, 1864-03-13

.LAHE1SEV LIE, IEkS-4 ih4fCh =, 1bba+
THIS village, ut present the headquarters Of the
ID division Of the 18th a.y corps. Is situated In
Email, rcund valley, nearly surrounded By hills and
was made up ants LsEdDs, Of a few uncouth build
inCr and population largely ort Of proportion to
tic number Of dwellings- Laykinsyilic WAS dis
loyal. With few exceptions Its men. women and
children che@ed tobacco, drank whisky, became
eaIlow IN complexion and rebe1lfous. They would
never hare conceived revolution from mcrc want
OF enterprise and brains but the thing being rcady
land, prepared By othsre. they at once embraced
the ha11ot and becsmc rebels. Just now, in pow
esty and rass they1re tasting the fruits Of the I'D
venture In the Consede1ncr.
- The few negroes formerly held In serTitnde arc
substantially free: those who remain with their for
Mer matters being fully conscious of ther changed
relatone and hesitatng not at all to assert their
freedom. while they continue to labor usual upon
the we'll understood condition Of good treatment.
Gen. Logan has 1ssued general order In relation
1o negroes and liberalization Of crops The order
j. us foliows:
HEADQUARTERS 18TH Anxr Conrs,
HUx1syuLE, Ala, Feb. =5, 1854.
GENERAL -ORDBRs, No. 19-L Persons living
Eo-th Of tho Tennessee River viii be permitted to
5 ss e. sas1g Iii Ro I'D and
rsanne- with the 1abors to that end. They should
On TIC contrary, gtEe sseEJ encouragement to the
RS b gEods %cb f. e Rs3s r. e
from the necessity or feeding them.
+. SegEoes wao q &C smpISyed On % plantations I b
10 remain tae people hszlnS 4 right to employ
Them by paying them fair WAGES.
This order will be read at the head Of every rogt-
ncnt and detachment ef ttss command, and sn1st
he strictly regarded
BY command Of HE}. Gen. John 4; Logan:
: Assistant AdIutant General.
rndc. the prorlsioEs Of th!s order re1y consld-
crablc number of farmers and p1ante7s haze already
commenced preparations for crop. Upon taking
hr amnesty OATH fsci1sties erc fnrashcd them for
lurchasine seed ct thsNorh End Transporting
1hc military roadt. With the resrocs two plane have
of lis me 1ss lha. stsy
ehals III work together IS formerly under his d.
r,o fe1 Tie s5Is St sash ho
ena o aoa Cher ue Rs5tSa sessrts q H.
Z nso 3 s sna Is q
the negroes. the owner secciSlns one pa.t "ad the
negroes the balance Of the product Of tlctr scpera.e
esths eatirs,, satsaed q years eSpsrieaoo
viii not Be falE tsst ~ .eE 1:r,as asc provided
assa Is h ae asy as & saEs Sen ;@, sna I'D
the general belief Of the Intelligent planters
rha, as large and e .enrne.artye cEops wall be pro-
1eesoes tie yate:a Is net Icsardea isrorasiy w:h
any uns.imity. In sonc instances large propor-
non Of the zeEroee op plSss remain I'M 5ad .qaie
20. md in many 80: an Afican can bcs
1aaec 70 remain at thetr former homes is the iei-
What bad master T.; Wlth that knoylelse, no
fuscs 10 live with aad work for the man who has
starved oFcz-noEked and treated him with inhu-
manty when be had the powe.. All Of thst class asa
11es masters The charces are that the terrible ex-
cricnces OF labor for sonshun xall deter them
nesroes M oi is sectioa ~ q clas.. m.
e. realized any benefits from agriculture. and have
oas as e Is par:s e % f Il M saE
I'D ps5ade1 an a1a e8 Y pssass.y e atsss
lines Of armies. i is strange therefore that
gratitude TO that which te considers his liberator,
,ostheE we bis lore s,na ss5 ss
the great majority Of them Geesous to remain ith
the army. Such Is the fact with regard to the lar
ae Tbee l. ns TT ts1i9 Tsb
Fedctsl ot,sess they sap Be induced % resume The
hoE syste Il en s9< Il u
1hs @ Il 9tt ss.n be,aI r. t. ss pont Of
Ten niiss south of fs5isEeyi1le, at IN old fe.7y,
as597s !. ie se
Geu Morgan L. Smith made his raid iuto De- Kalb
toEuty, Alabama. Upon the return Of tic troops
zen Smith stationed Sufficient force to hold the
p2sition. and left the bridge across The river It
II. proved to be Of great service to us and
Of great anooyauce 10 the rebels Therc Is
t Lot q Union man. or an unwilling conscript
kt.arcly black mAn waiting and
? watching over the border for freedom,
lust duer not know OF the Larl.Ius Ferry Bridge,
2l.d the Yankees that arc sbout 1t. al Kinds aud
ta1dcsfcs Of resugees-tlack and white, male aud
i'ma:c: old and young original rebels, end Onion
trcss the bridge crcly doy. haEe seen. during a
tSw days. selonrn. refugees ham Bone, atlanta
Noble ahd Montsotnesy: From whatsoever point
popular route II by the Larsdns bridge The rebel
army could ts Me1 afford the loss Of shaIp stir-
Various p'ars hare been formed for TIC distraction
tf the pontoon httdee .bt:t the cc,naude9 Of this
division as rot to ht caught unp.rpared Of surp,is