Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-01
MONDAY MoRNINC, APRIL /, 1861.
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Matter. aud Things In South Carolina.

Tn disunioniits Of the Border States are
laboring hard to create the Impression that
there is Il reign of terror" 10 South Carolina,
without n parallel in the history of the worlds
tyranny. They assert that no man, whether
q resident or Il nonresident Of tho Palmetto
State, can give public expression to an indie.
pendent thought on the subject Of the new
Southern government, exccp! at tho hazard Of
his life. They also draw Il most deplorable
picture Of "ihe morals and social habits" Of the
South Carolinians, since they threw of the
abdli,ionized government under which we Vir-
girilns still breathe.
We understand that many absurd stories
in relation 10 the condition Of things in Charles
ton and the State of Soutl. Carolina generally,
we're put in circulation in this region by work
meu who had lost their situations in the South
by the suspension, il that quarter uf the gov
e~rniuent Under Norlheru rule. i citizen CT
Richmond who hcurd lie tale VI one CT these
workmen, recently, addressed u letter Of en-
qairy 10 an acquaintance, u native Of Virginia,
but for many years past & resident Of Charles.
ton, and received promptly in return u letter
which will be found below. The reader will
understand! that the letter was intended solely
for the private information Of the gentleman
to whom it was addressed. The writer is O
gentleman Of the ~strictest integrity and his
statement; may be implicitly believed. His
letter explain; itself:
CHARLESTON, March 10, 1861.
Dear Sir:-YGur favor of the 10Th Instant
is this moment 70 hand. was greatly amused
on reading your letter. and had Il good hearty
laugh over 1t. The pcrsca who gave you the
statement was evidently practiclrg OF your
credulity. The only fault we hare to find
with our government is that they don't hang
at all. You tell the man vino started the rc-
rort-if,hs did so in good cu,nos;-tcll him, |
say. he Is n great liar; if he did SO 10 have q
little sport, tell him it is too serious a matter to
joke about.
His tale about The letters is q base falschood.
There is no post.olice in America better con-
Quoted. The only trouble is, they have had
about Onc.fnurih of n force for months past, and
it would Take oil the clerks all their time To
read the letters. No, you may rely on il, that
you have never seen Z people on earth more
polite and considcrate Of others feelings and
opinions than the people OF Charleston. As to
the habits Of our people, there is less drinking
OF rowdyi>m here in a month than even IT
Richmond one night. | never knew q public
meeting OF any sort interrupted here iii my
iif., nor have | ever known a street fight, or
quarrel, or any such thing. The people of this
city, | say again, are the most polite, the most
polished people | ever knew any where in nil
my travels. OF course. if an Abolitionist
was TO come here and talk abolition, he would
fare badly; but even such as these have been
detected in our midst. and nothing more done
with them than put them aboard Of n steamer
and send them North, without any personal
injury. Mr.. -, Of your city, has been
with ME for nearly three weeks, and has been
all among the fortresses and soldiers, and he
SAYS he never saw such order reigning
everywhere, both in the army and city, in ali
his life. lie has just left for home-ask him.
Virginia, | hope, Is not too much abolitionlzed
to become again what she once was. | cannot
give her up. No man loves his native home
better than I do, hut her abolition sons, (and
she has soms,) | utterly detest- / detest abo-
lition, if for nothing else, because it is gross
i~niidelity against God. Gods Bible recognises
slavery, and to fight against it is to fight against
him.