The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-21
A Graphic Picture Of the People Of
the "Bantam State.s'
The Union Candidates for the
Convention. @
THE NEGROES WORKING FAITHFULLY,
&C., &C., &c.

centres of South Carolina chvary s al present greatly
agtated BY political excitement resulting from the
spread Of Governor Perry's proclamation reorganizng
civil authority throughout the State As the Of the
court of extensive district II OF became
the scene Of one the attempts throughout
the State the part of the summary established civil
authorities TO wrest the power from the military. The
Sheriff required General Beal to deliver up TO him the
jail and the civil justices not slow enter
date demands for the possession Of the court house.
Having received orders this subject from his
perors not recognizing tho authority OF Governor
Perry direct his movements General Beai very prop
ery declined to comply with the request or the newly
organized civil authorities The latter placed their
In the hands Of Mr.. SPAIN well known Darlington
lawyer Of the sgners OF the ordinance Of seccs
sion, who, the mouthpiece Of the community, has
appealed directly Governor Perry thehubject No
reply has yc been received and the ncumbents OF Office
are impatiently waiting hear from their Provisional
Governor what authority he had for Issuing his proca
nation in It's present form.
WHAT TUE PEOPLE THINK OF TIE PROCLAMATION.
To say Governor Perrys proclamation has pleased
the chvary would be entirely too description of
the exuberant delight with which II has everywhere
been received Many who held aioof previously and de-
cned taking tho oath have hurried to the pro-
marshal to declare their allegiance to government
and qualify themselves TO vote. It in every in
stance regarded sounding the death knel OF military
rule the restoration to power Of that chvarous band
who on the Goth Of December 1850, announced the
peal Of tho ordinance adopting the constitution Of the
United Statos and dssovng forever their union with the
other States So confident they that their hour q
triumph had come that many Of them could not refrain
from assuring their negroes that they would have all
thcr own way in week or SO, and would then mako
them suffer for their past delnquences This feeling is
only natural when It Is taken into consideration that the
whom the Governor thus restores to power tho
orginators Of the rcbsllionthe disciples of Calhoun
who for thirty years have boon educating the public
mind in the school Of secession. General Wetzel was
stopped when he endeavored to reinstae the Virginia
robc legislature yet Governor Perry has been permitted
to appoint positions wherethcy may exercise full
troll the elections who principally responsible
for the runous condition in which the South to-day
finds itself Wore nothing else TO be urged against the
reinstatement OF these officials the very exhibitions OF
Joy with which their advent power is received by we'll
known enemies TO government would be sunicient to
stamp tho measure in the eyes Of all good citizens.
unwtse In the extreme Since his appointment has been
known Gov Perry has, by all classes Of secossonsts,
been pronounced Of the abIcst men In the State.
This Is fact they wore very slow In discovering and its
discovery s probably duo to the publication, simua
neousy with his appointment of his famous Greenvlle
speech sim may be just well to observe here that
government could have made no better choice among
civilians without going out Of tho state However strong
Unioust Governor Perry may DO thought In the loyal
North, It is undoubtcd fact that no is among the
strongest Unonsts 10 the Stae for such Unioniss
among the chivalry.
TRADE or DARLINGTON
The time has been whom the trade Of Darlington was
considerable Here everything could 10 bought previous
10 the for prices far below those demanded In
Charleston and cvery one higher class Of the
srisocracy accustomed 10 supply his or her wants
from the large storos o: the town The chvalry
ceene however, ordered everything from their factor
in Charleston, from paper OF needles TO D cotton
gin Despite this enormous drain thero al
ways money enough left TO enable the trades.
TO considerable fortunes An examna.
ton OF the shops with their long OF empty shelves
staring you in the face, would give far more graphic
idea OF the business the last four years OF has cost
this than any words OF mine. Darlington, how
over has not boon ruined the contrary, II is des
tined In the future TO DO Of the principal towns Of
the State In the centre Of rich cotton country II will
In future years be the place where all sales of cotton in
tho district will be made Tho great planters have
ceved their deathbow like the old feuda barons they
will disappear forever from the stage, and will be
ceedcd by race Of moderately wealthy farmers with
farms Of moderate extent The cotton factor win be
thing of the past and towns like this will spring into
but say that before be accomplished they must
have much blood from the North They confess the
Southern character too indolent for exeon and believe
that that can rouse them 10 the required activity will
be the busting example Of Yankee emigrants
For some time after the Of this district by che
United States forces II impossible to got the planters
to dispose of their cotton It at length was
discovered that several OF the Charleston houses engaged
In the cotton trade and OF secession procvities had
issued circulars through the country advising the plant
ers hold cotton and not TO dispose Of Il TO
Yankees. A
time who would give better prices and also pay In gold
This news spread over the whole country with such a
pidity that crowd OF entcrprsiDg Northcrner, who
preceded tho troops to exchange their grecnbacks for
King Cotton, found impossible 10 accomplish their Oh
ject Immediately upon the arrival OF tho troops how
ever, the seizure OF some government cotton found in
the hands OF private parties bad such an elect upon the
they Immediately brought u into tho Market though at
such prices TO render sales few and far between The
arrival Of the buyers from England and the necess
~ or obtaining money eventually forced large number
TO throw their cotton the market at reasonable prices
A element OF chivslry has been discovercd-the
cotton was seldom found after purchase 70 be what u
had before the bargain had been closed
Numerous little tricks that in the past have been
England Yankee were found 10 DO well known and very
frequently practsed by the South Carolina planter
Cotton Was watered 10 mako y heavier aud II s no un
common thing 6nd two three different qualities Of
cotton In the bale represented TO be composed en-
tireiy OF the best Many OF the boldes Of large
for better ,mcs or he arrival Of ths English buyers
Necessity, however, frequently compss them to offer for
sAe more bales 10 supply temporary wants
Cecubacks are hardly yet Acknowledged by these people
as the legal currency OF the land and strange to say
while they demand gold they get only twenty 6vo
per cent above par They willing 10 allow gold 10 be
worth only 81 IS when they receive III but when you
force trade with greenbacks they refuse TO take
tho latter In large Quanttles except at discount that
would astonish Wall street.
TBs RAILR0ADs.
ncaton with Charleston BY the North Eastern Railroad
and before The war road being built north from
Cheraw that would connect with Raleigh and crossing
,he WILMINGTON Charlotte and Rutherford road, NOT
only make travel 10 these places easy but open direct
communication beyond the mountans shermans
march, however, and the destruction Incidental there
unto have reduced every railroad In che South 10 most
deplorabe condition. Where the government run the
roads everything is Psss.bis; out sne ., moment
come, u possible worse than when Sherman left
them. Such lack of enterprise - they exhibit would
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