The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-02-12


His cchoing tread
No more he heard where, in the TRUTH defence,
He fearless lead.
Brooks is dcnd!"
With laurel newly blooming round his brow,
His spirit fled.
lie hecdeth not our grateful plau,lIts now,
For "Brooks is dcad!"
"Bronks s dcud!"
And stern hearts ponder o er his eauy fate;
And gloom hath spread
From mount to scaboard of his much, Low ed State
For Brooks is dead
Brooks is dead"
And Carolina wccI,s her lov'd nd lost:
And in his stead
Asks. who, 50 brave and true can fill his post
ALI! Brooks is dead!
Brooks is dcul!"
Oh bring him back To his own sunny cline,
And make his bed
Amid the lov'd scenes of the "oIdcn time"
Bring back the dead!
Brooks is dcad!"
The patriotstatcsn.n the palmetto brave!
Who " ould have shed
Ills life-blood. thus his country's rights to save
And now.-hes dead!
NJ. 4. l..
Hohcmiimt", S. c., Ftb., 1857.
Gov. Newell, of New Jersey, the ne wIy elect
cd Governor, walked twelve miles on Monday
the 10th nlt, through the snow, to Ircl,tn,, to
| be i...u:;iratcd Tile rOa,ls were in such conJi
ton as 10 forbid travelling OH hurscs or in slcrhs.
| Clergyman asked one Of his scripture pupils
whether e the leopard could change his spots ~
"To be sure," replied Billy, rs prompt as
night be; ''wI,cn hes got tired of one spot he
goes TO another
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that the Demo
Gratis OF that city are about 10 cut down their
hickory po:cs, erected during the late presiden-
ti.h cnn.'"ign, and distribute them among the
poor Of that city for fuel.
G""rnor's Safdrts.-Tlie highest salary of
any State i'll the Union, is paid in California,
Slo,oUO, and the lowest i'll Vermont, $3.50. Lou
isiana pays si,o9o and Virginia 5000.
Cation at -Ncm Or!c"ms.-Thc Crescent Of the
29'l ult., says they have yet 10 receive Mt that
port about four hundred and rightly thousand, to
make up the average receipts
petition has been introduced in the New
York Legislature, for the adjustment of capital
punishment
Go IL While you're louny.-This APP
pears TO he the motto Of the you'll, Of the
present age. Yes, go ii willie you're young,
no matter if you violate every law of ma
ture, no matter j: you palsy the nerves of
youth, no matter it you weaken the mind
which God has gwen yo,, no matter it you
peril your immortal soul. Go it while
you're young. Life is short at the best,
an,l II few years more or less makes no DIFF
70 enc. Go it, and show your rccklcssness
Of life, by laughing 10 scorn all the laws
which should regulate your existence. Go
it, peril your soul AMI scott at the goodness
Of God, by showing that you entertain no
fear Of cnoric, or, in the language of
drunken boy whom we met in the streets
few nights ago, "Hurrah for III, who's
afraid Of fire."
Yes, 60 it while you're young-smoke
your segar, chew your tobacco, drink your
whisky, spend yoar nights in reveIry and
RIGHTEOUSNESS, and he Il man. Yes, by all
means, so it-langh at the old fogies who
tender you advice.-,cIl your futher lie is
not fast enough for this progressive age,
and when your mother demonstrates with
you upon late hours, inform the old lady" !
that in your opinion women are weak
minded, and know very little of what is
proper for n man.
Yes, by all means, "Go it while you'fe
young" for rest assured that "when you
get old you can't" Plant the seeds of
dissipation in the garden Of your heart, aud
If the devil don't reap the fruits Of your
huslandry, we are not true prophet, that's
all. Go it while you're young.-Aobile
Register.
Further by the Africo.-New York.
February IA change in the British
Ministry WAS expelled. 1t was sail that
Mr.. Gladstone would retire from the Excl,e.
quer.
Merchants in the principal commercial
cities of France have appenled to tile En-
peror in behalf OF those French citizens WHO
suffered loss at the bombard,nent of Grey
town hy the United State frigate Cyane.
Thy ship Confederation was wrecked on
the. Mersey. s..~..... ....s
The British fleet has captured the ports