The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-07
Reports Of the Special Correspond
ents of the Herald.
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Antagonism Of Whites and
Blacks in Virginia.
The Political Prospect in North
Carolina.
South Carolina Radicals Preparing
for 0Gcs.
VIRGINIA.
SPECIAL cQaREspQMEscs OF TSE HERALD.


Diiapidafed Condition OF Planters Resi-
dences-Ruinaus md Gloomy Aspect OF AT.
faIrs-Antagonisiic Feeling Between the
Races-Fearfui AnticipWts0ns - Murderous
ProcIiyiiie- OF the Bincks-Reign Of Terror
Salvation Of the Whites-yiews of n Planter
The Soil-Products.
LusESsFRo COUNTY, va, Nov 8, 1867
This is OF the southwestern counties Of Virginia
and probably OF the greatest producers OF the staple
tobacco for which the state IS so famous ride on
horseback through II unfolds eye Of eques-
trian OF the most beautiful unduating countries
that It has the good fortune Of any traveller to
witness Leaving the line OF tho Richmond and Dam
VILE railroad which southwestery direction
at Ksysvs. in Charlotte county, short distance
versed, and you in this county. Proceeding then by
the public road leading directly south, . continued
panorama Of unsurpassed landscapes the view;
the woods you reach any erninence seeming to DO
piled in banks Of autumna and many tinted verdure,
from the deep evergreen 10 the golden coiored dying
leaves with all tho other Of At this
OF the inermiI ed presenting Of loveness
TO the city bound mortal long be remembered. The
clear open and fallow ands-ying along the roadside
on ths hllsopes lining the banks of clear creek
too, present charming appearanceclothed In crops Of
clover green shoots OF tobacco and the newly peepng
wheat, OF which quite crop IL In the ground Occa.
sonally glimpses OF handsome hsid in the foreground
surrounded by belt OF woods with cleared patches
the hills beyond and the OF beautifully tinted
woods stretching away to the horizon be OBTAINED
that perfectly enchants the lover OF nature Along this
road too at Intervals handsome and comfortable resi-
dences are found, with all the tobacco barns,
corn houses. stables and laborers quarters,
denong the planter and farmer formerly prosperous
and happy, but now struggling ely for lfe In many
instances these former Virginia homes deserted,
abe owners having either abandoned them voluntarily,
or being forced to do By Creditors who themselves
arc unable eher to TIL the soil dispose OF these
numbered estates 10 advantage In some the
paneless windows, tatered doors and shutters and
broken chimney tops of former probably ancestral
residence. call Up sad reflections Ia the mind Of the
visitor. The barns that used be well filled at this
season OF the year with tobacco the houses that
creaked from roof top to door with the golden cared
grain and beautiful wheat and the cabins that
sheltered the connding and concnted darkey under the
careful guardianship Of an ANXIOUS master are now de-
serted desoated and failing into ruins. Where signs
OF animation present hemsely about these houses little
was doing, the dspiried farmer beng without the
means 10 employ labor; and even were he Literally sup
piled 10 this the labor his command unrelia-
BILE aud no confidence exists between employer and
employ. Thus, as u now stands, the former slave
holder, and probably sealthy planter, cnrs wcar,ly
lfe feeling himself oppressed and almost osracized in
his Old home. devoid OF energy from the toll of his
own hancs e.ins out existence from the soil that
once ported, wealth aud auence, his ancestors
Unable 10 compensate negroes who in his most
moments will abandon IN and prowl about the country
attending vagabond political me tncs and in every
stance neglect NJ their employers interest to consp,re
with 'noentiares and adventursrs against him. the
farmer u Virginia has determined to drag out his exist
ence ~ the Toll OF hmseA, bis wife and children,
rathor than employ the negro he has treated we'll
but VINO has now turned his biltorost enemy
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since tie recept elections has become Hrmly received
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