Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-01-02
Federal Faisehooas at the North.

The following says the Bowling Green Courier is from
the New ork Tribune and re-pubshed by the north
ern press generally, gives feeble idea of the mea
by their leaders deceive The Yankees aud name their
passions against the South Although it almost
uncomfortable that such monstr0us and absurd lies could
find cednce yet there is no doubt that they are told to
willing ears and are generally believed:
THE BARBARIsM OF SLAVERY.
Killing The &dues IN South Carolina Gen. Shern1an's
Neglect TO Employ or Provide for the Fugitiues.
Hilton Head Correspondence the New York Tribune
The policy of Gen sherman, whoever is responsible
see why the labor of the blacks should not
relieve the overworked soldiers from heaviest
posed upon them The coming Yankees has been
watched for with socude this as at all other
points and the troops hailed deverers wherever
they co. Few so dull as to be imposed upon
by the ctions Of their that they be sold
Cuba would be worked day and night harder than ever
or other such inventions The Instances in which anv at
tachment their masters is she WIN are extremely few
But the slaves slowly int camp for several
The invitation held out is of the codestthe accommoda
tons when in is wretchedy insufficient they bring
tier families in any numberthey cannot return them if
they are left behndtheir condition the deserted plan
tatIons OF and comfort and obstacle
cess to camp is thrown in their That they have been
shot ia numbers by and beyond all
question The fact aested by every sort OF evidence
The horrible fact stands out with appalling elesrness and
certainty that the murder of the slaves who be
PEELED to follow their desperate policy and
lentess purpose On the roads which lead to the islands,
for thirty fifty miles IN all directions, grades station.
ed to intercept the negroes and prevent their escape II
caught they insnd and there logged. tortured
aud imprisoned in irons If they be caught they
watch maintained When the gun boats go the
they do every two three days the whites keep of
the way If the coast is clear they return in the day time
vel night. The negroes remaining in the place
captured possible and taken to the mainland If pur
suit unsvaing, they, Ike the others attempting to
care are shot.
There is horrible story yet. slave named Pris-
ella, formerly owned by MIR. Graham, of Grabamvle
a of Capt. CT Z. Fuller of the brigade
quartermastr relates that before she left the plantation
the slaves ordered into barn shell that when
all were IN the doors were locked the barn was fired and
men, women and Children burned alive. Captain
Fuller that he has doubt of the fact. When
after such horror that add that slaves captured
Beaufort days ago known to have been taken to
the mainland and hanged seem to record only
place barbarty, the truth of which needs afrma
1t is not merely who trying escape that
dered. The families Of those who have escaped
with the cruelty, and of them have actually
been massaced The knowledge of the fact has created
much excitement among the negroes camp that it
found necessary to double the gnara to their ea
ing order to bring way endeavOr TO hide their wives
and children.
One other fact of different nature, and frora th
rghul picture of the amenities of the social Institution
and protected. am Indebted for the Viee
There slave girl in camp who left her master under tn
wing circumstances: She had been compelled sha
bed and the fearful reluctance with which
Story gradually drawn from her showed how bitterly
sac felt the disgrace to which she had been compelled
submit her masters wife discovered the fact,
her from the house, and Inflicted upon the Innocent
her husband brutality the punishment repeate
cggngs She escaped the first opportunity, and
the personal attendant of her masters daughter,
/ yea 1nld