Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-12-10
For The Register.
Southern Corresnond.rce

HedNh OF The Ndfe-C0H0n Lands
Phosphafe-Tsrpsntine Farm-.a no.
ficeable fact IN the maiIealmsnt of
Slapes-.7 Deer Hunt-Personai.
In my last, an allusion was made 10
the unhappy condition Of the negroes of
this State and that i, is well known ,hs,
they have been brought 10 this miserable
condi'lon by following the evil advice of
their false friends, the Csrpei-bsggers and
scslawsgs. who. Gespairing OF obtaining
their wicked aims in any other way, huve
hrdled the negro and are now riding
him TO death with whip and spur, having
reduced him to Sfarery worse than The
worst Of snie-bellum slavery, the slaves
Of political junto The outrases they
hsve been led TO commit by these timer
ent dispensers o! political physic. have
produced y stale OF complete alienation
between them snd their true friends, the
native whites and while The latter have
determined 10 abide By political equality
Of the former and treat them kindly in ell
the relations growing out Of their new 20.
silon. they will not longer endure the In.
position placed upon Them by ignorant
whites and negroes or suffer the outtepes
committed and the threats made to 90
any longer UNPUBLISHED On the highway
from S1rdis to Smyrna strange oil carv-
ing IS yet TO be seen, cut deep INFO rock
By the uayslde, in bold relief, the figures
Of prehistoric warrior dressed in full
,rnor, in his right hand spear and in his
le(Is bow, bearing on It's base a legend
which HerodOtus. in his day, deciphered
TO read, with pair Of aims won this
re,m." and so the whites say to those.
who are now trying 10 disposses- them Of
their ancient realm, with our arms We
won this realm ard with our arms We in.
tend 10 defend It,"
The Legislature is now in session and
presents an odd appearance in the ming.
ling oi"Blacs spirits and Grey" Whit
lemore. or Big Ben HE Cadet ship Ped
dler," as he is best known, has taken his
seat 10 State Senator from Dsrling,on Dis
Tiel and though, twice thrown out Of
Congress, i, still thought worthy TO hold
q seat in the State Legislature, as Con.
Eress seems to set upon the Spartan max
I'm, il is no crime 10 steal il you are not
caught al it. He was not candidate for
Congress at The late election, as hss been
stated. full hlooded negro nov repre-.
sens his district IN Congress. White
moie is tall. raw bony, athletic white
man With black heart and has placed
himself on full equality With the negro
snJ is Of course, totally ignored by bis
former aCqnslntsncrs among whom he
never had very high sanding. Tie
governor OF the State is a carPe: Dagger
from Ohio snd the Lieut.. Governor and
Secretary Of the Commonwealth are both
negroes. A big lights going on over The
United States Senatorship aud the several
candidates are doing some big bidding.
Il has been asserl,d by some that South
C.roIina pTecipiiatrd Ler sister Southern
States into secession and then left them
10 fight it out, bat in retuta'ion Of that
charge | take the following ,tsti,tics from
the late report Of The Al tluI General Of
the Stale
Voting population Of The St"e, $4,000
Number Of soldiers furnished
Number Of soldiers that died
du,;no the war, $4,000
The last yea; Of the war there wee IN
ihe Geld, 81 infantry regiments and 3 bat
,aI1ns 8 regiments and battaIlons OF
rsvsry, and % h8uerlss OF artillery, be.
,ll,. numerous re-prve'. and 1t is rpck on
al liza, South Carol mans composed l.5
Of the glorious old army Of NurIhern VIZ
ginIs, al the time Of the surrender.
The wealth of ,he State has greatly d.
minished under lis present government
owing to The unjust and unequal tax
suon and The woG,hlessUess 0! The present
labor system.
The Gotten lands of.hs State have de-
rrecialeJ in value by lying unCulUvated,
and have grown up in t Il, deep rooted
sedse pra.s, which makes ,hem hard to
cultivate and 4 mules can scarcely pull a
pillow through II.
Your readers have he2rt Of certain
pho.phstes tha,have been found upon the
coa.t Of South Carolina and Ut Ilzed since
IN. var, making svaluble fertilizer and
bring in their crude Stale, from 81 to IS
ner Ton. The history of these Pho>phsies
!, Lule curious. In 1887 the depos.
il OF old rocks Of curious formation near
,he banks oil the Ashley and Cooper nv
er,. attracted the attention OF some scien-
u6c men and an investigation DISCOVERED
numerous beds Of Ibis singular formation
nrsriou, places along the coast. Many
and variuus were the tests applied aud
t1perimen.s made to fud Quits comPo-
.ruon and utility. bit il was not unnI
April 4, 1868, that the first cargo was
shipped from Charleston to Baltimore,
smother following it in few days and
since then throughout tie region where
these deposits lie. spacious buildings, sx-
en.iye works, powerful machines, large
uhsrves and numerous branch railroads
have sprung up like magic, and no less
than IA d ,Grrent companies are now en-
gagged IN preparing it for market The
average thickness OF the susts il about
IS inches and The yield is about 500 tons
10 the acre.
Thsrei. in this vicinity "Turpen-
tine Farm" which yield large qusn'Itle'
Of Spirits Of rurpenline, and rosin Of the
anett quality, but unfortunately the still
and a large quantity OF rosin, and 'urpen'
70 do, TAX