Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-07-19

naOn last Thursday night left here for Charles
ton-at o'clock on Sunday morning we got back
We did not see the country between here and Florence
We heard that the cotton might be called scattering
Between Florence and Charleston we saw some very
good corn but the most of the cotton made poor
showing The weather had been rather too dry for the
Turpentne to run freey-so the people said Turpen-
tine dstieries multiply along the line of the n E. r.
r. but it is observable that along its whole line, some
lO2 miles there is no village at ALL Kngsree the seat
of government for Williamsburg District, being some
little distance to one SIDE Itis new country and may
be brought out.
Travelling al night is much the most pleasant mode at
this season of the year, and when Ue'y sleepy you can
Sleep especially in one of the sleeping cars" with in
cined backs to the seats and rests for the head We
have one complaint, however, to make Of these head
rests for short men, and the majority of women and
children they not useful they might be- They
strike said persons the top of the head and bend
the neck forward in an uncomfortable manner On be-
half of the short people, 60 for sliding scale. Peo-
pe under six feet may be reputable members of society,"
In the passages between the sleeping cars the
ladies' hoops become queery compressed Having no
chance to expand ateraly they become oblong and
tended fore and aft in a remarkable and picturesque
style not illustrated by any of the fashion plates Hoops
perform strange antics at such times and places
They have built new hotel at Florence, which is
quite handsome and we'll fitted up establishment, and
credit to all concerned. The table there set is good
The contrast between Charleston in April and Charles
ton in July is remarkable Then the pavement in front
of the Institute Hall almost impossible all day
up and down Meeting street men talked PLATFORM and
the Northwest and the South, and the North and the
East and this delegation and that delegation. Now,
the Hall is quiet and deserted The Mills House, on
the corner nearly opposite enjoying the dull season.
and few steps resound through its empty Corridors.
The balconies from which, during the Convention ex-
cited speakers addressed excited crowds, night after
night are tenantess now. The Hibernian Hall build
ing where the Douglas men held high concave-
old COL Richardson, of Illinois, marched around among
his forces with Barlow in hand and halt plug Of
tobacco in the other 1.-THE other half in his mOuth) is
as still as the grave. The committeeroom, near the
Express Office, where Yancey and Lamar and Judge
Meek held FORTH is closed The burly and beefeating
form of Montgomery, of Pennsylvania longer struts
along The fiery Pugh, of Ohio, who does not look the
man he s longer turns his keen eye around to scat
the passersby. All are gone; yet, Friday last
we looked at the Hall wherein met the Democratic Con-
venton, we could almost people every seat and recall
every Of the ten exciting days that spent with
in its walls. We could see Gushing in the Chair, with
his commanding presence-his metal buttons and his
eyeglasses. We could almost hear John Coch-
ran I" rise to question of au-rder." We
could fancy Gaulden of Georgia, in his queer way,
announcing himself the champion Of the slave trade
comparing his native African with those from Virginia
and clubbing the former " the nobest Roman Of them
all" We could imagine the New York delegation ask
ing "more time to consult" in order that they might
try some new dodgehsy played their game out and
can never deceive anybody again. We fancy
fat Dean Richmond fattering himself that he could
humbug to the end with the help of his prime minister
Peter Cagger-by the way, the latter when he cast the
vote of New York gave it to "StetenA Douglas"
Shall we ever forget Stewart of Michigan who used
his chair to stand on, not to sit upon-the fugle-man
and whipper-in of the Ultra Northwest? He is con-
nected with Copper Mining Company, hence his super
huous brass Little Governor Stevens of Oregon who
made such an able report from the Committee on Gre
dentals at Baltimore, was also somewhat marked
figure at Charleston. B. F. Butler of Massachusetts,,
with his harsh voice, remarkably shaped bald head clear
sense and short neck also marked man. We could
while looking at the Hail. every member of our
deegation-we could the seeding Southern dele
cations and recall the of the memorable Monday
afternoon the seventh day of the Convention We could
hear old Pratt of Connecticut cast 2a votes for G0oh
RE. The whole thing opened before US like book :"
Well all that is past-WOud that it had eventuated
differently. Charleston is dull--nothing doing
nothing going forward in the steamers. No Yellow
Fever but several deaths from heat. The Charleston
and New York steamers depend altogether upon pas
sengers at this and they get hem and will get
rOduS ulOI6 EtdSUudDI6
arrangement shall have been made by the lines com
posing the inland seaboard route. On Friday, in
company with friend, we paid visit to the
magnificent steamship Columbia, commanded by Cap
tain Berry the pioneer of the steamship trade i'll Char
lesion. The Columbia is 1900 tons and every way =
noble and convenient vessel Let US add from expert
mental knowledge, that Captain Berry knows how tc
live-he u.s. he ought to be, popular with everybody
The conductors on the Manchester Road are uniform
" courteous On the railroads of S. c. these officers
are gerry dignifed-most of them they are as mer
under authority" they grand, gloomy and pecu
liar"