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6 fgfftgj PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS. AUGUSTA, GA„ JULY 11, 1868, TERMS: One oopy, one year, invariably in advance,....s3 00 “ “ six months “ ** 160 Single Copies cte To Clubs. —To any person sending ns a Club of 15, one oopy, one year, will be given. To Clubs of 20, or more The Banker will be furnished at the rate of $2 50 per annum, jpg- i n an cases the names must be furnished at the same time, and the cash must accompany each order. jgg- Dealers will be supplied on liberal terms. ♦ ♦ ♦ All Communications, intended for publication must be directed to the Editor, Rev. A. J. Ryan ; and all Business Communications to the Publishers, L. T Blome & Cos., Augusta, Ga. A few Advertisements will be received, and in serted on liberal terms. Agents for The Banner of the South : General Traveling Agents.— Lieut. W. A. WRIGHT, W. B. FITZGERALD, A. WINTER, and JNO. A. COL VIN. Charleston, S. C,—EDW. LEE, wad Capt. JAMES ARMSTRONG. Savannah, Ga. —E. M. CONNER. Macon, Ga. —C. J. CAREY. 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WILLIAMSON, Washington, D. C. M. J. FOGARTY, Norfolk, Va. These gentlemen keep also on hand all the latest publications and periodicals o€ the day, and will promptly supply orders addressed to them. OUR BOOK TABLE, Plain Talk About the Protestantism of To-Day. From the French of Mgr. Segur. Boston: Patrick Donahoe. 1868. This is a little work setting forth in very plain language the differences be’ tween Catholicity and Protestantism, and furnishing Catholics with easy and ready arguments in defence of their Faith. It should have a wide spread circulation. Memoir and Letters of Jenny O. White del Bal. By her Mother, Rhoda E. White. “ Fair pledges of a faithful tree. W’hv do ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past But you may stay hero yet awhile To blush aud gently smile, And go at last.” Boston : Patrick Donohoe. 1868. The subject of this Memoir was a na tive of the State of New York, and known in the city by her maiden name of White. She was a young lady of singu lar sweetness and gentleness of disposition, who, having married a leading citizen of New Grenada, and accompanied him to his home in South America, entered at once on her arrival upon a career of benevolence and usefulness so vigorous and comprehensive as to win for her the reputation of a Saint, to which was added, when she was soon after cut off by fever, in the flower of her youth, the glory of a Martyr. The Memoir is plainly and pleasantly written, with all the fervor and ardor of a mother’s love, and has a steel portrait of the sainted sub ject. The book is neatly and hand somely gotten up, as all Mr. Donahoe’s publications are, and will be read with interest and profit. We commend its perusal to our readers. The Vickers and Purcell Contro versy. Respectfully Dedicated to all Lovers of Truth. By Jno. B. Purcell, Archbishop of Cincinnati. Benziger Bros. 1868. This is a compilation of a series of papers published by Archbishop Purcell, in the Cincinnati Catholic Telegraph , in reply to Rev. Mr. Vickers, who attacked the Bishop in a sermon the former made before a German Protestant Society. It is a masterly vindication of the Catholic Faith, and a complete refutation of the stale slanders heaped upon it by Mr. Vickers. The First Book of History. Designed for Pupils commencing the Study of History ; with Questions, Adapted to the Use of Academies and Schools. By M. J. Kerney, A. M., Author of Compendium of Ancient and Modern History, Columbian Arithmetic, etc. 22d Revised Edition. Enlarged by the Addition of Lessons in Ancient History. Baltimore : Published by John Murphy & Cos., 182 Baltimore street. Sold by Booksellers gendhilly throughout the United States. 1868. We are indebted to the publisher for a copy of this very excellent school book. It is well adapted to the comprehension of youth, containing a great deal of useful information in a very small compass, and all so simply and pleasantly told that it cannot fail to interest the young reader, and fasten itself upon the memory of the student. We commend this History to all our readers, and particularly to teach ers and others having charge of Schools, &c. PERIODICALS. The Ladies’ Pearl —This is anew Monthly, published at Nashville, Tenn., by John Shirley Ward. It is an Eclectic Magazine, and its selections seem to be in very good taste. The July number has a very beautiful mezzotint. The terms are $3.00 per annum, in advance. Jno. S. Ward, Editor and Publisher, Nashville, Tenn. American Stock Journal and Farm ers’ and Stock Breeders’ Advertiser.— The July number of this valuable journal is before us. It is replete with subjects of interest to the Planter, Farmer, and Stock Raiser. N. P. Boyer & Cos., Editors and Proprietors; A. Marshall, Associate Editor. Parkesburg, Chester Cos., Pa. Terms: SI.OO per annum, in advance. NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. The National Democratic Convention met at the New Tammany Hall, in New York City, at 12:20 o’clock, on July 4th. It was called to order by August Bel mont, Esq., of New York. Hon. Henry L. Palmer, of Wisconsin, was chosen temporary Chairman. After some pre liminary business, and reading the De claration of Independence, the Conven tion adjourned until Monday, at 10 o’clock, A. M. On re-assembling on Monday, at 10 o’clock, A. M., Hon. Horatio Seymour, of New York City, was chosen perma nent President, and a Vice-President and Secretary from each State. On taking the Chair, Mr. Seymour made an elo quent and appropriate speech. On Tuesday, the Convention again met, and adopted a platform, in substance, as follows : Slavery and secession are M9ES& ©I Til I©ITI, regarded as dead issues. Bonds payable in lawful money, unless the face calls for coin. Equal taxation of all property, in cluding coin. One currency for all. Economy, reduction of the Army and Navy, abolition of the Freedmen’s Bu reau, and inquisitorial modes of collecting revenue. Tariff for Revenue. Subordi nation of the military to the civil authority. Restoration of all the States. Amnesty for all political offences; includ ing the restoration of suffrage in all the »States. The control of suffrage belongs exclusively to each State, and Congress has usurped it in violation of the Consti tution. The Reconstruction Acts are unconstitutional and void. Thanks Presi dent Johnson, and invites all parties to unite on this platform. The Convention then proceeded to the nomination of, and balloting for, candi dates for the Presidency and Vice Presi dency. LATE FOREIGN NEWS. BOMB. June 23. —The Pope, on Monday, deliv ered two separate Allocutions, one on the convocation ot an (Ecumenical Council, the other on the reforms recently intro duced into Austria. PAPAL ALLOCUTION. London, June 24.—The text of the Papal Allocution on the state of religion in Aus tria has been received here. The Pope declares that the Concordat should have been regarded by Austria as perpetual in effect, and he warns all per sons w r ho approve of the laws recently passed by the Reichsratli concerning the press, religious toleration, civil marriage, and public education, to beware of the spiritual pains and penalties attached to violations of the sacred rights of the Church. On the occasion of the delivery of this Al locution, in the Consistory, the Pope, also, announced that he had granted a general pardon and amnesty to those who invaded the States of the Church last year, with a few specified exceptions. ENGLAND. G. F. Train in Court. — London, June 23, 1868, —George Francis Train has again been arrested, and was to-day brought be fore the Court of Bankruptcy, in Basing hall street. He vehemently protested against his ar rest, declared that it proceeded from politi cal motives, and appealed to the United States army and navy for protection. He was cheered by the spectators, and, after a brief examination, remanded to prison by the Judge. THE IRISH CHURCH QUESTION. In the House of Lords, June 25, at night, a great crowd was present, as an exciting de bate on the Irish Church question was ex pected. Many members of the House were on the floor, and the gallaries w r ere crowded with visitors. Great interest, almost ap proaching feverish excitement, was mani fested throughout the proceedings. Lord Granville moved a second reading of the Irish Church Appointment Suspen sion Bill. He said Fenianism had been re ceived with approval and acquiescence by the lowerclassea in Ireland, and the discon tent in that country was general. Firmness and decision were necessary to put down se ditious movements; but long before this bill was prepared, Mr. Gladstone had declared to himself and others, that the Irish ques tion must be met, even if it cost the Whigs their offices. The bill has passed the House of Commons by an immense majority. If a similar suspensory law' was proper in Ja maica, it w'as still more proper in Ireland, where the Anglicans numbered less than 700,000, while the Roman Catholics num bered 4,500,000, and where there w'as hut one diocese in which the Anglican exceed ed in numbers one-fourth of the popula tion. This Irish Church was a falure as a missionary establishment; it was the rem nant of old conflicts. To call its disestab lishment sacrilege was absurd, as its reve nues had belonged successively to several different sects. Whately had urged that it was the duty of a State to take possession of all benefactions which do not fulfil then object, and other authorities take the same view. The Church of England would gain by this measure. The Irish were not indifferent to reform in 1806, yet riots and other disturbances obliged the Tories to pass the Reform Bill. He showed that the passage of the Reserves Act had content ed the Canadas. The condition of Ireland was painful to contemplate. The writ of habeas corpus* remained suspended, and Government did not dare to furnish arms to its volunteers there ; sooner or later the Church must separate from the State. Lord Palmerston had said that Englishmen would never concede until concession be came surrender. Why should not this bill be passed ? It was useful and practical, and its passage would prove that Parlia ment w'as ready to treat the Irish case justly. Lord Grey moved that the next reading of the bill be postponed six months. lie considered the Irish Church as an outrage, but considered the present measure ill timed, inadequate, and indefinite. Lord Malmesbury bitterly opposed the bill, arguing that the destruction of the Irish Church would tend to sever the union of England and Ireland. Lord Clarendon advocated the bill, de claring that the Irish Church had failed to carry out its object, and its existence w r as an injury to England throughout the world. Fhe Archbishop of Canterbury opposed the bill. Lord Derby bitterly denounced it as an act of spoliation. The debate continued until a late hour, when it was adjourned. The debate w r as continued in the House of Lords on the 26th, and again adjourned. IRELAND. The Esmonde will case has terminated. The Jury disagreed, and w'ere discharged without a verdict. This renders the will inoperative for the present. The Fatal Accident on Loubhill. — Sligo, June 7.—An inquest was held this day before Dr. R. H. Woon, borough cor oner, on the bodies of Mr. Augustus Wayne, and Mr. Arthur Hunt, who were drowned on the previous morning while on a fishing excursion on Loughgill, near this town. A correspondent of the Daily Express states that, on Sunday, a Catholic Priest in a parish near Tralee, denounced with “bell, book and candle,” a man named Langley and his w'ife, whose offence was that they got married in a registrar’s office, instead of in a chapel, and that the result is that their neighbors, w r ho before were amica ble, will now' hold no communication with them. A representation of the case has been forwarded to the Right Rev. Dr. Mo riarty, Bishop of Kerry. Orange Outrage at Randalstown.— One of the baleful results of the series of Protestant meetings, by which the peace of Ulster is being disturbed, was made mani fest in Randalstown, on Wednesday last after the close of the proceedings in Shane’s Castle Park. A young man, named Jame son, who had been in the street convenient to his own house on that evening, for no other cause but not being of the true color, was set upon by several ruffians, one of whom struck him a blow on the head with a stone, leaving him insensible on the street. He w r as immediately carried into his own house, w here the wound was dressed ; but he still lies in a rather dangerous state. It is also stated that the mother of Jameson applied to a Magistrate to have an order granted for the arrest of the party who as saulted her son, but that, instead of receiv ing any redress, she was told he was a very troublesome fellow. The police made several arrests of parties composing the crowd that assembled on the occasion, but they were all subsequently discharged.— Belfast Northern Star. Lecture by Mr. Train. —On Friday evening, Mr. George Francis Train deliver ed a lecture on his travels before a large and appreciative audience at St. Anne’s Hill, Blarney, wfith the object of benefitting the forthcoming bazaar for the raising of funds for the maintenance of the baths for the poor, in connection with Dr. Barter’s establishment. When it was first an nounced that he would lecture, many in fluential persons waited on Dr. Barter, and represented to him the risk he ran in en couraging a gentleman w'ho had thrown so much ridicule upon the authorities lately. But Dr. Barter w'as not to be moved by the representations of the w r eak-minded, and maintaining his own view's, he freely gave his splendid hall up to Mr. Train for one night, on the understanding that Mr. Train would eschew all political and religious questions. Mr. Train consented to thifi, and though he could not touch on the mat ters of which he is so competent to treat, he engaged the attention of his audience while he imparted to them, in his own hap py style, w-hat lie saw and what he learned in his travels through the world. lie spoke w'armly and w'ell in favor of Temperance, and expressed a firm belief in the curative powers of the Turkish Baths. At the con clusion of his lecture, Dr. Barter proposed a vote of thanks to him, which was car ried by acclamation. A sum of £ls w'as realized by the lecture. Mr. Train left Cork, for London, on Saturday night, in tending to lecture at Exeter Hall. [Official. ] CARD FROM THE ARCHBISHOPS. TIIE battalion for tub pope. The publication in the newspapers of a circular from Rome, to the effect that the Holy Father has consented to accept the services of a battalion of one thousand men, to be raised in the United States, on condition that the said men shall be care fully chosen, aud be equipped and sup ported for three years by the Catholics of these States, seems to call for some official notice from the Prelates to whom the cir cular is especially addressed, and to whose discretion, as guardians of the interests of the Church in this country, the subject is committed. For this reason, and for the purpose, at the same time, of satisfying in quiries which have reached us from va rious quarters, we deem it proper thus publicly to define our position with refer ence to a matter of so much importance; and, in so doing, we have the best rea sons for knowing that we do but speak not alone our own sentiments, but those also of our venerable brethren in the Epis copacy. It is needless for us to say, how sin cerely we desire to uphold and protect, as far as in us lies, the temporal independence of the Holy Father, being persuaded how essential it is to the free and unfettered exercise of his spiritual supremacy in the government of the Universal Church. Yet, the proposal to raise and equip an American Battalion did not originate with us, aud, so far as we can learn, it has emanated from, and been persistently urged on the military authorities at Rome, by some party, or par ties, who have assumed to represent us, not only without our sanction, or author ity, but even without our knowledge. What renders this the more remarkable, is the fact that the gentleman who has suc ceeded in securing for himself, in advance, the appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel, to have command of the proposed battalion, is one, who, w'e feel bound to say, does not enjoy, and is not entitled to enjoy otir con fidence, especially in a position of so high a responsibility and trust. If he has found encouragement and support from one or tw'o journals, edited by Catholic laymen, w’hich have given place to his ill-advised correspondence, this does not strengthen his claims, inasmuch, as the journals in question are not to be recognized as relia ble exponents of Catholic view’s and senti ments, still less, as discreet or commenda ble advocates of the Catholic cause. Be sides, the project as proposed, wfith the conditions which are annexed to it, cannot, in our judgment, be successfully carried out, and any attempt to do so, w'ould, we apprehend, instead of serving the cause of our venerable and beloved Holy Father, prove detrimental to it. It is not necessary to enter into further details; it will be enough to add, that we still have reason to know that pecuniary aid is more needed, at this moment, than military aid, and will be more acceptable from us. We shall continue, therefore, as hitherto, to urge our generous and faithful Catholic children to contribute abundantly according to their means, for the support of our common Father, who will employ their offerings in such a manner as may to him seem best; not doubting, that, by our so doing, w r e shall meet his warm approval, and merit his Apostolic Benedictiou. Given from Mount St. Mary’s College, Emmitsburg, June 24, 1858. M. J. SPALDING, Archbishop of Baltimore. J. B. PURCELL, Archbishop of Cincinnati. JOHN McCLOSKEY, Archbishop of New York. PETER RICH’D KENRICK, Archbishop of St. Louis, per Archb’p. of N. Y. N. B.—The Archbishop of St. Louis, not having been able to attend the meeting, em powered the Archbishop of New York, in writing, to sign this document for him, having been fully apprized of what would be its contents. A Cure for Cancer.— -The following remedy for this fearful affliction has been used with success in the case of a gentleman in a Western city : A piece of sticking plaster was put over the cancer, with a circular piece cut out of the centre a little larger than the cancer, so that the cancer had a small circular rim of the healthy skin next to it exposed. Then a plaster, made of chloride of zinc, blood root, and wheat-flour, was spread on a piece of muslin the size of this circular opening, and applied to the cancer for 24 hours. On removing it, the cancer will be found burnt into, and appear of the color and hardness of an old shoe sole, and the circular rim outside of it will appear white and parboiled, as if scalded by hot steam. The wound is now' dressed, and the outside rim soon separates, and the cancer comes out in a hard lump, and the place heals up. The plaster kills the cancer, so that it sloughs out like dead flesh, and never grow's in again. The remedy was discov ered by Dr. Fell, of London, and has been used by him for six or eight years, with unfailing success, and not a case has been known of the re-appearance of the cancer when this remedy has been applied. Death of a Sister of Mercy.— Sister Mary Ann, connected with the Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, at Sumter, died, at the Institution, oil Sunday night last, after a lingering and painful illness. Funeral ser vices were performed by Rev. A. J. McNeill, at the Academy Chapel, on Mon day last, in the presence of a large number of sympathising friends, and the remains on that day were taken to Charleston for interment. Sister Mary Ann was possessed, in an eminent degree, of those characteris tics of self-sacrificing devotion to the relief of human suffering of pure and ennobling charity which so distinguish the profes sion to w hich she was attached. Site was much beloved tor her meekness and amiability, and admired for her usefulness in all the relations she bore. Her death is a loss to the Academy which will be sorely felt. Stuntor (o. (7.) ll 'atchmoj \ July 1. Death of a Distinguished Roman Pre late.—We learn from the official journal of Lome that Mgr. Dominique Giraud died in that city ou tlie Ist June, after a short illness, in the sixtieth year of his age. Bon of a noble Roman family, he occupied dif ferent distinguished positions under the Pontifical Government. In 1854. being Canon ot the Patriarchal Basilica of the \ atican, he was appointed Steward am: Secretary ot the holy Congregation of ti. Building of St. Peter’s, with the Presiden cy of the Study of the Mosaic. He w;n, at the same time, Inspector of the llospit.-L ot Santa-Maria della Pieta for the rece;’ tion of foreigners. More recently the Hob Father appointed Dim Auditor-General of the Reverend Apostolic Chamber. In s these di tie rent official positions lie has leu behind him noble monuments of his euei getio and enterprising character, and ot his great erudition. — Catholic Mirror.