New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-17
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Cotton Crop-Ncgro Contributions TO
Iospitals-A Negro Nuss.Elousc and a
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Correspondence q The n Y. Tribune.
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Correspondence q The N. Y. Tribune.
PARIS ISLAND, Aug. 90. 1868.
The cotton crop (by the negroes) is said tt
be doing WELL the bols near the ground opening, ant
in few sunny spots picking has already commenced
Two heavy rains this week have put it back and made
the snowy rolls look unpromisine The corn Is excel
lcnt ard ont o. the reach Of storms OF bugs
| Whenever the negroes DO good deed 1t should finn
chroncler not that their good deeds are any marvels
in thon selves but because of the opinion that good
thing can come out of th, Nazareth" and because o.
them who have hardened their hearts 20 believe lie
thu, may be obliged TO change their opinion;
Two weeks ago. al our old church i told the people
there assembled that had read IN the Northern news
papers that the oooTed laborers on Ladys Island Fort
ROYAL and ST. Helena had contributed OF their stores OF
vegetables and garden rocuois to tue hosphis, ana
suggested that Paris Island should not fan behind III
good works and charities. and expressed nope tha'
they would each contribute their mite 10 ala inc wound
ed and sick soldiers did not urge the matter muchi
could not have the heart Ia do IT, for our whole island
seemed like q hospita-small pOx clohen-pox. feyers.
and 81 manner Of diseases incident 10 the extreme bot
month Of August. Frustrating them.
What DO Won tAik these descendants OF balloons and
MONKEYS did, Before they left the church they quietly
laid their plans and on the Thursday following fair
wagon-lond Of sweet potatoes, pumpkins. tomatoes.
chickens, egC. ochre, green corn. and melons, were
up row boat 20 Beaufort. and deposited at Tie
doors o. the hospitals.
III was sIn ali offering but Il was their best and given
with hear,incSs and good viii that might put 10 bush
many laCgard movement among tie motley and cult
waited children Of Father Adam.
Pu. tins little item into your pockets You who apollo
cize for New-York mobs, you who help 10 burn down
ooloed orphan asyluns and murder and hang negroes
you WHO hate and dospse the black man. who SANDER
him and would herd him with the brute. dives him OF
every right and make him your dog to follow you. your
horse carry you. your to plow your corn, take
his item and pordcr H. remembering fiat though YOU
may have AL things else which this negro has not YET
wanting charity ye are nothing.
The virtues Of the cmancpaed negro are the inherent
growth of bis humaniiy hi, vices are the teaching oi
SlAyery-by both precept and example from tho white
mainland nothing a-tOnshcs me moro, ar day D! day
read Ia the live. and characters Of tAcse people the
records Of that sccursed Institution, than that Tie,
have one yestngo Of yiriae lon.
Old Flora toierol in to see last Sabbath to have
me read n CHAPTER 20 her.
She say she is eighty years old and has thirty seven
As we talked she, as DO other old folks. on gar
rulously 81 Old times. go
You kuows ole big house rnissus wherein VEN lib.
dat usen 10 be ole house. lso been old nnss Gs
many year. o, oh. ~ long Mresso ou usen to have
pulpIt In De russ. house. and when dc Sundy him
yet preacher from Beaufort OF som odder town and
wc'rn hebs beautiful service"
"Dd you have many children TO nurser naked
! "O-oo-h Missus many cLildre; plenty. plenty
much hundred al one time. hassa Like dc children
more de merTier' him usen 10 Gay. Can't hab tot
many. old Flow. you tell dem wenehe'i gii me de eh.
dren and III feed en- and olOihe him Hurry EN- up
Flow can't get too many childIe,
Y Oh God wha, revelations these are os human shame
and crime. The pulpit on Sundays the nurse house
Ell DAYS Ia The the nurse house. where tic chld
Of three weeks old was thrown, when torn rom Us
mother while she was driven t. Ito cotton ied u,
nurse house. where these human animals were 10 be
reared FOR the auction block infants to cry themselves
into rupturos and dc.o-iy 10 gulp down tOuT honA!
soup instead Of their mOtlcrs milk. and 20 suck az
mody bacon fiHd instead Of ths breast provided by
nature The nurse rom. vEere ono hall OF Vie t'ocs
died and was carried ont az night and buried In thc
live oak bu,h' by the Eight OF the pine knot torch by
those who doubtless uttered prayer and thank
10 the good God for the delycTancc OF TIE h'uo one
with every spadeful Of earth drown over 10 body;
| Yes a pulpit and minister once week must hav'
seemed purifier Of tbs pest house Of hS own creating
TO Nassa Tom Old Flow born here. and until 10
old was a house servnnt- Out Of twenty-five OF be-
grand children said to have been born OF one bon hn'
daughter in-law. only four live TO tel their tao o
misery. F.p u