The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-08


Jack, don e think money would buy Ahsm.
Dsssis the dsscon, ..sisss Ahsm in the eatpsn;srs
Dennis has the reputation OF being quite religious and
wears very sober face. I asksd him II ts wac the
preacher when ne repsd hA. he hadn't got up IS 1sh
tina. yet lie merely gave "a hle COCA advice TO peo
pie that AL He hoped thovgb 20 a,e Of these days.
he saia to become minister the gospel Inc cnrrcn
was evidently Denne' hobby, ind have doubt be win
DAY realize his yonGesi hope and leave a Urpsn-
tevs bench for the pulpit
AusTN, the blacksmith, is a stout, hearty looking
fellow, about Thirty five .ye.rs OF age, He has
been the property Of Mr. Fitzpatrick for twelve
wears a1a ,s oss v,oa, e s"a ss'sra o cnsssr
What lie does xxh his snorey himself tell
said, however that he lures H. IN tine pine woods
not accept bis freedom you 10 offer NO hnu,
attached IS he TO Oak ssove aud its Inhabitants.
negroes gnI. she odler young fellow, about twenty
five years Of age He musical powers may be over
rated but the carkies al be tie greatest hider ia
From the sai proceeded co horseback to the lover
settlement where there are some forty negroes residing
under ,he charge Of the cveseer, NJ Gum aeon.
twelve fifteen families, all Of whom appeared perfectly
happy d eontep,ee. There four old pensioners 70
sing in this settlement, who have done for
years, panel Jim, Sylvia, Agnes and Harriet Tue arst
perfon about DC years Of age and has been
s On ms osss or ~ says on h s
formed BY the junction o the Coos aui rasp0o rivers,
and tells some wonderful stories about the iudsns and
their oeprcdacne upon the early settlers Ia AsoaDs and
Georgia Sylvia has done nothing but eat, drink and
smoke for some 10 years Agnes is an olier pensioner
about IS years Of age Harriet than SO years
old bk nevertheless she haa managed TO enjoy pension
sessn q we jne &C. s s,s
who do all the work and hesitate about taking their
full ratoDs either What blessing il would be II the
white slaves had matters who would take OF them
their old days. instead Of sending them out upon The cold
charity OF the world the custom ~ the North Sena
bequeahed hin, by his father 10 law t~enty-
I've ago. and there he has remained the pana
Tor p services, but IN the North they are licked out Of
doors the moment they become useless TO choose be-
tween the poor house and starvation
overseeing gang OF the laborers who At work cut
ting and hauling wood He seemed a right pleasant SCOT
the situation he holds. He says the weather there
hghffu especially IN spring. and that there rarely any
thought the inhaban Ct the settlement we're the best
provided for get Of people that ever lived They had
plenty 70 eat and drink good clothing 70 wear and were
"Why, sir said Mr.. Gum, az carried thirty bales
Of cotton to market for negroes this year and they
actually got more for their cotton than we dn for ours
While theirs brought ten and one bali cents per pound,
ours only brought ten cents"
The conversation then turned upon runaway negroes
and the causes which led to the slaves "ceaSns out,
~ he termed il Mr. Gum sa,d that sometimes II was
impossible 70 accounor their running or veryfew ever
ran away from him, and those al came back Of their
asked him he could get as much work out Of he ne.
ayes, air." he replied, ~ could was 10 watch
them Close You see, negroes naturally lazy and
quire taking TO- and win do fair days work, whether
you are watching them or notn
v.ss sx |. ~ .s ss he 10 inquired "'rs they
Eyes, said he, "some OF them work better than the
men. ] have got three women here that viii back
against any three men IN tho country for poughzg
as the land fertile hereabouts, further inquired.
eve can raise from forty to foryve bushels Of corn
70 The acre We generally manage 70 raise nom 900 to
idea the richness Of the so At this season Of the year.
but you iuss come along spring time or the beginning
Of summers and you VIII geo the pretsiest country yoa
THANKED NJ Gum for his courtesy IN giving me whs.
little information required and then pursued my way
in readiness for and after doing ample justice 70 the
numerous good things she had prepared, We adjourned
The ;s sitting room tOr s purpose talking over the events
Mr.. iNzpstzicE informed ns That each Of shs hands,
young and old, we're allowed three pounds Of bacon
some Of the negroes had their own smoke nousss,
and cured theis own bacon, IN whish case they goi
they. made BY. selling their cotton, poultry, vs-
getabies, &C., they were enabled to buy tea sugar,
had Of their own and those who had not were al
lowed 70 help Themselves 70 milk procured from their
no pus ne ne
very partial to silver, and whenever they could coolest
pile Of twenty-five or thirty dollars they made straight for
the woods, and there buried for eafc keepug Coon
hunts At blight formed thew chief Of in
the winter season In ne spring they trapped villa
tuIAHs AM beavers, Weed soey usually sent 70 Mont
On Sundays the negroes attended church regularly
Some Of them WENT to he Methodist church, but the
jofty Of them Of the Baptist persuasion. The cerc
mony OF baptism has many charms for the negro They
are very fond Of display, ara think the baptnmal
mouy 10 enc OF the grsncest things imaginable After
church they stroll about the country, visiting their fsnds
at The different plantations That they seldom make
their resppe Oak Grove until near ngh.fait
There is rarely any oocason punish the negroes on
Mr. Frzpairicks plantation, and OF them
ceived afh in tier res They appear 70 have 10
mil fhoiPn
they say, "when old Nasss Fitzpatrick viii come home
nom Washington" l old not ind any OF them well
talked with In reat .hs matter. though were loud
IN their condemnation Of old John Brswn and said 81
rather poor field 10 work in a, osS Grove rSsy .ous
rot make many converts in that part the country ex
cePt a! The rk Of being ynched BY the negroes them
Such eketob Of Oak Grove and s inhabitants taken
from life. The scenes have been coIored they are
tru'huly represented as they appeared to your
pendent ard have been transmitted paper without bias
or prejudice
MONTGOMERY, ALA Feb. IL, 1850.
Prsr,ss # he Disurion Sentimcnt-THe CAarieaon Don.
ratien-Douslas Unpepalayity in ,se soaa-o reaaiss
ton ef Volunteer Military Con,panies--yegrcss To,.n
tariiy Becoming Sares-lnzestiag Legislative Prozed
ines-Warlike Preparations.
In Alabama there three political parties and kind
Of triangular fight is going on which promises to be
quite Interesting They the disunionsts per &C. who
are snxioua to Precpate matters at Charleston not be-
fore the Cron men, who hope TO be victorious In the
Presidential election, but in they do not, willing
to fall back into the ranks OF the disunonss and the
Union men at all hazards The disunionists led on by
Yapcey have full control Of the delegation Chareston
and are in decided majority in nearly every county in
the State They To have grand ratification meeting
in this city to morrow evening, aud some excellent
rpeeches expected The Union men, until after the
electon, are moving heaven and earth for
Douglas, but they end it up hill job, and
will probably drop their before the Convention meets
The Union men, At al hazards win bc content with the
Charleston nominee matter who he may be, and any
platform that there will be standing Tho fire.
eaters platform bold and fearless one, pregnans with
secession and dsunou but have been given 70 under
stand that the readopton Of the Cincinnati platform and
the endorsement Of the bred Scott decision It Charleston
viii satisfy the majority Of the delegation and that Hun
ter Of Virginia, Dickinson of New York or any other