The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-05-06
Correspondence Of the Banner.)
SAVANNAH. April 5th.

fT2en0 Atten LIQUID interest you,
or your readers, should gladly respond
to your request, and give you an occa-
slonal "incident of travel"
AS you are an Editor of journal,
you have to cater to the appetites of a
reading public; and as these appetites
are exceedingly diversified, in my mu.
sings by the way, I may fail to please
the fastidious, but may interest those in
the humber walks of life, for whose spe.
cial benefit, it is probable I was sent in.
to the world.
l arrived in this City on the morning
of the 22d, having left Abbeville on the
morning of the 2lst. I passed from Au-
gusta through Burke county by stage,
and through scriven by railroad. Burke
county failed to interest me; but Scri-
ven, that old and long abused scriven,
as if in holy revenge for past abuse, was
casting upon us her floral sweets, from
the time we touched her soil until we
DdQe ner aQleu.
Savannah is improving. Several city
lots were sold this week, to be built up.
on, by the more wealthy, as private resi-
dences. 1t cannot lay claim 10 any
buildings Of modern STYLE The inde-
pendent Presbyterian Church, would
have been called splendid, forty years
ago, and so it ought, if $l45,OoO its ORR
ginal cost, could make building
splendid. But now, it is strangely out
of taste, having too much carved work.
But the tasty part of creation, Il mean
the ladies to be sure) have taken the
church into hands, and having raised a
subscription of near $4,000, intend re-
moving the filigree ornamental work
and fit it up in good taste. By the bye,
would moi the affairs OF our General Co
vernment, be better managed by the la
dies, at this time? They are far more
polite than the gentlemen, and small
investment Of politeness, at this time,
might save an ocean of blood shed.
A most accommodating view of the city,
and the river and cotton plantations, on
both sides of the river, may be had from
the circular windows of the steeple of
the aforenamed church. The elevation
you there obtain: at the expense Of great
fatigue, to the large muscles of the low
er extremities, is probably l4O feet above
the basement. You are probably aware,
that the spire Of this church, is not ex-
ceeded, by more than three, in North
America, viz: The new Cathedral at
Montreal, Trinity church in New
York, and perhaps church in Provi-
dence Rhode Island. There is an ex-
cellent block of stores near the Market,
built by WIN. sEABRook, IN modern style,
which truly ornaments the city.
Several fine buildings, may be seen in
the rear Of the city, occupied as private
dwellings. The amount of steam pow
er, in daily use in the city, and its vicini.
ty,is truly astonishing, and tits applied to
almost every purpose I cannot under
take to tell you all. But the factory in
which it is most wonderfully diversified,
in the application Of its power, is at a
window blind factory, where almost
every manipulation necessary, to trans
form the natural log, into perfect win.
dow blinds, ready to the painters hand,
performed by steam.
The market in Savannah, is quite re-
spectacle. The vegetable market is
well supplied at this time. Suppress the
increased accumulation of saliva, if you
can, when tell you of the sweet tender
peas, and the blushing strawberries,
and the thousand other delicacies which
abound here.