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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-10-10
Important Order.

The Charleston Coarisr publishes the
following order, which will be Of interest
to many OF our planting friends
Headquarters, S ate Of So Carolina.
Charls'ron. 5. c.. Sept. 20, 1866
General Orders, No 20.
]. Ddr.ng the season for picking cotton
and harvesting rice and corn, aud until
the crops shall have been prep .r.d for
market and divided among those who
have produced them on shares, persona
will not he permitted to trade or batter ~
those products on the highways. CON
NOUS. riv-fs, creeks or inlet. OF this m,li
tary Ds,rict, ~uliou: = written hc-n.e
'ro's the mayor. in, sudant or other com
pe'ent authority Of Tho city. town or par
'sh. countersiyned by the commanding
"fficer Of the military post within which
such persons may be found. TraI-r. and
pe'ilar NAV he treated ~ trs.pass.r-
~hs" found on plantations without the
consent OF the owners.
III ANY person who shall buy cotton,
rice or corn raised on shssrs before the
sans shal, have been rtspsr-d for mar
he, and divided nccor ling to contract. or
who shall buy these produces from pc rsons
employer on planta ions. may 10 required
On the complaint of anv ci,iz-n. to pro
du"- satisfactory evidence to the pos, com
n'ander that slI the parties interested
have expressly consented to the sale and
in dsfa"It thereof. such purchase, sbsli be-
decimal guilty OF receiving stolen goods,
and punished accordingly.
III Vi"latious Of these orders will be
punished bv tho p"st commanders by y
line Of no, loss thSn $50 nor mors than
$500 For III. sscond offsncs the sccus
ed. on conviction. shsll bs 6nsd and i'm
Pri'o"rd net Irss than sixty days.
Nv. Citizens are authorized. in the alb
sencs Of competent authority on the spot.
evil or m.liiArv, to arrest any person
found vi"ls.ing these orders, and TO bring
the offender before the post commander
for his sctioa
V. Cases arising under thssa orders
will he reported by pos, command dsrs.
and thsir action stated.
Bv commsnd Of
B,svst Mi Gen. r X. SCOTT.
II w. SAITH. Brsvet Lieut.. Col. and
A A. Gen1
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The Courts

The regular Fall Court for this District CON-
mences on Monday next. We learn that Judge
Dawkins will preside. Under the late Act of
the Legislature, the business on the Sessions
side of the Court may be carried OH as usual
The Common Pleas business, with the exception
OF cases founded upon torts remain in abeyance
until Spring.
We understand that in those Districts where
the Court has recently been held, the STATES
business on hand, with the exception OF CAPITA
cases, has been turned over to the Di.;,iss
Cou!ts, soon to be organized. Il Is our be..ei
that these District Courts will prove TO De TIE
greatest folly Of which the lie gisia,ure of South
Carolina has ever been guilty. We propose 10
show in some future issue Of this paper that
they are useless appendages to the judiciary Of
the State that the Superior Courts are ample
for the discharge of all the business OF which
the District Courts will have jurisdic,o that
the latter are created at an expense which the
Impoverished condition OF the Stat e and people
can lily afford; that their tendency will be 10
multiply litigation, lower the Judicial ermiue OF
the Commonwealth, and will be of no real ad-
vantage to anybody, except, possibly, the law.
Jcrs and its own Officers
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Disfranchisiny the Whites

The Nosional Iatsli,yencer Saws tim,
within the last tive years, we have set Tree
four millions Of saves, aud given them
civil equality.
But what has been the cosli One Of
the most g'ganuc civil wars ever known.
IN which, ut least. half n million Of lives
wsre sacrificed. A nstionai deb, Of over
80 O00, 100000. has b-sn incurred, and.
IN consequences. the country has bs-n
loaded with burden Of taxation under
which it reels aud <tagges.
The Lnteiligeneer very properIy asks :
us it not time to pause to take breath, to
s'annch the wounds Of the body po'i,,c,
to restore peace and harmony, and sho~
some concern for our msterisl interests f.
II would seem So Yet there is y party
IN this country who refuse TO stand still y
moment; who are keeping on TO stli fur
ther and more radical reforms --dsmand
ing universal negro suffrage.
The Lnfeiiigenoer cites the speech Of Mr.
Boutwell,. Of Massachusetts. IN opposition
to the adjpur"msot Of Congress. ~ throw
ing fool OF. light on the purposes Of the
radicals Referring to the then aporoscIn
ing sssemblags Of the so called Louisiana
Convention, lie stated in subss that
that Convention would di,frahchise The
rebels. and confer the slsciive franchise on
the negroes. The Lattlligsacer says:
" What excitement, what sgi,ation.
what hstre'l, what q brood Of convulsions
are preigursd in such programme 90
this; aud Ifit is earned out, "a i, certain
" will be il this parry have The power.
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What n future 10 before usi A war Of
races, civil war, the normal condition Of
society, the coutitry tieading in apstli
'ha, leads ut to desPait. to the pros,ra
tion Of the productive industry OF ths
country, to tho impossibi'i,v of free iHsti
m'ions, to the protecting sword OF ths
conqneror, and the gulf of hauonal bank
rup'cy"
But. q" tina, Journal remarks, it is In
tsin you Pre'eht this truthful picture to
TO the fanatics who ars marching on
They will answer you in toms such i'm
p-raiivs form Of rigid moral logic as this {:
All men are BY na,urs crsat.d free and
equal. and, therefors. univsrsa! suffrage
must be given to tho tetfoes." The
phiosopht 6f this Mua,icsi PARTY drives
th.th totw~rd, and they could not pau.e
il they would.
Mr.. Calhouo, ss far back a. 1887. pro
claimed grsn, truth whom b. ssiL:
"Emsncipa,ion itself would not sari,fy
'hess 'HhSt'cs; that gAinei. tho next step
would be TO ra,se the negroes 10 4 social
and political -qn,li,y with ths Writes,
and that being etfsc,ed. We shotild find
the present Condition Of the two races
tover.ed 'f'sy sRd heir Northern rnss,
'-t, would bs the masters, anu We tn 9
slaves the condition Of tho white race 10
the British West Indi. islands. rs bad IA
it is. would be happiness to ours; there
the mother country 10 interested in sus
tanning the supremacy Of the European
race"
Ii Mr.. Calhoun had been prophet. lie
could not mora exactly have predicted
what is now taking place.
And this is the party which claims the
possession OF the Government, and the
working ou, OF Tho des inies Of tins great
country. Aas il will be sad day for
the X public, if they succeed. One will
almost be tempted TO doth, ,bs espabii,y
o. mankind for self government
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That Cotton Tax.
A Washington Dispatch. Of the ,

A Washington Dispatch, Of the 24lb,
says:
A delegation Of Spntheru businees men
mostly cotton factors and planters
are Ia The city, seeking n tiodiflcaliou Of
the existing rules and regulations under
which cotton is transported to market,
the revenue tax paid. and final shipment
Of j. made to domestic por,s. The dele
gator consists of Mayor Wnhers, Of Mo
bic: Col. Follows and Judg. P,nkard,
Of New Orleans; Mr. Cunningham, OF
Cihcinhst'-representing large Ohio cot
ton interests in the Southland Others -
Thev presenrthe memorials Of the Cham
6er Of Comttier Of New Orleans and
Mobile. which set forth the very serious
drawbacks attending ,bs marketing and
shipment OF S,tt"n under the p resen, 70
gulat'ons. The payment OF the three
cent revenue before the cotton leaves tbd
plantation, they assert, works great inju
~ to tho planter, compelling h,m 10 make
serious sacrifices ia order 10 comply With
the law.
The regulations attending it's shipment
to domestic Por,s also operate. in such a
MANNER. il is asaer.ed, MS 10 ,e-y materi
ally favor direct shipments to forergo
ports. which they think 1t is the interes,
OF the N orthe'n merchant. to prevent.
Their Delegation have had an inter
view with the Secretary Of the Treasury
On The subject, and that officer expresses
his willingness to mod'f, The present re
gulaiion 80 far as the existing law gives
him any discretion in the matter, bu, he
has doub, il the law will WARRANT any
change.
The delegation, therefofs, waited oh,
the President to dav, 10 ask that the
question be referred to The Attorney Gen
erai for his opinion.
These gentlemen do not hesitate to AZ
tirm that under the existing regulations il
would require more than q year 10 bring
the limited cotton crop ofthe pfrsen, sea
son into market.
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Thad. Stevens Platform.

Hon. Thaddeus Sleveus made a sp.sch
to his constituents, recently, at Bedford
Pennsylvania, in which hs advocated
chsractsristicaiv lis vsnomous doctriues
of conh'cs,ion and negro equality in the
Southern States. For The bsne6t OF our
readers who are unacqnainted with tho
platform of the R,dicl party. We make
the following synopsis:
l. He intends that Congress shall pas, laws
overthrowing and discarding the present State
governments III the United States, as utterly
Illegal and providing governments for then,
"a conquered provinces liking the uusli6ca.
tons OF voters and requiring universal negro
suffrage.
2. He intends that Congress shall pass laws
by which "a SUI 1hcent fund shall be levied out
OF the property of the southern people to pa v
the expenses and damages Of the war;
.. He intends TO force on Congress TO give
homesteads and the right to vote to all the col.
ored men who fought in the Union armies
ms Is also to come out OF the property Of
Southern people.
4. That the. southern people have no rights
whatever-that they can claim nothing what
ever under the Constitution IL n eed not look
To see what powers are conferred upon it by
the Constitution. Its own will is is only law,
that 1t has ali the rights Of conqucror- that
the LIVES, fortunes, property, rights, immuni
tles-everything belonging to the rebellion 3
aection--are At its absolute disposal. That the
Constitution has not only bsen changed, but
abolished by the war.
Was there ever anything IN secession
10 coIttpaTe with ihese moostro,a do.
'trines. If they are true. then success in
war to put down rebellion, utterly dc
stroys the Governmen, of the conqueror,
and oyerthrows the Constitution rsbelled
against.
These doctrines may sound absurd to
us, and We may fear no danger Of their
speedy execution, yet they are dsliberatei
" put forward ~ the programme Of the
Radical party--of which Ar. Stevens is
the acknowledged head, with confidence
of success. That they will mass AL their
available power to further these designs.
cannot be doubted with the lights ihat
are now before US. II is q matter of
much conjecture. in the event, that Con
gress shall i,npeacb the President and
he refuses TO recognize their action but as
a usurpstion OF power, what will be the
final resulti VIII Gen. Grant regard
the action Of C3Hgress a. constitutional
This is the point, in our view. where rests
the important political questions Of the
day.
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Cotton Agency.

II will be seen by reference to our ad.
tertising Columns, that the we'll known
firm of G. w. Williams & Co, has es,ab
lished an agency at this place. Msssrs.
Hasse,ine & Massey, the agents, are en-
terprising gentlemen and understand their
business. This timely arrangement will
be great advantage to our planters, as
the Charleston market prices will be feai,
zsd, besides avoiding the Inconvenience,
Of the new Internal tax law.
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THE CASE or Nix DAvfs-The CfI

lesion Courier. o! Friday. ssy.:
From = private letter which ws have
received from the e.:in,abIs ~ise of liz
distinguished prisoner =, Fortress Moasos.
&c learn With insxp'ss.ibIs ,eers, ,h., b;sD
health continues to decline. and tbs: ths
pecah'"ry circumstances OF his family sfs
becoming verv embarrassing. Nothirw
is known ID Mrs. DAVIS Of the p,ob, his
future OF her husband, and va, confs.. to
see little encouragement TO hope for hi.
early rsleass. !, is nov rendered aoi,s
probable that hs trial for treason viii
never take place. and there is but Ii,tls
danger TO M from the assassin stioa'
charges aitsr the Conovss exposures which
have been recently made. Me,n while,
'hePri.onsr Is dying from confinement.
and b" family are brought to III, verge
OF starvation, whilst the Government de,
s''ne' to rs.'o's him to liberty aod 70.
fusss to ivy him.
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~ Our patrons who

are in arrears for subscription, and to whom we
have kindly extended every indulgence until
now, are respectfully requested to call and set.
tie their small Indebtedness. Persons who owe
us for advertising and job work are reminded
of the fact that we need the money, and we
trust this notice will be regarded personally ad-
dressed to all such
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New Advertisements.

Messrs. HssseItlne Il Massey, so we'll
known AS merchants of experience and
taste, present an unusual attraction o.
Fall and Winter Goods.
Commissioner Sales-The Commis
sioner in Equity advertises in this issue
some very valuable plantations for sale.
See advertisements.
c. w. Dudley, Assessor-Appoint, a
time and place to hear appeals from un-
Just assessments.
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lsADEauAcY or SUPpoRr.-W. repre,
to learn from the Csroi'n. Spartan. tha,
three Of the sb!sst ministers IN the South
Carolina Conference. are about to leave
the State The Rev. DR.. Ch.tles T.ylor,
Rev. II. A. @. Walker, ssd Rev. Jno w.
W'xhtman. These gentlemen sre forced
br inadsqnscy Of support. 20 ;ea,e the
fields lb.v love so well. Who does no,
know u. A q. Walker. and Dr. Taylor
1t missionary fame, and the Rev. Jno. w
W'ghtn,sn, brother Of tho present b sh.
OF. DR. Taylor has accepted the Presi
drncy Of coIIevs at Mllershurp, near
Lexington Kentucky. Rev. M Walker
will transfer his connection 10 the Ken
tucky Conference. We believe that Mr.
Wightnan, also goes to Kentucky. They
do no, change their labors, only their
fields Of labor, and that because they are
driven away for the want Of necessary
support.
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Terrible Tragedy in Virginia.

A correspondent ofths Richmond Di,
patch. writing from Buckingham G. II
Virginia, Srp'emher 9Th. gives the follow
ing particulars OF the terrible trsgeLr
~hrch recently occurred there!
The most thrilling and melancholy AZ
fair took place here on thu lat inst that
has shocked 'he feelings Of our citizens
since the elose Of the war The cause.
and results are rs fellows:
About three weeks ago. or more, Mr..
An,hony Walton, y wealthy mill owner
OF this town. arose early in iLe morning
with the alleged intention of Visiting his
mill and plantation, but suddenly chang
ing his route returned 20 the hoas.
There he found Mr.. James Leach Ia
younc lawyer Who mskes Mr.. Walton's
house. his li"ns dufing tho sessions of
r"ur' IN the room with his wife. Their
position relative TO each other wss sucn
as to excite suspicion on the part Of the
husband. Who ut once ordered Mr.. Lssch
ou' Of the house, AMI forced the execution
"f his mandate ut the point Of tne revolver,
after which he called tor the carriage, aud
pntting madam in. sent her 10 her mother
No'hing further Of interest irAnspirsd in
tho case except that bnll Of divorce Was
fled bv Mr.. "slton. until last SATURDAY.,
when Leach again rode iuto town.
After s,tolling about tho sillsgs for
some time he met Anderson Walton. =
-on of Anthony by frat wife. Anderson
reprpachsi Leach At once with the scan.
da. which Leach denied with great EN-
phssis; ~hsreupon Andsrson shook his
fist IN his face and exclaimed, "You-
lying -. vou did. for pa saw you." u,
the same time putting his hand under his
coat. $50 YOU will shoot me, will you T.
yelled Lesch. and drawing his six shooter,
he fired. and young Walton fell, pierced
through tho lungs, the blood gushin Q
from his mouth aud nosiri.s Jus, then
Nj. WaI'on, the elder. rushed up and
h'ei ihres shots from his pistol directly
At Leach. but missing him an ireiy, slight.
ly wounded Capt. A 7. Mossley and a
negro Once more Leach fired. and the
elder Walton lay on tho sward = corpse.
Tho ball entered jos, above his heart,
Slofles NNu CAUSING
instant dsa,h
Anderson fingered until Monday even,
ing shout 2 o'clock, whsn - they wsrs
closing the grave over sll that va. nor,s!
Of hi. father. his soul jined him in the
spirn world Bur the sale ~ d-atI, dos.
not end here. Tho Rev. James II. C
L@1ch. ID d.. highly respected Prs.bv
terian minister. died soon after hearing
of the body drsms in which his sos b al
acted so prominent a part; possibly in
consequeDer, though ss 10 this no one
can de;eesat bu, conjecture.
Mr~HAhon Was one Of the wives Of
Hilbert, TIE Bronsut, whose ssrs we're Gu,
oil in Louisville. XIV. fos bigamy. Soon
ter their msrrises he ran of with her
money. leaving her dssG,u,s: though
legally frse--for he had ,~o wives living
shen he emarried hsr-Ms. Walton b..
came so snamored With the beautiful
widow that he bough, her wedding
clo'hes, and lavisb-d on her every luxury
that wssl'h could procure. until tbss~sont
sfsir which lad to ,ha double ho,nici,ls.
Leach has been justified ou the piea Of
selEdefence.
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RETURN DAY.-Tbs number OF cases
that have passed through the Sheriff.
hands since the Spring Term, inclodinp Q
every class OF quits, fooled up eight hun,
dred and Twelve. on Saturday niuht. OI
those large number have aimee been set.
tied. The return does not f.y exceed
that OF previous years, aud 10 the Ian
gusRe of venerable patriot in ihis State,
~s bs'ievs tba, III the question OF deb
tors and creditors were not seits,sd by
TIE Legislature. they would have me,
ssch other on living terms" The nun
Der 81 confessions Of judgment recorded
since last Term. amounts To one hundred
and twenty /; OF which nampsr sixteen
on:y are in the pro ess jurird,c,ion. being
Tor sums under one hundred dollars.--
Yorkviiis Enquirer
REruRs DAY.-Rsturn day Zoe the
Wes srn Circuits psssimg. The numbsr
OF eases returned, At AbbsviiIe, is bet ~ssn
I've and ak hundred. For Andsrson and
P'cksus each, les than t~o hundred and
hfty. A less pumaer thsa .'bsfors the
war.-Piekas Courier.
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CHARt.sron Irxns-Tb. No., >.

CHARtSsroH IrkMs.-Ths INews %.
ports on authority Of eminent physicians
that there are nine thousand cases Of bro.
Ken bons fever in Charleston, aud cali,
Tor . consultation OF wise men to sdops
messnres 10 stsy the disesss. Il has usa.
ally been regarded As . precursor TO che
yellow fever sspecisIly when, % at ths
present time, il is spidsmie.
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THE RsvssEsp BLAspnxx.s The
hsv. j. w Hannieut,, one Of The sis4
tensely loyal Soutbesssras, said 10 hh
speech n Schenectady that III The ss1s
Congress doss rot give us unissssai sui.
frags ~s will roll up our sI.e. a. And
pitch w, D<HAass d-3sss rssoiution ~
World ever sav.w
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The SourH AND rae Nxxr passIpKx,
CT The father Of Gen Gran, writes to
= friend 10 follows:
"fou know enough OF Ulysses to know
that TO accept the Presidency, you'd BE-
to him = sscr'iics Of feeling sod psrson.l
interest He could not we'll Msnd The
trial Of being . candidate for public IN
vor; AND his present position is every
way 3 much better one thsn that Of
the President. But IL ihsrs should seem
to he tie came necessity kbr I, two yesn
hence, Nc nov, expect he ~III yield"
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REpEMp
TON OF Bits REcElvABLE IssUrD BY
TRIs STATE.
|. Be i, enacted by the Senate aha
House Of Represautative e.. now me, and
sitting in General Assembly, aud by the
authority Of the same. TIA, The faith and
funds Of 'he State be, and the same are
hereby, pledged f.r the ultimate rsdenp
ton OF all such Blll. R-ceivaGle AS nave
already or may hsresf er he issued under
Tie provisions OF ah Act emitted IAN
Act TO provide for the issue Of Bills Re
ceivahls in payment OF indebtedness to
the Sat-, IT, tbs amount Of 1--WE bundled
thousand dollars" ratified the ,wentv-frs,
day Of Decemb-r, Auno Domino, one
thousand eight hundred and six,v five.
IL That the Treasurer be. aud he is
hereby, authorized aud required to redeem
the said Bills Receivable, which nsvs.
already or hereafter may he issued under
the provisions III sad Act. bv exchan sing
Tor all such bills Ms may be presented a,
the Office Of the Treasurer for redemption
an ieqns' amount Of Treasury notes Of the
United States, or the notes Of any Ns
tionsl Bank; and for this purpose. he it.
hereby authorized to use any fund. in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
In the Senate House, the twentieth da,
Of September, in the wear of our
Lord one ,houssud eight hundred
and si&ty'sit
w ID PORTER.
Prssident Of the Senate.
g n. SIMONTON,
Speaker House Of Representatives.
ApprovedRJAMss l. OsR.
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sourHsRsrss ssTrl,,o :. Nrv yoax

souTHERsEss SsrrLiso ~ New Yoax.
The New York Herald s.,. tbs, /.
Isree number Of Sou,hssasss hare made
New York the'r home. Il is eslimsteI3
that nss,ly 10000 Sapihsvn horn whites
OF both sexes. hnvs siled permanently
IN ,hst cis, sisee fss eosclusiou Of the
var.
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cE- Ma. J. F. CoRcoR.N is our authorized
Agent for the City of Charleston, to solicit Ad.
vertisements and subscriptions. Receipts given
by him for advertising will be recognized at.
this Office. He can be found at the firm Of
Risley & Gre ig hton, llo East Bay.
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papers aud records destroysd OF lost sincs
tie passage Of the said Act. or which
may hereafter be destroyed OF lost in any
way whatever
10 the Senate House. the astItie.h day
of September, 10 the wear Of our
Lord ono thousand eight hundred
aud sixty six
w. D. PORTER,
President Of the Senate.
G. II. SlMONrON,
Speaker House of Representatives. .
Approved! JAMES l.. ORK.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-30

Minister to Mexico? The "ayes'' were so
numerous that it was hardly thought nec-
essary to put the negative side of the ques-
tion. 1t was put for FORMS sake, however,
and asolitary aud sonorous, deep bass "nop
was the response. 1t was the friendly
voice" of Sumner, in response to the
"friendly grasp" of Campbell's hand, so
gratefully remembered, and so cordially
dweltupon in the testimony of the stricken
Senator--verilya a Roland for an Oliver. Or
was it intended simply as a veriflcation Of
an old saying, that "if you save mars
life, he'll make you rue it?" MACK.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-30

OF money had increased, as had also in
creased, most probably the embarrass-
ment of contractors. 1t was therefore
announced that e100 stock could obe
had for ;s27jll0sSi and a sum of S624.250
was raised at sacrificelp Gl,Gl5,700. Vas
ID possible TO suppose that a system so reckless
could eUer stand, and tcdS ID either reasonable or
pTOper TO allOlo IL 10 90 Onf . |H ''W 3
80 CONDITION OF THE SCOTCH BANKS t.
From the Glasgow Herald, May l5.l I1m
1t is satisfactorytO know that in the midst
of the panic which has disturbed so disas-
trously, and we believe carelessly, the vari-
Gus markets of the country, the Scotch
banks were never sounder, more prosper
Gus, or their resources more ample than at
present. Trade with us is also generally
sound, and in many departments there Is
much briskness. Any panic felt in this
quarter has been confined. almost entirely TO
tile Stock Exchange, where much valuable
property has been thrown away at prices
preposteroltllY brl0w their real worth, and
what whei t1c -hhfh blows by, they viii
again speedl; atirn.iii bur .i brtiyrI1l aa