Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-06-05

In Lady EMMMrNES STUART WoRTLEY's
book Of travels in the UNITED STATAs,
lately pulished in London, there is an ac-
count of her visit to the cotton plantation
of General TAYLOR, on the Mississippi,
which must present remarkable contrast
for English readers to the atrocious reports
they have been in the habit of. receiving
from other British travellers in this coun-
try. Her ladyship called on Gen TAY-
LoR in Washington, and was invited by
him to visit his cotton plantation when she
went South. She says:
"The late Presidents son was there, and
received us with the kindest hospitality
The slaves were mustered and marshalled
for US to see; cotton was picked from
few plants that had survived the late terri
Bile oyerAowing of the Mississippi, and the
interior Of one of the slaves houses was
exhibited to u.s. As to the slaves them
selves, they were as well fed, comfortably
clothed, and kindly cared for in every way
as possible, and seemed thoroughly happy
and contented. The dwelling house we
wentto look at was extremely nice; it was
most tastefully decorated and anexcellent-
ly furnished one; the walls were covered
with prints, and it was scrupulously clean
and neat
"V-expresscd great wish to see
some of the small sable fry; and a whole
regimen of little robust, rotund, black ba-
bies were forthwith paraded for her espe-
cial amusement: it was very orderly lit
IL, ,sca,,b1,o, ,,J :. cannot he Inn, ,,,,oJ
how nice and clean they all looked. Such
a congregation of little smiling, good-na-
tured, raven rolypolies never saw col
lected togethere before. One perfect
duck Of child was only about three
weeks old, but it comported itselfquite in
as orderly a manner as the rest, as ifit had
been used to give parties and assemblies,
and receive any quantity Of company from
every nation on earth alIits days, or rather
hours. 1t was as black as little image
carved in polished ebony, and as plump as
partridge, lin morning) These pitchy-
colorcd picaninnies differed from white
children in one cssentil particular, for they
were perfectly quictand silent; all wide
awake, but all still and smiling.
''Aftcr the main body had departed, a
small straggler was brought In, (whose
mother, perhaps, had lavished additional
cares upon its state toileite,) and it alone
apparently alarmed at finding itself thus
unsupported and insulted, testified its dis
appreciation at the presence of English
visitors by very mild squall. We saw
an older child afterwards, who was very
nearly white, with mulatto, and the father
almost white.
"V- was highly delighted with the
whole company Of little inky imps, from
first to last, nursing and fondling them in
high glee; and it may be readily conceived
that the mothers stood by equally enchant-
ed at having their little darkies SO appre-
ciated-and not a little proud-showing
their splendid glittoring teeth almost from
| car to ear.
/ "All the slases were evidently taken
the kindcst care Of on General Taylor's
| plantation. Men, women, and children
all appeared to adore Mr.. Taylor, who
seemed extremely Kind to them, and afa
bic with them"
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