The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-11
Our Charleston Correspondence.

performer. He was not observed to Intoxicating
liquors.
Our Charleston Correspondence.
CHARInsroN, s. c., june Z, 1866.
Tnirersol city Dalness-7hc Temperance Convention
The Lodges and Cause in General-Cod Water in Geor
sia-Delegoes and Addresses-Nercantle Afairs-
Meetings on 'Change.
impossible for barbarian to conceive of tho in
toerabe and wretched duness that has existed in the
midst Of all that pertains to Charleston these weeks past
Let that count himself happy, whichever direction
unlind fortune entces his steps, that his beat Is not
hther beat. Everything is positively stupid. Banks
and boarding houses refuse Accommodation except at
the very highest prices and with the very best securities
There is longer drought for people to talk about
and the now pleasant weather and the past rain have
become almost stale subjects of conversation as Mr.
H0rao Perys letter the Virginia election returns
The theatre shops are all shut up, Miss Kate Saxon
having left week ago, threatening Shaker peace at
your unsopbisticated inhabitants Of New York city
Men begin to walk with umbrsas day earlier in
morning black Niger wenches have bawled black
berries too long about the streets the Post Office fur
nshes you with letters three hours after the arrival
the mail more ugly women than come out upon
the sidewalk at the close Of the afternoon and fact
&c, &c.
So, to me, it is grateful relief that 70 day tempe
aDce powwow has broken in upon our monotony. It
1t not in the ordinary course of Charleston
events And there seems to me really in the
world why the "National Division Of the Sons Of Tenn
perance" should not effect demonstration as wen as
other bodies not half and respectable have
done before them. The National Division is ,nsi
to ming appurtenances. As am informed there are
SOME eighty lodges, tents divisions, whatever you call
two 10 three thousana Of the 5upns r ,a
year ending the 31st Of December last $50 had seem
light for the first time but perhaps It is just to mention
e5 renewed membership l58 broke the pledge 20 ditto
second tme 40 signed over 800 expellsd 100
suspended and 10 died. cannot stop to do 80 large
in subtraction would be necessary TO determine
how many Of the original $50 would remain after these
several numbers were taken away but do not believe
there would be many. In for the acknowledged
small prosperity Of the Order during the last year. the
extraordinary commercial and the ex
but whether such conditions in the disposition q natur.
events viii account well for the number Of baoksldsr
is more than can tell.
been more successful Twentysx divisions, during the
quarter ending the LIST of April hao initiated los and
the whole number Of their members ,l64 and as
for the funds, Why there balance Of $50 As in
the treasury
It is evident enough, from these figures, that the
Temperance movement" or at least the prohibition
movement s not exceedingly popular in South Carolina
Of xso
care for the trouble Of persuadng others into their
bits who delight in the preservation in Its integrity of
unnecessary restraint for which this State ought be-
If it ID net ceebI ated There Of course. Of
mainly, purity fidelity" but they don't make up
the bulk of the common wealth They have not many
Judge ONsalls, and it Is as likely as otherwise that
Most Grand Worthy Patriarch may he respectable per-
SON Of very contracted cslibre. Very many Of those
Who talk temperance to the multitude are think
ing Of the welfare of their slaves This have found
especially true in Georgia. where, ysu remember, tho
advocates Of cold water are 10 confident Of their
strength as to have stuck up candidate for Governor
fUf hv fhn hva IN fha
Of being elected witt the assistance that Sam viii be
able TO afford him). With the wealth of southern
for wbatever spirits might be necessary for the comfost
Of ones own internal arrangements : not diff
OF IN r. ,0E COED
his private tail for his private friends.
But great efforts have been made, and no pains
cess in an,icpstion q and preparation for what il
was desirable should be made great event. And
bic 70 those concerned There were present in the city
today probably some two hundred stranger delegates
SsS Sm q s ssss &
Mlis House was open upon their arrival TO receive them
A. guests, and from careless Of my syesight
able 70 Say that they seemed to be n most comfortable
Then in the brsfest possible time the proper process
Isstuts Ham, the largest in the city There address
Of welcome deIivered by Grand Worthy Patriarch
Toynserd % the NatonL Division o. North America,
cal Secretary and therefore OF the leading members
Of the dvison Of Worth America The banner which
beautiful and for WI ose construction your
city IL thu richer by S200 cash. bore emblem Of its
natonalites upon side Of it, Hight blue silk an eagle
sczpg in ts beak the flag Of country with tbOse
of England France snd Spain; and upon the other the
presentation inscription surrounded by wreath inter-
OF bose vegetable productions which each coun
ty-where liquor must be pursued under difficulties
cberishes It's favorite
Gen. Carey, Of Oho-whose name, albeit unknown 10
much more than local notoriety, has occasionally
found its way into the papers-talhe in reply. He Dos
that fortunate ability to put his body and limbs
into all those tragic positions which thought to be
becoming to man upon political stump. HIS matter
well the majority Of perance speeches. but
II at the time his wis sufficiently earnest
10 wss also sufficiently uncouth.
Other speeches were made In the evening" and other
speeches win be made to day. Tomorrow Vim take the
river among the rice fields where Is to be the finest
plantation In the Southern country, that OF Gov.
Aiken. our member Of Congress from this district,
Everytbpg 10 In readiness for sober oliHeatfou, and
with mint juleps and sherry cobbsrs this warm wea-
Their, most people would manage TO do very well
Do you remember that Charleston has been the single
city Of any commercial importance where the mer-
chants ard business do not meet regularly ON
Changer This sngulary, It ID 70 be hoped, win exist no
longer The Chamber OF Commerce and the Mercantile
Library Association have recently taken the matter up
in earnest and within day two have made arrange
ents Whereby Change here viii be given fair trial:
ard Il the interest exhibited &C the last meeting shall
be kept Up, the desired rsult cannot fail BE- rss-
lied. =.