The New York herald., 1867-03-22
SOUTH CAROLINA. !
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Desrairins Temper Of the South Caroli.
aians-They Look for no Generosity frou,
sbe Ncrth-W hoiesnIe Confiscafion Rx-
pected-Psverty Of the PeopIe-Their Indo-
cn,RErsroy, s. c. March IS, 1857
This city s an enigma to most Northern men, who
cannot With their penetration solve the deep
mysteries that hang sbout its gloomy ruins and char
sctarize the actions and OF its citizens The
only conclusion that can bs attained after tie most In
tesent deibera'ion must be, that the people OF
any city were bent complete political suicide the
stzens OF Charleston certainly so inclined The
suicide who launches himself into eternity with the
sudden drawing OF the about his neck or ne who
hows oat his brains In frenzy Of despair Is speedily
nd OF his woes But Charleston ana With her the entire
State OF South Carolina s suffering the self.impcsed
tcrtures OF lingering and dreadful political death She
lying PROSTATE, while the poison within is racking
her with awful agonies. She Is hacking at
her own throat with clumsy hand. and
dull blade toruring herself death Instead OF ending
her existence and her pain with a single blow
bold, prompt action She is III and suffering, and drinks
Of the poison that she may die yct while refusing the
bitter antidoie which her hand sne siill clings
life reluctant TO give up. and suffering untold agonies
she sinks slowly into tho grave.
South Carolina ALWAYS ultra in her ideas AMI rre-
iudices So sti everything she engages intensi-
ned 10 extreme frequently bordering absurdity,
and even her final scene OF all, in us nensa alton Of
and It's lugubrous assumption Of voluminous sack
cloth and heaps OF ases reaches the other exreme and
becomes highly ludlcrous to the obsarver The scenes
in places Of popular resort niny harrooms-are pecu-
sriy amusing to the close observer who understands
at passing beneath the placid surface of this reach.
srous society About ten O'Clock every morning the
moumers congregaic favori,e hotels or whs
key mills and in imbbng their matutinal hornn PASS
through the mournful tormaies OF salute, and touch
ing their glasses soemnlv whisper the standard
the south-.sThe land loven THIS sentiment having
been gpped down with many sighs and meaning wags of
the head ghosty goes
h an out of the way in dcli5eration the
wrongs OF the South aud argument to what might
have happened providing something else had not
pred. The party each Of the drinking resorts
Of the city invariably Of lawyer two gray
bearded little with wrnkled faces shastly counte.
nances shrl voices and pncned figures, which are
hung seedy, i'll fitting suits Of black Besides these
leading spirits there IS always ruined planter two
an individual who before the war was rich in niger
property, but who Is rade poor by their pa
ron the latter misfortone affording him sufficient
excuse for drinking far beyond his quantum Of his
fav0rte beverage Such person would be called
'bummer around the barrooms Of New York, but here
he always addressed Colonel salways asked drink
by all parties, and always accepts the invitation. Ask
hour at the bar with MS bomoast aud biuster, pro-
vtded you pay for drinks every ten minutes durin
his TRADE. lie viii tell you he Ia "a gentleman
born and bred BY c., sIr" that he would VIII
ngy send the entire country the regions
and that the intelligent people OF the Soulh Of which
cIsss he considers IL nisclf one Of the rht v
virtue OF number of niggers he owned viii bo
tortured into doing something fearful through the de-
mands Of the loyal North He viii breathe fire and fury
until yeu will begin TO wonder why it so re-
doubtable warrior did not snpersede General Lee
the conduct of the rebel carpaigns but after he has
and
rcd eyeds drawn almost tightly shut, when his
thick tongue fails perform vs. Office ineIligbly
nna dozen Others OF the party equally bombastc fur-
Gus and heroic, and each equally willing 70 drink al
In addition to these characters there are awa, several
young with military airs and the odor OF the camp
suits % ses M e as IN many c an
ably white felt hats OF very bread brns and the
grey cape Of an overcoat, such as wss worn by on
oes OF the Confederate army These ferocots youths
are gotten up in the distinctive Southern style and
society. They cultivate long hair fierce musaches and
martial airs Their walk i made up Of swagger and
strut, their glanses ara black, keen and perretuaiy
frownng and their manners greatly charac oTzed with
studied attitudinzing and affective display of their
important selves and their ridiculous dignity TO the
people. This latter class simply bunoons who apo
The traditional buster and pompousness Of South Caro-
hna They youngsters who have not sufficiently
matured in intellect to appreciate the proprices Of
civssed life, and who PRIDE themselves on being repre-
sentaiives Of gallant cause which, according 10 their
IDEAS Providence made great mistake in not support
NJ They represent the sicky, cadaverous sent-
md breathes ire they are the personilcaon OF the
ridiculous taltered Quixotic chyary OF the State They
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plainly look and voice and action the pity and respect
Or the observer but obtaining instead contempt aud
derision they deserve. These men are exem lifca
tons OF maxim ga little learning Is dangerous
shine,r FOR OF them have .ponied" through
learning make tho utmost display Of it ana tho
greatest the strength Of superior intellectually
Mn Malaprop or Mrs Partington, and Il is erly
founding the Northern man to find that these
nsae H0 IN The most arrogant and POSITIVE tone BY The
speakers The lawyers little better in this respect
pretentious assuming In their defamation.
Such oscourngs these classes named above control
the destiny Of the whole people OF the State BY forcing
themselves int prominence. and making pretence of
repres ntatve qualities Their preconccrtd plan Is cyl.
ntly and show Of dignled suffering ia the
style Of ancient Roman foriitude Whenever up.
preached on the SUBJECT Of State reconsrac.
lion and the political prospects Of the faiarc,
they wave or the questoner with hotoic
air or dismiss the subject With the declaration that
south Carolina will stain her bright cscutcheon, but
viii proudly and calmly await her fate despising her
s0smcs and bearing al the indgnes they put
upou IL Is only occasionally that these parties OF
rebel macontents are open n Their expressions OF dap
pr hatton, aud then in the security Of retired
tap-room. In the hotels they parade Themselves In
melancholy procession simply as show Of the fortilude
dignity aud endurance OF the tire eating State when
uDdor cloud OF difficulties. ErSa "a 2sMea N4s
This morning, however at the hour for the morning
OF these fellows let their tongues loose
the presence OF several northern men, who
sregaaed 10 liquor saloon for conyiva purpose. and
who we're. in fact little Dfated by 'the ardent Ono
OF the latter, prospecting traveller for New York
nrm ask Of the Co0nelsp Of the party
wuAs were be the business prospects of the state
during the next six months. Tho Colonel, grey.
BEARDED, csreiessly clad indvidua with red nose and
blaAted counenance rep!ied:"rhs here state. sir has
her business prospects paraiyzed, sir, by CT Yes,
STR and these d--d radicals can keep on a parayzng
We will stop just yet d. 'on, and wait till they have
were tboirsclves outn 4a3
sweil what are you going to dos" asked one OF the
nterlocutors.
apo, put in shrivelled faced man of legal looks
sswhy --i what In - do YOU expect US to dop
, what can y . dor Amt we 10 radical handsS''
swell why don't South Carolina adopt the amend
ment to the constitncn Jet the nggcrs vote, and obey
the iaNs2 Then SMELL be all right" said the New
Yorker
,.No /, wouldn't be all rghtu sah the legal
'Ddnr everything they wanted us 70 At rst aud