Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-01
WHEELING,. WEDNESDAY MORNINl

state. One Of,these we had the ads
OF visiting. ItsoNner received us :
that hospitality and unaffected bon
which invariably, distinguish a SC
gentleman. Having mounted a co
hacks, we started OF through larl
wood, and soon arrived at q 'lcleari
about two hundred acres in extent, ,
of which was growing an average
crop. This vas . fair sample OF ii
the plantations Fhieh consisted altC
of seven Thousand acres Riding il
middle of the fRld, We found oursely
rounded by RbOpt forty slayes-mel
man aud childEepr-epgaged in "piC
XEGRoEs WITH GOLD WATCHES.
They were all well dressed, and
happy aud cheerful. Wishing to
what time Of dayit MAS, / asked Mr.
the hour, Rhere6pon one of the dnrE
my side pulled ont 3 gold watch d
formed me. 1ss aa
ado your ISb6i Cd generally wea
Watehcs2h IiuquITsd.
"a great many Of them have. W
my negroes all have their cotton pIl
gardens, and most of them little or
We found from their own testimor
they are fed we'll, chiefly upon port
potatoes and rice, carefully atten.
when sick, and on Sundays dress
than their masters.
Many of them had six or seven hg
dollars oftlieir own, which thev ei,b
to the banks or hide In the ground.
hot weather they begin work at six
morning, and go on till ten they II
home tilbaBotlt three, aud when tr
deStthes, return to their work Til
seven. In theeool weather they be-.
after daylight, and rest for two or
hours in the middle of the day.
We next visited the "Station,"
of'cottaGes In n pine wood, where S
"tamiiy" reside. These we fcunl
md comfortable. Two of the mrs
sick, and hud been visited that NOR
a doctor; in the meantime they wur
cd after by the nurses Of tho esiabli
OF whom there were three to take
the children and iuvalids.
MATERIAL OF TuE souTHERx Ar
Bat Conspicuous by their l,.
were the farmer-boys-a body from
the best of the northern army arr
ed. In the South, of course, tb
does not exist, the whole of the he
being carried on by slaves. This
trial Peculiarity, which was cousiI
Foreigners us the great weakncss
ContederateS, has hitherto moved
n tower of strength. We found in
States which we visited ugricultura
tiOns progressing with as much VIZ
regularity as in times of profound
Indeed, tracts of land hitherto ale
run waste will this year be sowu IL
counternct as much rs possible tue
venience of the blockade.
But the slaves are not employe5
styely in outdoor labor. Necc
taught the South that she must ~.
herself for many things which she
do without, and which, in former
wa sl 3rsa APeF7 70, ppFt sAhsls TO rr
ture. Large numbers of hand-l1a
spinning wheels are seen in the
districts, which, the population AR
learning to make good use of AM
one planter who showed US euoul
for the uniforms OF. fifty men,
been entirely made on his own Pre-
Again, before the war, leatllgr
little manufactured in the South 4,
were seldom saved, and lanyard
most unknown. ShOemakiug,
aud many. other industrial emp
are now being quickly brought in
tiOn and all the country appear
is the machinery to adapt its L.
natural productions to the wauts
AvIsiT TO MANASSAS.
Having been kindly provided vi
to the headquarters Of one of the
near Manassas, about II hundred "a
ty miles from Richmond, we wcra
to go up in n soldie:s' train. All
line we found flags waving from ii
nnd crowds assembled at the
bid lGod-speed to those who wcr
home, family aud profession for
Of active warfare.
General Johnson, the Tchier OF
in Virginia, is q man who appe
about the age OF forty-fiYc or fifty.
IRE he is middle size, and posses
erful upright form, 4 quick, intell
while his manner is indicative Of
lutte determination for which he h
been distinguished. Gen. Beaure
ond IN Command, looks two or IL
Younger, and bears in his face strua
Of French origin, while his fca
those which generally charac
gentlemen Of Louisiana, his nauy
Small active and Wfry, he siru
man capable Of doing much hnr
enduring great fatigue General
Smith, late Street Commission
York, the schoolfelloW and intim
Of General AfcC CIelldh, is third ia
IS taller than the other two, bro
dered, slightly inclined to flesh
honest and straightforward n CO.
As It is possible to see. All threa
at WeJ8 PdInt Acs
served Afterwards wlt6 credit in
can war. Updoubti bravery,
1ttaiuments, unitupS ched iuirF
deposition, aud lofts patriot IN
tiles which the army. believe
great commanders 70 be endowe
This conviction, added 10 the
success that has hitherto cru
l0utheFO eAuse. inspires in the RAJ
idenee seldom 70 be found in ncr
CONDITION OF THE REBEL tE-
The drill Of the army is the sau