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Il CAMP Of Several gentle
man residing in the neighborllood of Col
umlia, having suffered losses recently from
night thieves, concluded tha, there must ex-
ist band whose olject it was to piIlage,
anl determined to use all diligence to de-
tect the parry.
On Thursday night last information was
Obtained that Il regular camp under Militia
ry government, WAS located in the tlicket,
about two miles from Colunb' a, OIL the
margin Of Broad River, and party of gen.
llemcn sailed fortl, early yesterday morn
ing t" break up the camp, and arrest the
negroes.
On approaching, the scn,inels were found
posted, but 10y D rapid descent upon the
camp, three OF the gang were captured, and
although four succeeded in making their
escape, it is to be hoped that they will be
shortly cartured.-Curolina Times, 81
INST,
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ALIEN SUFFRAGE.

Tho bill authorizing Minnesota to organize a
State Government, allows alters the right Of
suffrage before they have been naturalized, aud
without even the declaration of intention, upon
their part, of becoming citizens. The Charles.
ton EDeniny NsSs, in referring to this bill,
sayss
Congress has the right to regulate naturaliza-
ton. and tO determine the qualification of cleo
tors for federal Offices and representation, but we
cannot find in the Constitution any grant to it
OF Jurisdiction ovor citizenship and suffrage at
large. These matters pertain 10 State sover-
eighty.
"Suppose That the organic Convention of Min.
nesota declare in the Constitution they frame
ihet all the aliens In that. Territory shnil be
deemed citize9s Of the new formed State, would
such parties under the clause Of the Constitution
Of tho United States that ,tthe ciiizeDs of ehch
State shall be entitled to all privileges and i'm.
munliies Of citizens in the severalhS Mates Sbe
entitled 70 suell privileges aud fDmunitIes 81 Ia
South Carnlina. II thsy carfe .issse aid were
still unnatnralized aliensf Neither such Com ven.
ton nor Congress have the right % impose upon
ns such persons as citizeus'
This action Of Congress is political fraud
upon the privileges aud imsnunities Of the cfti.
zens Of the UnitAd States, whether native si,G
turalized. Underthe true theory snds n "a
our institutions these alone have the 3f6]yE 4
determine by suffefage and iog;s sstion,th s. Efs.
ings Of our governmental, and tho dispoefl 23of
iise common property pt be Soafede fSd q a.
eigns. Jrl,is mstte tsbe brought 1b 4or
consideration; Of tka Snrf9 9Hs Coft- !"
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A TREATY WITH PERSIA.

A correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun. alludes
to the treaty recently negotiated by CARROLL
SrENcE, the American Minister Mt Constantine
pie, and lately ratified by the U. S. Senate He
regards il a treaty Of great political aud COM
inerciaI Importance to the United Stucs. We
condcnse the following fom his letter:
"Persia hitherto has been almost IL terra in-
cognta' to tho people of the United States. Sit
uated away 10 the east, it has been regarded by
mnny rs n country i'll holding any intercourse
with which we could derive hut little advantage
IT, however, the cultivation of commerce bet W cen
her and England bc object Of SO much i'm
portancc to tho latter, aud hns been fostered
with so much care hy her govern,nent it GER
tainly cannot but prnve beneficial to the mer-
chants Of the United States. the great rivnIs of
those Of Great Britain, to share IL portion of it,
Owing, howevcver, ia the want of any treaty
between the two countries, aud consequently the
absence OF diplomatic un,l comsut npents 10 pro.
tect them, Persia han been entirely closed to
Amerlcun capital aud commercial cntrrprisc-
The present treaty opens TO the merchants of
the L nited States the vust field which the coum-
Try presents and permits them TO sharc her com
merce with the European nations"
Persia contains 400, 600 square miles. Her
population ia generally estimated nj about I3,.
O0o,0Ot while her revenue s valued ut 81 i, ,OpO,-
OOo. Her lands aro generally fertile-hns a goo,
climate, and her inhabitants are robust and
healthy. She has several good scuports upon
the Persian Gulf; yet her commerce principally
passes through the ports of Turkey. Her inter
nal commerce, like that of most of the eastern
countries. where they have no railways. is car
ried by means Of caravans
1t has ever been the great object and aim of
western commercial nations to extend their trade.
i'll tho east. rs it Inns always been "a source of
wealth to those who were Ii rgcly engaged in it,
We cannot but congratulate ourselves upon the
formation of the present treaty, and owe much
for its ratification to Senator Mason the tls,in-
gushed Chairman OF tho Committee Of Foreign
Relations. who always watches over our foreign
relations with tho ability Of great and far SET,
iny statesman.
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FATAL AFFRAY I'M LAuRENs.

~ fatal uffrny, says the Laurtnsvil1e Herald,
occurred on Sunday last, near the residence of
MIR. JOIN NELSON. OH the road leading frcn, this
village to Cross Till, bctwetn JAMES FULLER and
man by the name Of CLEMENS, in which the
luttor was shot in the side and died from the
wound on Monday night following CLEMENS
was native of Georgia, and at tho time OF the
fatal occurrences was i'll the employ of Mr.. Nell
son, dtcher. We have not heard the par.
t'cnlars but understand that gambling had much
to do III causing it. FULLER has cscapcd
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A CHANGE OF PRopRIEToRs,

Mr. I. B. CREws having purchased the inter
est Of Mr. JAMES fIoLLINoswoETiI, will in future
bc associated ms Publisher and part proprietor of
the Abheville Banner.
1t is with many regrets that we pnrt with our
former associate. We heartily wish him success
in whatever new field Of labor his inclination
may lead him to ongagr; yet it is n source of
satisfaction to know ,hnt in the services Of Mr.
CREWS, wo have n worthy successor. II steady,
business mnn, and one of the best practical prin-
t.rs in the State.
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WRITTEN foR TIE ABDEviLLE BANNER.
ON THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER NoRr,E +

y! king OF Tcrrorsl DER the earth
Thou rulest with un iron sway;
Beauty, nnd YOUTH and grace, and worth.
Are all thy prey!
The grave-the wormin(ested grave
Within his wide mouth swallows all;
Yet faminc cluinls it still her slave,
Fond Of the thrall.
Thau hast gone down. my youthful friend,
10 its dark chambers, dark nud deep;
Aud l nm left. till lifc shall end,
To vail and weep.
No more to c,,l! with lhee the flowers
That BLOOM OH hoylood blssful shore,
And drink the joys of Iifes young hours,
Alas /! no more.
Oh! in the cold grave thus to lio,
Companioned only by the worm;
10 SEQ no more the ligh,ning's eye,
Nur hear the storm;
To drink in rapture here no more,
The ino"nt"in-spri"gs of elcesomc youth.
N"' "ahoc' OH the pear-c'au shore
Or aged truth
Oh this were woe, indeed, my fricndl
But thou nrt safe from such u woe.
Before soft winds heavens palm trees bend,
That shade thy brow.
l know thine unobtrusive worth
pearl Ill tina, vast crystal sea.
Long may the too-forgetful earth
Remember thee.
L IL Il
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Further by the Aips.-Thc Paris Journal
says We learn hv the latest news from
China, under dale of December 15, that the
Cour: Of pcrkIn has published a decree,
prohibiting all subj jccts of the Celestial En-
pirc from trading with the English. DISC
bctlicnce is TO be punished with death"
Hong Kong dates hy the Oriental mail
arc to the 18th of January. There appear
to have hecn no further operations against
Canton. Dispatches from Sir John Bow
ring and Admiral Seymour give accounts
Of the attempt made to rclake T.nto.um
Fort, anl of an attack upon the British
shipping hv II vast number CT Chinese turks.
The attack was well concerted and made ut
low water, when the large men of.war could
not safely manGurvc, but it was brilliantly
mpellc,!. Sir Mirhcal Seymour l,:,, tllouul
it. wise to abandon his post ut The Dutch
Folly and the Factory Gardens. and ha.
st'eng!l:cd his position III the forts Iuw.r
down the river. Five hundred men were
expected at Singapore. The details uf the
nl;ls>acae OF the Europeans on board the
Thistle are also communicated in these lies.
patches. On the 18th of january the
Whole of TIL. suburbs west Of Canton were
burnt hy the British forces. A large fire
had also taken place inside the city. Th.
Mantlarms have issued in various distri;:ls
the most blood thirsty e.lic,s against the
English, a,.l have o!ferc,l large rcw..r,ls to
those VIII" may .;uccee'I in assassination vi
incen'llarism i'll Uong Kong.
All the Chimes. have been ordered +,
quit the service of foreigners and return t,
their homes aud so lu,wcrf,ii is the Man
DARN system that ,iisobr,lcmcc entails much
trouble. it not positive destruction, upon tn,
relatives of the "ti;rI"r. The consequence,
Is that nearly all The Chinese servants have
left or a,r leaving.
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PENMANSHIP.

We would call attention to the Advertisement
Of AUGUSTUS J. HABIcn. Specimens Of his card
and manuscript writing have been exhibited to
liz. which display great skill and beauty. in this
essential art. Those wishing instructions, will
find him ut the Marshall House.
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KANSAS PAPER,

We arc in receipt Of the Lcarenrorh Journal
PUBLISH hy w. +, BLANEr, I.cavcnworth City,
Kansas Territory. We notice that IBzAx j.
RICE, formerly Editor of tho Southern Hiqhts
/1frocdt" in ills State is the Associate Editor
Those who wish to keep posted in Kansas mat
ter', will have the opportunity afforded them.
hy Lecomng subscribers to this Journal
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~ CYose Of the Cotton Saasen;at iNew or.
.7,aux.-A desl'atcli from NJ Orisaus, ;Js.
.isI Friday, says -" Several re oss largest
,ash i.ass already LEFT for Edrpn selipr
stise ss.kon as nearly closed 20 isS d fssaa.
nrlers ars concerned. As gensssl
HsiK Jls season hss not bee,, n good one
sFJ.eeuniarfly. iiiougf iii 4 number Of individ-r
's,al base. largs proills lavs been made ~
Z l,nS dealer uione Is ssalto have clearga,
+ ,iiaielg l,v speeuhtion, over g quarter Df a
] nliilioIsoi dollars. j..
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FIRE.

We regret to learn that the steam Saw and
Grist Mill. III the village OF Cokcsbury, belong
ing TO Messrs. CoNSoR & ANDERSON, has been
consumed by fire. No insurance. Loss estima.
ted ut about $4,000.
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Through To Charleston. Mr.. G. C. Clate,
the na"agrr Of til" telegraph line from hero
TO Chattanooga, Informs us that,on Thurs,
day, 10Th lust, !clrgraphic communication
from this city t" Charleston ,Iileet .hy light
ming will he bad. This will be very well
come news to our c,izrns-the' business
portion particularly. -NoshviUe. patriot.
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.incr.'ote If " Gt"rgin Juigr.-In ls5.
there WAS tried in The - Cirrui, nf G,ur
Ti:, ease OF invnluntar, maiisiauoi,tcr.-
la ,l'" expressive I,n"uayr "f - witness,
til" accused, while drunk. pulled ont his
knife, and ">l"sl,inv i, about" struck the
d"rraScl Ill the abdomen. The attending
physician being called to the stand, 10 make
the usual proof "i the nature and extent of
the wound, testified. ",llat the knife enter
cd the lower portion of the abdomen, pen
ctra'ing the rcritoncum. and thence extend
ing through the "ncnlrm, t" the vicinity "f
the lilac regions" The clerk, to whom aI
"f this was Greek, cnquire.l of the S"licitnr
General if he desired that portion "f the
doctors testimony taken down. The Solic.
itor.. anticipating some fun, rcpIicI in the
affirmative, and requested tho doctor to re
peat it slowly whicI, he did in langnage, If
possible. more inc"mprchcnsi,Ie OLD Judge
a., losing lis accustomed suavity of man
ncr, inpaticntly exclaimed: " Doctor,stop,
for God sake. stop; if the man w"s cnt ir
the CUTS, say SD, 50 the clerk can put ii
down.
The Doctor has since studiously ayoiAc,
the use Of tcclinicaIilics in the presence .
the unintialcd.
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CHRISTIAN Assoc1AT1oH

We are requested to state that ut the reg,i.
lar meeting Tuesday night nex,l of this Asso-
citation, Rev. B. JnSsoN will rea,. all Essay upon
the Unity of the Human Race.
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Position tn Sfecptng.-lt is Lettcr TO 60
to s.ccp on the right side, for then the
stomach is very much in the position Of n
bottle turned upside down, aud the contents
are aided in passing out by gravitation. Ii
one goes to sleep on the left side. the opcr
alton of emptying the stomach Of its con.
tcuts is more like drawing water from Il
well. After going to sleep, the tody takes
| its own position. Ifyou sleep Oh your back
especially soon after II hearty meal, the
weight Of the digestive organs and that OF
! The food, resting on the great vein of the
body, near the back bone, congresses it,
and arrests the flow Of the blood more or
less. 1t the arrest is partial, the sleep is
disturbed, and there are unpleasant dreams.
Ii the meal has been recent or hearty the
ar,cst is more decided, and the various sch
sa,ions, such rs falling over ~ precipice, or
the pursuit Of u wild beast, or other impcn-
ding danger, and the desperate effort to get
iid of it, arorlscs us, and sends on the stag
mating blood, AMI we wake in fright, or
trembling, or pcrspiration or feeling of ex.
hauslion, according to the degree of stagna
tion and the length aud strength Of the cf-
fort made 10 escape the danger.
But when we are not able TO escape the
danger, when we do fall over the precipice,
when The tumllng building crushcs us,
what then That is death! that is the
death of those of whom it is said, when
found litcless in their bed in the morning
"Tlat they were as we'll as they ever were,
the day before" and often it is added, and
ale Lcartier than common This last, as u
frequent cause of death to those who have
gone to bed TO wake no more, wo give
merely as private opinion. Tho poxsibi-
ity of its truth is enough to deter any ra-
tional man from IL late and hearty meal
This we do know, with certainty, that wa
king up i'll the night, with painful ,liar-
rlma. or cholera, or bilious cole, ending in
death in very short time, is properly trace
ahl, to II late large meal. The truly wise
will take the safe silr. For persons who
eat three times Il day, it is amply sufficient
to make the last meal OF cold bread and
butter, and Il cup OF some warm drink
No one can starvc OH it, while Il per.evcr.
ance in the habit soon bc.c,s vigorous
appetite Tor breakfast. So promising of II ,lav
-"t cv1n!o,t.-IL"its Journal ot' Utuith.
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Manufacturing Oil trom Rosin.-Wc
are always pleased to Witness any cxliLi
!i"n Of Southern enterprise and industry
We have little OF nothing to boast of in the
way OF manufactures, aud whenever I'M ef
fort i'll this line is attempted, it should be
encouraged. We lately had occasion to
visit the suburbs i'll the vicinity of the New
l'asin, and We were both surprised and
Sratliicd 10 sec manufactory of most
common and useful article in the full tide
OF successful experiment. The establish
mcnt we all,'lc to. is factory for the man
nf:'cture of rosin oil 1t is, Of course, as yet
in its infancy, and its operations arc con-
Quoted on rather small scale but the en-
te'prising and spirited proprietors are so
well satisfied with tile results so far, that
they are making their arrangements TO cx-
tend their operations by increasing their
machincry.-N. o. Bulletin.
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MoRMoNIsM AND RIOTS IN UTAH.

A letter received here, says the asIington
correspondent Of the New York Herald, from
w. w. DRuMMoND, United States Supreme Judge
in Utuh, gives deploruble picture of mntters in
that Territory. 1t would seem that BRIGHAM
fouSo tho Mormon King, may yet give Uncle
Sam much trouble as.:LANr or ROBERTSON. trait
ors Of Kansss notoriety. Tho following is un
extrnct of tho letter: <@t.
"The leading men Of the church are more
traitorous than ever Only few days since, ill
the papers. records, dockets, and hine hundred
volumes of the laws, were taken out Of the SUI
preme Court Clerks Office aud burned, and this
is not tho only instaucs Of the kind. say to
you again, and througl, you to tho President, It
Is impossible for us to enforce tho laws in this
Territory. Every man here holds his lifa Mt
the will of Brigham Young; and here We are
without protection. / am firmly Of opuiou that
Rabbit was murdered by Mormons under .direc-
ton Of Brigham Young and not by Indians
Murder is common thing here and Mofmons
cannot be punished witt, Mormon jury, wjtncs-
ses, officers, and Governor to pardon. II is too
cruel, and must not no endured. 4 mon. NOT u
member of the church, ismurdsrpd, robbed, and
imprisoned, solely for questionngshe apliloriry
OF theChnrch. Penons are now IN the Penetefi-
tInry, convicted before lhe Probate Judge, who
are wholly innocent of any crime. In there any
otasr country where thus abuse is or wonld 4 be
endnred7 Let all. then, take bold spd 90,
osto9s efs tbe most reasonable Orgaaizatieiia.fa
AM6S3easfs -.
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LIST OF q icoHsfa Exss

s5egaining ain the Depot at ASbsuilie. fofsta56
< ssk eadi,f0 tgssh 244ssfeA7. ssS I.
a4Moj snJonesi, Col J. F'Marsisan. Il II WsssS&R
law &. Spn, Wier H. Lxlh96s, a. EipaE. SIS ~
s sKerr, Martin MeGGx.J 81 BfoyE. :IMsn z
MiIIssJ W Dlask III IsS 3BaSs, INS .Ni
Kstss Patton, Davis ~ S;RSp EWa q
field Singer A Levingsledf s6kS Itg8sSa ~.
:isriss q SIAN p :Jariiau, iifS 3hsS6dkS {
& . q : sslsIIss q
atsyS % dicins sys{ q
E ehuaa q b & ss3l Is { Z n y \.
'osaaslons, apds ssss II II ssSsSI;
remedy ez'sn. = March
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FTgAt mHh /nd;nms IN Tsrus.-A cor
respondent OF the San Antonio Zerun vii
ting from M,>un, states that Orderly Ser
geant Mcdonnell. "f company ID, 2,i caval-
rv, in command of twelve men of that com
panv from Camp Verde. WAS sent ON the
1th February, III pursuit uf :, party OF In
from DR.. N"lnn and Mr. Moore, being on
the heal II the Guadalupe: after finding
the trail til" Sergeant tnllnweh it with great
rapidity up the south fork OF the Llann,
then wc>i. Gin Teaching tho kicknpon
Creek, thirty fix" miles north Of McKav.t,
about 4 o'r!ork i. ~. on the 18th Fcbru.
ary, he disc"ver.d n fresh party Of Indians
encampe'l on the same trail coming down,
who, Oil scein.. the cavalry advance towards
them, abandoned their animals and took to
the thick cha.lntrc having the creek on
one side. The Sergeant Immediately dis
mounted part "f his command, leaving the
remainder III Charge Of the animals belong.
ing to the ln'iians which hc captured ut the
first charge; II fierce fight commenced in
aud around the clIarpare. which WAS kept
mp without in:"rnhissi"n till nearly dark
The lntians being aimed, many nf them
VIZ" ''neH "''' SIX Sho't'hE I''Stois III ad'ii-
ton to their arrows, aud the only advantage
the cavalry ha,l over them WAS that they
could load faster, having cartridges for their
arms, which the Indians hal not When
daylight began t";cl"sc the Sergeant with
drew his men, az lie could not see how
many lndans the ch"pparel concealed.-
Five Indians lay dead aud many others
were dragged OF: hy their companions bad
ly wounded. Two "f the cavalry were
wounded, one "f whom. private John Mar
tin, died OF hi, wounds after returning to
Mrkayet.
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Gonlnaereial.
A"DEylblE G. IL, March, 70, sis57: :

A"nEyILLE G. II, March 10, q 857:
Cotton.-Wc have but few transaet tiepsde NJ. :;
,.ice in sptlon this, week -shs.oi. batN
ing. We quote prices fronrff4 to ls SIT. = = y
..Aa coLtns,& March q. .ias7. !
cotto".-We hare only 70 say there 1as very
little done in cotton yesterday, and tks market
Yas quiet but steadyS Weahers fore, quote If
70 I3e cents estrsmeI - Is: ~ -. &,
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Curious 1sxt.--On Sunday night, at
New York, the Rev. ID. S.. Durnet preached
to large congregation, in tho Bapsist
lCampbellite) Chapel, in Seventeenth. street,
near Sixth avenue, on the following extra
ordinary text selected from morning pa.
per: - ~ :.
"a cl,anca for some ,,nan. ssFor sale, a
corner liquor store, opposite h factory,
where there are 800 men employed, winter
and summer" K e.
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ABBEVILLE BANNER.
thursday MoRN'G, MARCH 2e, 1857.

C9- Tho friends of JAMES II. COBB MI.
nounce him rs Candidate for Sheriff ut the cnsu-
ing election.
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iShtpwrecs on the 1tiuniic Coast, ,eur
I'Ortobcilo.-Fsom information lately re-
ceived from Portobello, it appears that abou,
tho 10th Of February many portions Of the
wreck ct large vessel l,ave recently been
washed on shore near Paanque, below Por.
tobello. A stern head with the name Indi-
Gator has been found also part Of the
ships poop, some portions of copper sl,eeted
pIanklng, and a mainmast. A boitlo con-
tanning papers was also washed on shore,
but the Indians, into whose hands it fell,
unfortunately, did not know the value Of
the documents, and destroy ed them.-Pan-
anna Star end Herald, March s.
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4 L"c1y Sh;p-An en,crprising ship
owner Of Boston dispatched one Of his YES
sells, the clipper slip Shooting Star, last ju-
ly, with an assorted cargo, hence to Shang-
,I,ae, China. SI,. arrived there in season 10
sdispose Of her cary" before the troubles be.
tween tlc British and the Ccle.tials became
HI open rupture at Canton, but too late to
obtain return cargo Of tea. When the
news of active l'.stiities reached here the
owner Of the Shooting Star concluded that
it would prove l,sing Ll,ainess to him, and
Two weeks since he would gladly lave dis.
posed Of bis vessel for $4,000. BY the
last mail b. received the gratifying intelli-
gence that his captain had sold the Shoot
ing Star to an opium trailer in those parts
for $4,000 c;.>i, .iown-a sum equivalent
at the existing rate Of exchange to about
s60,000Fl,crr. When it is stated that the
aamSs vessel had twice previously cleared
her origjpn) cast. {about *l5,00O,) last
streAk Of g.n,d fortune will bc considered
more rclnarkable.-Jour. Com