The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-12-21

mural, embowercd, po-tals aauked hy nil ,rs,
surmOunted by urrs within winding walks OF
shell traversing garden pls's, spaces OF sward,
and ihtersccnng porches paved with colore !
msrblea Fountains likewise surrounded with
shells, and shTincd a mid tho daiko foliage
dryads and nynphs, sained soinewha by tino
and weather like the town itself but pictur-
esquo withal and giving token OF reduemont
and cultivation. Here anil there an o'icl via
dow, thrown out trum the wall, ovotlooks tho
sea, and therc arr balconies with slender white
pillars trail. rouud with vines ct ov8r,srccn,
II you walked along Meeting street with 4
resident, he wOult bs sure to pOint Ont tho fms
cid church designed 10y Sir Christopher Wren.
IL wa hne structure, wearing its century VI
year, lauhtily, atd gr,d apparcntly, for pro-
iracitd iussle with time, the lc ,tiuycr. Tho
base Of It's pillars were ea'cn asay somewhat,
sr' dry rot bal begun 90 guaw at its fuunis.
tnbs; but II had u brave venerable port, tn,
OIL church, whetyin gen, ration. ul null ieis had
WoishirI cd God alter iheir tisAion, ana am
sot y the iro did bot EpsfG lt. Tncr1 "a not
IN my knOsle itc another chInh on tn con-
tirunt IN The dr'iluine ol whth Sr G. ia
tophcr hai tacc; other c1utch,, 4ltu 4.
the saine h. rough'Ac have gOuc dcsr--
soinc ancient enl ven phle, som MODERN nll.
iUs their Viii spires ag,i ,st to sky, kitun,y
very courinnrlico hmouta'i,r will Too Pc
up ioi them. Oly for tna which The x ctt
architect Of -. Psul's dtsignci--for tn It, f.,-
getting the crimcs OF the doomed city, lut ali
Lament as for historic monumsn, gomez
BrVad street, at the eastern cni OF which th
postotlice stood was tho main bu,, oss IA ,ruu gL
fare; tho banks were here. the hrokcr thu in.
suraDce AMI newspaper Oil 'cs; and here
pecunious Charleston assembled in the
afternoon and talked about cVh. IL wa
an exchange and promcnarS. Westward
dozen blocks from the pcl Office IL was
intersected by King strcct--ihc Broadway OF
Cnarlcston--'ho street Of shops OF rimcracScry,
wheie dry goods aud articles Of "bigotry anl
virtue we're sold; narrow, crooked street,
badly paved few fine bu,lling5, ahd many that
were dccaying ard ~ mld. iIiro on a bri eht
aftern on you might meet all Charleston that
had any money in its pockets; tho sad eyed
beauty and the p1ndstOuI swell, schoolgirl,
maiden, matron--ali NJ ircd in the loud, az.
grcss i've manner peculiar 10 the south; plant
ers, with bl -biimmcd hs,N and sallow fares;
wenches, with bright hiudk srchists woven
about their heads like turbsns; huge, dcfetential
Ethiopians, Of tho other gcndr, surmounted
by tiles Of crushed and humilia'ed presence,
which they were porps tually doihng swarms
OF picauinnics, of evSiy possible size AMI color,
budding about tho sdewalks lying in lit1s
heaps wherever that process was eligible, aud
stAring with black, bcad like oyos, at the pass.
ers by; curious little round heads, like balls OF
wood and logs and arms like Bologna siusagcs
In mourning.
Meeting street, the next parallel with King,
was street Of hotels, halls and churches. Hero
stood Institute Hall. fine m dern structure,
wherein the great treason was initiated by the
nomination Of Breckinridge. Nearly opposite
stood tho Mills House and Hibernian Hall.
Further down, the Charleston Hotel, very
large structure Of gray stone, with pillarod
portico OF an overwhelming character. Thcy
all gone, together with their surrouniinLs
Of dwelling, warehouse, shop aud factory. So
that, according to the report, the great hre has
consumed tne very y'as OF inc c''y-le,troyeo
nc robviIt. --'''''
OF Charleston II may 10 said that II has been
org since prosperity has been known in its
,ha a. e. ! nona,.,ion t. ~, AZ, ,,n hora
and IN 70 living images Of prosperity, but they
were i.deed only the glded indicos OF far, reach.
;, mE nu,n IC' ,nn .S re.u ,hs , gh se'a ,na nna
r,cc siept and ais their meal in fear. Il has
deserved the fate Of Carthage, and though the
humane % wli lament tne s9nerings OF .ns inno- no
Ssss,t xbars Tho roheIIious Civ stooJ ,6cys are
few who will regret that the vengeance which
she h's invoked has fallen upon her and loft h'r
Inc JOURNAL W NohhEhNE Hhhos NO COnl-
men'. on the hnsll'n news, AZ 10 nome 1, mat