, 1864-07-02


v1cKsnuno, MES. June ~, 1sef.
I do not think shau discover any consccn'
tire train Of circumstances out Of which to
r,annfactnre book. but I nm not sure that
80 t.a' hsst hank mat NOW p1b1,shea con1d not
tne osss ~ - 49, a1nool.a~,oa htssorsos ~
be naee ons o. ane aso aa nesa a.sn,,natsa n.a y,
uiseth' dnag the present sa struggle Some Of these
stories hare no clements of thrilling inter-
ast nnd ret throw creat light on many nat
es'' onu ~ ha.a7"-
fers as 10 WHICH, efeA' p4.le uAa oeen aaaen
to blind tho NoEth- ~ oas oeen anaaa-
trfously ineulcated upon tho North th2t We
are to believe the Southern character to be
amoss .S,s ns;,,.r ne ahars cts- 80 snr,nas n fra, @
1nat tais uuou.ss ~ enaA"etet oP11na' uon
the tnstltution OF slavery. We
have been told that We are picag-
s1;sa IN comparison with southeruers;
that nc tnlnk aoout cent "nen 1ney 4ol.ny
disdain ha1-dlmes-antu great many OF Us
fthe Lord help them j cnne to believe it.
We have been taught that the noble, .ene-
roua cotton n1anter treated his slavea hetter
toa1 so1.o1 Me-.1sa-. p.- 1aSa.,.a .nas es-ss '
than our Nofthern aooshg men Jared.
What gorgeous descriptions NE have had Of
the eestatic blessedness Of slave life, What
boxes Of gny han nakerchiefs, and dresses, aud
lookinggiasses, ana poeket,k;naveSSt p.s;aN Mhata
4easen W eIaaI 1i.pd pnssu1 It; a na1ls1mas! s
IN the nn now zevtTe
When he cams home! How T low aud mean
these nonlemen taonsht INC pronts Oh re"
tail trade j., and how they seorned q
Yankee ped1er! The following CONVEX
;aegro while be was driving me IN
to Town VIII throw some light on This polnt. I
HTben you have seen some fghtingY''
"Shonli thtnk so. sir. I was Ut RAYMOND.
ind jackson. and champion I'm, Iy mas,
ter left At Champion Hi, and went with
here Til von :aone took Yicksbnrg. Then
thay went to JacIson. md YOU Iii come.
md thev leff again: Int I didn,t ro viii,
them then"
"Ben, where were you rulsed2,
"1n the south Of this county; Sir, not ar
from Da7is' Bend MY master "as Nr.
xn Nnere Z s!a ae 4o"' oen st t~,.d =. Tar
Das1s' any gone gone o4 M Mltn a;u, MIN 9 s9ms; 1ar
Nnar: ae nag nouse at Sacason, :';u H. ann @ ien
ne ne tnan !nr ~. aa ~ ao1 t9e sss ta' ~
H9e W1 toar goou ,atnn,,, ue +t. ny,
:, y you1 4oa9eIs e u tt tao LILLY 14
ies. % ioaio"ea - dan a W. Jsa1sIf I. nesn "as
~ uotn ~ ~ mpsu ~ ~ a. a ,r"a a. sn;in
fefa1a . ag !, toA os ILL ana 4en' "'&s @' ool4on
a. ~ r-&fr -t$ $fSr
~ ~; 5 ote ~ to|ns. .ta ma' Ie & ~ ~
io.f ~, ~ HeI, r. fake {ear ~f vnn I'D notb.
os. 33e5 10y ihnth ~ ~ von n,ns AZ tenr ~ tha
u XIX ti,i,1 IN es .1n,ea,, ~ 80
n"n,t rnm ru and Re-, ha eote % enarrf po4
fo nm r. from her So ha ieof ns thaE Int
tfen YOU ali come aeaIn. and burn IN mas
ter's house ana things. I say, WAS We
to 20 uow2' Aud the officer Say, why not
fali in, and 60 with use' So found place
for the old mother In wagon, and walked
been here ever since"
"Then you came away bec4use the house
was burnt. You want to go with master
"Then soa dunno nothin about it. don't
was mean. He KEEP six Of us about thelouae
and drove the carriage. He b. ;.,.n FL
hands on the plan+"+' v,ao n hae.s e.gnsy t aan
ton; a-. ,u MaaS n;n;.i nsaPe " Got- gIt
=, o ~ a.. " - 70 rtia TH - pt1an " u ivy. nae
Ut ~ nesa fo s oomtiea luz nonse
~ 4leeGnTS n 3eoa otuse senasneu sums
;s;t 49, 1ts J,ana u ~ na4s ~ e9s %
Lo Fslt' uoue d5oso !, Ane ca11Ase LUZ 'e1.
gfenn5 III nan} ;tmes s;. ~ aa.o-
but Waat r. hakes you =, say Jonr master
vas mean7 ae give an nus n9nas good
clothes and 1000, ana looacco, ana nne nand-
kerchleis az CtEstmas+
NO Stree! 19ey hld loWance OF bacon
and corn meal 1ney were 'loTed TO nave
patcn. ana 70 1alse chickens' M, 1hey mes ail
get little money some Way. amen master ne
got narrels seconu cpt Aour a9"9 rom tne
North, aud Gleap tonacco, ana caeap WINS