Year: 1861

CHARLESTON, VA, Oct. Sth, 1861.


Editors CkroRicLe.-We are still IN this
delightful village We were always favor
ably impressed with the appearance of the
place and also with the surrounding cOun-
try, but at first the people were very dis
tant; treating Us with cold formality, but
however. as they become more acquainted
with US their fOrmality gives place to a
kind courtesy. The people here, as well as
elsewhere in The slave States take pride N
being polished. polite to theextent Of great
formality. This polish is never forgotten,
even among the most intimate friends
The ladies have little else to do besides
the cultivation of this genfEty, while the
gentlemen have plenty of leisure to both
admire and encourage it. This ngid Ell
squette never gives way to warmth of feel
ing and sentiment The people, since they
have become more familiar with our mo-
stiVes, do not hesitate to ask favors at our
hands, and are willing and anxious to grant
as many as they receive. Many freely dis
.eUss the great issues which are now before
the American people. Most of the men
wha have remained at home are strongly
Ia favor of compromise. They seem strong
in the faith that the rebellion viii termi-





nate In mutual concessions on the part of
both North and South. They are not yet
fully acquainted with the determination
which exists in the minds and hearts of the
people in the North. The feeling which
exists IN the minds of those who have
joined the Southern Army from here, as
reflected through their friends is, that this
war must end in the establishment of a
mOnarchical government on the ruins of
this Republic. Their friends openly say
that rather than suecomb to the North,
rather than endure the humiliation of such
an act, they viii consent to be governed
by the crowned heads Of Europe. They
have given up al idea of ever being able to
conquer the North. Their only hope is to
make draw game of it by turning the
whole country over into the hands of some
European power. This scheme shows the
worst mOtives-the basest ingratitude.-
The government has always, until this ad-
ministration, been in their hands, and has
always been administered with an eye to
their interests. They have had every
guaranty thrown around them. The peo-
pie of the North have yielded every thing
% them, from the very date of the govern
nent ITSELF and nOE they are repaid by a
pase attempt on the part Of the South to
petray them into the hands of some foreign
pOWer. The desire even Of some of these
PeOple is to live under such a government
IS shah give Southern ChiEalry" its
proper influence over the ruling power. Six
months ago if any one had told me that
u American citizen could become 50 base
to desire change from free republic
monarchy, 1 would hardly have believed
but that desire is undoubtedly general
the South, and their only hope; South
: n honor has given place TO Sssgratit~d<
he aristOcracy Of the South hatter them





Ives that they viii lose but little in this
se scheme, while the North viii lose
cry thing. They are convinced of the
eat love for free institutions which per-
des the whole North, and they are will
9 to give up what little attachment they
We for republican form of government


the sake of striking death blow to
ese cherished institutions


Last Friday 1 witnessed that most ter
lie of all things, a public execution.-l