The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-03-23
Our Charleston Letter
CHARLESTON, March 22. 1867

Mr. Ep1ron In my lasc letter !, mentioned
that the freedmen had begun the formation OF
IL Republican party, and that at II meeting
been made for the preparation of PLATFORM
&c. can add tonight, that there has been n
schism in the ranks of the party. y majority
of the more Intelligent and respectable class
have disscntcd from the ultra and ianutical
tcncts of the Radical creed. and have inaugu-
rated conservative party. They WILL at the
first election, assist the whites with both their
suffrage and influence, and it is probable that
if they are properly reoryanizcd and supported
by us, Radical agents and cniiss:rcS will fad
in them opponents of no insignificant cl,rac-
General Sicklcs arrived in the city o-d,y,
and will leave l,r Columbia his Headquarters.
IN Friday or Saturday. Genera; Order No. ]
will probably appear to-m"'row. 1t will: iii
spirit resemble that OF! General s;chnticll. the
Commandant OF the lst District. General
Sicklcs. in conversation with one Of our cit
zcns ui the ears. this morning. stated thai, he
had no desire or intention to interfere with the
present workings OF th. civil branch ni' our
Provisional Government and expressed the
nope that no an!a-nni,'n$ or Irregularities
would arise 20 cu.nrcl the harsh exercise of his
power We viii net immediately. therefore,
realize practically any Inconvenience ironl the
eir /;;.'o iu";" tiun ri the military regime.
Tie Orphans ..syin;n. city's yrr.,c.
ornament ani rv;,ic. rn Mcn,!ay very narrowly
escaped completed .v,ct:nn Ahoa: nr.,c
i'll tic ,n':ni..r. tic dining ro:i, through <onlc
defect i'll ,hc chimney. took l;rc and was spccd-
i in blaze The ii.:.,;,tvs of tbs. main buld-
! in=. inl un.c: were awakened by the sn, kc
in t;:nc 10 prevent Ike ila.nc: from spreading
n!.ti. the ni',:n im:,. given. tie fire engines
wrr,. promptly tho ground. and s,un s,;h-
'll,r.! t,l- ire iial the main building beer,
c,n>!tnc,l. an immense. amount Il ;nH;cr, w;,ull
have been cn:ailc'l the helpless children.
wh,. s;,ral hundred in n,,l:i!,rr. are there the
recipients ur the ci.y'$ bcnci:rnrc
l., i Situation "' the int rrc;ucnt (cul-
urr,l iri"is.) lit, l,,rn cha:.:c,i much to the
relief anl qualification Of nur citizens. The
news published yci; i;.:,; t!lit they hal been
di~,abarkrd at E;.r, Bay, a,d would be en-
pluyr,l to garrison the tnrtica,inns in tha.
vicinity. As these ne.rocs have. Ay their out
ragcous misconduct at l}ch.nn:ld Wilmington
AMI other Southern cities. won for themselves
an unrnviabc notnrictv. We may well co.l-
gratulatc ourselves the escape from h,,-
initiating. and li"rraSSinw inf,ic.ion. The white
troops. at present duty here, are for the
most part, very well behaved and il is hoped
that it will not be found necessary 10 change
or reinforce them.
| ST. Michacl's bells have. at last been re-
leased from tie custody of the Custom House
Officials, and now suspended in position.
On next Sabbath our l,y will be sautcd with
the familiar tones, which, in da gone By in
yitcd us t" the sanctuary. Their strains will
awaken every cell where mcniory sleeps" and
many. with fearful eyes and sadlcncd hearts,
will rovividly reca!! tie loved and lost who
before the war listened to their music. bat
whose have been stopped hy the cold
fingers or death. These bells formerly rung
cut joyful r. De"ms; now let them. in dirge-
like pathos, toll forth the requiem Of the dead
and W~t~rr for the living.
st. Patrick's day having fallen on Sunday
last. Monday was daily celebrated by the sons
of ',Grccn Erin" and their descendants rcsid-
ing in our city. Sprigs Of shamrock were very
generally worn by the former and many bum
pcrS drank in hnnor Of the occasion
| The st. Patrick Benevolent and llibcrnian
Societies. each appropriately observed their an
nivcr>ary. Father Cooean a popular priest
addressed the former; and the latter gathered
around a festive board. the vianls and LIQUORS
on which said to cost twenty-five hundred
dollars.
Mike Lipnlln's crcl,s has established itself
at Citadel Green and its huge tent is quite
popular resort. Poor az the people are, places
OF amusement will be pntrnnzcd, and many
lardcarncd shin plaster will be deposited at
this shrine of pleasure.
AS II caution to those Interested | insert
without remarks. the following extract from
recent letter Of tho New York Correspondent
of the (uu,...
"Onc of the daily papers has crcaic,! n scn>:,.