The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-01-07
REVOLUTION IN MEXICO.

REVOLUTION IN MEXICO
lhc arrival "i ih" Steamship 'rrnnrssrc nt y
or'ans brings u" 'lnrS from Vera C,uz TO tLr
2i>t uiim". The New Orlcnms rtcnvnnc ,f
Fi!d'y evening last, contains the following de.
tnils: W.
! The new constitution has been overturned
and done away with forever; the Federal Coun-
c'l+ hnv. been broken up and disrcrcd; Comon-
i"rt declared sol" aud absolute Dictator, will,
powers 10 call m extraordinary Congress; the
chpn'i u III arms: an,l other PRINCIPAL cities in.
Guiding Vera Cruz, have pronounced.
Inns important event took place on Thursday
morning, TIL" lIih Instant, aud ,s sudden as
the movement bold aud ,l,rng. Every
| thing seems To l,av" hccn planned by Cononiort
| and Ex-Governor BarZ carried his wishes into
execution with n coolncss and cclcritv that only
has IFS parallel i'll the French coup d.iut of the
| 2i Of Dee
The only fnrcwarning, indeed the Congress or
The people had "f the c"ntrinpai ed ovrrturn was
with most uncxampicd hardhood, given by Gov
Bacz, himself, the day before Thnt ,!av, pcr-
sonal!y present in the Chamber Of Deputies, he
was made the oh cct of very severe criticism ::
| and numerous charges made against him
30 lar however, from dcigning to reply to them
he rose in his seat, and after rchukng the Com
grcss iii general terms for their pucrilc cours.
! from the opening of the session oprulv anal
plainly told them that that was the last d;v they
c""ld ever meet i'll those chambers for the next
they would he swept away
None, however, seem To have believed him.
hut The next morning, at six o'clock, the roar of
cannon IN the heart of the city showed it WIS no
idle threat soon after the brigade "Inln,,tn, "
one OF the most trusted corps, conveniently sta
TONED at Iacuniya, came marching in and took
possession of the citadel Garita ami other stroun
nolds, amid savos of artillery, which proclaimed
that new order Of things had begun
NO resistance whatever seems to have been
| made; indeed, there WAS time for action ON
| iln MAJ ff,tf 4
bells OF the city ran" out, rockets were sent up.
ana everything cvinccd the joy of the people.
-a.-.e
Safes 2S, ono H"i"s.-IIAI.rAx, Jan ., IS5S-
The British and North American Roval Mail
Steamship Niagara, Capt. j. G.. Wickman. has
arrived with Liverpool dates to Saturday, Dec.
| 10Th
| COMMERCIAL
IhvrErooL C"TT'S MAHKrr. Dec l0-Thc
sales Tor the week reach 2ShO0 bales, and the
market closed at Il decline of id on all qualities.
Holders are pressing their stocks OH the mar
kct.
LIVERPOOL BErAps7ufrs MArKEr-All uuali-
ties of brca'lsInfs are quiet.
! l.oNp"S MONEY MARKiT.-Moncv is slightly
easier aud Consnls quoted at 924
| Nothing later from India has been received
! The Bank "f France has reduced the rates of
| interest I" Il per c"rt
! The crisis in the North of Europe is scvcrc.-
Ail;,irs in Hamburg are improving.
Great financial trouble exists among the
w""icn manufacturers. In London, the apl,lica.
| tIons at the bank are light.
SuleS on SD.r"l"f;on-3.O .OGn bales, sales G,r OK.
| port, 200 bales Fair Orleans El Mid.]liu,
Orleans; 81 Fair Mobiles G; ; Mid,liinr So ::
Far urlands So; Middling 81 IIavrc Stock
| 1000
! Il Plea for P""i,iiny The Black Rcp,. .blcan
press, says the Richmond .Suuh,'' exhibit sinpu-
lar nnanirnity in their criticism on Paul,linu's opc
r''linns against the Fillibu>trr func"s They all
! applaud the exploit Of The "raIIant' Commodnrc:
but then, they are not little puzzled To invent
some plausible apology for The outrage. The Al.
bhny Evening Journal, more ingenious than the
rest, III last suggests solution Of the pcrplry,ty
IL is this The capture of Major Andre. of rrvo-
| lnionary celebrity, was cminrn'ly patriotic
ana lilrrlorious act Comnndorc Hiram P,,ul.l-
ing Is descendant OF one Of the three individuals
| who performed the service therefore, the arrest
OF " illiam Walker and the dispersion of his army
by Il demonstration of military force on the soil
oi an independent republic. is IN achievement of
which the government should attest its approval
and admiration. The reader will scarcely believe
that amy such rucriie parody of argu,ncn, has
been adduccd i'll Just icaiinn of an act which
violates the essential pTnc pies o public law and
discrclits the character Of The country. 1t is,
nevertheless, Il fact that the circumstance of his
kinship I" the carior of Major Andre is The only
excuse which the Black Republican nppo!osisls
of rau'ding have urged in cxtcnualinn of his
conduct. Upon that r"int they rest his defence
H1rd lF"rk.--Iiierarv labor is unlcrvalucd,
fly because the tools whrrcwit it is done are
! invisible II the brain mad. as much noise as n
mill, or If thoigh-sowing followed hard after :,
breaking up plough, the produce Of the mind
would nt once nsscrt place in the price cirrcnt
If n writer could be $" equipped with wheels and
pini"ns as t" entirely conceal the man within,
like the au'ona"n chrsspavcr, and sentences
were recorded hy Il wooden. instead of n living
hand, the expression of thought would be at !,
premium, bcca,Se the clock work would seem to
show that it cost something to make it.
Gen. John Calhoun, President of the Lccomp.
ton Convention i'll Kansas, is native of Boston,
and brother Of VIM B. Calhoun, Springfield,
Mass, formerly n strong Wing member Of Con.
gress from Massachusetts. lie went TO Illinois
in $780, when 2:} years Of age, was a volunteer
in the Black Hawk war; and was aftcrw ards
elected Mayor of Springfield. Ill., He was ;,
Presidential ElectQr Of that State in 1852. lie
was appointed by President Pierce surveyor-sen.
eraI of Kansas and Nebraska, and has resided in
the former territory above three years.