The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-12-30
rIlILADELPIIIA, DEC. %. 1851.

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Mr. Editor: Thinking you and your
readers might perhaps like commnnca.
lion from denizen Of the Quaker City,
pror'so touching, IN brief ard dosnIlory
fashion, ON SONIC Of the topics of present
interest 10 our congrega,ed thousands.
And, worthiest Of first mention, we hear
the lame Of KossUTH pronounced often II,
conversation, rs yoa. with ourselves, acc
both his name and speeches in nll tie papcrs
For once tho theme equally of private chm,
and newspaper dissertation is one with
which true American, at least, can find
no iauIt--one {" which,, To tie ex,cn. Of it's
Influence, rIcvales and cnnublc, instead of
bcl'liling the public mind. In fact,
Heaven sceu,a once more 10 have f,yoretI
our world with great man-s great man
too who liz Mt ihe saine time a l,gl,-snuled,
dsntcrested, heroic, patriot. Ills spcccl-
cs in England--especa:y when we con.
''der their having passed through tho OBJ
strnctins medium Of foreign tongue
may be pronounced the most re:ark able
"ratorWHI specimens Of tho age. What
living orator is his equal in that nystcr,ous
hc"n'erisn BY which he subjects the souls
"i multi,ndes 10 his own, or tha, Demos.
tiicnic fire which can kindIe nations into
c"ntiasra,i''n! Well do !, though then
b"' boy, remember the national oyatia,,
10 La FAYETTE. Gladly would I again
"'tiicas sucl, a spectacle, and feel tic same
emotions az then. for rarely docs sucl, an
sSPcr'emc occur TO oae twice in Uterine.
u mistake not the reception Of the Hun.
sHran will he very much akin to tia, o,
The French Iicn,, and This outbuyst will
'pr'i'g tr"in All impulse even ure disia.
'eres'ed than It's pro...yic Of 1924, oince
mal was prompted by gratitude for service
american Liberty, while this will tl,w
rom grateful admiration for SELF fabncra-
ing eif"r's in behalf Of um;rersal Il eed.,a
Long lille and full triumph, ray I. 10 the
heroic Magyar, and may our million. rise.
40 one man. to pay him IN unbough,. un-
l"a''i'ed' "nmcrcer,ary homage; for, in
these squahbling timrs. so cankcrcd ,v
selfish, bclit,!ing interests and aims, .ve,,
4 national excitement will be haruonzi,v
purifying, and refreshing.
Our winter routine has commenced oi
theatrical performances, vf lectures, and
Of all the other manifold cunrrir,nce, f,,
our scit.prdcclion against the dulnc.s and
rigms vi the season.
DID yon ever hear an .Infau, Drummer
II i family man. you doubles. have often.
ana TO Your SORROW. But did you ever
dream ol hdrmony fro:n s;cI, , .nurce7
ms miracle, howcver, has here actually
occurred for young gentleman, four year.
"' a"", is positively drumming, every even
'ng, to crowds, who ojen instead Of SION
f'Hg their carr, and hrong around instead
npiH "''rtng -aruy t.rssu nun. an thf
; Heat mattel, lhis7 DanNuM is his mana
ser.
Our best lectures, hitherto, nre doub,lcs.
those OF Rev. jonS LORD, who has lille,
} University Hall 10 oyeril"wing with the
intellectual elite Of the city. lie ia cmi
"a"''y happy in his theme--the IIcroe.
OF iiis'ory'--and in it's treatment, which
combines a profound and comprehensive.
philosophy with much Of the viviLncss ant
p'cinrcsquencss Of poetry.
G"deys Lady's BoDk you see Of cnur.,
nor will di-crodi, you with the suspicio,
oi your demurring TO the general accInma
ton III It's favor. GopEy s.ys that, havin,
almost unanimously been proclaimed tn.
first American maguz;nisr, he vhall NOT ,r;l
; fmsiy part with the title. Twenty wear,
, oi popular existence, with an in,mcns.
present circulation, comprising the Gilt,
"i our lair countrywoinen. would seem I,
have settled lis character to be all it's claim,
--'ha' Of cur country's best monthly 70
!. those It Is designed for--aI.kc amusing an,
'n''r"c''ns 10 persons Of every age AN,
class, aud promotive Of The most mon,cn
i"ns interests Of tha, sex on whom IL,
common welfare and Happiness so grca,l,
depends. How could il he otherwise
. m'lh an Ediiress ~ eminent for genius, fo
moral worth, and for an experience y.
r" Ia in things both ornamental and useful
GoDEr promises s,ill further large improve
ments, and who ever knew him to brcaI
his word!
You will rejoice 10 lcarn that Arthur:
Home GasrHe is steadily gaining in public
favor. I'll remember rightly, this gentle.
man Iirs, came before The public. ss nh au.
thor, in several interesting aud powerful
Temperance Tales. They were extreme.
ly well received and widely read. Eve.
n,nce hi, pen has been busiIy at work, and
IN hlf great variety OF writings he has inya.
riabIy championcd the caused Of virtue and
g"od morals. lie Knows how 10 entertain,
while he inst:ucts, and ls great popularity
ia as credi,sble 10 The public us to himself
Daguerreotyping is among our pro,ni.
ncnt toprs Of interest, and descryedly so,
on many different grounds. 1t has becn7os