Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-23
WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
HE CHARLESTON CONVENTION
Correspondence of The Star.

nat Is, 10 see what was to be seen.
spent quite half my first day in Charleston thus,
away from the congregated politicians-by trade;
traversing the streets in all directions and duly
noting the many points Of interest in which this
southern city is SO disimilar from any other city
ever saw; for this is nv rst venture south of the
Potomac you will remember. was most forcbly
struck with the fact of the independence of all
classes OF whites one sees here No white man is
oosequious, In Charleston though all are frank in
bearing and exceedingly courteous to everybodv-
no gruf or vulgar answer being given To anv
question Of any stranger even by the class which
In northern cities seems to regard it as being the
especial and only valuable privilege of the free
white citizen to he as impudent and brutal as one
fancies to be-
never before realized in its full force the
poetry OF the Idea Of the ''dgnity of labor. ,,
That is seen in the manners and bearipo of all
whites here engaged in manual labor. who in
their intercourse with each other in the street as
far as have seen it, hold their heads as bipb "a
| MIR. Miles, their Representative at WASHINGTON.
holds his in the House. His reputation as the
member of best manners and finest personal bear
| Ing In the House Of Representatives IS easily
accounted for by one who studies, even for but
half day, as have DONE the manners and bear
| Ing OF all the people of this community-one sees
| In the street SO capitally daguerreotyped in his
| frank and delicate courtesy of address that has
won the hearts of all his legislative compeers-
even OF those most intensely opposed to him polit
ically.
The truth IS, am in love with Charleston Dsr So
already, including its black population; the hap
piest, most cheerful, and ready population of
blacks ever saw. | can hardly realize that they
are OF tire same race that nhabit Church street
New ork-from whom they are as different as
the White laboring man Of Charleston is evidently
from the Baltimore Plug Ugly, Killer or Blood
iup, the Philadelphia Moyamensirg runner or
the New lork Short Boy and Dead Rabbit If
the prevalence OF slavery here is at the bottom or
all lhls, IL would be we'll indeed for both whites
and blacks in northern cities If they had il anono
them.
The Charleston hotel-keepers, all Massachusetts,
and New Hampshire men, by the by are already
sadly disappointed with the crowd from dis
lance now on the ground which is not a fourth of
the number expected and provided for The
rumors OF the extortionate prices they were said
to be about to charge is the cause of the compare
tive slim attendance, Of course The outsiders
SO far not more than four or FIVE hundred appa
rently, are tkreefourths of them Logging for Dong
las Poor fellows, they have uphill work of it
the Southern men now in attendance invariably
looking wall-eyed at them when any one of them
undertakes to 'crack' the Little Giant sSup', in
their hearing. Somehow or other they have got
IL Into their heads, that far as the rights and
interests OF the South are concerned. there is
literally no choice between Douglas and Seward
ana are evidently determined to act from first to
last In the Convention on that hypothesis NV
own impression is, that the Douglas Leaders
already conceive all hope of his nomination zone
and are casting about them to strengthen the
Douglas interest as much possible in whateve,
nomination that will be made
Ills believed here that the Kentucky federation
Will resist efforts to induce them to take Breck-
inridge in preference to Guthrie, which the Penn
syivanians and few enthusiastic advocates of
MI BIS nomination from elsewhere are making
Unless they do consent, cannot perceive how
Mr.. breckenridge can possibly be nominated
Hunter seems to be regarded here as by lone
odds the strongest man; as it is conceded to-ngbt
that he will receive the first ballot all the votes
OF the South, except from Kentucky and Tennes
see, ana also few votes from New England
with perhaps handful from other States The
pressure OF southern opinion here for his NOM
lhauon Is tremendous, as it is the farthest thing
possible from the office and Misunderstanding
pressure Of the northern outside opinion beiuU
manifested here in favor Of the nomination of
Douglas Many around Inc believe that New
ork Will vote for him (Ilunter) from the start
ana that he will be nominated OH the first ballot
In which opinion do not coincide-for New
ork is evidently playing d game to strengthen
the delegation itself with the nominee.
Nevertheless now anticipate his nomination
after, perhaps, days balloting; simply because
all the South, and more than half the North. with
whom have conversed, have no hesitation in
declaring that his nomination and election will
pest comPort with the true interest Of the country
and the party. Yours, &c.
CORES POSpENT