The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-26
OUR CHAMELEON CORRESPONDENCE

sVVn VoAnHoION CORRESPONDENCE
CnAnzasos, q a, Auvn n, lsea.
now m o1rsns o. CHAMELEON REGARD mn myIUx %
seens - Do see q Ne chasaeaeshHes e ~ nanve
White population q hAreston 70 keep thsnssivss van
houseS, for they surrender The 0~sushfAsss - NE
blacks who are seen everywhere, my ~ thsy
oan scarcely drag one kg Aitsr NE Cher vhns ssrs
the embodiment Of stohd noisresos m dawes look
sleek and ooosened, and pay mere aasenes 10 ~
strangers - nsy pass through The streets tAan o.
nssFatsc convention bad never been tAsashs Il. M
shiss population do not appear 70 BE- surprised d hs
influx d Yankees and Western men. Bot y = Gue
hat very few Of them nhsh with The Strangers,
or attend Tho caucssss Of Tie various asleesaona
Provsrbhl FOR their Hospitality, the Esuth CAssNnans
row regard with suspicious eyes the Avse number
q representative present fon States hese 70 thsr
ready % extend tho hand t hospitality hoy ase cot TO
look into Noshorners face 70 soceeSain he 4 Q man
s. sv.S s' Ssps y: :ss's feeling
they regard - evidence Of hosisy 70 Southern Into
rests and, the reception Of the strangers hes
cause. wMh almost any other named man for . caodi.
date than "Lise Doug !" ths South Oaronnians would
sHsir vsissrs specimen q shs. ns..sy Welcome for
which they are 20 celebrated. A. ~ they ssem very
cold 70 The ssssgesasd the thsrmometsF q 90 in the
shadei mere are some nobe Instances, however,
hh fseiss does mot prevail where Soma Of the oidcs.
ana substantial people, ndenaas Il tho sxtoruoaass
ss doors and BID .o%s q
the Nesth 10 enter and hide with them, md tho invita-
tos, yeu may be sure, = cordially accepted.
HOTEL KxxrxRs DMAPPoiHTID-HG rRxPARAr0Ns, iyrrII
There probably never another occasion when the
for the entertainmens Of multitude they have u the
present tme Messn Nickerson Percel, Of the Mills
500 su.ssHsSsy have NOT bali that humber. Mixer,
d the Charleston Hotel, can accommodate upwards Of
l0ocnet 400 have yet arrived although delegation OF
ssyted on steamboat from Montgomery, and the boat
broke down somewhere the Alabama river. tho other
boteh-the Paw lion, American, Merchants, Victoria
waverley Planters and Commercial-have all made
great preparations accommodate the strangers 70 the
number Of 100 to SEQ each. was confidently expe,tsd
that fully 1000 strangers would visit Charleston this
occssion tho actual number will fall short Of half that
amount That the landlords have been obliged to pay
IN measure excusabls for their high rates, you win a.
certain by elsDciDg at List OF The prices Of provisions
CuARIxsroS MARKET nousxs-rmcys OF pRoyraoxs, xc
visit 70 the m Iket houses 10 Charleston on sA,ur
day evening affords insight into Of the novelties OF
oh resident Of The city Nearly Al the butchers
table Dealers huckstere, dealers IN nsh, fruit flowers,
some some q sS.m q ne pure African type Inc
market was crowded at the time Of my visit,
~ ss
masters Some Of them are more expert In making
change and striking bargain than you viii find in Wash
pays taxes and the OF several slaves
BE could NOT be driven from the STATE There many
esdom but consider fortunes n su.
CAyoina. Baskets, buckets tubs, tables, chairs and
varieties Of wooden toys, such wagons &c all
ufacurod by the slaves tue adjoining plantations
offered for sale tn the MARKET and at prices which would
ss,onish your good housewives a the North. sub
stantal washtub, iron bound and well finished, that
would cost SO IS in the North II sold for 62k cents
wooden table substantially built, six feet by three or
,ous Is Offered =, 81 = Nv Wen made g; s willow marks,
cents each Fly BRUSHES made Of the palmetto a very
neat and serviceabIe, offered at i2 cents, NC &c
cash, ID credtabe to their honesty that instance OF
knocking down" ID rarely knoSn among them.
The variety q fruit and ysssSss in the market
asparagus, vegetables Of ell kinds tegethor with oranges
bananas and other tropical fruits 70 be found in abun
fruit stalls told TIA. from the North. 81
knowd dat ," che replied, Gas seed 'em." She
asked how she could tell that were Northerners
"Oh, can told You Yankees far l seed you.
You Yankees are too sharp for us ssntherneIs Wont
70 aes
Zoos sss we su, were strange gen,rmen"
vision. IN III market a. with prices
Beef, loassng pieces, lsx cents per pound; selling
obliged to pay Corned beef sells at l2K cents. Veal
l5c q isc. Fresh Pork, l2c . 49, Roasting pigs, 81
were obliged to pay short time sgo37K cents On the
average, provisions selling ct less rate day than
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CHARLESTON, April %, 1880.
THE SABBATH BEFORE coNvKSroS-How THE DELEGATES
oBeARvED TEE DAY.
Never before probably has the quiet of the Sabbath
in this peculiar old city been disturbed by such he
terogeneous crowd day From the four
earh-that TO say from all parts Of this great country
which, according 70 American egoism, comprises
It's limits the civilization of the worldmen have 10
nominate . man for President. Within the OF a
quarter Of mile square In this city, embracing the Mills
House. the Charleston Hotel, and the hall where the
venton is TO be held all Meeting street, and a. right
angles with this street. where the Pavilion Planters
Hotel and other hotels and boarding houses nearly all
this crowd Of about two thousand active politicians pro
baby, are gathered. Some few board steamers
and in distant localities, but the within
that area especially Meeting street The Mills House
end Charleston Hotel have suppo5e some twelve hun
dred. These two hotels are the centres From early
morning IN midnight, till one two O'Clock in the
lors, passasevays, pavement and barrooms OF
these hotels are crowded with men discussing
Of each Though speaking language, and with HISS
difference OF accent from the different parts OF the
try than the people o! any Other county, and though
more homogeneous by far than any other people, yet
there is no ficulty IN determining TO what section
belongs s not necessary to be told this there
petunrities distinct and unms.akeaole And the men
gather here are repre- sentative men, or types in an ex
sggeraed FORM OF glasses OF Of the people OF
different localities There Is no mis:asng The driving,
talk tired Of talking, loving discussion watching
every opportunity to throw himself into argument,
and then holding TO IL mot peytnaciousIy and with
great earnesness. Douglas is thorough type Of this
class. ! see many little Dougases here rhese men
thoroughly democratic In the general, comprehensive
Of the word They great takers, great
thinkers They apt ut caschicg and Apr opiatng the
IDEAS Of others and ben after having adopted Of eie
rating them In the terms earnestly as they
iigna These characteristic features howev
er, Of the Western Of the New England stock
than Of any other Nor is there any difficulty in ent
Tying the man from New England. He does not carry
himself erect and defiant the Western he does
not 60 direct and boldly to the question; he beats
round, takes tortuous course, and ia evasve; he
argues while he appears to be nqurng. rather than BY
bold statements assertions HIS words measured,
and they partly out OF half opened mouth, and
partly through the rcse while tho Western opens
hs mouth Wce and tho worde appear to roll out from the
bottom Of his throat The EasseYn man appears to be
cautiously calculating always the movements ,und him.
and Low he may turn them 10 come account He can
pump frank, open minded person dry in five minutes