The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-10-11

sand design, and the great sue Cess 'of The
: OrJer. This he dix, in d manner that must
have left, not only q iaY6 hut q deep
and ,laslings inpressio /, the. whole
saud;ence,t tho beneficial efisc,a. ofwhich,
swillyets doubtless, be- seen ahndg felt ! for
years toc0ms. b ls2t .!Es3srtgE EafSSts " &
YoGr.I,nmble correspondent was next
Introduced, B,,t as he is neither gifted
with q flow OF words, nor. the powers Of
ieloquence, [Wills mot say he delivered an
address, orsmade4 u. speech, oil IscaIi zen.
ture is, TINT he gave them wnter talk.
tile conclusion of his inmingi and haW.
ing, the mee,ing took a recess for dinner.
This was gotten npyinIthe hest style, and
spread out ON d table erected for, tho pur-
pose, on the side; ;ofSa liill, ina bcauti.
ful grove, and near by one Of natures
cooling fountains, where the bright and
sparkling elenaenf CUISINES forth in alI.its
limpid purity .GlIV hen dinner was over,
the audience again iro:assembled at the
stand, aud tho Rev. Samuel Lenrd, of Co.
lumbiu, Son Of Temperance, was intro.
dnccd, but we deprived Of the pleasure of
hearing his address, as The stuge was com
PEELED 10 leave, in order to prepare for
the service Of Uncle Sam, consequently
we bnde our new ncqIaintances md
friends adie,,, aud set out for Siimtcrville.
We arrived there about o'clock, when
ell The Brcihrcn and friends hal returned
TO the village, the new Division assembled
at the Academy, where we had more room
than in the Church, which had been so
kindly rendered lis the evening previous.
The Division was opened by its officers,
with such as was necessary, and proceed.
ed to initia,e twenty more good and true
men. Next morning between three and
four o'clock, we were comfortably seated
in the Stage coach, and on our way to
Sta,esburg, fifteen miles from sSun1tcT-
vile. BY seven o'clock, we were seated
in the cars, and by half past two o'clock,
p. NJ, were again in the midst Of our fi,.
miles in the City Of Charleston. My
communication is already too long for
your Journal, but cannot close without
expressing the plcusurable emotions which
are still fresh in the heart, for the kind
and courteous reception which we rccciv.
cd from the citizens Of Sumterville, and
the hospitahIe manner in which we were
entertained by them. Upon our arrival
there, not only their private residences,
but Mr.. Chnu's Hotel was thrown open
to US, and our every want cared for, and
from the time we steped out Of the cars,
until VIC were again comfortable resent
cd in them, we were not permitted to be
at my expense.
This new Division bears the ancient
and honorable name of Sumter, and is
composed Of the lnlcnalant Of the town,
the Sheriff, Clerk, and Ordinary Of the
District, the Post Master, several Clergy
men Of different denominations, Of great
cloquence and moral worth, lawyers of
greut ability and legal learning; and ply
sicians of skill md cl,incnce, and hazard
the assertion, that for responsibility and
intelligence. tina, it is not surpassed, if
equalled, by any Division Of the Sons of
Temperance in the United S,aies, and is
destined to be the banner Division of the
South. w. C. FERRELL.
Charleston, S. c., Sept. Is. l64s.