, 1864-03-14
VOLUME XVII,

r. snc aho s3 ls divided into parcels and lct
neeoes w balance Of the product Of thci. sencrat
cntIcly saIised edla s{stsm the planters 10
can nc. with sutnciency OF draprht anim4Ss an
iiiiapicmcnts; But Other things being equal, It i
ue general belief Of the mora intelligent IIsnter
al " Largo and as remunerative crops vii BE- p7o
duoed as under the fystem or elsvery. With t.
nceToes The syEtcm is not regarded favorabiy viii
any lnanmity. In aomc instances Largo proper
the arrangements have Iud,cs1ed, with tnci
and IN many not an Aificso eaa b b
tance TO renssin at their former homes is thc ieet
mate result Of several canses. Every one know
what bard m.stcs y. With thai. knowledge, N
fuRes to live With eEd work for the man wh3 Ia,
STARVED, ovcr-worked and trcascd hin with inhu
mantt{ when he had the p9wer Al q ,hat Class
me-! rnastcTr: The chances are that the terrible tx
perinnces OF labor for sonthcrn mca viii deter t5
om nir1ns to any nattEe planter Then again. ths
Ct rcs,lzed any benefits ffom agriculture and have
and arade and ezcltcnent il peculiarly attsnc.:vs q
TO them. The first realization Of freedom which
the slave Experiences r. when he comes within tbs
Lines Of our armies. It is NOT strange therefore that
,7atitudc to that which be conhiders his lfbcftot
tosethes With his natural lovc for The pomp
tc fe ,a' na3eI'N e. ,ho o. wsr should make
lhe army snch is the 1act, with regard to the lar-
Gcs part Of the negroes when they Inst reach our
nncs: ThcFc is no doubt, however,, that with pro.
fedetni otlccts they can be induced to resume The
pursuits In which they hase been reared, except.
1Eg Of course such as are required for military H.
ts fed # most certainly better in eyezy point oi
view than the policy saw on the Mississippi dur.
fen sna es soaS sanps e. YsIEssv 3. =,
| nerc as pontoon bridge ACROSS the Tenuessos
liSer;. The bridge Was constructed at thc tiIne
Gea. AofTan L. smith made his raid into De Kalb
% county, Alabama. y Upon The return Of The troops,
Gen smith stationed a Sufficient force to hold he
position, md lcn the bridge across the river. Il
has proved TO be Of great service to and source
not . Union man OF an unwilling conscrlpt.
scarcely black man "Walting md
tMSatAn= tSat dn=: rc{ Svsr the i, oo1dcE fqF freedom
| and t1e Yankees that are about it. All EIuds nnd
Ynr1ctics of rctuyces-b!ack and white, male and
a,e So o'a ana 9n1al 1ebe and unon
eIo*s tue bridge ere1y day. J. hare seen. during a
Mnhs:s M days e. sGtomIn reisees from Rome Atlaata
No aho and SS9ai abss .1a p1p
popular route is ly the LarlsIns Dl5dse Tbc febcl
army could as well afford The loss 81 sla1p sEir
m,sa aa,'y as the f9cc.ssut tetpagc BY this bridge
q the pontoon bridge but the conmsndcr Of this
d!rFscn IL not to be caught unpyeparcd or sarris.
~ ua3 VI usnt- 20 lac bridge sp8u1 the dfria-
Inc waters between the fields OF the two armies.
slayery. ~~o4 "-*1
There are various itcrns Of Southern nevs Oh
taired from refugees and dcscrtcrs, which rive
you 1or what you consider them worth, nremisinr-
however, tlat sucA information Is Of rciy dubious
arassss g TIC fe:alt Of The late aaiE ncar Dalton
to DC placed IN the various stories Of descrters.
me almost universal report which they brought in
ge1oFs re advance upon Dalton was that the posi-
troops and a1ulery, md that the rebels yon1d not
hght at that place alude to the unrc1iabjiity of
news reeelsea throuGh such sources. because In
given 10 IT, 80
Refugees, WHO are Intelligent, and 30 far As we
that On thc s4th Sherman was eii at Meran po't S1t
mat on the 18th news aa received at Atlanta (the
day ~ tnfo;1naats LETT that he had moved, and
IN hr sns 5soc ,i'tar ete uncertain
he rebels arc IN great confusion and fe1or at he
apa3 apRar3oaeh o. o. Sherman &c is represented TO the
e*Gos Is a aa
march, and is uttcrly resardfess oi life. siavinr
men, woracn and children. From parties ~ Who Tets
saeir, learn thst Cheathzm and Gybot1e's M 2n ii.
Seion haq already moved south to reinforce Polk
but ; samc bask On Thursday night and Friday. Tie
g9eat y1cto5: oac who appeared 10 be very well
informed stated that the fofce at Mobile would be
~ o , II caee recent rcinfozce,ne3ts detached
me CIT. ;SGn-co1abatonts have been ordered to
icaTe Mobile BY the Mayor and Gen. Haury, but
fs nhs fSonp th5oua whs
70 Mobile L saidto be almost destitute ofaupplies.
EodSy,s command Or cavalry has bern ordered to.
anx e. a, = =; "a Ssdsae Rodty himself i there
ne5 sI.ih. Tie opp1oach BY water hy the Apa.
on this sise1. the Gosahafchie. was acddentslIv i
osswn up so1nc time sirse. Another VIA in mo
csss Of Construction at Columbus. Ii Is heavily
Alter the plates had been put on she was launchei
n eas teet Of Tsses, and Immediately wen, to the
among the troope stationed here arc three Chi.
caso batteries. battery :, Capt Wood; B, Capt
I Insapmsey, aSd q, L:c1:. DeGrsa. Batteries 4 and
!rom Illinois stationed here, but oA The 55th. has
ecCn IN service sufficient Term to entitle them to
enlist ae scterers. The 18th will not reen,,st az
regiment: perhaps hundred Of the men have rc-
enlisted but that will not cu,itle them to m organ
lSanon as retesln regiment Speaking of rs-en-
e,2 VS. Ws ss sieas Ga:tsf and
the report that the Chicago Board Of Trade had nj
@ r:seEt mee:ins. sdoeied Essolution that inas.
cd ss Eete:ans- the members oi the Boasi Of TTade
would not, upon 1lieszctufn home ofthc officers and
Ecn of thcse batteries, sive them any employment.
atels INDIGNANT: IS boys Visited IL % boys@a's %
roys talked with Be. They gathered around |
Eanpdses.and discussed the outtaee I'll tho small
caiesons ind fnnps Iii talked 1oad iie Is are.gmen @
and some like veterans. Sleep }composcd them,
md a5 IN ths a.; It was snspee,sd that the
The following order although 1t was issasd some
since, VII not be untutercsdng to the |
There a.c in it ornissoas made through inad7e1.
lance For instance I;a.terr sth Illinois. was At
Shiloh and did splendid execution On Sunday. The
Sth Missouri was In Shcsman's division during
The siec Of Coanth+ as vas the 55th Illinois. Isl
;osItien Il batterisa Reb,nett and wiliaaas, At
the bottle Of Cortn1h. The 1Eh Iowa Infantry was
the heaviest sufferer It the battle ef Belmont Bat-
tc1y B. 1st Illinois was ii Fredericton. These e.
soIs aEc a. taat can recall, TiihoCt doubt there
Corps has ee1 portions Of is, engaged at Collins
r1aie, thc1okce Staten, Chattanooga, Siege OF
E10xyilsc md Ea.tcn- |
INC WHOLE u tie md Division Eas engaged, and |
l.an'pion HILLS. The steele,s Dayoa expedition is I
not credited to any command.
Ihc ClCfiC-e record covers tNeuty.nfne battles I
IN Which No dci:at Is recorded.
lWc :ire below Zach parts Of the orde. as refer |
10 Illinois troope-Ers T1uB.1
as*poAErEIs DErA::TxEXr Or THE TESxEs.kE,l
f1CEs1uE1. Miss, Oct Is, Tvs. !
EkAEEAt oEEErs, No. Gt.-The report of the Board
e Officers appointed for the purpose Of determinin
ibs DsfS 3S o. o:tte1 th.t 1hs snd Sats*s
hslf Eeecttss c9!oFs and ;ndone. u pursuance ol
Ii hasiag asis Gee
te Ms1or General commanding tho Corps, IL hefcby
Il ah 1TIazsss oss, NeEsburs md assuaits @ q a
st1 I,iao1s Inf1ntry Madrid. Island Ten. Farming
On tefs q GoFt1th. 1uka, cor1nto. siege OF VickS
re lnols Shiloh, siege Of cos1ath, s1egc
Il, i;th l lns!s hese Of Cor
ssiS'h S 55ssE; ASS &
u TIA |