New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-22

CHARLESTON, s. c., March IL, lSOl'
How true II is that where the carcass is there
viii the eagle, be gathered togetber!t The sons
Of fyireinia,' to their honor be it spoken, have
sksa,s been willing to serve their country, if
prs,erly remunerated for their services; and as
TIDE is a slight prospect of money being raised
BY illegal means in South Carolina for the rext
te1 weeks, the +. f. VS. have come to help
dispose of it; some who are too old for active
service, such as the venerable Ruiiin, have merely
como To give advice; few have accepted com
On sessions to stand behind the sandy forthcauons;
eut oy far the more numerous lot consists OF the
most secdy docking sons of Esculaplus that mortar
eyes ever gazed upon. No less than nifty apph'
cations we're made for the position OF Assistant
SagbOncs on the now famous floating battery;
Mssissippian, however, was the formulate man.
shd the Virginans felt sighted aud vexed. The
post on was itself Of no great value, but then
plepty of Bourbon has been placed on board;
AID should they come in collision with United
sSstes artillery, the surgeon would PROBABLY nave
aB opportunity Of seeing much service. Certainly
sot less than fifty of these aforesaid gentry are
cow lounging about the second-class hOtels, wait
ing for something to turn up. 1t certainly is an
81 Wind that blows nobody any good; aud tae qule''
respectable portion Of the residents IN the Oio DO
nlinien must certainly be rejOicng-internally-
at having got rid of the four score OF NOISY
Inbred, aud impertinent individuals, who have go
reces,ly transferred their citizenship and alice
toes 70 the Palmetto City. The Irish are also
By no means backward w their offers to serve
The State; the Chvalry consider that they are
tie best men TO do the hard fighting and have
sos been liberal in presenting COMMISSIONS 10
thsir Celtic brethren; the only exception to this
rude that know Of has been in favor of the son
Of John Mitchell, who has been appointed to
hsutenantcy. BY the by, hs worthy parent Is
he special correspondent of The Charleston Mer-
esrv in Paris. How have the mighty fallen
The man who was "martyr" (qnack) IN The
cause of the liberty of Old Enn is now in the
pay of sheet which ia doing its very best to
rum Constitutional Liberty on the American Con-
Ebeut, and erect lawless and bloody despotism
ca its ruins.
The telegraph will have informed you that
Gen. Janison, President of the South Carolina
Couveution. has summoned that sagacous and
eDOt-nfAOtQ uOu! W o0eSS4"'S as
Charleston Oh Tuesday, the Goth inst, for the
parpnse Of ratifyiug the Constitution framed at
Annigomery. The breach between the Rhett
sad Memminger factions is daily becoming wider,
And some loud talking may be expected; tue
tariG will be hard for some to swallow, but
h,nk JEFF. Dayis's acton on the ilave-tfade
suesrion viii be indorsed by all, though some
pretended protest may be made, for the purpose oi
ksodwinkins John Bull. There is, however, one
good purpose that may to some extent be served
b. the meeting Of the Convention al TINS tihei
d the members of it have any money left, the!
will be q godsend to Charleston storekeepers To-
OF ali the miserable, heartbroken individuals IL
creation, they are the most ptiable; compelled b,
the chiyalry TO keep their clerks salaries puic
\ whAs they are soldering on the island, having
nothing to employ their own time, and with The
Knowledge that their credit is utterly ruined
o. she North, they are really deserving of little
compassion, especi,lly as they are continually re-
nladed by the inward monitor that they have
bssn, to no snail extent, the architects of their
own ruin.
Seine military individuals were last night dis-
eussirg the recent revelations that have been
made Of the anteccdents of ex-senator Benjamin.
Violent were tue imprecations heoped upon the
heads Of men who had been 80 ilberal es to hunt
up youthful errors. Why were they not as chart
table 10 poor Helper, who wac Ouly charged with
sps derelction of duty, which he aterward
tonOrably squaredl Ia his case a SOutheruer,
with "teart as big as bulock's," thought II
right to perjure himself in al attempt to ruin bis
former friend.
Much has been ssid about the honor and no.
bility Of Southern character, but from pro-
tracted residence among them must confess
can't see it," Their principal characteristics, as
Ear as | can Judge, are unbrided license and
lust; fOndness for whisky and tobacco, and q
determination to bold on to niggers. The truth
eoGnpes me say that colored gentlemen possess
higher traits of character IN Charleston than the
majority of the gentlemen with white skins.
They are certainly cleaner, more industrious, and
more pOlite and, besides, they are quiet and 30
her--two phases Of character seldom found in
their masters.
While speaking Of the negro, / may state that
] have lately investigated the reasons which have
prompted negroes to volunteer in the States ser
vice. AS / expected the inducements were to
escape the lash Of the owner, and avoid being
suspected Of disloyslty to their masters The
man who talks about the negroes, free or slave,
having sympathy with their drivers talks bal
derdash, and knows it. an in frequent inter
course with intelligent colored men, who are
looking, as Indeed all their race are to this strug
gle as the beginning of that cad which shall