Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-05-14
SAVANNAH souTH-sIDE VIEW.

on 4 visit to the south for the benefit of his
health. In his illusions to slavery the main
features of the system are very briefly but We
ry clearly presented 1t was written for the
Christian Intellgcncer and has been copied
from that paper.
Pulaski House, Savannah, April 4, 1856.
sit was easy thing, my dear Ingenuus, to
break away from flock that was enjoying the
refreshing baptism of the Holy Spirit in snch
full measure as has been meted out to old Mar
ket-street Church for the last two months
But series of labours that brought life and
JOY to the soul, brought also WEAKNESS to the
body; so have turned hither for week OF
recuperation. The soft air of spring comes
in my open window this morning most deli
ciously. The wild olives in Monument Square
are in full leaf; and over in yonder rich plan
ter's courtyard the Japonicas blaze in crimson
glory. The season is comparatively backward
here, but o what a contrast TO the icc-blocka-
ded streets of New York
eve left the Empire City on 29th of March,
in the good steamer Knoxville, with that prince
of sssailing-masters," Captain Ludlow. For
two days and three nights We have the usual
melange OF smooth seas and rough-o ''qualms'
! in the cabin and promcnades on the rolling
deck-of long, prosy talks around the smoke
| stack-of accommodating of ships and seagulls,
and looking out for lighthouses. Captain Lud-
| low fed us well by day, and old Neptune rock
ed us grandly by night; but it was rather
welcome sight to see the muddy Savannah rip
| pling past our ''porthoies" on Tuesday morn
| ing. We were at the wharf, with long row
! of smoky, RridcweIl-lookingc cotton warehou-
ses lining the river side. The city stands on 4
| bluff, and these warehouses are entered from
the city side by the third story. \ monster
| omnibus is moored on the wharf, with 81. Ste
| phenson, New York" on the panels Near
| " every manufactured article, from 4 coach TO
a coach whip, comes from the North. Even our
| bill OF fare announces sPhiladelphia beef" and
..New York mutton.'' II the hot bloods of
slavery agitation "disSolve the Union,'' fear
t that Savannah will starvc.)
awe mount the huge omnibus, and land at
the ''Pulaski,'' large old-iashioned, comfor-
table hotel, mostly filed with Northern inva-
lids and up-country planters. The square in
! front of the house contains a group of olives
! and locust-trees, with marble monument TO
the heroic Pulaski, who fell at the siege of Sa-
vannah in 1898. One of the young ebonies be-
ing asked by stranger what the monument
| was, replied, ssAh, massa, l 'spose dat is de
| sign of de Pulaski House,
Savannah is pleasant city-rectangular,
like miniature Philadelphia. 1t abounds i'll
public Squares most admirable arrangement
that might be advantageously copied in more
of our northern cities. Some Of the new bull
| ,to ,-iIl frlc hat.
prevails in Ncw-Haven. On account OF the
dampness they are elevated from the earth,
with high ssstoops," the awkward Yankee
phrase goes In front of my window is the
| tall spire of Dr.. Prcston'S beautiful church,
where the eloquent Kollock once preached;
| Dr. Preston has now there the most wealthy
| congregation of the city As write you, a
! troop of negroes are passing through the
| square, dragging an engine home from fire,
! "a large rice mill burned last night,) and sing
ing wild melody at the top of their voices.
Others are strolling along with large burdens
| or tubs of water on their heads, at a pace
bout as lively as young elephants. 4 month
| of such slo,r nlovemcnts as see here among
white and black would give me an spoplexy!
son the day we arrived, q sale of negroes
took place in SsWright Square, - near Dr. Pres
! toms church. The vulgar auctioneer with the
utmost cooln sss opened the mouths Of the ne
gro women, and made them display their white
teeth, as If they had been sheep in the sham
| blesi They, the women, also held up their
| hard horny hands, to show that they would
make s.good feld-hands - The auctioneer
went up from five and ten dollar bids until he
| reached $3.50 for a Young lad. A meek-look-
| ing mother with her two children were knock
ed off together at a moderate price. Some of
our Northern fellow-passengers looking on
| with intense Indignation at this barbarous spec
tacle, worthy of Rome in her lowest days of
heathen degradation. l believe that none of
| the clerical apologists for slavery have ever
| yet had the hardihood to lisp word in defence
| of the auction-block.
eYou ask me, my dear Ingenuus, what is
my candid impression of slavery after few
days glimpse of the best phases of the insti-
tuition. 1 answer most frankly, Worse than 1
| erpected.'' Not that have seen any personal
| cruelty to the black race although a negro
was most brutally beaten yesterday close to
our hotel by passionate overseer- The blacks
| are mostly we'll fed and well clad. Many are
most kindly treated. In the interioi' "here
| the overseer is man of iron, they are thrash
| cd and mauled most villainously. But few of
| tho,, "a, read a welI-dressed man who waits
a. our table told me he could not spell his own
name Said he, 81 bleeve it begins wild Co
Some negroes are thrifty, and have managed