The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-06
Charleston.
Correspondence of the Herald

CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct. 81, 1S43.
Decay Of Charleston-Efect Of RatToads-Singu-
lar Verdict-HonOrs to Legare- Temperance.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ESQ.,
We are In the midst OF our fall trade and every
one is disappointed. The Queen City of the South
has within her borders, about much business as
would comfortably keep employed the inhabitants OF
some itth.rate interior village Of New York. The
fact is, that we going behind hand yearly
Our population is less now than in 1910; our BUSH
ness capital has diminished and many business men
have sought for other locations within the last few
years-and TO what may this be attributed? With
out doubt in great degree to our railroad. Our
road iseither too long or too short. Indeed il should
either penetrate the west, opening communication
with Ohio and Tennessee, or it should never have
been undertaken. As things are now managed
Charleston is not stopping place for travellers
or gate for goods In the first caes travellers are
carried from the railroad depository directly to the
steamboat, or vice casd; and in the latter, the
agents OF the railroad act as forwarding merchants
and send the goods free OF charge, save only the
actual expenses incurred, VIZ freight, wharfage and
drayage.
Charleston is cut off from receiving any benefit from
| her inland trade with New York, except omnibus
| hire and drayage, and wharfage. Our hotels are
almost empty, and our importers are few and far be-
tween, while auction merchants, instead OF en-
ployng their capital and talents In furnishing goods
TO jobbers at low rates. are busy peddllng out their
stocks by the piece or dozen, and generally to a
company OF small petty dealers, principally women
and up country pedlars An attempt is occasionally
made TO get up better sales by some Of the auc-
tioneers, but they are generally failures
| The fact cannot be dlsgu ed ,Charestoni is mere
hat way house" between the Southern trade and
New York.
We have some little news that may interest your
| readers-among other matters our Circuit Court has
/ &. IL. - al IL ell,
by the name of Lamb, "a most inappropriate cOgnomen
| who was indicted for whipping negro to DEATH il
| was fully in evidence that he gave the poor slave
four hundred and fifty lashes, well laid on; in the
space of about twenlyiour hours from the effects OF
| which he soon after died. The jury found him "not
guilty." The eminent counsel for the prisoner,
Messrs Ferrell and Northrop were perfectly aston
| lshed when the verdict was rendered, and Judge,
bar, jury, spectators and prisoner, all looked a,
| though some laundering mistake had been made.
But life is cheap in hard money times.
Next week, Tuesday, comes of the great process.
sion in honor Of H. s. Legare, a man who all his
life has been held in disrepute by the majority OF
his townsmen; one who lew years since was turn
ed out of his seat in Congress, and ever since has
cession and eulogy-" got up" by the very men
| who have all their lives been his opponents. oh
| we are great people Do you remember the pro,
cessons and resolutions OF the public about General
| iaynel We resolved" TO build TO his memory a
" monument" But, alas! it was only resolution
| When will we learn WISDOM judgment, and com.
mon sensel and how long must we wait before we
find out that acting is far better than talking
| After the great event OF next Tuesday shall have
taken place, you shall 2heay from me in relation
| thereto.
Imust not close this document" until have told
| you that we sre going on in a marvellous manner
with our temperance cause. All sorts OF Lecturers
have sprung up on the subject OF teeotalsm, among
which re parsons, doctors, lawyers, merchants
students, planters, mechanics, and lcaters, or gen
| emen of leisure--some good some bad, and some
L taA,A lint naQf in fba Unnd "a
anxious toiextend it1happy influence. Yours, &c
ASHLEY