New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-10
PROSPECTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Correspondence Ct The N. Y. Tribune.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. 2, 1860
Ipcolns election will lead attempts at Secession,
but am convinced that they will not be supported by
the majority of the people, even in the State OF South
Carolina. In some respects the consequences OF the
movement here if il should be pushed too far, must
have an evil not TO cay dangerous tendency.
There is one element In Charleston which have
never been able regard with confidence. Thu the
free blacks. Nancy of them are educated. Some
of them are rich; their families well educated,
besutifol intelligent; but they have no rights. One
family have long known, named Duresf the old man
is about co years old his hair white as the driven
snow his daughters are educated, and beautiful his
ions are well educated; and yet, if one of those
daughters wears vail over her face, the first police
man will strip it Off for that is only privilege accorded
10 the while girl, with no negro blood ia her veins.
If tonnd after the 9 ocllck bell rings, without q
pass from white man, old DuIeef or any OF his
family, though worth 5000 900, will he locked up in
gnsl d-house until has her white gdsrdiin come and
pay the fine in the moInng. There are hundreds Of
such in the City Of Charleston. They own slaves,
some Of ii EN-, although they are slaves. This is a
large cses ia Charleston and most influential with tbs
slaves
AS you will have seen by the limited census returns,
the number of slaves in and about Charleston has de-
creased since 1850 by thousands Generally speaking
the save owners profits increase every year. Mt 80
here The reason is this: A good able-bodied field
hand of middle age ia worth 81, 800 to 81 400. lie
will brig that. If sold, and the money Invested in
Government, Bank or State stocks, it will pay net
income Of $ll0 per annum. Put MIN at labor on
pantat on and aside from risks he cannot earn the 10
teIes of three per cent gross on the gum he actually
worth in cssh to lis master if sold. In Alabama,
Texas and other States 81 ioODgger will earn II
Ger cent on bis highest value and even more. But he
cannot do it on any rice cotton plantation in south
Carolins Conseqa ntly, if the Union holds, Slavery
will tend 10 decrease in the State of South Carolina.
Negroes are not worth more than 800 TO till the
ground; bat they worth 81 400 to sell and go fur
Their South.
1t s said that in the upper districts of this State
Slavery is nearly extinct In Greenyills, Spsrsans
burgh Pendleton, Anderson and in that ssctio gen.
orally the population is nearly all white Slave LABOR
does not pay That section has trebed ia population
wealth and comfort in ten years. Nsry few slaves
are owned there.
Something may be Inferred from the circulation Of
each of The two leading daily papers. THE Mercury
has daily circulation Of about $500 in the city,
and $50 sent to exchanges. OF COURSE it Is very eX-
tensyey copied out of the State though not much read
in it. Nobody here regards it AS of much consequence
Few business read it. Its proprietor is the well
known wealthy seitator, Z. Barnwe Rhett. He is
an ambitious man, fiery and headsrong He was once
in Congress but the people of South Carolina have no
confidence in him. lie tried to be Senator, but they
elected Hammond. He tried again. bat the Legislature
choose Mr. Chestnut Rhett is of your 81 rather
rule in he'll than serve in heaven" sort Of men.
Hence his only chance of becoming head of the
o.I he Tnin he nh
-, 900 annually in The Daily Mercuryto accomplish
hs object.
The Courier is forced by circumstances TO 90 with
the surface current 1t circuates sbou! 5000 daily.
II is owned by A. s. Wellington & Co., men who are
marked A A A in the books of commercial reiereacs.
The working editor is supposed TO be Mr.. Carlisle, an
smiable talented young man. The owner don's be-
leye bit ia disunon-neyer dd-never WILL AT
present they run with the current
There is another paper in this city edited by Mr..
Cunningham, gentleman who was delegate from
South Carolina to The famous American Convention in
Philadelphia in 1856. 1t is evening paper, called
The Ners, and has 100 to 10 circulation
AS near as an learn very practical view is taken
by the people of South Carolina Of the difficulty in
which they are placed in the Union. ] will try to
give it. | went up the street Meeting street, to the
Pavilion Hotel last night. / met planter from
wadboo Bridge vino owns large plantation on
Cooper River, and ba, 1000 slaves. "Why do you
wish 10 90 out Lincoln may make a good and just
President ?" | asked.
Tha: is not the thing" he replied, " most Of us
planters are deeply in debt; should not be ii ont Of
the ULiou. We should have direct trade with Eu.
rope. We should get better price + our cotton,
and our goods would CO.'S us 50 per cent lees than now
a hat In
We aut to aecsds. We must do it now never II We
don't Fecede now the political power Of the South ia
broken Once New-England was a power in the
State. She made CoDgess pass Just such laws as she
pleased. She has had her Adamses, her Websters,
snd her Tariffs VIVA. is she now' Merely New
England. No power; no one regards her. 30 Il VIII
be with the South il We do not 90 out now. say we,
for the South will 20 with u.s.
Take smother cigar, Sir 7 What reason will you
give?" What excuse" said L.
"D-n the reason or excuse. We want to 90 out
We have right to go out and South Carolina viii 60
out. The United States was nothing more than an
agent, appointed by South Carolina and the other
Sster and now the agent has become MUSTER tyrans
and dictator 10 the principals. This State won't
stardii"
81 do not see clearly how you make that out. am
dull perhaps. WIN you inform me in this regard =
"CsEAsly. As You goiug into dreenvlle Dis
th6kTn tell you my ideas and you will find them ex'
unsivsly held. As long ago the formation and the
adoption Of the Constitution, ihirteen States united
and formed Constitution; and then they appointed
an agent TO attend to the ertraneous mater and to
maOsge the property territory which belonged to
all. These States acted in the premises US Saes and
not Individuals and yet Il as simple as the act
Of thirteen individuals Their motive for forming the
nnuc-nI Ir,,nn run. III ...L .n;rht be hanafted