The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-06


simply 70 ALLOW HIM 10 enjoy the good fellows p
OF the Morris Islanders little loagcr than bis time woal!
permit
CHARLESTON, s. c., March os, 1891
he Constitution Sure to Dc Adopted-A les. rcH-ssya
E1crease Of Busne. al II. Charleston Custom RoYss-
Completion efte Nelo Custom House DeniandeC1arl.s.
on Hoxs Al Full-ArTirdl Of Distirguistsd Ac7r
IorEe--Colo''es La,aon and IFS Tis- he Wa,tinqon
Goranment Obliged to Chang, Their Poli,y-Mpcrsan:
Movements 5 Troop President Dars Pre7ari,g 70 SaoD
he World Thai he Confederate States Con Eainain Taeir
Independence dc, dc.
The State Convention sgnined its temper to-day in
regard the adoption OF the Confederate States
ton by refusing to receive in open session the
ments proposed by the dissatisfied" The vote wa.
sixty favor, ninety four in the negative and severa
votes were cast favor OF the proposals out Of cop
mont to the dsting gentlemen VIII, sincerely
advocated them But the almost universal feeling that
the constitution shall be adopted, nons role and II
submitted 10 the people viii receive their sanction by
ninety nine out Of ever, hundred cast. South
Carolina will be thorn in the sides Of the Con-
federlte Satee The commercial prosperity of her
tropohtan city forbids airy such supposition.
The prices for real estate have already advanced IN
Charleston in conseqgence OF he order OF things
Those who have lately nvesS their funds that species
OF property willing 70 Withstand any present depreg
sion in trade view Of the good times in for them
gusuess IL continually increasing. Wholesale houses
received orders for goods to 10 zen, South
far orleans. These orders have hitherto been
sent TO New York and The Eastward
Watts sherman, ESD. Of New York. arrived TO day,
and with T. codoington, Esq Of the same city, stops
az he Mills House.
An the hotels are SO crowded with guests that cot.
have 10 be placed in the parlors. You VII remember
that but short time since some or the Northern
abolition prints asserted tnat tho hotels here dying
out wnnt OF business; that the Mills House doing
nothing that the Charleston Hotel bad actually closed that
Butterfeld OF the Pavilion had shut up shop and soae
TO the mountains Of Virginia Wild turkey expedition
and that the Painters bad guests The contrary
Of an this IL The case Every hotel is full 10 repeton
Not a can be had IN either Of them. This does not
look like business fading on, in Charleston under
the Confederate states government u may be relied
upon as a certain fact that from the moment the
constitution IL aopedand I, undoubtedly Will be-.he
couN never have received while the State remained
the old Union Another good feature VII be the com
pilaon Of statistics which have never hitherto bsen
cared for attended 70 Every article that exported
% barre Of potatoes, has TO be noted at the Gus
tom House This gives the clerks vast amount
cheerfulncss and alacrity. 81 much is the
Custom House business increasing that the
Custom House brokers having fine pckings, many OF
those having goods import and export being fmi
liar with the formula Among the frrt appropriations Of
tho Of the Confederate States should be one
for the completion Of the Custom House. splendid
building, which has stood half completed for years, a
Southern improvements All duties are required % be
paid in specie, which at present ssons
nience which will Doubtless be overcome as som ne the
Al the solicitation OF Mr. Buoch, Superintendent OF
the Adams Southern Express Company the Coeci ~
the port Of Charleston has consented % allow inland
goods by express for savannah and the State of florida
to pass through Charleston without detention the dutcs
being paid in Savannah.
We had amusing report from Washington last even
ing that Fort sumter had been evacuated on rucsiay
The intelligence purportcd 10 have been sent from Wash
iDgton to President Davis, at Montgomery Although IL
not Of course, then the fact there no douo viii
be in a shoIt tmc-yossiby on Saturday next Colonel
Duryea present during the whole 81 the interview
between Colonel Lamon and MAJOR Anderson on Monday
last and therefore the govern here may be APP
preed OF the actual Of the visit Some tn ink that
his object request Anderson 70 hold as long
possible that President Lincoln and General Scott would
vet devise means TO reinforce him, to relieve
him from his oiemms But tho most pro.
sion was 70 how easily the onus propandi Of
surrender or evacuation could be- transferred from the
shoulders OF the administration TO those Of the gallant
Major The despatch from Washington In last Sundays
Herald that Colonel Lamon bore directions from Prcsi.
dent Lincoln 70 Major Anderson informing him that he
would be taken OF 10 cnted states war steamer, WAS,
could not be tolerated by Governor Pckens, and the
startling evidences Of preparation which sauted Colonel
Lannon's while he remained in the fort, by the burst
Ing OF shells and the firing Of balls from the batteries that
environ the fort have satisfied him that all attempts
would be fruitless The policy u the govern
Washington with respect 10 the mode OF Major
Andcrsons departure must have been changed after the
representations made by Colonel smon from ocular evil
dences.
The Governor did not transmit his communication 10
the Convention, az was supposed be would The labor
required 70 prepare certain portions OF the document from
data furnished by the officers of the various burcsus de-
lay ed its con pletion
The movement, in troope is going on Pensacola Is now
the point OF attraction That matter settled, and the tr
Jump viii be complete. President Davis has been acting
with his accustomed energy and sagacy preparing the
Confederate states TO defend themselves points
show to the world that they maintain their indie
pendence Among the companies ordered to be prepared
10 march from Georgia for peneacoa are the Gate CITY
Guaros OF Atanta Quitman Guards Of Forsyth Newman
Guards Ogetborpe Infantry and Walker Light Infantry
OF Augusta. In Georgia there are about one hundred
orgapized volunteer companies.
CHARLESTON, March %, 1851
Bode at CRorkson--spring Importosons-7he Southern