The New York herald., 1845-08-06
CHARLESTON, s. c., July 81, lS45.
The Newspapers Of Charleston Society-Buid of
an odd Fello,p-Religious Feeling

CHARLESTON, ). c., July 81, lo45.
The Newspapers Of Charleston Society-Burid of
an Odd Fsllo,c-Reiigious Feeling.
Upon my arrival at this emporium OF beauty and
fashion, wealth and aristocracy, chivalry and sci
ence, had the pleasure to regale myself from
bundle Of filed Heads, which the great head of all
book and newsvenders, kindly permitted me to over
haul. After roaming through an extensive wilder
ness Of literature, since leaving Nashville, it was
rich treat to my wearled spints-and a traveller
toiling across an Arabian desert, viewed with no
more delight the distant .oasis than your humble
servant did his approach to Charleston and the file
Of Herdlds.
am somewhat surprised that you keep no regu-
lar correspondent here-any quantity of incident is
afforded, which competent quid nunc might serve
up in variety OF styles for the palate of your
rous readers.
The charlestonians are healthy, cheerful look
ing people-every thing about the city exhibits a
degree of cleanliness and neatness which places
epldemlcs out OF the question. This by no means
anticipated, having been induced to put this place
down as the hot-bed of filth, foul air and fevers In
your line, there is a goody dispay-political COM
mercial, literary and religious Of those devoted
to the manufacture OF political humbuggery, need
say but little, as you are aware, that notwthstand-
ing the mass OF talent they combine, there is an
bodlmen fustlan peculiarly adapted to the peculiar
fancy of peculiar people SThe Patriot has recently
lost most worthy and talented editor by withdraw
al-Sms, the Hercules of the south, is an engaged
contributor. There is also a moving attache, whom
| encountered on my way here, who regales the
readers Of the Patriot with some admirable essays
upon all things in general and nothing in particular
He is yclept the admirable Swinton-a kind of ira
yelling pandoran. He is by no means green horn,
but exhibits manifest deficiency in eye-teeth, oc-
casioned it is said, by reason Of his friends keep
ing bit in his mouth, to control his scribbling pro-
peRsities whenever they are disposed to trot. The
Courier, since Dick Yeadon tell into decline from
find out who Jem Polk was, and which made it ne
cessary that ne should abandon the labors OF the
chair editorial, is now under the sole control of
Col. King, who, though most delightful writer, is
so fully occupied with the cares of his regiment,
that he is reduced to mere scissors editor The
Mercury has powerful calibre-is pen is as keen
as Damascus razor
Socley here Is Systematically appointed, ranging
from flat to G exquisite: Religion that sweetener
of human acidity, has full scope, and the large at
tendance upon the divine oracles induces me to in
fer that few keep beyond the pale of salvation. The
spirit OF charity IS, Notwithstanding, sometimes
considerably jostled, and the Angel of Grace caused
to weep over many an erratic saint Quite scene
was presented, few days since, at the funeral of
an Odd Fellow, when couple OF reverend gentle
men took a few cross fires iover the grave. 1t
seems that one clergyman, of Onderdonk notoriety,
had furnished the soul OF deceased with his trans
migrating passports to "kingdom come - but as
usual upon such occasions, the Chaplain of the Odd
Fellows, who is most worthy disciple of the i'm
merslng order, was expected to 60 through the usu
al ceremonies. This the Episcopalian would by no
means suHer-protestng that any further rites were
an insult to the potency OF the absolutlon which had
been administered through his authority. The
Episcopaan had attended at the bedside Of the de-
parted-no prayer for his recovery had been offered
up-the oil Of consolation had been poured into the
bleeding bosom of bereaved parent But the Odd
Fellows nursed him, administered to his minutest
want, soothed his dying moments with the sweel
consultations of the bleeding merits of our Savior,
closed his eyes in death-but forbear. There are
portion Of fire and birthstone in store for them. in
the land OF spirits than is dreamed of in your phi
osophy. After lfe's fittul fever is Ser, fear many
of them will not repose upon bed of roses on the
plains of Elyslum.