Des Arc citizen., 1860-09-05
DIES ARC. ARKANSAS, SEPTEMBT1le 5. 1860.
Plantation Life in the South A Picture
 of Comfort.

Plantation Lie Tn the south -~ A Picture
 of Comfort.
 1 The Philadelphia Ledger says that ar
 Alabama planter, formerly well-knowr
 citizen of Philadelphia, wrlling from Ma
 con, Marengo county Miss, thus present:
 a contrast between the physical condition of the slave people of the South with a considerable portion of white Iaborers ir other sections of the country. The sketch
 is not overdrawn:
 I contradict all the lies they iabricale in the North againsithe South. Contrast the condition of the negro with that of the la. boring people in Europe. You will find him infinitely better off, and more happy. If anything ails him, he is attended to in- medately; his master sees that he is no, abused. In many cases he has been his l playmate when young, and they are at. tached to each other. His wife and chi- dren are under the care of their mistress, who sees that their wants are attended to He has nothing to trouble his mind, and has no cares at all. It Is true he is a slave, but he does not know the difference, having been raised under certain dsci- pine, as we raise our children. l think that we are all slaves to our wants, to our families, and our habits. He is not over worked the culture of cotton is very light, and working in the fields is favorable to health. He goes out when it is light enough to work, at 8 o'clock takes his breakfast, at l2 o'clock his dinner, at 2 o'clock goes to his work again and at dark comes home he cooks his supper and smokes his pipe, and about 9 or 10 o'clock goes to bed.
 This is generally his every day life on the plantation. He has house for him. selfand family. Some have ee-hives and small garden about their premises. Now how does he live? He gets pounds of meat for himself and wife week, and every youth who works out has pounds. and as much meal as they want, and dur 1 ing the summer some molasses.
 In the plantation garden thousands of cabbages, greens, olre, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, squashes, pumpkins, peas, &c., are cultivated for their use. Every hand or youth who works in the field has .he privilege of raising chickens--they sell them and eggs, or eat them as they please. They also raise corn and sell the same.
 The negro has nothing to trouble him he chews all day and smokes his pipe at night. The planter is the only one who has all the head d-work 10 do; and if he is not successful he is very unhappy, being afraid of seeing his family reduced to want. ---s-e
 AN IMPORTANT LAWSUIT A lawsui. involving large amount and presenting a curious question is pending in Casey (Ky. circuit court. It seems that Owen Sutherland, living in green run, in Casey county, some four or five miles above Liberty who is man now about eighty years of age--by his own energy and in- dustry, and economy, assisted by his in- dustrious and frugal housewife, acquired a very large estate, a part of which is some fifty-6ve or fifty-seven slaves. A month or two ago it became noised about about in the country that he was about to set hls slaves free by deed of manumission. Some ofhis grandchildren, and his son. in-law McWhorter, becoming satisfied that such was his purpose, and that he would soon execute it,instituted legal pro- ceedings, charging that he was in his do- tage. and rather imbecIe, and especially, that his negroes had an undue influence, over him. and that on this account he was incompetent to control his property, and prayed an inquiry into the matter, with view of having committee appointed for him, to take care of his property. He executed deed freeing all his slaves, and was preparing to remove them from the State, when the plaintiffs had an attachment issued against them, and they were detained. The case came up for trial week before last. at the Casey circuit court, but was continued until next No. vember term.-[ Lexington { (Ky.) States man, May 3. BALLOON VOYAGE ARoss THE ArLAN- TIC -PRoposITIoN TO START FROM Bos- rop Tho Boston Travaar has racaivod