Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-06-28
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LETTER FROM VIRGINIA.


CAPEyuLE, NORTHAMPTON Co., Va, I
June "a, 1867. !
DEAR JOuRNAL:-Since my last to you
the long looked for millennium has come OF
verify the lion and lamb has not, II is true,
laid down together, but they have sat TO.
gether at the same table. But to let metaphor
go, and come down to PLAIN history last
Sunday witnessed a strange spectacle here,
in the Methodist Church. That day the re-
ligious services were conducted by Pres.
hyterian clergyman, who was and is now a
bitter rebel, and for four years a chaplain In
the rebel army. In administering the saera-
ment, he invited all COMMITMENTS, white,
yellow and black, up TO partake of and Join
in the sacred ceremony. This is the first
time since this country was first settled, that
anything OF the kind was ever known. 1t
has answered its purpose, the darkies are
all wonderfully pleased with II, and II is all
the talk among them, they not knowing,
poor souls, il was mere political trick TO
keep them in the hands of their old masters
till elections are all over. Every concession
OF the kind is now resorted TO by the +. II.
VS. 10 control the negro vote, and this is
one of them. AS | wrote to you some time
ago, the negroes in the towns and cities will
vote the Republican ticket, but out IN the
country II will he almost unanimous for
their old masters. Here everything is being
done to conciliate them, and now, almost
daily, we sec the negroes returning TO their
old homes, in preference TO working for
strangers. Your correspondent employs
large gang OF negroes all the time, yet he
cannot get any one raised here to work for
him, if any Of the old residents want them;
he is compelled TO draw his supply from
Hampton, that receptical of waste bone and
useless muscle, where full supply IS always
to be had; but to give them their due, they
are far better informed, more intelligent and
better posted than the natives of this county,
and worth more. They are all, the Hamn.
ton negroes, making great preparations 10
be registered, and appear to think that if
they can get control OF the State, they will
get some kind of a connscation bill through
the legislature. They fully believe they ought
to have the leading rebels property divided
among them; this is the Alpha and 0mego
OF their politics, and reckless politician
like Hunnlcutt, has fine field to till, il his
hearers are like the ones get from Hamp.
ton, and think they are. But these Vr
ginians are shrewd set, and are equal to
any yankee in managing political matters,
so II Will be hard race. Bolts and Iunni.
cult viii carry the negro vote of the cities,
but the country darkies will vote with Massa.
so the vote will be pretty fairly divided,
unless some effort is made to enlighten these
sons OF Ham, in this and Accomae. doubt
u one hundred negro votes are polled in
both oil them; one or two young speakers
Ought TO be sent from your city or Phlladel.
phia. II the Union League OF PHILADELPHIA,
would take hold OF il, and send the right
KIND oil speakers here, twelve hundred Re.
publican votes can be polled nthesc counties,
wmle II lett to themselves there will be none
on next to none; there is no organization IN
either of them, and the few Northern men
here are like the subscriber, they have
enough OF their own business to attend
10, without becoming missionaries fora party
lhat does not seem TO care for them Besides
woulu draw down the powers of the peo.
pie on us, without the least benefit TO us or
The negroes either. To be successful. the
larty organization must have natioes to start
into life; we can rally to its SUPPORT and
lelp II IN various ways, but 1t will not do
l,r US 70 start party without more help
INN ! see any prospect of now getting
- inc negro votes, some one thousand OF
twelve hundred will be thrown away or re.
cdVed by our opponents, simply because
W. have no chance OF working ON the crude
material OF which it Is formed.
lie crops here look well, the roads are
med with teams carting new potatoes to the
various landings, to be shipped to Baltimore
on New York A railroad down here would
pu thousands OF bushels OF them into yours
AMI the Philadelphia markets, that now 20
toother places. This and Accomac counties
are destined one day, TO be the market gar.
dels OF the Northern cihes and railroad,
AMI only railroad, will accomplish Ii,
WITH II, no place on this continent has lacli.
lis and advantages of soil, climate and sea.
sois to suit the gardens, equal 10 these two
counties. We arc at least three weeks ahead
otyou in almost all vegetables, and, with
railroad, we are only eight hours from Phla-
dephia. so you can see the great wants of
thse counties And how an intelligent
railroad engineer could recommend Crisdeld
as terminus for the Delaware Railroad
Wien he had such country and such
Terminus as Chcrrystone or Cape Charles, is
passing strange. But Crisfeld is like Sea.
Tod, only temporary haltlng place; it will
hive 10 be given up like old Frenchtown.
md the road eventually run here; it is only
a question Of time. Yours, r.