New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-08
Col Murchiscn has earnestly petitioned TO be aoweo
"a sakn The oath Of amnesty and return home.

10 take the oath Of amnesty and return home
Mrs. Elliott seems 10 be kind lady. and to have
taken great interest in tie welfare OF her Servants
Some Of them followed the army away and have per-
ished Others remain and viii be paid as free laoorefs
it il hoped
Per confro Nr John Elliott lives not far from the aS
mentioned place and hos been the owner OF son'e -O'
slaves, if remember Alright.
We had scarcely gone mile from the last stopping
place, when black man. apparently thr'!'n'o 'o"'
old came quickly out Of the bushes and sPeaA
TO the officers They sent him 10 me. " nat oo you
wish q I asked He said: Il am blacksmith had DC
longed TO JOHN Elliott and worked FOR him all my NE
iIbod ,T uieo-(yife living off the pantation) by
coneant and have worked steady since you
all came bere.-now master has drove me away cause
he thinks he can get along without me- AID cussed me.
aud told me- never 70 come back and what shall do y
The man seemed in much distress Of mind He wore
4 coorse plantation shirt which had been patched adj
;nfnitum ragged pair Of pants and an old hat, and
was barofooted. lie stated in TO my questions
that be had been very often whipped by John Elliot and
sometimes by the overseers by his orders The provo
cation was that he was sometimes late in getting
home from seeing his wife.
advised the poor man to get employment possible
lin the neighborood Of his old home and labor faith
fully until Col Whittlesey should send Freedmens
agent Fayetteville, and then so and make bis con-
plant 10 him. aud bis would be set right. he let
with many thanks. mention tbis more in detail
because II is sample Of others daily occurring, where
the old masters naturally hard and cruea and selfish
and they take these 70 get rid Of their former
slaves with, ut pay-probaly wish to bury in oblivion
the recollection Of wrongs consciously hcaped
upon the negro may also have something to do with IT.
If any injustice is done TO Mr. Elliott in this case
shall rcgre and be ready 10 correct il as have to
give voice to the wrongs of his slave.
MORE TALK WITH CITIZENS.
We passed The night at Colonel" Adkins. at Summer
yle who took US in with considerable reluctance, but
did not reuct- the FIVE dollars which we checriully
paid for sheltcr, supper and horse feed Ills son.
gentlemanly behaved Young man. lost his right arm at
Cove Greek. The old man, wasted to skeleton by
consumpton but stn having the eye of hawk and the
energy of middle life. said: II judge by your
clothing You are what we call Yankee officers" We
answered IN the affirmative.
at is not great while since you would not Ike to
have been seen in these parts We don't ike the idea
of subjugation, but suppose we must submit to IT,
We were the first three Yankees who had probably
passed his gate since the war. 10 remind him OF Sub
ljueation;" hut upon the whole had no reason TO
complain OF treatment We reached the banks OF
the Cape Fear within two miles OF this house. and after
waiting halfhour to see five hogshcads Of water
balcd out OF the ferry fat old man OF 10 years Of
age, assisted b. younger feldman. put rs and our
horses down on tho east bank. Having exhausted all
our snail change and having nothing but largo bills.
we were obliged to pay tho old ocogennrlan his 20
cents in promises lie looked at Us doubiingiy. as
much as TO say: Il don't know whether believe you
p.,Jkr vic hfv we'll hrr haven't ths
grasssod"
The first plantation we came TO- after rising out Of
the river region was deserted and the plnce-whicn
looked as if it might have been fourishing cs
tete--was over. grown with weeds.
scUPPERSoSGs.
An eghtmie ride brought TO the fine estate Of Mr.
CoAeld leading citizen Of the county. the Conmis-
soser in equity and formerly Member o. the Leeis.
lature. Mr.. c. Las pleasant family mansion and is
: preparing to go extensively into the culture Of the
Scuppernong-on which he has long been enthusiastic,
BE has already large number Of this well OF the
a Catawba. Chocaw and other varieties Of the vine,
growing finely on his place He viii be able 70
supply any number required Of cuttings OF this grape
for those who wish 20 begin the vine culture. He told
how the early colony Of Sir Walter Raleigh at Roam
Island attracted by the aroma OF the Scupper
nong then Onrstirg 10 It's October riperess and found
this native luseou' grape; tradition asserts the
same from which they feasted finally spread over
nine Of ground, and produced grapes enough to
y make 200 barrelsi-ao twenty barrels Of the finest
wine. Now it, iourishes from the coast 10 the
mountains in this light soil, and he predicted that at
distant time an immense trade would arise in this
avoite wine He then intends 10 eat cake and drink
. vino for supper and no guest who calls him shah
have water unless BE calls for st. wine shan flow like
the volume of Lsa Cape Fear Riyer;houeh it IL hoped
q more translucent fEid
4 SENSIBLE MAN.
Mr. Cofreld will soon have Lis cellars made and con
nosseurs nay look for wine Of the Coied brand.
and brandy cxcellins the famous Longworths OF the
West He cheerfuy accepts the abolition Of Slavery
beieYes it will be the best thing tina; could have hap
lpened and be intends instead Of hunting foxes.
to which manly sport lie has been addicted to go to
work (he is the first white have heard say ~
and make good living. send one OF his own drag-
ings OF the leaf Of varieties Of the scuppernong,
with description OF each TO guide the initiated which
hope you viii hand to Harper's. 10 be reproduced.
Messrs Battle .nd Heck. who are at tic North
North Carolina land agents. will give them interest
ing history and description Of the famous scuppesnoDg
grape for their valuable pictorial.
Bot as this letter is exceeding the limits had rs.
signed TO It, must draw 10 a close Ny next will be
devoted TO description Of men and affairs In the more
northern counties OF the Stale-as Warren Edgccomb,
Granville and Hide. where the lands are richer. and
the freed population far oltnumbors the white.
| From these counties Col. Whitiiesey has had more
complaints Of inusuage and wrongdOing toward the
freedmen than from ali the rest Of the State There
have been some cases. too which reflect strongly upon
some officers who have been garrisoning prominent
points in that quarter.
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