New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-09
from which this ettef is written and the section Of
which this State IL . type has been unaef the same


hands scatter the blessings Of education into every
and elevate both the children Of the peasant
and the prncc--must seem anomaly. Were the Po
tomeo as wide a. the the difference could be
moro marked From countless means Of frequent and
rapid internal communication from ceaseIess energy
land universal thi from the buzzng OF saws the hum
vf looms and the rattle OF cars; from the melody OF
myriad school bells, from the right Of every man to
possess tho members Of bis own household and his own
earnings. we are brought By the simple crossing Of
narros river to land where these Things were scarce
ly known and never comprehended.
So gree. diferesce could only havc been occasioned
by mighty cause yet this people bugged that cause TO
their hearts until II poisoned the blood blinded the
sight pasied the arms and stpifed the faculties 10
remove the cancer was destroy tho c and In agony
the aation lifted its banas and erred Win ~ iau,
who shall remove the body OF this DEATH In way
scarcely conceived and never believed, the changc
came The weight is removed hut the blood stu in.
pure The problem Of restoration 10 conpiele heata
can be solved only by cool heads by strong wls ana
the most tender interest To know all the eVii mar
the cure Tho people are the physeian' ana snouio
know the truth. A.,
most simple remedies have not been used 10 restore
order and that point which we wosld suppose
would be peoples Necessity Along the coast, ue
means of communication poor rs they are are
edged to be better than those farther III ths 'eLo,.
The reloying Of railways might certainly nave peen
the end cost much less. stand upon any line ." rwa!
and look along its track and 1t IL as crooked ana
uneven as serpent have not seen s1 successive es
on any road. that decent line oi grade, ana
have many rails that bent to conform 10 tue
irregularities Of the ioad. In i,nt. have seen more
than half inch difference in tue elevation of the
fnce of tho rail- Ono may imagine the sensation In
passing any Of these roads, especially in instances
where tie train passes ss rapidly as twelve miles an
hour The niIry TO ana track, under such crcuD
stances j. Immense. At Charlotte. n. g.. ths depot
remains unroofed and somewhat broken. sherman
ef IT, and the ticket Office the only Covered building
connected with the road IS tte Elk by-nne establish
nent. with hardly room for more than ono man Che
weeks work would put the depot into usaoe shape an1
render convenience to the travelling community u o
appreciation OF which only be measured by he de.
pivstion. But not Is net dofe, and tho ceranged
pile presents no evidence OF such an Improvement ~
contemplation. 1t i5 nj true only IL Charlotte Du. oi
, Richmond Salisbury. WDnsboruugh hnd other towns
Al at the Catawba River the bridge was burned and,
although thityfour weeks have passed since 1t was
done not Of the bridge IL rebuilt and passen'
gers are Obliged to descend the rough bank. cross
rckety pont0on bridge, and ascend the Pher side tav
cling nearly half mile to reach the other. train
could not but il with the burning Of the bridge
on tie New. Haven road near Stanford, In October
as-a case very much the same-sheFe. IN lew days
i the ears were running new bridge.
, From Winnsboroggh 10 CO,umbiayll are obliged 10
take tie stage. Tie distance In 80 miles and the aIe
- so that you are Nv nIdled oni OF about 20 una 10
recourse. From Columbia again you are obiigcd 10
CONVEX tn the piescut terminus OF the south
Carolina railroad. In my own experience. tie con-
yoyance was an old ambulance closed at either end
i and a. we started ut 4 O'clock a. M. 1t was dark os
q Egypt, and tie odrrage pitching hnd tunDIhg win
f,ariu regularity. Batthen the distance vas ohy SIX
miles The fare but ST. and two OF my travelling com
pa nJus wero members of the'SOuth Caroina LeSsia'
ure. The oior Of whisky was entirely fratu'
ous contribution. We mad TO wait not more tnih au
hour Lefcrs we started The train consisted of tue en-
CINE two baggage and three passenger earr 40
one of the latter consigned tho coofed population
md the others occupied by their paer friends ana
relatives As the state legislature had uoJourned the
day previous large part Of tho male passengers we're
OF that august body More than one.fourth OF
the passengers, ipcluding mysef were obliged 10 sanu
daring tho Journey These individuals. be II remeni'
bcrcd were South Carohuians representative me.,
spccinens Of that class denomnated by the much
abused term. "ohiVATy." In tines gone by-seitap'
pointed teachers Of refinement ana Senemany pear,
ing yot could always have been soi never heard
, fr,sn the number OF men 50 mach prosrlfy ~
many indecent remarks and leSd stories-euoh rough
uoiserons conduct much open whisky drinking
}. pipe smoking tobacco chewing and spttpg fet III
one of the car. there wero ades and Of these
yerely M still this seomed 10 make no difference ri
II heard no remons,runcc fiom either scx IL Is no
unn. ual that statements in letters fon the South are
= denied. This may be. car, however, only re0n! u
. the pusscngafs who the tran from Hopkins
station to Dranchyle ard Orangebnrg on Friday, Dec
~ for thelr memories TO bear witness 10 the truh
fhe mark of Gen. Sherman's march has boon Len
a eon. thesc ways like an indcIbie brand heard AZ
J, individual say-and suppose the expression VI Ill
. coun.ennBce was intended TO signy his Indignation
4 iii were sandor the Gohs and Vandals 80 name
z shorman's men after them" AZ Chester In Chester
County tie accumulation OF locomotive engines with
cnbs aud stacks ears with roofs demolished
brakes gone ana seats missing IL astonishing, md
suggests the possibility Of scrub race 10 this point OF
All tho railroad rolling stock In this part of the
At Wirnsborougsazy and shifl!ess in ts beauty. and
beautiful in its aznessneariy half OF the town IL
burned, ana blow inflicted ifom which IL ~ hardly
possible it can ever recover. From this point the
dc nOtl0n of the railroad must bs Heeh u be comprc
ncEcd Every ,e was ripped up. and they acs
pl and burned. and by the ire OF which each rail
! was heated ana twisted like augar. Some were
doubled Ike horseshoe. some bent IN the form Of n
Z ring wound around the mile-po3ts and tree
stunps. and such Of them ss cnn be loosened piled
along the roadside. memorials 10 contractors and
moneyed men OF the costlnos3 OF the experiment o.
|! seceasion.
Gov Orr and two regu,r urrnv officers have gone M
the road to take sGcn TO the location al
troops, daring the ensuing holidays As shall E,cigay
crush any demonstration OF insurrection among the
negroes which may 10 shown; for. BE- II known, that
while IL is not deemed certain II Is considered rery
gibt that such insgrfectiol NAV take plnccand marx
assigned then efor Is because he negroes
to be dspossessed o the lands upon whch they bad
been placed. have not the least possible fear
tioipaon Of such event insurrection. And by
the way theso regular oioersso was oldare dis
gused with. and entirely opposed to the Freedmen
burcau and It's work ami believe the negCes should be
;. comp lelled 10 make and fill coniraots"
Why Ia IL that any officer the Irivate soldiers
can and do in many instances chow express thei
contempt for. aud encouragement o. t1is poor and
fortunate class Of liberated bondneui l called at tbs
Cole buildings ia Columbia wher3 had been told
ffeedmens school wss in oper2;itI rs desired Z,
the teacher. inquired ~ one Os the soldiers OF
, Ohio rec imrut II 10 couil direct me 10 the place
. lie turned around whore "a souer|olcrk writing
and officer sitting, aud with tsiy smile repestc,
my question. Ii was evidently rmafter of such h
importance In their minds. that he answer was to
short and indstinci u he. nnter stood whlo tho hal
rmptuo.s EXPRESSION ~ the, face. i.lice,el lei
despicahe opinion OF my crtand. Oh how much do w
suffer from that internal. un.ef teous and niget pre-
udice. born Of he'll. yet nOurs a In the numaa heart
t Are not these people men an 4 women, IL thorc n
salvation fcr tlcmi Does she color OF their u h,
them from tho D,esfinga ag I he H.,