The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-02-26

party alone possesses i'll its principles that
comprehensive spirit Of nationality which
will enable it to preserve tho Union. 1t
alone exists as barrier to a f:,naticism
which has destroyed even the bonds Of
Christian brotherhood; and it can only be
preserved "by the cultivation of fraternal
feelings, aud IL strict observance Of the con-
stitulional rights Of every section
That such will be its course we have no
doubt; that it will be guided 10y the great
fundamental principles Of the equality Of
the States, and of the people Of the States,
aud be neither driven by the aggressive
spirit which is now predominant in the
North, nor misled by the artful conduct of
those who give to it a fictitious strength on
the day of battle, like the followers of the
army on Gillics' hill at Bannockburn, who
fingered on the heights and surveyed tho
field, and came down with their banners,
when it was won, to share the spoils Of the
camp.
We are led to these remarks by the COM
mcnts we find in the Mississippi Free Tr;,-
der, upon All article in the Lexington Oh
Server, dcmouncing "Southcrn ul,r,sts" as
having tended 10 the defeat of the Democ-
racy i'll the last CANVASS. 1t does not rep
resent Southern Democratic opinion in say
ins so; it is not justified OF supported by
the facts.
Nor will ii do just at This peculiar june
ture i'll our governmental affairs, when
every one Is looking for the announcement
OF the course and policy Of the incoming
administration i'll the complexion of the
! Cabinet, to :lss;til and dcnnuuce such men,
either directly Or Indirectly. jeff Davis, an
"u!lra" man, is in Mr.. piercc's Cabinet
who rebukcs the President for having sccc-
tel him as man representing Southern
ii.:,> Gen. ;;niin,an received, on the first
ballot in the Democratic Convention. the
highest number of votes for Vice President;
| VIII" rcpr'aclcd it for having l,onorcd IN
u'trais,," who was unwilling to compro-
mise Southern interests and honor! Look
over the names Of the men now prominent
III the Democratic party, and who have at
=, f'>'''"'e'
their nlialtcral,Ic determination to maintain
aud defend the rights of the South, and
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lowing them through the sScutl, auL South
west and let linn who IcnounceS them
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Tile Ii'yi"m Ioicuno.-lt is said that
the statement in refrrcmc to Il volcano l,ay-
Ing recently made lis appearance in Pendle-
ton county, VA, on the great Back bone
Mountain, is true. The Cumberland r.lc-
si
~ % '" " F''"' ." '',e ''''"n''" a'rect'y
N" '''' '',''''S o' '"e "'s 'o'N "' '1eat
'':' ','e '''"'" ''''''e'' "' INC l'ot''"ac r'ver
'''" ''e' ""'" " y '"e name "' t''c " o'"ks
30 c'e" ''"'" Tie depressed condition OF
''e mountain" III That point. These "SnkS,' .
arc '''''"'' snapper, ana each one embraces as
n''ch as I'LL acre oi ground. On the lst day
VI 'a"''ary The reports caused hy the bursl-
''s 'or'' o' s''"'erra"ea" Ire We're heard t"r
1t a'S'"''cc "' twenty or thirty miles. Vast
columns "' lame IN" smoke ISSUED from
tie ofhee' ana rcd not stones were thrown
up !" Tie ;'lr several '"ndred feet above the
'n'"'n OF Tue crater. o"r informant adds
'.''' '"e people 10 the vicinity are becoming
,,''''''cu III '"e Fef'"ac'ty with which the
',"e" are NeP' up anu t"e rod hot masses
:" 'oeks 'hrow" out a heavy, rumb'ing
"'''e, INC o'"'s"' 'l"hucr' Is continually
'eve'oe'".'"ss '"rons" 'no deep e"vcrns OF
,"e "o"'''"'''' "hic'' III times seems to trem'
lc-Tom summit 10 DaSc.