New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-11

FACTS ABOUT CHARLESTON AND liih swim
BUSINESS IN NEw-JERSRY, &C.
Ce.r,~ooudeucs Of The N. Y. Tribune
NEWARK, N. j., Jan. 8, 1861.
r.v ;,ern which shows the condition of things at
the South is of public interest," because 1t Is the evident
intention of the revoutionss to suffer nothing 70 %
,old at the North which does no, give aatterng view
Of their ability TO maintain their position IN the lace Oh
the world.
Recently have become acquainted with the isct
,beta gentleman of high social standing and great in-
tsQence long resident at Charleston, has written 70
his friends that they are living under perfect reign of
sor that the revolution has passed from the hands OF
The men who SC, it in notion and is now guided and
mood forward by mob He describes the condition
Of thnps gu most pitiable, and constantly growing
,vorse Their taxes are intoerable, and In due time
n,na destroy everything Famine and general ruin
stsr, them in tie face. Although buoyant and hope
ful man in his disposition he writes in the most de-
,pondipg terms AS business man, and largely In
tereed in Charleston and the State Of South Carolina
q bis testimony Is that of competent witness
Another Charlestonian Of by no means Large proper
ty but in comfortable circumstances, wrote substan-
tally the same thing 70 his friends and among other In
teresng items states that be forced TO pay tax
of one thousand dollars by the reyoluonists, OF pain
Of being marked as Suspicious character If he could
realize anything like the value Of his property and get
away, be would fee from the doomed city
Az YOU are aware the city of Newark has had very
intimate relations with the South far too intimate for
her good in such crisis as the present Gentlemen
connected with our great manufacturing establishments
are at the South doing what they to draw in some
Of their large debts in that section II il said they
everywhere meet with embarrassment unparalleled BY
those Of any former period. They fnd large pro-
portion Of their debtors TO be honorable and highmind
ed men as could be found in any other section but
these men are their backs abort crop renders
large corn mportatons necessary and these cannot be
made without solid cash it, equivalents. And in
this respect they find themselves in danger of famine in
town and plantation.
There can be no question that large portions Of the
Southern States danger OF famine, aud that most
dreadful business endorsements bengexpeenced.
The eaders Of the revolution 10 longer the men who
have been staggering and clustering for 60 many years
about secession in Congress and at home. They are
not who must risk twenty OF nifty per cent
depreciation the value OF large stock of negroes
but they are desperate nen, who have not much TO
lose and to whom any change brings hope.
Hence the impression among intelligent people here
il that the people of the South to be greatly ptied
They are piticd but we have objects at homo also
elcitiDg the affection of the charitable. Large
.bers of workrnen out Of employ, and many of
them have no means with which to weather the storm
nnaided. Those who know Newark aware that ito
business bias been done on 80 safe plan, that while
eaPalsts must suffer- there is little fear OF bankruptcy.
Many Of our largest dealers never give note,
but deal strictly on the cash principle, doing their
dlconntng. The capital here 10 actual and not cti-
nous' on which account we do not expect any such
tornado az swept down industrial interests in 1897
But those who depended their daily labor for liv
ing have an uncomfortable prospect ahead. Some
weeks since an association organized 10 aid any
who need It. The business is thoroughly classified.
Our rch and excellent William Rankin Is liz President
and DIR. Pemer, retired grocer ID the steward who
manages the disbursement OF provisions, etc. Com.
nltees canvas tho Wsris for money and other aid
also 70 learn the condition Of those who apply for
no. 1bis noble system viii bring comfort 70 many
VINO osssrwise must have bopelessly looked hungry
=. VIC mce' -
Arp into tho iron dktsict showed tina. branch Of
'ss'aess not 10 b dead. At Boonsoa there "a full