New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-19
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there was an intelligent STAKEHOLDER in this part Of
the State, who would not il he spoke honestly con-
less that lie was poorer with his slaves than lie
would be without them Bat" said he, tive are
an independent people, and we VIII not be- dictated
10 BY outside AbolltiOnistsW
Two lneu and one good woman, lie ssid q" are
all farmer here can work with profit. i have
dozen 10 take care OF. An uncle OF mine died two or
three years snce and left three likely girls, and
AN raising, with them and my old hands Il lot OF
young ones but they eat more than they are worth.
will lot sell any of them, for do not Ike to break
up the families, but they really keep me poor.
have neigU Dor who has a small iarm from the
produce OF which he is obliged 10 support eight
grOes. He was mourning few months ago over
the probability that has slaves would ran away. l
told MIN II they did not run of Lie would lie ruined
nIau in "a year
"If LiacoIa's Emancipation act goes into affect
the icA.tcs W.H 20 L o0Tk killing tie Hesroos, and
lhtre WH be a blOo3y time hare !"
in all these conversations | angiyfug, AS literally
as possible not only the sentiments but the language
Of the various true characters inrrOduce.)
lie complained, though without bitterneFs, OF the
fearful ravsges. committed by our army. " One
IL gifts enCampment on my place has caused q ds-
sruetion OF fences, &c., that ten years viii not
make good y
reminded him that he voted for Secession, which
brought on these eyils. lie stood the inherent
night @! Secession, and blamed tho Government for
" making war on the South. As to tie seizure OF
Government property by the Seeding States, he
claimed he rQLt of ia tner 20 insist upon a die
solution Of Partnership at any time adding that if
the South bad been Qiven time, she would have
paid for all Government property she took.
My letter is getting too long, and | must pass
over Jolly good Rebel, one Mr.. Welsh Of White
Plains with whom passed night, merely remark
ing that he had a son in the house, au invalid,
wounded while in tie Southern army who IL re-
covering slowly from the effects OF a ball through
he hand and lung. Leaving him must p!ss on to
tue most original character poor old man J that
have met.
Arriving lae in Tie afternoon, few DAYS since
at a cluster OF houses near Salem, inquired of an
elderly gentleman il | could obtain lodging aud
reireshmeut for myself and horse. lie said there
was 4 tavern further where the icrs stopped
told him preferred 10 sop with hin.
"Mell, You can stay" he said but-Alnighty
Father. protect me u am q ruined man poor,
old, r1iued man They have take NY homes, they
have taken al ny com, they have burned down all
ielces. Oh, Eternal Goodness, have pity on poor,
Old man! They have killed NY boys hey have
broken open my barn, and made fres Of my bam
doors; they hsvc-Oh, Great God Oh Father IN
Heaven have mercy on an old aud stricken man =
they ruli ed nc forever aud ever
IL was really rteoue sigLt-ihls poor old man M
his affection. Tie uools lad been passing bis place
for three days; he was unprotected aud alone save
colOied family that stll chung 10 BIN, oil whom
shall presently eleak, aud be he'd been insued, /
robbed, abused, OuirGgcou.y To was The more 20 /
# politics the questions tefOrs tie country, and
had heen SecessiOuist because his neigb0fs We're.
! assured him that / would pay him for NY accom-.
mocGt0ns, ana he seemed, after a little. 10 feel u
certain sense of security in ny presence on bic prem
iees.
lie told me, intersrdng his statement with the
straugest appeals TO Deity which hsve rendered lit
orally above that last Cu fsimds his slaves away
and lett him. that tits year lie farm Of four Euldied
acres the acquisition OF q Lie Of labor he was nearly
eeyenty years Of agel had been cultivated By hired Ia
Dor, how roll ably he too Ccnlufcd 10 say: that
almost all this years produce Vac sroy cn taken
away, and that he did not know how be should 1--we
through the Winner.
Ills place, indeed, bore a most dismal aspect. Ills
barn-a large ono-was in q state 81 ruin, his two
corn h0uses were broken open and empty sud Two
of his three negro houses were ionaliiess aud for
lorn. His horses, he frankly conferred tie Rebels
had taken; our army had done The RET.
There were three negro houses standing IN q row, /
all quite large and comfortable. In one Of these .
was lrigh, fire, and found. on entering, an intel
ligent-lOOking mulsitO woman, Wiih four nearly +.
white children, Of whom | have no doubi my host /
wac the father. These, lie told ne, were all free.
His own residence, much smaller than The negro
quarters but q frame house. clipboaTdod, while I
their were OF stone, COM scd of tlngc room, /
about is feet ~ lHTe. This room contained bed, on
Od-aehOned "pier,' three ,hhirs, ana small table.
Il was warmed by an imne place, ct into an
Outside chimney -ifier the fashion in tis part a
the Stae-tnd lighted by two Windows. The outer /
door opened, OF coure directly into the room.
The old man had d bad made for Inc on the floor, ~
the foot OF his and, awoke once or twice IN the
night, heard lie feeble suPplicauols 10 Higher
Power. hardly think no repi ~ al.
For how much suffering NE got tie original Sc
oessionsis Of Virginia responsible ".