The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-07-13
For the Times.
LETTER FROM CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON July 4


"The whirligig of Time has once more
brought around the once glorious 4th.-"the
birth day of American Independence - which
used to be ushered in with the booming of artil-
lery, the sound of martial music and the rhetor
ical aourishes. Of political aSpiraats; but.:::the
whirligig of Time brings about its revenges,"
too. We have lived long enough to find out that
lessons of thepa may be forgottcn-that "liog-
ma CAarta is but little more than q blank paper
when impious men bear sway"
Here, in the old city by the sen, where oft
Iauld Pinckney, Hayne Hamilton. Grayson were
wont to clect.ify the people by their patriotic
eifusions, the day is given upto the .'noo" Amer
lean citizen, who turns out, armed and equipped
in gay uniform, to celebrate day which neither
;gavo him his freedom, socially or politically
But "whats IIecuba to him or he to IIccuba?"
He is bent upon having good time of it, and
appropriates day as quietly MS he would any
other personality. But it is all very well-thc
glorious associations of the old 4th are embalmed
in the past-we have begun n 'noo" epoch
let its celebration be committed to those who
may sec in it any scmblancc of deliverancc and
liberty, Hail Columbia, Happy Landr' is
played out.
You have doubtless noticed that the Chamber
of Commerce has accepted the invitation of the
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce to visit that
city, and test the quality of That sore headed
Cincinnattan who complained that he had not
been treated with civiity by the Charlcstonians
had not been, forsooth introduced to the Ia
dies and made lion of. That gentleman will
have q chance now of walking out the Cincin-
natti Bellies. 1t is unfortunate that the Charles
ton delegation contains so few beaux on its list.
The Chamber of Commerce has very compla-
cent way of removing obstacles. The Committee
appointed by it to do the Legislatureon the usury
law, reports 'that the further consideration of
the question was naturally influenced by the
representations of the opinion of the Chamber
of Commerce." 1t is worth noting, moreover,
that the Committee appointed by the Chamber
to report on the cause of decline in the job
hing trade of the city, ask leave to report that
hesuh ect mattcriss so extended and the difficulty
of obtaining facts so great, as will demand much
time and labor, report progress, and ask for fur
ther time-and that will be the end of it.
Whenever you run against the S. c. Railroad
III Ch"iicSton, Sou VIII hhu yVurSol running
round1ia circle, and soon ending where you
began. But there is better day coming. The
U. S. Supreme Court has made another decision
in favor ofthe Changers, and public opinion
will not be pooh -poohed down much longer on
subject of such vital Importance to the work
ing classes. The burden-whether it be taxes
discrimination, or what not--ultimately falls up
on the farmer
The New York Journal Of Commerce., in COM
innniins apo" p~:i---l---ssr0o, UHcro sonIc very
sensible suggestions. y western paper charges
to the Law regulating Railroad freights the loss
of $50 ,O0O, 900 in the depreciation Of Railroad
stocks and bonds in Iowa. But, says the Jour-
nal Of Commerce., in other States, where there is
no regulation Of Railroads, the decline in the
face value Of securities representing that kind
of property, has been at least as bad, and in some
instances even worse. The trouble in the rail
roads in Iowa, is not caused by legislation, but
by the overbuilding of lines, by CORFU pt or weak
arrangements, and ty the universal depression
of business.
If the Railroad Companies, instead of COM
planning of the State law, passed. for the protcc-
ton of the public against their rapacty, would
cut down their working expenses and practice
'hc shhe e0onV"J s"u wow
cessful private business, they would have less
reason to complain of sunken values.
There is vast deal Of good sense in this and
more Railroad than the Iowa ones could be bene.
fitted by its observance.