New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-16

bntlroud cnd Plantation Hands were
Fed. Clad aud I.odged-Maine Lcsrees
An south Casoiina-s siory Of Geu. sted.
mnp.
from Our Special Cone sponden,
"HoNF AGAIN, Cons COUNTRY. Nov. - leG5.
had the misfortune 10 have my recollection
OF tie country that lazy stretches itself out between
Charleston and Richmond revived and my disgust at
intensified BY return trip o7esaud. There are one or
two notes by the way ha. omitted in my las. letter
which will refer to now.
Oh HEADS AND EYEs.
keen observer viii at once notice that t,. people
of the North and Of the South separated nteectu
ally and pora! mole widely than they are separated
geographically and politically. He Will quhcsl! note
the fact that the heads of the people sr smaller
hy several siyes--on average. in the Southern than
in the Northern States II he Is expert phfenoott
he will not fail mark how uudeyeloped contrasted
with the Northern people OF similar rank the moral
aud Intellectual faculties: and that at the same time,
the java and lips indicate more universal Development
OF will power n It's grossor forms than Is common in
the Free States But IL lie u more than mere phre
nologist--if be con rapidly decieher those Werring
records Of the soul that written. as In stenogfapc
notes In the expression Of the eyes. he will no longer
be astonished that civil war waged and inevitable
between the two peoples. For IL is the necessity Of
evil when II comes Of age. 20 against the Right
aud the more right the more ferccy. century OF
culture separates NewEngand from Virginia and the
Caroliuss-a hundred years Of moral and Intellectual
growth Look at these hard. shallow. sensual eyes
cold giiterng ol eTcasy-aDd you need no traveller to
tell you that their theology s stern. forbddiae rigid
that their social life u marked by harsh tyTanncai and
tts.t no n aal an
the genial breath Of Jesus IL their choice and te OBJ
joct 0f their admiration. looked everywhere, uus
looked In vain 20 that so. spiritual eye winch ls
40 fQ rmOn among the educated CafseS O' the Snrtb
and p pccnly among the OF reinenert and cnl
ture. "1bo women here" said lady at Chericoton
"loOk ~ IL they had never been kissed" IL was u
happy expression Of impression that was made on
me everywhere An 1t Is stcrIibe revenge WHICH the
slave has inflicted the ghQ Iree, Ne who demands
tho poor. loses the power OF moral insight no who
h.s woman. whstcyrT her condition. loses the power
OF loyrg tepdcrly spiritual love idesiize- the faces
there Is 10 inainkng its prcsencc but have never
seen /, manifested anywhere IN The South.
THr soJTnERS cKEED.
Their life their ihoughi-tho.e people are on tue
lowest plane: they cannot understand tho idtalist
How a man should sacrifice his life. even bis comfort
for tie sake Of theory" or an onicas, IL beiond
their conprohcnsonif there IA 10 pecnniary interest
or ler.unal an biton inroivcd 10 his conduct Ihey
"don't believe IN IT," In thor eyes. John Brown was
sctuated solely by TeyeIgri and the radcas To- Gay
los - savage desire 10 ''numiiatc the south Ibeir
ton OF certain Hell. wherein one bad any faith m
nny one-whelcin fear and selfshness governed slL
These SOuthcrnerr have perverted eyerythmg-'ney
have chsnsed every iIEih to s oppS., f'to 70 have
done. slavery IL not a crime; IT. Ia DIVINE ih'
s,iiution. Lsshing tender women Is not coSnfdice
IL i. cLtyalry Tie dcfuuding OF poor men is Lot
A thing abhorred but ordained 81 God. The
isrger b not greater than she Iess; but on the con
irer the tav l. th" bOsoIogn nud he hntion fhe In
frfior Wealth or talent Is not trust 10 be sacrcdly
applied TO relieving misery and uplifting the down
toddoni possetson TO DC hcld ana inciensea tor
purely persona ends aud TO keep down the fallen 1t Is
not the .doer who ought to ty 10 ooncate the
party whom ho hes wrongrd II Is the North who should
ooDcats the South And 80 On. throughout their Gu
tire creed.
raPEsDISG DUTIES.
We have Il husc tack on band-fo regenerste the
South. Reconstruction ~ a snnl! task hs compared
with that duty Our rst step must be to protect the
negro. for YOU can reform man nnti you put
out OF bis power do wrong 20 bis neehbor Our next
step will be educate the negroes and the poor wueS
so that they he able 10 defend Themselves ~ socin
life from frauds and other iupcSitons. We must then
vHis1oA the educated clsssesIn politics by loyal puo
cation In theology by Chi sap books and preachers
who must suupiant the heathcIism and the pagan
priests who have filled this fair land with their doe,
trines of deys" 1T ia big job a. Mr. Lincoln SAID
Of the war but the Prize Is dazzling one ior us 10
eos than truly united country and genuine Christian
civilization.
N.xt 10 the looks of the folks South. the observer
takes notes OF their dress. IL ID ama@ng the cohtfns
dres .ed men are the exceptionally dressed women are
very raro; South to bc seeiy is the rule. with hardly
exception in either sex The men are eeneItiy
muslin or calico prints. Everything about them indi
Gates poverty.
The railroads are In n used.up condition. 1ner
tracks are worn out their engines are worn outs their
roing stock Is ont their depois ot places nave
gone upward in the form Of smoke their ears are oid
and filthy and out of styles and several OF thelr
heat bridges have been destroyed. They travel on IN
average from eight 20 ten miles en hour. Neyer
fasteri Both wsys-from Petersburg to ChaTieston
and back was in two decent oars only. Inc fost
we're AS filthy as they could be. Nou change cars and
engines at least six times-at Easton. Weidon. Nh.
niu gton Saniee Pee Dee. aud Florence. Connections
are sometimes made and sometimes not-gches!.y n0
For example. we started from Charleston on Friday
msrnng and we're landed at Florence at night ihere
se ere expected 10 stay until O'Clock on SATURDAY
morning, when we would resume our tiip noith"arn.
But heavy dew fell: the train made -four miles only IN
two hours and II did not arrive uIii sin oc'ch we
landed stWilmiugion at dark. The Northern trah
had been 60 nc three hours So We were 'eain oieSu
we were told ihntfhe Iprain had not yet ar'edi so
thnt is passengers would have the saD, opportunity
lnt We enjoyed 10 scs the 'aads or eaten 'ho suai"A
at Wilmington. -, ,,.
There sre few decent places at which yon can Obtain
Refreshments: sometimes you have to 20 hungry noh
morning to night. Tie only exception hyrtn! oi ".
honorable mention from the usually pnchod diet is AT
Magnolia IN South Carolina, where IN active eonpeG
ton between two rival houses secures one comlof'a
bic supper for one dollar in sIcenpachs'
THE Low WHITES of NORTH CAROLINA.
By the Wy, the recent edolals oi lht ikib' NJ On
,be Poor Whites OF Virginia scent 10 have reused the
indignation Of tho editors Of the Atlantic Southern
states I saw six or savage Eotices OF them
TI, Chorlf.on Mars had even the audacy TO deny thar
thero s any such class in existence Let us see ABOUT
II. = v,;..,,;.
You have fuly described tho poor Whites OF virginia
Mr. Omseads account Of thc 'anlc Gloss 10 the
n ne frcss OF North Carolina snow--from personal
be correctly drawn He saws that the
negroes employed in these forests seemed TO I've unus
ally intelligent. and that thcy were aee'aedy suPe'o
IN ,r,yy oIoi and int,l,pal rs,ysc 10 hs srtaf rs c
rchiie y,ops iuhobuirg ne same rsSi,n. Among inc
whites there were large number (e believed MAJOR