Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-07-05
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South Carolina Yankeeized.

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South Carolina Yankeeized.
A correspondent of the New York Times
thus writes f,g
On the islands in the vicinity of Beaufort,
different state of affairs exists. The plan
tations on them were abandoned early in the
war by the owners, and the freedmen have
been working them more or less ever since.
In some cases, they have succeeded admi.
rably, and few Of them have already be-
come comparatively independent, but the
majority are no better off now than when
they commenced. The improvident charac.
ter Of the freedmen led them to spend as
fast as they earned, and the result is, that
they have been obliged to begin anew every
year. They had extravagant notions about
planting, and initiated the example of their
former masters. Among other foolish ven.
lures, they raised 800, 900, by subscriptions
ranging from SIS to 500 each and bought
steamboat, giving a mortgage on the YES
sci to secure the payment of another $l0,-
900. The idea OF owning steamboat stock
was seductive to the minds of these simple
people, so they formed an organization,
which they styled the ''Star Spaugled Ban
ner Association" and made the purchase.
The boat is now besched, on st. Johns Is
land, and the $4,000 mortage will soon be
foreclosed. They will, therefore, lose what,
to them, is large amount of money. 9
Beaufort is nearly Yankeeized, ons-half
of the present residents hailing from Massa.
chusetts and other New England States -
Previous to the war it was one Of the most
exclusive and aristocratic sea side resorts in
the South. The Sea Island planters owned
summer residences within its limits ard
would not allow the erection of q hotel
Strangers, therefore, we're excluded from
enjoying its many beauties and comforts. s.
1t is now noted for its immense number of
donkey carts, bank ponies, small negroes
and pretty sohool-marms, to say nothing a.
bout the sand and concomitant insects known
as fleas. Many of the Northerners are leav.
ing now, some going home to stay permau-
emily, and others to remain during the sum-
mer. The first thing that attracts attention
on approaching the wharf is the large num-
Der of darkey children, as we'll as full grown
darkey adults l infer from what have
seen, that one. third of the colored population
spend their time on the docks continually
Some of the boys and girls exhibited evi.
dence of schooling by spelling the names of
consignees on the express and freight pack.
ages. They were all anxious to carry bag
gage and do email jobs, charging exhorbi-
tantly therefor, but did not evinoe any de.
sire to go to work permanently. There is no
doubt that the freedmen here are somewhat
demoralised. They have had among them,
during the war, large number of philan.
thropic speculators, who, while they made
money out of them, instiled foolish Ideas
IF antagonism towards their old masters
They call the native whites "rebels" and
speak of them as their "enemies," and use
all the pet phrases common with their mon.
ey- making white friends from the North.
No one will pretend to deny the fact that
there are honest philanthropists in the
South laboridg for the benefit of the freed.
men, but from what have seen and heard,
am always half inclined to put man
down as a rascal who is engaged in aiding
them. 1t is certainly very suspicious cir
cumstanoe that many of the Massachusetts,
"friends," who came down here several
years ago almost penniless, are now going
back with plenty of money. The truth of
the matter is, that the freedmen have been
plundered by landsharks from the North,
disguised as friends, who are now leaving
them to the tender meroies of the master
they have taught them to hate. The female
school-teaohers, sent down here by benevo.
lent associations, are about the only true
philanthropists that / find, and they are
uften used by outsiders as mediators be-
tween them and the money of the blacks
1t may seem strange to some that the blacks
are now so poor, when they have in many
instances worked hard and faithfully during
the past few years; but it is easily accoun
ted for when it is known that their friends
have grown rich. Instead of economy,
they have been taught to be extragagant,
for it only needed an example in order to
develop astounding was.eful abilities
Their tastes for bright colors, sweet meats,
jewelry, buggy riding, and "fast things"
generally, have proved perfect mine to the
false men in whom they trusted.
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