The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-17
MASSACHUSETTS POLITICS.
WORCESTER, Sept

'oRCEsIER, sept. D.
= convention of The young men of this vicinity
| favorable to the election of Hon. N. T.. Banks.
Jr, for Governor, was held here this morning.
About thirteen hundred persons wer. present.
| and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed.
Senator w ill,on made Il speech to The Con-
ventlon' endorsing the Anericanism and RepuL.
| lIcanlsm Of VIM. Banks the candidate for Gov
ernor. lie ulso said that President buchanan
had promulgated the opinion that the Cons,tu
Ton carries slavery wherever it goes and h..
wished this monsrous doctrine rcpudiuteJ. Tj,.
election OF Mr.. Banks, he said, would speak the
dogma. '''N'
When Mr.. Banks male his appearance he WAS
called forth with grea. applause. Ho delivered
Il lengthy and eloquent speech. lie review ed
the Republican movement from the start. atlnb.
nting the National defeat to the want of manly
concessions lie said
1--WE now transfer, for the first time. to tho
theatre Of politics in this State-tI,e rront mr..
pose oi The contest for The past two years w q
demand the rcinsitution Of freedom in Kansas
ana reunion OF the people. The serried col.
unin OF Last year will support us, and feel rs
standing upon our own native heather, sun.
porting the faith Of our fathers, aud I welcome
the contest. intend to rcgiously SUPPORT the
Cnion and the Constitution aud demand for the
North and will concede to the South nil that cnn
be Claimed under the Constitution. | resist the
interference with slave labor i'll those States
where 1t exists, but am intiexb]y opposed to tho
admission Of other slave States or the ncnuis;. :.
ton Of territory for the formation of slave
States" 'N'
lie entertained no doubt Of the power of Con
crcss to prohibit slavery in the Territories. or
mat It ought to exercise that power lie also
declared his allegiance 10 the American party
a series OF resolutions of Republican tone
We're adopted. The Convention then adjourned
with cheers for the candidates
w. TIE Battle DiM the Cheyenne Iudians.-The
v, var Department is IN receipt of dispatches from
OF the battle with the Cheyenne Indians, at Sol.
omons Creek OH the Goth of July.
Abut 300 warriors were drawn ND in battle
array to meet the United States troops. The six
companies of cavalry advanced upon them i'm.
mediately; when near them two companies
were were detached to turn their fianks, and the
whole then made headlong chnrge, broke
them, and pursued them seven miles A large
number OF warriors were killed and wounded
Oh our side two prvates were killed, aud Lieut..
doing we'll.
A post was established. garrisoned by one
company OF infantry, TO take care of tho wound
Gu, aod tho command Immediately started in
pursuit After march Of fourteen miles, thew
came 10 the principal town OF the tribe where
'hey found one hundred and seventy one lodges
slahding ana nearly ms many more which had
''J 'oncH ooWH, ana most oil the poles
were left OH the ground A large amount of
,; irIed meat and other property of evcry descr,p
uon was found in the town-the Indians evi.
IDENTIFY having taken nothing exccpt wha, could
oe gathered hastily in their fight. The town
"ha everything it contained was Immediately
burned TO tho ground. -
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Ingenious 1orture.-The Chinese have inyen-
-, leu new species of torture They fasen round
tho, tho neck Of ma!efactor the ail.round cola"
saen %1, as is worn by swells and fashionabies In
r. England. They then take tile maicfnctor out
,, 10 some % public place, and make hin, promenade
aR efpa ana Gown for some hours at stretch. The
ana. a.. inasmuch as the poor devil csnnot annvs
,s ,i nesu either TO the right Or .hs le the ne
Jeersa t,, .he r's.6,lity oftle popnlaoe to such
victim ', can do to submit patiently to the sareasns
Jread ,h;o wnlfaht ressnsing she Criminals
worse than the ordinary pillory, Of ii,e wisIer
,age, os Tue huge wooden collar that il usSaliy
ire exposed in public. 1tiscallsd tl,s SEnei;sii
.xhh;tsa ana m causes shadder every 81 is