The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-06-18

Deas'f et Col: j a. lsl,an Our =.
1esneu, nseul and Popular feliowse,tisen, COLI
OF bilIio-pneumonic fever, in the 4sih s,,anss..
nus age: His death has brought rcsrst ana
gloom to thousands Of acquaintance 'Hnl ,.N.
one who had troops of friends. who resnectas
md "m 'or ms manly quaties his ,agacious
ty and integrity and for the usefulness and
charity OF his daily life, who admired him for -
ms trnth, his sincerity, his firmness and b;sT.
nigh nfiexible tone Of character; and who. o.Iovs5
nm for his genalty, his cheerfuIncss, his buoyant
spirit, his warm attachments and frank dance
Iol; BUM was a member Of the present State
Legislature, and Chairman of the COMMITTEES on
accounts; a Director of tho Bank of South
onaohna; aaL a. Hoi1nei Of the Sixteenth Regiment
rank he has held for more than ten vsara AMI
an active and accomplished officer; President NJ
one or more charitable societies &c Reside.
being useful and prominent citizen and havn1
served THIS community u lumber of times in the
hess'ature ana IN other capacities, he had also
served ms country at large in the Florida war
where with the German Fusilcrs, one of our
oldest uniform corps, Of which he was captain
no nc d'd h's duty as a soldier and patriot. with
h1nor mono! 10 h'inscif and his company. The illness
"ctna as .e,1a!ed III his death, prevented his
nc''hg as grand marshal Of the procession on The
'a'e celebration of the Memphis Juhilee
No'' nluhl was one whose death is q loss In n
community, community, and who in many relations Of life
mas lett vacaum. - ~
| Ills funeral will tnkc place to.morrow ooor
moo H. at $ o'clock, at the German I,,ha.a,,
| Church' III Archdale.strcct, of which hc ,vos .
'cstryman-CH CHari,eto,t E'ueniuo N.cws, ""'
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| hW oMr Government sustain Tie Nonro. ~.
trt"c Now that Cen Walker has honn a,>I, .I1e
rom nicaragua, the in,becile Republics or Stat.
'or"'''g All alliance against him, huvipp no lnno
CT common interest to lind them to9etbor ;nS
.'c 'oln nuIl to step in and settle The difIicu,v
10 the satisfaction of all parties-tbat is bv oo
verting them into British possessions v,I1 ~ IHn-
mus Ia painted the seeds Of progress, in that mart
" t"e american Continent, and they will br;n1
,o ,ortl. fruit either to the glory Of our OWN OWN
ch'led States, or to that of Britain, unless onr
Government shall firmly adhere to Tho No.
doctrine. Already has Britain tresnossed ~, .,.;e
continent too fnr. She must be met with tho
N'ohroe doctrine, and made 10 regulate her no,;cv
ards. u" haH-
II the late news from New Grenada be correct
ana We see no reason to doubt it, then the I'M
! tcd olatrs have already n case in point ,nd nJr
Isss VIII reflect the sentiments of this sec,;on r
the Union, if he should give his orders tn John
h"' 10 d<?orge Pcrcmptorily, or take the consc.
lncnccs. If Great Britain continues IN nusI, 10.
policy forward in central America md H.. cn., nv
ern'nent will do nothing To arrest her onward
march, then let us do away i'll, our u,utr,I;t,,
laws, for to adhere to them in such cnso y,o,ia
DC The Shccrcst folly. We love To cultivate The
i'tts oi peace with all nations; but have long
learned to believe that the only way 10 keen oS
terms of peace with John Bull, is to IN. nra.
pared to whip him the moment he aiycs canse
nnd not wait for diplomatic court tcscs Un h,s
got 10 be such thief and rob,cr, he sbou,d mot
be treated to that respect We should accord TO an
honorable nation. ~ "H
| EFc"t FHrs IN tie II0Ods-Extensiye fres
nave ior some days past been raging in the
woods III Franklin and Clinton Counties, N. Y.
ihtIre settlements have been burned, the pcople
barely escaping with their lives Large nuant;.
ties of grain and provisions have been DESTROYED
.lle iarh buildings burnt, and the growing crops
ruined, over considerable space of country. A
letter from one Of the sufferers SAYS:
Last Year one Of the worst and most fearful
'"rnah"cs ever known Ill this region left a track
OF desoaton through nearly one.haIf the width
of our country. This year the fire has taken .
wider range, and urged by high incessant
wind, its ravages have been without control bv
human agency, and the destruction Of property
must be very great.
The Ogdensburg tSt Lawrence couptv1 Seu,i-
! nri says:
on Monday morning; Of last week, the village
OF Brasher Iron Works, in that county, contained
n thriving and busy population, Before night
the whole village, the foundry, machine shops,
saw mills, and every dwelling in the place, ,ex-
cept six, were consumed rs with the besom of
destruction. 4 fire that had previously ragged in
| The woods, was driven by wind from u point or
two south of west, like hail storm upon the
doomed village In one hour, forty three buildings
and from ST 200 to SlOO 900 worth of properly
were reduced TO ashes, and forty families made
| homeless and honstless without food or cloth
| ing, and without the means Of empoyment-
The Sentinel states that the call for aid has not
heen unhcaded. Villages in the immediate Vi
Gritty have done nobly for the relief Of The ,suf
| icrCrS 10 T.
Ogdcnsbnrg is mentioned sthe greatest, the loss
OF his firm being 81 5000 over Insurance.
Tile Signs Of tic 7nmes.-Thc late bloody
scenes i'll Washngton-says the Richmond Dis
| patcll-the civil war which, if not more hagrant,
inny, at any moment, be resumed in Kansas the
treason and rebellion in Utah; The audaclous and
successful triumph Of Modification in the great
abolition State, Ohio are alI ominous of evil to
| the patriots eye, and will give unalIoyed satis-
faction to lcspots throughout the world. We
may as well dismiss the f1attering an favorite de-
| luson that this is country in whchtreason and
rebellion are impossible, and that because the
people govern. they will never rise against their
own authority
The rebe!lions in Ohio, Utah and Kansas.
prove that in America, rs in Europe, the law must
be upheld by the bayonet.s Rebellion in this
country is tenfold more disgraceful and inexcusa-
ble thar III the old world, because there despo-
tism leaves men no other remedy. whist here
there are peaceable and constitutional modes
OF redressng every political wrong and inequality.
Men who resist the laws which they themselves
have made are unfit for any government whicI,
the capacity of man is capable of framing, and
bring d'scredit on the very name of Republi-
canism. g., ..
1he Adranced Price Of Isaa-The total ex-
port from China of teas to the United States, for
the period between the Isl Of July, 1856. and
the 9Th Of March, 1857, shows a falIipc bH. NJ
7's33,l7s lbs. oil the exports of the year end
ing 3oth June, 1855, with no probability of the
exports being largely augmented for the period be
tween the sth of March (the date of the last,
trade crcuiar) and the Both of June next. In
fact, 1T is said to be safe to estimate the addi-
tonal export Of black teas for that period at not
over 500,s00 lbs, and of greens at certainly