Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-03-20
virginia.

-. II. bowman. one Of the publishers OF
the Idaho lEorId has been on a visit to his
old home in Virginia, and writes from
there letter to the World, frou which
We take the following:
REIsrERrowN, {Md.), Feb. 4, 1869.
have just returned from tour through
Virginia. went first to Richmond. There
you cali see the practical workings of the
carrct-baggcrs, aud all of their uamuabIe
acts. There is not one local officer, how.
ever humble the position, from constable
up, who has been resident of the city
longer than twelve months. 1t appears
that all they are there for is to see the ne
groes have what Mry call their rights"
When | say the negroes generally are much
better provided for and have far more lib
crty aud license than the poor white people.
their style Of "riehts' can be readily I'M
agincd. Asregular as the day comes, about
Que thousand big, grown, hearty negroes
walk up to the Soup Houses" with their
buckets and baskets TO draw their rations
for three square meals each day After
getting the buckets and baskets filed, they
repair to their houses and cat. drink and
lounge the whole day through, without do.
ing stroke of work, and apparently with
out caring for anything, except it he to
stand by for the next day ratious. They
have this good thing all to themselves, and
it looks as if the Government was run only
to support them in idlcncss.
The farmers complain very sorely of the
negroes. One will hire II negro to work
iur him; Mr.. Nig will, probably, work for
few days. and then, without word of
warning or without consent, leave his en-.
rloycr go to Richmond. get Radical law
yer to sue the farmer. An attachment is
thrrcupon served. the farmer has to ap.
pear in the Radical carpct.bag Court ut
Richmond. where the ncgro's word goes
Tor everything and the white mans oath
for nothing, and the mockery ends by the
farmer having to pay whatever the negro
claims as wages, together with the costs
To carry ont these loyal measures there is
stationed in Richmond regiment of sol.
dicrs, who stand by the carpct-baggcrs in
all things.
visited the Bull Run battle ground.
aud went all over it. The brcastworks are
ocrgrown with luxuriant grass. aud this
cause, them is look as though they were
natural mounds and elevations The coun-
try for miles around il thick with cl,im-
ucys. and it looks more Ikea deserted min
luz camp than like Il battle iied--with
one exception that is you see more Axr
ciothi~g laying about--lctt. | suppose. in
the hurry of the wcarcrs to reach Washing
ton in the first Bull Run race We read Of.
picked uptwo bullets from the field. both
of which locke | as ii they had g"ncayainst
and through flesh and bone. gl4 ll
After my run through the valley went
to Wa>h'n ng ~. Society is in Il delightful
condition there. You at first seem in
doubt to determined whether you are
white ne sro or black white man, tho two
races are 50 mixed up, especially in the
Congressional galleries. ] cannot do the
subject justicc--it must be seen to be ap-
prcciatcd. don't show the equality Of
the races" because the blacks are long
why ahead, il surface indications are to bc
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