The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-04-05


4 Upssa Ares, March =, 1853.
Your lsstsr Of March ~, shas received q
PiAqssmins q the sins vss ssasy 70 lsass
See homo. touches on The peculiar iaatitusioa
Iof The seuth-shs instisstioa that for shest
6ms eeald leok y b, to ~ new peint of
vtew. Il b wore for the white raes than tie
baack. The oppressor il more % be pitied than
the oppcessed. The slaves have their cabias
and foeA provided foe ahsm, and undsr the
Whip Of che ovessssr they and employment
every day, Sunday not excepted, and all the
kesrs Of avery day they are fully and constant
y employed. At these sugar plantations they
ere we'll fed and clothed and housed, and net
ovsr-worked. The master takes pride 10 them
q he would in his lot Of horses OF mules, and
their strict discipline, that like the military,
extends to their dress and clsanness, gives them
(ths slaves) an cir Of cemfort in their subordi-
nation. They seem lees degraded BY their pas
svisy under the oligarchy than the servile white
men Of the surrounding community. The me.
chanics, the livery stable keepers. the shop
keepers, the merchants, the school teachers,
the Rev. dominies, having NO slaves. are them.
selves covering slaves. The lordly oligarch
rolls By in his carriage (evsn in the present
nud) With his footman as the back of him. Is
would be . degradation to walk. The white
shop keeper approaches him with lifted hat, and
ssrvility more marked than that of . slave
Every look and oct confirms the superiority Of
lordly cast.
- nhAA enHM eR,n "a
and the sonl-the face and the soul Of
Rich hssssss-a merchant or druggist from New
Hampshire, who has made some money-an old
Presbyterian, . bachelor, . aabbath school
teacher. It 10 washed in to the soul Of William
zee, merchant from Virginia, . bachelor,
drsssy, 40 years old, never goes to church,
always smokes, always is ready TO run at the
coming Of lordly carriage, quotes and can
quote all the owners Of plantations from Baton
Rouge to New Orleans. especially the widow
owners-the widows are the msjority-their |
husbands haEe died of dissipation. The servile |
color is washed into the face Of the Rev. school
teacher Of the North, mum, conservative, At
tentive to the ladies, dull preacher, good |
teacher. The ladies also like him and invite |
him and his Northern friend to dinner At the |
plantation especially the widows invite-the
carriage is sent, We meet widows, as the French |
say, bean coup-no men-the rooms are large, |
high, handsomely. even magni6centy fur
nished. The ladies are owners Of plantations
orange plantation, below New Orleans-sugar, |
near Plaquemine-cotton, on the s. E. border |
Il
chant Of St. Louis, the daughter Of our present |
hostess is at home for the winter. The |
ladies are intelligent, easy and graceful, ex-
treWely well dressed. The conversation takes
rather q religious turn, but without cant. Mrs.
Edwards says che has concluded she must sell
her plantation for her overseer will work her
negroes on the Sabbath-she cannot prevent it.
Her slaves number, say 200; her plantation,
1000 acres. The sugar house and oil the prop
erty will bring At sale from $500. 200 to $780,
600. This, by the by. not from lady.]
The lady widow OF the orange plantation 10
relict of New England U. S. Engineer. She
would be willing to cell her plantation to q man
from the North. Her daughter, aged ls. is
fair, blonde, blue eyes, yellow hair. The man.
sion where We we're was spacious and the eur
roundings would compare with the Manor
House, near Albany. The carriage was order
ed to convey us home, in the cleaning distance
q miles below Plaquemine. The Pontchar-
train lady has accepted the invitation of her
sister, our hostess, Mrs. E., and will reside with
her the coming year, as she must yield wholly
to the overseer who has charge of her plants-
ton, and she does not desire to dwell alone
The dinner Was elegant, without wine. The
blessing Was said by the Dominic
run into this narration without premonition.
Il may carry your mind moment to the sunny
South. The great Slidell's bill is in the tomb of
the Capulets. The strength Of the North is on.
ward, slowly. If We let the institution alone
in toe States that hold it-this is all--is 1t not
more than they can expect at our hand?
H. l., L. ~f HA