The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-23
Our southern Correspondence.
SrAnrANsuRG c. H., Sept.

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Seene-.a se.reh-.7n Ereifins Meetns-7ne senti
menfs Uttered al the Meeting.
A magnificent sunrise was exhibited from my cabin
and had sooner turned out than fosnd lots O
loving ysung coupes-lovers aud married folks
desp-sested liver complaints old dyspeptic ladies'
beauty and ugliness-sicknes and health an
yellow gals-buckets tubs jugs and cups, their wa
down to the spring.
Joined the devotees and went to see the fun Their
two tin ladies which passed gallon after gallon
the water from the spring to the various mouths In
waiting. watched one cid fat chap, who kept some
pretty girls waiting while he drank nine dppers full
enough to kill slthy horse. AS the breakfast hour
approached all started for the hotel There found
Col Gilmore giving directions his servants who were
fixing his baggage on the carriage
ION to. day Colonei!n
"Yes must get back to Lewiston; no time to waste
Start immediately after breakfast for Spartanbury
~ will be great day among the spartans VII
The ben rang for breakfast at O'Clock A NJ Ihen
there was rush for seats and afterwards ruso Ret
at the sdibes Meanwhile two negro hddsE shs
your time Miss Lucy, and Rosa L "..n IT was the
first time ever heard fdders at bre,H'nssIr I'm, one
by one the parties finished their meal oo i. elmore
and his party started for lewiston ior TINS
place which reached at 10 A. NJ.
found Walkers house crowded, "a GOWN tne main
Spars House on b o p sn had
hitched in the shade Wig reached the Court
House found gay scene ne open space IN irVns OF
was thronged with sub. Initial looking men. grouped
together, discussing r-he Important matter In low
tones wit sus piciG, chances, very much as though
fbey were In earne Now and then, these groups were
clustered around country wagon, loaded with water
melons had my note book with me, but finally put
Ii in my pock,1. purchased fine watermelon, nearly
large as ould carry; toted it to the editorial
of the Suorhntbe newspaper Of this town Presently
The WORTH editor arrived and devoured the inside
Ringing the outside to melancholy looking party OF
Mrs tat had formed outside which gnized as be
ring landlord There
rubbing down the street No sooner had the Doctor
escicd it, than Its them burst from the lips Of the
verify editor and away he went. wiped my knife
which bad used in carving the watermelon, and de-
!berately walked out 90 see who " them was stand
ing the pump In front OF the Court House,
long, enormous pedlars wagon, with Two very large
black horses There vas cripple in the wagon, and
young man the driver watering his horses. ! saw
Mt . glance what had occurred aud wish could con-
vey TO YOU a scene which lasted ten minutes only.
They Northern men, and suspected Of being abo
litionsts AS the Young watered his horses his
hand was UNSTEADY for he hostility in every eye
fixed upon his notions group surrounded the wagon,
and asking all soit Of questions Of the trembling
cripple There were full 500 men and thousand eyes
resting upon that wagon at that moment The cripple
rested upon The boxes his wagon 1t bore its out
side the following letters,
my HOME"
In another place - makers 1877 Water street,
Cincinnati - 1be inmate said he was pedlar, had
goods sale and his through the Southern
States to Texas lielt Tor him That word Cincinnati,
associated as 1t is in the mind Of every white man in
this section with all that IL damuabe and treacherous
the hot bed Of abotioniss the depot OF incendiary
documents and c,B,ous pictures fer slaves thought
had doomed the poor men innocent though they might
be. But no; | Jaw Major Legge, the Postmaster,
pass through the crowd lie approached the wagon ad
dressed the frightened inmate kindly, inquired his
destination received letter from his hands which he
wished mailed to friends at home There is genera
sity in the Southern heart when excited 10 the
highest, and the helpless and inirm man had called
out sympathy; Major Legge let him pass and the car
Rage drove slowly Of the its occupants dare
say TO pase through the ordeal OF an
excited population again am satisfied that N there
nedl had any rec
would have been lynched on the instant and their
property burned in the street The committee OF vigil:
lance understood. followed the wagon aud examined
its cont nts mile out Of the village. to do their duty
10 the community, and make certain that all was right
They found 1t and left them 70 pursue their long
journey.
Every thing to be sposed Of farms land or seized
goods-were sold at public auction There 10 no.
thing In ucton sale. and so bought another
melon and left the sae TO proceed without me. These
sale days are held at every court house town In tach
district the first Monday II every month and near
~ al the male population assemble on the occasion
IL Is a sort Of high change for planters.
IBr RAILROAD MELTING.
At o'clock. hundreds of people began to pass up
the high steps, and enter the Court House room 70
about ten ninu.s, they were engaged In appointing
committees 10 gee sub'cthers 10 different sections oil
ihe district to certain amount OF stock 20 build
railroad from hence a. the next nearest e. Ill ts"n
that uld in turn raise mi ar erption toearry
Abe work TO their nearest t0N until raro1d vas
formed from here to Columbia thus completing rail-
read Communication fr3u hence to Charleston Ger:
taply very good idea and one which, think, VIII
De carried into effect
ysDoRsrMINr o. 4 SOUTHERN rswN VIGILANCE COMMITTEE
IuE rrorlE.
When the announc uent OF the change In the per-
Torrance was maze there was rush-Court House
room stairs and windows became occupied at once;
and you might have looked upon eight hundred as
determined men as ever mel together. Their eyes
were nathinx ere whenever the words abolitionist
Barrett free soilern Northernern struck upon
their ears; and there oafnetnes In their man
witnessed by my old democratic chums who bolted from
Did Tammsny and joined the free sellers shouldl&e
10 have introduced Boyd and his tree soil general CON-
To NfutI tfrf
more ffighteucd than they we're when camp proposed
tar and iethers ut Tsmmsny Hall for Boyd andtbore
men couldn't get up n feht and these chaps would.
Some one arose and stated that this meeting Of the
people Of The district ~ ssriaublrR called % take
into CONFEDERATION the sitnaon Of the DIET H IN re-
ference TO the movement, Of the ahOit ni.. md %
abe vigilance committee Ia rsra -d TO Bafrytt
col Evans was appointed chairman o. the meeting
Or Wallace, the editor Of The Sprraa was ma for
Secretary
Jas ErvAnp IIrSrr. Esl then arose. and as a men,
her q the vigilance committee briefly stated Why The
Mr J. W. TrcrEn then nro-e at Che far end Of the
room and addressing the chair. ssid-Mr Chairman
there are 20 many things thit 'ghi be said perhaps
ought 10 be sad ocoa.ion like the pressn and In
reference 20 the subject prcstnted for discussion,
that IL Cihcut what tofay first We have all read
Of great struggle la h days q bygone history,
by which tie American colonies threw OF the Tyranny
81 foreign monarchy by which our fathers became,
IN more enlarged sense frcemen. aud enjoyed the
blessings 81 republican liberty. Subsequently . that
in our history, the American colonies deemed "
edvahe IN order 70 guard against foreign aggression
and TO preserve internal peace aud coed government
90 form among thsmselvs- more Intimate union and
IN certain seuse, to become oneone federated repub
Uc-cnS coverIla organization with federal lsgis
lsture u Vested With limited powers. under consttu
uon fpeciiJirg aud granting those posers, with a
solemn recognition ana guaranty % certain tnviolab
rights. The principal difficulty In the framing aud
adopting q that great instrument the question OF
mesue slavery - potion II the States The rights q
bANtholdrTs were hosefer expressly recognized aud
tustd'd b. tie provisions Il hist constitution with
Cut this, our federal non never could have been
1oinfd (frplauding Fugitive slaves escaping into
LNloifE slave states TO De delivered 10 the
MISTER upfn bia claiming his property Three lfths
ctl at oaia o. our population were TO be taken into
eccouni Ut We IurPo-e Il computing the number q
our FEDERAL reptefcu alton Ia congress Thete
prtopt theh opposed 90 our slave institute Bat
slavery eAmte then among - nov, no. BY act
hut BY appreciation ~ Divine lrovidenoe We are nos
responshe Tor Its exiseace, any more than for the
sNittence Of rich or poor biu1 deaf parent aud
cbilino more than for the existence 81 pine or oak