The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-10-21
Correspondence Of the Camden Journal.
CHARLESTON, Oct. II, 1859.

DEAR JOURNAL The business men
of this once, "thc queen city OF the
South" have but just begun to return
to their duties, alter the l"ng summer
vacation, and the great heart Of tn"
city begins to throb with renewed life,
in spite Of the Efforts Of the monsrel
Goancii 70 overturn the venerable land
murks SET up ~ our honorcd foreiathcrs.
while they ult seek. amidst the g n,
eraI % INFUSION which ,ht:;r acts ,:.ould
cause, to fill their dry. gaping pockets
out of the hard earned savings of c''rS
honest man. Cotton, the muin aricly
that supplies all the veins Of trade VIM
us, cou,cs in but slowly New York
market rrnnrts sststinuS trPm-sday To
day 10 announce safss Of the stnplc as
"dull "But the fact that it docs nni fall
in price seems to indicate that sooner
or later it will rise, and we suppose
that planters are holding buck in that
hupc. The usual "fall trade" however
is commencing briskly enough. COun
try merchants seem to have founi out
at last that they c"n procure all Of their
goods in Charleston US chcaply, as sale
" and in a shorter timc than they can
in New York or any other northern
market. There is more safety buying
here because the reputation for honesty
and fair dealing has been sustained by
our merchants as it was Of old. In
spite of the corruption with which ou'
country is made putrid by the eruption
with northern locusts-in spite of the
false doctrine preached by these filthy
carpct-bagger, disseminated by his pitt.
tul "scalawag" brother and pracliced
Jointly with theu by the misgu ded nc
gro. In spite of the great variety Of
fraud and dcccitpractiscd or connived at
by the Governor, General Scntt and his
worthy friend and co.adjutor, the uran
of many Offices and no principle.-in
spite of the universal spread of every
kind of abortion in morals, flowing III
one nauscnus stream from the great
northern gulf of pollution and threat
ening worse fate than that offered by
the dreaded "tidal wave,"-in spite of
all this, the high credit, integrity and
honor of Charleston merchants has been
maintained 1t would be we'll for the
country merchant to note this /; let him
come here and deal with honest men.
rather than 90 into community where
every sharp pracIice is only considered
as part of the Legitimate tricks Of the
trnde" and honesty us anything but the
best policy-unless it happens to pny
best.
Il is hoped that the increased facility
here will be an additional indacrmcul
to our friends in the country to come
and see us and nuke their purchases
with US. No doubt rumors OF the great
attraction of the "Melr"politan Thea
tre" here have reached you. We eau
recommend the performance to all who
are fond of fun aud laughter, or who are
romantic enough to prefer the touches
of pathos and high flown sentiment
This week the "world renownec," 1--WE
have it upon the authority Of finnumera-
bic flaming placards) "Skiif and Cay
lords Ethiopian minstrels' with feelings
of the purest philanthropy will exert all
their powers in order 10 better our con-
dirion by making US laugh aud grow
fat" The new opera house is almost
finished and viii! be or eaed on the LIT
of November for the performance OF II
FIRST rate Troupe. This will be Hmusr-
ment enough during the winter for So
ber.sidcd Charle>tonlans. There is not
much to tempt thinking man to smile
Nowadays. But lc, US censc thinking
for awhile and find enjoyment while
We may. We all can for II c'uple of
hours forget in the excitement OF an
Opera or some other popular en- :ertain-
mrnt, our cares, and laugh with the
merriest. So let US pocket our troubles