The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-08-02
Correspondence Of the Blnncr.
CoIUMEIA, July 81, 1851.

0"t''"'e" "''t f""OHFV .IuitFJUW--
Richi""d Joiihcs-- .KoUers u,,d
M1"ys az ycne,uL.
MEssrS Ep!roHS: a, the pubic meeting
OF tax.Eaylng citizens o! Columbia hc.:. on
Thursday last, rhe rcpcr, of the Cor.mi-
tee OF :.S'' was unanimously received and
adopted. Tie resolutions likewise sub
ml''cd by said Committee having been fui.
ly discussed passed withnn! uppnS,ion.--
The road viii now assurcdiv be bull,
Columbia in addition to her mun;cipal sub.
scrlption Of 100000 can raise at lea, 500.
COO by private subscr p'inns. The Char.
lolte ana :. 6. r X. also intends snbscri
bing very l'bcr"lly to The prop,scd cn,c,
prise. Tie w. and NJ. Ra,lroa.i, company
finding it to be to their in,crcs, 10 cuiiiic;,
here with the rev road may he induced To
give helping hand
public harhacue VAS given at Tayinr'<
Sprng near town OH Wednesday last bv
the friends of he proposed Electoral change
and the proceeding, on that day yc. form
~" rh'ri top" "i ""n,"F- o:ion 90 I.L,n
:, Pcca;cn's address ,;:as on IN . E'rc:o,.I
question AMI occupied ton hour, in H.. de.
ii"cry. Gen. a !ans. hi; opponc u, Tor tn.
Senate, made sp :"ch not quite an hour
long n which 100 many person al m";,r,s
wcrc introduced, and very little sad a..
The Snhicct be fore HIM. Col. Preston, hen
rcSpo"''rd warmly and a. IN his frs, speech,
not a wor'i alit Ing to his distinguished
c"npct'l0. ha been spoken, rciuicd cou.
rinSi'c.y the ct rncI l'rou.h. asaln:,, h,n,
tnd h'& pr:v tlutc an cNc!;ru,u@' was
man 'S' ana al regret thai Ines" person.
al ISSUES were "npgci IN" The canvass
grows warmer every day; '.nli RicI..an |"
VIII .'c the seen" 4: The ii r,rst Sirlrnl,.
ever carried on in her nor,crs. The 81 !c,
ni Ociohrr' alone VIII sDivc the Qucs ton,
who Is elected
Our city IS remarkably lrcc from sick
Ness ai:l 10 those " shing 10 spend Inc sui
lrv days ct huIu.t III q pleasant h..airn.
pace. VIC would say. v.Sil US We cannot
promise them exemption from ic4, ans! iu,;
'"r these evils are n-cparah.v conuecte
w''h oar main, business, streets, ,,,ll wr
caA pro; -" i:"!' i!G,:.,i ',.!... r...
i:.l ni.ai; streets, pleasant ua,a, A.,,.
DIR rcs--bcant!tul gardens open 10 visitors,
and ;nany other uXurtcs . too numerous
10 ,I,cu,iOn' ~
The &C. + ~ wir.,c doug, on lie
last Fourth m Ju!y, NC appr,sri y.a ul
have organized and now report themselves
ready i"r action. They raised nearl.
fifteen hundred dollars in Columbia. 10
purchase their cannon. John r Mot,
VII" served ia The Mexican war wuh
br vrrT. i Captain of the con;,anv. ",
wish 'l'",n "Intln,'et success
1l" Now to'!"": Ch,r.i is progressing
81 " 9, but viii, wc believe, be finished ~
I'r or he nrA' College Connl,n, e,..an:.
The State House is dong "as vel. d. could
&c expected under suc!i c!:>gini,ancs,
!hc Commissioners o: that building ..o.d
al election or .Ar, Inject on Wednesday.
The Consf-5'ison OF the Wash:nS;ou.
street VI. =. Ct.lrch Intends Ll,!d.n- 4
large Lecture .I.om snrn, the Jaserncn!
OF when vii Lc yranicJ to tho negroes t.
h"ld service. Sunday School nn. o'ner
IN, cings in.
Some OF the Trinity Church (Episcopal
congregation have "secfdcu" and attend
erecting new chulch as soon do thu ne
ccrsary funds arc obtained DIE. noes
of"plnon between tho "hl.h" and .sinw"
church parties occasion tli,s spin. The later
h wing concluded 10 Withdraw rom li.,..
former.
NO m"rc news at present,
Yours 'rnly,
HIGHLAND
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The Congress o. the Uni.ed States havr
appropriated the following sums iur the