The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-28
THE SOUTH.
A Gratifying Report by an Intelligent
Observer.
From The Albany Sunday Pres.

From The Aioany Sunday Ites;.
Col. j. d. Van Buren, has recently re-
turned from an extended visit to She
South, aid u,ascs Invst grutiffyinK re.
port as to the social and industrial COS.
dition OF the people in that section. In
the first place he found them socially
superior, even more than is generally
supposed. They are liberai.minded,
large hearted, refnad in manners and
high-principled. He found them, almost
to man, ,- 1
VERY POOR, ti'i f
but imbued with mn indomitable spirit OF
self.reliance and industry. Men and
women, too-who before the civil war
were possessed OF largo wealth and all che
advantages which that condition brings.
were reduced to the want Of the necessa.
ries OF life. But having the qualifications
Of true manhood, they were able 10 look
their desperate condition squarely in the
face without shrinking. They saw and
comprehended what was nceded--61wn.
right Industry, and they placed them
selves in the harness to perform the new
duties their necessities had imposed upon
them. And they did this cheerful'y, too,
all of them,
WITHOUT WHINING OR COMPLAINING.
At first the fruits of their labor were
small, but they were sure. They became
economical, and struggled on with perse-
verance. The only thing they had to
complain of was the very oaiefous taxa
tion they were subjected to through the
corrupt, Or loose, or extravagant admin
istration of their public affairs by officials
whom they had no .oice in selacting.
This was the only cause of n.plaint
they had. They accepted the situation
they found themselves placed in ct tha
close OF the war-the confiscation of their
property down even to their last mule
they yielded TO this without murmur,
content to enter the fields IF industry and
WORK out their own redemption, from pov-
crty. They accepted, too, the burden of
carrying along tho irg'ia si iisal
EMANCIPATED SLAVE POPULATION, l'
which, suddenly turned loose, with the
idea that their working days were over
and ended, dragged along, stchiing their
living wiiuu they cuuil not bug L, anu
taxing the energies, care and attention of
the white population to such an extent
as 10 interfere with their own Personal
duties.
ASA INDuSTRy4 GENERAL I. ss,t 4
Col. Van Buren, says there is not sin.
gle white man idle in the section he Wis.
| tied. Even the ladies Of the Sonth-
! those who, prior to the war were sur.
rounded with wealth. and all it's luxuries
ARE engaged in labors of various kinda
One lady, whose husband had large pos.
sessions, but Of which lie was STRIPPED
entirely, being good house wife, BET ur
| aorlittle bread and roll bakery. ~ She
kneaded the dough herself and attended
to its sale and distribution, and now abe
has quite g hasiaeass, employing hIt hIt.,.
hhnGs. Another tas5 Wa5 tfhat OF d mai
OF wealth whose last prnp---al ss.anle---s.a,
taken away froE, him and ha wss lef
without the shadow Of O semblence eve.
of the wherewith Is feed iias,ii!aself and
family. He went at wGfk driving team
hauling brick. There were hundreds o,
incidents of this kind, the Colonel says
and IL did his heart good to see Will
what a lively, good-natnred spirit thes,
men turned their hands to anything wiiicl
was honorable.and honest 10 help them
selfes.ssilntF - iD79isi;iHslsi 9ift hsN,.s
jie AslioIl THE PRoBLgsi. r,,.;is.y. d.
4has full faith in their solving th
! -,em before whether the Sontl
II be made as prosperous as 1t was ii
its paimy days. He thinks their redamp
is nigh at hand. He says they arepaf
j .:S:::=s.J SoaTtSoS1s - siioir Enginerl
brothers who como to them in li,dnes
and honesty--zho will join them in in
dastTy and enterprise, They give 8
hearty welcome to such. They inyit
| and urge the Investment of capital In tfi
r1rn1uhktynnora &c AtS;. .rtI-
a abiding faith In which they ,haye., The
4 know Better than any one elss cf.what [
is capable. They frankly admit that tn
slave labor never did Justice 10 it, an
4 that they would never select ffiat labu
themselves. 1t was therc at hand N nai
i and parcel OF their estates aud had to
used tho same as other accessories. ,,s
q pREsEsT BUoykNcY. lke s.
i, At the present moment they are q.
/ pecialIy iu buoyans spirits, as they see. iii al
portppity offered t6efn OF selecting the
officials themselves, by which. filey hon
TO reduce the Grain upon their incoint
: ty hc.syy taxation, ;;sss:ch ...ay hssyY 80
fered now fcf over ten years. 4 This, Go
i Van Buren, says war one OF the mo.
/ promising sigma he witnessed for n
matter how hard one may qiorE, il he ca
see no prospect OF gain before him i
I cannot put much heart in his work.
It Isl ssid Judge Jere Blacie3i is q
gagged in the preparation Of a sewers i,
Wow Of the electoral teomm1ais and
! the Supreme Court Judges who decide
iin.fayor of AIr.. Hayes and the Gases /,
tho commission. The srticle, which
) designed for ono of thu nanesaginaa. Is sai