, 1865-06-25
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Matters in CharleStOn--Tbe New
. Order Of Things, - ::
Re.opf ming the Churches.Aspects OF
Cotton bupp1y-The Ra4l.
roA0s-Notea from the 1naefior-Har
boz and Naval News,
Especial Correspondence Chicago T,.tune, ]

: nGn. No one seemed to possess any ioror
ness except the blacks, who snarmel o
5 from the hands and lands Of the oppreaso
. to tub!late In their newly won freedom. Th
flied the city in throngs, sud mustered th,t
At all adjacent points Of our military oecup
tion. coming In from many miles distance
hundreds, and leaving as many more to Il
low BY every succeeding opportunity. The
Vas much sutteEtng among these poor peopl
but they bore all With great eheerfqlness
tie name Of Liberty. In fact their chez,
tnlness had TO be disturbed little roueb]
By the execution Of positive orders disectIn
their disposition to points where thew cou1
be more easily supported, or become sci
supporting. The innenta drain on the su
ply Of rice In Government hands had mucb !
do With It. The througs Of bla:k, for man
weeks the marvel Of all visitors to Charlie.
ton, ase now chiefly scattered among th
plantations, OF settled down On the shos
islsnos.
Iinst!nctiycly strike this subject Of th.
blacks and their status, at the outset Of m,
letter, bcsause 1t Is the chief aud first top!,
Ct doubt and discussion In the question O
rcecns'ructing thesc communities, Ont
thing IL certain, that tie unfortunate black.
ere sufzesing from tho hesdcd and varran,
condition that they hare held since the open.
! ing Of the eeason. Gen. Gurnsy's report
shoTs Tie mortality to te very large among
The blacks. buth In this ely aud on liz
Island. Tails is one Of tae pressing facts
that shoutd hasten the fulr exercise Of the
! responsibility resting upon the Government
( ior Tue Gars Of these people. The argument
eo1nst one 'hat sesss asinss slas:ry, md NOT
basttle fell ssnupg the shouts Of the French
.thsrato,s, and i few helpless sud hap}css
7!isf ners tottered forth, was 1t ac,aryutnent
In favor Of rebuilding their DUNGEON, Or
aeainst lts destruction, that their eyes could
no. no. soeas thc Hat Of day, and thels limbs,
the1e firmly on The city streets What b.
comes ct the accredited crime Of slavery IL
the xeteaeed bondoen urc shown not 70 have
becn thosn OF any attrlbu'e Of sc.Epro-
tectipR: manhood. It will gil come right
but that there must be dtsappo,nmcnts and
delays 1t e as we'll to sfnad warned. Nert
Sunday will witness the rc-openipg Of most
OF oar leasing churches, now all turned over
10 their ccnEreg4tions The prominence Of
most OF hes s1rueture1- nads them pattlc7.
Aug. tokens, md 1t hae been through muct.
mseonry aud 5piner work that they have bseu
restored TO 3 good co.dItion. The streets. SO
iocg eraes grcwn. and deserted, arc just re-
ga'ninE their old Appearance: Vehicles Of
AL classes. dsswn b. active and we'll looking
power Vas tutaisnea By csow.,ait auimals,
too poor for the quarterrastetta picking,
Ihe country people arc rapidly; pouring IN to
ttatlle, md the merchants froM-she interior
sre fostering q decided awakenmept in the
Wholesale tsade. It 1t stated on reliable au-
thorftJ that over one hundred thousand
51les OF cotton are. awaiting transportation
- this city, and belsve the figure nnder-
stated. This Is caretny an inquiry into the
capacity ofthc warehouses ana docks for its
handling, ane worEmen arc brAly engaged
In smoothing the w.inkled font or ths iatc
are more than wtlltn5s,ow to pour II 10, aud
the authorities.
A.Atndred topic to this las: is tnomeaus of !
transportation. The railroads sre making
Communication between.this city end Colum.
hia and Augusta, Is expected h tsn days
time. La1Ee Esngs Of lahorcrs arc busy re- |
lay lnEt1 acks and rebuilding bridges. Prest- |
dent L. w. McGFa,h has tnken full possession !
ting some OF the best rail1oad matei1M INTO |
u reorganization Of Its departments.
So7ld III my sheet with notes on tho no
liabilities Of this vicinity, whose careers have
become the local mosaics Of the war. There
. Richard fesdon who thought II not too
H.
Butler head. He is now living IL sanIect
want anlretirement at Alkea. TheodotE b.
NaErc-, Of the house Of Frasee & Co.. the
rebel E FRINGE Ropntitul. OF the seige, who roll
q In wealth won by blocksde running, Is
BOW actually ,penullees. Tie yencrahie a.
master Of Charlest0u, time out Of r1lnd, Is
now supported BY Federal choEl.y.
laThe aarbor has taken or 1alte lusp nr-
peafaace. 2 The arrivals OF vessels from the
North are quite numerous. aud new lines Of
I steemr.e arr TAXED Of between this city and
Et1ncHasra Fa,., and Wilmington, NC: The
s'tanatr Aabamb'a, for New YORK, hue. on
beard ash'pmtnt that will be received with
ssRe snrpE:se. 1t is no less than eons;xo-
me1t Of seme eighty bales Of two different
lnaiifies of cotton cioth. manufactured at o
notary at Graudrille. 8. c. It employs five
hundred hands. There is no reason why
new e!a nay not be In store toz tho aou1h,
u the d'nct:2n suggested by this Gac+. OF
manufacturing TO . Tar larger extent than
:Ter betosc her own aocculcnt staple
Aihambsa are now making alternate weekly
lrips between Charleston md New York.
lac Fulton and Arago arc still running be-
tween New Fork ana Hilton Eoad. Admi-
al Dahlgrcn has just closed his two years
anlnlstratDa Of naval affairs o1rthis coast,
let, which consisted Of ninety vessels, he
1as taken his own departure. Els farewell
'ddret see we're published yesterday. They
:omp'ise Al appropriate au1s interesting
csnn,c Of the operations of our blue PACKETS
md their months q watch AID. ward over
,oast.
Before this reaches you, yoar readers will
rave heen informed OF the fact that the citt-
ems OF Charleston have sent delegation TO
he Prassdfnt, to 20 In tho anne steamer
9Th his letter, to urge the appointment OF +
Sov. Aiken as Provisional Governor, and to |,
urteer. II possible, the adoption Of an efIi-
lent plan for the adjustment OF the labor
question and the relation Of freedmen to thelr
employers. Their representations viii need
o hs received with the allowance due froc1,
Re fact that they conceive TINT every rictt
,onseded to the black Is 30 much taken from
heir right OF eminent domain. But 1t IL oat
y sach interviews. and By the slow yictctr
y Ieecert upon .rseeept, that the present dl-
lculties Of the situation will vanish, as vru-.
81 they Will. The.awns some clrcurnscr1bed
:! Eret At Gov. AiEen's nou.appolntment. to
'hief control. but believe the sou7dest
men, wh1sc opiniea is Ct the most wsIght,
ic. Vi that the omission is sound one. un-
.cn should be chosen. sCITRR.