Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-29
Additional incidents Of Shcrnan's
March through Georgia.

through the heart of Georgia was so
fruitful of interesting and Instructive
incidents, going to show life in the inre-
rior of rebeldom, that we feel that no
apology is due to the readers of the
HERALD If we continue to devote con-
siderable space in our columns TO the re-
cital of some OF the most interesting OF
them. The New York Herald's cores
pondent mentions the following:
THE PooD QUESTION.
Sherman's march has fully exploded
the common error that the rebellion
could be starved out; that the constant
drain upon the white working classes
to al the armies of the confederacy
would leave the ground untitled, and
and granaries untitled. Wherever we
moved, from Covington to Savannah,
every plantation was abundantly stocked
and barns groaned under the corn and
wheat that the full harvest had pro-
duced. Every farm house yard was dec
Grated with sweet potato pits and corn
bins, which were pretty thoroughly
cleared out by the men in their search
for the "staff of life."
TITHEs.
If the counties through which Sher-
mans column passed can be taken as a
basis upoa which to ground an estimate,
the Oeorgians have furnished enough
subsistence yearly to feed fifty thousand
men. Every planter pays tithes to the
government on everything raised-a
stipulated amount for every negro on the
plantation. Sworn statements of the
amount produced must be furnished to
the officer of the government
NEGROES MUST PURCHASE THEIR OWN
CLOTHES.
So heavy are the taxes that on all
plantations the negroes are compelled to
work extra time to pay the expense of
clothing them. On Harris plantation,
near Covington, an old gray headed At
rican informed me that the hands were
working fourteen hours per day, and
sometimes twenty, for a month at time
None of them got more than one coarse
suit per year, to earn which they must
labor two hours extra every day in the
year. They are usually found horribly
clad, nothing to cover their bodies but
ragged pantaloons and shirt, with patch
es representing all the colors of the rain
bow.
THE SENTIMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Rarely find utterance even in the pres
ence of the Yankees. But when they
do speak it is not in vain eulogy Of the
rebel army and the cause in which they
are engaged. They are broken in spir-
it's, and the naughty secession ladies,
who by force of EARNS" and tongues
drove their brothers, sons and lovers
into the army, are now as meek as
singed kittens, and only too glad to
smile upon good looking Yankee.
They all frankly admit that their cause
is hOpeless-that subjugation awaits
them in the future, and all they now
wish is for the storm to burst and pass
that peace with them, crushed beneath
the Yankee heel, is preferable to the
present stateof things.
"Great God !" exclaimed one very in
telligent Milledgeville lady, whose all
had been taken, 'little did think, when
bade my dear boys, who now sleep in
their graves, good bye, and packed them
of, that this day would come, when old,
impoverished and childless. / must ask
the men whom they fought against for
meal of victuals to satisfy my hunger
But it serves me right was deceived,
drove them to battle, death and infamy,
and here stand, their murderer"
CHOW DOES YE GROW 'EM2"
An old colored female one day ap-
preached the column, and, entering into
conversation, expressed surprise as to
where we all came from.
A wag informed her that old Lincoln
had very productive field up north,
where he raised them at the rate of
million year.
"For de Lords sake, You don't say so
How does he grow em %
"Oh," was the reply, 'it's very simple.
He gathers up the dead rebels from the
battle fields, plants them down in Mas
after while they begin to
sprout, and the moment they see chick
en- they make for it, when Linceln's pro-
vost guard catches them and gratis them
into the army"
"Bless ye, say so! And are you 'uns
lead rebels 2"
"No; we used to be, but we're now
i've Yankees. I'm Bishop Polk, who
down here in Dixie"
LIS ..vv.. you are!" exclaimed the
excited wench. "And what you dom
here7 Come after Missus Bishop an de
chillen 2"
"No, damn the children /" was the
profane reply. give come to assist in
hell out of JEFF Davis"
you'll hab to cotch him fust," was
The quick response; "guess it's done
gone job"
DWELL we'll see," said the soldier it's
4 race between US and the devil, and
may be old Nick will win the heat
Shouldn't wonder. Dis niger don't
care neder, remarked the dusky matron,
as she right wheeled and double-quicked
It back into the house.
ESCAPED PRISONERS COME IN.
A large number Of prisoners from reb-
Il jails arrived in during the march. In
their escape the negroes materially aid
ed them, feeding and hiding them in
cane brakes by day and sending them on
by night.
i conversed with three men who es-
10 nod fro,,, O train of parc moor MILAN