Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-07-29
From the "Easton Argus.
A Trip to Virginia.

We have just returned from three
week tour to Richmond, Lyuchburg and
other polnt5 in the State OF NiIginia.-
Thiak.ng that s. ynopsis Of what We saw
and heard aoig the route OF our trip
might hot be without interest to our roa-
dcrs, we publish the following notes from
our memorandum book:
Left Eaaton Oh the morning of the 2lth
ot juno aud reached Baltimore the samc
evening Took the new line Of Steamers
down the Bay and reached Fortress Mon
Zoe next molllug at o clock. We had
Oh board the Aoat a number OF federal and
several huHdrcd rebel soldiers, the latter
on their way home, having just been dis
charged from various Union prisons.-
Hon. john Nj. Bolts q wel.kuown Nir-
Giuia gentleman formed one of the COM
pany. Mr. Bjtts was oDc Of the few ub.
lie men in Virginia who resisted the re-
bcllion, having maintained his position a.
Union man through all the fearful scenes
of til. last four Yeas. lie is good look
ing, gcDiaI as cumpaniony and frank and
candid IN the expression Of his opinions.
Mr.. Bot. is SAID to a-pirc to Il seat in the
United states Senate from the old pymin.
ion, as soon as rev legislature is elected.
lie wa. formerly a whig in politics and has
10 gledt love for the abolition party "l
was III hope" said he, "that when the
rebellion, which have never hesitatcd 10
dcnouucQ Us the !uost causecss and wick
I'd rebellion ever in9uguratCd in any oouu-
try, was ended aud slavery rbolished that
We would be rid Of the internal agitation
but believe il there was niger in the
moon the ID aboltionsts would be af
ter him. They have succeeded in forcing
upon us Southern people for support. NIL
lions OF hcl pless black creatures who have
no conception Of what freedom moaDs ant
no idea Of wha their fate is 10 be in the
future God only knows what is t
become Of them. | have some forty o.
fifty wcmcn and children on my place
Hero is bill of $3.50 for goods purchased
in Baltimore Sl75 Of which | expended
for shoes and clothing for them. | an
fortunate enough to have the means to d.
this, but l know hundreds Of my ncighbor
who are destitute. Their farms have beoI
devastated and their homes destroyed
They have no money TO feed and cloth
themselves They cant feed these ncgroe
and unless the government does it, the.
will starve Not content with this the ab
oliionsts insist on giving the negroes tn
right of suffrage. The Internal fools kno,
so little Of lhe nigger that they have u
idea of the practical working of this ncN
scheme. Here is Mr.. William Allen ,wh
owns 10000 acres OF land along this riv
or, whose estate we havo been passing fc
the last three miles, and who had | so
negroes. Probably 700 of these are no
OH bis plantation. They are an uneduca
ted, ignorant race, bat little above tt
brute creation. They have heard of Gc
Washington and Andrew Johnson ,perhaI
they have 10 doubt heard of Mr., Lii
coin but they have never heard of Thom
Jefferson or James X Polk. Now, SUI
pose these poor people are given vote =
There are two candidates for President
One party says to them, "boys, you mu
vote this ticket-this is the right ticket
Another party says to them, "dont vo
this tickct-lhls is the right ticket"
their pcrpcxiLy they 60 TO their master
WnOnl lnGN uiEt COUuutuCG ulli III WI
they have learned to look upon as
possessor of all the wisdom in the la
aud they say to him, "hiasler, we have
vote-onc party comes and says this
The right ticket, another party comes a
says this is the hight ticket, Now, wi
do you think? How shall We vote u
'fhc master replies, vote for jeff Day
They obey him and Mr.. William All
casts seven hundred votes. know
other planter in Virginia who emPlc
five thousand negroes and every one
them would vote as he desired. The
litioniste are the greatest fools imagina
for tying to force this thing of negro 81
fsgY on the South aud if they ever succ
IN violation Of very constitutional ohl