, 1862-06-06
6llMPSES OF A MILITARY
GOVERNOR.
HOW BE BEGINS HIS PRO-
SLAVERY RULE.
Old Fashioned Union Saving
Restored.
Beauties Of Gov. Stanly's
Operations.
Correspondence Of n. T. Times.1

.arly to the Methodist Church On Hancock 4
street, where one of the colored schools is :.
It q side door observed an old couple OF At
east sixty years OF sge, each of whom held
little primer, In hand, into which they we're =
ntenty pcering, and ly the aid Of the =
lin twilight we're enaeasofng t.s g,.1,fn- 10 mas
hem, asked, .' How do you get along with
hard, but git on Slow "Don't you know !
bow to read ?'' asked. "No, but we wants
to, master, very much; VIC wants to learn G
more dan we does to est good dinner when !
We is hungry; We want to learn so dat We can
read de word OF God,'' said the man.
In . few minutes the pupils began to
come in: They came-youny, old and mid
SEATS, filing TIC body Of the house, as we'll as
the galleries, and numbering five or six hun.
dred. In front Of the altar were sixteen
bright aud wakeful little boys OF from eight
to twelve years, ranged on two benches, anu |
confronting the lesson Of the e7eaing, which
had been written upon 8 sheet in large let
ters, and hung over the pulpit: ....
tsLoye your enemies; bless them that curte
Won; do good to them that hate you, and pray
for them that desritcfally use you and perse-
cute you."--Matt. 9th CHI
When all had become seated. Mr. Colycf
gave ont the Sabbath school hymn:
sJoyfull5, joyfully, onward VIC moEe,'
which was sung with earnest patho5 by the |
whole congregation. |
During The prayer, when incidental refer
ence was made to The closing Of the school,
sob was heard in all parts OF the house. That f!
single sentence dashed all hopes and sent
pang to every heart. The superintendent re-
a1arkcd that during the SIX weeks the schools
| had been opened, no disorder had occurred,
and not tue slightest complaint had been made
! By the authorities. The schools had been mi
I fornly closed before the honr Of guard-moun.-
+ ing, though by this course they had been
| obliged to assemble q: an incoavenient hc,,ur,
! leaving their work at the Notifications md on
/ the bridge frequently without TER s1nner7.
in order to be early at the e-:nooL They had
made made rapid progress, over 100. only fow
Days since, AaSlrs peen seluctaa - 'aooho.e
%ho 9r Soula w't tucllity, and The remain,
tim. -'~ ALE, after fen minutes instruc-
~ read the common lesson. He alluded
10 the fact that three or four hundred Of them
had been engaged upon one work-thc fort
and that 10 disturbance had occurred, not a
fight had taken place among them Mean
places, generally Kitchens and oatbuiidings in
the town, crowded together in unhealthy and
, Irritating CIRCUMSTANCES.
"Ihese schools" said the speaker, "are
: now to he closed, not By the officers Of the
. army, under whose sanction they have been
: commenced, but by the necessity laid upon
t me by GOV. Stanly, who has Informal me That
1t is criminal oifense, under the laws Of
North Carolina, to teach TIC blacks to read,
which Laws be has come from Washington
; ! with instructions to enforce.h
The teacher said he hoped TINT the schools
would be closed only for brief time, and ex.
) horted them to submit patiently to the dcpsi'
: vation like good, Law abiding people, such IS
: Those who followed the Injunction before
: them, on the pulpit, and trusted in the Savior
j.. who had given the command, would not onl.
hare the blessing restored to them, but must
4 ultimately, enjoy even greater blessings thai
, this.
> Tie old people dropped their heads upol
c their breasts and wept in silence; tile youn;
a Looked at each other with mute surprise a1l'
grief at this sudden termination Of their brigh
n hopes. 1t was q sad and impressive spectacle
# M. Colyer himself could hardly conceal hi
: emotion. a few moments OF silence followe
when, as if by one impulse, the whole audenc
i rose and sang, with monrnful cadence, "frais
God from whom all blessings 1low," and the
,, shook hands and parted.
- The school at the Baptist Church, where th
l. more advanced scholars were placed, Ws
t, closed in similar manner.
se TuR SCHOOL FOR THE CHILDREN OF TIE CT
~ HEk5.
RI Mr. Colycr continues the willie school Il
- children, as usual. This is right It is bettt
70 to educate a small part Of the rising gener
1e tion than to neglect the whole. The Sta'
ty raised, during 4he year 1S60-61, for education
r. purposes, less than $1oo, 600. The sum e:
-. pended IN powder during the same period
ae not stated Generals Burnside and Reno Vi
er tied the schools for the whites, and were r
" ceived By over fifty children--some vel
~ prctty-with boquets Of flowers. These We
De presented to tho general, who expressed hin
self greatly pleased.
:, SENDING BAcK THE SLAVES.
:. Yesterday the Governor was waited ups
III by large numbers of the residents, in and o
nr nf town vim cnnpratu1afn6 him 1r,nn fha IN
Is, picious beginning Of his admlnistratio
-, Among others, several persons applied for Il
:" restoration CT their fugitive property nj
ne have sought protection from the tyranny
il, | the plantation within our lines. One Nicho1
rs Bray, living few miles from town on Il
90 Falmouth road, obtained an order to carry
u. two slave women. With his wife he procee
on ed to an old school building where one
,.-s and drove away with her to the plantation. &
'so sister, bright mulatto young woman ofuu
1cr sua1 attractions hearfng OF the proceedings #
III made almost f1a11tic, and sought asylum in
r.. enly place she knew the headquarters Of t
~, poor. E1ated at his success Bray drove
5ht and without ceremony began to search t
premises, Mr.. Colyer at this time was aTs
AppHsed OF his coming, Harriet icw vi
[er, Lightning speed, and concealed herself in
,ra] | out-bui1diDg almost under the ewes Of G.
49, Burnside's headquarters. Not finding the
a1s ject Of his search, Bray drove of, probably
SIX renew the Eearch at more convenient seast
nes | Harriet Is only about seventeen years Of q
"a. and Bray asserts that he has been offered 81 !,
1or her.
Bray is q brothez-in~1aT to L. G. Euba,
the quartermaster of the rebel militia, 1at
&C. at this place. He is a we'll known rebel; 7
mustered into the SERVICE it Is said, and o.
eut | cscaped taking part in the batt1e of Newb
:ur- on account Of some alleged injury to his ba
and He promised to take the oath Of allegiance
7eiY Several other orders we're given for the c
the ture and taking AWAY Of slaves from the to
tho -Four were reported to haye been captu
pes- and carried ont OF our lines yesterday.
own FLIGHT OF TIE NEGROES.
Be- of +hs .1.nss - 80 80 con-r-als,tad T..
"as town had scattered like ! flock Of Gighte
son. st,t birds, seme have taken to the sEanps,
opef w Others have concealed themselves in out
hut MI the-way places: 4 perfect panic preE
, The n1orc6 IN tha foE7;6cat;ona ora eo N
49,. 49,. alarmed at the prospect Of being returned
oper that thew are of l;ttIc nsc a. lahort7,
It believed TINT many will find their wa
to the rebel Lines, ant, in order to make frit
With them, will reveal important facts to
Ing the condition Of affairs in this departm
four The slaves express the greatest horror at
been prospect Of being sent back to their old hol
le to and say they will be numerically t'cut
help for having absconded. Que old man Of {
'ticu- told me to-day that he would rather be pl
that before cannon and blown to pieces thai
e the back. Mu1t1tudes say they would rather
in to FPr1JSc .%tosc r7r oFr.rFps .rn scr ~,
~ ~ The new administration has fallen npo1
xho1a officers and soldiers in this place like Q
- "a blanket Prominent officers, from coli
,ra-o I and quRrterm3sters down to the hum'
5iTely net Eaha,o1,t naT a"hs, epGah ~ ~ ~
which the new governor is pursuing. 4
have not met an individual, either oftc
X Eo1dier, and have seen large number,
does not condemn. in the p1aInest lang
Lists. | the course which has been adopted.
Nevertheless, no whisper OF disloyal
| the Government has OF viii be uttered d
arsnai GRATED in any quarter. Massachusetts,, as
I tue rs New York troaps, it Is assumed, will
ne e8" quer their pre}udices and execute the be
when Of the Government, believing that pat
.ment motives inspire whatever measures are q
nlsts. ed for the putting down OF the s1aVeho
r, has rebellion.
e had It would be derelictlon Of duty 0
'feled part, however, to conceal, at the present
|. ae The state of feeling which prevails, and Il
uanes dict that military force will, before lop
= u an required to assist in compelling the ret1
u ,Ga- Garo fugitive slaves to their claimants
= "eAe have carefully watched in every q
Tor the uprising Of the Union sentiment
state but, unlike the reporters of the II
nave failed to Fec it. Hence, hare ref
States from misleading the public On that su
On tue For the correctness Of my reports in Il
dimes, spect, appeal with confidence to eTer
ton. Ger sud soldier in the department.