New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-05
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A"HH Nv Jnxusp KmxE, l9me DID, 30 The Tribune AS
ISOLATION
Everybody has heard of Southern barbecue
but of all gatherings of this kind, the occasion oe
saibed below certainly bears away the palin'
The camp-gronnd was about mile from 'pe s'a'
ton and pleasantly situated IN grove, ue
stream Of water. IL wac IN lfequen. uso
camp-msetings of the Methodist denonnIla.. I -
which sect at the South is partial TO these ruii ~
l;rous o,tberings Scattered over H. WIN ah el
fort AZ regularity were about forty shaii ou. NC
log cottages, thacbed with the loog leaves OF .he
tuTpentine pine and ked win Drdnclcs oi t.e
sa,ne tree Each OF these houses was no0reu WIN
S''o OF st,.w and large enough 10 afford sleeping
recommendations for abOu, ten persons, proVdihg
sbey ,nreod Their bedding the ground and lie tot
ssIIy close together Interspersed among the cabins
were about dozen canvas tents WHICH nau oeeh
erected for this especial occasion.
Nssrly in tue center OF the group of huts a rude
.ort of scafod four five feet high, aud surrounded
bv rnsic railing served for the speakers stand IL
would seat ABOUT dozen persons, and was protected
by roof of pinebOughs, interlaced together so ~
TO keep off the sun, without alordlng protection
from the rain. In the rear OF this stand were two
Ioog tables, made of rough boards and supported on
stout osts crossed on each other IN the form OF the
letter y. canopy OF green leaves Shaded tne
grounds, and the whole grove, which was perfectly
free from upderbrush, was carpeted with the soft,
brown tasses OF the pine.
Beiog fatlgued with the ride Of the previous day.
did not awake till the morulng was lar ADVANCED
and il was nearly ten O'Clock when Andy and took
onr way TO the camp-ground Avoiding the usual
route we walked on through the forest IL was md
winter. and vegetation lay dead ali around u.s. await
ing the time when Spring should breathe INTO II the
breath of life, and make II living thing. Ihere
was silence and rest III the deep woods. The BIRDS
were away on their Winter wanderiDgs the Leaves
hung motioness the tail trees, and nature seemed
resting from her cesseiess la'ors, and listening TO
Che soft music of the little stream which sung q
f1a roots npd
fanen branches that blocked Its way. Soon dis
fapt murmur arose. and we had not proceeded far
before as many sounds as were heard at Baoel maze
strange concert about our ears. The lowing OF ,he
OK the ching of the horse and the deep braying
of another animal mioged with thousand human
voices. came through the woods. But above and
all rose the stentorian tones OF the stump
"As he trod the shsky platform,
With the cot upon bis brow"
'About q thousand persons were already assembled
on the ground, and more motley gathering never
witnessed. All sorts of costumes and all classes OF
people were there bnt the genuine bacb-woods corn
Crackers composed the majority of the assemblage.
AS might he expected much the larger portion OF the
audience were men, still saw some women and not
q few children; many of the country people having
taken advantage OF the occasion to give their fam.
lies holiday. Some occupied benches IN front OF
the stand, though larger number were seated
around in groups within hearing o. the speaker, but
piy,ng very little attention TO what he was saying.
A few were whittlng-a few pitching quoits or
playing leap-frog, aud quite number were having
quiet game OF whist, euchre or Z" seven-up.
The speaker was wel-dressed geDtlemaply-look-
ing man AID toerably good orator. He seemed
accustomed 10 addressing jury, Tor he displayed all
the adroitness in handling his subject and in appeal
ing TO the preudices of his hearers that see in
successful special pleaders. But he oversbot lis
mark To nine ost of ten Of bis audience, bis words
and SMILES, though correct, and sometimes beautl
full, were us unntelligibe as the dead languages.
He advocated Immediate, uncon iitona secession;
and thought from the applause which met his re-
marks whenever he seemed TO make himself under
stood that the large majority Of those present We're
OF the same way Of thinking.
He was succeeded by heavy-browed middle
aeed man. slightly bent, and with hair little turned
10 gray but still hale at lec, and in the prime and
yieor of manhood. His pan aloons and waistcoat
were of the common homespun, and be used, nov
and them a word of the country dialect, but as b
speaker be was Infinitely superior 10 the more
polished orator who bad preceded him.
He, too advocated secession, az night and duty
-separaion, now and forever, from the officiating,
m ,ney-oving Yankees, who, be was ashamed 10 say
had the sane ancestry, and worsbiped the same God,
as himself. He took the bold ground that Slavery is
q curse TO both the black and the white, but that it
was forced upon this generation before Its birth, by
these greedy, grasping Yankees, who would
cell not only the bones and sinews OF their fellow
men, but-wOrse than that-tbelr own souls, for
gold. 1t was forced upon them without their con-
sent and now that 1t had become interviewer with
al their social life and was necessity OF their very
existence the bypocrilicai Yankees would take II
from them because fOrsooth. II is a sin and wrong
AS if ney had TO bear its responsibility, the
South could not settle its own Affairs with Its
NAKKRi
Slavery is now" he continued, INDISPENSABLE
to us. Without it, cotton, nee, and sugar will
to grow, and the South will starve What If it
works abuses What II the black at times, is over
burdened, and his wife and daughters aebauched
Man is not perfect anywhere-tnere arc wrongs IN
every society Ii for each one to give his account
in such matters, TO his God. Bu in this are We
worse than they Are there not abuses in society
at the North Are not their taborers over~orkedl
While sin here hides itself under cover Of the night,
does it not there stalk abroad at monday If the
wives and daughters Of blacks are debauched here,
are not the wives and daughters Of whites debauchel
there and will not Yankee barter away the chas-
tity of his own mother Tor Girty dollar? Who fill
our brohels2 Yankee women Who load our PEN
jtennares crowd whippiDg-posts, debauch our
elaye. and chea, and defraud us all Yankee men /
And say unto you fellOw-citizens,' and here the
speakers form seemed TO dilate with the wild en-
ehusiasm which possessed him, come out from
among them be we separate, and touch not the uti-
clean thing aud thus said the Lord God OF Hosts,
who will guide you and lead you, II need be, to bat
lie and TO victory
perfect storm of applause followed The assem-
blage rose, and one long, wild shout rent the old
woods and made the tall trees trembe. IL was some
minutes before the uproar subsided; when IT did, @
voice near the speakers stand called out, Andy
Jones!' The call was at once echoed by another
voice, and soon general shout for " Andy !"
"Union Andy! e. "Buily Andy!' went up from the
came crowd which moment before had 30 wildly
applauded the secession speaker.
Andy rose from where be seated beeide me,
and quietly assembled the steps Of the platform. Re-
moving bis hat, and passing to his mouth a huge
qmd Of tobacco from tin box In his pantaloons-
pocket he made several rapid strides up and down
tbe speakers stand, and thea turned squarey to The
audience.