The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28
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(Which is in the Stait NV Kentucky
December 81, 1868.
From the Toledo Blade. w
The condishun nv affairs in the
States wich wnz engaged in the late
unpleasantness with q prejoodis, il
favor NV the Confedracy is most ter
rible. The country is unsafe for AZ y
man to live into. Brootal niggers
armed with implements Nv war, gt
roamin through the country in bands
bummin, KILN, ro60fn and destroyin
terryfyin the peecefhl planters who
are fyin to the cities for protection
saw more than twenty NV these
stricken mon in afaro bank in Loois
vile, one mite. 81
Feelin that statement NV the facts
nv the case mite possibly result in
softenin the rigger Nv Radical rool
and indooce the incomin administers
ton to remedy our evils by putin
the power where it legitimitly be.
longs, viz: into the hands Nv the white
Caucashen citizens nv the South, ir-
respective nv their prejudisses in the
matter NV government, / INDUCED IN
q small tour of inspecshun, extendin
my researches ez far South on Arkan-
sas.
My first stoppin place was in
Georgia. Here / found most frite.
full state of anarky existin. The mig.
gers were in state nv complete in
subordinashen. An old friend Nv
mine, whose hospitality I accepted,
was livin with his house barricaded,
in hourly expectashen nv an attack
from the enfooriated demons who was
ragin without. l very ioon ascer-
tanned the sitooashen. Maj. Ruggles
wuz stripped by the war of all his
possessions in niggers. He wuz be-
reaved. He had 1000 akers of land
and nary hand to work it, and wuz
consistently dis:resst. The unfeelin
Burrow offisers insnltinly remarkt
that Rugglesses theirselves mite pos
sibly work enuff Nv this land tomake
subsistence, but the Major withered
em. He wuz compelled to either
stain his hands with labor, or hire
niggers. He took the latter alter
native, and hired a hundred nv en-.
l saw contrax, and moro clecr docu-
ments l never saw. 1t was stipula-
ted that the niggers shood labor for
six dollars per month, and shood
forfeit one dollar per day for each
days absence, no matter wat the
cause thereof. Ez the niggers wuz a
starvin they accedid to these terms,
and all went peacefiy. They got,
each NV en-, so much corn meal and
so much bacon per day, and the pros.
pect they he'd Nv gettin s72 each, at
the end NV the season stimulated EN-
to tolerable degree Nv activity. The
crop promist well, and the Major
and his family went to Saratogy in
the summer; it ~uz harvested and
resulted well, and the family went to
Moo Orleans to spend the winter
On Christmas day the Major settled
with his hands, and hevin no further
yoose for EN- till spring, he discharged
em. The most Nv EN- he brot in debt
to him largely, ez they he'd bin sick
doorin the season more or less, and
six days sickness balanced months
work when well. Wv course all had
drawed sutbin all through tho yeal
for clothing. This class he trceted
generously.
II don't want the money wich voc
owe me-" he remarkt. I'D skorn tc
take it. You may work it out chop
| pin cord wood, or buildin fences, OF
any other work you choose. l desire
to be easy onto all NV you-nay
more generous"
Those W ho he'd lost no time ane
who he'd not drawd their pay in full
by losin time, he wuz jest ez geperouI
with. de he'd spent the heft nv hi
money at Saratogy and to got hi
girls their outfit for Moo Orleans, ant
he hedn't dollar to pay EN- with.
"But," said he, "that shoodent in
terrupt our friendly relashens. Ate
the next crop l probably shell he
enuff to liquidate these little bills
| At all evcnce, whether / do or moi
let us have peece. Let us be friend
| ez before-let everything be pleas
ant, and lovely, and serene"
The niggers, singler. exit may seen
didn't seo II KNOWN ez thew di
that the Major hedn't any money
theanreasonable wretches insisti
upon his payin Nv en-. They swor
that they couldn't live through tn
winter without supplies, and tn
money they must hev.
Il hevn't got i'll" remarked tn
Major, smilin onto en-.
''Sell your carriage and horses
yelled they.
"Bat Mrs. Ruggles and the Mis-
Rugglcsses coodont ride next sum
, mer, in this event." remarkt the NJ:
jor. base.
, At this pint the unpleasantnis be
E gun. The infoor!ated niggers woot
emit listen to reason. Their wuz SO,
| eral bales Of cotton yet on the plac
and score, moro or less, OF mul,
and hosses. The cotton they seize'
/ and hitchin up the mules to wagon
/ they proceeded to load it, with
view of cartin it off to the next ma
ket town and sellin it. The Majo
his four sons, and perhaps doze
or twenty neighbors, who happent
. opportoonely to be present aud arm
ed with fowlin pieces and repeatiI
rifles, determined unprepared ez the
wuz, to resist; and, in the melee. pc
n haps dozen or moro niggers WI
shot, and fatally killed.
From this CROWD the trouble tn
afflicted this pertikeler neighborhoo
t and doubtlis the circumstances a
: the same everywhere.
: The nlggers hev no regard tor Ia
= and no desire to keep within boune
Q The law wuz open to EN-. Thirte
Q miles from Major Rugglesses pla
3 resides a Justis NV the Peece, 81
$ they Good hev sood the Major Of
J owed em anythin, providin they co
T. git some white man to 60 their b
ls for costs. One bach did this last w
II ter. The defendant contestin JUG
a. ment like q man, execution wuz
course stayed for nine months, q
before that time, the plaintiffs he'
all starved to death, the matter "
peacefully disposed NV. Oh, he'd \