The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-08-28
LETTER FROM SARATOGA SPRINGS.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, Aug. Is, 1856

Mr.. Editor In this correspondence, l
know not where to begin, or what to say.
In this region, communication with differ
cnt places is so very speedy that news be-
comes stale and unsalcaLle rs soon rs fresh
fish.
1 will mention that the speech Of our
Senator, Judge EVANS, which was his first
born, did not fall still-born, and having
been silent member, the Senators were
surprised at the ease and little labor with
which lie delivered himself.
Col. BRooKs produced great sensation
when he delivered his resignation speech,
and do believe that the ladies in tho gal
lery, if they had been permitted, would
have come down and kissed him.
L|Col. kElrr's friends, who have never
seen him at Washington, cannot fully ap-'
N Npreciatc him; when a member of our Leg
Ilislatu,c, he did not have room enough TO
fcrocious, that the Black Republicans arc
afraid that he will cat them before the scs-
sion is ended.
Arriving at New York, will, some diff
Guilty Il room was procured at the ST. Mich
oIas. Including servants, the population
Of this hotel exceeded that of both the
villages Of Anderson and Abbevillc. The
change from the city to a fine steamer on
the Hudson, was truly delightful, and
never care to visit again the great city for
pleasure. The unequaed beauty and gran
dcur of the scenery presented on both sides
of this river, is not to he seen in the most
laborcd efforts of the artist, or to be found
in tho most studied descriptions Of the
tourist. The traveller exchanges, with many
regrets, the beautiful river and delightful
steamer for the uncomfortablcncss Of the
cars. Arriving at this place, VIC walked
into the beautiful and brilliantly Illuminated
grounds of the United States Hotel, but
instead of being able to give lis room TO
lie down, we scarcely had room to stand
up; being like Noall's dove, in company
with many others, We wandered about du-
ring the night, seeking resting place
The immense hotel buildings, the great
multitude of people, every tongue being
loose at both ends, and the confusion o
languages, SO bcwillers the stranger that he
does not know what to say or wlat t,
think
, In former times, this portion Of tho
North was Il terra incoynitu to the South
crn people; now you meet them at all OF
| the hotels. There have not been less than
eight thousand visitors here at any time
, during the past four weeks; they are said
to number twelve thousand mt this date
Here fashion holds her court, and reigns
f supreme. Here we have stars Of every size
, some from the South, whose mild and
claste light sub,lucs the heart into the
| most respectful admiration, and there are
the brilliant stars from the North, whose
| beauty is so cffulgcnt that you cannot look
. upon it and live. There are also some
t shooting stars, who, hy centrifugal, a
, ccntripetal, or some other kind Of force
( wandcrs from their orbits, and arc never
seen again in the armament Of beauty. l
sometimes risk ono eye at some of the most
brilliant. | must say that have seen two
creatures who exceed NIL others in beauty
r One the daughter Of a Mohawk Chief
She is descended from n long line of heroic
ancestry. and is to he seen at the Falls,
where large number Of the red men still
lingcr around the beauty and grandeur OF
this, the land Of their fathers, and where
in former times, two victims were annually
sent over the Falls to appcasc the wrath ol
$ the Great Spirit. The other beauty is a
g modest native, who now waits upon me-
J, and answers very promptly to the name o
+ ELIzA. felt somewhat awkward at first
f and so did she, when she saw my cmbar,
rassmcnt. | did not know whether to call
y her aunty or Miss, but I could not suffer
= myself to address such woman in anv bu,
: the most respectful manner, and it is always
n Miss ELIZA.
: The first Sunday after my arrival, the
8 entertainments consisted of Il sermon in the
Q afternoon by trance speaking medium, q
S woman, in which discourse she denounced
all religious, and set God Almighty ant
i the Bible at defiance. She was very clio
: qucnt, and appeared to be very learned
: preaching one hour and half with he
o eyes closed. have never read or listened
j. to anything that could equal her sarcastic
c blasphemy.
5, In the evening, GorTscHALK, the mos
j. celebrated pianist our country has eve
n produced, entertained an audience of som,
three hundred, until tho small hours o
| n O.