The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-04-01


The New Orleans Era. Of the 18th instant,
publishes narrative OF rebel ba , ,riry TIE
parish Of -. Tammany. Louisiana which mere
than confirms all the previous statements OF he
suffering among the people OF the South. and
The tyranny # ,he Confederate rule TIE Era
derives is Information irom refugee. Who, VITA
h.s wife sni tao ehidr' a. one OF whom be car
succeeded ia reaching Pearl River. and thence
escaped by cino- TO The sea coast, and 50
reached NeN orleans. We quote;
rHE WAY ria rloPLs L,vE
The people Ct = rsmnaa, have been livirg
from hand Go mouth for shout a wear. The cOu.
-cipiion sct has driven 40 the males TO seek
f,iuEc 300 the woods. while their poor women
and children are icit 40 home. on the verge Of
starvation Rroei Officers scour the country
continually ~ith hloodhouads e. ter the houses
Aithoui ceremony. search rvely nook and or
n,r. and DO the tcrr I'D ~onru protest < .iuss
their racene>S. tsey are k'cked out OF Their o~u
houses. aud cotrsri, assaulted I'D caused oy ttos5
brutal uuiuiaus 90 fl DAVIS
The poole slb-i>i eAifciv on cracked corn.
shch Is psfchcl and eaten dry Tor bread and
soaked 90 hot ~a'tr Tor G. lie. Oooa~una'lT
hcs ~. hold OF hllr ,sh n.,at. but a. tte-e
- got a parucie g sal io er had -hori at a dol.
at spoonful thi~ meat clunot % he { and Is
very uapa.assblr ~ithost sah
CONFEDERATE Monty.
/ In this stronghold Of the Coniederscy. the
notes issued b, that 80 called Government are
uo- caucnt, excerpt as medium for tie fich
I mrn 10 pay TIER debts 60 &c poor. The latter
cannot tins money Tor ANYTHING Oae deal.
er iu all SORTS of hide notions refused 10 give
nve cents worth 90 tobacco for ten dollar oil,
ss,iAg that thr whole bil ~as not worth i've
cents. The whole country is bare OF silt, sugar,
inoas>es. d 'ur, butter. VrgrIables-in tact ev-
erytnng except cracked corn.
"BCRNr BKtF."
There being no salt. the rowing band. Of guer.
rilas aud other ann q parties. ~hnsv chief busi.
.es- seems 90 be Go move from place 20 place
I in search Of cunscTipis sud chickens are CON.
aviirl Go resort 90 banning beet 90 care &C. This
Is done 90 thi- ~. The fresh meat Is cut ia
INN sizes AID put ca hot Goals. where it re-
main, unnl % 0, q lite buint las ttsn g~cked
900 k.ap~acks AID carried Wth them on iieir
nit ch,s. When th,- stock l. ,xnsust,d tiev
" or anDiner animal wherever one - TO te
ioa.d lu- io.d wlh corn coarscly ground
ana unsi'ted. Is said 10 b. What tie r, bel col.
liers sub~ist or.
THE FANiLIfs oF THEIR SOLDIERS.
These are represented - being enur-lv des-
utute. They 20 wandering tom one plantation
90 anot e., hre-ing tom she lordly rR~mpis a
u,ue corn meal TO keep soul and bods together.
They arr O.. q ieatiy iuiey driven A~ay without
a--i-tarce. beng told THAT Z wrong Ia encour.
sge brggug. For fr~ mouth, a rurt OF houn.
: "a ~as paid those unfortunate people buI that
has been Discontinued, AID nov they are i,sI
entirely destitute.
DEsIIUrE - CLOTHING
The women sud cnilIrcn are almost without
clothes. Cotton cards mot be lad at Auy
ptice. Wnir The ~ofucu had these they made
cHton VAN. when thrs ~O,e ilto conrse cloth
which au-~eied ve,y sell That source Of sup
yh, ike almost eveiytiiug ,lse. has b,en cot
III These poor, buggy. hall starved women
and ctndfeu have b-eu drprved Of th,sr uata-
al prot ciOrs by ihr vXorsbe CO. scrpuOr
aw and nO~ sander about irom place 10 pace
-uiJ ct 10 ali the jrefs aud Insults Of the rich
"no are kno~n 10 entertain great contempt iOl
poor whit. trash"