Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-20
The South Revisited.
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Took ride "out into the country" with clergyman who was making calls. Stopping at 8 cottage in the suburbs I alighted to take smoke under tree. A typical North Carolina farmer was standing on on the other side of the fence, with whom I opened a convertation. To my astonish- ment he declined cigar, remarking that he had never used tobacco "ary way" From the weed our talk drifted to the war. "Were you out in the unpleasantnessa" I asked, ''No, wan't," he answered, 'I got detailed on railroad. didn't want any war. If them that wanted the war had had to go there wouldn't been DO war! I had neighbor who was jest wild to go. He enlisted; and in less n year he write me, "For Gawd's sake get me detailed ona railroad I'd ruther be in h-l!" ''Iots of our folks" he continued, Event off into the woods n lived in holes dug into the ground to 'scape the draft" ''But didn't the provo guards get after them?' asked. ''Yis;" he replied; "but they generally sent word when they wuz comin'."
 A large majority of the North Caroli- nians were opposed to secession. They were dragooned into the war by the fire eating minority.
 The war has wrought great changes in constitutions Thirty years ago there was no state's prison in North Carolina. Petty crimes were punished by imprisonment in the county jail, the pillory, the stocks or by whipping. The penal statutes many of them had this ending, ''shall be imprisoned in the county jail for - days and receive - lashes on his bare back.'' Thirty-nine (''forty stripes, save one'O was the maxi mum number that might be inflicted Eat one court"
 In front of the jails and in the rear of the court house stood the stocks, the pill 1ory and the whipping post. The criminal the stocks. He stood in the pillory, his wrists and neck shut in. Whipping was inflicted with "black whip" called a 'snake," or with "hickory gads." The stripes were light or severe according to the humanity of the sheriff or constable who laid them on.
 Manslaughter was punished by branding the hand with the letter M; perjury by cropping the ear; and bigamy by branding the cheek with the letter B.
 For manslaughter red hot iron was held upon the palm of the hand until the convict could say ''God protect the state"
 
 Passing the county court house one day Git was in 1859), saw @ crowd entering the door. I asked the sheriff "what's up?" who answered: 'sI'm gaing to burn a fel- low, come in." did so and found the court room crowded. The court was opened and the states attorney moved that sentence be executed upon the pris- oner at the bar. (He had been convicted of bigamy.) The prisoners counsel asked for stay to enable him to get new trial. 'Can he give bonds9" said the judge. "Well, you honor," said the counsel, "he has a brother-in-law who will be here in about three weeks, who, we expect will give bail" "Unless he can give bonds now," rejoined his honor, ! "the sentence of this court will be carried into execution forthwith" Up on this deputy approached and blind 1 folded the prisoner, tied his head down to l the back of the dock, fastened one hand to l the rounds of the back of his seat, and
 held the other. The t'high sheriff" took I out of timers furnace what appeared to be soldering iron, at 8 white heat, and pressed it upon the prisoners cheek. There
 was a sizzling noise, smoke, groan, and
 a smell of burned flesh, and when the iron | was removed black letter B was visible, at least half an inch deep. A wag in the court room remarked sotto voce: 1T guess | he'll let her B after this!"
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