Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-09-20
Punch in America.
CHARLEsroN, July 2e, lsGl


Mr.. PUNCH, SIR II have proposition
to make, Your valuable journal, world
wide reputation, great influence ought to
have, like other papers, correspondent at
seat of war. | am the man. In short,
war correspondent by nature. If you ac-
eept my offer l will telegraph my letters to
St. Johns, N. B whence they will be for
warded to you via steamer-thus you will
obtain details ahead of rivals. OF course
in sending communications over the wires,
| must be as concise as possible, to save
time and expense, which may produce a
certain twitchiness of style to this, how
ever, You may not object. Accompanying
letter specimen of my style
An, now in Charleston very centre of secession
ism. Was told in North should be able TO get
neither lodging ner food il this city. How absurd
ly things are exaggerated at distance Found lit
tie or 10 difficulty in securing fair portion of bill
lizard table on which I sleep quite comfortably; a
little inronvenient in the morning. to be sure when
they commence pool for although they have no
right to play Mt my end before seven o'clock still il
is almost impossible TO prevent balls flying about
occasionally. Gentleman this morning made win
ming hazard off back of my head but they would
not let II count, which was not sorry for on whole
stroke unintentiOnal, know but billiard balls
hard, and human nature weak, particularly about
lower part back of head. As for food live on clo-
yer, or something confoundedly like it. Cali it
gumbo-hsve il three times day. Yesterday di-
ned off split chicken, looked like arms of Austria
broiled For breakfast they up species of vul-
canzed pancake, known think (mind, only think,
50 if mistaken, do not set me down as auofher Mr..
Arrowroot of Times correspondence notorety,0 as
corn-dodgers or f1apjacks. One elastic substance
served up with treacle sc as % resemble blister is
know called buckwheat cake.
To-day witnessed one of institutions of our
country in its most striking aspect. Public bar
room at free lunch time. Most drinking saloons OF
any eminence spread lunch table from eleven to
one clock, every one who chooses comes in eat as
much as he likes, pays nothing. About twelve o.
clock dropt into Gem, great crowd OF people there
eating, drinking, smoking. talking. Large table
set out boiled beef oyster soup, glmbo dried fish
cheese crackers, aud bread. Gentemanlv bar.
keeper mixing drinks in highly artistic manner
pouring liquid from one tumbler to another in par
abolic curve over his head General hum of con
versatiou in which the words Secession" "South,
ern confederation "No how you can fix il !" THAT
long slab-sded nigger stealing son of gun, Abe
Lincoln Sho sir-rce boss, most frequently heard
shutting Of feet clipking of ice in huge pitchers
Sc. Works of art adoru the walls-lemale figure.
! In high style of undress most patronized Spit
| toons hs large rs bushe baskets generously dstrib
uted over marbleoors, easy chairs in all directions
gentlemen sitting on shoulder blades.
iharleston picturesque old cty--quite classic
ground-has ruin some ewhere powder mill blowr
up several years ago. People Of Charleston tall
about their antiquites-one house eighty years old
Several fine hotels two three excellent churches
and very nice arsenal. Youminous market place
supplied with okra, squash, pumpkins, peanuts, POI
corn, yans squirrels, robins, clans, sc. MuttoI
and beef not very abundant, South Carolina hav
ing seceded from butchers meat. City Hall nea
little oditice. Potoffice somewhere in church,
There is a gnod deal OF sea, and bay, and water o
one Kind and another round about with sevem
forts in it and on it. Good esplanade, called Whit
Point Garden--walks macadamized with pepper
mint lozenges, or sea shells, don't know which an,
way beautiful effect.
i State of society, generally, very much disorgan
led Bodies armed men patrol streets all night
Every one armed to teeth il they have teeth yer,
often have not in this country in which case, arm
ed to upper lip or organ Of philoprogenitiyeneSs.-
Lave been arrested five times, brought before yigi
lance committee, suspicious character, who was
where did ! come from &c, sc. Stated was per
sonal friend of Mr.. Punch, special correspondent
Il All right 'et OIL Immediately. Mr.. Punch great
respected here next TO General Washington.
Attended grand caucus last night-grand demon
stration. Principal speaker burst all buttons o.
Of shirt 'front.' said if Northern States would onl
contract 70 carry the mails as usual, and suppl
,hem with Zee, poultry, hay, and firearms, Sout
Carolina would never surrender, rather perish. Pa
riots grave better far than something else patr
OTIS everything better than every thing else nolhin
like patriots IN fact every mau not patriot ought
: have his head punched or words 10 that effect y
: AgFeeably surprised at dgnty and decorun wit
which meeting was eonducted--only one fight, an
that attended with no fatal resuits-wounded ma
walked down street next day, expected 10 recoye
q Southerners certainlyyery gentlemanly men, shoul
teoi more M IN their society II they didn't car
ny quite so many bowie knives sbont don't see no
? they manageit J only wear two one mp my bac
o'her down lee Of pants, and small revolver
oTens' pocket sill fna Il in'ogvoaien, n sluia
ssva-:s :se' % u tsa sc,si'.3 Gsotto OrbGq'