Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-11-25

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d. G. Truman, correspondent of the I
New York. Times, trayelipg 10. the South, Ii
gives an Intelligent SAid &ndid accoun. Of
what he AndY in .AabiMa. His opinion
that the lataE Eonfedetates spsiccrs ada sok
diers are nop the class liss: easposea and
most to be n led upon fofsloyalty cop6tSs
the impression given BY most accouuts frSbn
the South. The men who had nothing to T.
do with the war are quite as likely to be
nobodys or coward as true Union men. A
Confederate who has been soundlyy whip
| ped, and kpows and is willing TO, accept
teriai for reconstruction as can be had, We
quote some of Mr.. Trumans statements:
In the fullest extent of the term there is
little or no patriotism in central or southern
Alabania, and but very little love for The \
| United States Government. In northern
Alabama the people are warm and sincere
in their. devotion te tue Cnion., This feel. |
ing is rife in ,bat portion If The State wing
north of the Tennessee river, and running
from Tiscumbia in the ,,west to Stevenson |
in the east, The people in this section are /
true to the Government atsl its interests, |
and can be relied upon undtr any and. ali |
circumstances, In the southun and central |
portions OF the State, with great many the |
y Sp1TlL Ol Tue TCDciitpu has lot ceased TO |
exist, To strain point in iasor of the ma
jority Of these people, I win cali s,em ioyal. !
y il loyalty means a, perfect willinsnessgy to
j submit to the decree of the sword, mani.
fest disposition to obey all laws, and m
animous desire to promote that harmon.
between the North and South which once
existed, and for the speedy, restoration of
:. Alabama, with all her modern improve
ments,', to the position which she once oc-
+ cupied. If this is loyalty, why, ] reiterate,
J, then the people are loyal. But patriotic
they are not. ..s,i,,,.iu.. ,s,... ... ,...
7 Twill commence by telling you who are
the most inclined to do right--they are the
!. officers and soldiers who. have fought in the
armies of the;f Confederate, States. Two
thirds uf them not only confess themselves
! whipped, but gracefully, acknowledge that
they have been fairly dealt With, and are
prepared to do any fling honorable in return
, for the magnanimity displayed 10y The Presi-
, dent of the United States and the majority
/. of the Northern people citizens and sol
3 diers. They all talk ulke-mijor generals,
! colonies, captains, and privates-all &C
| knowledge that they have h,en whipped
fairly, aud, are to man in favor of peace
q and III. 'oblitcration OF the past. ....
r The most savagely disioyal men in the
n States at present. are those who wish the
\ inferna nisgers were all dead, and the ID
Y Yankees in hi. are those composing the
e stay at home platoors. These are the men
who are opposed to reconstruction. But
they can do no harm-thcy lived on milk
too long. ,.. ,.-.-...... ...... ......... ..
s The next class of disloy alsts arc the
; ministers of the Gospel. 10, The Bapiists
II Methodists, Preslyterians, and other Pro
testant determinations, as well us the Roman
RI | rathntio, nrn nin have liam sp eli
the war But the Episcopal bishops ant
ministers declined to read the liturgy, whicl
= was a fragrant exhibition of G,isloya.ty, II
- insult to the Government, and to the mil.
=. tury on duty in this State. At least SO Gen
Wood thought, and therefore all the Epis
!, copai churches in the State are closed
,r Another disloyal gang are the editors o
Is newspapers. Excepting Mr.. Figures paper
10 in Huntsville, there is not a fair journal il
II the State Really, they are disloyn!. Their
. are loyal papers all over Georgia, Tennessee
NJ Louisiana, and there are several in Mlssis
,s sippi North and South Carolina but, wit
y the exception of the struggling week.
n. above mentioned, there is not II loyal papr
ii in this State. '.t. ..r
~ ~ The war has played sad havoc with th
- poor of Alabama; for, on consulting th
i comptroller, find that every poor house i
it.I
in thousands are fed in :heir own huts. Ther
= is no money in the treasury, and believe
- is the intention of the Governor to max
- known these facts to the people of til
,e North and Northwest, hoping that the
h he may lend a helping hand, and help thes
.s unfortunate beings to live through I'll
hc winter. At present there are 3S,772 indiger
nj families in the State or nearly l40,00 pa,
,r' pers. This is u terrible fact. ,....
on Half million of freedmen are within Il
&C. borders Of Alabama Forty thousand
hv them are aged anG intirm, and of cour
he without the means and strength to ASST
ilc themselves. There are, in addition, oil
70 hundred thousand children, necessarily hcl
M less Those who are able and unwilling
A.. perform labor prowl around upon the faru
nd and plantations, and exc out miserable Ii
to by stealing and marauding. -. .-....
m. Take it throughout the State, it is belle
tlv ed that ten thousand hogs and one thousar
ny. head of cattle have been stolen and killt
,ly by these indolent men and women, all
- whom are able 70 perform ary kind oi wor
Reports are circulated in the Northern new
N papers that great many freedmen are
ing shot down in cold blood by their form
masters and Others, 1t is that reports
- rive at different headquarters of this sta
of things and in most cases they prove trr
But In most cases it is made evident tn
ew those who were shot down were thieves al
nd marauders. Those people who shot doy
mt such characters with white faces with il
nd puni.y before the war must beexcused un
m Yankee law and Yankee notions get
ity stronger hold upon them for shooting bla