New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-30


maize and sugar-care. IN svenue OF tTeeh, WIN
branches elos SET, dropping and oyerar,hing walk
paved with red brick led 10 the hOue, the porch OF
which was Just while at he extremity OF the lawn,
with ia .tefing nowers rose cssmne, ard ereepers
cDging 10 the pillars supporting tue yeTandahS Inc
proprietor, who lad eel led my approach Issued forth
with section al sable attendants ia his rear and gave
ma a hearty welcome. The h0use was lager ana DeJ-
tar tLau the residences even of the richest planters,
though It was in need Of some little repair, and had
been built perhaps fifty years ago, but Il hd belonged
to a wealthy family, WHO lived in the goo1 Ola
Irish f,rhoD, and who built we'll ste wei,
drank vel, and-in4lly, Icid very we'll Tie
view from the Belyedore was one OF the most
sn.Eipg Of its kind in tie world. II an English
agi.ultui conll 5000 acres Of the finest land ~
one field mlroken by hedge or boundary, ana covered
with the most magnificent crops of tassellng Indian
corn ard pr0uting sugar can, "a level a. blll9rd
table lie would surely doubt has senses. But here IL
literally such sight. SIX thonsand acres better TILED
than the finest Patch In all the LOthiaus, green az
Meath pasturee which can be cultivated for hundred
VEINS TO come without requiring manure, OF delth
practically unlimited, and yielding an average profit
on VIVA. is sold OFF il Of at least 2 an acre Mt Tia" Old
prices and usual yield OF sugar. E,ing up III The ld-t
OF tie yerduo are the white lines Of the negro cottages
and the plantation Offices and sngarhorses, which took
like large public edifccs in the distance. And who u
the lord of all this far domain Inc proprietor Oh
lIounas and Oraugc-groye is NAN sel!iiade one,
yLo has at aimed Lii apogee on the bright sde VI nan
a century, after - years Of successful business.
When nv eyes "uncurtaned the carly morning i
I
C .rrv and Fair Star 30 inceesant and mullianCns
were ihe carols Of the birds, when were the only
happy colored Poop saw IN my Soa'Een tour, no.-
withdrawing the assurances oil Tie many ingenious
and candid gentlemen VINO az mfted TO Prove 70 NE
tbat the rgm OF terrestrial felicity must be awarded 70
tLeir uegroes tsI steprcd through my window up0n
tie verandab, sharp cLirp called my attention. 20
msckng-bird peTchsd upon r0se'buan Oehea'b NhohI
nv PRESENCE seemed to annoy 10 sdch degree t,i1
reiteafe1 behind my curtain whence observed her
Di,t 10 a nest cunningly bid in creeping rose trael
around ncg lb0r1g column oil the mousse "Heie rue
Unmarried breakfast Of spiders and grlssn0QptfS 10
her gazing aud clamOrous oisprng. WINE was iiu'
uin1g the nOiherly grace OF tits LclOdous hycatEtf
q servant brought cOllee, and Iced va, Tue
horfes were ready, and that L might have athiee'
hours iile before breakfast. AT Hounas les yDnfS 81
snjrAt e Sc resscmbeHt, and an e Home ~ the hst
will gerye ag tyre for al with tie exception Of such
variations in the Kitchen aud cellar produce a. the IN
Renuity and exhaustless hospitality OF my host were
~ rcorctted tie abaence Of our Epglish agrcul.
,rrist wien | bebeld the 600 acres OF cane and
$40 of maize urfolded from the Belyedere The day
preyious Ions ed for BIS presence sIll more when
Jaw ihofo evidences OF luAurlant 1eItbty htlaInea
without the aid Of phosphstcs or glano Tbs nch
Mi.is-ippi bottoms need 10 manure Il rotation OF
maize With cane affords them The necessary Iecuperd-
tive action. the cane OF last year panJ IS ieIt IN
stubble and Tcuews is growth TINS Sprng under TIE
title of rqt0OHs. When the maze Is Ia tase cOwiea5
are droppsd between the TOw5, and when tue lOrdIy
stalk Il which / measured many j. and even 10 ieel
IN height-beaIiug three and fomelmes iouE ears
togped 90 admit ths upenlug sun, the pea vine
tWi.es itself around the trunk, with prOiutIOB Of
Leaf and tendr that supplies the planter with tie most
desirable folder for biz mules IN rolling tme,' which
il their season of trial. Beside this, tie CON blades
are cul and cured. These are te Deht meals OF he
Sonihein rlce-hOrse, and constitute nutritious hay
without dust. Tie oowpea is saii 10 strengthen he
sysem OF the earth for tie digestion Of new crop OF
sngar-cane. sufficient quantity 81 tle cane o. last
s.on il reserved from the mill ard iI N Is, where
stalk carefully closed WIKI EARN
until spring Aer the ground has been ploughed lnio
ridges thee canes are Ibid in the endless tumrL, aud
nos long AT er their iutsTment iresh sr0ut tpfnss VI
each iost Of these inteuainaOle hues
1--WE ride through the wagon to4dH OF when tniie
are no, lie than 80 miles IN this CDuicdeTal 81 Tour
plantations beld together by The pune aud The NE oil
our host, the uuwayeung cAa'titude ~ the io"so %
earp which run wi bout GeyauObai li-ht angles WIN
be n Ter down 10 the can, bake, two giles OIL ErJres
that lie negro would be a iomda' e riyal IN - pow
iug match. The cane has Teen - lad BY That l., II
requires 20 more lAbOr-ahd VII soon lap OF ,Iote
M though the rOWa are seven rect apart ~ ieatlcto
H. q "A pnlni top; n stalk which was cut measured tlN
flet although from We Iiige- it "us Dat wais msN.
On d!sect.ug il near tie root we ma i've nasteht
ioints not quarter Of az inch apart In alGw Weehs
more hcso viii shoot ny like fy glass pulled out TO
There are four lorlly fugar.housss, the grinding
uiIls and boiling and cry.AlIing buildings are called,
ald near each is 70 be found lhe negro village, or
90 ousrtcr" of that section If the plantation. \ wide
AVENUE generally lined with trees runs through tisse
haule,f which consist OF ~ or 80 white cottages,
singe sioriea and divided into four rooms. They are
wiiewashed, aud q, no Bea, distance Inlst1 ue i'5
,.krn Tor New-i.ngllud villages, with towu-fall
wLi.h often serves ia the a',eriora "meeuag-house'
with occasionally Of stores on the GROUND MOOT
Tho people, or handf," are m The heid, ana 'he
only Inhabitants Of the sei,emeLts mr. 'coIer =.
"pi,aninui,s" who seem Jolly congregation, nndtr
the care oil croncs who here, as IN an Indian village
act % uurrts Of tie rising generation detutei rom
their birhs 10 tho limits OF social Procrnroan bed
TIE increase OF property on the esac u about Ter
cent per annum by The bith OF children.
We ride an hour before coming upon any - bands
at work in the cds. There an alr OF fernle dero-
ton that prevails IN no other cultivated land lle
regularity Of the cane it's g.Tdsnli,e he.dom from
grafs or weeds, and the ed angleH inish and even.
nes of Tie iurrows would seem the work of nocturnal
ai.ies did we not realize the system vi gang labor
eyemtlIcd in a field We at length reach, where some
thirty men aud women were ktlus WIN ine roe lns
ast polish 10 the earth around the cnne which would
not te molested again until gathered Tor The autunia
BANQUET vi the rolling mills.
small drains and larger bitches occur nc almost
every step All these How inio ehanrel some IL ieet
vide witch runs Letween the plantations and the
uneleared forest and carries OF the water To
" bayol" sull more remote. There are twenty miles
of deem ditchng before the plantation, exclusive OF
the canal and thia Is the contract WORK 81 l,lsh
nayyics." the sigh with which cur host alluded to
tbis heavy item IN plantation expenses was expressive.
The work il too severe for African iLews, and eX.
perence has shown it bad economy TO oyertask the
slave Iae 6ugarplauor lives IN apprehension OF lour
eueuies There are the river when Ilelng, drought,
Too much or unreasonable rain, end frost. The last
calls into play all bis energies, aud tasks his utmost
CONJECTURE. In Louisiana toe cane never rpens ~
IL does in Cuba aud they begin u grind as early IN
October as the amount OF juices VIII permit. The
or.stion OF a crop is one OF early or Lite fIos
With Two months exemption they rely, IN "A fair
senson upon a hogshead OF 100 pounds TO the acre
aud if they can run their mills until January the
increase IL more than prOportiOnate each OF lis later
l. ...t .4a.l .pIf fIp Ia lie plTn