The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-11-21
Cortesp pOndence Of the \. Y Tribune.
Prospects la South Caro!Inta

CHARLESTON, s. c.. Nov. z, 1850.
LincOln's election will lead % IN attempt at Se-
session, but am convinced that they will not be
supported by the majority of the people, even
i'll the State Of South Carolina. La some re.
spects the consequences of the movement here,
If it should be pushed too far, must have ali
evil, not to Say dangerous tendency.
There is one element in Charleston which
have never been able to regard with confidence.
That is the free blacks. Many of them are ed
ucated. Some Of them are rich; their families
well educated, beautiful, intelligent; but they
have no rights. One family have long known,
named Dureef; the old man is about 90 years
old; his hair white as the driven snow; his
daughters are educated, and beautiful his sous
are well educated; and yet, if one of those
daughters wears a vel over her face, the first
policeman will strip it Off for that is only priv
ilegc accorded to the white girl, with 10 negro
blood i'm her veins
If found after the o'clock bell rings, without
a pass from a white man, old Dursef, or any Of
his family, though worth $500, 900, will be lock
ed up in a guard house until his or her white
guardian come and pay the fine in the morning
They own slaves, some Of them. although they
are slaves. This is large class in Charleston,
and most influential with the slaves
As you will have seen by the limited census
| returns, the number Of slaves in aud about
| Charleston has decreased since 1850 thousands
Generally speaking the slave owners profits in
crease every year. Not 40 here The reason il
this: good abie-bodied field hand Of middle
age is worth 81 400. lie will bring that. II
! SO, and the money mvestcdiE Government, Bank
or State stocks. i; will pay Let Income Of FLO
| per annum. Put him AT labor on a plantation,
and aside from risks, lac cannot earn the interest
OF three per cent gross the SUN he is actually
worth in cash TO his master If sold In Alabama,
Texas and other new States a 81 400 niger will
earn IL per cent on his highest value and even
more. But he cannot DO it OIL any rice or cot.
| ton plantation in South Carolina. Consequent
| ly, ii the Union holds, Slavery will tend to de-
crease in the State of South Carolina. Negroes
are not worth more than 500 to till the ground j;
but they worth 81, 400 20 sell and 90 further
South
Ii is said that in the upper districts of this
State Slavery Is nearly extinct. In Greenviile,
Spartunsburgh, Pend eton, Anderson, and in tina,
section generally, the population is nearly all
white. Slave labor does not paw. That section
has trebled in population, wealth and comtor.
in ten years. Very fex slaves are owned there
Something may be inferred from the circu.a
ton OF each of the two leading daily papers
The Mercury has daily circulation Of about so
$40 in tie city and $50 sent to exchanges
OF course, it is very extensively copied out o.
the State though not much read in il. Nobody
here regards it as OF much consequence. Few
business men read it. Its proprietor is the We!
known wealthy agitator. X. Barnwel Rhett.-
He is All ambitious man, fiery and heaisirOng II,
was once in Congress, but the people OF Souil
Carolina have no confidence in him. He trlec
to be Senator, but they elected Hammond. HI
tried again but the Legislature chose Mr.. Cbes
nut. Rhett is one Of your I'd rather rule II
he'll than serve in heaven sort Of man. iienc
. MS only chance If becoming ''head Of the hong
: is TO smash up the Union and he sinks abOu
IS. 900 annually ia Tie Daiiy Mercury TO accom-
piish his object ..
, TIE Courier is forced by circumstances To g
I with the surface current II circuiates about 3
e Oe0 daily. Ii is owned by A. 5. Wellington
2 Co. men who are marked A A 4 in the book
2 of commercial reference. The working editG
il supposed to De Mr.. Carlisle, smiabie, talen
7 ed young man. The owner don't believe ult
n dsunion-neyer did-neEes- At preset
4 they run with the current
II There is another paper in this city, edited b
!. Mr.. Cunningham, gentleman who was a del
/ gate from South Carolinia 10 the famous Amer
5 can Convention in Philadelphia in 1856. IL
II al evening paper, called The Ters, and has Il
oi to l20 circulation
n As near as l can learn, very practical vie
II is taken by the people OF South Carolina OF u
10 difficulty in which they are placed ia Il
lie Union. l will try to give it. l went up q
y street Meeting strset) to the Pavilion Hotel Ia
ie night. met planter from Wadboo Brd