New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-25

fr, the evident dspo-ition Of the writer TO make
an uncolorcd report Of his observations, we have no
doubt that it may be relied on with unhesitatng
J confidence.
: SLAVE MANAGEMENT ON THE LARGEST SCALE.
/ Tie estate Am now about TO desciibA was stuaed
npen tributary Of the hs-i~ipp and accessible Only
by occasional steamboats, even this mode OF communi-
eaten being frequently interrupted " low stages OF ne
riyeJs The slaves upon formed about one t~sauetn
of the VIII lie population Of the county, II which the
blatks coIsid, rstly ournDmher the whites At the
time of ny VISIT the ow ner was solournng upon ~,
viii his family and several my,ea guests oa 1s
ususI sd nee was upon a email plantation, OF iiitie
productive value situi ted IL neighborhood somewhat
noted III the luxury and hospitality OF iLs ezens ana
havry daily MAIL ard direct rIlrosd and teg aPhic
conn unieaticn with Nsw,Yolk. This was, II am not
| mistaken, his secoI d WRIT in five years.
! The ,gopeIty consisted Of four adjoining pianta-
tons, tsch with Us own negro-eablns, stables.
1 snd overs~er, ard each worked 10 great
extent Independently Of the othe bat all contributing
their crop 10 YIN. house and warehouse, ana All
under tie gen, raj suPernts ndence OF baih OF man
aver who CONT anIIy resided upsn the estate and IN
| the absence Of the owner mad yieregal power over
H.. oyprs.rs, controlling, far az he thought Ill., the
| economy Of ill lie plantations.
| The nansg, T was himself gentleman OF good edu-
cation, gene and poetic in temperament, and pos
sessirgs capacity for the epoymeD Of pature aud
happu.ss the bucoic life, unfortunately rare WIN
| AueIicgps found him a delightful companion, and
| have kuown man with whose natural tastes ana
feel pgs have felt, ~ short acquaintance, NOR
hearty yupstLy. The gang OF toing negroes 10 him
| hoUeve essential element Of the poetry
osks of peaceful sheep and herds Of lowing
| kiDe, snd be would appreciate the aspect In
| which AbobtOnst would see them than would VIZ
gil have bOD0red the feelings OF a vegetarian, VINO
could only sigh the sight Of locks and herds destined
10 ietd the Geravsd appetite OF the carnivorous savage
Of modern civilization. Tue were superior
70 most Of their Class, AUD, with one exception frank
hoDest, temperate and Industrious, but their feelings
,.sH1., anfh
their oceut auon. They were all married. and lived
" irh their families, eAcn ia ea5i1 or cottage In the
hamlet If the flayrs of which De bad pecial
Their wages varied from $500 " 81 900 year each.
These five nen, each living than mile distant
from either If the Others the only white men on
the estae aud the only others within several miles OF
them a few skuking vagabonds. VI course, TO
secure tbei PEI sonal ssfrty and TO efficiently d.
rect u labor of such large number Of Ignorant, III
do.m AID vicious n-gro.r. rules Or Father haos and
customs Of diseiplDe We're necessary, which would IN
particular e liable to operate unJusty aud cruel
| ly. u is apparent also, as the testimony oI he
pres against them would be received evidence
In court that there very little probability that any
seive severity woald be restrained by tear OF tue
law 4 provision Of the Law intended 10 sacare GER
tain rglle to slaves indeed dIsregard-d under
ny own obserya alton, and such Dfraction OF the law
WAS eoDfessedly customary with one OF the oyerseers
and WIS permitted by The manager Tor tDe reason tat
sesmed 10 him 10 be, 10 certain dsg;e-, Jusullabie
| and eA peoent under The circumstances and because
lie did not like interfere unnecessarily ID such mat
| ters.
In the MAN, tne negroes appeared to be well taken
care and abur dainty supplied With the necessaries
uf vigorous ply slcsl eAise ice large part OF theul
lived in eomniodou5 and wel-buiit cottages, with
bJOsd gsieree front, 81 that Zach family Oh hve nad
| wo looms The lower floor, and loft. The re-
mamder lived in 10y hus, small and mean In appear
aDce bet thUse of their ovrrseers were httle BETTER
aid PREPARATIONS were being made 10 replace all OF
| these 10y neat boarded cottages. Each family had
fowb0uss and hog ETY. CONSTRUCTED BY the negroes
rb.mrelyss and KEPT fowls anc swine, feedin9 tue lat
ter dunng The Sumniei Weeds, and falteuing them
| IN the Au umn Oh s,Jisn rhs was mentioned %
me by the il IL were matter Of course
from their u ar,er coruhelds l several timts saw
gsIgs OF item eating the dinner which they mad
| brought, each for himself 10 the field, and OBJ
4 served. that they generally had plenty, often
| mere than they could eat, Of bacon, coIn-oreao,
| and mola.ses The allowance OF food Is weighed
| and measured undsr the of the manager ny the
dfveIs and distributed to the head of each family
weekly: CONSISTING of, for each person, pounds OF
| pork peek OF meal; and from January to July, 1
| quart Of molsssrs. Monthly In ADDITION, l pound
tohaceO and piris salt NJ drink Is ever served but
water except after unusual exposure, or 10 dtchers
| working water VINO ges glass of whisky at n'ght.
Ali HANDS cook for themselves after work al night, or
when. they pleas between Dlght-iall and day break
each family in is own cabin Each family had gar
dep the PRODUCTS Of which, together with eggs 10 VS.
anG bacon, they frequently sold, or used ia addition 10
II er regular allowance OF food Most OF the families
bought barrel OF -four every year. The manager en-
de- aNOIed to encourage tIs practice, and that they
might spend their money Ior flour instead OF qnor ne
nrnish,d il 10 them rather less tam what IL cost
| hin al wholesale. There many poor whites
wIlbu d few miles who would always sci liquor 20 the
| L,prues and encourage them to steal 70 OBTAIN the
| eaI to bay il OF Them These poor whites were al
ways spoken Of with anger by the overs=ers and they
each had standing oiIer OF much more than the III
Isic value OF THEN land from the manager, 10 induce
| tbem 10 move away
| The negroes also obtain good deal of game. They
set usps for raceo0ns rabbits and turkeys aad once
1 mir hal
one If the vasabond whites stealing turkey with
had been caughI in his pen several times partook OF
game While the l4naiiUn, that had been purchased
ui the negroes. The stockender, old negro whose
BURNERS ride abous in the woods and keep an
eve on tie sock eat - that pastured in them and
wlo thus likely 10 know where the deer ran, had
| ingenious way Of supplying himself with venison;
He lash Soy tie blade butcher knife 10 the END
Of pole so that II formed lance this ne set near
fence fallen which obstructed path IN winch
The habtuslly ram and the deer In eaping over
th. obstacle would leap directly on the knife In this
manner he bad killed two deer tie week before my
visit.
Tie manager sent To him for Of this venison for
biz own use aid justified himself 10 me for not paying
for il the ground that the tender bad undouot-
edy taken time whch really bel )nged 10 his owner 10
set his spear Game taken by the neld-hsnd was not
locked upon in the light, because it must have
teen got night when they excused from labor
| for their owIer.
The first nc ming was on the estate while at break
fast with the manager, old negro woman came into
The room and said 10 him, Dat gals bin bleedin' a1n
| dis mOrDD',"
How much did she Bleedl"
"About pint, Sir
Every well; III call and zee her after breakfast
81 come up for sugar of lead MASTER gin her
| some pot dered alum fore come away
"Nery well; you can have come. .
Afer hres kiast the manager invited me to ride with
bin on his usual daily round of inspection through the
| SANITATION.
| PLANTATION WORK-HOUSE.
On reaching the nearest quarters we stop
ped at Il house, htlle larger than the ordinary
L olfoa ,ha hon in