The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-10-15
CORRESPONDENTS or THE CHARLESTON
STANDARD.

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lr rnm"r L." true w" nrr likely 10 huvc :,
chanlc ~ ih" President" Cabinet ere lone |
learn tha, Mr. Iouccy goes upon the Su,,.,,o
h"ncl AMI II new Secretary nf tho Navy will L,
called into service. II il said here, an,l ,b,L
upon pretty good authority, that Mr.. Charles
Anderson, Of tinrnnati Ohio, has been suuud.J
as To whether hc would he willing to serve his
country =" in" position "i u tahinc, officer if
called to III" head of the Navy Drpurtmcu, II
would shock our old ingy friends alonr tho sco. r..
board should Secretary Of the Navy be taken
from tho West. What do Western men know
Of war steamers and line of battle shirs2 Not
only would this selection he a violation of all
precedent, but the nomination of Mr.. Touccy to
the Supreme bench, under the circumstances.
would bc Il greater violation STILL Connecticut
the nutmeg State from which Mr. Touccy halls.
was not within the Judicial circuit rcpresrntci
by Mr., Justice Curts-and there hns been no
exception to the rule that Judges should be- take
from the Circuit over which they are called to
preside. 1t is only rule however, the Prcsi.
dent has the power to appoint wIomsocvcr he
pleascs-hut were federal Judge appointed
from Virginia or Georgia to fill II vacancy in
South Cnr"ina-I guess there would be Il fuss
i'll the wigwan.
lengthy report from r",nrn"''orc Herman panl-
ding, "nif ASpnwall, September 18th ul,"-cm-
bracin" his late reconnaissance to ascertain The
feasibility of the construction of uestip canal
across the lsthInuS of Panama.
In his survey he followed pretty much tI,c
Panama railroad route, and thinks the project
entirely I, asiblc The greatest elevation to br
overcome he found to lc 2SC feet. The prncti
cabiity of this enterprise has been several times
reported against, and therefore, it has nevc,
been undertaken.
Mr.. Evping. Of our laic ConsuIs abroad
was uncrrcmoniously GU. out of his salary (S:jnD
hy the late Congress abolishng the Office lie
has been here for some weeks, trying to swan
his Cons >ua,c, now without salary or fees fc,
one more lucrative, but the Administration ar,
rather shy of the bargain. Mr.. Eppinr left /:
lew days since for South Carolina to see hi.
friends Coinncls krilt, Mc(luccn and Orr. throurl
whose kind favor he first placed on the han
py list Of government agents.
President Buchanan, am plcascd to saw. WA:
sufficiently we'll to attend to his regular routin,
of duties to-day. He received company durir.
th" usual hours, and transacted large amu,n
OF oiic, business.
Senior Rnblrs, the Mexican Minister. h,J ,
long interview To-day with the Secretary of Stat,
OH the late Tchaun,cprc Grant to Mcssrs L.,
S"rc aud Others. Both parties were in rrccipt o
late dispatches from Mexico, and while Genera
casS contrndr,l that til" Mexican (;ovcrnu.u
had not dealt libcr;,lly with the grantees, Gen
E"hlrs declared that he knew of his own per
s"nal knowledge that they had received :,ll the,
expected when tlirv left here for Mexico as Tn,
whole matter had been discussed! in his l,rrscncc
as"l all their plans made known lie though
his government woni,l carry ont the cntcrpris,
wh Il spirit of libcrality towards The contractors
II they showed good faith in their efforts to com,
up I" The requirements %! tn" giant.
Coy. lri5sarr had another interview to,l;,
with the Government about tie tllibusirrs bu
nothing definite WAS agreed upon beyond wha
has already been made public.