The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-12
Our Alexandria Correspondence.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. 7, 1867.
The Weafhsr--M Movements of the Negroes-7He
Insurectionary ETcitsment-One Of the Letters
Found on Negro-Vai Of SYaue Properly
Hiring Out Bond Presidential Vots.
The New Year was introduced about this vicinity
by slight fall of snow. The four or five last days
of the year $50 were delightful indeed.
There is but little news stirring at this time.
The supposed contemplated massacre of the
whites by the blacks, OF course caimsa large share
of general and individual attention. The latest in
this line is the discovery in the county of Caroline
Va, of further evidence confrmatory of the pre-
vious suspicious on this subject. On the night of
Christmas eve, negro man by the name of Thorn
ton, for many years sailor on the Kappa
hammock river, with two others, were arrested,
and upon him q letter was found indicating
a plot which was to be speedily executed.
The people of the county are very much excited,
and have given the negro two hundred lashes to
make bin disclose the whole history of the note,
but he persstently refuses, and says he will die FIRST.
From the highly exasPerated state Of feeling among
fog him till 0eath stays the lash, If he stubbornly
holds out in his refusal
Here is a copy of the letter found on the negro
NY iIAR FgIsND-You must certainly remember what
have carried things thus far plaos where
tAid, and don't make any disturbance untu wo
ana les any rns %sp ,S.,
rsit, aud the country Is ours csrtan-oring all our
frepesEe'l them Il they want freedom to cone.
Don q let leak outfit you should get In any difficulty
send me word immee lately to afford protection Nee, ct
the tIo'.iDs and prepare tor sunday night for the
n ighborbc cd freeooD--freedom. your old friend.
r. S-Dont let any body soc this W. r.
This letter, perhaps, was written by some iend
ish sbofionisI pr0wiDg among us, and ~ the same
time enjoying the hospitality and kind attentions
OF tbose whose iDdis crimina'e and bloody de-
blacks who are induced to rush on to
their own inevitable ruin by their worst
enemies. How true the sentimeDt-"fools rush in
where angels fear 10 tread"
should one Of these hellhounds be nabbed il will
hardly be well with him. They would not hang, but
boil him.
Notwithstanding the many indicate ,ns Of con.
tenp'ated instruction, there has been no depreca-
ton Of value in slave properly, as indicated by the
almost Unprecedented prices at which they have just
hired by The year. Our great annual hirings are
pow jutt abcnt ove--men bringing from sl50 to
$50; those who are smiths or other mechanic
ringing between 5000 and $500; boys from 10 to 20
yesrs of age from $50 70 $140; girls from Is to IL
Years old, ranging at from $50 TO $70 and women at
$40 to sl00.a sometimes more. In addition to
this, the who hires a negro has to pay his taxes
clotbe and yfeed him well likewise which runs the
amount up rather bigh and II the negro is sick du
ring the year the hirer has TO lose the time. no de
ducfion being made for II unless an agreement he
entered into especially 10 that end.
For the curiosity Of your many readers in the
nonslave holding States, form OF a bond for the
hire Of n negro, Is herewith given
On before the first day or January, 1853 We bind
obpge ourselves, heirs, assgnocs &c to pay
TO A. hs heirs ssssnees, &c, the OF $780, for tue
hire Of servant jack tor the year 1861 We fur
,bsImore bind ourselves, so, &c 70 treat the said
gro Jack hpmsney 70 furnish MIN with good and sub
papsl summer and winter clo,hiog consisting OF coat
and fo suit q thick ana warm CLOTH all WOOL, bat and
air Of boots yarn soc, two pair and three shirts and
enc large heavy BLANKET: and TOR summer the usual
amount OF summer clohipg-shoce hat, shirts, pants
lo N, &c. We DO also bind ourselves 10 pay oil his
ASe' and no should be sok 10 employ physician 70
attend HIM, &c.
Given under our hands and seals, 40. q D., (seall
d.. (seal
kTbe custom IL 10 have good security in each case
hence the Joint bond. There are number OF for.
mers from New York and Connecticut &c. that
have settled in this part Of Virginia and II is
ing 10 notice with what facility they slide into the
southern custom Of employing slave labor.
TIE official vote Of Virginia In at last announced,
and Buck and Breck's majority is 3O,22l-a little
ahead Of any other State.