The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-15
Charleston.
tCor95spondence of the HERALD

tCo'''sponuehce oil The herald.l
CHARLEsToN, s. c., May 9, l843
The lone of not0riet w. Nc ensic- Hugh S. Legare,
sketch of hin,-ioisctt and the uetsrams of the Req.
Olution-Dirision among the Hebrews-Chy Gou-
ernment and elections - President Tyler and
Charleston o. Conmeii, &c
]. g. BENNETT, ESQ.,
DEAR SIR
Our city papers wisely abstain from chroniclng
the errors of fallen Eyes, the street broils of petty
combatants. They will not stoop to pander to
morbid thirst for little notoriety, which, it is
than surmised, made many a poltroon seek it by
the tools of the duello, and mounted more than one
Lady Stanhope on donkey-and alas, it may be,
sent poor friendless Cromwell and Small to an
unnecessary grave, kindly provided by the most
gentle, humane, and gallant commander! He who
would deal in small scandal will find no support or
countenance here. Every attempt at publications
OF the kind has resulted invariably in the disgrace
OF the projectors and the advantage of the assaed
generous Carolina furnishing in this way shield
Wanted cheap defence" of those ten thousand
swords that said to be ready to start from their
scabbards In Its defence.
The Attorney General, Legare, has returned to
Washington, and it is said will be put in the tempo
rary charge OF the Bureau Of State Upon his recent
visit 10 his knolk here lis delight seemed to be in
recognising the playmates OF his youth and all his
old acquaintances Nlkee told us famous story of
swimming feat, and of the awful fist of the ndo-
mitable Hugh-Rghton says he was always hard
student, distancng all competitors. and the very
he owned Athens, and not Charleston, for his natal
city. Wilson has tale OF his once bohering Judge
Richardson with such cloud OF civil, canon, leu
tonic, Breton, Gothic, and other barbara codes
as almost set the old gentleman crazy. But II was
among the descendants OF the Huguenots, that his
elastic spirit and playful fancy breathed the genial
atmosphere and found the home of Joyous youth.
Happy conformation of matter and mind, that can
Law de OGS fafe md antor into ha
enoyments of sweet retirement and domestic peace.
1t ia among the feicities of the life of this great
jurest and profound scholar, that the tempests of
party could not shake the esteem in which he was
held by men of all shades CT opinions. Thus Bishop
England loved him with ardor due the defender
Of civil and religious liberty in los. With Bishops
Bowen and Gadsden he was on the footing Of a bro
Their. The State rights party made him Attorney
| General OF South Carolina. General Jackson sent
him Minister to Belgium. Polnsett, Petgrew, HUI
ger, Bennett, George S. Bryan, and sDickson,
sent him to Congress. 1t was there, with the ami
mating incentives to action which can only be duly
appreciated by those who arrive at that national and
social height that he exhibited those vast stores Of
| erudltion and glowing eloquence which has given
| him place, by the common consent of the nation,
| among It's great men. Mr.. Legare is not politi~
cian in the party acceptation OF that word he is
too Intellectual to mix adroItly with party men, yet
his pure character Tor integrity and moral virtue,
benevolence, patriotism, and justice, must make
him valuable support to President Tyler's admins
tratiOn.
Mr.. Poinsett is also here, and looks to be in the
enjoyment of excellent health the life of planter,
therefore, must be more congenial to his feelings
| than were the anxietles OF the Bureau OF War. He
hearted of men. The old of the revolution
and their widows and orphans have cause to bes:
| him. While he was in Office, although he approved
Of the severe scrntity which the Commissioner Of
Pensions, Mr.. Edwards, instituted for the pre-.
yention of fraud, he yet threw no obstacles
IN their wa. way out once satisfied satisfied ;oi IN, me
promptly on the decision VI the commissioner.
/ There has been a serious difference among the
! members of the Hebrew congregation. Forty out
! of sixty voters are in favor OF an examination
(among other matters) of the origin and obligation
| OF keeping so many holidays. They aver that the
true ones are duplicated; they state that in those
ages of confusion which followed the rruption of
Alaric and other barbarians, the tradtionary rites
and time honored festivals of their lah ers were for
time dsused or neglected, and that at the return
OF more tOere ~ era, their ancestors in the faith
abored to restore them, but in consequences OF the
lrperfect state a astronomy and mathematical cal
culaons, they were unable to fix with certainty
the precise days that ought be kept; and hence
in order that the venerable days of the law should be
make surety douby sure This the reformers say
may now be corrected because of the more ad
vanced state of knowledge and science but the
minority, embracing as 1t does, a large portion of
the learned, well the most respectable and We
nerabe and pious Of the body, protest against this
as innovation of the reformers, and are deter
mined to hold fast in the old paths Every friend of
religion and of this ancient race must regret this
occurrence The impous OF all sects laugh at these
exhibitions as indications of weakness or folly But
the reecting and the just desire to both parties
acting with moderation and forbearance, and con-
sentlng TO give 10 each full time for reflection, and
then to leave the adjustment OF their disputes to per-
sons OF known integrity, and OF undoubted attach
ment to the honor and interests OF their name.
aldermen, and long array Of boards and officials.
The aldermen and boards are governed by one
Mayor Complaints at first limited at, and but whs-
pered, are now growled out, loud and deep, against
a system OF dlctaon, to which the dynasty OF Hayne
affords, 1t is sad parallel This gives the aspi-
rants Tor office fine capital to work with, and they
busy. Others for striking off the salary al
together, and revving those good times, when Ca
rollans could be found, whose fortune enabled them
and whose capacity fitted them to preside over the
city without pay, and with distinction. In the
mean time, the present incumbent is not idle. He
Is a business man-active, prompt and sagacIous.-
He has commenced more efficient system of
cleaning the streets, and looking after the lamps,
that ought tobe but are not lit Even the hldeous null
sance that tor years dlsgraced the city, and filled
the neighborhood Of Gadsden's wharf with excre
tons and with the horrld and sickening odour, arr
sing from accumulation OF nameess horrors and
disgusting obects-of rotten carcases and filth, and
putrid substances-even this, thanks to the fears and
the hopes of contested election and the press,
about to be abated.
President Tyler is winning his way into the very
hearts of the Souherners. by wise and impartial
distribution OF the Federal revenues We have Tor
the first time IN the century naval station, slOop
OF war, rendezvous, for recruits, and liberal al
lowance OF u s soldiers and officers and appropra-
tons for the arsenal. naval hospital custom house.
Castle Pnckney, and forts Johnson and Moul, RE
This true justice to Charleston, and we are not an
ungrateful people BY the bye, did not see in the
Herald his noble speech in reply to the Benevolent
Americans, emigrants or the descendants of emf
grants"-the great Republic opens her ports to the
oppressed OF all nations-and liberty, after being
you this, and mark O'Connell's declaration, that
there may be war between England and Ameri-
ca but that Ireland will have nothing to do with It,
There shall be war between Ireland and Amerl-
ca. Has OConnsll opened correspondence with
the American government Great events are at
hand. READ.