The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-13
WAYSDE NOTES In THE OLD DOMINION,
Impressions Of the Slave Institutions
of the South.
LIFE IN THE FAR WEST.
Pleasant Realities Of the Backwoods
and Prairies.
THE LAKE SCENERY OF NEW YORK,
N<D0no->osAn1o-NoO-n~N1-
END OF THE SEASON.
10, Ac., kc.

captains upon James river call IT, the traveller, who
sntysx hours before paced the srees Of New York,
much struck by the appearance Of the country Some
sninvitn bills OF clay, few ships and whsrves, diaP
dated rsrosd together with sundry gangs Of negroes
~ho equally happy they sing and Poll the tobacco
sgsheAcs roll and drink at the whiskey barrels are
no dsns shipg features OF City Point Being seated In
oars the South Side Railroad for Petersburg you
hsile greasy, sborng locomotive brought up, the whs
sounds you off, but not like lightning, The
"Ere with the spool of the wind the "Hudson
River" but IT pace which allows you long 70 conem
plate sunrise which you viii never forget, and 10 feel
toe directors fully justified In limiting the veloc
~ BY reason OF the franess Of their property. The
srs small, dirty, and rattle you 60 along like the
Of skeleton. Reaching Petersburg, nnd large
aepos and some gentlemany negroes Who obgngly take
yser feet for the moderate charge Of quarter.
You then jum Int, Yankee omnibus and conveyed
r. the hota for breakfast; sightpg think . mistake
hes naoe and have been conveyed to the hoAp
~, the street i 80 sll hardly soul moves In II, the
gcsss Is growing bet Seen the psyemene, the house
goomy ia doors open wi dsloerson and cauion and
he d, or stands man who looks ike better anato-
At breakfast We discover error, for meet many
New York nsrchan, drs.n to Petersburg BY ousI ess
pleasure; sit with editors, lawyers and planters,
and segia TO get pc, vrgioa beauty. There Is no
eh or fretco Dot there oomlort aud good company;
hsre sarcheo and irtolsnt ~hiie man behind your
chair, but there Is obedient, smiling slaye
meal ever again ana oursel ses in tho OF the
soo,h SIDE Railroad, ucketed for Lynchburg, 1913 miles
1ksAnt
me tain accompanied, by the way, by very
seYprhng negro Before we started he appeared with
u the papers Of Peters burg and thought
he had dey otsd The OF these valued paDn.
sAons but presently .e found him hsndog the b.sgae,
nsn t1lng the brakes ana lo when Aier in the day,
20 vent into The smoking car there discovered
VI barrel OF fish, which he sold 1t the various stations
Hsd lob travelled by the slulh 81 road In his "day
ed sene, alton nj. patent spirit would nadly have
woethev the delays OF the stations
ranged for the convenience Of selling shsd that the
ara he ~ nY apdz
oarsap Is that nucS time thus ided away road
sir line, but ont Of IL way Ia the most freni
srratc inns; Is peri'ousiy suspended blooming val
eys; II cyeeps James river several tmos, aud not
you into l. robburs upon an eI.sDsvs piece Of frame
york, every foot OF which seems 10 have contracted ne
sxue from the surrounding mHshe:
what IN W all street, obaoco 10 10 Lynchburg
They "bOl" II, and "bear" t and CORNER Is. Enormous
plantation Wagons dawn by svo three and four horses,
ouue 10 ubeiirg uto town, loaded down ~itn The great
rape; deposited in fngs piles In The warehouses, pro
pcSy labelled With the name Of the planter Who ns II,
a.y horn Is b,wn ior .he faithful 70 as.emSle, and
eosse begins - exciting a. at our sock Eschsngc.
man y enc ing ard - at :. 1l,, M zoo sn
=, space Of time. rhere thev burro~ amongst IL like
rabbits n -aren. and expatiste upon is merits - eIe
gaiuy - they we're expoandisg the constitution.
In The stnes In the SER ., n the h,sels, tho hk is
soLsooo, iobsooo; minsles with every in,erest-n
sorse you come nearer o tne norm Of another wax
We pronensdes and every friend ~aves hs salute with
a .
nsgy factories ,h-os forth IL aroma, ~ ID prepared
h~ 6ssAct msrtett
hws exceeoney polite for our host :, the hose % mecs
usooth slnoly Virginia welcome his topgue but
Of his sheess an the soushness Of his teak
sdmauished us say "fareweun We next paaed by
ne vi sipa Railroad mo Bedford IT,
rns -ell condacsed spendidly equipped, ard 10
~on State, Bedford OF the ancst wheat and
syaon coonues in Virginia The planters Of
ueAsh, education and thrf managing their estatcs with
mech system aud proal
av,r,ins lsnsr |. q high toned gentleman; he Ia,
ssveled fond ~ literature, ART, and ,hs bcsutful In
pnascs he SURROUNDED BY booss pic.ures, and every
oomfor, which aid pleasure 10 hfo; neB aovcman,
hunter, he loves company and ease, his hospitality Is
~~Ssa,, and his heart ever open like his eoor.
e,sned mstrons and young ladies' adorned with all the
rr~oes which lineage and breeding bertow
northern oounry maiden il not 70 be recognised In the
virginia lady; the, oneeks ruddy roses; their
rlsn not hsasn,y. bot commanding and their
son both eloquent and learned.
We may smie ss se vie~ the grim old cities, the de.
rnsmsd VII sscs the crazy railroads Of Virgins; out her
cere teach M much In that ooury demeanor -hon
\ mo ie<i OF bi N.
social ifs smopsr the psuiers s posscssed OF MANY
oAasms fbey visit continually, ana ever on the alert
/, ,s-fy ther rreudy feelings rhe guest invitsd
his arrival 10 partske Of refresbment generally con
ssaSs Of csse and vine: dinner q served .ith much
eyt~o during VAN ~ealher In the open
sr psry whole neigh borhocd 10 invited and many
ON tovn. all Of ~hom ere goriou,iy entertained for
says In summer The carpets are taken from the hors,
~toh Of pne sod highly polished light curtains hang
NnnUNs,
satrNBoc 70 sae swccteDed air.
We mv much of slavery n exists In the ssate, and
h~ayrly wisn ~e roud transfer some OF he vre'ched
vsSahonds -bo nrest se~ York 1, The enjoyment OF
c,mrovn. rdy cabins abundance Of food aud clothing
the coron Of ,ne iororn slave, -he reekius gsres
ravvs'ion, ~ickednces and cha seemingly nsepe
rssie With Northern freedom There ec the negro N
aoress, pponed with poverty deprsved, srulsius in
s~eu prsyiur a the sane altar with their masters In
s~s uur.cd By his kindly hand, and, 10 health goipg
ssy " their duties ~hicn cnlvsnei by suener and
hs ,ons No, the slave Of Virginia d .he White man.
cor-ccsion" w~ being beld .. Oh arch tended BY
rs senusm.r .nose rssissnos ,s .s ere .eidins Vol
srene of esi rural beauty, mpoeed OF hiIi, valley
Forrest and a~sy beyond the mi ist Of clouds
owned up the "nuted tors" Of the alue Ridge Emerging
sso the public -osd, We soon rssosed the churun
ryucture Of brick, ounded by noble trces Without
:cr sar hor.cs, -heh Allied % -euerssd p.ss 70 The
sws sussv i'm ion Of Young virsia,s Many came
.-sss, Bsnind some Of me carriages appcar cor ysn
besring upn his head bastct covered With snowy nap
sins, The pcrpoee o. Which WI soon sppear mere are
dance 70 -nicn much attention s given, not only by the
vse por aon Of NE congregation but By crowd Of slaves
me Ss r"~ rrsS.. ~nsrs % 'se time i occupied until
mat Of the afternoon 10 70 begin. The before men Ion
s sssS" sSd SsP .@ cold sS
svcci, cake, PICKLES, presevvss NO. .non are handed
sos " u. ssr,s. s Of .Js ,s ssdps =. .s = us Sss =.
ssr be shadow of old b. Stephens, and IN the sArs OF
a The eIoss o. ,ovs,y s.y In Nay ~s rssched the
ssonslcv home friend and planter the landscape view
6 vnich n recalled By the lines of Virginia poet
gan, n m,unt,ins cave ned Valleys,
thsGgy manfing o'er them;
les hills scattered round yuu.
Win their fruitful vslhes tsemlnG.
Paradise h all before you-
Paradise NJ Old Domnion-
Old Virgins In her girrv.
In hcr rural GLOW smiling,
here In this sweet vale before y0u-
Here IN this wide range behind you.
s'sht The ssnss o. negroes rssurned nom .hs neds,
and drcv near the house, tempted by notes OF ban
wbch oue ~ our p~rty fingered -ith considerable skill
rnsy vere invited 10 dance, which they A hrss umidy
Bot ~espcc fully declined me p,us,o vss however doing
~ sure work; they came nc~ev and ne e.rer; ono hid
sr'ce HE coat and bsgsn q break so~n then another
ruled on hts sho@ not stopping 70 strings IN
h hurry anc joiued the other until we're el,her bu.y
70 the dance o. keepirg time Cheeriiy sounded 10,
ssnic, now the hands ~ negro forwsrf and back NJ
and down, fr cd the ssble sroup--now they vied -ltt
ssch other In fantastic sep., nov they shouted 9Th
sagbasr and sppsuse, and now made the psrspI s,or
ss ~ they twisted througn the mszes OF some -lt