The New York herald., 1867-04-15
SOUTH CAROLINA.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.


SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD
South Carolina Hotels and Taverns How
Travellers are Swindled-How South Caro-
Iinians "Charse"-A Trip Through the
Siate-Politicnl Conversations with the
People-Whnt the Planters Think Pr osper.
ity Of Augusta. &c.
AUGUSTA, Ga, March IS, 1857
After fortnight spent travel through the wild re-
gions OF South Carolina fortnight Of miserable exist
in Its wretched village averns wayslde inns and
city hotels and association with its dsagroeable, sore
headcd stupdly ignorant citizen feel prepared to
say the things which indignant and dsgused
human nature 10 capable Of expressing concerning this
much talked Of state Of arstocratc and nre
eating characteristics. But In tho salubrous at
mosphere OF Georgia my wrath is toned down, and my
expressions will be likewise modified I viii say this,
however, that South Carolina is characterized by the
meauest hotels that ever dignined by
the name. These are mainly places where cean-
lness virtue and huge buildings wherc the furniture
is lilputian and tho chimney places conceived and
built scale Of Brobdgnagian excellence For board
in suoh miserable abode the lazy proprietor-whos
daily occupation In iounging about superntend
ing himself the movements Of darkey who manages the
institution in It's main workings cooy demands four
dollars per day. If you summon darkcy your room
learn from him why your boots have been
promptly In the morning you are charged Atty cents as
tho ONCE the plea that you have been using the
want in performing service GRAND for You. II
you sit up late At night burning your candle,
as did you charged another nfty cents for extra
light You msy protest until you arc speechless; The
proprietor inexorablc He win tell you that the
servants reported light in your up to two o'clock
In the morning, and that no supposed that
OF course you had obtained an extra piece
OF candle from the hotel : and, finally, there
Is your bill already made out and he does not pro-
pose to take the trouble Of making out . ona or
course you pay, and depart vowing to submit TO
over your head dnd yourself victim to tbs same or
similar system Of hotel swindng This holds good Of
ns IS % ana Dus nrs =
and boarding houses-whsre very unsetted idea Of the
value Of exists and scale Of prices similar Q
Northern man who trusts himself In the cutchss Of the
hotel keepers Of South Carolina may take warning In
time and bring with him his trip bale OF greenbacks
which will be barely sufficient to the expsnse Of
ordinary economical journey; but II he be heavy
progresses the heart Of the State the expen-
sive will become his liquid indulgcncos, fifty cents o
The reception Of Northern men as visitors by the
planters not cordial nor marked by any special acts Of
OF n1 s Sns are no,
there Indeed should you manifest q disposition TO
sct up and git after supper the host will not object
the dscomforts you will suffer from night ride through
q strange country. You are made nervous and uneaay
are no. overwecome and that despite his cold formal
ties and aecation OF courtesy your host Is anticipating
parture He may occasionally, 1t Is true force himself
Into Of counterfeit amiability, but notwithsand
oT formos yon an snnuT YANKEE
and he does II with the best grace he can and only be-
cause Of the immediate cxigencies Of the occasion.
South Carolina cannot possibly free horsef or the old
erudge readily her neighborng States The Goals
stil glowing, and in rich or poor proud lowy.
there cherished natural aud fierce ro OF hatred
for those who now regarded as their conquerors
But there are some genial natures which, however
hatred cannot reprcss The social characteristics which
are natural 10 them, and whom falls In with one OF
these n sns course o ns travels the result pleasant
trast with The general experience Of the wayfaror
met ono Of these men In Newberry district, another
icye, were about the only agreeable individuals whom
saw IL the country portions or the State during my trip
Was received with the most suspicious saucos from
the proprietor very tall and very lean man, clad in
Ing me Of the charge for The use Of his Vehicle for the
day Iagreed, and produced the money, whercupon no
~ % nsy after much hssou 10 .ne
informed me that he did not like my appearance In
the arst place. be said i've always want TO know what
what was his broughten up"
assured him that belonged 10 one Of the first
on OF my extreme youth He evidently doubted
mo, for he remarked after keen scrutiny OF my face
and clohns sha. he had osen seen mighty sorry mon
demonstrated with him TO no purpose, the fact that
did not paronixo the livery stable In tho village, where
Finally however proposed rsiucIaay, that be should
send one Of his negroes the buggy with mo as driver
"weIi,n dswied ne, reluctantly, asr having occupied
some time in considering my proposition, .Ill do that
ere. II will be all right then; and besides, I'D sooner
trust Niger than Yankeen had my satisfaction
for this insnuation, however for went OF aud immedi
gamufn 10 swear a the unreliabiity Of Yankees and
especially the one who had put him TO the trouble OF
harnessins up bis eony my ssesd ., 70 or no purpose
Of Mr. S., large planter, and comparatively
most successful one witha, ID situated about eighteen
miles from Newbery Tho farming is Of course carried
with the methods Of the North but this plantation
far superior condition and cultivation 10 any had
in this portion o. the State Tho proprietor found ajoy
and most genial manner Of address was made per.
fectly st my easo ~ once. and found no difficulty In OBJ
tanning all the Information required from my host In
farming operations, he said that he found the sys
tom or labor exactly 10 his liking. ne had superin
tepdent over his farming Operations but divided the
whole plantation into small farms placing ono freedman
on on fhs .ir freedman then cvsd o S pay one third
Of the crop raised. BY this system, my host informed
me, an emulstive spirit was awakened In the
n. result wa was good crop in spite Of bad season and
profits for both workman and employer. The old man
was severe the radicals for proposing that The negro
vote 4. s e 70 sosa not
the colored population being allowed 70 vote on the
terms .. lc New York.shs property qualification
ssos ssom rfeoss ~S ns d ssssS ana ss
vas unanimous that the dicuty stou1d b settled,
possible BY the willing adoption Of any measure enacted
South Carolina BY ccu = order that sirs might
Columbia and Charleston however, and In the plan
AAfions adjacent 70 The DWELLING plaoes of LAWYER