The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-17

house 10 Portsmouth, Va, and his land near Yorktown
farms for the freedmsns bureau He keeps store
q present 10 Mecklepburs thas State, and declares
Congress wishes, and regarding the military bill ~
anaIity Ia fully satisfied with il 4e4a
s0UTH cAROLIuA.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or TINE wsAln
Appearance OF Coisusbsa lite Gardeas and
Public Buildiugs-Thc sand Hin Region and
Its Curious Iuhabitants--Tho CrOps-Ncsre
I.aborcrs and How They are heafed-Ths.
Relations sabststing Bctweeu tho Whites
~ l-frr es-. .CoLuxnaA. g. c.. May TO- 1881.
THIS city must have been passing lovely 10 look upon
In IT. pamy days. Il 10 far even now but aimee that
day OF fro and the sword she tho loss Of
Of her earlier charms Rain and rubbish still attest that
here destruction has been busy Yet all destroyed
BY any means and much that has been II already
restored Turning away from the burnt district thsre
10 nothing 70 remind tho spectator that season Of
adversiiy ever frownsd upon the place. Everything
denotes opuience ami II d community Of villas
rather than city. house and enclosure frequently
occspsisgths whole 81 aqaars The arsasscssrs q
simple enough and often faulty Ia the extreme an
far - the dwellings arc concerned. II Is the
vegetation. The trecs the shrrbbcry. <hs vide
spreading foliage seen everywhere that constitute
tho beauty Of the oty. You WALTZ tho streets
in seciusion. through shady country lancs.
the overhead aud s quiet shadows beneath
your feet The maple. the water oak, the elm and an
endless variety OF trees line tho walks aud down
the centre Of many OF the streea Tho greeness Of
hedges surround tine enclosures tho psngs
and walls that form their boundaries The Osage orange
is frequently cultivated for this purpose and
often made to assume fantastic shapes under the
dener's shears but 1t is nature much than art
that deserves to be thanked for the charms Of the
place Not much ts to be said OF the residences them
selves. They stru ,tures Of wood or brick it mat.
ters little what covered ali with mantle Of eafy
srcen hidden In the midst of dense rolasc Ia of
little importance about the paint and we viii inquire
too closely whether the appearances denote. every
instance the busy hand OF II sufficient that the
effect is charming, and the whole the abode
Of wealth. To be sure, i. u said the seeming 10 dis
v hssyr ~ c - cn axs do
lars from every one Of the reputed wealthy not more
than one In atty would be immediately able 20 respond
u tho call II IL the old reputation, would appear
that sticks by than the weight Of bis purse
which constitutes his present fortune
There public buildings that set NJ preten-
sons to being enthusiastically fne; but. excepting tho
State House, which Ia still in course of erection.
appearance of the Capitol at Warrington vhenit
burned by the British. and "a Of great beauty The
work. which was stopped during the war. has. am
arc only few hands employed upon and tho building
must IN consequence progress but slowly.
country and irst L visited the sand Hill region Co
Iumba ss situated 10 tract Of country which IL not
very remarkable for tho richness Of ts soil anywhere
aud tho locality named above an simost usculii-
waited waste prosecuting surface o. send overyrown
With pine ssses and shrabbey. Hero -sn4 there haa
hard srusSiss shs secspsus has essa ssls 70 Obtain
= nbsi.ssscs a wrstchsd leg hvs = Eve asS
rsshsr take shelter che miserss outi3s.oss q the
ground, or sMn moro destitute cass vAs msks spre
ssrsoas liyasg q psddsag sight woo va she ely
10 ittis bunaiss ss tSs. Tor K,adnss 4 zen csSss ;
pecs II 10 remarkable about these people that 30
husband !. Away: gone and tho Vito Is len ID the ssd
plight OF having 70 shin for herself and the yeung
more frscssosy rssoseS 70 then tie cSavses q
The SOIL Breaking the ground 10 too hard work for
women Selling kndi,ng wood aud cultivatne babies .
much castor Tho cabins IN which these singular beags
ive arc nero dens Of Attn The bod, there 70 bsd
10 layer Of something. ono corner. thai denes
dition mo state Of corruption II she bed d nasty
what the noort what 70 tho whole enclosed spscs
vs. use az purifier Is unknown Their faces are
with the muddy Recommendations a. we~kA Tey Just give
then .P. When they 500 = STRANGE 70 ssas "a as
penetrste tho remainder The poor wretches seem
startled whom address them, and answer your Qsss
There in those deus they i've Gin poverty hunger sad
earning the whsrswisla 70 purchsss the wrssohsd prv
iegs OF proougation Of thor exstsace One wonders
what compensation they can aad IN their way q living
purpose Their improvemeut il within the bousds
q probability me development q certain indssral
for these people Manufacsoriss which, would nnd en-
poymsn for hsm would raiss them from deRradaticn
sors herss rhos. Tia. Ssvs sssa started are doing
we'll, and the facilities. opportunities and demand for
Turning from the Sand Hills, passed into tract Of
Here small plantations rather farms yielding very
win DO much larger proportion Of tho two former than
heretofore. much less cotton than usual having been
planted Al, All The srops are looking vei The Wheat 2
The negroes are found 70 DO their labor satisfactorily
Of their wages SO month being the largest price paid
The share system Of payment practmed 70 groat ex
more than third and have known instances where ne
has contracted for th. II IL said that the gnorAnt
goes sre somsmes eyesached By the rss party 10 the
contract tho negroes believing that the higher the figure
In the fraction the greater the amount that third
be than nth according their notion rhoss
considering the lands Of this section are not those
Yielding the most abundant hsrvests, IL will be scen
remuuerstive than in the North Sun there il not much
complaint The iaborer has seemingly made up his
mind 70 be content with his hirs ~ IL 10 offered him
Other days other counssis perhaps; bat 10 Hob
sons cholce-thaf. none.
The master n also growing more contented with tho
aboring class and of,en heard conmendnx them for
their good behavior under the influence Of their altered
fortunes degree q mutual considsraties 10 enter
tanned by both master and but 80 indications
that goes TIE length in the negro Of identifying hs
own interests with those Of hts employer IL plain that
the negroes do not mako fellowship Of their
fusion. after all that his boon said The Tree
bsckshose free before the emancipation have sxertsd
powerful influence the freed slaves and the latter
60 10 their kindred in preference joining themselves
TO their former masters Much 70 my surprise have
not yet found negro who doss mot make light Of the
alleged attachment Of the slaves their old masters
Is deserving of notice that there two
In this community much vencrAted by the negroes for
ownership In slaves Their regard for the enemy Of
slavery seems paramount 70 every other Affection II 10
Joined with the instinct OF sclf. preservation.
"wiil you vote with The Southern whtes-wll you
make their Gauss yours, and afnats with party Of
their making ?" ask and the answer IA In every case
with 4 shake Of head .We u a "