The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-01

The Civil War I'm America.

NJ. rvNcH, Ss4 hAvo proposition 70 make Your
valuable joura al, world wide reputation. great influence
ought to have like other papers, special correspondent At
scat OF am the In short, war correspond
ent by nature. yon accept my offer will telegraph
my letters TO ST. johns N b., whence they will be for
warded To you via steamerhus You will obtain details
ahoad Of all rivals OF course In sending communications
tho wires, must be concise possible,
time and expense. which may produce certain twitch
ness Of Style to this however you may not object. Ac
compaDyng letter specimen Of my stye:--
Am now in Charleston, very centre Of secessionism.
Was told ia Nvrh should bo able to got neither lodging
nor food in this city How absurdy things are exag-
curing fair portion OF billiard table on which sleep quite
comfortably; little nconvenient In the morning, 70 10
sure, when they commence pool for although they have
no right 10 play al my end before seven O'clock still Is
almost impossible 10 prevent balls flying about occa-
sionaly Gentleman this morning made winning hazard
OIL back Of my head, but they would not let IL count,
which was not sorry for WHOLE stroke unintcntiona
know but billiard balls hard, and human nature weak
particularly about lower part back Of head AS for food
1.-Two on clover, or something confoundedly like IT,
Call 1t gumbo, have IL three ImcsA u day
Yesterday dined of split chicken, looked like
us species Of yucanized pancake, known think (mnd,
only think, il mistaken do set me down another
think, rs corndodgers, or iapjack. One elastic sub
stance served with reacle TO resemble blister, ID
know called buckwheat cake.
To-day witnessed one Of institutions OF country In its
most striking aspect. Public barroom at free lunch time
Most drinking saloons Of any emnence spread lunch Ia
BILE from eleven to ono O'Clock, every one who chooses
comes in, eats as much he likes and pays nothing.
About twelve O'Clock diop into Gem, great crowd pco
Pile there, eating drinking smoking, talking Largo tn
Bile set out, boiled beef oyster SOUP gurnbo dried fish,
cheese crackers and bread Gentenan barkeeper mixing
drinks in highly artistic manner pouring liquid from
one tuubcr to another in parabolic curveovcr h head
General hum of conversation, In which the words $50
cesson " "Southern confederation ssNo how you TX
H." That long, slab sided, Niger stealing of gun,
Abc Lincoln "No sir rec hoss most frequently heard
Shutting OF feet climbing OF ice in huge pitchers, &c.
Works Of art adorp waisfemae figures in high style Of
undress most paronized sptoons as large as bushel
hacE atc il,,fnl
chairs in all neutrality-suspicious. sitting on shoulder
blades
Charleston picturesque old cty-qute classic ground
has ruin whore--powder mill blown up several
years ago. People of Charleston talk about their anti
qutcs-onc house eighty years old. Several fine hotels,
two three exceens Churches and very nice arsenal
voluminous market place, well supplied with okra,
squash, pumpkins, peanuts pop corn, yams squirrels,
robins clans &C. Mutton and beef not very abundant,
South Carolina having seeded from butchers meat,
City Hall neat little edcc. Post Office somewhere in
church There is good deal Of sea- and bay and water
Of one kind and another round about with several forts
in it and on it. Good espanade called White Point Gar
denwaks macadarnizcdwith peppermint lozcnges,
shells, don't know which, anyway beautiful effect.
state Of society generally, very much dtsorganiZed
Bodies armed mon patrol streets all night Every
armed to teeth fey havo teeth very often have not
in this country IN which case armed upper lip
gan Of phoprogenitiveness. Have been arrested five
times, brought before vigilance committee, suspicious
character, who was where did come from &c, 10.
Stated personal friend of Mr.. Punch special
pendent. All right let or immediately. Mr.. Punch
greatly respected here. next TO General Washington.
Attended grand CAUCUS Inst night-grCat dcni0nStr6
ton Principal speaker burst all buttons of shirt front,
said If Northern States would only contract ~ carry the
mails as usual and supply them with ice, poultry, hay
and Arearms, South Carolina would surrender,
rather persh Patriots grave better than something
ese-patriots everything better than every thing else,
nothing like patriots, in fact every man not patriot oght
To have his head punched Tor words 10 that elcOt1.
Agreeaby surprised at dignity and decorum with which
meeting was conductcdony fight, and that attend
ed with no fatal results--wouudcd man walked down
street next day expected 10 recover Soaherncrs Ger
tainy very gcntlemany should feel more at in
their society they didn't carry quite 80 many bowie
knives about, don't SEQ how they manage It, only
wear two up my back other down leg Of pants and
small revolver la breast pocket, still find II ncOnvenient
sitting dOwn--eel as II had received ticket 10 Or
thopedc Institution and very thoroughly treated
However. hope to avoid any unpleasant feeling by
carefully conforming TO customs of country conform
ing continually, consequence ia ara becoming very pOpu
ar-great nu,aber o Distinguished persons already call
me Jimdr X with every one; this merning took I'VE
stnno walls and 'Genera Jackson" before breakfast
After breakfast met Judge King, invited to 'sme,"
and We smiled presently joined by Deacon Mason smiled
again Tin this land you smile and smile and not be
vlllan) result drank three "brandy cocktails two
"gin sngs," one 'butered rum, and smora suasion"
by lunch time obliged to do In order maintain socnl
position. Find am getting very POPULAR mot Governor
Pickens to-day, offered post VI Judge OK Supreme
Coart, whcn things gt fixed up btu informed him
knew nothing OF law; replied II was of no consc luence,
''had common sense$ thought had; he considered
that quite sufficient sjust She they wanted"
Negroes less prevalens than anticipated. very
cs.roSs fnass psSe seem t. oecpy ,
corn exhibiting W teeth that look like keys Of piano.
Dreadful fall in niggors recently (wi rise by andby.
susect) Niggers amt worth half what they wos, gene
ra sentiment Head waor az hotel weeping bitterly at
breakfast inquired cause; told tine had suffered
pccuniary loss three months ago worth fifteen hun
dred dollars now would not soil for than seven hun
dred Free niggers SO about streets ring 10 soil them
selves IN order to rcaz bors civil breaks out. My
opinion IS there will b. scocson for long North will
cut OF supply of S0utherncrs viii have make
mint jnleps whole South In state If Ancient Mariner
have to in and there will he end of this estra-
pede Once EfgIe will above PROSTATE body Of
defeated anarchy. Lon will lie down with Lamb every
thing o. K.@
Talking N customs OF country wish you would pub
lsh accompany portrait Of Colonel Bronze ,getlean
proprietor OF Pavilion Hotel Also portraits oil Jim shook
enback, geuttcnanly barkecpcr and Mr. Kelly, gentle
manly porter OF hotel These little attentions quite usual
assure you custom T country. Hope you Will noe al
low yourself to be influenced h. absurd preconceived
predices against putting if il viii seriously embarruss
private arrangements Of Yours, GORILLA
I'VE have received 1S applications from gentlemen
siding In America, each applicant offering 70 become
correspondent We will about IT, but Nhs time
It is oubtf, whether shall any correspondent
until there rs war.-KD. PUNCH
THR RIM PROM MANASSAS JuN0TION,