Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-05-21

population know that they are tree, an
weakening the producing class 10 rebel
dom BY the removal OF hundreds O
able-bodied men, and sowing The see,
Of Decentralization among the rest, 3,
that the labor;ng class, in fact ss vel
as theory, becomes dangerous ele
ment. All this has been accomplished
by the raid Of Gen. Stoneman, NTH tn,
loss, probably, Of less than one bun,
dred mensall told--only two Of whom
were killed. As an Offset to this los,
our troops killed q number Of rebels
and captured between one and swo
hundred prisoners.
TIE REBELS AT HOME.
In the counties visited tbe11e were
but few rebels found at bone, except
the very old and very young. In nine
days travel did not see ffty able
bodied men who were not In some way
connected with the army. Nearly
every branch OF business is at stand
still Tne shelves in stores are almost
everywhere empty; the shop Of the ar.
tisan is abandoned and in ruins. The
people who are to be seen passively
submit to all that emanates from Rich
mOnd without a murmur; they are for
the most part simple minded, s1d ig-
norant OF all that is transpiring in the
great theatre about them. An intelli-
gent looking man in Columbia laughed
heartily when told that Union troops
occupied New Orleans--Jeff. Davis
would let them know it were such the
fact; and I could not find man who
would admit that the Confederates had
ever been beaten IN single engage.
nent These people. do not even read
the Richmond papers, and about all
the information they do obtain is what
is passed about in the primitive style,
from mouth to mouth. Before this
raid they believed that the Union
soldiers were anything but civilized
beings, and were stricken with terror
when their approach was heralded.-I
OF six churches seen in one day, in
only one had there been religious SER
vices held in six months. One-half at
least of the dwelling houses are unoc-
cuPied, and fast going to decay.
ARE THE REBELS SHORT OF PROVISIONS?
The fear of famine was everywhere
expressed; the Government seized upon
everything that can go to sustain the
army, leaving those who are not in the
army to shift as best they can. Many
have provisions concealed to avoid the !
searching eyes of the Government
agents. Through the agency of ne
yroes, large quantities OF provisions
nus hid away were brought to light
or the benefit Of Union soldiers. The
armer's fold is regularly culled of all
sheep. swine and beeves,
md what is left behind is not it for the
butchers stall. The larder of the
argest planters contains little else than
bacon and corn meal. The wheat
;rop, now coming forward is immense
i'm fact little else has been put in the
ground.
The rich valleys of the James and
2apidan rivers are vast wheat fields
more in fact, than can be gathered, unless
he army is turned TO this work. The
legroes are not numerous enough for
be task, even were they not in fair
way Of being so thoroughly de-
noralized as to refuse to work unless
'aid in "greenbacks."
.H TIE NEGROES.
The negroes. everywhere have an
dea-how it got into their heads they
'annot exactly tell, but it is there
hat the Yankee troops were their
riends notwithstanding the contrary
assertions Of their masters, who from
infancy they have been taught to obey.
They everywhere crowded upon our
columns and begged to be permitted
o go along, aud not unfrequently
brought one or more horses with them
IS sort of bribe. They pointed out
where valuable horses were concealed,
ave information as TO the movement
i Confederate troops. and at several
'laces sat up all night to bake corn
'skes for the Yankees, and for which
heV asked M rauunoraf;on Come