The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-28
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE, September %. Ii

BALTIMORE, September %, 1867.
1t is pleasure occasionally TO take a .sjaunl
either by cars or steamboat, especially when %,
weather In good. Travelling is decidedly fine,
You ciIarcc TO have OH hand Il couple or 40 o
good fellows" or more if YOU aay su Of social
ultimate ac,luaintaners, vol provided, every on
intent on having good Time, both ulong Ill,
journey and M the place Of destination. &c lif
was somewhat troubled with psnui when Won left
why you leave the srene Of mvnoto ono,is every da,
life FAR behind throwing all rares to him tina
sings the bassU role in Faust"
l am not exactly ono Of that "genus homo,
| though am fast approaching il, to whom travel
ling has become n rtcatiun neither las the fckle
| goddess ever paid much attention. tu me- else
travelling might have become bore, trip OF q
f"w hundred miles no attraction The class OF nor.
s"hn to whom I alude, Who really and truly enjoy
travel are those who have 10 labor for living who
toll by day and byniSht, either with head or hands
| These arc tho men who know how TO appreciu to
| recreation
! ihhcni! Excuse me, had Utmost forgotten that
was writing II letter. by the gods am penning
an essay while all the surrounding circumstances,
OF noise and bustlc The tramp of men, and tho
whlstling OF engines, which greet my car, ought
to have forcibly reminded mc Of the subject pro-
pose 10 write about.
] my JOURNEY VIA STEiMHuIP FALCON.
Far be ii from my intention to annoy thc readers
"f your journal with description Of vessel 10 Well
| and lavorahy known as this one now plying be-
| tween Baltimore and Charleston In connection
with the Falcon is the Sra GuR, owned by tho
Baltimore anil Charleston Steamship Line Conf
rany, making Trips weekly. The agents ut Charles
ton nre aessrs. GouRTESAY & TRENHOLM; at Balti-
more Messrs. MonDECA & Co. Both are goud
boats, strongly built, and worry fast.
Tho fuhn is commanded by Captain l.. e.
| READ. She is 650 TONS and was built in 1861
This boat appears 10 DO the favorite Her captain
Ii good seaman, skillful and prudent while he is
extremely polite and courteous TO His passengers.
The purser, NJ. C. aoRDEcAr is decidedly clever
| fellow, and over stntious to please. Tile mate, II.
| L. N. Boaas knows his duty. The subordinates,
steward, walters, &c., are very attentive to their
duties, respectful anl polite. The accoun,odu-
tions arc very good while the table is bountifully
supplied with the uecessares aud Injuries of life
Suffice IL. we entered the
CHESAPEAKE BAY.
The weather WAS delightful. clear sky aud IA
bright shining sun rondercl il pleasant Oh deck,
Where We quietly sat under an awning and gazcd
upon The beauties OF this most magnificent sheet
OF water, studded with inntlmerable vessels sail
ing hither and thither. Dashug the waters aside,
swiftly ON wings OF steam illes our '.Souihrra
Faicon."
Anon Away i'll the distance looms up that we'll
known fort, Fortress Monroe" where for many a
weary day pined i'll lone captivity the patriotic
DAVIS
Slowly sinks the sun III his ocean bed. Tlnts of
gorgeous beauty paint the western horizon. We
pass Point Lookout. Az we speed along, cntrancel
with delight at the glories OF the sinking orb,
wo cannot help thinking, how many thousands
I'm nf,rn IA. ~
stood and gazed from that celebrated spot for
many an evening, Oh the setting sun, watcll-
cd with sad1ened countenances ta decline
mournfully thought OF friends and relatives aud
sighed i'll their hearts for their far oil Southern
homes.
Aye-here We are
AT BALTIMORE,
the stail ami cleanly city OF monuments From
what we have learnt aud seen since We have been
here, we are compelled 10 say Baltimore is I'M
uo"p'euis iet1i'its '..y ls"o. share ~ south
crn trade; though her merchants, like some peo-
pie, want all. They complain OF the inclination of
Southern merchants to 10 TO New York, Philadel-
phia nnd Boston. we believe, il We are not con-
serystiveiy mistaken =. al it is said this is rree
country" and that a man has right if the s.mili-
tary and tho freedmons bureau" don't bother
him before he gotta on the other side Of Hatteras
to 20 where ho pieases, provided he has tho
'hiao, c:ty acceptance, or ak months bill OF cred
1t TO pay lis way. Stocks in Baltimore are large
there is q disposition to extend every commercial
facility to customers. Tho moIraantso OF Baltimore
must say, liberal )ward their oil Southern
fri ends.
In gr.,l lries, liquors, grain and bacon Baltimore
undoubtedly possesses facilities infinitely superior
to any other market Mt present in tho South, and
her merchants arc holding ont strong inducements
to those Of the South.
very important branch has been developed
within few years in this city: tho packing and
scaling Of fruits and oysters in tin cans. very
large number of establishments have sprung up
here and, We arc happy to say prospering. Besides
they afford employment to thousands of persons
who, otherwise, would be in a moody condition.
Since the war, informed by responsible
merchants that Baltimore has improved in business
wonderfully. She has done more business South
than over before. Tho citizens Of Baltimore at
present are quct, thrifty, Industrious people,
who are disposed to attend to thor own AFFAIRS
and make hay while the sun shines.
Situated Rs il is between Now York and Charles
ton, with mixture OF energetic, pushing Yan-
KEGS. indocnt southernels and laboring foreign
crs, 1t presents happy medium between tho
brassy, pushing, high-pressurs, going ahead Yank
and the listless. proud, aristocratic +. Fs.
notice in Baltimore, what must force itself OIL
tho attention Of all who well acquainted with
the active e1ertions going on for the control Of
tho carrying trndo against Charleston, as we'll as
in all other Northern cities-"a want Of
ORGANIZED oANvassrso.
On the part of Charleston interests. Hero in
Baltimore the Air Line Railroad, has conspicu-
ous Office, large force Of drummers and the
cover and straps are hardly nailed down on box
before some runner with map and haudbill is at
hand to prove that the air line can not only
carry It to it's destination, to Columbia, South
Carolina, via Portsmouth and Charlotte, but at
cheaper rate, than via Charleston. This ia an er
parte statement and an incorrect ono, but never
theless II gets the freight in the absence OF rebut
ting testimony, and Of this there is actually mono
| to be found. At hotels, on the streets, you have
"air line" thrust Oh your attention over
| lastngly. have yet to see the frat evidence Of
| the existence Of the Baltimore aud Charleston
Steamship line, of which aner and faster ships
can be found on the coast than tnc Falcon aud Sea
| GuH; no cards or hotels to tell the merchants
| where and when the steamers leave, and no hand
bills advise him how much per hundred his
| freghts will cost. II is not 10 be wondered at
that the current OF business is increasing long
railroad linea even noainst tina cteaner fsciliIiaa