The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-19
Our Southern Correspondence.


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Our Southern Correspondence.
CHARLESTON, S. c., June Is, 1919.
Trip to Charleston Observations En- Route-Ser-
mon at Sea, &c. &c.
The steamship Northerner came through from
New York to Charleston on her last trip, In pre-
clsely SO hours-dock to dock. We left New
York at p. M. on the 9th. Your friend, the
amiable South street merchant, Mr.. T., was down
at the pier when we started, and very kindly gave
me an introduction to Captain Budd, whom
found a most companionable person during the
trip and he is man who perfectly understands the
duties of his profession.
] suppose tina: you don't wish, or expect me to
go into all the details in the progress of my pro-
posed voyagng-yet l shall occasionally do so,
particularly when have nothing to communi-
cate respecting the great object Of my mission,
which assure you will not be lost sight of for
moment As q general rule, in my correspon-
denee with the Herald, while my rowing commits
sion lasts. shall endcavor to portray things in the
most easy and simple manner, and as they strike
me. AS you are aware, the Southern country is
land really know nothing about, except from
hearsay but IN this respect, don't fancy | am
the mass OF whom are profoundly ignorant of the
| real state of matters in the slave States What
see, If 1t is new feature to me, shall write you
about, and speak of Southern folks, crops, com
merce, slaves, manufacturers, conventions, &c.
| &C., as lind them, and relate facts, without any
| comment. Having said thus much as a sort of
prep,ffat s Mo- to my letters will go back to my
The Nor!herner had very few passengers out
The tide OF travel at this season Of the year runs
| the other way, although the cholera in your city
| will materially affect that. We had twenty-five
passengers to Charleston-among them, couple of
very interesting young ladies', who were returning
| home in the South from New York boarding
school, where they had been to finish their educa-
ton, This is common thing, and all very well,
no doubt; but l question seriously whether it
would continue practised if the South had ever
lived in the vicinity of a New York fashionable
female boarding SCHOOL" / have; and | must ex-
press my opinion, frankly, that think riding
horses, tthing, sailing, shooting Mathematics,
jumping fences, swimming creeks, and a few other
amusing resources OF the South far better cal
culated to promote the future domestic happiness
of Southern beauties and bellies, by developing
their physical proportions, and making them
hearty wives and healthy mothers, than the edu-
cation they will get at any Northern female board
ing scheel, where they are sure to learn English,
French, Italian music, Dutch watzes, and var-
ely Of pretty tricks, which only 10 be acquired
by associatmg intimately under the same roof
with foreign teachers and knowing New York
girls. If the planters talk with me on this inte-
resting topic, shall explain to them my ideas more
fully. Girls should be kept at home. They never
improve In an outside atmosphere.
Hook; there was Just sea enough on TO give spe-
men TO the "verdant passengers, who kept to their
staterooms; and the first night out spent walking
the deck. conversins with the captain on subjects
appertainlng to his profession and to mine. The
captain spoke learnedly in regard to light houses
He is evidently "down' on the whole arrange
ment, and he expressed his private opinion to me,
that our American lighthouse system was a
humbug and a deluson, and carrisd out on the
smallest kind Of national way that existed in the
world. He added, that, as an American navigator,
he would vote for blowing out every light on the
coast OF America, from Name to Texas; and not a
doubt seemed 10 exist III his mind that hundreds of
vessels and valuable lives would be saved annually
by the experiment. There is no doubt about IT,
Our ceast lights of little account; unless navi-
gator lis very careful, he is liable to be deceived by
lights on o,her vessels or IN houses ashore. saw
several lights as we came along by Hatteras, Ro-
maine, Charleston, DC; and it is impossible to
dlstlreueh them from each other, from the
lights on other chips; unless you know positively
where you are, from other sources, the light house
is an embarrassment to navlgators. What con-
tIset with The lighthouses in Great Britain! Ga
all her coasts you sure to the light houses
and when you once catch sight OF one, you have
only TO refer to ii book tor description, and you
know what lighthouse is before you, as if its name
were blazing IN letters OF fire. SO it ought be in
the United Siates but so it amt
The next day after our departure was the Sab
bath, and In the morning we had very excellent
exttinpore sermon, from very intelligent cler-
gyman Of the Presbyterian Church, who is
Stationed in Georgia. Our congregation met in
the after cabin. 1t was small, but extremely
select, consisting OF Captain Budd, a pleasant
old gentleman from Georgia, a connection OF
"Scenes in Georgia." the minister and my
self. The sermon was preached from the text,
Seek we first the kingdom OF God, and his
reh'eousness g. and all these things t.all be added
unto You. The moment he got fairly under way,
and perceived that his sty lie and language were a
touch above ordinary shore preaching, | was
anxious to get out my note book, prepared for the
Me:lIhis Conven,ion,) and take the sermon entire
hay hoe hpt
did not 90 1t, being afraid OF soaring minister
from his text. 1t was excellent discourse, and
suited my ease, Tor in {" all these things" | am
sadly deficient, and ain anxious to get them
There is more in that text than | had pre-
viously discovered. There are an immense
number of very rich people in New York who be-
long TO the, church; As philosopher, would
They were as poor as church mice: know myself
several Wall street ducks who had not a mag, and
who have had all these things added to them long
ago, and who are now rich nabobs-fashionable
people who live in places, and are directors in all
The christian and benevolent Institutions about
town. The text accounts for 1t satisfactorily; but
IN these respective cases. the righteousness part of
the arrangement rs a matter that will be more pro-
perry appreciated when these rich Christians reach
the Kingdom Of Heaven, which will probably be
ct very indefinite period of time ahead. Our
minister fms he'd his sermon, gave out a hymn and
asked me to lead it, but | have had no practice
in singing since left off teaching Sunday school,
many years ago, declined so did the captain, il
not being exactly in his line; and the Georgia gem
teman WAR equally modcst consequently we halt
I'd IN the reading Of the hymn not being able to
raise sing on IL, which answered perhaps equally
well under the circumstances, though not as or
ihodox as 1t should have been. sermon on a
Sunday at sea IL what luncheon ut II O'Clock s on
week days at sea, both help to pass away the time
pleasantly. and IL relief 10 the terrible monotony
of even short sea voyage
It's wonder 10 me why people who have nothing
to do, and have got loose change, don't take trip
in steamer TO Charleston. 1t 10 delightful trip
to mike, only occupies days, costs only sixty
dollars; and they could, ever after, talk Of life on
the ocean. and speak scientifically Of steamships,
machinery, and foreign parts The Northerner is
a magnificent sea.boat, and sits gracefully as a
duck upon the pillows. There is nothing in the
way ct comfort and convenience that you can't
get on board Of her, and the captain is a Captain.
Her owners seem to have spared no pains or money
to make The NoriheIncr safe and pleasant sea