The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-04
Gen. Banks' Policy OF Working the Free.
slaves ON the plantations for Wages.
Correspondence Of the n. Y Tlmea

correspondents OF the n. Y. Times.
NEW ORLEANS, March IL. 1869.
e The experiment. Of getting the freed slaves tn
60 to work for remuneration, has succeeded ant.
fciently to satisfy the most skeptcal that, undes
proper inducements and well organized system.
they would be as perfectly docile and industri.
GUS az could be desired. As far as Gen. Bank.,
propositions to the planters have been carried
out in good faith, there has been no difficulty in
inducing the negroes not only TO return to thar
masters, but they (the negroes) have done ii, IN
many cases, cheerfully, and seem happy once
more to be at home. It is noticeable, however.
that masters Who have been proverbial for their
severity, find themselves without laborers. "A ma
promises these men can make will secure them
assistance, the negroes d such masters prefer
ring to work on the Government plantations
As far as can Judge, the negroes care very little
about their pay; what they desire especially to
have understood is, that they are nop free, and
are working voluntarily. With this JUNCTION thew
seem to be perfectly satisfied to perform the
hardest tasks without complaining, but hint to
them that they are not free, and they instantly
take the alarm; or suggest, as many often do.
that when the Nationals ''are driven out Of the
South, their situation will be even worse than
sin the olden time,n and they become at once
miserable and disconnected, and it takes consid,
cradle soothing talk to restore them TO good
honor.
Mr. Eepwortb, Chaplain of the 47th Massacbu.
sets, who has devoted great deal of time to
the study of this new order of things, speaks
most hopefully u the final success and says that
the chief obstacle in the way is the seeming de-
termination of many Of the planters not to &C.
cept any terms that differ from absolute slavery,
with unlimited power of physical punishment at.
tached; aid If these SACRED rights" are withheld,
they prefer to do nothing-indeed, they fold
their hands and invite destruction. In this last
particular at least, their fondest desires are like
Up to be realized, for more thorough ruin never
before stared men in the face than now coldly
and, / sometimes fancy, msliciously threatens
these stif-necked and judicially bind ex task
maaters. Capt Goodrich, an intelligent officer
stationed in the Lafourche District, states that
short while ago there were over seven thousand
contrabsnds in one vicinity, and the Bretched.
ness among them was becoming extreme. I'm
accustomed to take care of themselves and
without resources OF any kind, they we're on the
brink OF dying from starvation and threatened
pestilence, when the opportunity under General
Banks orders, arrived for them to return to
their masters, or to find work on the Govern.
ment plantations, as hired la5orers, and in few
days, of the seven Thousand, but two nun dred-
the sick and aged-were left in the camp to be
cared for and ted from the bounty of the United
States Government. -
UsDEEGaoUND MAIL RoUTEs.-The rebels
have grapevine telegraph, not very reliable
to be sure, and there is no doubt that there ia
q regular correspondence between their sym-
pathizers in the interior Of our State and their
armies in Dixie, by means Of an underground
mail route carried on by female Rebels in Ken
lucky, and thus on through the United States
mails. 1t is well known, for instance that in
Lebanon, Marion county. the rebel women are
constantly receiving letters from the border
counties through the mails or otherwise, and
ans TerIng them the same way. This is effect
cd through agents at certain Offices on the bor-
ders of the State to whom letters are directed
enclosing others to be sent across the lines and
remailed in the Contederacy, or delivered az
circumstances will allow. This mode of COM
munication is very common at this time. We
are assured that there is scarcely mail ARR.
wing at Lebanon from huntsville, Cumberland
county, or Somerset, Pulaski county, that does
not contain letters for active female rebels in
that town. This may all be proper family or
friendly correspondence, but we cannot resist
the opinion that much important information ia
thus sent forward to the rebel leaders, and inS
teligence Of their contemplated inyasions re,
relved in return. Certain it is that the Leba~
non rebels are thoroughly posted in regard to
movements Of the rebels beyond our lines, and
have for some time past been anticipating their
arrival, and rejoicing over the prospect Of an.
other raid into kentucky.-TL Louisville Jour.
ey writer in the London Star, discussing
The proposal for loan Of sS ,oOo, 900, to the
Ssbels, gives the amount of their Indebtedness.
upon the authority of the Confederate Secretary
Of tie Treasury, at s94s, 1851, $3.50. Of the secu.
ritY offered for the loan, the cotton now fast
ocked up by the blockade, and the faith of the
Confederate Governments be writes very peril
aently as follows: aAEat ras d
If this is not deemed security enough, then
the lenders are to have the faith and credit of
the Confederate Government, which is pledged
Tor the redemption of the loan. How much
credit 10 to be given on this respect, let the
acts show TOR themselves, Are not four of the
aine Rebel States in fact, gross regulators p
Old not three OF these four Ssates-Arkansas.
Mississippi and Florida-repudiate millions of
their honest and legal indebtedness, and was not
Texas ou!y saved from reputation by the o.
). Governmant assuming its war debts. Was
not Jefferson Davis the active leader in the
Mississippi Senate of the reputation of that
State, and was not the war inaugurated By .
general reputation and con6scation of all stock
owned by Northern men in Southern banks and
and a general reputation of all debts
owing by Southern merchants to Northern cred.
tOrss s7s7fs 10000,
A CopezRaEAD PsoBABLY KILLED ID C. BIZ
shard, writing to bis sister in this city, from
Marion county, makes the follow
ing statement: m .,fr
ION "Wednesday night Of last week, while
irving the stage, ! met three fellows on horse
pack about three miles from Pieasantville. They
had been to secesh meeting, aud were going
nome. They stopped me and asked me if / was
or JEFF Davis? | told them that was not
They said they would make me hurrah for JEFF.
Davis. told them they couldn't do that thing.
They then began to swear, and drew their revolt
Vers. As it hsppened, there were two soldiers
n the stage, who overheard the threats of the
rebels. The soldiers slipped quietly out of the
stage, and one of them discharged his pistol at,
one ofthe fellows. guess he must have been
struck, for be groaned, and let bis revolver fall
n un xho,, e.