The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-06-11
of the Enemy in Towns
and Places Occupied by Them
..Eeorria Under Yankee Rule

The editor of the Macon Telegraph has
seen gentleman from North Georgia, who
has escaped since the country was occupi.d
by the Federals, who gives the following
report of the conduct Of the Yankees in
the towns and places that have been occu
pied BY them ''...' 9 '''..'
Immediately after the arrival of the Fed
erals at Rome, handbills were posted up in
the place notifying the people to bring In
to headquarters a full inventory OF their
effects of all kinds whatever, and warning
them that concealment would be punished
by imprisonment at Fort Johnston, or some
other point in the North during the war.
Similar notifications were served upon
the people of all the counties within the
Federal lines, and they were warned to turn
over all their agricultural implements to the
Federal authorities on or before the 18th OF
May, to be destroyed. One hoe was allows
ed to every family, they would he permit
ted to do as much gardening IS could be
accomplished with the solitary implement.
Every article of provision in Rome or
vicinity was required to be turned over I'M
msdiately to . common depositary, from
which the people were served with rations,
according to sworn lists handed in by them
of the number and condition eff their fam,
lilies. One wealthy lady, who had turned
over among other provisions 10000 pounds
of bacon, on representing that she eusht
to be entitled to larger rations, was told
that all rebels were beggars afike--had
nothing in the world and would be treated
alike.
White and black were allowed to come
in and 90 ont of the lines at Rome, but
those who went out could take nothing
more than the apparel they wore. Me-
groes were allowed to choose whethsr they
would 90 out with their masters or remain,
but great care was taken that the election
should be made in the presence OF Yankee
witnesses. In one case, where a negro had
changed his mind during the night, and
concluded to 60 with his master, the master
was first sworn that he had used neither
persuasion nor threats, and the negro was
then cursed for fool, and told to 60 away,
but never to look to them again for help or
succor. ID.
The negroes, as general thing, preferred
to 90 With their masters; and this, it was
believed, was due to the representations OF
the "Contrabands" in the Yankee army,
who privately advised them that they would
not profit by change of masters, and told
them of the suffering, restitution and NOR
tality among the negroes in the rear.
In one word, the policy of the invaders
looks simply to breaking the spirit of the
people, and reducing them to most abject
condition of poverty, restitution and Deepen
dence, allowing them out oftheir own storei
| Just so much food as will sustain life, and
prohibiting the production of any more
The people were told, when their supplies
we're gone, they might either 60 to the rear
in Tennessee, or through the Yankee lines
to their brother rebels. .a. e..
All stock of every kind, horses, mules
oxen, mich cows, hogs, sheep, poultry etc.
was taken. The cattle were put to Craze
upon the growing crops, and the people who
owned the mich COWS were allowed rations
of quart of milk per day to the family.
The cotton in the city, about l,5OO bales
was SEIZED and has been sent of, two trains
being sent there for it, Such is the Yankee
yoke in Georgia.