The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-10

The following choice extracts are made from
John W. Forney's Charleston letter 10 'he
Washington Chronicle. 1t is comforting W
find that even this rabid Radical admits that
IN this State sNorthern men are perfectly safe,
nnless. indeed, they come here to provoke vio-
1ence. when they will be as uncomfortable as
thew would be in any community they entered
simply to disturb:"
THE LAND COMMISSION.
The last Legislature Of South Carolina pass
ed law. the execution Of which ought to at.
tract multitudes of emigrants. 1t PROVIDES
i that whenever large Estates are put up Tor
sale and can be purchased, as many OF them
Z can be, at greatly reduced prices, the State
Commissioner shall buy them, and otter them
TO settlers ut cost, allowing them 70 pay .o1
them, on good security, at the end OF nve
years. This comprehensive benevolence wiL
react upon the owners Of the great estates.
They should at length see the folly OF hold
inelthese vast tracts. and be ready to ac-
cept the necessity Of dividing them.
ANEW ENTERPRtsE. .t
80 It Mntl;n,s Depot, in the District ct Marion,
sa,vsntv-eioht miles from Wilmington, We
:s,an.sd az lie vineyard in charge Of ". q.
vsTnp;Ii containing five hundred acres, whioh!
he bon yht with Confederate money, ana Is now
Improving. It ~as smiling spot 10 this plney
wiideluess. he has at least thirty-hv acres Q!
It planted In vines and is nasng sn enSenens e
boupht at Weldon fine, dry, healthy pever'
noe singularly resembling pale cherry. ".
VemntIls enterprise deserves mention because
Il ia one Of the few, and may be the pioneer OF
many. as the whole country offers numDefiess
sites for even better experiments. me iana a.Ia
heresbouts can be bought for from two TO nye
doiisrs An acre. and some OF it was shown to us
that could be had for fifty cents.
T. - ;1as.' CHARLESTON.
. The apnrosch 10 Charleston is far more agree
abie thari that to Richmond, Wilmington, or
Ivnchbure. Here, indeed, we found ourselves
IN; the midst OF q land Of fruit and flowers. Inc
onarled trunks Of the indispensable 1--we OAK
and emblematic palmetto, acres OF strawDe TIES
peas, potstoes, and tomatoes, tortold the dele
cscioSin store for us When We came upon our
first view Of Fort Sumter and the broad bay OF
Charleston, stretching out in the calm evening,
they brought back to us the first firlng, winch
struck q chord IN tho popular heart, and aroused
to arms twenty millions OF freemen in defence
of their rights. Charleston is built on PENN
sula, at the confluence Of Ashley and cooper
Rivers. has q population OF 10000, and ls the
largest commercial metropolis in the Southern
Athntic States. Ths Charleston Hotel Is
4 magnificent establishment, reminding us
of our best Northern hotels, ard is filed with
company. Many Of them were Northerners,
some in search Of pleasure, and many looking
for lands and other chances for investment. !
have no time for q, elaborate description OF
Charleston, but it deserves all that could be
said in praise Of il. The scars OF the lombard
ment are everywhere visible. MANY OF tne
houses are palatial, indicating the arls'ocracy
Of which we have heard 80 much. ihe street
cars seem to be doing thriving BUSINESS sa rus
The general trade OF the place is dull. The
Yankees are gradually but surely getting
foothold in the trades and professions. Inc
old residents have no social intercourse win
Them. especially the females; but our seii.re-
liant New Englanders, many OF them soldlers
OF the Republic are as indepenaens anI %tsrd as Out
Many OF the windows Of the houses we're closed,
md it was remarked that nearly ell the ladies'
we're still In mournipg.s
-. THs STATE AND orTr GOVERNMENT.
Meanwhile the State government is admins
tered BY General R, z. Scott, with firmness,
va with conciliation. Wherever opportunity
offers he recognizes loyalty among the people,
forgetting the past, and asking only osediencs
and submission to the present: Very little en-
oouragement is extended to him by those who
have heretofore managed the State. He has
had sore struggle with the specuiators and
gamblers Who came to Columbia last winter to
anbsidIze the Legislature In the interest OF
certain railroad enterprises, and II the enort ls
made st the next session he Will be found a.
his post ss infexible as ever. The finances OF
South Carolina are well managed under his
careful and vigilant eye. The whole State debt
does not amount to twelve millions of dollars.
The bonds that were. selling at twenty-elght
cents on the dollar when he took possession
sre now worth fiom ffty-six to ffty-seyen.
The city debt Of Charleston was Ave millions
when the present Mayor &ss elected. and its
securities have risen from thirty-three to sixty
aioht Even the rebel papers OF the State
regard this fact with evident satisfaction.