Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-04-20
Charleston.


TIE city of Charleston in the language of almost
every Toast given To her nuTadays either is, or IS 10
be, the "Qucen City of the South" She is beyond
iispule very aged md venerable city. So much so
indeed, as to present in many points OF view large
degree of decay and dilapda:ion. Nor yet is she by
any destitute nf the marks Of reuvcnatIon and
elegant advancement For, while upon one side Of
Meeting street may be an old rckety wouden
building evidently tottering its fall, the other
side and Immediately oppusie rises the superb Mills
House, chase and magnificent structure which will
compare favorabIy with The most renowned of its
class, even in The proud city Of Gotham While upon
tile East side Of King, low and rqua,y tcnenents Of
past age serve til. purposes Of miIliners and frter
ers, the Wes. side we lOk up with admiration 10
the towering front of that splendid wholesale and
tail establishment the basement OF which isso gorge
oisy filled and adorned by the judgment and TASTE Of
Mrssrs. BROWNING e. LEuAS. While tlpon une side
Of Broad street, the cOmnonest style of Country archi
lecture yet holds its sway, the other noble pile
has been reared by Catholic devotion in honor Of their
God and their Church, pile which, centuries hence,
may remain in all its solemn grandeur to command tile
faithful homage Of thousands upon thousands.
These contrasts indeed continually presented in
almost every of The riry-a mgIiug Of crnmb.
ling novels and everlasting granite edGres, Of dirty
stalls and brilliant store rooms Of low shinglell sham
lies and IIeaven.aspring steepes. What dues man.
ies Evidently that ulr feIluw"citlzens Of Charles
ton waking up, in spots" to righ. sense of The
spirit Of the age-lla here and there, they shak
ing off the coil Of that self satisfied responsibility
which carrih not to improve upon the good old days
uf ulr granflllhrrs, aud is 10th to do away with
single one of the anrient landmarks however wurth-
cts in iIsrIf-lat modern Progress in shurr seated in
her chariot OF FURNISHED gold, holding aloft in her
right hand hnmamzel representations of her Steam
and her Lightning attributes and followed by all her
cushing company Of Mechanical Powers, has dashed
at leglh upon the city uf The marshes, aud has sworn
thai here too, elsewhere, old things shall pass away
aud all things become new. A hearty God speed in
the great sweepstakes, do we noslhcartily with for
good old Charleston, aud tile dwcers therein!
Were We to express fully our opinion of Charles
tonans gathered up varinus times, but especial.
ly during our recent vi. fher city, it might bear
the mir of aduIa,iun. That they are hosrilnbIc and
an n=llip-nt people is we'll known to all within their
reach. But We feel prompted 10 add lie terms gem
nor do wc cnnceivc that in doing so, at all trans
cend just and reasonable tribute 10 Of the very
first communities in America. 1t has been said of
Charleston through sllccr fgnor1nce, that her old
residrnrs-uhuse, We mean, who occupy the SAME
relative posi,un their city which the knirkrrhurk.
ers do to New York; have all The "hauieur'' of Il
pamjcrrd ariStncJrev. Never was greater injustice
done to any class II we know Them nj all, they are
plain, pure puliie kind, unassnmng and nnsophs,i.
caied-ile very model OF what wrbrc'i and cult
vaicd people ought he. Go IT, their hnIiars, and
yon will see no uTtcIatun Of huel.disciplinc, ar
areamboa,-,aluun spcndur. Ion will not find your
self chilled by frigd salelinrss of ,lemeanDr The
part Of your host or hostess. But you will hap
py home Of intelligent nnl symparhising belngs-yon
will he greeted with curialiiy. genuine and irre--
ynu will be placed at yuur by gentle tart
known only 10 lhuse who are nuhe by nature and As
yuu leave, you will wish blessings 10 fall nn the |
house wlrnse hmsritabe door la. just closed behind
yon " IMuieur indeed 1t is not here tlla: this |
Oduus feeling finds acceptance. l"uk for il rather
aInung the purse proud miOnrea the goldfish arls
tocracy Of New York. who, by dimt of remarkable |
lnrk lave sprung to posIiun IN society which they
are nut prepared TO grace In Charleston, We believe
the feeling is unknown aiming lhuse laIelyrisen
in the world. Constant appositiun IN, and frequent
contact with the heightened gentlemen of the old
school, tfor in Charleston all mingle freely upon
'rhangc) must have the efitcl of fassmilang each new
graf to the original STOCK And such is the fact. Tie
.ons of New England come here, and by the iin,e
hey have amassed competency, their honest natures
have felt the influences Of Southern Intercourse,
md before they have retired from business, they have
become, like those among whnm they have rhtseh
heir part. Southern gcncmen-SuuilIern gentlemen,
in that they are attached to the soil Of their adop-
ion, and are ready to go as far as the fofcmust in
any enterprise having the good Of their city and Sec
ion in view. or course there some arrow ex-
,eplios this sIulemrn but in the main, We believe
/ to be true.
We cannot close these observations upon Charleston
md the Charestunians, without inslanrlng last Week,
lie Week Of the Commercial Convention. MS triumph
INT suhStantialiun uf what We have said, and much
nure. II truly occasion lung 10 bt ren'ember'
ID by all who were present. Frum The beginning to
he end Of the week, Hospitality rcig'Ird supreme.
Every thing was done that good taste r"nd suggest
r ingenuity devise TO make Time pass on elIded
Wings And il We are not much mistaken, complete
uccess was attained. OF the crowds oiaisltors frum
III parts uf the Souher country, there conld not have
,ecn mure than a dozen who went away dissatisfied,
md that dozen sincerely pity ns living pe'rTiac-
inns" which assnredly they must he 10 have passed
lnnlret through 50 genuine ortieai. The cnnmon,
ye, the universal sentiment was Glorious od Char
cson. 1lonored be her name and onward be her
arerr!"
Rail Road Chat.
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