Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-03-11
LETTER FROM CHARLESTON,
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Dear Register-I am not responsible
for some things in the last letter from
my pen. You have made these typo
graphical errors, which | write to cor
rect For "crabs' you have srabs for
"race's schism" yeu make me say race
scheme; for considerably" referring
to the body OF my church, you have
printed considered; for ''etfect you have
affect. l will not mention few occur
ring in my first communication.
Saturday last, went to DIR. Bachmans
church. 1t is an old building. l would
think i. was built about the time of the
Lutheran. Church of your place E.,
the old church. I stood where he had
frequently delivered Gods message.
Not in the same pulpit-for | think this
! must have been placed in the church
since his death being the most mod
ern-looking thing about the church,
Beneath the spot, upon which be had
stood SO long, is his crypt AS yet no
tablet has been placed over his body.
1t is to be done, however, believe.
The German Lutherans have a fine
church edifce in an excellent locality.
Not so good at this time, however, as 1t
is directly opposite ''the citadel, gar
rison of Federal soldiers, at which place
Sabbath evenings, crowds flock 10 lis
ten TO the Band, which they have with
them. 1t is quite new thing 10 see
companies of soldiers. There must be
considerable force here. One ofthe
detachments is occupying the building
used before the war, as Military Acad-
emy building. Pressed judge. 10
use war nomenclature.
Have seen strawberries for sale, up
wards of two weeks ago.
Markets said to be excellent here.
Education among the colored people
is progressing. Have good schools.
Teachers mostly white. Near my board
ing place, there is school accommoda-
ting from 500 to 1000 As a people,
anxious to learn. Great deal OF anal
gamatiCn here. l saw concourse OF
people at a church, which had been
pointed ont to me as st. Mark Episco-
pal (colored) church. Went 10 1t. Did
not see black face. began to ques-
ton the verac!ty Of my informant. Up
on further investigation, | found this
statement corroborated. | thought they
were foreigners. They were in the
main, about the color OF Spaniards.
Many of the most responsible offices
of the State now filled by colored men.
I So far as | can find out there is as much
prejudice against Yankees among the
negroes as among the whites. Neither
seem TO have any stock in them. They
regard them as ''bad paper" This was
more than legal tender few years
ago. Now it is deprecated to such an
extent, that those who made any IN
yestments then, in such stock, would
compromise now at about one-halt cent
in the dollar, and some | take it, would
pay good premium to get rid Of such
paper. The influence of such Northern
men as came here after the war, is about
as valuable as Confederate shin plasters
i, e., simply worthless. More than
this it is considered a nuisance aud the
people are glad to get rid Of it.
see you have not corrected your
mistakes as to my departure &c. say
now, that the whole thing was mis-
take except that 81 accepted an invita-
tion to preach here.
Market notes Ipassed through the
main market Saturday Q9th.) Saw fine
new potatoes, onions, salad, beets, rad
ishes and such vegetables as we have
months hence. Heretofore Florida has
furnished this city with early vegeta-
hles She was Lot needed this season.
l was told by market woman, that
there had been new potatoes, in the
market all winter. The fish market is
excellent. To this l testify, having
tried the quality and seen the quantity.
Quite demonstration here upon the
22nd, ult The companies making the
pageant were; Company L. S. Artil
lery, Charleston Light Dragons, Ger
man Hussars, Band, Carolina Rife
Club, Sumpter and Palmetto Guards,
Washington Light Infantry, Music,
German Fusilliers, Wagner Artillery,
Irish Volunteers Rife Club, and Wash
ington Artillery. The attachment for
the grey cropped out upon this occa-
sion. The uniforms being mostly Of
this color.
! After marching through the principal
streets, they repaired to libernian Hall.
Here Gen. Wade Hampton addressed
them. am glad to know that Wash
ington is not forgotten here. 1t sound
ed anomalous to persons for me to con-
fess that in Virginia, the birthplace Of
the hero-the good and great mamie
| should be forgotten-that no evidence
should be furnished of gratitude TO him
by her sons and daughters-Q mean
not the confession but the fact is anon
alous. ! am writing hurriedly and your
readers must make due allowances.) 1t
shamed me to have to admit that our
people would allow any man to sup
plant Washington, or tend to make
them forgetful of him. This seems to
be a patriotic people. They got i. in
their mothers milk To eradicate this
principle is impossible. 1t can only
die with the people, or be enfeehled il
they degenerate. AT present | should
say this is a sort Of hot-bed OF patriot
ISM
A society Of ladies raised upwards of
$4,000, fo- the Lee monument the night
of The -o2r1 hy u,hlaapy ap3 n snnuer