The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-09-10

HcH'ttio"s o" MHns,i,h.-fInw many mon
are there VIII" HAY" taken into their minds
The 1''il "aiiin. of those nine hundred sixty un,
nine Years which nt assured the lif. of the ulslcs,
inli;tb ant! Figures uf arithmetic ar. EMMY
symhols-we mr:<urc them by deeds One
summers lille in busy, fruitful lands seems lonr.r
l" Il man heart than centuries al the frozen polr
ir, 'h"n"h history records nothing of ,!.. lahp:s
"i Mcihn$"lal' We know that his hours did not
:i"'niirr n": sl'cp' They We're the same
winged !n.'>srnw"rS that uulrliu c..hc,s ,I,h,ors
and cu, short Invr,>' dreams IIcy were TIN.
sam" swift stepping: elves. O faded beauty
wh"'r i'ik''i feet ;r"'! thy 'mr!rs int" wrinkles
'Th: Tin:" 'li;t waited In.r on Mrrhu:..Iuh
WI, tn" Same s'ridnr skeleton thu, swings 8,
l'ilI"SS Sci ih'' i'll I'll: pas"s %: IN, New England
rrifn"r. His fields Were moved less frcuurn.iy
ilian now, but they yielded heavier crops For
thrr' We're giants III those days.
We hav" measured The a.c uf Mrh,lSclah ONLY
by The s''m-.lial. Let take the coil of the lf
the nine hundred and sixty and nine years of his
pilgrimage. and roll it ont from this present over
Il p's which history has lighted IL stretches
back beyond the landing of the p!Yrin,s-bcyoud
IN" brightness of the rcior.n;.t ION, into the dim
twilight "I The middle ages; hack beyond thc
new birth Of ac"nti incnt beyond Aginco,Irt, and
CrcsSy, and Hastings, and over The graves Of
twenty-five" generations, - the very childhood of
the English people! William the Conuueror, if
he should rise 1T this day to confound the ambi.
! ''"nS names which claim To hnvc c.nic over"
with him, would he younger, by one hundred
years, than Mc,hu<"lah was when lie died.
Pr"&si"n L"nihr-The Prussians are uncx
r"Ne'i by amy other people in their choice pep
;'r'"n of feather. The hides to be tanned may
he either freSl, from the animal or dry, no mat
ter which. They are first laid to soak for three
Gays AMI nights III Il solution of potash, TO which
, some InickllMc is added, the potash is made of
The common elm, which is said to he preferable
10 any other, il not essential. II is noi purified
;" 'h"' II Is OF brown color and of earthly APP
pearahce About l22 lbs Of this, and ~ lbs Of
lime, serve for 100 skins AS th-y have 10 way
OF ;sccrtnining the degree Of causticiy of the
! alkaiI but by ITS effect upon the tongue, when
they lind II weak they let the skins liz longer in
the solution. When the skins are taken out
t"ey are carried TO the river, and left under wa
| Ter Tor Il day and night. Next, two and /, half
gallons of dogs dung is boiled in Dis much water
as rs enough 10 soak 80 skins; but in the winter
tiiile when the dung is frozen, twice that guam
uty Is found necessary. The skins are put into
THIS solution not while il is boiling hot, but when
a. a. the heat which the hand can bear. In this
lncy lie one day and one night. The skins are
then sewcd upso rs TO leave 10 hole-in short,
so as 10 be watcr-light. About one third of
what the skin will contain is then filed up with
the leaves and small twigs chopped together, Of
The bearbcrry plant, and the skin is then filled
|
one OH The other, in a large trough, and heavy
stones upon them, SO as by their weight to press
! the infusion through the pores of the skin, in
about four hours. The skins are then washed in
the river. and are roudy for the dycng. The
whest skins laid aside for the red aud yell
low leather To soften Tho skins after dyeing.
| they arc harrassed by knife, the point Of which
| is curved upwards.
important Decision as to NatMraii=ed Voters.
Judge Goodloe of the Kentucky Circuit Court,
has rendered Il very important decision as TO the
rights Of persons nuurnlized in the State Courts,
nrespcct To The elective franchse:sT This decision
was rendered in the case Of HcgaRagninst Dud-
ley. Dudley while acting as Deputy Sheriff ut
The election in the city Of Lexington, refused to
receive the vote of 1Itgan because he was natu-
rnized in State Court llegan instituted suit
for damages. The case was fully argued OH both
sides before Judge Goodloc who III his decision
embraced the following points:
J. voter may maintain civil action against
The Judges Of election, for anldwfui sofltMity and
knoioingiy denying him tho right to vote.
x. lhe power to establish uniform rules of ma
turalIzation is exclusively vested in Congress- and
cannot be exercised by the States.
q. Ihe process of naturalization under the act
OF iSOa IS j"eiiciai and moi ministerial
q. Congress has no power under the Constitu-
uoh 10 confer Jurisdiction or impose judicial du-
lies upon State Courts; but the State Courts
must look to the Constitution and laws Of their
own Statea, for grants Of Jurisdiction; and as
there 10 nothing in the Constitution and laws Of
hentncky,' comforting jurisdiction upon any Of
her Courts to hear and determine NATURALIZATION
cases, their judgments and certificates are
void, and confer upon hesa holders no right TO
Judge Goodloe had previously decided tlIst Tie
papers OF person naturalized In another State
required tho certificate of the court there 10 make
~ -..ss ,.{ff@ Fsf eaFEt'.
4 During August more than! 800 warrants have
been issued under bounty land law OF a55, u
satisfy which 23l 600 acres will ba nA6AAaarx