The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-03-28
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Late arrivals from Nicaragua bring
us intelligence of series of outrage !,
perpctratcl upon foreign citizens and
i'll marked manner upon Americans
in Nicaragua. ~ government oili
Ger imprisoned the American Consul
at San Juan del Sur and II portion of
his property was violently taken from
him. An assessment of five thousand
dollars was laid upon the foreign rcsis
dents AM Mr.. Priest the American
Consul ordered to collect the assess.
mcnt, with threat of being shot un
lesss lhemoncy was forthcoming in the
space of two hours. The threat
however was not carried into execution
These outragcs it is said are cnuscd
by prevailing impression that Col.
klNNEY's Central American expedition
is designed to make war upon the
government. The demolition of San
Juan del Nor will have to be re enact.
ed upon the pacific side Of this small
Spanish American State and we pre-.
sumo this will be the only pacific
solution of the difficulty that will pre-
sent itself to the federal governments.
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Revolution in Australia.
The Astounding intelligence has
been brought to this country by the
Africa that Australia had declared he J.
independence and that troops had been
sent to quclI the insurrcction. n san.
culinary engagement is said to have
taken place between the government
troops and the insurgents and Mel
bourne was in Il state Of scigc.
Dispatches containing this informal
ton had been forwarded to London ON
the lst inst. from Ccy!on. We dnub,
the truth of this statement and think
it more probable that the SO called
rebellion will turn out to be mcrcl,
m cmcnts of the miners who have
long been dissatisfied with the tax
exac'cd from them by government.
1t would indeed be sad da, Eol
England if in her hour of sore distress.
when plunged in hopeless and bur
drnS"mc war, her energies and
strength should be crippled by civil
war. The page of England's glory
we fear has been written cut the pen
of future hstori ians will be employed
$ lone on the sad theme of her deca
dcncc and fall. She has not like
France new future awaiting each
gloomy period Of reverse and rcvoln
ton, renewing her strength and beauty
like the trees to Which spring restores
what autumn or@thc storm has tnkcn
away. a sturdy and hardy evergreen
once disrobcd by decay, she will 'bud
and blossom no more. No spring
time, IL" period of rcjuvcnation can
await her. IL she is doomed to fall
like other empires once rs mighty II
herself, we would not triumph in her
downfall. If she has been ever greedy
Of conquest it IS still an extcnt,at u,
of her lust for power that she II S
governed we'll If she opened lo,
herself way with the sword she has
carried with her the free institutions
and the laws Of the saxon. If with
one hand she has planted her nau
among nations conquered by her
armies, with the other she has borne
among them the bible and the protcs
tani faith.
czTI5'" We learn that one of the
chapi"inS Of the Legislature Of Ca!ifnr
MIA is a Mormon preacher. y Curi.
ois Question in hi, connection has
presented itself to our mind. Tn.
wisely as we think, our own State
laws do net permit ministers of the
gospel to become members Of our
State Legislature. Should a mormuu
lecturer be elected to our Senate %,
House o! Representatives. would he
be allo wed to take his seat in either
of those bodies! Would he, or would
lie mos, by the assembled wisdom ol