New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-01


she filed il with alternate layers Of cOrn-cobs and
hot embers from tthe fire. This she placed upon
large block, which was evidently customarily used
for the purpose, in the center of the cabin furl-
o,ls smoke arose from it, and We soon began to
cough. Most too much smoke" observed the
man; hope twill drive out all the gnats, them"
There is a very minute flying insect here, the bite OF
which il excessively sharp
Suddenly the woman made her appearance in her
peticoat, having dropped off her outer garments,
and, taking the baby from the place where she had
deposited it. lay down and covered herself with the
quilts upon the floor. The man told me could
take the bed which remained On of the bed
steads and kicking off his shoes only, rolled himself
into blanket by the side Of his wife. / yentured
10 take of my crayat and stockings, as well as my
boots, but almost Immediately put my stockings on
again. drawing their tops over my pantalOens. The
advantage Of this arrangement was that, although
my face eyes, ears, neck and hands were immedi-
ately attacked the yermin did not reach my legs for
two or three hours Just after the clock struck
two distinctly heard the man and the woman and
the girl and the dog scratching, and the bOrse out in
the shed stamping and gnawmg himself. Soon after
ward the man exclaimed, Good God Almighty
mighty mighty mighty and, jumping up, pulled
of one of his stockings shook it, scratched his foot
yebemently, put on the stocking, and lay down
again with a groan. The two doors were open, and
through the logs and the openings in the roof saw
the clouds divide and the moon and stars reveal
themselves. The woman, after having been nearly
smothered by the smoke from the pan which she mad
originally placed close to her own pillow, rose ana
placed it On the sill of the windward door, where 1t
burned teebE and smoked Justify, like an altar to
our Lares oil night. Fortunately the cabin was
50 open it gave us little annoyance, while it seemed
to answer the purpose of keeping all flying insects
at distance.
When, Oh rising in the morning, / said that
would like to wash my face, water given me for
the purpose in an earthen pie-dsh. Just as break
fast, which was of the same materials exactly as my
supper was ready, rain again began to fall, pres
emily in such q smart shower as to put the fire out
and compel us to move the table under the least
leaky part of the roof.
AT breakfast occurred the following conversation:
"Are there many niggers in New-YOrk"
Every few."
How do you get your work done!"
There are many Irish and German people con-
stantly coming there who are glad to get work
TO dO.''
"Oh. and YOU have them for slaves :"
"They want money and are willing to work Sr
it. A great many American-born work for wages,
too"
What do you have to pay"
"Ten or twelve dollars month";"
"There was heap of lrshmen to work on the
railroad; they was paid dollar day; there was
gUOu UldDy dLcIlCdJr, too, uub ihocty my hou ~
tie carts and mules, and hauled dirt and such like
They was paid twenty-fy or thirty dollars month
and found"
What did they find theml"
"Oh, blanket and shoes expect; they put up
kind o. tents like for em to sleep in all together"
"What food did they find tbemi"
ooh common food; bacon and meal"
What do they generally give the nsgers on the
plantations herc?"
"a peck of meal and three pounds of bacon is
what they call allowance, in general, believe. 1t
takes heap o. meat on big plantation. was on
one of William Il. Kings plantations over in Ala
bamy, where there was about fifty niggers, one Sum
day last Sumner, and see 'em weighin ont meat
Tell you, it took powerful heap on it. They had
an old niger to weigh it out, and he want no ways
particker about the weight. He just took and
chopped it of, middlins ia chunks, aud he'd throw
'eIn into the scales and if piece weighed pound
OF two over he wouldn't mind it; he never took
none back Amt nggers mighty sassy at the North y
No, not particularly"
" 'inf they all free. them heln so."
eyes"
"Well, how do they get along when they is free !"
IL never have seen a great many IN know their
circumstances very vel. Right about where live
they seem to me to live quite comfortably; more so
than the niggers these big plantations do should
think"
- Ho. They have mighty hard time on the big
plantations. I'd rather be dead than to be niger
on one of these plantations"
"Wby, thought they were pretty wei! taken
care Of on Them"
The man and bis wife botRlaughed.
"Why, they are Wen fed, are they not
"Oh, but they work 'em so hard. My God, Sir,
in pckin time ON these big plantations they start en
10 work fore light, and they don't give EN- time to
eat"
II supposed they generally gave them an hour or
tive at noOn."
mo, Sir; they Just carry piece of bread and
meat in their pockets and they eat it when they can,
siandin' up. They have hard life ont, them that's
on big plantations reckon yOu can get along about
as well without slaves as with 'em, can't you, In
New-YOIkr
In New-York there are not nearly 50 large a
proportion of very rich men as there are here
There are very few people who farm over 300 acres
and the greater Dumber-nineteen out OF twenty, L
suppOse-work themselves with the hands they EN-
ploy Yes, think it's better than it is here, for
all concerned great deal. Felix's that can't afford
TO buy negcrs get along great deal better in the
Free States / Think and guess that those who
could afford 10 have nggers get along better without
them"
II no doubt that's so. wish there want no
niggers here. They are great cuss to this cOun-
try, expect But wouldn't do to free 'em; that
wouldn't do no how ~
Are there many people here who think Slavery
u curse to the country 7"
"Oh, yes, a good many. / reckon majority
would he glad if we could get rid Of the niggers.
But il wouldn't never do to free EN- and leave EN-
here. / don't know anybody hdrdty, in favor OF
that Make 'em free and leave 'cla here and they'd
steal everything We made Nobody couldn't live
here then"
among people Of this Glars. They were repeated to
oot OF ms