The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-06

correspondence VI lue Dinf"'Na'
Ploughing -An Old Woman-The Wheat Crop
Tobacco Crop Darkey In favor OF 10"
Taxes. no Tariff, more Money, and CheaI
Whisky.
FLUvANNA, May !, 1867.
Comparatively little ploughing for corn
having been done last fall, our farmers
have been redoubliDg their energies in the
attempt to make amends for this oversight,
and to redeem the time rendered unavaila-
BILE by the unprecedentedly long rainy
speRin the early spring, which, with the
scarcity of that thing you call money, has
no parallel in the memory of our oldest in
habitants-and by the way We have some
who have a right to boast of their longe-
yity. AS an instance, would mention
the case of an old lady, now about ninety
seven years Of age, who, until recently,
ION the occurrence of fall never had a
physician TO see her, never took prescrip-
ton, and, indeed, never failed to walk
about every day during her past life. Her
mental faculties are wholly unimpaired,
and her general health good, though her
nose is destroyed by cancer, besides having
q broken hip-joint. This old lady, in her
early life, decided to seek her fortunes in
the far West, and accordingly rode to Ken
lucky on horse back. Not being pleased
with the appearance and prospects of the
country, after remaining only short time,
she again mounted her trusty steed and
returned to her native home in Fluvanna,
where she has ever since resided, sur
rounded by numerous relatives and friends,
and justly revered by all as Mother IN
Israel.
The wheat crop in this section is looking
well, and promises remuneratlve ylelu
to the quantity seeded, which was not
large crop. Many of our farmers no" re-
greet that they did not SOW broader sur
face in this important cereal, Whlcn seem !
to be about the only crop tnat onels
chance of compensation lot iapol unuei
the present system. The almost universe,
experience of those who planted .ooaI h.
last wear is that it brought them IN aeo.'
MaDy of our best farmers at Hoae' @
decided that crop requiring as n asa
MAMMAL labor as this does, Desiaes lnu ioi
.;I;1srs necessary to its growth, Will mol
;nst;fv them in making II al the present
or;ces and acting upon TINS oplnion'
ppood many are deciding to plant none this
Pn,;t,cally, the freedmen in this vicinity
saam to be in CONFUSION worse cohiounueu
The little glimmerings of knowledge they
have upon the questions of the day but
serve to bewilder them, while they are
constantly looking out for something tan
aible upon whicht to rest their over-strained
expectations.
There have been several primary meet
ings in the county. At one Of these one
Robert Linkhorn essayed to address his
colored brethren, Being an aspirant fol
the position of delegate to the proposed
convention, he undertook an enunciation
of the principles which should govern him
If honored by his constituents with seat
in that body. Under this head he stated
that she was in favor of lOao tariff, no tares,
more money to be sent South, and especi-
ally that the price Of achisky should be put
down." In the course of his remarks he
took occasion to remind his audience that
IL would be to their interest to secure the
friendship of their own people, among
whom they were raised, in preference to
the demagogues who were only seeking
their votes; whereupon they declaring
these disloyal sentiments, charging the
speaker with the desire to enslave them
again, the crowd withdrew and left him
"alone in his glory" AGRIcoLA.