The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-07-02
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE BALr1Mons sur,
WASHINGTON. Juno 95.

49,, "s"'s"ToN, June 20.
| Tho administration have completed the terri.
toriai appointments for Utah. The Governor
| Judges, marshal, &C., will proceed forthwith tn
the Territory. The body of troops detailed for
ther support cannot bo sent out there before the
mluuie OF Jaiy' and as some say, will not reach
tho place OF their destination-io wit, the govern
ment reserve, forty miles south of Salt Lake Ci
ty-bciore tho end of August
| h'hg brigham has gone on an expedition to
the north TO plant another Mormon COLONY. Il
appears propable that the Mormons, who are
well acquainted with every part of the interior
OF the continent, have selected spots for a number
OF settlements, where communities will be orpao.
ized They depend upon foreign immigration
Tor u vast accession Of members und of means In
tneir coionies 1t is not an extravagant s,,pposi-
,o ,lon thae ten years hence they will have popu-
iation OF half q million, and hundred Thousand
| fighting men,
Inc idea that they can be exterminuted or ex.
| Pteu from The country, or that their fanaiicisln
WI VIII be repressed by force. is wholly absurd
reason against the constitution and laws of the
| Orited States may bepunshel, and this ia the
| extent Of the power Of the Federal Government
| over this matter
There is nothing i'll tho constitution that iusti
lies crusade against polygalnsts, any more than
against aboiltIon'sts. or Romansts, or Calviuists
or seventh day prophets. The anti. slavery iour.
na's are the fiercestof all in opposition to the
Mormons If they can find constitutional now.
er Tor one crusade they can for another.
Dut tho administration does not share in the
ex,raVagant views which are put forth on this
| SUBJECT and tho instructions TO Governor Cum
mings will be to take care that the laws of The
United States be oboyedin the territory, and to
exert every constitutional power 10 secure the
due administration of Justice
| Inc names of the Santa Anna co.opcrators re-
Gently arrested in Mexico are given in the New
Orleans papers. They embrace men of civil and
m,ltary distinction, who were not before suspec-
ted OF dIsatfection to the existing government
IL IS Pcrcelvable from these frequent manifesto
tions oil revolutionary disposition that this be-
| widcrcd country Is on the eve of another civil
war; and that the attempt TO establish q federal
representative government, in conformity with
the constitution recently adopted, will prove an
| utter failure.
Santa Annals completely or identity with the
intended Spanish invasion of Mex;co npnenrs to
be Well understood and admitted by his friends.
According TO one report from Havana the Span
ISL naval iorco intended fer Vera Cruz had an
peared of the coast Of Cuba. II is known, too
that the Spanish government had refused to re.
Gelve hir' i.airagu', the Mexican minister, and
there was little hope of any accommodation be.
tween the parties at the last dates. The British
anu French governments might be expected,
through their ministers, to offer their meditation
III TINS case, for is probable that it has not es-
capea their notice that Spanish invasion of
Mexico, even If conducted under the guise of aid
ing the restoration of Santa Anna, will be n vic.
lation of the Monroe doctrine, and be treated as
| such by the United Suites Government.
| SPAN has Of late years become more entirely
assured Of the safety of Cuba than the unsettled
| condition OF things i'll Spanish America would
appear TO justify. a little imprudcncc on her
part might put the "ever faithful isle" in jeopar-
| dy, and probably involve this country in a pre.
mature conflict, which it would be desirable to
| avoid. w.
The newly appointed British consul for New
York, Mr. Lousada, is the Arbitrator of the mix
ell Ihot Mexico, as printed) commission in Cuba
Inc commission which determines questions re.
iative to African slaves captured under the
treaty He was also formerly consul ut Ria.
and has filled several other offices under govern.
| mcnt. ION
CoI Preston aud J[r. Petigru.-At the recent
meeting OF the Board of Trustees, these two
| gentlemen made speeches which won the admiro
ton Of all who who heard them. COL rPrestons
speech was in favor of converting the South Caro-
ma College into University, dispensing with
the present organization Of the Board of Trus-
,ees' and having Board, eight or ten in num-
as oer elected by the Legislature. twas sI,eevh
OF great wisdom and beauty, and of considera-
Die length. This speech showed that the &C. old
man eloquent" hnd lost none of his powers of
speech which shonc so brilliantly years ago in
the Senate of the United States Tho speech of
Dir. ietigru was a noble display of forensic argu.
'nent, reason and eloquencc, in defence of Presi-
don't McCay, whom he barely knew, whose
hospitality lie had never shared, and to whom
he was in no wise indebted for fnvors of friend
ship. The speech was spontaneous effort of a
noble heart and brilliant mind to do Justice to
| an injured man. and was received with unbound
Ell admiration by aIl who heard it. We had
invited MIR. AlcCay to our College from q posi-
| ton where he enjoyed high reputation for
learning, usefulness and purity of character
| we had thrust the Presidency Of the College
on nm against his own wishes and against the
wishes OF the speaker. He had been malipned
and grossly slandered, WIS branded rs a liar,
| and had rendered his resignation. lie was about
to leave the State and return to his former friends
Should we not, under these circumstances do
nm justice, and remove the stain and foul impu-
| tatlon OH his characteri Should we not say to
the world what we believed, and knew to be
true' from the investigation we had had9 There
was no question of veracity raised between the
president and Professors-the Professors so ad-
| mltted-and yet very different impression had
| gone abroad, and was believed from, one end of.
the Stnte to the other. We were not to "white.
wash. President McCay, as has been said, but,
to do him simple justice, Justice required alike
by honor and trnth.-'reenpiNe Patriot.
Santa Anna's Return to Heeico.-We take the
following from recent letter of tlesW Washinpton
correspondent of the Baltimore Sun:
communicated to you some days ngo the fact
that letters from members of Gen. Santa Annals
family had been received by his friends in the
United States, stating that within ninety DAYS
that resourceful and veteran chief would again
plant his standard i'll Mexico. Several circum.
stances have occurred to corroborate this fact-
Not only Gen. Santa Anna's manifesto and con-
fidential circulars, but events in, Cqba appear to
render it certain that an expedition is on FOOT in
aid OF the restoration Of Santa Annals power in
Mexico. Frequent revolutionary attempts bv
Santa Anna's friends in various parts of Mexico
are chronicIed in Mexican journals; and that they
are all suppressed is more difficult of bSef than
that they were evidences of general reactionary
organization.
The part which Spain intends to take, either
openly or covertly, in their restoration Of Santa
Anna and of his plan of an imperial government
is OF more importance to us than any mere change
of one government for another in Mexico would
be. If SPUN has formed any alliance with