The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-09-30
Condition Of South Carolina.

The Charleston Daily Nems gives some
sad details Of the condition of South Caro-,
lima That State, which was so eager to
rush into rebellion, and which, indeed,
actually commenced it by traitorously stri-
king the first blow at Fort Sumter, deserv-
eddy suffers for its misconduct. Its pride
has been laid low and scarcely the need o.
pity is extended to its sulferings. Here
is the Charleston editors candid summary
of the general effects of the war in his
locality:
"Of S15,00006e in bank stock. all is
lost. OF $1,000, 900 bills in circulation, the
market value is not more than twenty per
cent. or three insurance companies, Meth
err can continue business. OF $50, ZOO, 600
in railroads, no dividends can be expected.
OF five thousand houses in Charleston, hf.
teen hundred have been burned, and others
almost irreparable damaged. OF estates of
deccdeuts and minors, and of property in
litigation, tour.iifths are represented by
Confederate securities, and are therefore
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of large capital and unblemshed credit, few
have assets to pay the small debts against
them at the beginning of the war. Of the
many large and valuable estates in Beaufort
district and the adjacent islands, all have
been abandoned, and many have been sold
for taxes. OF the large cotton estates, still
further from the scaboard, many have been
desolated. OF the cotton on hand at the
beginning and raised during the war
(amounting in value to at least go, 600, 000)
fthc larger portion has been taken or de-
'stroycd. Of the stock, horses, cattle, hogs,
farming Supplements, utensils, and furniture
and silvcrwarc, all but an inconsiderabe
amount have been consumed, destroyed or
taken. OF the money in the hands of our
citizens at the commencement Of the war
or accruing from the sale of property, or
the practice of professions, or the payment
Of debts. all has been invested in securities
of which nine tenths have no possible value.
of the debts untollected, few are expected
ito be paid. OF the funds of churches; col
legcs, charitable institutions, and societies,
all also, or nearly all, have been sunk. OF
the lands of the State not held by the
Government, little has any market value
Into this frightfdl gulf Of ruin has also been
swept the value of four hundred thousand
slaves, estimated a few years since at 5000,
100000. Aud thus, therefore, of the $780,,
600, 900 worth Of property in this State in
1860, but title more than $50,o0o,O 900 now
remains"
Further, we are informed that are few
assured of more than the provisions neces
sary to support them through the winter !;
that many hitherto of wealth, are not as
shred Of that; that the soil is uncultivated !;
that the colored population are as badly off
as the whites, and that the seven hundred
thousand people of South Carolina are,
therefore, 'pcrhaps the poorest in the
world" This is acknowledged to be the
legitimate sequence of their acts. ave
staked our lives and fortunes on the con.
test,' our Charleston brother admits, "and
the extent of our losses proves sentiment
of perfect devotion to the cause; and what
ever of merit may consist in that, it esta-
blishcs no claim to indemnity or commisera-
ton. These losses were intended and
with no authority to question the intentions
of the victors, We submit to them with the
calmness and complacency which sense Of
necessity inspires"