The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-08-07
ABILITY OF THE SOUTH FOR SELL. .DEFENcE

Inc thppancy with which the Black Re.
publican papers talk cf easily ovcrrunnne
tho South, in the event Of that rupture
which they seem determined to bring about,
is happily rcbuked by northern conserva.
tive Journal which reminds tho bracgarls of
some i"cts aud circumstances they do not
ssec'l properly to have considered. It
KNOWS, in the first place, that there is no
nope OF that servie revolt upon which
some OF the iiends in human shape calcu-
aic' anu which they are anxious to excite
The only possible result Of three millions
unarlned rising against six millions armed
being universal massacre. Nor would the
South, on account of the scrvie population.
bc incapable of contcnding with the North.
or any foreign nation. So far from this,
our contemporary expresses it rs his Gclb-
crate oplnicn that the South would be
more powerful, as an independent nation,
with her slaves, than without them. "In
carrying on war, multitude of men are
required us teamsters and for other manual
labor. For many such purposes, negroes
would be more useful than white men, in
southern climates; and being necessarily
scattered, and in the presence or ncirhbor-
hood ot any armed force, they would not
make the slightest resistance, if disposed.
"But 1t is probable great many of
them would silc with their masters from
affection and choice. The South has dou
hle the white population which the whole
country had during the war of inlcpen-
dence; then she has also mighty army in
her sickly climate (>ickly to Northern con-
s:i;ntions) and wide extent of territory
The South could, if necessary, raise force
OF 100000 fighting men; sufficient to re-
sst any army that could be sent against
them from any quarter. In short, we do
not believe that there is nation on earth
that could conquer the South. The North
could not. Great britain, with all her
power, could not. Neither do we believe
That war with the South would give free
dom to many slaves. Those ncarthe frontiers
would, OF course, he early scnt into the in
terror beyond tho reach of scouting parties
and aholiionists. The English, in the war
of lSl2-l3, i'll spite of ali their effort, can.
tnrcd or drcoycl about 5000 slaves. for
which they aitcrward in'cmniiied the
owners"
Now, here is n poor prospect for a Bacl,
L'pus'ilc"n invasion, according to the cau
did statement of this Independent Northern
journal. What chance, then, has the war.
r:o' Fremont to win distinction here: he
w:'o' according TO Commander Schenck, of
n:'o, was Eevcr within pistol shot of a SIN
gle engagement in California Or, will
they make M:j Gen. Webb, who threatens
The South with = fire ami sword" comman-
dcr'n-chcf Of their forces In that event
we can possibly mactl, him with another
Duff Green, with Il mahogany stock, per-
cu>sion lock, tEc We advise these traitor.
to the Constitution to give up their insane
projects of forcing the South into dssolu-
ton and civil war. The time has not vet
arrived, when an attempt to suljucate the
South would be other than madness; but if
1t Is ever to come, we would rather it would
happen before the disproportion between
the wealth and population of the two sec
tons are still further increased. RickMond
DiImtch.
4 7tro hcadrd Chi!d.-Thc birth of II child
with two heads, has created much gossip in
the locality of Templc street, Bristol, Eng
Hand, ana indeed, wherever the intelligence
OF the arrival Of this curious little stranger
has reached. The mother is the wife Of
Mr. Lock, baker, 100 Temple street, and
the child: Il boy, is living, and was n fort
night old on The the Sill, inst. The ordi.
nary head of the child is of the natural
size and has IL really beautiful face the
supcrtlous head projects from the right
SIDE OF it, and is about the size of mans
fist. The child has four eyes, four ears,
and two mouths, but there is no chin to the
smaller head the mouth is dcformcd, and
the eyes have become useless they have
lost their lustre, and are falling out of the
sockets. There is an internal connection
between the two heads, for when one
mouth works the other works; when it
cries the sound issues from both and when
the child is fed, the second mouth moves
as If craving food; and we believe it may
DC ted ut either. Up TO the present time
The child has thriven, and the faculty arc
divided us 10 its prospect Of existence, some
holding that it may live about n forth rht
longer willie others seem to reason, why it's
days may not Lc prolonged to the natural
term of mans life.-Briytol Mirror.
from The Pinins-C0udii;on of the
;uormons-The St. Louis Republican has
letters from Fort Laramie Jnnc ii, con
taining the following intelligence:
The Indians are quiet, and come very
lit'Ie about tho road. The Sioux, since the
battle of Ash Hollow, have stood in per-
feet dread of Long Knife, as they call
General Harvey.
We have met with several parties of the
Saints returning from Sault. Lake to the
States. All we met gave terrible picture
Of the state Of affairs there now. Their
poorer class had 10 subsist for months on
roots. such as thistle, scco &C., Which
the Indians gather and sell to them for one
dollar per bushcl. The grasshoppers, Which
caused the f'''ninc last year commenced
aga'o this season, and bid fair to destroy
the present crop of wheat and vegetables.
Many of them appeared very much dissat-
lsfed with the Mormous faith, and stated
that they had been deceived That the
poor had everything taken from them in
the shape Of ti!hes and taxes to support a