The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-11
LErvErs ERon SUMTER.

IrRo,i IN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENTS,
SUMTER s. c., May 8tll.-Wllat wonderful changes
Il few yaars las made in this country! We were
ric--wn are now poor very poor. without ll"ncy
wit:.ou: credit. anL many c:cn without bread
Wu were !, proud people, bu; V" have been l'!:n-
..lr, and lr.!r vr:y l,,v NIcr ,"i''. "'' ~ -
almost ri;ncclI STYLE are now reduced to extreme
unvcr!y and are compelled I" earn their bread lite
r,iv bv the sweat of thc. hrnvvs. SOM" these ar"
known To perform all the d,.ics of Il cook in ticir
oxn Iumilics--a,. accomplishment "aHIly acquired
wien the fare is simple, and but little crtIcs''i 90
complaint is Eiadc when the appetite Is 81 sarr!-
rd r hunger that it cannot afford t" lc over ;Sihil
ous Large landed estates oil which hundreds of
hands were formerly employed and hundr'ti, "f
bales Of cotton made, arc now reduced III soa"r
Instances TO ten hands, which leaves ut course tr
greater art of tile plantation uilcn!ratcI.
Tile lavs of the plantation are past, says The
pctlllrr OF amnesty" and small Farm, are ~ s;ic
rcctl This is doubtless ~ true rs aiytm:: 'lr.
Wilson has said during his Southern tour. 1t
needs no Congressional action to bring 1t shout.
no contiscation bill free gifts of land 10 hr pri
of the Government. The ''lnrXorahlc logic %!
cvcuts" will lorcc il on the country lmci:ltvatr'!
i not only Yields no Income. bat 'iriracis from
.l.c limited income uf the owllrr Taxes must 'e
paid and thcv arc by no incans al lllslsnI!iran
tenn Old debts and new Obligations nil: b,. met.
and the land owner will find his nrcrsSir:; t"rri;'%
:, division uf his estate And in tina result tl''
p,rtcr's convictions nf his own interest will a-'
lead Free labor certain scale may siicc rI.
Iat bcynn,i that il is found l,iiIlaua.r:bc ;:iui
unp.oiitablc Hence We may naturally an,l Ger
uil,lv lpuk for gradual change from IlaiiiaiIon
10 flrm without any Legislative interference hr
part, platform tn stimulate AMI c"nsIlma'" ih"
transition The honest freedman, himself desires
4 t..,..,t a
land for the purpose OF supplying lluncotcads for
the blacks.
Mr. rhaddeus Stevens 30 IS ton far, even iur lils
,onrrd fcIlow-citizcns. in seriously proposing snc!i
M sure and all accounts agree that II" 'i,'!i
Bll can receive the sailctou of the present Con
.rreSs, intc.scy Ratcal though it Lr. And IN
confirmation Of this il the notable !uct that AL ii'
Northern speakers nf nutc, whn have recent: ad-
dressed the freedmen. have advised tcI' I" r:Ir-
rec economy save money. and brig few acres "i
Ian for a linlnc. Some have irtaIiy tlun, tS,
and in few wears many others will b. aJc /" '!''
81: and land thus acquired will have hrcm ii"nrst!
obtained and may be proudly cnjo:rd. FarrS M
discriminatory yiren would soon l,c abandoned i%
tic ttriftlcss and he absorbed by the plu-
dent and Industrious; while any uc WHO :cclnlc
tc owner by purchase would give evidence III that
very fact of his rcadlucss Ia cultivate the id T."
hi. own benefit. and the advantage of thu Siai.
The labor which in this section was almost cx-
c!r,ivcIy controlled formerly by the owners o
ia, pIautaiiuns exhibit greatly rc.lncrl wor!n%
:,,rcc the missiil, can DC toun'i scattered: ani"
the small farmers and others of the poorer class Of
tue wil!t,, population. r:.@aGcd i'll ctll;'a;is on
titrr owl, actui,n; small patches oi land. wllc'
hcv have rented Ur bought; So that. inail!Ic dii'
a,Ijwaucc Tor the emigration last winter. there ":!
scarcely nc anr scllslle iiliuiDa either ~ l!!'.
population ~: area III land ,haI,r';. iiI" :'rire
If provisions, from wlic!i ;nailv s';i.'r, mus
affect. Ia eomc rXtc, :ho rrusinctiyc capacities ri
animals ci, effectively rcr:,ri :i"' iai,": wl,.'l:
hall starved, and ticncal S''u; riiark''!. II, =
recent address 10 the freedmen IL ti> place. ttai
li ;:w III lrr cn,litclaiicrS !.!icat. .oi!s q; W2n
m suffering. si!d Of ai the a:d :'r 10 Tia; "ii;'
!.u it'll. il any has reached III" '"u!,ilis; t'-- ui
tits district. The s,.S".I. however. LAS been
,sr.s tar favorable ard good :l,linl- &" corn It'!
roitun have been generally syciircd. =" lE'Tc i'
hope still for those who held cat l'' harvest.
In politics shall Lun;'titss exhibit Eath cz.
trcl,r. Sulic ay liiii.!to witt cXt"v. fcl :,.isi
,u;c the No Conventions iic...':. w:Ii:" :c:'
..r:tr Elrni'r will iliiI;c-tunai.y supnr Ia ~
publican platform. ilcr. s; certain frt' l" II,
G., riud ont. and il matters br; :ii.2 H.; A:i;i! l. T.
d"nr. Certainly ii We ,!r"ia.c iTohi '!;> 'a,'"--
~ola !.rVy!.,n,ii" wcw: display h'i: i;.. visit 't.
lr, ,iie de ~" OH cSem siion"!t "wl"t's a"aI
VIII! tho jrrj;riicCs "l The past, .iaC tt!!i:. -
ahcil sill would cling. li;.. ii'"AHr',l'.,. :"
the inevitable !iust bc hurnc !;ti' ;'':hr =
arcc prudence will br..,:; all :i&!;; i.I,' ''.
the ~, !dn reed uuliariacL. -, ira,c i..'i III:
strength. i! we wuud cxii:blL IN" ,t"'' :Sn>- >!
II, former ma W" iiu. iHL Il ~,ss,!":n ,";.:.,
the graceful elasticity vi the latter
Nnr:'ri*tcr has gives '.it t..'ic" n''I' rai''!iI
wanted. ,:,l tlr. pcriu:lna'I," u'rn;'r N,s''''-
ga: !.aii storm "v way ii vaftE. - .s';'t Gar"
AZ. done as .a:' u ascrriaiuc'. !.ti.
CLEAN SwEfp New rooms ,r",n'I.ia!',
sweep cca':. Still an"licr pr"'! - II" 'r';i' "
! tn. proved, has been ;;iScu in or .,ty ie;.s;',
new city government "n; or.ai..I." yesterday
and al! ;Ar oid officials ,,c gi,rri :.l.c :: m.r
| The :.ct.u.: a ':e Ncw i:,r.i :- !ra.! l'''s''
! energetic 90, >'yc"Hj':.. .;h "-a: ; CITY
: ..;,..fit c'.,'.!y ,:;r --:;,,it,.. sts..
i .,ril,I s2Hil !#. Nov ,:" Hall i,g. an "l'luli'i
t." i'ri,,iI,' !'nw mich nior,' ii, 'in,t. '- rU :.
h"a, crc.i::, ui!r "il : L. i' L. l''', and "
y.i-t Improvements are ir i'e ii,',r''.
t. is - ritni ci.:t ii!i %rni,, -. H.; ;..-,i.
u, cr..,..i hr l::. c!i"yr:i Il !r !'i L ID. :,
r..::,.l u submit :; tx iuci4 ii!!s;d s.po.! r:,
! IL: ,!s vi. ,oinc s...cu >O:;!I I:;rrl shall 'r
! .i..c.! i" the niu!l ;t invested with i:,e lcw
,!.i H., re,llIil.jl.. IL iic:. Wien Ina; d';
cr....i,r. will i,. ni her u"n choice ani lii;rna
c :..r ciiizc.s. 1T tIc people, l,.' prompt
l.ul t,tr the luiI;iary i'll, ii;,>cm HE day.
lN.cJ.,m io"rm;' y Gommcti''.
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