, 1865-09-16

tsA ntAes, Auohiul ike EouEn Mll0CK Wltl a
depression in the centre, perhaps, bnt not Mt
all like fort. On It's sea front is bold
blazing lieht-in its centre stands tnll flag
stall. The fort that was, Is not, and never
again viii be. The echo of that first gnn
Which white haired Edward Rutlln fired on the
1lth Of April, 1861, tunbled down Its walls,
lespo'lcd its classmates, carried away its
God 1t eyer nny stand, q shapcless ruin, yet
most striking monument Of battfcd and buried
treason.
Tho Punishment of Treason in South
Cnrolinn-lnlprovem In the Cra die
oftbo 1krbelltan-The Colored Pon1,,
Naturalization OF Delegates 10 ile
State ConTentfon-Thc Loyalty Of
Charleston.
From Our Special Corcsponus.A1
=. CHARLESTON, Sept d;
Hany one doubts that treason Is crime le.
him visit Charleston. In the church yard oi
st. Phillips Is tall granite SHAFT, ovesgrown
with wcedy vine, on whose base Is this In
scsiption:
To the Memory OF
ROBERT J. TURNDULL,
The intrepid and successful asRester Of the Rights
OF the Statea.
Author Of the "crisf-," under the name of rtu-
tus; the Address Of the Convention to
tho People Of South Carolina,
And other mile productions in supper. oi
CONSTITUTIONAL LIBEKTT.
Bonn 1aih 5snuaTy, lT;i; dled 18Th June, 1854
Theis Gratitude lot the Wise ferseycrlng aad benz
Gcia1 exertlou Of
.... CEEAr TALENTS
In the service OF his country, ths Monument oi
Public Refpcct h1s been erected
sly ihe Friends Of
{; BIATE RIuu1a AID FREE Trade
In South Carolina
II {s x~4:An1.f. .,,us,,-~ 3. an.
yard. Around II nre ruin and deso1n.ion.
Goats browse about It's base, rats burrow uu-
der neighboring stones. children play hide
.1Nd seek In lts shadow, dogs bury great bones
in the foot of the rave 1t marks. That
grave and that churchyard cpiionize Charles
ion.
: People arc not yet done discussing the orr
have they scarcely Jet begun repairing It's
! DAMAGES The stranger wonders how It
could bare swept over 50 wide q district
wonde.a how It conld ha fe so burned ont the
energies Of its people. What destructlon the
tirc did not work was accomplished by Gil
more's shells. Do We not all remember how
operations :-"Two hundred and seventy
ninth day Of the eIegc; eighty -four shells
thrown, no buildings hit and no per-
son Injured" Tint. was tho story
month ancr month. Verify, there were liars
as we'll as fools In the editorial rooms here.
The number Of porous killed can never bc
read. Onc tbi5d OF the city was
burned, and apparently lalf the remaining
honscs bear marks Of shells. On some streets
In the very centre Of the business pnrt Of the
city almost every house for two or three
hit half dozen, aud some OF them dozen
tunes. In II few stores the damage was ro-
paired as soon as possible, and in some others
II hos been repaired since the Union occupa-
tion Of the city but even yet there arc every
whore to lie seen evidences Of the skill of our
e1nness, and the perfection Of onr ordnance.
There are acres and acrcs Of r!1ius-snadc
originally by fire, buE perfected by treason.
In Them, wild and gaunt doEa stink and howl
there most MiseFut1c negroes find filthy
shelter. Within the area of what was once
q handsome garden, 0re tons Of the oaal and
Enrbage Of tho city, and on the csumbling
wells perch t,nclean aud ravenous buzzards,
whom the near presence Of taan scarcely DIS
turbs. Herein Is the punishment Of treason.
business begins to revive, aid a few Of the
stores show respectable nssoFtmcnts OF goods.
Yet hundreds Of stores arc unoccurlcd, hum
drcds OF ahops vacant. j few OF the wharrcs
are busy with sort Of halfaimless lift, but
only for occupants boys who sit and fish in
list1css fashion. Some OF the warehouses
hare been rc-opencd, but the few bales Of cot
ion In each only serve to make roony vacancy
IN oppressive burden, while the majority Of
this :lass Of buildings yet stand with gaping
doors and windows, and give license to great,
enunt rats, and shade to wandering COWS snd
horses. Go up and down the streets there
Is grass enough 10 all Of them, but very little
cheerful, busy life. One marks pitifaEy
how few young men there ate-hoW generally
the young women asc dressed in black, 60
into the neIghborhood Of the old Pavilion Ho-
lei. There, In the morning, you shall sec
and Eentcel bearing must come for daily IA
tions from Government bounty. In the pa
peEs arc daily urgent calls for meetings Of the
Superintendents Of the Poor to devise ways
aud means to succor the needy. Strangers nt
the hotels are the recipients OF letters Of pas
sionntc appeal for help on the part Of old men
who have been ruined BY the war: Travellers
walking in the back streets are implored by
pa1c-faced women 10 step in md sec how true
Is The tale Of misery, and then, in tho name Of
God, give something to help the widow and
the orphan. Herein IS the punishment Of
treaEon-
THE BEST SIDE OF THE PICTURE.
Generally speaking, the white people arc
quiet and wcl1-disposcd toward each other.
The city Is under martial law, and the police
duty is done by soldiers who walk up and
down the streets with polfccmcn's clubs and
shcathcd boyoncts. Military rulc, however,
is not burdensorne. Quiet men 60 where they
please in any Of the streets ail night long. In.
stances of o disturbance OF the peace arc very
rnre. In and about the city arc ono regiment
and companies from two other regiments;
say 700 wshitc soldiers aud 800 eolored. Be-
tween The two classes Of soldiers there Is en-,
tire good feeling and cordial unity, of action;
Tie citizens make few complaints Of the
white soldiers, and tho hatred Of the negro
soldiers is very mitch modified. There Is lit
tic disposition on the part OF the people to
open contempt Of the women on the street is
n thing Of the past. Good will Is plant Of
slow growth, hut Eojou1ners from our section
nssurc me there Is q sure md most happy
trust Of The Federnl currency, bnt now
sgrcenbacks,' will buy anything there IS for
sale. Many Of the principal business
houses are directly from the North.
or rest on basis Of Northern
.capital there was also at first q general dis:
position to avoid trading ut these Places but
sell.intercst and pcrsoual necessity brok9
intelligence and cheerful courtesy, aud now
these houses arc growing rich with business.
For weeks after the Union occupation the
faces Of the women of better class were nof
seen In the streets, and scarcely Ut tue win:
doEs or doors Of private residences. HoW,o
d pleasant morning or evening, you may ssc
nas 81 aaa e o eae and Cultured It
young women. The ladies do not frequent
the Battery as in olden times, but sunset
stroll In the aristoorntic section Of the city
shows that Charleston had good cause for
boasting In respect Of female beauty. Ayerted
eyes and doWncast countcnances are giving
place to pleasant looks and low laughter, and
the evening rambler now occasionally hears
the low Liquid trembling Of tho plano-albeit
the air Is generally p1aintiye and passionate,
md sometimes evidently born Of dreams ct
Southern independence. As hayc already
said, there is q very noticeable absence OF
young men. There Is room and demand for
scores Of young men from tue North Inc
with Northern spirit aud energy. sgg ::
been accustomed to make business, bnt
the recreation, SO to say, OF life, while
pleasure was his daily occupation This qnally
Of character stands now IN the way Of bis re-
corery from the effects Of the war. He sees
this as well "a my. outsider, and, batting MS
prejudice against the Yankees, bis pride II
Charleston, makes him desire the influx Of
northern men aud northern capital. No build.
ing is going on, and rents are very high but
perhaps fifty or sixty stores are being put IN
order for occupancy. 4 good many Of the
former residents are Jet In the country, bnt
AeAl " uH1uola "AV p4t EAPeStVn oAsh 80
mouth. There has been very general avoid
:anee ofthe city by the people Of the interior,
hut within tic last month numbers Of those
gentry hare been here, and as ono Of them
said to mo last evening, awe don't find II
half so bad here since the Federals came In
as we supposed 'twas.". The old Charleston
Hotel remains under southern control, and Is
crowded with travellers. The Merchant's 9as
passed into the hands Of two ,enterpristnS
young men from the nnrth-Messls. LoIing g
Bennett, from, Massachusetts and Miehtga1-
who hare mt Il In good order, and. @1e $50