, 1869-06-04
SECRETARY SEWARD,
Els Experience na n Houthcr1
NcllOpl Ten ci1cr.

EEis Experience na n Houthcrn
school Teacher.
4 correspondent OF tho Rochester Et;arras re-
laIcs the IoaoN!nS episode Of sccrc.lF7 S.Ta-d's
Own lips:
Spending 81 evezsns At hts house few years
AS, during that skranee !1 or political s2Aze tha,
preceded, and Us have since often Thought 10 hIs
Practical csc ln1 eH, htraIi.M lhe fuur yrlfs'
ttesm o! blood anil nIe tia. u;a:, lo- . Islc time
q &c eA casss pS 'as n ois g ~
believed to be at African slave: tie consers 4t1yo
Al ieugtf taEled To tau 't1epr.asiule' tpi,Jt.cI ]
na,lIsEy desired, aud even n9t.e l. 10 satasr !',n
prollrrn, t. other lneans tina thc hl3o1y Na.a-
irs. He hid bcea sioicrnor OF the Empire state,
also Gifted States SeIlGtnt. Some Dt t1e atl.e,i
Iuiitc4l p3perr hat! Issued frnta hts pen. lie I4y
t,ellestl TO bc sLltesnan- s:ho.... a.t a
nlan Of tnaaght Eut when he sao yc.s tho t5ur
nlIGTr Of the Difficulties, H2d tlle LA1 eS-
tsHt, Ind Maut to.nnicltions, a:il said otestly
Tint he ,uall st.e no way to s,.tie The
presao.r coanlrt'-the d.ats of s.,yery u- lie
ncath u the Iepub.lc-was plE7caL AZ nere. be-
fore, ! Evil l|;nAFs held iais as tha,Fctlc
:rutl, AMI nj ,i!u-s ha1 u.ts-el :. - 4 no,c q
Ne STOKE Hf.h tvtr AID helrtfe!; ayi1S4thy II:
TIC Sunta, a.ld, tnEch q Soa:l1eners hated Se~
rri, he vas sht oils fI.:ad t.iat coald and s4.d
hAse helpes1 them, h1 any sac1dce, aa .ats u:
ecu too Jt!ne.4ted u to tiep,-l hy LIZ !r.tH,l.
| liz Showed hos ttsc evil hal s.1w1 Up,
NJ :hc SoQ1st1n pt1a!c coal.l uc:sf.s ca.
arIr It's ills nor suues IL lp2lic.s.s;.
of IT, on:y rrG,cdy. lad - Ii the con,:.;oa u!
tht blacks, Rasi he fhe scprKe |, not ll1at r.sc-
low fever had existed IN New Io.S sIty cndc1 tac
fostering caT 5i s1a.rEr. shti Il IND Ia N,v
UE1eAlE. fcfcf1nx TO the deterioration ANA drp.c-
si.aan Of sie ssl md universal relspse II taroas-
Ism observed everywhere within size terTitJry,
'ltct worst OF Ill, sail NC, is tho degradation or
ths mind ana body d tho owner Of liz sou him
10 enllven the OnuseI2atlnn, he Aaid 70 illustrate
thla point, ! WI r.lAie ny experience in school
,sasa'nE a2a a9Nn so1ss Mhea ~ "a ~ sc2ao.
- in GctrKsa, md ope1eI ~ acAietny, which
soou prosfrreu EuGcr ms ca.aes: elos.A n1i
iag lie neE nca Il la.pS seS 9uen aae Naea ;s
10 rr,un 10 college, I'D i VIZ cor compelled c Ssd
who could ne sec.ac.!el % ny ..stasr.
.e.e only ny ny IsoRss:as tasG taat vonla seaa
aa on!sSe = 'aAr n, taee iretNrnel - ny studies
EIm'se to ny ne. found rs.ents u GeaGSa, sent
nc Senior e.asA, IN excellent schola1 aai 4 t,n-
| ishcd gentleman.
which had sset!,,sed With the ta111 10 lar yypst
! tadlSnAGt of the sou1s. nn leaving the senate
| business called me to New Orleans aud when
shout to Ftar1 for home Gseat desire poAsc ss,,d
NE TO rttE1u through Gtusx.a and yisn iht
| scene OF M school teaching, and k.,c nov The
acaaeny md ny talentea successor hal pros
the south, tat feft Eafe until thu cars arrived
II -, the former seroe OF lay lAoors Is
teSs1e., when on looking from lie window
l saw sumo savaSeIoVklpS faces, and tho Ant
coming here fos r. Not enoring ,Ais Itod oi
hospitality, sill did not like to conc 50 III ont
] nf my way and not aEect my oh}rct 70: out Of
| the ckr- Everyone soostu SO IHuclois l hest.
| tated to inquire ny WAY. l kaH . larsa 1T,
ErrnsJ. dt:ty to1n. without coat or vest, sitting
| .'th R:nitr<s stupidity on 4 bench
thought II might be saie to In
| ql'fe OF MIN: t'ut, on Bearer tasrec-
tton he wal % rcrulsivc 70 laok Epoa- that from
disgust, turned aside to e'c1nly End dcecnt{r
! where COLA uGd Nj. W, Of whom was in
seatch. Casting his eye ahoat, ne fxitcaea It
ulun the lump Of oocaisr l bad inst rejected aai
| IL Mr. vi" There uax now a. escsee for ne.
In inquiry, found shat waa wnA. WIS lcYt ot nv
successor In othe-Acade1ny,
| "tn learning who MAs he Tax, Up 70 the
ocAsurs OF his capacity. rtG1t Gfad TO see nc
| took Iuc 10 his hou.c-whien WIS as tttty Is !te
| loro--anI Introduced me to hts wife. learned
/ that he had married a plantation, nnI eette1
.town aid enjoyed himsef ra1y yesr:, Tree !to:n
the pegts a1Lo, aIccs d the peaagc<ue, and The
| the political arena But / set out n
md tbs dear old spot whert ND taught ny hrss
! school. Al lssi came upon the pl.4tt vntc The
| scadeUy E11 oeea- nGt the Os7}a Oranl,p. tia:
" INC uass OF ns pttEctpaah!p had been an
3ueEnnent, had caGuhueA 10 thrive. Win no
nhnn 10 heck It's wanton grpK1h, .tti il had con-
ptstef covered anA AijLen from view tho enl--t
pAlnlnf which WEE iuacrtx5ih!s to nc SEace
nan Hsa tssr an'l the scaoo1master wAs-Ehesc.'