New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-24

CDuicu-sp pres tlaS hld1u On every Din anu III eaVn
valley, the neatly painted school.houses at every
four corners" this utter want OF all the evidences
of civilization is most striking end depressing.
Here are 10 well-culiiyated farms--500 acres
barely support small family of the better class Of
whites; schoolhouses at the corners, for educa-
ton would elevate class to whom the habits and
customs Of the aristocracv forbid the opportunities
for Improvement; none Of the mcdonnell or ee-
Csnt arts for the households OF the +. +. We. pur-
chase, with bigoted blindness, all their elevating
noceesaries and enjoyments from the despised mud
sls" Of tire North.
Slave-breeding supplies Tor has suppEed) the
purses Of the upper classes, while their farms, de-
ieriOrafing from year TO year. hsvo barely yielded
them the commonest "hog and bominy" required
fox the home diet OF the section. All books all mu-
sic, all wines, all luxurcs Of every sort, have been
the product Of a trade in sons-too frequently Of
trade in tie offspring Of tho trader. Now that
ell tbs 10 cut OIL, even the Weather citizens the
arisocrGcy of the land, nuet revert TO the original
"log and loniny" Of the country, and leave lux
urIes to some din, elysian future.
have often wondered how the white trash I've.
They do not work uni so the autnC ola little coru,
raising OF q few hogs and noultry-who run nearly
wild--may be called work" STILL they live, and
trey rare many tow-headed children who peryetuae
the uuwholesoue stock. l have often, say won.
L
These poor whtes-ignored by the aristocrsoy and
despised by the blacks-eXist on whisky. In this
wise: Scratching together few dollars eight or
ten sufficient IN time Of peace they purchase
barrel or two Of cheap whisky. The neeroes--al-
WAYS fond Of LIQUOR and never honesGy ee.tIug any
excepting during the holidays steal from their
masters corn, wheat and chickens. Ibe.e thug
they "trade " with the poor whites for drink. ILey
VIII give two or three bushels Of corn or wheat
hog half dozen chickens, for pint OF roor qnor,
aud in tiis way the degraded white that infcs'
this country exist.
1t is terrible style Of lie the natural result Of
Slavery. With paid labor, and any sort of enconr-
agement 10 others tben landed proprietors, these
men might 10 small faImers, echaui,s, laborers Of
al sorts: honest men. linen NIrginians would be
independent Of other peoples for their uxures aud
refuements. But Slavery blig1ts all the land, pre-
vents competition in trade, mechanics or agFicul-
ture, and puts veto on Improvement Of every de-
scripton.
They cling to it as "pa,riarchal institu,ion" as
they cling TO all other exploded aud useless ideas.
And while Slavery continues 10 blight the land,
even tie return Of peace will fail 10 place Virginia
where sne might be. Once the proudest Of States.
her cliuging TO q barbafous and wick' Institution
has brought her so low that H0fhing can now tave
her except an utter revolution in Der economy, her
institutions, her manners ard customs. She needs
the infusion of hardy Northern blood. She must he
1Rnkeeizcd," aud, please God, she viii he. lie
there not land enough lying i8le here that shall give
farms and pleasant homes to an inn grafton equal 10
the whole Of this great Army Of the Potomac I
When the day COMES that wiinesses the end OF
Slavery in Virginia, We shall zee the opening Of
new and vigorous lie, for which her great extent,
tue uatura. fertility Of her soil, her varied surface
aud facilities for Improvement, give ample scope
Til then she Is, indeed de- olate ana ruined Com
God grant we may live 10 rejoice over
her regeneration.
Having left Warrcnton and Warrenton Junction
far behind us--io revert from the unfortunate con
Lea. l.. "a "a II rfr
afuirs hcre-sud cut Ourselves of from railroad
G. mmuuiCstiOn with Alexandria and Washington
we must depend upon the Potomac River CDesa
peake Bay, and the RnppahGnnOck for The reception
Of supplies, iii We obtain possession Of the railroad
from Ffedencksburs TO Acquia Creek, which will
apparently be ia few days. Meanwhile II ID III
defstood that a euTTy OF TIE needed qusrterma6tefs
and coDmissary's stores are on tie way up the lat
ter river, under convoy OF u. S. guubools.
Hay and grain il taken wherever found being. Of
course, receipted fo, aud, ~ the inhatiant. here
about are noted SeCessonists one feels inclined
10 grove that there Is eil forage left IN the
country. With the rapidly OF our present marching
our horses would tie at otterwisc 10 20 hungry.
Tie people on tie road, Of tie " better" class-of
wi ON there are very few, by the way-yiew orr
pacing with i'll dis, uised hatred aud lear As the
9th corps was rapidly marching to-day, III tire
column Of a division each, one ia lie road aud one IT
either sle IL plan o. Gen. sumner 81 We paset tie
lr,t loule OF any pretcnsiOn that have noticed ia
cottage" Style of architecture, aud would not have
disQraced wei-,o-do Northern mechanic. at
front window rat Il lady aud young girl As our
columns Iassej, tie ohild's face, eager and inter
c ted, was constantly turned toward the street, but
TIE lady too proud 10 notice . Lincolns brengs,
kept AcF Lead ateried. apparently occupied with
a pieco Of sewing the bent over. Probably the
husband and father is in the Rebel army.
Tho following tamoug other sick and wounded
soldiers sent Oh lie I7th inst. TO the General Hos.
4 Ill fltt.sI l.s.
yet obtained:
Tau.rY.yiyrn MAssAonusETT--C. O. Fisher O. = Col
ton y. Goodrich h. Il RobiAsoD. serg G. u. Poii, O. III
Carleton C. q. B-tes T. FoIBey q. H. Lock > l.. Wi.lon
ELEyEsrn INV HAnrsuran-L. Lnushtop. d. H. Long
A. Smead, }. NJ. Dents, q. d. Young, }. kennsTd r. II
Yong o. Holt J. Greeley, C'pt lAt2a, Z. Green G.
FnrT.yrgsr PRyNsrIyANiA-s MDnshsw, c. J. Weaver.
] Rives q. Boston j. Cline, $780, NcDode, - Muush4w,
j smith g. CoselboT, J. Ziger. - famsn.
BA1rzHT l., SECOND Nrw.iOEK AETiLLEEr.-G Linck, J.
burr1r, BAT1EEr.-Henry lves t~oanled at White Sui
P, TwtsTs.pigsr MA.AomusEr4s.-H. W. Holden D. W.
Ruy a. Vault r. Mhroy.
FFTrpmsT kEwYoEK.R. Darlington, serg. j. J. Jones,
sJS1n NEw YoRx-Iobn Car.on NJ McBrle S. W. An
'ot g,SuTy.hrsTH KEw.YohE John VBren. NJ. L Hourf
Samuel Rooks j. j.. Chase. Geo w Dbbe. NJ J. Morse.
FtHsr \ NV. YORg BATTERY-H l. Stil~eA, NJ Fletcher,
rn is, Np%.iazp.niss--w r. Eastman G + Strain.
John O. Imam Patrick Niven. L. Gsrdner &. r. EiIoy .
fIFJH REGULAR DAishhtg - i''Hi ~ N'"N'' -
X sidsoD. =, q, An, Il
W .trous l.. NJ Butler Peter Mex enna
IIgvgrTs CoSstcr1cur.-B Ben jamn Brown John Grant,
J A. Woodruff w. H. Potter. A. omcker
Si1TkKsTH CONsECTCCT-J h. feify joseph rant a.
9. Hale w. Il. Warner , - c.,,
r. Lsbsy. T.. }. Coon, u. ". Lerog Fed. sweet
FoUHTB RHODE IsLASD-W. H. Esstefbrook, A. r. Grey
Jsmes Farley James murphy -,
In speaking OF our Topid marching, from Warren
TON should have mentioned before that all super
fuous baggage, the property Of officers, Was sent
to Washington. The wagon tram bas been Ia many
,y,vs emf down very essentially, heing now reduced
10 he minimum possibility. The men carry their