New-York daily tribune., 1861-12-31
THE EMANCIPATED SOUTH CAB.
OLINEANa,


statements Of our own yisilant and Trustworthy
correspondent with the Union forces in South
Carolina, we quote from The N. y. Times the
testimony of its reporter at Port Royal of the
love of liberty and willingness to labor general
ly evinced by tie Blacks OF that and the ada.
cent sea islands Hear him:
There are in Beaufort District, alone, sm Informed
by Official peronsges, nearly 5000 slaves whose masters
have led and Beaufort District Is but sms portion Of tn.
country at present our hands have accompanied
Der OF the reconnos made In all directions from this
post both by and snd have witnessed the exploration
of the county from Tybee I,land the south North
Ed.o on the north extent OF at least GO miles and have
penetrated far into the interior Of thee
,iOns as our troops have yet gone. Essyshere end the
state things e1tg everywhere the blacks huy In
doves 10 our lines they crowd IA small boats around
,hips; they swarm upon decks; they hurry 70 our
officers from the honses Of their ssefs in hour
or after guns fred writing now, no, wha;
have heard but what have seen. sm not sending you
opinions conclusions At which have arrived hut facts
that have Observed each statement make to be
literally Il 10 not groi.h5d for rhetorical effect but
put in,o such form ss al most eIactly convey 10
the nind Of reader the impression made on me.
have negroes who reported themselves a. Just
escaped fem their nsss'ers who esde brcsthle-; e
our forces snd said trey dared not b-ct for their
masters oud I'LL hom; who told that their masters were
at that time armed threatening 70 shoo: any ssve that d
not Nv with them decsred the, they had tickcd their
owners and sway boss that they hidden to sie
back TO the white. have tssed with diver. ard fold
hands with hOuie maid and eosem-n and BODY
he apparently ksess TO stcsre any ihase beard
the tlsek. point on, how their might be caught where
they hidden what their face. have sesn them
guides and pilots have been sor he hoy pointed
out in hat lousss stores Of ard siauuiou Kept
and where bodes Of troops ,s'icu.d 10 ew hour'
have inown iii, information seilhe4 have sifod ,hsin
abot tho sentiment Of the Popu..cp. i b-su ,
ably answend d ihs. sssriyhcis Il ;, ihs sssar,
have invariably been told BY tho tis' the
not well fed The hrst re9on black uith .; wc4.n,
child assigns for dcseItirs h. !. ts lesn qsu'i.y
ard poor quality fsod sveE hin the BeS, "a tbs
story about clothing; then s eopsl II bard
us,gs bard work. and ocssionaly Of cruelty Te isss
In my experience. The cf then .p..s. ,se Of IN
spe wnei, psgoe have betn recently sho, bu s aills
10 pieviop. ha dsps than whipping Of late The A.
cu,stions of shooting ;hslr slaves frequent
indicating ls s nfeeDce that The dsspesiion ol the rebels
inci,s.e.
Gen Stevens pursVins very good An With !hs negroes
who to lin for protection Tie makes them sn wofk
hh they do chesfuy end readily upon Ii. promise Of
IS done a. Hilton Head 10 gives them and Jos,
ach fare which hey have been aeersoaed soush
Quantities They sPpes 70 br well satisfied With the
arrangement which has the sivsntss Of bong mceh DsTc
economical
Cotton 1, being rapidly secured perhaps not IN 'ach large
Quantities might be desired the burning Of the aled ms
erial has been very extensive but still the worth OF millions
of dollars viii be obtsned The blacks be ng 10 dis
cover that we wish 10 and spprise hsBd In
a...r al "a Ia ID
Ono .ingulu result OF the thus fsr sppereE; The
leave doubt In the mind Of any fsnsbs
hat they have recently received bat Inferior and nsaher
ood and clothing; must have been 10 the peress Of the
masters provide will their waves aud many not all
he masters have been persons Of ordinary humssty do
lot doubt that heretofore hi. has bse the Tle suffer
ng, aud Of the sAvehodess have probably sss sied
lie condition Of the slaves and made ,hsse lcadef to see
heir former owners The absurd attempts of sOuhers
,ers to pretend that the blacks 4t ya only excite
smile The poor wrecboT cling to this hope
no absence Of Which would present 10 them appalling
uture
The slaves not yst escaped OF pretend TO 90 faithful
ut some have told how they said to thsr makers and
aiste,ses on the day the fight, The Ysnfees vii be
whipped Ma,s and Mssus" but ali tie While they prayed
nd believed otherwise So casual illusions made In tie
h papers to tbS Adelty Of their seIssis 40 X 1t
zero matter bat there no sborcd 'scasson of
subjeot too terrible for Gfrusson ~ i my oNn J""sic
Il mas not be worth eh-but hither prepared 10
nd all tho negroes a.schedo their masters and hsve grad
ally observed feeling bitterness. displayed ~ the blschs
r there was only eaion 3. their escapes 81 as this
8, been mingled with indg sion at the insane stsrp. Of
he masters 10 re on then have Of severas nsnce
,bere sayes kcd 10 re ber nss,e.s this
,s the cs.s with Col Whnsh S.abrooks lice stock
dsoy; hsve known where slaves a,ed H. hc capture o
her masters; have sometimes asksd nyte "hs'her the
e bght no, 3ms when agng the biscs- cpd regularly
,llua iber a. soldiers ur,c. white oeer night not prove
,e onv moan. OF ayenr tdou. horrors OF ser,e insur
eeop That tine sp-esTs not 10 have YET come even
ere but {, may be nearer ibss ny Of MS suppose
In speakipg 70 ISRAEL ye;.erdnys avn afraid
made him uncomfortable for tie Of the day. Said L.
Do you like stopping here better than on The psn'son
"Oh! YES Sir" he said promptly.
nWbat viii YOU do when the soldiers leave here"
Al This question tie look Of surprise which passed over
..acl,, face wa. IRE esstbly dro He finally replied
"rd 90 WI 'em"
But suppose they won't let you y said
"Den jump into de boat"
nAb,,, answered, "they ugh, put you on. isain" 4"
\. s. evident that no such contingency hsd presented
,r IN M, mind before He simply ejsculssd with gca
npbs,i. ns If oyer,s hemsl with a'Onss%snt sud fear
l,e bare id,a:
"Chia Almighty"
I asked him whl, be was afraid of, aud he rePird'
Ms.sa Elliott Garard catch me-mish, as well be desa-he
lin me- certain" resssusd him OF bis safety esiofs we
Iated
As there is no conflicting testimony-for
even Tie HeralFs correspondent since be
ia no longer allowed to tell tho truth. is
silent-we submit that there can no longer be
rssson for disbelisyog the tru.h that the slaves,