, 1865-08-26

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!. them !; By ibis means I got away without
5 suspicion attaching to me:
D NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
| From Stockrinc, followed winding nal
G or road" so It was disni1cd By the peor 5
8 to Webster, where struck the main wav
.. jackson All along the route, saw nothI
growing but corn, perhaps enough for t
. people, tnt no more. There were occasion
patctcs, but no extended fields Of &C
ion. The negroes were general
! living in huts, and cpltivatins r.
den, refusing to work without pay: viii
tne late masters were foollshly allowing the
plantations to remain idle, rather than RI
Just after crossing the Pearl river, at Pea
valley, md witlia i've miles Of the town - :,
, Philadelphia, / stopped nt a house, and aske
md ob,uined the privilege Of remaining oy,
night. TIC namc Of the owner Vas Tlsodo,
Wells, and be bcnsted Of being the owner ,
; SM acres of1and, and 20 negroes, though |
said Tue latter were entirely demoralized, an
but three of those who were ablc to work In
remained with him :; but he expressed the CO,
viction very torcitly, that hc would get thel
Ill back, us soon rs the ''Yankee troops
we're Withdrawn. He inquired my plac
Of residence, and I told him Tennessee; bu
1ld not add that l vas originally from th
Slavery, and rebel, he branchcd out on til
negro s0iftagc question ut considerable length
declaring That the South would never subm,
10 ii. -1S''''
"Bnt," said I, "sf IT Is forced upou III
people, can they not control tic vote 10 thei
"Ies, certainly; we cau make our pisser
,rnen. s"ae Us IS. We ,, Want, q soon rs the Yankee
"G4t what do you think of the propositio,
70 make 'oses, and not population, ile basis O
Representation :'' 1asked. '
"Ihat," 4" he replied, !" Is all fear. On ths
ana1 aarct question OF nlgger suffrage, VIC can ap
not be surprised II, through the violence d
certain parties there, VIC shoull elect State
Rights Dcmocrntic President on that iss,,r. in
1sts; but If the Abolitionists change their tac.
tics, and amend tho Constitution So as to give
rs representation according to the number
o. SotcIs, J! hardly know what Weshould do. We
can't then aroltse the prejudices ofthc North
EN- people; and We will he compelled to
either place ballots in the hands ortic blacks.
Or be 10 conlcmptiblc minority all tue timc.
II VIC give tue negroes the right to vote, then
npon us, and not the Abolitionists, will rest
ihe stigma OF negro equality, and the preju-
dlces OF the people will be against us,'
But are you sure the neSroes can be madc
asked.
."Certsinly, after the Yankee troops are
WithdraWn," wns the response; 1--WE can ma
kEeM 10 "a We want them.H
"Ent there Is ono difficulty IL the way"
suggested. You might wnnt the votes Of
the blacks, and others might want them and
IN order TO secure these, one or the other will
be induced to make very l[bernl promises !;
md the result would Eoon be, that they would
soon only vote for those who would be most
hbcral to them; and entire political equality
would thus speedily be secured"
"That Is true" said he ssprovidcd schools
are established for the blacks but If they arc
not educated (and VIC don't mean they shall
DG| thsn tSw drinks Of whiskey will satisfy
"But arc you not afraid that schools willbe
among TIE induccments held out BY some OF
the candidates for otHces know the black.
are eager 10 learn 10 read, rs have witnessed
enough of this In Nashville, where their
seh99ls SCI 2 are Of a iisl order and welt attend.
That Is all I fenr,'' replied he "but
b1ibes and wAsskey will satisfy them''
But you hare already said that you cx-
pected to re.snslaye the negroes; they cannot
be slaves and voters. too"
That Is true, and the question is one for
us 10 consider. # Il is better for ns that they
that they be nominal frecmcn, they will be
held as such MS they must alwnys be subor-
dInutc to the whites In some Wny, n tho
North rniscs the direct issuc OF negro suffrage,
then VIC will gain our point, through divi-
sion Of sentiment among them; but II II
doises the issue, and secures an Amendment
10 fhe Constitution ronktn- ~ ~. rn,.t,or ~
voters the basis Of represrntaiion then M 70
must govern ourselves accorifnglv. INT onr
Eoliey wll be y, Is, to oppose any change in tho
E,yn rorro,-
1,oru s.u.o, 49, eo4tos'
va sec much cotton growing, save on the
i,u1s; 1ankee plantation already described. But
tne.e .s is eon5idsfanie cotton, OF former crops,
stni IN ths state, though IT Is In exceedingly
3at..t au n.,. =; " sInstal rue; nave 70
0oO bales; and notwi'hsta andlDg the stubborn
ness O. Inc people IN AZ DINER respects, they
are al anxlons to exchange their cotton for
9Ieennaeks aug ianKee "siore goods, aud
means 1s @ Of comman{eation ON a' VII allow !fonly
th,as as thsy ase and 1sl had @ 1ai7sd hssyy
prices commanded BY that staple, hive al-
most compensated themselves for the losses
q ne late WafIthe loss o. siaFes included:
30 to the deyil-that is the inevitable re-
result.
"TANSo THs oATn-"
Taking the oathn Is, just now, quite an
zee The scores Of "iast ditchers.n Who. Two
years ngo, we're Boosting Of their readiness to |
lfc, but declaring their determination never
10 be subjugated, standing ut the door Of The
Provost A1arshal's office, anxious to swear to |
,Dything which that of1iclnl may require. |
Some Of The scenes are really amusing others |
.rc calculated to very materially shake ones |
confidence in human nature; aud vet others /
,annot but excite pity In the breast OF any
me who possesses q heart less hard thin
granite.
At Hfllsboro, the county seat of s:ott conn.,
y, found Lieut.. Sandcrson, Of o coloEcl
esimcnt, acting as Provost Marshal. On
enching the sidewalk in front Of the place, I
sos suddenly stopped by the sentinel, Stout