The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-31
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splclal Correspondence uf the HERALD.


FerribIe Condition Of the southwesrern Ceun-
ties of virginia-Great Expectations Dis
appointed -Christmas Farms Not Forth
eoming-No Mules era.
ton Among the Negr0es-House Burning
G.d Cattle Slaylng-Terror Of the Whites-A
War OF Races Imminent-Glo0my PrOspec,
for the Future. "a
LuyESDuRG C H., Va, Dec. q, 1eT.
Coming directly from the scenes OF the recev. out
RACES and murders in several counties OF North carolina
find the Christmas holidays in this whole pction to be
fraught with CONSERVATION, terror am widespread
alarm. With but few exceptions thu delegates elect
70 the Convention from the entire southwestern
portion OF this State are elmer exFreedmen's
Bureau agents. radical political emssaries, or
negroes who. under radical tuteage, we're elected
by the negro majortes siat prevail In most OF
The counties that comprise great tobacco region Of
Virginia Here reconsruction has been carried out
according to the prope definition Of that curious
term tho weahies' portion or the State is plunged in
misery and want aegro supremacy errer) s established
and plage. fsuse burning and murder is the order
the day. Christmas came, and long and eagerly had the
freedmen looked forward 10 it, their saliva
ion this propitous time their dearest hopes were
be realized promises made In solemn earnest. in the
league rooms and on the stump we're TO be fulfilled;
their former white masters be turned their
ancestral homes and 10 Short this the long looked
for time that every African would become the proud
backs no. less than ten doaf The votes cas-; soldy
ssaiusi tneI epPoysg had another oSec. thar mere
nas. They were in future to become not only voters
but rulers aud property holders, and the lucky candi
dales who advocated such measures went the Con-
vention. But now Christmas has come, and yet no
farms The great man Thad Stevens, who it was said
was TO come ali The way from Washington invested with
full power 10 divide and distribute lands among
them, has not made his appearance and neither
acres, mules nor Rreenbacks came in the
shape of the long promised Christmas presents
fha INN
had been deluded INTO keeping holiday by promises Of
farms and still no Grand Mogu other great radical
comes 10 give them homes and homesteads and despe.
ration followed exhausted patience. Though in deness
the negroes had lived by piage and theft. yet they
found al Christmas they were without even the
nonest necessares Of iiie not to speak OF the little
Inquiries and enjoyments 10 which they had been used
In times of slavery. This too bad and negro en-
anrance could not stand It, Bread they must have aud
meat TOO The lands here say the Afrcans rightfuliy
belong TO us and what wo want and mus, have viii
take This was only reasonable conclusion for people
devoid of ordinary intelligence deiuded as they
wero by the false promises and hopeless expectations
held out TO them TO come to. What the result
seen throughout this whole country heard OF at
every step Within The past three DAYS have wit.
messed the smoking ruins Of several barns and out
houses mutlated carcases OF cattle, by the infu
mated and starving freedmen, in the fields
along tho highways Speak 10 a farmer or plan TER
he unfoids you a tale OF woe, tho substance Of
which IS theft and incendiarsm by negroes and mortal
Terror o. being murdered at night Had ~
would not fear much; hut apprehension
on their account makes tremble with terror"
shotguns and musSets and The great number OF these
arms that evidently belong TO the government anazes
me. How they obtained them procured them IS a
mystery cannot fathom except, indeed the leagues
and secret societies provided them The gene
raj slppositon. reign Of terror exists here among
the whites upon the farm question. knowing, they
do. the negroes expcc, these ams nowe failing 10
receive them have become desperate and almost
solved 70 become possessors of them by any
means in their power Arms not lacking, |
md thorough military organization exists |
among them, with aeir regularly commissioned |
officers equipments, and probably all the paaphernaa
necessary to inaugurae Of Want, dire /
poverty great sun ring and need of shelter will goad
she unfortunate African TO the assertion of the rights
mencod-and it is inevitable for no power pro-
vent ~ not even the miarythe radca. Congress that
nangnrated will be pewegoss and horrors akin TO those
Of British .nne s2cities that vii shock cyilized man
kind and scenes pfosaby unequaed il the history Of
the world will ensue, only in the South but 10 our
whole country. This almost a foregone
clusion With every thinking man In the community
here, aud The people living remote from
military posts are terror-strcken. As further EVIL
coming year. They sun wait for farms and live by PHI
lage and resistance TO pagc brings with the penalty
oil flames at midnight Some OF the reprobate dele
gates have to pacfy their forty and
two mue constituents since thar return during tne
HOLIDAYS with the assurance that congress wouiu y
them ali night next month, but with little success =
these scoundrcls may be among the first TO bee ard
victims OF their own incendiary teachings 80 the
pecl here for the coming year Is y NV he. ne pros
As yet crops worth speaking .cout are artroAding
labor there pansrs are no, 6n,v a me ound;
but terrified. Ruins poodshed and a war az earened,
everybody IN the face and his it seem races stare
ayerted. \ cannot he