The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-28

flooded with barbaYAns They Rave NO objection 70 the
increase Of the negroes provided they are civilized and
ChEAanzed, but they are opposed TO man, 70 any sd-
dcn IN the shape Of barbarans from the Congo river
On the simple ground Of expedncy therefore, aside from
airy moral conscientious scrupes they may have In re-
gard TO the matter the people Of this State are as bitterly
opposed TO the revival Of the slave ae a. Horace Gree
ley hinse f.
OUR SPECIAL G0LDsBoRo CORRESPONDENCE.
GoipesoRo, N. O., Jan. II, 1890
SAe brsrressibL Do1Ine and How It is Receiod-Impor
tant Facts in Relation 70 Negro aos yAysume ~ il
Fhror--Inerna Improvements and Developments, Agri-
cultural and Niaeral-The Cipsae-kode of Furnishing
Cq1minet-The kiliaa ant Younter Syaem-Eduo
hoal Adrdnt gcs and School System 1hs Feeling 7ordrds
tie Citizens # Ne.c Yuk-Shs influence Of As Herald at
the South, DC
There exists but little love for Seward and his abolition
friends in this part Of the State The rrepressble doc
trne ard the Harpers Ferry affair, together with the
almost universal sympathy manifested for John Brown in
the Northern States have created deeprooed feeling OF
anpathy between the people here the fanatics at the
North which time am afraid can never oblerate.
The idea that the people here dependent upon the
free States for a supply OF manufactured goods and
mechanical wares is great faiiacy, and ere the
lapse of another year the aboitionists will be made
to feel the effects of their ooharduess and prejudice in
the most unmistakabe The profits arising from
slave labor this State annually amount to sSoooo,
$1,000 COO To abolish slavery in North Carolina would
therefore be most runous STEP Even the very banks
here dependent slavery for the redemption Of
their notes. while the merchants mechanics, clerks and
other Shareholders equally dependent upon the
institution for their support To ask the people 70 sh
slavery is prcposerous the welfare of the entire Rte,
from the Blue Ridge to the Atlantic ocean, hangs eiy
upon the negro. White men cannot aud will not work
the cotton or rice plantations Even railroads have TO be
made here by the blacks intense the heat Of the
for eight months in the Efforts have been made TO
employ lrishmen in the construction OF one or two
the project and substitute slave labor Appropos
Of railroads. There about $50 miles Of rail-
road in operation In this State, and 400 miles in
progress OF construction, connecting all the back
country with the seaboard and aordng easy outlets for
the produce Of the planter, even in the most remote
of the State The railroads chiefly owned by
the State and all of them pay dividend from four to
eight per cent upon the capital invested One na OF the
railroad companies in the Northern States cannot
pare favoraby with the North Carolina roads in peint Of
construction good management and value Of investment
BY means Of rivers, canals and bays have two thou
splendid national defence and channel for commerce
The principal product OF this State-couon--hnds
outlet principally at Charleston while tobacco and
wheat ind an excellent market at Richmond. Naval
stores, which used TO be the great product have de-
creased much Of late, and the exports
valuable than those Of tobacco wheat Still there are
immense tracts OF pine forests untouched capase OF
yielding large revenue for years To come In the
Deep river country excellent article Of coal has recent
~ been discovered from which Kerosene oil is exrscted
railroad, now in contemplation will soon deveiope the
Of the coal eos and afford another important
Is
direct trade this spring with the West India ISLANDS and
making Beaufort the port of export The harbor the
latter place is said to be superior one, and capable of
floating merchantmen OF the largest class at low WATER
and, with the railroad in operation IL could easily be
made the grand commercial depot OF the State.
The climate of North Carolina with the exception OF
few malarous districts along the coast excellent aud
highly recommended for invads. All along the upands
and as far back as the Blue Ridge the people are strong
healthy and vigorous The negroes abound most in
the eastern part Of the State appear thrive well
along The coast In the elevated lands 10 the
planters possess more than dozen slaves. There
never have been any cases Of yellow fever
disease frequently RACES north and south Of u.s. During
the periods when Charleston and Norfolk suffered
verely with the lever there not single within
the borders Of North Carolina This town especially, 10
noted for its salubry and for the condition Of the
groes here John Mitchell himself could not wish for any
thing more sleek or Fat.
Crime is rare in this State in comparison with those
north Of Mason and Dxons line, and for the reasou per-
haps that the punishment of the offender is aud
certain Whipping s the usual mode adopted for correct
ing criminals, and appears 10 work well could DO
desired There is no State prison here neither there
viced Of manslaughier sent to the county jail and
whipped every ninety days until the expiration of their
term You will very rarely find second offenders here
The whipping acts ike magic upon eelnqucnts, and in
their speedy pentence, what Just good,
their hasty departure from the State. A party of
burglars from Philadelphia now ncarcerated at VIII
mngon and at intervals of three receive thirty
nine ashes each They we're sensepced for two years,
and at the expiration OF their term hey will be mighty
glad 10 leave the State forever.
The militia system works poorly here, and has been
much dkorganized for some years owing to the jealousy
of the commanding officers. The volunteer system, how
ever, works a good substitute and case Of emer-
gency Governor Ellis informed that 100000 fighting
men could be brought into the field Nearly every man
in the State armed, so that although there is great
defect in the a organization, the safety Of the State
not much endangered.
The educational system in vogue Is somewhat similar
to that adopted in New York. The State is divided of
into school districts, well arranged the system
that there is not child in North Carolina who be
viv-rh nf fho QAxan Oc aA Atom, TpA
schools open from ak to months In the year,
and hundred fifty thousand dollars are annually
appropriated for the benefit Of teachers Alone There
forty academies and three colleges in the State, the latter
institutions being patronzed by the Methodist Presbyte
rian and Baptist churches Then there is the State Uni
versy at Chapel Hill, where some 500 students being
taught che higher branches; also two military schools
each under the superntendence Of an army officer So
you we are not such benghted people the abo}i
tionists would have the world believe us.
cannot close this letter without making note OF the
feeling exhibited here towards the people Of New York,
and do not hazard much In saying that the citizens OF
the Empire City are the only people North who yet retain
the respect and confidence Of Sontherners THE editorials
OF the nnsn especially are she subjects OF universal
feels grateful for the bold and able defence Of rights
advocated day after day in the columns OF that journal
My next letter will give your readers idea Of the ad
made in the manufacture of cotton woolen
goods by some Of our entepng men along the Catawba
river.
OUR SPECIAL CHARLOTTE CORRESPONDENTS.
CHARLOTTE, N c., Jan. 10, 1850
tie Catau1a Rire7--2Ae Flour Nails at CAay7oxe-7Ae
Gold Nines-Sineuldr Piece Of Good Lux-7he North
Carolina Military 1nsti.ue-Railroad Workshops-7ne
Contest for the Spedke'ship at Washington &C.
In my last letter promised to give you account Of
the cotton and weollen mills in operation on the Ca.awba
river and now propose 70 show the people Of New Eng
land and Massachusetts especially that they do supply
the entire South with their fabrics The noteworthy
among the manufactures in this neghborhood the WOOL
len mill of Messrs Young wreeon, at Black Rock over
one hundred hands are continually employed in making
kerseys and cassimeres. The Mountain Island Cotton
Factory Of Thomas R. Tate, in the neighborhood
consumes about 900 bales Of cotton annually Mr. Tate
ia now building addition 10 his establishment
for the purpose of manufacturing woolen goods GE.
b. Stowe have also extensive cotton mill the CAtaw
ba VIM H. Nel's Caawba cotton mills, situated about
a mile from Rock Island, employ q large number OF
hands Messrs Lnebsrger Co. also manufacture cotton
goods in the same neighborhood The Powell mills, on