New-York daily tribune., 1845-03-01
THE TRIBUNE.
THINGS AT THE SOUTH.
cor,esponderee Of The Tribune.

n the traveller wllo has been accustomed TO the
,ilitjes OF the North, the route from Raleigh 10
s,stlevie, sxty-tive miles through sandy pine
.ren is snv thing but agreeable-especlaly when
"a obliged 10 ride IN miserable little coach all
at. and at times get out and lift al the wheel as
nres in the quicksand which is dangerously
snmon. Fayetteville has in former days been
/. chief town OF North Carolina, and came very
.f being the capital which was only lost TO II by
q. vote The old town stood on the bank OF
., Cape Fear, which is navlgable from this
xnt 10 Wilmington for steamers of 300 tons
ztheD, bat from the unhealIhlness oil the
auen it gradually fell back until, now, it
,;aiie mile from the river TO the edge OF the
syn. Like every city or village IN North Caro-
d. through which | passed except Wilmington,
gems to be going quietly, but rapidly TO decay.
The fine Uaited States Arsenal not yet finished,
| sl always give Fayetteville Importance, but save
al, and the large whlskey trate--tor home con
nnp,ion-there Is llte TO distinguish d place
.,hch came so near being the capital OF State !!
ION Fayetteville you proceed to Wilmington by
is seamer-a thing looking and acting more like
. rft than any thing else. The banks OF the Cape
E,ar are clothed with the most beautiful and fra
ant wood, inlerlaced with evergreen wh'cs
caves isrit over the boughs OF the lottiest trees,
lille the nlstctoe for the tirst time on your route,
Tet5 you in abundance al every turn. never
ave seen any thing in the forest line, half so de-
,hlul as these Southern woods, both for fresh
ss and fragrance. Every where you will see
/, laurel, the magnolia, the cypress and variety
. shrubs and trees forming perfect aroma, such
.lthe Yankee never dreamed OF in his cold North
3D. Bat around all this beauty and odor there is
samldness OF atmosphere which kills whatever
81 ,,ln nc uatt IN
b iang gray moss which hangs from the limbs OF
ao,, every tree, sign wherever II is seen, OF the
!harss of the spot. Wilmington Is a really
smart business city. Within few years, II
.s shaken off tn. supnencss OF the Sonlh, and
one 10 It's work with a will. There are seven
cam saw mills, four turpentlne factories beside
ANY other branches ot trade IN brisk operation,
I'D several vessels were ladDg and unladlng as We
inded A part Of the town was burned some
nonlhs ago, bur like PheniX, the ruin has sprung
Ito a more stately shape and lie than ever
lere. | saw slaves exposed in long lows for hire
nd sale, and from what could learn, there were
lany more than supplied the demand OF the mar,
e. This is the case all through the South; the iall
! cotton aud tobacco has rendered il necessary TO
ltivate much less ground, consequently surplus
Shelp lies inactive in the planters hands. Tins
ss, be one reason why North and South Carolina
ui Georgia so much desire the annexation ot
Ieyas, which will be most capital mart tor their
yua slaves, as they certainly cannot imagine that
Isxas will, when annexed, ii ever, help TO raise
!. price of cotton. There are several large rice
t.n,alons near Wilmington, but rice pays as
o,rly as cotton, and is much harder TO cultivate.
| left Wilmington in New-iork built steamer,
!. . Vanderbilt" ;" for Charleston We were
|shteen hours making the trip, which is about the
rerage of time, fare SIX dollars, meals extra
aiess myself greatly disappointed in Charleston
had looked at this arlstocratlc city through
son of golden mist, and found II like many other
ean,s of life much barer in the reality. Perhaps
ere is not place ir the Union whose people have
|amgh an opinion of themselves and their city as
sse same Charlestonlans, and there certainly are
one who have less to be proud OF. Not that
aarleston is without merl-no II is a pleasant
w. bu, city OF more show than solidlty, more
'ords than deeds, il | except their alerness al
hns people whom they dislike on rails, or Iarrlng
I'd teatherng them The genuine Charestoman
.nks and says there is no place so large and
mart as Charleston, and he will contend that any
Ind Of goods are sold equally cheap there us IN
Sw. York, yet, you will see the lie set upon this
81 bareiaced assertion, in signs of Goods at
ktlon prices" stuck over every second shop
aOr: There must certainly De difference enough 10
| y ior these extra sisn-boards. Indeed there are
ssons for differences and no maa of sense would
anPap, II the truth OF lie was not plead 10
IN every day. The money circulating in Charles
a. and IN all South Carolina is good, bur YOU
u pass the bills of no ether State There are
gineSs men who will not take Newly ork city
Nney, and one man hestated about taking silver,
hen | told him il came from North Carolina,
lie buildings in most parts OF the CITY are covered
| Nlh green mould and moss, and are crumbhng as
liey had stood for ages. The whole place is
Ae what have pictured Venice, and II only needs
Q owl 70 hout from TIE custom-hoLSe, and .ew
ards 10 glide over tke church roofs to make II an
aiiqu!ly, judging from appearance. You Will see
andreds of buzzards in the morning lying about
smarkets, and 1t is al the penalty OF i've dollars
aalll one of these city guardians. did net hear
,Sord spoken of Massachusetts during my stay.
SGsh it was Immediately after the expulsion OF
I. uovar. Nor did hear much OF annexation,
eugh | heard plenty OF cursing about John
| Her and Polk The South CaroiIuians do not
re Mr.. Polk. was in the Mercury office one
| y, and In reply 10 the question, how 40 you
aolInianS like Polk !" gentleman connected
rh the paper answered, I'VE tolerate, but 90 mol
|rept HIM :" There were large number OF YES
eEs III port, but trade and shipments were dull.
elton, lte great staple OF all the South, determines
Z Character oi every thing, and every body IN
cotton business locked as II he had spleen 10
u, somewhere. l see no good reason, for eN-
Siing better prices until they cease sluttng the
afket A writer of Georgia in an article, pub
Aed, believe, IN Hunts Magazine, has proven
at more cotton IS raised IN the United States than
swhGle world consumes, 10 say nothing OF that
esed elsewhere, yet the policy has been 10 raise
ore cotton am glad 10 see that several con-
alioas of planters have been called this Winter
,sll parts Of the South, &c devise some plan for
sucins the cotton crop. and 10 asi,ate Factory
stem, winch shall consume their coarse and sur
3 cotton, and co,he their slaves also learn
At several planters visited the North and Eastern
Ass last Summer, for the purpose ot eNam!nins
2autac,ories, and modes OF agriculture South
1Olna has raised for years little se than cotton
d has imported all her horses, mules. cattle, bee
q pork from the North and West. The State Of
te,ucky has furnished large amount OF her beet
aPork, and Virginia her horses, Much OF ali
ssaculd have been produced al home, as also the
ans which she has purchased for her Negroes,
eich, had /, been done. and less cotton ralsed
Gold have put thousands If not millions OF dollars
her purse
Sgt must pass on TO Savannah-whither you
by steamboat, fare So 80. There was such
apect OF STERN when we lett Charleston, that
9 commander thought il advisable 10 60 the In
a ruut., through bays and marshes, thus adding
;ay 10 the time ot passage. Alongside the chan.
: in which oGr vessel could scarcely float. saw
7s- immense rice fields, which are said 10 grow
ecS, article in the whole rice market. Bur the
1g OF nee grounds is labor that is almost fatal
shite men indeed, no white man STAYS near
'en, except In the day time, and the whole toll is
sH"'med BY slaves. These are obliged to wade