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The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-04-07
LiYIL Essential tn JJcu}}b Will,

Light Essential to XcuiM.-While tho
Importance of pure air aud appropriate cx-
ercis"' to the healthful development of the
body, Is receiving, in some quarters, that
attention which it justly demands, the i'm.
portance Of Light as sanatory and cura.
tive agent is scarcely thought Of. In gen
teel life dark rooms are only fashionable ::
a bleached skin is deemed the perfection Of
beauty and gloves and wells must be worn
out Of doors, lest the sunlight should give
a little darker hue to the marbc.likc tablet.
But plants seek the sunlight, and without
it becomes pale and sickly; and animals
need it no less. In the years of cholera it
was invariably found that the deaths were
most numerous in narrow streets and north
ern exposures, where the salutary beams of
light had seldom shed their genial influcn
ces. Scrofula, and similar diseases, are
found to be most prevalent in poor children
living in confined and dark streets, where.
on the other hand, exposure to the sun in
the open air has been found one of the best
means Of restoring them to health. In
countries where little covering is required
for The body, cases Of natural defornity are
exceedingly rare; and an English pbysolo
gist has maintained, with great array OF
facts in support of the position, that expo.
sure to the sunlight is absolutely essential
to the regular conformation Of the body.
If, then, the light Of day is essential to
the full development Of the human form, i,
becomes an imperative duty to construct
our dwelling. houses, our schools, our work
shops and our churches, upon principles
that will allow the life.givipg element ic
have the fullest and the froest ingress. and
to admit all tire light that is consistent will
a suita' le protection from the direct rays o
the sun.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-04-07
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
THE USE OF FLOWERS.

We "nly wish we could induce some OF
the fair ladies of the South to write Us such
contributions as the following which we
clip from an old paper, but wlicl, has lost
none OF It's fragrance 10y having been SO
long preserved by the cart imperisllable.
1t Will Tighten amy sad heart to read it. and
we most chee'ful'y insert it in preference
to anything we could say on so delicate q
subject:
"lf YOU wish to know, in passing through
the country, which Of the homes are the
most cheerful, look ut the door-yard.-
There is an index of the taste, habits, and
neatncss of tho occupants. The poorest
man will have some little plants of tlowery
beauty in his door-yard, if hu he indus
'''ous or have neat, domestic. wife; there
VIII be, despite OF poverty, some of Ma
lures luxuries some Fouro clocks will
there be lifting their bright faces to the sun,
rs If to proclaim in their many colors the
many joys their presence has ditfi,seL to tho
hearts OF the inmates the yellow Mari
gold, Pans es or China Astcr, even the
weed Which bears pretty flower, will there
be seen. Children learn to lovo Nature
through flowers, and first learn to read the
love OF linn who made them, as written
OH their fragrant leaves. Let not a nook
or corner where Il child may roam be With
cut flowers; let not II cottage door-yard
exposed to the gaze Of tile young, be bar
rem of these little monitors. There is
language of love in the growth and habits
OF their petals; let the young know its in
flucncc-lct the aged see through them
the JOYS of life, and eacl, little flower bring
back some rcnlniSccnce Of the past,
Who does not relish the smell Of fresl,
upt"rnel earth! Who, that has known
the pleasure, does not watch with interest
the terminating seed or unfolding blossom
And who ever regrcttc their labor among
tlowcrss Who ever felt unhappy in being
able to send tn lding bouquet to a sick
or absent frien'l None-surev none.-
In tho cottager's yard or princes garden,
1t VIC sec no flowers, we may look in
vain for flowers of the heart in the oc-
cur"nts Of tho dwellings; there is some
thing beside the meals wanting. Love
Nature, YOU will lovo her originator, and
be happier for the love.
'Ihcn, too, 10y flowers does the infant
mind first learn to mediate and won
der; by then is Il spirit Of inquiry by
observation purturcd, aud in their cap
sucs ito the flowers hold the seeds Of wis
dom and knowledge. Thus in childhood
are they sown, and in manhood deyel.
opel in the full blown fruit, blossoms Of
scientific investigation. Study, which has
been induced and fostersd with pleasure
for rewad. is not apt to tire or vex
the mind, and thus will tho adult pur-
sue with interest and inquiry All employ
ment which has Nature for patron and
instructor"
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-04-07

More about the Frauas.-In proposing, IN the
Senate short time before tho Adjournment,
amendments to the Post Office appropriation BILL
Mr.. Wilson said he knew n cuse whore Rice,
editor of tho Pennsy lvanian" had contracted
for printing blanks for $40, 900, which cost him
just IS. 600 and the profits were divided. fhy
per cent. to the Washington Union, five per-
cent. to Mr.. Appleton. and three per cent. to n
paper published for the interest Of member Of
Congress.
Mr. Moson said: IF that was fact. it was
due to the Senate and country 10 lay the infor-
nation bafors them.
Mr. Wilson reiterated the statement, and
said that Rice himself had said 3d. and moreover
the arrangement was with cognizance of Mr..
Buchanan.
Mr.. Cameron said the matter was notori-
ous, that everybody. except perhaps Mason,
knew it. Rice, until lately was creature
Of the President, but recently they quar-
| relied, and Rice went blabbing al; abou,
(M
The Washington States" says this affair =" is
obe investigated and the facts laid before the
world When this is done it will be found that
c"a. @ Opposition Senator stated is not far from
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-04-07

Feeding Poultry.-Professor Gregory, Of
Aberdeen, in a letter to friend, observes ::
AS suppose you keep poultry, may tell
you that it has been ascertained that if Won
mix will, their food sufficient quantity of
egg.shels or chalk. which they eat greeJily,
they will lay twice or thrice rs many eggs
as before. A we'll fed fowl is disposed to
lay largo number Of eggs, but cannot do
SO without tho material of the shells, how
ever nourishing, in other respects, the food
may be; indeed, fowl fed on food and
water, free from carbonate Of lime, and not
finding any in tho soil, or in the shape of
mortar, which they often eat on the walls.
would lay no eggs at all, with the best will
iu tho world
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-04-07

Great Ffcshct and Lnundation.-JIcay Gale
protracted rain Of Friday and Saturday
together with the heavy gale of wind from
the South, caused all inunLution here more cx
tcnsivc than that Of the previous week. The
river continued to rise until Sunday morning,
when the water reached point nearly two feet
higher than that reached at the previous inun.
dation this season.
Operations OH the Hudson River Railroad were
entirely suspended. and the passengers which
left New York in the early train OIL Saturday
morning, reached here yesterday morning in the
Steamer Oregor. They were taken on board at
Rhinebeck. The iIendrck Hudson arrived here
Yesterday with IL large number Of passengers and
an immense cargo Of freight. Soon after leaving
New York she encountered gale which listed
all night. In the Highlands it wus terrific, and
such rs is seldom experienced OIL tine Hudson
River.
Both boats arrived here about the same time,
md landed nearly two thousand passen.
gers.
The flood extended farther down the river
than usual, and the effects Of il were visible ut
Poughkeepsie. Between this city and Hudson
the river presented the appearance Of large
lake. The inundntion extended to the villages
below this city. covering places whe:o water has
not been seen in fifty years. 1t appears to have
been confined to the valley Of the Hudson for
from the Wost and along the Mohawk we can
learn of no disaster.
The freshet at the North hns been quite ex.
tensive and very disastrous. The loss to the luni.
bermen at Gen's Falls is estimated at from
100000 to Sl50.O00. a sunken boom at
Fort Edward gave way, when 100000 logs and
o largo amount Of lumber were swept away
The water was very high and the current swift,
and no effort was made to suve the tim
Der. :
The Hoosac river has overfowed and
portion Of the ernbanknent Of the 'Proy
and Greenfield Railroad has been washed
away.
The flood here is now subsidinr the
river having fallen nearly tl,res feet from
the highest point reached on Sunday morn
ing.
The Saratoga Bridge was carrie away this
morning by tho flood. The piers were
mostly dc,nol shed.--itdmy Journal Of Mon.
dhy
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-08-10

SPEwED OUr.-Woodward, the marketable thing which the conductors of the central organ of the democracy attempted to use as one of their editors, proved to be too offensive even for their digestion and they have been compelled to spew the putrid mass of corruption out of their mouths By this operation one thing has been demonstrated which may have heretofore been thought impossi- ble-which is, that there are some things nauseous enough 70 turn the stomach even of the True De mocrat."-Gasde.
 The above is a sample of how much bit terness can be compressed into a very small space. The editor of the Gazette will hardly ever forgive or forget Mir. Wood ward. It is evident his whole soul is in the few lines we have quoted above. and they show how keenly he must have felt Mir. N oodwarl' wit and humor while they were rival editors. Capt Danlcy is not sincere in the contempt he professes for Mr Woodward He thinks more of him than he would have the world believe He evi- dently thinks enough of him to misrepre- sent him. and. in our opinion, that k a good deal.
 Mir. Woodward has had some sport at Capt. Danley's expense, but it was all le- gitimate. We are sorry to see the Captain take it so hard. In the position he holds, he should learn to receive as we'll as give hard blows. There Is more manliness in receiving and retorting them in good humor, than believing out like sucking calf.- Remember this, Captain. It is the senti. ment of the world.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-08-10
Memorandum by the Governor.

If disercfionary power be vested by the constitution, in the Governor, he must ex ercse that power, if at all, according 10 his orn discretion.
 The constitution of the State of Arkan- sas enumerates certain discretionary powers vested. by it, in the Governor of the State of Arkansas, and section eight, of article five, provides that, :" hp case of' disagreement bet,ceen hte tsro houses, pih respectt to Me lime of adjournment, he may adjourn Hem to such lime as he shall think proper, not beyond he day of Me neH naeeting of he General As- senably."
 The information communicated to the Governor by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, acas satisfactory to Me mind of the Gopernor, Mota disagreement between the two houses with respect to the time of adjournment" had occurred; and in the exercise of the discretionary power vested in him by the provision of the con stitution above quoted, he adjourned the General Assembly on the 23d December, 1858, over to the 17th day of January, A. D. 1859, by the annexed writ or proclama- tion.
 ELIAS N. CONWAY.
 17M Fe5ruary, 1859.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-08-10
your ob't serv't, (Signed) o. H. OATES, Speaker
 of He House of Reps.
Oy11inoI House resolution. f0-7r;t..

Originol House resolution, to-mt:
 |" ReSolUed, That this House take recess on Tuesday, the 2lst inst, to meet again ana that the Senate be requested to concur hereih.''
 The above resolution was amended by the Senate, so as to read as follows:
 Resolyed, That this General Assembly take recess on Tuesday the 2lst inst, to meet again on Tuesday, the 1lth of Jan uary, proximo: Promded That no member of this General Assembly shall receive any per diem pay during the recess, unless de- tained at the capital by providential causes"
 And it being so oamended, was concuned in by the Senate; but the House, as the Senate was informed, refused to concur in the amendments.
 Thus the subject stood, when the follow ing resolution was received from the House of Representatives, to-wit.
 WHEREAS, It is apparent, from what has transpired to-day in the House, that there will be oquorum on tomorrow, and it is uncertain when quorum will be pre- sent. unless some action is taken by the House; therefore,
 Be t resoiped, That the General As sembly of the State of Arkansas take a recess from and after the 2lSt day of De cember, A. D. 1858, to the 10th day of January, A. D. 1859, that we may be able 10 have quorum for the transaction of business"
 Which resolution, the Senate, by a vote, refused to concur in.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-08-10
Writ or Proclamation.
THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.

 To aH the members of Me General Assembly
 cf said .State-GREETING
 WHEREAS, It has been made known to the Governor, that disagreement between the two houses of the General Assembly. with respect to the time of adjournment has occurred; and that so many members are now absent that there Is no quorum in either the Senate or House of Representa- tlves; And whereas, True economy requires that the expenses of the General Assembly should cease until sufficient number of members can be assembled to constitute a quorum in each House.
 Now therefore, I Elias N. Conway. Go vernon of the State of Arkansas. by virtue of the authority in me vested by the consti- tuition of said State, do hereby adjourn the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas over to the 17th day of January. A. D. 1859, upon which day all of the members of the Senate and of the House of Repre- sentatlves are required to assemble in their respective places in the legislative halls of this State, at the seat of government, to complete the unfinished legislative business and to enact such laws as the public interests require.
 In testimony whereof, I have here
 unto signed my name and caused
 the seal of the State of Arkansas L.. .. to be affixed at Little Rock, this
 23d day of December, A. D. 1858.
 ELIAS \. CONWAY. By the Governor.
 D. B. GREER,
 Secretary or .Stote
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-08-10
The Old Sedition Law-Muzzling the
 Pre9s


 We publish in another column the reso- luticns of the last House of Representa- uves denouncing the True Democrat for an alleged reflection upon it's |" honor and an- tegrity," in connexion with the per diem tnaquaty. The introduction of these reso- iutisns, and the effort to pass them, was nothing more nor less than an attempt to revive the old federal sedition law, and to enforce it against the freedom of the press in this State.
 The second section of the sedition law of 1I9o, provides as follows:
 :" SEC. 7. That if any person shall write, print, utter, or publish, or shall cause or procure to be written, printed, uttered or published, or shall, knowing ly and willing ly, assist or aid in writing, printing, utter ing orpublishing, any false, scandalous and malicious writing or writings against the government of the United States, or either House of Congress of the United States, or the President of the United States, with intent to defame the said government, or either house of the said Congress, or the sad President, or to bring them, or either of them, into contempt or disrepute; or to excite against them, or either or any oi them, the hatred of the good people ot the United States, etc, etc, etc. then such person being thereof convicted before any court of the United States having jurisdic tion thereof, he shall be punished by fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding two years
 Mark well the spirit of this act. It was known among the people, far and wide, as the sedition iaU of the old federalists, and it damned inexorably every man who was identified with it. Its authors were guilty of many wrongs upon the people, and they passed this law to suppress discussion and to deter denunciation.
 The resolutions of the last House of Re- presentatives, denouncing the True Demo crat, were in spirit the same They only needed to have been enacted, with penalty attached, to have been identical What business had the legislature, as such, with . little article in newspaper? It was an attempt to frown down and deter, Jy legis- lat're de"unciation, any one that would question its acts, or would "write, print, utter or publish" any thing derogatory to its "honor or integrity"
 A majority of its members had been guilty of a wrong by taking money out of the treasury to which they had morally no right. The True Democrat spoke of it as a wrong, and no more. The majority took alarm for their |" honor and integrity" and straightway set about 10 shelter themselves When they voted for the resolutions de- nouncing the True Democrat, no other spirit | stirred them, than that which dictated to the old federal party the enactment of its famous sedition law. They sought, as did | the federalists, 10 suppress exposure and deter denunciation.
 When such an attempt is made, in this day of toleration, discussion and freedom of speech, and that too by men elected as democrats, the people may well take warn- ing, and look to the men whom they entrust with authority.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-08-10
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 Excerpts.

A strange wedding lately took place i'll Indiana. The bride and groom were each aged about seventy years. Twenty-seven years before, they had been man and wife, and had five children. A divorce was ob- tained and they separated. Hetook anoth- CT wife and she MT Mead, for second husband Mrs Haskins No ? died in the course of years and so did Mead. The par ties again met. the old love burned anew and they were married again.
 At last they have found the famous Brit ish lady who was captured by the Indian sepoy rebels and so barbarously treated.- Unfortunately she is shade darker than chocolate and cannot speak English. She was sent in by the chief Balla Sac. who she says treated her kindly, indeed so kindly that she cried to be sent back to him
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-08-10
THE RECESS.

From the Journal of the House of Reps. Special Message of the Governor.
 EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
 Little Rock, 1rks.,
 17th February, 1S59.) To Me Speaker of Me House of Represen- totices of Me General Assembly of Me .Stae of Arkansas.:
 I have been furnished with resolution, adopted by the House of Representatives, on yesterday, in the following words, to- wit:
 "Reso1ced, That His Excellency, the Governor, be, and he is hereby requested to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of the communications of the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, and accompanying documents and papers, on which His Excelency's proclamation of December 23d, 1858, was based.' In compliance with the request so made, all the information called for by the resolu tion is herewith transmitted.
 ELIAS N. CONWAY.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-08-10

AN EvAsIoN-To Mr. Hindman's organ, at Helena, we put this question-will it support the nominees of the democratic party? and it replied, Yankee fashion, by asking us:
 HW you support Col. T. c. Hndman, in the epent Mat he is Me nert regular demo- cratic nominee for Congress im tie first Con- gressionol district, in Arkonsas2"
 The evasion Is clear Mr. Hindman's organ will not commit itself in advance to the democratic party. To babble about old line deneocrocy, and to pledge itself to a democratic organization, are two different things with the State Rights Democrat
 But why was Mir Hindman's name lugged in? Is to be the test of democratic ortho- doxy? We do not live in Mr. Hindman's district Must one, to prove his democracy, pledge himself to support MT Hindman, even though he lives out of his district, and is not entitled to vote in it? The presump- ton of Mr. Hindman and his friends is ah- soldtely startling. In our life. this is the first time we have been asked, in this free country. to give in our allegiance to any one man.
 Had we been asked if we considered Mr. Hindman sound democrat, there would have been some point in the question. and we should have answered. Before we can indorse NIT. Hindman's democracy, he must not only cease his efforts to embroil and distract the democratic party, but he must explain his attempt to break up the Bates vile democratic convention in 1856, and run himself as an independent candidate.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-08-10
A Search for the Ajax of the Per Diem
 n2rfu

We put the following questions to Mir. T. c. Hindman, to the State Rights Dem ocrat, and to any and all men who are cog nizant of the facts:
 Did not hIr. Hindman, in Little Rock, during the session of the legislature, take an active part in advising and instigating the members to draw per diem pay for the recess?
 Did he not promise that, if they did draw It, he would defend 1t, and, if neces- sary, would visit the counties and take the stump for that purpose?
 Did he not urge Col. Oates to sign the per diem pay accounts of the members for the recess?
 Did he not advocate the election of Beni. I. Duval as speaker who would sign those accounts?
 How can he. member of the Congress of the United States, justify the intrusion of hls advice and influence to induce the State legislators to take money belonging to the people to which they could have no right?
 Did he not in his speech at Helena, on the 23d of May last, attempt to defend and justify the taking per diem pay for the recess?
 Did not the public meeting of the 23d of May, after the delivery of Mir. Hindman's speech, attempt, in their resolutions. to de- fend and justify the taking of per diem pay for the recess; and did not those resolutions of his friends meet with his full approval?
 Is not the defense and justification of this per diem iniquity one of the objects of the speeches, which he has announced he will shortly make in the counties of the northern district?
 It IS the proud boast of Mr. Hindman and the State Rights Democrat that they deny no acts-evade no issues, and finch from no responsibilities Will they reply to these questions? A full, frank answer is invited.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-08-10
The Per Diem Question.

Below, we give those portions of the journals of the House of Representatives which relate to the question of per diem pay for the recess. We have been re- peatedly asked why we have not publish ed this matter before. Our reply is, we have the journals only in manuscript, and it is no little labor to search them through and copy the portions desired. We have, however, accomplished the task, and now present in full the whole subject as it came up, on different occasions, in the House of Representatives: