Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-07-05

l..,..... D., I'm! a.oaI Hsatcry-ss.e Value Of
., ;.,5r--E,ylI t,oa,; Work AS " Speciality.
qb..b,v i. the caption Of a lengthy Editorial in the
Charleston Courier, Ct the 18th inst, giving history
". r.,r.rrcss and completion Of the Charleston and
sr,o-aa Rail Road, upon which there Is at this time
10. ra. two miles of the tract to finish, omtting'
,.o br,1,;r. over the Savannah river. 1t IS con-
,...-,...3 ly ,b, Contractors to have the whole
,..il om Charleston to Savannah river completed by
,.l5+5r. August next The C0lo"r says
..7no hundred and ten negroes are now at work on
cha ri Ifyond the Savannah River, under the contract
~. ues.rs 1rane Singietary, whose success PIomn'
D.. ~s tI INV ia this heavy contract have Afforded
and striking exhibition of the value ana uses Oh s'a''
',Ior properIy organized and controlled. .:
Asts Illustration and evidence VIII poSse3@ Eie "a
[a and interest in of the proposed and proJecteo
& ~ m The south we take aston to invite attenlloh
n few facts wh. we have derived rom cdeiul
In addition to ordinary difficulties OF the rallroad
. l wa. The Great and pervadmg obstacle OF a region,
br,ng sumner half Of the veal, to the most fatal
diseases climates climate wIlcn, 4 a. w
argad i pmIeutIy patriotic and hostile TO strabgeTS'
VG ordinary white hirelng labor, such as coud nave
WIN o tor this work any contractor would have
S rtnnste if with the best Of management and econom
sI rra1ation he could have secured SIX months lul
work e year In other words, contractor win lo
reDg sbor undertaking this road III NOVEMBER 800
I Dr}a Ginpletarv began their cOntract) might nave
nectpd with good luck aud favorable seasons, 70 Ii"'
flushed 1862 or early IN 1853. n saw dpn,iaI an
59ripdjcaed by nature and history ana proVuenH1 az
imminent for this region Drane Slnglelary nave no" W.
rV finished the work. In eighteen mohVhs leS nay b
with slave labor what they could not nave GOno J o
bIT tIrea wears, and what would have been done even
1at time by white labor at great loss OF me- anu ~
rnrc with great losses interest, time, &C., 10 lhe Oon
raDv and The community. 80. , g.;
NE irj1n has been too generally entertained that A1f
c,n b under the beuefceDt system OF cOntrol anu su
- o.t,Iii.bcd by our Southern relationship OF mas
Ter and servant was only adapted to Cotton anu h, ;
ed culture In the instance before us, we nu d %
and tr1pba proof to the contrary and III tne
Ns,s,s DTane Singleary, lind also an lAusILalion
Tue advantages possessed aud acquired by thQsG mno
railroad work a business, or IN oIher anu '0NHN'0 P
Lett readers should suppose argue that the sPeeH
achieved in this difficult WORK, agaln IA ficon Ia
GcImae and SOIL to he credlIed, noS ~ ~ ;o
m 50 IDu as to accHmated labor, enured 10 Tue reSI
vUed over we may state that OF the large Iunoe W ~
gOes worked by Draue Sngletary' very IaIge ~
I FINN, Virginia and nearly ali Of the remainder lr0l
North Carolina. Some OF these negroes nave peen - "
employ Dr8ue Sngetary five years. and many Vi Ile
have or.ni in Florida The hiring of negroes by owner
Virginia aud North Carolina, to he employeG iirno
IRON home and for such peIlou, 81 oontro
work, implies a great degree OF CONFLUENCE IL 'No 0
'Is r+ and O ,oasnre to report that this confdent
has han and is well justified. The negro IaeoFers engase
gre now In their average OF health and phySCa nv
better than they were al the beginning OF the WorG: lux
have EXPERIENCED the natural benefits OF 8ooo PotoI a.
aaerI rs~ian Win faithful attentions to heaIth al
comfort and liberal allowances IN 1000 anu cionnk
have also enjoyed annually Christmas fa On' nntract
nearly to one Iu0nth-an Indulgence WHICH no 49, 80 :.
could have Afforded to white laborcrs, ior WIN tei4 ~
work could only so through the WINTER I m the
beneficial results nave been exhibited not oniy III VIC
mount nj work done in given time, but IN the cnaracCer
The laboreTs. -. 49,. ,o bo
The negroes employed by Drane Sngietary nave Te
glnlened and happy and have shared WIN thelt enp
ers the pr f interest in the work. When extra lao
demanded by any emergency, II was gwen 0n0s'I
aud not a. under compassion. -. A. 4ho govorn
In order to complete the tracklaying TO lhe oas"H
River previous to the meeting OF the i1Ce Cnalos ~ 10
Yelou they laid with ninety hands eghleeH llie h f
three weeks an amount OF work winch, Win SUI ~
ordinarily occupies very shortest TWO DlolLtilS. ~ -
Savannah River swamp four miles OF ueS|e W.
built Ia about ten months with fifty hands, Lle Un1
Tor four million OF feet, being dlslfouteu ~ ~.
by the same force Under ordinary CIRCUMSTANCES Ini9
Would have required two years time. In excavation au
oaukment the have hands who moved CUBIC
earth, wheelUarrow plank, III three toe1oo a ~
and ordinarily take between tive and SIX lous " w
ordinary roads These facts show what can DC uOh1
trained disciplined cgro labor, and where rail- toau p
Ng Is made speciality, its details and lntfcaCe0 S
anu understood, and advantage l6 taken Vi WIZ re y
July confident that considering the country "l,io - -
gone through the nature of the material graded, anu U
'4aclons and diff utes which have ATTENDED tne JUN
tbs road, there instance OF record "here lAolI "
mas been done, with the number Oh hands, III" SA0
'Ae, anywhere,
As an additional argument favor of our own lapor'
may refer the item OF expenditures, uhaer VIM" ~
contracts. These necessarily reouceo w -,
units ana are dsbursed III different and distant 1H
ID The before Drane Sngeltary naVe ca 49,;
e year $40 900 for clothing, and over s3OOVO iol
AssIy all ID Charleston. - .:uuo-
These items Of course, do not include al c0n''nsSA