The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-24
TWO CENTS.

Yorker. The tuTkey-buzzards are found in this
c'y and vicinity in large q,tnl,r,rs They are
the best Kind OF scavengers, and your Corporation
or lie Street Commissioner wish To inrportalize
themselves, let them send on an order for a repi-
ment Of turkey .buzzards, and when they arrive
they could station a company at each of yOur
markets. The fine for killing them here is five
dollars II should be the same with you, other
nng after them, in order to make soup. Colonel
Murnt, OF Florida, recommended than as high
y nutritious soup birds These Interesting birds
can be shipped from here AT about iy cents each
One great peculiarly Of Charleston city is the
perfect order and quletncss which observed after
ten O'Clock at night. At quarter of ten. the
negro bell rings, AT The guard house This is
signal Tor all the nigs TO turn IN and every one
iIee or slave must get out at the streets. If they
are caught alter thar, without IL pass from their
master or employer they are seat To The guard
house, and locked up tor the night; and the owner
Of the slavc has TO pay fine OF 81. and the free
negro fine Of 81. The pass of The free negro
must be signed by his employer; and II he has got
none, ne must stay at home, or be locked up and
hned. TINS hotel hlre many of thu servants from
owners in other parts of the city. Their wages are
SO per month"; und clothing. When their services
are ended al The hotel, they are furnished with
pass. Inc following is u specimen
Charleston Hotel To Mrs. Bowen- South Day. and
return to ho'el at any hour this night N NJ. HiNE
CHsnLksros. 8 c., June Is. 1919
Tins protects STEPHEN, who attends my room,
Tor The night on which IT rs dated. Al A. M. the
drum beats. and the riggcrs can travel where they
like.
The slaves here appear to be happy and con-
tented race OF people, and they certainly are we'll
ted, clothed, and taken OF. They are sar
better oil In every respect, from what have wit
messed. than free negro. TINS Is II fixed fact,
so far us this city Is concerned; how ii will hold
good IN the interior, hav, yet to learn accoun,
for the fact in the following mtnner:--An owner
who would allow his slaves to he = en- about the
streets ragged, dirty, or uncomfortable IN any re-
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lie would cease TO comm md the respect Of his
neIghbors. The consequence Is, slave owner
who regards hi own position in society. must treat
his slaves kindly, and provide for all their wants
lie would as soon keep half starved, wretched
looking horse, as he would owl aud h I'VE a ragged
hungry negro about him. The slaves here enjoy
their religion, as well AS white folks. They are
as regularly married, and, IN thus respect thew
have greater freedom and more privileges: for il i;
coOred couple wish to get unmarried they 20 be-
fore clergyman, declare their intentions and
they are made two at once, and are at liberty to
re-marry other objects. Negro funerals are very
common, and well conducted, much more SO than in
New York. don't remember ever n wing seen q
respectable negro funeral in New York, and il has
often occurred TO me where negroes were buried
there, or when. saw very Large negro funeral
pass down Meeting street, this afternoon. The
procession followed the hcarse and corpse, on foot
AT least fifty females were in it, and marched to-
gether, Ind were well dressed, and all IN tn. same
style There were about as many males. don't
know when have witnessed anything more af-
fecting, nor can | conceive of a more touching
scene, than the solemn mugs of lot Of old negroes
IN funeral procession. Of course these were
slaves. The only way to satisfy Yourself whether
any negro you meet is slave or free, ia to take
look al him. If his appearance is ragged and
dirty, or even secdy, and unwashed, m .rk him
down Tree. II he is clad well, clean, fat, and
happy, you may bet your life on il he is slave
sure.
A slave owner IN this town never sends two
p9 ~, to market What he ses his negro gets
his breakfast, Or ham and eggs, the negro has
bccfstcak and ham and eggs too: and so in every
thing else in the feed way. There. no dlffcren,
master and his family have the first bite, that il
al; there Is no second price article for The slave.
That pass system would be most excellent ar
rangemcnt il il could be introduced INTO New York
after ten o'clock at night II would improve the.
morals of that place amazingly; make Il an order
ly city, and would prove OF great individual bene-
fit. Commence with the darkies. and then try il
on the higher classes of the whites. Let your
wing corporation try that and turkey buzzards for
one year, and see where New York will be then
There has been trial going on here for muir
der, and seeing pale.faced old man passing alnng
this mernlng IN the street. IN charge Of genteel
looking officer, who carried sword. and wore a
cooked hat, followed on to see the rit, taking it
for granted that the old man was the criminal who
had committed the murder We reached tho
count room, which was crowded. and | WAS aston
ished to see the thin faced old man, coofy walk for
ward and take the presiding chair, wh-n the cock
ed hat made sbow to him. | ,nst ,nily made in
quIy, and learned that the old man was the Chief
Judge, and the sword and cooked hit only
the Sheriff, and that It is custom nv in this
town---in fact, it is the duty Of the She
sheriff In spread himself with Il cooked hat and
sword, and bring the Judge from his residence to
the court house. You may laugh. and think il
funny duty for sheriff. hut It amt halt so funny
custom, or so queer duty, one IN your CITY,
where the sheriff may order to be shot down and
murdered, twenty-thrce citizens, who merely came
10 witness the fun connected with she attrrnpt of a
few Uen Of your Goldfish aristocracy TO open an OBJ
noxious aiding for the benefit Of s,uck-up Eng
lish actor
They have noble Bait 'V mere. and the s't'zens
OF az classes can appreciate " e"Joy ~ y Is
c4uai 70 the Battery in New York S'sutetiof,
Ior y looks out upon the ocean, az we'll upos.
me foris and haTbor. The exercises up,n il nj,
different from yours. Here, AZ 8 to - .lo ~ y
M the citizens and their families crowd down 10
IL by hundreds, Ia carriages, whic drive round IN
a circle. There are few pedestrians. Il isa most
healthy as well as fashionable way Of cniovnr
The Battery and the ocean breeze A band of
music is in attendance. Charleston il a civ nj
carriages Everybody here that is anybody. keeos
some Kind OF a carriage. have no donbs bu,
there are many more carriages than hon.es in the
place. Yours, &c. CoMuIssyosrp '