The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-04
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aont aswell as the people of the island, have
saI Hound sosao soaething to rescue the colony
s,on the social and commercial ruin into which it
vas falling Without entering again into the con-
t,ovorsy which those events originated, it may be
said that they hrougas more clearly before=tnei
world the deterioration Of the island society, the
decay of agriculture and trade: the uniI7onoiy re-
lstions of whites and blacks, the Legislative ms
management, the financial recklsssness, send the
general impovefinhment of all classes.
We NAV be reconciled to what seems censtitu-
tiona retrogresson by considering the SOCIAL siase
of this, the Queen OF the British West ndies. a
noble island OF nlorethan 6o00 SOUS -e miles, pos
sessing the most fertile land, fine harbors, ana
billv region of almost temperate climate amid the
heats of the topics hasheen reduced by che faults
or TIA misfortunes of the Inhabitants until lte
name has become byword for failure and decay.
| The estates from which in olden times came In
comes which placed their possessors almost on
level with the British peerage, are now nearly
worthless, and have in many cases boon abandon-
ed. The soil is covered with weeds and brush
wood; or the negroes have taken possession OF It,
built their huts and planted their provision
grounds. The white population has steadiiy oi-
minished, and now consists, it s said, OF not more
than 1s 900 souls, and OF these comparatively rev
are persons of wealth and station, OF large owners
| Of the soil. Those who can absent themselves
snend their much diminished incomes in Eng
land, leaving their estates to attorneys ana HAIL.
ayers. who have none of the social lnnusnce
which would belong to the owners OF the SOIL. In
the meantime the negro race has increased un'!i
| II ia said to number more than 4OO, ,OOO, and from
the small proportion OF white people 1t mas nao
less advantages thin in other regions. The negro
ia an imitator, and if he sees before him falr
model in q prosperous and well-conducted white
population he will work up to it, buff left to hIm-
self his progress will be slow indeed. fFery on0
agreed two years ago that the state OF tho coiohy
had become intolerable. The Governor has iouno
it necessary to impose an extra house TAX anu IL
is to this they especially object. The fact is' tne
island ia ON the verge of bankruptcy, and CAN only
be saved by lessening the curront expenses, ana
raising for time the amount OF revenue drawn
from the people. To spend less and to pay more
tsxes ara the principles on which the budget OF
tba island must be framed. It is sad necessity,
for the people who must pay are fewer ana poosee
than they ever were. s NJ : q 3; tss q,
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/ TIE LONDON CITY Press says: ''The first known
newspaper advertisement is one which refers to
the theft Of two horses. 1t is contained IN an
early number of paper called the Impartial In
tetiqencer published in the year 164S. 1t was In
serted by a gentleman Of Candish, in Suffolk
After this these notifications were very feW and
far between for several years, until we approach
the era of the London Gazette. Heres for some
time they assumed no very definite form, eonHast-
ing merely of short official notice in italcsat
tho end of each Gazette, and not headed with eae
title of advertisement One Of the inst called
by this name in this paper is contained In tne
number for May, 1867. 1t is sufficiently remak-
ablo to deserve resuscitation, and runs as follows:
An advertisement.--We ere, by his Majesty's
command, to give notice, that by reason OF the
great heats which are growing on, there WILL oe
no further touching for the evil till Michaelmas
next, and, accordingly, all persons concerned are
TO fdrbear their addresses till that time In Cham
bers' Journal, in an article on Early Newspaper
Advertisenents,' we read Charging for advertise
'ments commauced at very early period. Afew
lat first might have been inserted gratuitousy, but
the revenue Howing from this source Was so ohzi-
ous consideration that the practice soon began
OF charging fixed sum for each In the Aere,-
rius Librarius, booksellers paper, it is stated
that sto show that the publishers design the pub
lie advantage of trade, they viii expect but ak
pence for inserting any book, nor but t9elvepence
for any advertisement relating to the trade unless
it be excessive long. The next intimation as to
price is in the Jockeys Lnlctgencer which charged
NO shilhng for each and sixpence for renewing.
The O6seruator, in 17O4, charged one shilling for
eight lines, and the Country Genaenaan's Courant,
in 1895, inserted advertisements at twopence per
line. The Public 41drertiser charged, for length
OF f-tfne, two shillings for each insertion"
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OF TIE NAPOLEON OF TEE AMERICAN PREss,
the New York Eoerang Gazette says: PERSONALLY
Mr. BENNETT is very correctly represented by his
ph Jtographs. His look is not unkind, but is in
quisitye, skaptica, and suspicious, with it's some-
what sinister expression increased BY strabsmus.
His eyes are blush gray, and of ordinary size His
features arc large, coarse, indicating strength
rather than deicscy. The body is large-boned,
and graceful neither in form nor motion; the
shoulders square and sharp, and the frame gen
orally angular and somewhat loosely put together
His temperament ia sanguine and nervous, making |
him enthusiastic as well as exoitable. His manner
Ia usually quiet and consderate. His movements
show something Of the sge which his hair be- |
tokens; but his mind is as clear, if hot cearer,
than in the days when it was more active. De
readily listens to those who have ideas to
Offer, and is willing that they should write whsf1
thee believe provided always it'bo upon SUBJECTS (
upon which he has no hobbies. or about fndasd
yiduslsagainst whom he has 20 spite. Toward /
the latter he is incorrigibly and bitterly revenge
l to the last. The most silly and stupid dinstruc-
tions concerning. such persons are given to at
tAehas OF the ofGse. Their names arenot to-eet
mentioned in the paper, not even in the nswa coi-
umn, If they are public characters, for fear OF adj
vertiEns them. Fhen the editorial columns are |
made to, reek with INSCRIPTIONS abuse OF them.
This small warfare is carried on by others than
BNHRRT himself The Herald has now, in fact, Ike
Cerebus, a triple head, and barks atany one who |
dares to Offend BENNETT pere, BENNETT nsey6, or |
BENNETT fills. Neither can see, apparently, that4
magnanimty becomes them; and that, by putting |
it to such small USES thay themselves deprive |
their journal either of character or influence. 1
II SEEMS QUITE CLEAR, from the revelations Of |
the European press, that the French military
,authorities IN Mexico forced upon Msxl,frrnsthe
bloody policy which was afterwards invoked for |
his oEn-dsstruotion. General BAzAnsE is FEovedi
to have demanded it at Ills hand, and to have en-
joined upon his officers to t,ke no prisouezssT
greatly aggravates the odium heapsd upon the
Emperor. On the other hand it is charged, IN 1
high Imperial quarters IN Paris, that NApo1EoS
was INDUCED to Rithdrawhis army from, Mexico, |
and thus abandon MAx1a1z1ks to hisfate, by prom
ises on the part OF our Government which were
never fulfilled. 1t has been said that Mr. SEwAsp,
through IA accredited official, assurad the Empe-
Tor that, he, would withdraw his troops, wei
would become responsible for the safety Of maxi
Mr1as, and sea to it that no disastrous results |
shouldfolow. Itwas il, reliance upon this promise
that the French army Was. withdrawn--but the 7
promise itself was not fulfilled. We are not in |