The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-07-17

have invested literally In gold bearing
bonds, and with the usual go-a-head-a-
tiyeness of the Yankee nation" are pre-
pared, with improved machinery, to make
auriferous exhibits. They will hardly iall'
as they generally know what they are
about. and their " claims" do contain the
substance all love so well. -, -
| The bug-bear Of confscation sllil as
turbs the waking dreams Of the aPprehen-
siye landholder. 1t is pity, IS II para
lies the energies Of people who nave
little left but their land and their honor.
Besides this. the prevalence of the idea OF
nossible confiscation throughout the land
DESTROYS confidence in the permanence OF
titles and deters emigration by prevent
ing distant people from investing in Yir-
ginia lands.
In everything said or done nowadays
the American citizen of African scent
figures largely. Orr amiable northern
brethren have in this latitude made TINS
result necessary By their disinterested at
tempts to put cufFee in the position lately
occupied by his master. All the progress
made has been achieved by the aid OF the
bayopet, and I presume all deemed yet
necessary to make cuffee perfect gentle
man will have to be accomplished IN the
same friendly and amiable way.
7 confess to a fondness for the negro. AS
a freedman even, he would be contented
aud happy were not constant appeals made
to his prejudice and impositions practlced
on his ignorance and credulity by design
ing white men. By this means his useful
ness is much impaired, and his morals
generally disintegrated. Tastes differ, l
am told, but to my mind the most COM
handing position ever occupied by the ne
gro has not been as a gentleman. but as
| laborer. He looks first-rate behind plan
tation hoe, or directing the evolutlons OF :; a
cart or plough, but he does not hgure wen
as politician, legislator, grand Juryman,
or lawyer. Still, our northren brethren
may succeed in accomplishing the NTH ,
ert0 impossible thing Of making Siih
purse out of sow's ear. ;,
The citizens of Louisa, as indeed OF all
the other counties l have visited, seem
DESTROYS to accord to the freedmen all the
rights to which he has newly fallen heir,
but it is not improbable that their disgust is
excited by the impositions practiced on
his ignorance by the low, designing white
men who have assumed direction Of his
conduct for their own personal aggrandize-
ment. Under the auspices of the former
LOYAL league of negroes has been estab-
lished at Louisa Courthouse. 1t is said
300 belong to it. Every week or so the
directors OF the concern issue orders to
the members to proceed at once to head
quarters at the courthouse. When cuftee
gets it he drops his hoe or grub, whichever
he may be handling at the time, regard
less alike Of his own or his employers
crop, and hastens with all speed to the
place of meeting. All orders issued in
this way are accompanied by an intima-
ton that failure to obey may result in
his being ordered back into slavery.
Cuffee will some day find that the slavery
of the mind and will is nearly as bad as
that of the body.
AS you are aware, the negroes had a
grand pow-wow on the 18th instant at the
courthouse. On the Sd, the conductor of
q heavy freight train on the Central rail-
road who had gotten that far was astound-
ed by the announcements of the train hands
that they intended to lay over till after
the 4th, having been ordered to be on the
spot on pain of return to slavery. They
said the affair had been directed by the
authorities at Washington, who would fur
nish "free gratis" all the eating, liquor,
and music required, and that they dared
not disobcy the order. In vain did the
conductor urge the Importance Of an early
arrival at Jackson's river, and expatiate
on their duty as employees of the road.
They were deaf to his entreaties till, luck
ily, the United States assistant assessor
of internal revenue made bis appearance,
who being president Of the Loyal League,
induced them to proceed. The assistant
assessor referred to is named Barney Nc
Cracker, and, as intimatcd, is grand mo-
gul amongst the colorcd people of the
county. They make sad havoc with his
name, however, for he is universally known
to them as Mr.. Cracklins. am pleased
to say that there are many meaner crack
Inns than this one.
An old negro not long ago applied to
Judge Nelson, living below Frederick's
Hall, to write him letter to a fellow
freedman. Requesting to know the nature
of the missive, the Judge was informed
that the party had been loaned 500 Gin
nice, slick, shiny Confederate money !es
before de war close, and sence den de mig
ger amt said nuilen bout paying dat ar
money back. Now / wants you, Judge,
les to tell him if he come forward rene
lilly and pay me fifty dollars in greenbacks
we can be squared. If he fail to comply
wild dat compromise, and if he amt willing
to dat, let him jes meet me at de next sue
ing" The Judge wrote the letter.
I find the people of the counties into
rested entirely repudiate the so-cailed
Albermale and Louisa resolutions, which,
l believe, propose cooperation on the part
of the decent people with the Radical
Abolition party. TRAVELLER