junction Of the hard shells with
the Fillmore wings. We pity. the
hard shells, we sympathisc with the
hard shells, but they have played their
game badly, and have lost. That's
all. They may grumblc and threat
en-; but the game is lost. They
are high and dry, like the clans of
Coney Island at low tide. Alas for
the poor hard shells! What can
they do?
luMAN ELEcrEIcIrY.-At II scicn-
tiiic meeting in this city, week be.
fore last, distinguished clergyman
Of Boston stated that electrical phcn-
omcna had been observed in his tnmi-
Iy, which might possibly be produced
or influenced by the locality of the
house where he residcs-a rcmarka
by dry, and somewhat elevated spot
BY gliding the feet rapidly across the
room, and then Immediately holding a
finger to the burner, spark from its
extremity would light the gas instant
ly. On one ocsaSion he blew out
the flame and rcIightcd the gas sec
ond time with his finger, before leaving
the chair on which lie was standing.
For the amusement of friends he is
frequently in the habit ofpcriorming
this feat. Even his little children have
learned the trick of charging them
selves on the floor, for the purpose Of
giving shock, by way Of surprising
those who arc proper subjects for
sport. The apartment in which these
curious acts arc accomplished, is
carpcted in the ordinary manner, and
a piece of booking covers the cen
ire, which is tho't to favor the
speedy accumulation Of electricity. If
tho mir is clear dry md tha ,rootb