The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-05-08
Character Of the Leading Long Haired

BARBARIAN IN VIRGINIA.
The Petersburg Index publishes the follow
ing letter, showing what manner OF men are
stirring up the darkeys in that part of Virginia
PETERSBURG, Va, April 10, 1867.
Mr.. Editor-Having many years ago known
a man by the name of J. W. Hunncutt, in
Lunenburg county, I was attracted to Poplar
Lawn on Monday last, to determine whether
the great Union shrieker and aboIltlonlst, SC
earnest Of late in his attempts to gain the con-
fdencc of the colored people, could be the
same individual with whom | had been &C
quantcd at a time when the entire country in
which he lived despised him for his cruelty tc
slaves, among other fragrant crimes.
Arriving at the gathering, l caught the
same shrill tones which many time had
echoed basphemy through the little country
church in Lunenburg, and saw writhing with
malice the very same face which had been the
signal for muttered curses whenever seen by a
negro in former days.
Just as arrived on the ground the reyer-
end hypocrite was recting the reasons for
which he loved Nirginia-one given being the
whining statement that in her soil lay all that
was mortal of a darling wife, whose soul had
gone before to heaven--thc best woman, etc.
NY mind REQUIRED to facts which should
cause his hoary head to bow, and his false
tongue to palsy with remorse, whenever he
remembers the woman who bore his name.
Hunnicutt married Miss - of Lunenburg,
some thirty years ago, becoming the owner,
LIZ lis marriage Of a comfortable farm and
quite a large number of negroes. He was a
Method st preacher at the time, but was subse-
quenNg expelled from the Conference for doc
tIinal heresies and became the founder of a
new sect-a branch unrecognised Of the Bap-
list persuasion. He was known for miles
around as a cruel MASTER was undoubtedly a
negro trader, and for the slightest ofense
would buck and gag his slaves, and lay them
ont in the sun for hours. Finally he sold all
his negroes, and invested the proceeds in a
stock Of groceries, and carried on small
country business (tbe usual routine of cheat
nguegroes, and encouraging theft, until he
failed.
But to return to The subject of his dear wife
in heaven. The closing act of his residence
in Lunenburg and your correspondents &C
quaintance with him, was in this wise: He
had laken into his house, as servant, poor
white girl of the county, whom he seduced
Concealment becoming impossible, after a
whiie his wife made discovery and complaint,
whereupon this model Christian and philan-
thropist horsewhipped the injured woman, and
ran off with the girl he had ruined. leaving
his family perfectly unprovded for and de-
pendent upon the charities of the people he
now abuses so roundy.
[ heard of him once afterwards at Freder
icksburg, but saw him no more until his whine
aboa. the "dear departed" recalled these
facts Of His life to my mind.
TA y may aid in removing the Sleeps clio
thing from this wolf who invades our fold
The truth Of this statement can be attestec
by numbers of persons yet living near Lunen
burg Courthouse, and my name is at the dis
posai Of any one anxious to sift this matter.
Yours, &C.,