Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-06-30
Qhe 6ree prrss.
Destitution AT the South,
BU RLINGTON
FRIDAY MORNING JUNE 30. 1855

No doubt IN the great region Of the South
crn S'ate', there were MANY places outoi ,h
immediate track Of war or its vicinity. whivl
We're tolesahly q1ict and where the o-,iinar,
business Of providing Tor human SUPPORT me
with no serious obstruction. Yet as a whole
the lo=~ Of lie. The destruction of propert,
and the disorganizaiion Of business mus
have surpassed ail adequate conception cx-
cept by those who have had opportunity "a
witness it. A letter from -cr-c-7ohdeat Of
the y. Y. WorH --,s,ar from Raleigh. y.
c, u,i'er date of june l.. gives Goscrir,-
tian Of affairs in that region. from which we
take the following
Nearly every house ! g house Of mourning
Those who mourn not the dead have other CIief
The rich are poor, the poor humble. aud the
ambitious hatied. All progress has been sus-
pended For four long years the arts and gr,ccs
have stopped. The barest necessities alone were
attended to Houses and stores, gardens ANA farms
have gone TO rack. No repairs gone On. The
whole ibce of the country which bears mans
AAAtIANFa A4h1 IA fNtA iulN Iulu anu Dt-lefL.
most ordinary precautions have been neglected.
In Iopulace which Travelled so much, 10 trav-
cling facilities have disappeared At the hotels.
the towels have disappeared, carpets gone, mir
ror7 shattered The beds are turned 10 heaps
ot NTH. Meals have been furnished only after
the money has been paid; such meils-.racious
Heaven how have meu and women subssted
On the railways the cars are all broken. leaky.
dirty: seats without backs or cushions No cat
ing-stations, but at wide intervals collection Of
two 20 three wretchei Old women. who have for
sale ccrn-cake, or perchance tIlou,-lo3hinc
cherry or blackberry pie. fhe accumulation Of
uirt also Is astonishing, ~ streets houses. YES
sels-everywher 70 appears as il the collected
debris @: four yesTs remained. Activity Ia its
usual channels, which at the North has proceed
ei without change. has here become staguant.
II would seem as if during the early Uait Of the
struggle everybody had been waiting tll the III
dependence was acknowledged, before they made
any exertion in other departments, when by
some process unintellicible 10 the northern mind.
they tere one and all to he made rich and pros
porous. During the latter two years. they have
been watiag if it were useless 10 DO anything
until the struggle was decided
Even nov that the wer ia closed they seem 10
have little notion @, the 7ast amount Of work 70
be cleared away, and the necessity fer immeli-
ate. continued, and steady labor. Men gather
IA groups about the Stores, streei-coruers, de-
pots, and other public places, IS if chaos were
come again, and IL needed a new manif, station
Of Providence to restore it to order.
The loss Of property has been great. very
great. The stock Of goods held has been almost .
entirely consumed. With the exception OF the .
little store Of tobacco, cotton and rice, there is
literally uothiu, beyond the actual requirements .
Of the day Gray cloth has been manufactured /
TO some extent IN this State, but there Is not .
cloth enough 10 c.othe ;ts men Cotton sheet
ings and cheeks have also been produced. but
half The people are iil-clad.
The waste OF war in property has been great,
but the waste IN life has been unparalleled by
any modern people Il is doubtful ii even the
rebel archives. which were scattered between
Danville and Charlotte. can furnish approx
nstely the number Of men III the ranks from
beginning TO the end. On account Of the number
of icsertous and uncountei deaths, il Will be
impossible 10 arrive at the number killed The
report and the official reports cannot
10 more than furnish the means for a wide guess.
For instance, North Carolina claims 70 have fur
lishe3 a hundred thousand, or one-eighth Of
ler white population. OF these not more than
lne-third have as yet returned.
Haliug from the North, my companion and
myself were often asked for news regarding the
prisoners. which we are unable 10 give. One
Tistful looking young damsel, as fair as any in
he State perhaps, for comely females are ex-
.eeiingly rare, importuned Us yesterday to send
Eord 10 the North for one OF her particular
friends. Nv here is he - asked We. ''Oh, you
al ha go; him AT the North, and Just wish
-ou would try and get him released, for I'm
mighty bad of SO long as he's away Finding
hat his name was Bob Thorn, We hereby call
he attention Of the War Secretary to the case,
md beg HIN TO set the bleeiiug heart Of this
lnnr Cnrnlina maiien RIGHT