The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-12-28

ness and Clee. that nlassa can't come dat
fneg we: We showed he3n better. What
i1r G1 anSeTs want - hurt black men.
Nassa hates de Yankees and he's 10 fren'
er we: 81 We am IL Yankee bis fren's.
Ne~v simple logic. thar; but i * sufficient
l3r ne ne-roe~.
WHAT TIE NFsR0ES ralNN.
N-lr CoVaoton. one JUDI Harris has a
large plantation: before Ne arrived il was
Hel stocked. / clu'l answer ior lis comb
lon aferwari A iolier ST. oi negroes
never Saw than his were when The blue
coats came alou-. Horrible stories of taeir
cruelty On tile ne-roa. We're also told 3 tAeir
masters - fl-lIeu Them. hlt the negroes
never pat = word Of faith in them asked
Jld - Harris head-mln: Well how 90
10l .lke tile Yankees -' Like him. bully.
bully. bully So wanted to see 'cm lua-
tl1lr. le4cd heap 'hou. 'em. ~ay sally
desc here be gentlemen dais passing. A
c1ll. .lment 10 our soldiers which they n1
lauh, wol,l have appreciated could they
haze heard NJ. Lewis.
E.~s Sar. Ise hope Ge Lord viii pros
per dem an 7 MIR sherman
Wy ID you hope -lat lAe Lord vii
help tne auHees
.. Because thinks. and Sd We all tinNs.
ts- yugs down here I'D ouc Interests.
-.Nal are about right there: dill 1o0eyel
hear t.tl President Lincoln freel al the
slaves
~ sar. never heard such ling; j,
white folks nebher b. fore black meA, acl
mighty free from shat.
Ia o.le- part, ol the South tie negroes
saw seem 90 uuders.a li There Is - man
named Lincoln who bad The power 90 in.
;Aem aul had exercised il. Ne have heu
reached stratum OF ignorance upon ala
subject. All knowledge OF that nature aa
rot only been kept from the blacks, bU
only a few Of the whites are Wei informed
The Lieutenant commanding the eSror
at Gen. sherman, WAS born ANA has alWay
lived In NileiCevile is an officer in the l.
Alabama cavalry. tells me that he neve
saw q copy OF the y. Y Tr,bune until D
joined our army. His history by the WAY
IS mos, interesting one. and Wiz one GA
be worth The telling. His adherence 90 th
Union army grows out OF his adherence
slavery whose errors he has witnessed irol
childhood lis name is Smelling \ Noan
mlu al good education. OF high .ute-r.t,
? Supplemented brave and has been inp
useful to the cause of his country
Geu. sherman invites an able-b0iict n
-roes others could not mrSe the march
join the column and he takes cspecl
pleasure when ,hey join the procession. q
+. some occasions telling them they are ire'
chat Mas-a Lincoln has given them tIe
liberty, and That they can 90 whore pleas
and IL they earn their freedom they sAou
have it-hut hat Massl Lincoln had CiV,
r lt 10 them any how. rhey all. seem to "a
deryland that The proclamation had ma'
them free, and have met bat few lu, d,
. ces where they did NOT say they eNpec-'
tAe lauNecs were coming down some tu
Be- Or other. and very generally they are pa
ID 5es-cl with the idea that ne are Eighth
los them. and that their freedom Is tle d
2 iect OF the war. This notion they 20, ir0
d, hearing the talk of their masters.
stick in 1ar. was Tie angry eNclAm
d SION OF one OF party of negroes % auoi
Il ore. who was asking TOO many questions
lhc officer Who had given them peim.s9i
o. 90 join the column. stick an dar, IL
, right; we'ss gwine along wc'se free.
Another replied t. question, "Oh Ea'
massa, de people hereaOouts We're he
. frightened when dcy heard you'se comm
b. dey busted out Yer sudden"
Pointing 10 the Atlanta ami Angus
r Railroad. which had been destroyed. &
N question was asked. 1T took longer OH
\ 10 build this railroad than il does 10 de>tl
u it."
: Il woald think ii did, ma>-a; il dat
, woods over dar Is buried ever SEA ma
black men Who We're killed. sar, yes, klh'
working OF dat r0ad-whippei go dru
! seed en-. sar
docs The man live here who beat then
.Oh no. sar: he's dun gone long time.