The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-11

ticn IN ,cr ne celdlueas yoa name rse~ arr such
Ser1, s1nss. I. .,,, SSss sns
have sal1 an rrsloBHr totagurses frsan tne yoaax
men who ar klsa caeush - coasaA me- thai %
select a certain num1ol of
rnI REsrsglAsfE celeprp crrrxSs"
''Nhal do gou think oi ~te,lbncs ni1sy /"
'ihave iht gIcaies rexAa 81 hlm. wanla a.
soon Pm Eln y angpee ior ~hies ~ q eoinpe's"i
..w6S, wss YEA ylsws VIA reference :, ssoes.
sion anJ nnlnacnieaf"
= thought D0sh we're iacxPe Lent ibs!.syed ths
Always s.vyn ~ vus rxlo<
than ont az o.. was q strong Slaie Il mt nan be
cause thought sac rights ss~enfla o the nion.
south carel,na hssesSp 4 sns I'd ~ ms p..sos
worship ny iee las fbr ner !. has AZ aasctea en-
tertAinei By ch..l ior - ma. ner. asd fo.losei
her a. would ~ VITA ms moGh1. rAShf "a wrong
n sas TIE hani ~
80 80 NAN Az ass rnaous
Inc h.st % ecs 81 NJ reserenoe = tae Aimishvi me
"were yoa lnlrri rca VITA b. snsrnsn's troop.
during your residence IA soia ah4i I"
Though 10 preseaf ms staging rams o. praise 20
then. Iney Invaded tae saaeta4fy 81 m chAiaser
whiie my wife was, ~ supposed, m tnc az nics ~
men and caiid. On. COMMENCED their ~ork of roo
the Confederate navy. and hsd
fsLLxS AT SEs oanEAs-
while commanding thc irsa-cist Aackan. durisx q
naval engagement "a wHich she "a. surroaaael ~
Were VITA me IN Columbia. tiis body ta&cn 10
New orleans and thc.e treated ~ith great respect
following u 10 tue grave. nls wife Was lne satr
~ General Meade. VINO has frequently bera IA MY
i house ~ ,ae da's 81 my prossers Asd vac sas
place he was KIND enoagh 10 o1cr a arg sun o.
money Tor tie Ie,ei % sae chllagea. sas saia %
RATHER Non .yaL sysEu o. YoUR
Kindness. These ittc ones are one gcBcrsiion
closer 10 me than 10 you, aad ihe smoNe ~ 80
81 a
Il understand yOa All respect your feelings nave
protected the eliiiren iroh thAi das 70 sht.
The stately Old gentleman cgartc0a+iF bosel AMI.
rising tn lnerNIes wa eaded. No map IA South
Carolina Is more respected tnan -. nagCf~at.
name Ia Itself Is "a hOusenOll word AnI ! 10 not
believe taat he would utter iai~c .ood. NJ. nagcr,
IN common with otacr old, ical ing ciiikcns would
prefer ihat the tnltca rfafes OOPS should hold
te stale 10 having the present sysosa Of issoscrn'
icnt continue.
u.-A Negro ssChesscraeid'' an the sitsatiss.
One OF the most singular aud bess known caar.
aciers IN the STATE o. south Carolina - slegAley
Riley Esq, OF Charleston. de Wa formerly slave
o. The slaves and Is now the keeper Of nourisnins
e tsss Of sa the sae rights sehso
one OF the most poi.tc dar1ies | ever saw mignt
say III y ms poileness Is even painful "a ns men.
siy. Being democrat he ~ cordially hated by
Tue MASS OF iHE NJ -,
ana, rs consequence every gentleman ani hts
wife In the oi,y OF Charleston have the greatest
regard for "Denocratc Raey," rs nc Is called.
Riley Esquire, has more tie LOOK OF pray ing
Turco with his pointed beard and his angular face
ban o negro. see liIey halt block or vita MS
Confederate gray military coat. wnicl he wears Ia
careenng IN ali the GLORIOUS freedom OF a pair OF
PEGTOP CREAM.CoLoRED TROUSERS
"a he sits his saddle fine mare, while he lifts
his hat and bows 10 the girns, 10 every body. and
gentlemen o. the old siock-and they are careful to
return ms bows-and you would think that ne hal
been body servant OF
MoNrRosE or DUNDEE,
such is his politeness. Then look OF him "a the
ignorant negro men, women and boys moot at hun.
ana single him out aS an object OF haired ana ue.
risou, aud renegade 10 MS race and their political
1aIth, and you VIII observe a mingled expression Of
Christian forocarance and colteaDt steal over his
features that Is wonderful 10 behold. lie Is guile
com ortabe ana has a pleasant home a good DlsI.
ness and some real estate IN Charleston. ON many
occasions he mas been subjected 10 mob violcncc
from his own people, and on three occasions has
LIFE WOULD HAVE BEES TAKEN
by them but tor me interference OF the republican
authorities here. HIS place OF business
was DESTROYS OF gaining an Interview VITA 50 dis
tnguishea cololed genie nan ne called upon me
at the Mls House, dressed to KIN aud In his own
carriage, am wearing at his butt0nnole o tea rose
OF simplicity and good taste.
Mr.. Riley, III MS
EXQUISITE PoLITENEss,
declined to be seated until took chair, ana after
making some 1lrcenologlcal'i remarks on the state
OF the weather and on the movements IN fashion,
broad new beaver with his cambric Handkerchief
gu shea lie, and would also ike 10 OBTAIN Your
views on Tie political ana social outlook OF South
Carolina ~
cred
WITH PALE BLUE KID,
ami began In the style OF Robinson CrusOc:-
Il was de slave OF Mr.. J. q. Christopher Hanna
ham, he lived on Edsto Island In MS cary life, and
was boss COOPER"
.lIow many men did he employ ~
Eighteen or twenty. l was his handy man,
coachnan, cooper, and everything. He had been
supported them. both Mr.. and Mrs. Hannahan, uatil
their deaths. MIS- Iannahan diel first, and Mr..
Mammalian shortly after. | am forty years OF age,
cnd W norm IN
TREAT ME LIKE A SERVANT;
they treated me like son, ana that made me feel
to support them aIser the war; void OF offence,
sir.n
or Mr.. Lincoln had been issued, was IT,
Eyes, sab; In sos, wncn the Union forces came
into Charleston felt that was doing what was
right between my
FELLOW MAN AND MY GOD"
said Mr.. Riley with a wave of the hand and a look
pious as that Of an Arab In the desert.
slow do you come 10y the name OF Rileyf"
"why, or course, that was my fathers name.
He was colored II man MAN ana declare don't know
very warm friends there before the war. while
was coopering for the New YORK steamers and
other lines. l remember Capen jim Griffin, from
Long Island and Capcu Mill's father
MIGHTY GOOD PEOPLE"
"But you know your name Is Irish, do you not ~
''On, yes. and when | was coop ring along the
docks the irish were very fond OF me- the Irish all
formed an attachment to me on mat account; dey
used to ASH dat same question, and answered 10y
c0nlessn that
WAS A GOOD FESIAS,
and that had been long IN this country that the
sun had KIND a turned me black. don't believe
that there l. an freshman III town who would NOT
fight for me as quick as lor his own brudderr
''Are you Felian In principle as you are In name,
Mr.. Rileyf'
.'Well, my opinion am that freedom cam by God
Almighty TO all men, and don't think II right that
one race should predominant over dc oder. be-
lieve III white and coored people both, but the
white people hab mo- sense. | TOOK SIDES becos
when the Union fowce5 cum in here dc cull'd people
got wild like and talked Ike savages. The cry to
the white man was
"KILL HMM "PUT HIM TO DEATHr
'sWipe him or de face VI de clrthW
''luu did not like those war cries OF race against
race, did you, Mr.. Reys'
"No; | didn't think 1t was right. De thing went
to such pitch that SAID TO myself God ne create
all men, aud we all ought to sympathze wild each
other. Then remembered san, that was Caro-
country prosper, and when dey talked about wipinR
de ID SIS OF 6-s of dc face Of dc yarth'