Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-11-05

| Lei me tell you tnat The slaves are more 1ntei
ligent than the poor whites in the South
Why / went into house not three months
ago, and there was lady belonging to thi.
class of sand -hllers, and l remarked by way
of passing my time, as was waiting for hel
husband, that there was picture of the Pres
iden.s. EYES," said she; ssthem's the pic
ters of the Presidents, and some of 'em must
be gittn' mighty old by this time, if they
amt dead.'' Prolonged laughter.l l re-
marked, in addition, that that one at the head
was Gen. Washington. ssYes," said she
s'I've heern of him ever since | was gal;
wonder if he's dead YETI told her that
had seen an account of his death in the papers
| IContinued laughter.] There were two fami-
lies in Tisharningo county who were going to
sas but the wife of the Texas man wanted to
! go to Arkansas, and the wife of the Arkansas
man wanted to go to Texas. The men were
out bunting one day, ami were thinking about
| it, aud at last they agre ID that to trade would
be good plan. Laughter and applause. ]
| As am relating the matter just rs it occur
red, ] shall have to relate the express words.
! One of the women was old, aud the other was
Young. ssNeow'' said one, s.if yon had an old
mar and had young flly, yon wouldn't
want to trade, even, would ye ~ TGreat
] laaghter.l The other agreed with him and
so they compromised the matter, by the one
who possessed the old wife giving a don ble-
barreled Shot gun and eighteen dollars to
boot. He paid the eighteen dollars, however,
in coonsEins and fhjnpS Saf hats
this is the condition of the poor whites in that
vicinity. The slave holders rule them. There
is one thing that they complain of bitterly,
and that is this-they are compelled to pa :
trole the country to keep down insurrections
of the negroes. Then there is
the question about whether the negroes will
fight against their masters. The negroes are
| a very kind people, and they are possessed of
very great deal of piety-indeed, believe
that the real piety of the South is ensconsed
in the bosom of the slave population OF that
couutry-and they would not wish 10 destroy
their masters, however they might abuse or
whip them. But every man in the South is
not the master of every specific negro in the
South; that negro would not fight against his
master, but he would fight against every other
master in the South. l have relatives in the
South unfortunately have three brothers
in-law officers in the rebel army. If knew
was aiming at one Of them, | would not shoot;
but would fight willingly, and if in fighting
l should kill one OF them, should do it with
good conscience. | have been asked-Will
there be insurrect ions ? l say not, so long as
the negroes can run away so long as they
can run and find protection, there will be no
Instructions. But there is great alarm in
the South through fear that there will be in
surreetions. L attended the Synod of Missis-
sipp, in October last, at Natchez, and l was
told that fifteen negroes had been hanged there
for fear of insurrection. Others said it was
not true, and that they were hanged upon ir-
responsible statements of irresponsible per
sons. While was in Macon last summer six
negroes were executed, aud one was burned
in the streets. When was at that Presbyte-
rian Synod, preached to a large congrega-
tion of slaves; it was the largest congregation
/ ever spoke to in my life. With one excep-
tion, that of the minister who sat beside me,
they were all slaves, yet one-third of them
were whittier than | am so that Slavery is not
confined to color, because you often see red
haired and blue eyed slaves. Another ques-
tion is, will they come North? l would re-
ply to this, that if Freedom is proclaimed
South, they will not come North, because
they love freedom, but they hate labor. They
would prefer to go South. l saw a certain
suggestion in the papers to give them the
State of Florida. was glad to see il: /; let
them have that beautiful territory of Ponce
de Leon, so graphically alluded to.''
We infer, from what Mr.. Hoye says, that he
has travelled extensively, and mingled with all
classes of that strange, castle divided society.
The following extract is the only allusion he
makes to personal outrages:
s.The only other question have been ask
ed is this: viii there be harmony of feeling
between the Southern and Northern States
hereafter say there will not SO long this
institution of slavery exists. But let that in
stution be eradicated, and there is no obsta- |
Gle to harmony. There is no feeling Of re-
sentiment between the Maineites and Missis-
sippans which may not pass away, and as for
the loyal Mississippians, they demand the pro-
lection OF the Star-Spangled Banner, ana have
reasons 10 detest the protection of the Stars
and Bars, as my poor discoored ankles now
testify"
After the Southern gentlemen were through,
the resolutions adopted, and the meeting "a
bout to adjourn, HORACE GREELEY was OBJ
served and loudly called for. He made a
brief and forcible speech, and closed by pro-
posing
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