The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-05

rupt's estate. after due advertisement to enabl
him to administer the bankrupts estate 1t i
further ordered that the said assignee show caus
tomorrow, at 1o NJ, why tho allowance of bank
rupt should not be increased, and why bridal gift
should not be allowed to the wife Of bankrupt ant
excepted from the inventory.
En- Ddrte Frederick +. Warey, E. Augustus
Law-Petition to practice. On motion of A. c
Spain. ESQ.,, ordered, that said petitioners be ad
mitted and commissioned to practice as attorney
solicitor and proctor III the United States Court
for South Carolina.
STARVATION AT BEAUFoRT.-The Savannah pa
pers publish touching appeal, signed By Rev. S
Landrum and Isaac Brunner, Esq.,, in behalf O
some of the old residents of Beaufort, S. c., nov
in utter destitution. Those gentlemen say:
The Undersigned, having visited Beaufort, S. c..
recently, have been urged to make public state
ment OF the condition OF portion OF its people
Some of the old families Of the town, after five
years of refugeeism have returned, but not to find
their former homes, or even a shelter for then
heads Their houses, their plantations, their cat
tie their boats their furniture everything in the
hands Of Others removed or DESTROYED. Only
tf ose who stand upon the ground and mingle with
the people can realize what universal and COM
plete confscation means. They must buy back
their own houses or rent others. They are ex-
cluded from all employment. They are unproyid-
ed with clothing suitable for the winter, but what
distresses them more, they are without food.
These Southern families are composed chiefly of
old persons, young ladies and little children Their
young men. the few who have survived the war,
can go abroad but where can these go? They
have not means to come to Savannah to seek en-
plovment. Could they find it if they did come?
Those to whom we have reference we're once
families of wealth. Their homes were almost
boundless in hospitality They are educated, re-
fined, Christian people How keen their sensibili-
ties-how acute their anguish!
They must have aid or die of want. Absolutely
they have not means TO give a decent burial to
their dead.
Pressed and tried, as are most of our people. our
condition is far better than theirs. Our homes.
lands, stock and furniture have not been confsca-
ted. We state explicitly, that we have never seen
wolthier objects Of sympathy and aid than part
of the old citizens Of Beaufort.
The Savannah Republican in publishing this
statement forcibly says: "Boaufort-six years ago
the chosen abode Of the wealth, refinement and in
tellect of South Carolina Georgia and Florida and
without doubt one Of the most charming rural
spots in the South, whers the beauty and the
chivalry' fair women and brave men were wont
to congregate, to-day, while the anniversary of
Christs nativity is fast epproaching-a day always
halowed and celebrated with all the Joy, ceremony
and eclat that wealth, Christianity and prosperity
could Afford shall witness what?-rot the festive
throngs gliding in the mazes of the merry dance
but instead, the weeping widow, once the queen Of
society, sitting beside her lonely hearhside, won
dering where the next loaf of bread will come
from"
absolutely they have not the means to give
decent burial to their deadP Could human mis-
cry further go? Enough anguish and grief rever-
beratea from this sentence alone to cause the
chords in every generous heart to vibrate with
pity, and the soul to glow with the noblest emo
ton of the human heart-charity. Those two
brief lines are sharp and cutting enough to cause
every clenched and parsimonious hand to open
spontaneously and extend relief. We know that
our people are poor that trade is very dull; that
cotton is declining; rents are exorbitantly high;
money is tight, and there are some who will en-
deavor to escape doing their duty to their fellow
creatures on this account; but thank God, we
believe we have but few such people in our
city. There are but very few persons in our midst
who can place their hand upon their heart and
stAe its voice by saying, We are too poor to give
O loaf Of bread or contribute q few cents towards
purchasing blanket or some fuel for our famish-
ing friends in Beaufort Think of the thousands
Of dollars we have so fooshly thrown away upon
the various circus troupes that have performed il
our city within the last six months. We're we now
ready to bestow one-half Of that amount upon our
Jwn widows, orphans, and the unfortunate people
Of Beaufort, all Of whom can trace their misery to
he war, what an ncalculable measure of good
could be done, and what vast amount of suffer-
ng might be relieved"
There is much in this appeal of the Savannah
papers which might we'll be addressed with equal
orce 20 our cwn citizens.