Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-06-12
H1EaREPUBLICAN.
from the Continental Monthlyl
} AMONG THE PINES.

Win the Colonel, the cabin OF the negro
hunter. So far as external appearance
wsat toe Eshapty was slight improve
msnt on The Mills House. described in 8
previous chspter; but internally. il was
hard to- say whether ii resemhled more 8
pig-ssy or . dog kennel. The floor was OF
the bare earth, covered in patches with
loose plank of various descriptions. and
Uttered over with bilsets of light wood.
unwashed cooking utensils. two or three
chs4p stools. q pine settes-made from the
rough log and hewn smooth on the up.
per sids--a ull-grown blood hound. two
younger CANNES, and nine dirt-encrusted
jussuiles. of the aax-head species. Over
againse the Fireplace three low beds az
forded Accommodation to nearly dozen
human beings, Got assorted sizes. and
dove-tailed together with heads and feet
alternating. and in the Opposite corner a
lower .couch. whose FINER furnishings told
planly il was the peculiar property oftho
wee ones of her family--a mothers ten
derness for the youngest thus cropping
ont even in the midst of filth and degrade.
tion-furnishsd quarters for an unwashed.
unesmbed, Inclothed. satfron-hued little
fa!fow about fifteen months old. and-the
dog Lady
The dog was Of dark hazel color--a
cross between q setter and gray hound
and one OF the most beautiful crea-
lures / ever saw. Her neck and breast
were bound about with coarse cotton
cloth. saturated with blood. and emitting
. strong odor of bad whisky; and her
whole appearance showed the desperate
nature Of the encounter with the over
seer.
The nine young democrats who were
lolliug about the room in various attitudes
rose ss we entered. and with familiar but
rather dsferential 'How-dy'ge.' to the
Colonel, huddled around and stared OF
me withsopen mouths and distended eyes.
asif j were g strange being dropped
from some other sphere. The two eldest
wsre Ofttis male gender. as was shown by
their clothes-cast-of snits OF the inevita.
bic reddish gray--much too large. and
ont a. the elbows and the knees; but the
sex Of the others l was at loss to deter
mine. for they wore only robe. reaching,
like their mothers. from the neck TO the
knses. Not one of the occupants Of the
cabin boasted pair of stockings but the
father and mother did enjoy the luxury OF
shocs-coarse. stout brogans. untanned,
anil of the color Of the legs which they
encased.
Wen. Sandy. how is Lady, asked
the Colonel. as be stepped to the bed Of
the wounded dog. 5000.
Reckon she's goner. Cunnel; the id
Yankee orter swing fur it.
This intimation that the overseer was a
'cQpntryman' of mine. took me by surprise,
nothing I had observed in his speech or
manners having indicated it. bat / consol-
cd myself with the reflection that Connec-
ticut had reared him-as she makes wood
On hams and nutmegs--expressly for the
Southern market ~
ssHs skoll swing for il, BY. But
are ron sure the dog will die?
sNot shore. lCunnel. bot she can't stand
and the blood ,cH run. reckon hun
red and fifty are done for thar. sartin'
D. the money I'll make that right
Go to tho house snd get some ointment
from Madam--shs can save her-go a,
once SAID my most.
ef will, Cunnel. replied the dirt eater.
taking his broad-brim from the wooden
peg where it was reposing. and leisurely
leaving the cabin. Making our way o-er
the piles Of rubbish and crowds of chill.
don that cumbered the apartment. the
Colonel and 1 then returned to the car
rage.
Dogs must be rare in this region
remarked, a. we resumed our seats.
Yes. well-trained bloodhounds are
scarce every where. That dog is well
worth a hundred and fifty dollars
The business of niger catching. then.
is brisk. just now?'
No. not more brisk than usual. VIZ
always have more or less runaways.'
do most of them take to tn.
swamps?
Yes, nine out of ten do, though nov
and then one gets off on trading vessel
It's slmost impossible for strange niege
to make his way by land from here to tn
freq States
Then why do you Carolinians max
such an outcry about the violation of tn
Fugitive Slave Law
For the same reason that dogs qua.re
over . naked bone We should be I'M
happy if We couldn't growiat the Yam
kees.' replied the Colonel. laughinI
heartily.
We. you say; you mean BY that. tn
hundred and eighty thousand nabo6s VIII
own Eve sixths of your slaves?
Yes. mean thom: and the three O
four miliions Of poor whites-ths ignorant
half.starvsd. lazy veTmin you have jus
seen. They are the real basis OF on
Southern oligarchy. as you call it, contin
ued The Colonel. still laughing.
Il thooght the negro was the serf 1
your feudaI SYSTEM
Both the negro and poor whites are tn
ssyis, but the white trash are its real sup
port. Their votes give The small minorit
Of slave owners all their power. You sa
We control the Union. We do, and "
do it By the votes Of these people. who al
IS far below our niggers IS the niggers al
below decent white men. Who that r.
fleets that this country has been contr0ll
Cd for City years By such scum. woul
gives. d. Tor rspublicon insfitusions?'
Tt docs speak very badly for your il
stitutions. A system that reduces OF
t.1f <f vh;tn x,ooulafiou IN tha level ,