The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-12

. surrounding tobacco country and us
'''eo ~ tories. II has also become historically
nVsS 81 the place from which JEFF Davis, as
's1sA OF the 80 called Confederate States"
w. bis last proclamation that he would never
= az single State Of the confederacy. never,
IT. but would recover Richmond or Idle IN the last
IN" They had been preparing circle Of prodigious
Gtications The surrounding hills for another stand
the event OF Lees this point, but with the
that he had missed the road and that Grant had
run him down. president Davisn of, and his last
ditch left unfinished. "Those Notifications sir
said citizen this morning, general bankruptcy, facto-
lies suspended universal stagnaon free niggers equal
rights, the Freedmen's Bureau and a military govern
ment are all we have TO show for our four years. war;
But the inquiring traveller from Columbia, $ G., TO
this point will nevertheless find that public opinion has
been improving all the way; that the people in North
Carolina on her northern berder in a better frame
OF mind reconstruction than southern border
TO the Palmettos, and that in crossing over into
Virginia there is no dissenting voice among the white
citizens the necessity and sound policy Of carrying
out the orders OF Congress and their military COM
mander. In South Carolina large body OF the old
chivalry with Ex-Governor Perry. Give us, they
say "a military commander infinitely rather than
such State rights those Of Tennessee under Brown
low. Give General Sickles or his military successor,
but spare a state government under the control OF
emancpated slaves They have the numerical power
and how will they exercise it with the State in their
handsf The conhscaton Of plantations will be only
an item in their ieveing measures. They have pro-
CLAIMED their purpose to be to ma ke property pay all
their taxes support all their schools and all their pau
pers Therefore, II by mastery inactivity can defeat
this Congressional plan Of reconstruction, we will defeat
it," Such views are heard IN South Carolina
In North Carolina where, the whites being always In
large majority, there have been fears OF emancpa-
ton there fears OF the negroes gaining the State
under the reconstruction terms laid down by CONGRESS
The radical whites say the radicals will carry the
State but they win the blacks and not be used by
them The white balance OF power will save the State
from negro agraranism and. if because the radicals
lose their white supporters they lose the State. they
Will be careful while humorng the negroes 10 keep them
under subsection Hence there IS no outspoken
masteriy nactiviiy party r North as there Is In South
Carolina.
Zero in Danvillc the southern border OF Virginia,
the idea seems 10 be universal that there no chance
for the State or her people but in complying with the
terms of Congress as last as possible. And we are
assured that such is the universal sentiment Of the
State Here people have none OF those fearful appre
tensions OF negro suffrage. negro power and negro
agrarianlsm which exist in South larona no fears OF
negro legislation resulting in conhscaton by the state,
aud but little fear OF conhscation by Congress 'What
the use,' remarked q citizen Of this place hour
Our large landhoders are bankrupt they cannot get
the labor to work their lands, and the taxes eating
them up wha, will follow They win have 70
sell their surplus lands 10 pay their debts to meet their
taxes, and TO support their families. year two
years hence you VIII sec this thing in inll operation.
Large estates will be cut up, and they will so OFF
cheap for cash that Northern settlers If get
Them started will come in here by thousands You
get good lands now all through this ne healthy
try from $25 down to IS re- ready for occupation
but they will be cheaper, great deal cheaper
year, unless money becomes more plentiful aud
taxes are cut down. But we expect them TO be IN
creased with the reconstruction Of the State Our
taxes, at all events, viii have TO be largely increased
They may be increased one, two three hundred per
cent upon What they are; Tor shall be going
housekeeping AGAIN. and shall want quantity Of
furniture. The cutting up, thea small farms OF our
large landed certain come without any con.
fscation, and prudent, Industrious negroes who have
saved liz 10 money by clubbing together can &c, their
share. The old system OF large plantations Is doomed
because the labor cannot be had " work thcm and
because the taxes federal and State WILL unless worked
cat them up Think of IL, sir, forty cents pound
internal revenue tax on our manufactured tobacco -
"Now, sir" continued the gentleman of Dmville.
.et me tell you how this thing Of occupying these small
farms ought to be managed BY companies Of CAPT.
aiists and colonies OF settlers Let your Northern
psny OF capitalists Tor instance, come down here and
select large tract including some OF gold coal
copper Mines some good wafer power, and let them
bring down colony OF farmers, smiths, shoemakers
carpenters miners, mechanics everything needed for
prosperous village town city, and let these
mites be established in new towns and villages. They
will thus have market for everything among thom-
selves, ana they will prosper. Such plan, sir would
make your Germans much at home as in Germany
"Tne government might perhaps, do something for
you in this way
"why not, sra Ten millions OF our national currency
for parcel OF ccberes and polar bears Why not ten
millions 10 encourage immigration into the cotton and
tobacco fields, the Mines the forests and the manu.
featuring water privileges OF Virginia, North Carolina
Georgia and East Tennessee, and tho other Southern
States So much head to every actual settler would
soon bring back the national treasury hundred per
cent. Would no, this be five hundred better than
ten millions for Russian America or the ten millions
year or more now spent on your Fresdmens BnreauS"
We thought II would and we throw out tine hint.
Observing white man tins morning. In Danville,
holding an umbrella over negro woman's head TO
protect her from the rain, iacetious Vlrgnian re-
marked, "Mr Stranger, excuse me- but look at that
and then can tell your people up North that Virginia
accepts the stualion.n