The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-02-18
THE FATE OF AMERICAN DISCOVERIES

'Ap'ore!S Oh the New w Orlu, have been
noted among the remarkable condolences
to be found in history. In this respect
however, they have only shared the too
common fate Of the bcncfac,ors of our race
as some of them property were, and perhaps
all more or less directly.
Columbus was made the subject of per
sccntion and imprisonment, and died a,
last broken hearted. Sebastian Cabot, who
first discovered this part of the American
Continent, ended his days in ol,sculily, and
no one can tell where he is buried. Vcrraz-
zini, who next visited this country, under
| The patronage Of the French Government,
| and gave the earliest account now cxtant
of our coast, was lost at sea. Ponce De
Leon, the discovcrcr of Florida, was NOR
tally wounded Ivy the Indians. Fernandez,
the first European vi>itant Of l-uc;,lan, was
also killed by the natives. De Soto, the
''scovcrcr OF the Mississippi river. died from
hardship and exposure in vain search for
gold. ms'i WAS buried beneath the Father
of Waters"
Vase" Nun"z WAS bchcadcd Cortcz was
di>"ra"r'i; Narvarz prri>lci in Il storm
near the mouth of the Mississippi; Las
Cases hal To seek refuge in !; monks cowl :;
| A!varamdo w:,S destroyed in ambush; pi-
zaro was mu,d"r'nl; A!na.ro was garrotcd;
l'"h;''l!la and BulIan were druwn.d.-
Such are some Of the more conspicuous
examples.
If we look more closely at the several
eases, we shall iinL less OCCASION to wonder
that so many rc'ishcd by violence, or had
their days e,nbiiicrcd by political or other
troubles, than any that should have escaped
this destiny. Most of these were daring
adventures who trusted themselves TO
strange seas and unexplorcd coasts, aud SC.
out on voyages OF uncertain destinations,
across an unravcrscd ocean, in vessels
which, AS conpare, with our ordinary ships,
to say nothing of our steam Levia,hans,
were but as the birch canoe of the Indian
to the boats that ply up and down our
rivers and across our lakes. The science of
navigation was i'll its infancy, all the me-
clanic arts far from their present perfection,
an! how these men managed! to cross the
Atlantic 1T all is Il mystery.
Arrived in the New World, a thirst Of
conquest, and IN Unsuitable love of roli,
exposed many OF these adventures to per
pc!ual dangers, and led Them to undertake
enterprises Of inc'ncevallc hardship. The
history of m"tcrn pioncr, life has nothing
to show like it. The con1urrin. careers of
C"rlcZ and Pizarro were not boys plav.-
1t was as if the last remnant Of chivallous
and Of romantic knight-crrantry was b!az-
ing up anew before its final extinction in
the love Of gold, with which, indeed, it was
already Joining hand. Such mad spirit of
adventure always carries death in its train.
Political troubles, also, mus, follow terrific.
rial conqucsts, and the men who gave new
empires 20 the OLD kingdoms received ieal-
ousy and ingratitude rs natural recon-
pcnsc- CfncinnnH G"=ettc
-.-.>--
RaSs!a.-In 1862, the Gar Of Russia
Will erect Il monument commemorative Of
the one tlouSandtll year Of the Russian En-
pire. The national life Of ten centuries has
an imposing venerable aspect. The Gov
eminent has always been the same, an all
tocracy the administration has varied ac-
cording to the character and fortune of
each ruler. The devotion of the people to
the sccptrc, is still, as heretofore, unlimited,
like the imperial powcr-a loyalty reaching
religious worship. The recent address of
the metropolitan the Nigh preIalc) of Mos
COW to Alexander H., on his visit to the
capital, shadows out the relations between
the sovereign and the subject: "AIost pious
sovereign, the heart of Russia, for you are
III her bosom and heart, the orthodox pep-
pie vcncrate you. Peace will facilitate
your efforts to elevate and improve The in.
ternal life of Russia, to preserve and aug
me"t the good hequcalhcd to us BY our an
cestors In your sacred person the orlho-
dox church revcres the quality Of her de-
fender and protector, one Of the greatest
prerogatives Of the Lords annointcd." In
the chapel Of the Convent of Miracles the
Emperor and Empress remained for some
Sine Oh their knees before the relics Of St.
Alexis. The Emperor soon after mounted
his horse and reviewed the troops and ca
diets. Egbcrt, the first sole monarch of Eng
land, began his reign in 's27; thus the
monarchy is upwards of a thousand years.
Moro than fourteen hundred are claimed
for that of France. The Republic of an
cient Rome did not endure half as long
Paris Correspondence Observation-Disclosures.
Home IS a0here Mother is.-"Tbs is my
home," cried a little boy of four SUMMERS