New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-06
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.

! From Our Special Correspopien;.
ORANGEBuE 10. =. T.. May y. 4et.,.
Thus far into the bowels of TIE land wc'Vo
come. IL was not very Interesting tn cahLos
doubt that this is land ovcrroving-bu lardly with
mix and honey low. dfeary, piney woody. red
caycy soil stretches along tie Siacs q. tie RAILROAD
varied ny fever breeding marshes and aguc hanni'd
spots that ore ogergrOwn with underground, suf IN
habited by people who backward IL coming forward
10 take the oaih npd thereby show their willingness to
aad the crime Of perjury 90 Rebellion land where
King Cotton was monarch Of ~ the snakes and Copper
heads tia, lie suEveyd, land u only N il present
s-tc for treason, firategcms and sPo'-it nol this
land be trusted land suggestive Of lazy. vicious rrd
bfainess people proper corlde Of The 'ddcr and tho
lizard. In uahea.ihy country. all tie slite folks say
and how could il be otherwi-ef There's "er layif
for eyers or every aero ona cal iof agus In cTe;S
pnddie. The Yankee hrs work 20 do hero which viii
ask ms cnergies and demonstrate hs superiority as
much "a the conduct Of the military ahct las done
He must come here aad teach these peoi hon to put
feyeIs under foot how 10 Danish aguosi how TO plant
rose, in these rallid checks; how to transform tls
devils paradise into Gods country how 10 uia.e
South Carolina a section oil America iie-, foll :
have every hing to learn and everything 10 unearn
y
will he Yankee schools within week FAST our
army advances Northern teachers VIII folos Il bat
unless We can transplant colonies of farmers and trades
people everywhere se have nothing 20 Lopo from the
present generation.
This Or1ngeburg IL about - miles from Charleston.
II was an arisocratic little village once and Roasted Of
a TOW business blocks. but one TccunsoL came
along this way not long ago and the disappeared
as tie sparks fy-upward and in clouds Of smoke.
When our prisoners returned and were asked whether
sherman had injured the town. their usual answer was:
| Yes, Old Billy gave them thundcr.' Thunder being
En,shed means that he burned down every Store in
tho place, aud tore mp the railroad completely. ]
walked along Hoods tracks IN the rear of sherman
when Davis boased that he would be forced to retreat
from Atlanta and know something of the style OF work
which Sherman was compelled to accept from the
enemy, and certify that the lesson which the
Rebels taught at his expense he profied by in south
Carolina aud paid back in kind here Hoods tore
up the and them 6re with the center Of rail
resting the flames. By this means they were bent
and thereby rendered useless. Once in a while the
Rebels sporyey bent the rails double and twisted them
into sro,esque shapes Shernan's men Mt 0rsngeburg
improved Oh this sport and twisted rails until they
formed two significant letters and having them side by
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| Apart hom the destruction Of the railroad and the
business blocks Orangcburg has been bw little injured.
IL could be made pleasant and picture.que village II
there were any live people here. II is scattered
fine oak groves. aud Is high aud healthy but while
ihe6e Old BourDons hold sway il ~ be ~ mlmmylike
III us progress as hey in their croeds They are
an inhospiabe people They say of one another that
they are heartless ia their treatment Of refugees They
hold themselves aloof from officers and must DO
beggaied before they be made patriotic. Oath
| taking has commenced. and they forward slow =
for ne perjury no protection is the rule in this state.
There are sad stories from 'he country about tho
treatment Of the negroes. Found away from their old
masters plantations in many they are shot dead
in their tracks. and in other instances they are told
that they must either stay for their board of at
once. This. A. time when the crop is three quarters
made. indicates the trouble ahead OF This vicious
andowning class dare to predict MIST ~ BEGGAREp
before permanent peace can be established in this
traitor State, There IL no vestigs Of loyalty In the