The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-28
THE SOUTH.
Savage Feroclty im North Carolina,

savage FerOctty I'm NOrth CarOl1n0s
The Raleigh, N. G., correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette wrtes:-
There is yet some unreclaimed savagism
existing in this section. A few days ago, when
in Governor Hodens office, I saw q mutilated
negro who had suffered the most excruciatiug
agony for his political sentiments. AT the dead
hour of night he and his wife were taken to
The woods by band of masked desperadoes.
The mans ears were horribly cut aud other
lndignties visited upon him, The wife suffered
also severe and internal punishment. Iu the
morning they made their way TO a magistrate,
who declared he could DO nothing for them.
The sherihs and magistrates IN some OF the
counties are of no earthly importance.
The negro, suffering from his terrible wounds,
walked thirty miles 10 this city. He related the
case TO the Governor, who seemed justly iudg
nant Nothing. however, could be done for the
poor fellow. The militia are of no account.
They have no arms furnished. General Miles,
the District Commander offered O squad of men
TO vndicate the national authority in the pun
isbment of that Infamous band of conspitators.
For some reason the proposition was not ac-
cepted, and the unhung villains are yet at large
roaming through the country.
Eject of the Recent Election.
In n letter from Memphis, Tenn, to North
ern journal we find the iollowug:- Que effect
OF the recent elections is certaluly destined to
be an immense impetus to improvements Of
every description tending TO the development Of
the county. Already there seems a general
disposition on every hand TO vie with each
other in advancing any and all schemes for the
Improvement OF the country at large. In no
section OF the Union is this eprit beginniug'to
develop itself in more marked degree than in
Arkansas. Though over thirty years siuce its
admission as a State, arkansas, under the rule
OF an immense slave oligarchy and landed
aristocracy, made literally no advancement
at all.
During all that time, up 10 the commence.
ment of the war; thougn originally admitted
with immense donatiors of public lands Tor
school purposes throughout all its vast dom un
but one single public school or library ever ex
listed. Nearly all the rich lands of the State
were held by slave.driving monopolists, who
owned almost the entire Arkansas river valley;
a valley destined to yet rival in richness the
most favored spots of the earth. In order to
hold these lands, q most unjust system of taxa
ton was instituted ana kept up, by which the
poorer settlers in the comparatively barren hills
were taxed upon valuation OF $40 to $l2 per
acre, while the rich lands OF the aristocrats
were held at from 20 to 80 cents.
Not the slightest provision was made for in.
ternal Improvements of any kind, and up to
the present day but forty miles OF railroad are
in operation within the State, aud trains make
but semi-weekly trips at that. Nearly the whole
Of the State is vast wilderness. through which
the wild beasts roam at will. Tue masses OF the
people aIe stepped in the grossest ignorance,
and in many respects inferior to the Indians OF
the Cherokee reservation. So much for the
march OF improvement under, and the refining
influences OF, slave oligafchy.