Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-12-23
Condition Of the oon,raband,


The n. y. Er,nhg pot ono orihe lcnd-
ing and hy for the most able Abolition
journal In The Union, contains tho follow
ing interesting otliclci
NicknrRe, Miss, oct "a, 1868.
notice in New York paper Of the
issue OF September 25th, . letter on the
" Freedmen Of tho Mississippi" in which
the writer speaks in high terms OF the
plan proposed 10y Mr.. Fields and adopted
10y the President, OF leasing the abandoned
plantations along the river to loyal pOr-
ties, under control Of commissioners APP
pointed by the government,
/ wish to max @ some statements in re-
gard to the workings OF that plan during
the past season, having been IN a position
to observe it's management and its results.
Having visited nearly oil the leased plan
tatons in TIE district of Northeastern
Louisiana, where the plan has been tired,
know whereof silrm, and | set down
the management OF these plantations and
.ol the freed men ON them as an unmitga-
ted pieCo OF yillainy, in which the capital
ist caps all tho profits At the expense OF
the negro whom he hires aHd Ihaut no hes
,i5G3q IN s1jiHg that the negro IN his district
has ayJ,rca more pyirdtigps, and ho5 been far
mors ~ i state ef Serria,de, Vhat wcrs possible,
hrmy the past sir months, than eht under the
rule Qf his Solihsrn master,
The writer adds;
The care Which these people have re-
ceiyed is amply shown by one look at
the burial grounds OF the plantations, IN
each one Ct ,ohich can be ytogaa from tcsHty 10
aeo hundrcd grGres Of tic rjctlmS cfats HUMAN
SySicu.
Upon which the Louisville journal,
(Prentlce's paper remarks;
Of course the Aboitionists will say this
is all to be- remedied. But it never ought
to lave occurred they told us it would
not occur that the negro MAS ready aud
fit for freedom now. We say, rs We have
often said that it will occur wherever ne
groes are emauciputed in large numbers.
They will be the prey Of the white man,
without interest IN their welfare, or In
them, save TO exact the last possible stroke
Of work from their miserable Jodles, and
then turn them out TO die. Could his war
result in the emancipation OF the negro. II
would result also in his determination by
series OF misegies terrifying to the world,
and Infamous to those responsible for the
act. The Aboiticnists would then not
only have ruined the country, but have
destroyed, also, the poor object Of their
pretended Sympalhies, and backened the
American name with undyng disgrace.
Two ESCAPED UNION PRlsoSEEs AT BAL
TIuoRE. Baltimore, December lS.-Iwo I'm
ion prisoners, Capt. L. I, Anderson, 5lst
Indiana, and Lieut. j. 7. SHELTON, 10Th
Iowa who escaped from Libby prison Il
week ago, reached here this morning, by
the Fortress Monroe boat. They travelled
night and day through the woods doHn
the Peninsula, directing their course 10y
means OF q pocket compass. They visited
the American office, and in behalf of their
late companions in prison, desired TO cX-
press their grateful thanks for the timely
relief sent to them through the instrumen-
tslity Of the Baltimore Amcricar Relief
Fund
They represent that whilst the supplies
! furnished By the rebel authorities wers OF
rers poor quality. and vory nrelt5re, fln
/ it was the best they had to give. Apart
/ from this, the conduct of the rebel officers
/ anu Ruuus uau OttL Ecbtiditl htlb'
| though there had been individual cases of
hard and perhaps cruel treatment So
far, however, as their own experience goes,
! they feel it due to say that there has been
much exaggera.ion. The supplies Of food
sent FROM here and the North, were most
ly timely, and doubtless there would have
/ been more intense suffering bat for such
relief.
! The condition Of our prisoners on Belle
Island, the officers say is doubtless lar
worse than those in the Libby Prison. At
least fifteen hundred of our poor fellows
there are without shelter OF any kind, and
most of the tents are so worn and thread
bare as to afford but little protection.
Thus they are exposed TO the cold winds
and vet sands, and must suffer intensely,
apart from the scarcity OF provisions.
CHARLESTON UNDER FIRE. "A letter re-
ceivcd in WashintOn from an officer OF
( the blockading fleet of Charleston, says
I that the she'll from Gilmore's batteries on
Morris Island are thrown into the western
suturbs of Charleston, and, by the aid Of
a glass, the locality and effect of their ex-
plosion are easily discerned. Deserters
say that The city is almost abandoned, but
/ few persons except soldiers remaining in
the place. The stores are all closed and
the goods removed. The Mills House, one
of the principal hotels there, has already
beer struck three times by the shells. The
house, in consequence. has been closed.
J Divine service in the churches was sds-
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