New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-27
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THINGS ~ SOUTH cAR0LIYA.



COLUMBIA, S. c., Friday, June Is, 1855
Please present my compliments 10 the geatle-
man Of The Mississippi Free. Trader, and ALEC my
gmpathes on account q the very unpleasant
and unpalatable fact, that " somebody" 10 the
midst Of that deleetable community viii tell
the truth, and have II read too by the million
readers of the monster paper of the country.
A pleasant time may he have, in HE search
sitter truth novel cruise TO some people.
There is one thing you Northern men quite
overlook in your reasoning upon the vexed qses-
tious Of the day. You really seem to think that
the new fan Rled notion of the earths revelation
s true when every man can see for himself and
know that be isn't turning summersets every day:
Reasoning on just such fslse premises, you would
,rv 10 show that South Carolina Is not the O. inter-
nj the Globe and that NewYsrk and all the rest Of
creation must not, by memorable law, perform
their uazy dance around il. The sooner that
crotchet is got cut of your hesds the better
Would you like jotting or two from the chlv-
slric State Perhaps the conductor OF The Mer-
CRY will autter Ike his Mississippi brother
In my travels about the State | have picked up
some facts with reference to the working OF the
peculiar institution which It may do well 20
Keep before the people.
Some few weeks ago, in the town OF Chester,
York District, slave took il into his head to abb
sent himself few days from the scene Of his In
cesssnt and unrequited toil-perhaps to see his
family perhaps to recruit his exhausted strength.
! Re that az il may on Ms return 10 voluntary
| return am told) his brutal overseer seized upon
/ the poor wretch, and beat hm tall he died on the
/ spot The murderer left for parts unknown lper-
haps) and the miserable farce was enacted OF get
/ ting cut reward for bis apprehension. Whoever
expects that it will amount to anything more,
probably reckons without his host. The chiyalric
:, nth Carolinian must let the world know that no
| doesn't tolerate such abuses, but then you know
! it is rather delicate business to punish an over
seer for zeal in doing his duty, or for happen
ing 10 misudse in regard TO the size of his cadgel
or the force Of his blow. Chester is on the rail-
road from Columbia to Kings Mount where is
| to be grand celebration in October, in commem-
GRAFTON Of the battle fought there IN Revolution
! ary times-asd to which celebration President
: Pierce and his Cabinet are to be invited hear.
/ Wouldn't il be in keeping to send for Boston
d. d. to oficiate as chaplain on the occasion !
/ Perhaps the company by making diligent inqun-
les in Chester might learn something further,
wherewith to add to a new edition Of the South
FERN Side" or the argument for Squatter SOW
"ereignty" as illustrated in Kansas.
One more case: An old gentleman in Spartanbarg
Distr ct, few days ago tied up servant girl,
for the purpose of logging her, when her mother,
who seemed TO have some OF a m0thers
instincts at least intcrfered thereupon the en-
RACED master ordered slave TO hold the mother,
and sezing q bar of iron he aimed blow at her,
which, had not the slave released his hold, thus
allowing the woman to avoid the blow, muse have
killed her outright Renewing his attack with
the same weapon, she seized an ak to defend her
! self and her son coming to her assistance she
| killed her master upon the spot. Mother and son
are both TO be hung next month, for not controlling
their maternal and ial instincts in the rst place,
and then for saving their own lives, even az tho
expense Of their masters life. The master, was
told, was a very passionate man, having been often
known 10 abuse his own children shamefully, even
dragging them out of the house by the hair OF their
heads. Judge ye how kind master such man
would make. And yet it is one OF the worst lea
lures Of the " patriarchap system that the laws
of this State place almost unlimited power over
the life Of the slave in just such class OF mon
and they are not few, / can assure you;
Legrfe has his counterparts by hundreds all over
this country.
The above took place hard by the Cowpens,
where Northern blood nourished the "Tree OF
Liberty" in the struggle for Independence.
Think ye that these were the fruits the heroes
| that fell there were anticipating We would i'd
wise some Of our Northern friends, who so anx-
| ious that Americans should rule America" To-
journey through some portions OF the upper coun-
! 'try" OF South Carolina Georgia, &c, where the
! genuine Native Americans are to be- found, the
men who have, as Instruments IN others hands,
ruled America for the last halfcentury. May DO
they would 90 back with = new idea In their heads,
may be " sadder and wiser men" III they are un-
able to make the pious pilgrimage, we recommend
for their perusal some tables in the last census.
| But what of the signs Of the timesi" Is not
/ the time near when the might and the night com
bined are to triumph Or is Doughfaeedsm to
cringe little longerl Already the ehivalry"
are concerning their plans for the next Congress.
II is evident they hear the breakers ahead. Bully
Butler said to friend Of mine, short time ance,
/ that every Southern Senator and Representative
would 20 armed to the next Congress. We doubt
not that it would be more agreeable to him to nee
the Bowie.knife than argument in another eneoun-
ter with the gallant sumner. ViAToR.