The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-12-30
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HARRISON, Of New York. has succeeded
in producing Dogucrreo.ype cameras supe.
rior to the foreign, fact which eventually
will keep al home several hundred thous-
and dollars, heretofore sent abrusd for
the German manufacture.
presume You have seen something in
tho papers Of The last six months touching
The 'l3ilIotype'--an alleged discovery by
which Daguerrcoiypes arc taken in,ihc
'colors rf nature Mr.. Roor. declares
himself 10 have a strong fai,l, in ihc reality
OF this discovery, he being the first TO whom
MIR. Hill communicated it about fourteen
months ugo, and having since had several
interviews as well as maintained weekly
c"rrcsI ondence with the latter, Mr.. RooT
thinks that after completing the needful
experiments and proper arrangements, Sir
Til! will fully redeem all his plcdges to
the public, TO the grcut honor both of hiin-
self and our country.
Have you any 'Spirit-rappihgs' in your
quarter! We have, ! find, u, large cx.
tent. What think you Of fifty or sixty
circles ESQ namcd), eacl, Of ten or fifteen
pcrsons, meeting once, or oftcner per week,
expressly to solicit 'Spiri,-rcspol,sc,!' Suci,
and so many NC have. They have specific
forms Of proceeding, and they seriously
affirm tia, o,!,cr-word spirits do habi,usliy
confer with them. and have published nu-
merous specimens Of these revelations! II
| ] can get admitted into some Of these 'cir.
clc-.' may write you norc lully and in.
tslligsntly about them.
One OF our editors, J.. W. FussxY,
you will see, has Lsen elected Congress.
sional Clerk. The Presidents Message,
50 fur as can hear. is pretty we'll received
by all moderate u,cn. The treason
tr,nI" are in progress, bat, outside the
court room, they create little excitement.
The friends Of Temperance are alive, as
ever. III their noble work. and much
good they are constantly achieving. though,
their cifnr,s make no prominent show N ,I,r
whirl Of our bus,lin.. noisy Thousand.
Heaven speed them, for there is. alao! bu,
too great need and I,Mn iur ihci,
philanlhrnpic labors.
| We'll, since commencing This, KossuTn
has arrived, and. from all accounts, would
seem TO have even i1ansccnded all an.
ticiI'atnus. These who remember the re.
cep.ion nf La FArIrrE, think il hardly
cqua;lcd in cnlhusissn that accorded to the
Magyar. There was n meeting las,
evening at our United States Hotel 10 take
measures for inviting him 10 visit hi,
cmy at which prevailed the cun,ple,est ur,.
Anmi,y OF sentiment towards the u,.n.
fear, however, that KossrTm's strongly CT.
p'eH"cd desire OF gaining the intervention
Of our country in tho affairs OF IIunssry
NAV produce sonc Opposition befnrc the
tc"'.'a'ssoa - - -s'r'. ~ 49,. 49,,
Tribune says that kosscT.
declined sitting for hi
in England and this Country, 1t adds
however. that the Messrs. Root succeeded
in catching superb DagucrrcMypc Of th'
Hero, while sitting. on FEtiay last. in hi
carriage an Staten Island, and that this il
The only portrait of him in Tie Unite,
States. So much for enterprise and ct,
ersy! But must cl,se for the present.
Yours, respectfully.
ID. ii. b.,
.Membe. II the Philadelphia
Chan,ber If Corresi iondemee.