, 1861-03-18
SLAVE LIFE AND OHAKACTERIS-
TICS.
Scenes in q Charleston Hotel., ::


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scnrer in :, d,hor1natou rxo+a1-
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[Corrcspondenco OF the N. Y. Evening Post1
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hotel :tne enlosaguoIngt:lne eoatn Is IN tne
aig .s*h ,te.a au., etosealy anu lspul
EVE, s.vI, WI lug .sAnEpe.on lnFoenl9R lac op
u ,a1ate VI "4sn Lluens
Sontu T., W,ahs.;s1 ahsees % %enu5ga p1ct ~
u ~, for note1 wn9re e, S1e &
eleE, 1aslnS tala ao1 oay anq ahan nnas1eno-
Cd Cd IN M ms @ chamber, 9 ana havlng pulled doWn
ent oen-iope IL, ~ 1is anGnsetua! !uea Suusfols ~
make known n4s Gon4luon' W tast sueeeeuea
N aong SO ny alsS;nalgns ene eontents ol
n1s In, eAA'oa'1 eo'' nA'5 1s'o4'e4 A'o sne
~ m ,,r+,,,, ~ m s1o1,o,,a o,,o,,;a,,, o,4
;r w1,;ch fonJ fhrcn conanan;n,s 4raro n,,i;aaa'
rcon1ar1v - ..ntar arr aI-rno1n-t1,a ~ a. ~ =
.att,: ,,;s7zaN IN, ~ 1s;ndo.T f~- ~ ao.s
nnre nsccnded nj two M m ;nehr;ate3 ~.
nna;ntance of ono If The oncnnonta ~ +ha
tonr heda fnr +T,a 4nrnnsn ~ H., -,
= fr;cnd1vand fscat;nrs non,.arsof?nI' d,,r;,,a ~
4rh;oh ~ aror,,oJ. ,,-,a,<, 1855 ~ tt6
,raaon a.. ofet Nv snn ,le
Ghpaasta ~ la;ne; =; An lulaHe IL ~ ~
Gna.tes,on S,1' hotei, N ne city OF tnas name,
souaa Salullna' !nlnk us eonestlG ,es ecolpmS
nrona eone pstares u , sirse sodars s
= " 49,. al +ba
rear ;nst n r. ;ddia w in ~ 4ha tnnranst cor
lsaa. jnse ~ tne mluaie " nS 1,ro ~
laaor tneIeoy neessslsa'i W tunH IA
1p"Arus ot aoWnWalas, as ~ Pr ~ i,a.n -.
sae lootn e.tneT u ay ilsGs =, tset ta1,s ~,
s.Rnsa 70 m edou,u nasS 1oa nrosneef
mt4a2M cunanue ~ - 1.,nlta.s n,d ovar H.
tncindins tne servants quareers nnI osGL n1n ~
TOOL tna1 bulluugs oty ana a,d ,r,;st1
ing of1sns enough Of nne ~ 3nt ur rr;dors @ % ~
;4;. o9 W. Gns uoe iu5t e,;o3 tno ~ iha roams
~ J" Senond stnry1 Win their numbercd
doors. have rather a prison:1ike aspect, an i'm
preston increased BY the constant locking and
unlocking on the part OF guests or ser7ants-
THE WALTERS,
At7osc]ock A. M, the gong {that abomina-
ble instrument, the invention OF which stamps
the Chinese as the most atrocious of peopie)
ANNOUNCES breakfast, I. meal procurabIe until
IL. Purchasing the mornings Mercury or
Courier in the laIl, and entering q long aud
spacious dining room treminding you of that
Of the Ocean House, Newport), you proceed
to your place and order bsakfast. At first, II
Ignorant of the manners and customs Of south
ern hotel life, you fars but indIGerently, but
presently; finding the Turkish system of backs
heeM in general operation, you adopt it, select
ing one particular @boy" for your personal
attendant, Him you fee Eay thrice week,
with quarter dollars, when he waits on you
royalty, considering himself your servant for
the time being. You hear him say to his fel-
low, 'sThat,s my boss - as you pass along the
corridors.
He and they arc Slaves, Of course There
are over hundred walters ct the Charleston
Hotel, hired from their masters by the :and-
lord ut SO per month. Gone, alznest white,
and possessing some mespecia1 accomplishment,
obtains So bonus, an told When plant
er or traveller brings his OWE slaves to the ho-
tel they are allowed their boardfree Of charge,
giving in return their services, first to their
owners, then to the guests in general
sun,frss1yEsEss or TIE SLAVES.
ra-;,,.. a.. -, -, o,n.11,- ohar +,,a
,,tal ,hnoMtnS lae aoose, yon e4ga.!s Gos5 inS
aoua 20 aefarent;a1 &c a 1rcn1d
~ ~ 5;m,at ~ ia1;,tr = IL ~
" a,1soiy aiss au1iHls1t} asnin Iii ~ ;naa.S
elnns ouur eunnasy ; al. nuSeu 1ea! -
sun,et.s5 so, zeaiousiy uula'sae 49, sns,a
asy -. .stsa.lss "'@tvus vluG.n, ~ $500
sGna cee e IN Th
~ you .n tr11' ., LILLE W. ~
ananh YOU, ol W. YOU 9pngs inS, ~ s, s y
SUN une9pSGaea courtesy, n9 aesolas4ts saE Sus1
ea!el y uellsnt peioIe 13S luennSS ~ " ouss
e,at 1;i.a' soalPoa tln ,i3a Sar1a,nn IN,
h nfJ gaomp In!su n6tinr .,
na US ielpHs, geaeias ilse.'Ses IuoninG
neg1oes, aeat1y d'tssSu, mest " uien va, q! ~
nngs, ana some some wa3ch;enalns, l. ooaerelng sneir
nunue; uutHui peua'lets n4nu tl.a;s 10
: apPai.4eo 70 hee now tnty nafe accePteu lnen
po:!tloi! an sia'es: ~" tAen eFefy "Vlu wv ano
aGlion lmPnGs taeir teeosnltlon u ~ ~
G4f4sttan H., oeneL n t.le:r .,4i d'Gllu1s
thms tnls very submlssaFeness IS, IN 1tsen,
fIemendons protest against Tue inherent VICE.
eaness OF the cherished 1nst1tunon.
Would u be possible SO 70 suboae any o!her
faee: aonpt N; Gurfh, inc son 9, s3 beo-
; Wuil, porn tNI:an 70 Cedrtc INC SAXON, WIN
; nls acS's1coAar round MS nech, haa yet ms
rights and possibilities OF emancipation; n
generation or two he was almost certain Of be-
&. coming $: ed-manInot SO 9uashee q SAN
w. t1is 'gly losauie 1uatlles epnsEi1e 1i ~
canabic Of n dreodfi1i Transformation. ] Is Wit
ness 81. Dom;nro The South has M reason
tn far ronafif;nn ~ t1,at aV-f11 evncr;rocnt
nnssihlv for somn rennr7t;ons bnt # # mr.
sists in bngo;nr fh;s evi1 in I,eleyine It ta he
The one Tn0d!7 desirable thine. that punish
Judgment
"a retnrn tn the winters NJ the Charleston
Hote1 II is mt difsc1,If to 1;nicr stand how
fhn e,oar nho;sonea ~ s1nves tsrstifias thc
Southern recinient. how he comes to consider
= essentia1 r. h;s' oo,mfnrt ond ,re1l>lainn.
tween s'aye fan5 sIaTc.owner. reniering lie
proIlem Of the The extinetion Of the wrors II hor- u
Fibly flifficnlt Its nernet,,ation fatters That
i1st;nct toEarda +nIs Th;ob ~ I'll T,osaesa
Every man viii a wh;te sIs;n helow Masnn
and D;xon;s line il m aTisfocrat You observe
IL in tho daunonor rf the Trfa]h 7ynitars IN,
yar,1s tTe;, coiornd associafcs thcv wo111d he
i3s,1Ifed ware t1,cv reanire7 ~ tai,e fnol will
isnaeuTa. One niorninr. feinrr in nv rom.
overheard m alteTcation betIeen tfe cham
bertnaid and n rnod.lookin, 1nulatto who offf.
ciateg ns fire-maker He haa called Ia her
rather Familiarity. and she. indignant at bis prc.
sumption, was rating hin, sou1d1y, who was
he talking to :? she asked: she would let him
know she WAS no ,oeneh, to be spoken to In
that manner! Individually he was by far the
ooking perEonage of the two.
TREAr,1ESr OF THE SLAVES.
+ yo, z.ar,, -,re,v baor.o s1av,; s,,,l-an bor,h,r
,r ;nn,as;5aratoi51, oi ~ - ia-e-a fa+nI r.a. I;
tar ~ rnaos;t.,; M ~ - - - , er ~ !,
.Eordz f,orS, ,,a,, ar51,, i, 41,1 a1n 81.
nther fnstanca sontharnars 1, ,f adnnst;nn ~ a.,
nosit;nn are 1rss eyactinr n,nre foIeront n
tho shortcom;ngs ~ e1aEas 4hai7 a northar,,
man t;,ds 4 eas% N n he Thev aaano ~ nl1axn
certain n,orr;,, If arror id1anese ~ s,,.11 a.
n,c;tT ~ ;nn;donto1 - naro ros,t;on ~ a'f - u
IN invo3nntaqr rncnon;ti9n of % t1,a rccces,tD -
~ temner;nr hnga ;ninatice viii ,n;,o4 *
/ lnieenees. ~ >'''~e "N<'- Ai'ltioi 49,
Thav nro 1;a,1a n bo Il ,,o711oa ,, 1,o7,,o,-o.
fe ,sri1 -l,nusn hs -, Thariastn,, ,,n1o t ~
are alI 1r;shmcn = Thav 1,ee a thicl!p fot hnarJ m
WIN hn1ea IN + hnv M ntIsndsd n,as+er ~.
mrnt r1tI - i,otc ststfnr ~ Jasiroa o1nn,,9t
Whinh eni Ts'a u H. nd IGe aesred amGan
breed Ii1-a rss,,jta a11 nrer fha 1ror T., s,is,c
1Ianrner flne Nort1, no ana ~ son,a 49, a'1
IN, n o;,ora+io,, =, p,ee;, "0 .ne e"Ane sss
A. onr hotai n1,1r ritz r,o-tor,, ~. o,1o7,7
IN hon'a ~ s1aree na,'ot ho
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