Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-06-12

ing small tract in close proximity to ais
next neighbor, an almost continuous forest
is thus formed several miles in extent
Just inside Of the levee is planted row
of beautiful shade trees,-anl between
these and the orchards is a fine road GOV
cred with green grass-the whole render.
ing the locality one of extreme loveliness
Further up are the sugar plantations
very fine in appearance, and on which a
the proper season, may be seen as far a:
the eye eau extend, the green cane waving
in the breeze. Here one can see some.
thing of the extremes in human lifc--thc
the aristocrat and the slave; and catc
some glimpscs Of the peculiar influences
Of the very peculiar institution" Each
Of these plantations has, or did have a
population equal to many of the towns in
Hancock County-"ehattels personal" all
the property Of one man, over which he
IANlNiSSS uiitUlltcI GJHtIOI.
Each plantation boasts sugar mill,
the proPrietor's dwelling house, seldom in
keeping with his fortune, the habtation
Of the oyersecr, and the small white
washed quarters of the negroes. Those
plantations once belonging to disIoyal citi,
1ens have been coudscatcd; F; and are cul-
tivated at present by the Government.
BiackbeFyies haze been abundant, close
" here for the last month ami the SOL
licr has been by no means Sow ia avail
M hms-f OF the opportunity to obtain
them.
We had our FIRST mess Of new potatoes
fer tue season the 2j:h day Of April
They were nice and well grown, and we
BATTERED ourselves that We were somewhat
ahead of our friend, al home, IN the liaq
u neS potatoes.
In. iuhab.t-uts of this State are =
medley Of ali nations, kindred aud
tongues ualer heayen--tne French, or
Grcoles, as they are called here, haying
tie prclom1ancy anl seldom, indeed,
can Que hear from the citizen. COOL Eng
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ttnSlE endorse tAat oc'ter l'1'as'P'e' t"''
al men, independent ol co'of OF eol'I'
ton, are "ca low-I VITA ce't'!n iA"IiaAa'
bic Figh'a-amohg "h'ch' are me- Hpef'y
and tue pursuit OF happiness ) ana l
know OF no good reason why the negro
should not be armed believing ne may
be made an eiieetual agent III putting
down this rebellion; but 1t does MT io'-
low that the white man should be re4al'-
cd to fight side BY side with the Airiean'
or that white soldiers should be required
to obey black officers, or pay them tAose
tokens Of respect that BY the regulations
OF the army are due to military othcers'
1t was for derelletIon OF duty IN these
particulars to sable commanders that our
men aud officers were put IN arrest al