The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-01-09
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S 81 sSJATURDAys JANUARY 5ih. 1Si5D.

Syou q Happy New Year. May succeeds at 4
tend your Banner sYheheyer and wherever
nnfurled as ioDgSas il waves over Tho battle
Inents Of Truth and Justice. Lessfguratiye-9
W, may your Journal growiin the worlds ape
proving eye, and may its Editor do what no
Editor ever yet has done please everybody
and give universal satisfaction. A trip to
Granteyille from which l have just returned,
has prevented. the earlier fulfillDent ;oi my
promise. Itmatter5 little however, ms could
scarcely have selected a period at which 10
write you SO sngularly barren as the past
week has been, both Of news and interest
The city still wears somewhat of a holyday
aspect. and the reaction which generally fol-
lows the quiet of the festive week, has barely
commenced. Our merchants anticipate an
unusually large spring trade. since the cause
which operated so fatally to check their fall
business kind Providence has happily re-
moved. That temporary suspension will it
is hoped give an increased impetus 10 the
Spring demand, which with The high price Of
Cotton, and the extension Of Rail Road COM
nunication into sections whose trade has hith-
erto been diverted, will make the ensuing
year ono OF the most prosperous our mercan-
tile community has ever experienced. The
Rev. Thcobald Mathew arrived here yester-
day, was received by the President of tho
Hibcrnian Society. and rendered the use OF
their Hall during his stay among us. He
received visitors this morning. | saw MOTH
ing remarkable i'll his personal appearance
lie is rather below the ndd.c stature, ihck
set but not ccrpu!enl, prominent nose, hair
anu eyes grey, complexion ilorld. Tie was
plainly and qualnliy aitiTcd. His manners
are easy and self possessed, his speech mark
ed with the lrlal, accent. What ever De the
object OF his visit whether lhe pursuit OF pleas
ure, or the recovery OF hcaiil, or the promo
ton OF that great cause oi which he is SO
jealous and SO distinguished "A champion, he
should be cordially welcomed until lie ,nani-
tests disposition to interfere, where Interior
ence would prove so hazardous; until then
Carolnans will not tain, their fair fame for
hospitality and courtesy, by any disrepect TO
the philan,hropist, whose lite has been devo-
ted TO The Improvement and moral elevation
OF his fellow men. There is Mr. Douglass
here from Washington collecting contribu.
tons for the Washington National Monu-
ment. lie was formally introduced to our
citzens by Hon. J. E. Holmes and will re-
main here some time to execute his mission
The work is great one, creditabe alike 10
our country and to American patriotism, and
should be encouraged by all who revere the
memory Of the great old chief in whose hon
or it is to be erected. The steamer Crescent
City having been materially injured in her;
machinery has been compelled to put into our
harbor where she will be detained until the
necessary repairs are completed, ! was much
gra;ified by an inspection of this magnificent
vessel. Her internal arrangements arc Of
superior order, her furniture of costly and
beautiful description while her build and en-
tire finish is at once substantial and elegant.
Our iavorhc steamer 'Sou,herncr' which lies
at the same wharf appears III contrast as the
child beside the iui grown man. Our COM
mun'iy has bcesi favored this season with
variety o! public amuscGen,s although lew of
them have been OF super or character. Mss
Kimberly has only recently completed her
Shaksporiah Readings which understand
were h,gniy successful. Mad. L.eati and
troupe appeared here before the noydays IN
several iavorite Operas. MrA'iister the
wonderful necrornanccr continues to play
his fantastic tricks before high Heaven aud
delighted Charleston audience.
The Panoramas oi the shores OF the Aled;-
Tor IL, al. IL.
tract respectable a .cnccs and Judging from
crafty them exceeding The great paint
ing OF Adam and Eve is now opened ior pub.
lie exhibition. Here may be seen the Temp
tation' which displays the integrity and wis
dom of tho SOFTER sex, the better half Of crc-
alton, in striking point Of view, and the
Expulsion depicting the awful evils which
results from reliance upon female guidance
and an adoption OF female counsel. The Ia.
con Opera Troupe it is understood have en-
gagged the Theatre, and at some period OF the
season will afford our music loving citizens
rare and delicious treat. The Republican
Blues, Chatham Artillery and Georgia Has
sars, volunteer companies OF Savannah are
expected here OIL 22d. Feb'y next. A gala
week is anticipated. a Ball and Dinner will
be given them among other festivities Of the
occasion. IL Is pleasant TO observe these in
terchanges of courtesy among orr Military
and those OF our sister cities. Apart from the
good feeling it must produce, il necessarily
eXciles emulation which tends To improve.
menl. which tends finally TO perfection. The
'Othello' and .Thos Bennett the vessels
which contained our California Eniorants
have reached San Francisco at last. We
may expect 10 hear soon that the wanderers
are loaded with wealth, and covered wnh
jewels 'as with garment Their safe arriv-
al has brought re!!ei 10 many anxious minds
and joy 10 many saddcned coIn,enanccs. A
company has recently been formed here for
the purpose oi constructing burial ground
out o the CITY limits. 1t has bcan called the
Magnolia cemetery Sucha spot has long
been required. We lose much OF that awe
and respect which Death should execute
when we observe the living almost tread upon
The graves of tile dead when the noise of h,,