The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-11-08
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The Boston eyohint pa apers 81 fyester erdayt
talk columns nboul ihea Long Pond Sglori.s
,fichtion oi the preceding day (which seems
10 have i,eend dscidedi y ftl,e transcenden:
Itnis order -after tho manricr pi { Boston,
when anys Of. Boaiol's doinga nrc 70 bte, trx cx.
al.sd We shull moi aateifnt any ,hiins
like descripiio cot ming on,fsesisy yes with
q faw extracts from ihps Evening" Journais
= Conf "A ilu. Friday & ss.s,
@ aThe deed d done! Didst tho tl,or i not hear q.
The deed is done: {, ,sss,s
q I'm WArRR CsEEEa 4rioss He wac
Tor from Long Pom, or sas I. it hnsf been
newly baptised Tits own Friplles, Like
:Coohiinn,e, has como into iha city. The:
:first fountain has PLAY led sand dignitaries
and common people have been sprinkiod;
with itsSd drops, more precious TO Boston
than would DO stlle es shnnlatntion 2of Ss,ons
of gold from tho ssnme betl;ot cnrtI,. /
sg Yesterday was d day 10 be remembered
forever. Iisscems us If Heaven in: its
amercy smiled upon. The great enterFfisn in
Fthe beginning, and .blesses ii 5inahe end. ];
The clouds wkicilS threatened storm on
Tuesday nig gh,, and which bring rain 40.
day, were yesterday rolled aWay, and
left us ia iair, bright and beal,ifnl sky,
and cooling bun genilc breeze Every
thing was pitious, and every thing Ycnt
Aof well ,sald oyefySs body was satisfied. !.
There was no accid lent ofa serious nature,
and no iiarring. so far as We have learned,
Of the elements that produce sdiscord in
the breasts ofmen.i IN. 4.
& Boston never held SO many people be.
fore. This is an expression which. is
frequently heard, 4 but II lis trup now, 10
the letter.. Ills useless 10 attempt 10 count
what cannot be computed, but The crowds
in the streets, windows and doors, anti The
full ranks of The procession, would proba.
bly, prove to be moro than twice Tint of
our present populaiions which, Including
the daily passage through tile city oftra..
yelling Strangers, is about p hundred and
forty thousand. Eff
The military turned OH. with unusually,
full ranks, and tho fire companies manned
their machines with unwonted strength.
The Masonic and Odd Fellow; sfrun,erni.
ties were gorgeous in their display, and
the the tempe rance societies, less sl,owy, wore
not less numerous. Sc Il g s.
Many, ifnot all thu public buildings ii
the city, were decorated with flags. and
ihe flags Of the shipping were flung to the
breeze at carly dawn. Al, sunrise rhe
first gun was fired, and that was almost ]
Immediately followed by tho ringing of.
bells. The bells rung, and tl,e saiu,es
were fired incessa nily for an hour:
The city authorities had made other
preparations for decorating the city thnn /
the mere provision for raising flags.
Across the Streets through which The pro.
cessiol, was 10 pass had been slspenitlcd3I
tableia with appropriate inscriptions, sur.
rounded with syergreens and pennnnts,
and several arches had been erectcd ati |
oach5 the entrances. to tie Common.
The cayalcnde was the largest we have
ever had In this city, and instead Of dim.
'n'shlng in numbers. 1t was continually
by the yc.,s:. ,,oiinine of pen.
Ilenien on horseback, as il passed through
he streets. There were several ladies
stSits head, WHO were dressed with muc|,
aste and beauty. ID
From the Irayellerwet take a brief ac. i
,ount Of the doings on the .Comnon:--ss
!. !. AT about half past four o 'clook the CITY
government, headed by the. chief ma rshai, /
cached the Common. They took tI,eir.
eats upon, the beautifully y decorated stag.
1g Y an the q centre, OF the pond, and soon