New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-17
THROUGH THE SOUTH.
n The Heart If she Car"iin"'-Ner'sern
Rnterr-ise-The Negro Scarn" for
N.1thcrner-Thc Wars DesoiaiiSn-
The Poor whites-Where tie Demo-
Gratis Come frcm-Negro suGrnSe-
Hru,aIiiy 10 Northern Mem South
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PIKEsvlLIR n. C., Feb 90 1866.
hsve been in the heart Of the C9rollEas
.a.,ly four weeks. during which time have had line
sonortuny 10 see Southern life in It's closest ana inost
ser,opol sense The people Of ose Of these sies' re-
Gently held an election for county ocera W course
al the men elected were original Secessions's' on
esturday "a week ago. the ofhcer IN cbarge"i We
y,eedaens Bureau was waited on by the newly'eected
N.vor Sheriff and other ma istrates They expressed
themselves as anxious 10 come 70 some Understanding
With the Bureau that they could act IN harmony
They were received kindly, AID arrangements Were
made insuriDg cooperation between the oiVh sho
military suthortiee In company with county ocer'
eo,r,s,iv an officer Of North Carolina cavalry regi'
rent made a1eeent tour thnugh one o. inese HIanu
s,.trots The inhabitants OF tie county suffered more
,hsn most people South during the war ~ one tune
HE whole county wss immense army OF camps IN
,he Ara. Mace Gen Foster made raid from Newbern
"a beyopd Goldsboro Then Schsfelds army came and
.hen sh.ruan's. seAofeld lad bis headquarters at
Bookstore while waiting Sherrnans arrival
NORTHERN Work.
We rslloped of on C. Sunday morning. Oar first
.to,oue place was TO he fifteen miles on beyond fkes-
xiIl. near thc Nahurts swamp ], IS considered Inc
poorest kind Of land, and the inhabitants me mostly
abe "pcor trash" Of the sogth The day although MID
winter, wss Gs warm a Northern May-day' Ailr
riding about mile came across newy'OIii' enc
story frame honse occupied by Northern nsh' WHO
had been q coumissary in the Army ef tie fotohse
and forming partnership with q brother quarter
xnarter had leased plantation Of Low acres ana was
scirg 10 raise cotton for The BeIt three years lne
were single meu They had roughed i in virginia
and were going TO rough II in Nerin CaTo1ns- lbeir
Acuse contained two rooms and an old negro woman
feot il for them. doing their cooking and washing
They were as happy larks. aud looked as proud as
fshting cscks while taking through their grounds
showing Us their negro laboFers. On 10y asking Them
they bad 10y trouble in getting hands they answered
alphabetically NO Got as many hands as we want
Had 10 reuse -umbers. Picked up as many boys as
wanted made q contract with them. had the Bu-ee1
srprove il and SO far ON getting along sp'endidy.
uv number Of bis men, and they told ne they were
perfecty satisfied. They getting 80 per month
With good quarters and Tations Their regular raiions
consist Of corn meal aud bacon. On special occasions
they sSe allowed Molasses, sweet potatoes and
Gour but very rarely They generally have 10 boy such
lainties out Of their money. AiteT stopping han
N hour we reuounted. and roGs away All the rest
Of way lay through pine woods aDd swamps. lfaw
hsf most Of tie pine had been worked FOR fifteen
years, and the turIentiDe exhausted. i few how
sver, were being made ready for new supply. The
pwDers are using most Of the trees fr lumber. Being
sear the railroad and tie pine making the best quality
Of railroad ties, /, pays the owners well
TIE TRACK OF WAR.
Ant the country we were travelling through had been
Visited by the armies Of both sides We could sec il
plainly too-aong most Of the road the remnants
Of camps In one grove Of pines sheds made OF pine
heagbs and tents remained Standing though they had
lkro- al oil
usual marx efe Of wars dreadful presence There arc
however very few honses the road Here and there
we would across & log house looking thou sand
years old, well and pen near nc door, aSd aI
acre or Of cleared land about H. The SLefit tod
me that these were the homes Of ne poor whites
rubbers" lTbey have lived here in this manner
since the first settlement Of the Siate-genera'ion f9
lowing generation. They are Tie meanett people |
on earth pest 20 society dcspised By the better cass
Of whites hated by the negroes and disgrace 10 ihe
race They are law and win no. work except ~ calt
yate the small tracts Of land arcand their houses which
"a necessary 10 give them something 70 eat Ihey c'e
re6alar sqaatters, paying nothing pr Lelr iends Lo'
syen taxes rob, steal and fight. The sheriff being
politician ] asked him what were their politics beoro
iht war. He told they were the D.ttoIes; KIND 81
Democrats-in fact any ;hIg that vas tsan.' ligegs
and taxes. ] touched him on tender pCint heIe lie
icing TO Fenian expression, one OF me heideeE
ters Of the Democracy u the county.
POOR WHITES.
About two miles from Pikesville we came aeTots
eary Of these poor whites. There were abont ten %
tbern /, being Sunday and warm day, they were
citing in q group the grass ty :cIce. On seeing
Ie stcgpped Toe sheriff khew most Of them. lie
ppoke calling them by name, ana shaking ihef nanGs
Oh what a Iolghooking ssi Of elt'thfoats they were
woad defy your police 10 l!ek out Ten Woiss io9kas
men 10 ali tie miserable de1s Of New YORK. Tie Ser
III saluted them with Wei boysi how are you getting
along" Poorly, very poorly" was tie unanimous
reply. why, what is tie matter" " Wen we haint
s 10 m s 6SS 'A9 s YaSEes feacd
yen ha I" "Yesi d-n them, ana rn4ned us ss yoI
see" Tie Sheriff gave me significant ioox to.G tLog
10 cheer up 20 10 work, and al Wouig cone igLt.
thought this good opportunity 10Y me 10 mske .
ronf In favor Of negro suffice and did asking y
lie negroes were well qualified 70 yo9 81 Ltse
Ioor ignorant whites. lie eCrldntseeii 1hey were
white snd the negro was black ard TINT settled the
question found il was OF ny trying to yea son
with hin for II only excited lis CONTEMPT ead wrath
TIEIscILIE-A N0hTKFks VICTIM
II was afternoon when We reached tie village o. !
1ikesvile. 1t IL small place railway station WIZ
few Imprinted dwellings. Everything wcs IKE cst'h
about the town. We called On Neednan FeTkiLs
quaker preacher who owned plantation lear Pikes-
vle whom mentioned az killed IA recent etier.
This Perkins 10 Of about fifty years q eye, Wcs
ttanch loyGlist during the war, tnd rnlI recent
period au agent Of the Philadelphia Fzeednens Rccf
Association. Some few days ago, While on bic way
from Pikesvile 20 bis home he wayia'd while gong
shrc1gh the woods almost beaten 10 death ana IobJed
I'll go money which ne bad gost realized from Tie
bale Of some turpentine lie recovering Somewhat
and had sent for the Sheriff We got 20 lie hoa'e ard
found the poor rcap in terrible condition. lis throat
va cut IN several places, one eGT cot OF, cate ana
bruises all hs head. face end body. lie eoIs
be and related TO tie Sheriff tho whole affair. II
q moonlight night and while waking a.OIr the road
two white Jumped from behind trSe Lud tried 10
shoot him. The gun would not 50 of and tley cop.
menced beating him lie vas Knocked eenseiess ard
robbed Of bis money lie said lie swooned before they
finished and after they vert away they returned.
looked al him turned hin 70 see If lie dead.
Re had presence OF mind enough 70 appear iioless.
When they had gone he got w and Ircooeded 70 bis