The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-08-16
How the Negroes are Treated by the Bx-
Rebels.

\ Trs5iHe correspondent writing from
Augusta Ga, 10 giving The details of his
trip IN a steamer mp The savannah river. rc-
lates the foiow9g Incident which shows
The necessity which exists that the Govern
meni should iuterpose for The protection Of
the freedmen al The South-or ~ least 10
place them m position where they can
protect themselves. The CORRESPONDENT
says:
The third morning Of our weary VOYAGE.
The sun was hlgh in The heavens whcL | leit
mv hard bed and came ont of our tent.
Immediately a coiOred man. whom Z had
not spoken 10 before. approached me as hy
instinct and said: The soldiers down
here have a man buckei and gagged"
Who l. he" / asked d" lie is coiorei
man. lie was q soldier Wild the invincihla
sherman. he is mustered out. sir aud
got his pay Tor the whole time. aui i- gaing
home. Dem soldiers down here hah ROBBED
him ob his money, and watch What he
oought-tuk il from his pei-hag. and
when he see the soldier try 90 sell ms watch.
icu hc tolc dcun drN had his money. too
ben the soldier strike the man. and ic man
Le strike back. and de corporal ol ihe guard
come aud he order de man blckel ani
gagged. sir. and dey say dey keep him dero
ull twelve o'ciock. slr. Step 10 de stairs.
sir. and you see de man
Went down the stairs and there ! saw a
sight never saw before a coloiel man
with the United states uniform on. not now
a soldier with q rope acro-s tlo back II
nis neck, coming down each side oi his
fcae aud fastened on each side io Hat
stick IN his mouth. the ends passing down
below his kuees where his hands were nrm-
I,rF
up tight 20 his body There he sat with his
head drawn forward tiea SO he could not
move with great stick IN his mouth a
miserable lauk. dirty lrl-hman. with a mus
ket. standing guard over hlm. / sand. Who
ordered that man gagged 3" lne cor
poral Of the guard, sir What i- .t done
Tor s' The magur has deem stealing. sir.'
send for the corpral oi The guard / SAID
lie came, when / demanded tlai The man
Oe released. lie was ins0leni told nae It
Was none of nay business, and tl4t Le womb
keep lim lu ilis position 4utA j. u.clu-> n
the bot sun. Went 60 tac Canill. obi. t40
boat. ami demanded tlat lc use l.. author
iiy % release lne man; t.ti ilr nlifAry
authority did not allow punishment oi that
sort; THAI ii thls cae came i1 tle proper
authorities IL would cashier 4Ay oA-el lr-
dering the same. Beside sl.l. t-.. u4l
IS nOl a soldier. and has done n1 Wrl-..
The Captain thea went Oh in "a TRADE
against the damned niggers and that any
body who stood up i0g lle nl--gcfs UA-hL 10
be thrown overheard Wei. ! Said 20
ahead. had as soon be among ihe aiiga-
tors a IN yOnr company on THIS boat. bat
as sure as there l5 a God above, Aou Al4 all
concerned IN This airOciOus act shall sular
The Consequences. The negro was released
from the gagi in i've minutes. The Captain
OF The guard was then up. went % him
4al stated the case aud laid before him The
proof, aud told hlm / would gei him CASH
/ tered and the rest punished unless he had
justice done. If had 10 20 10 Washington
aud las the matter before the Secretary oi
/ War.
! The Captain of the guard then had an
/ Investigation. IL Was clearly proven that
the soldier had robbed the man 0i all bis
money. and when be went and picked mp
bic Garnet bag TO save what faw things
were I'M IT, the clerk Of the boat accused
him of stealing. The case was clear ln0
Captain of the guard roprmanded The ser
/ gelnt and corporal. took their names and
promised them punishment when they ar
rived at Augusta. The Captain was eager
t0 see the nero punished, aud wanted tns
cler, Of the boat called said be would tell
4 enough 70 lix the Niger The clerk came,
but on being assured by me rather emphat-
ically that had proofs OF all the facts and
Intended % see Justice done, he ami tho
Captain both slumk away and said no more
The same morning. before daylight. The
Captain came 10 the head oi the stairs aud
called ont roughly 10 one of tie men below.
send up the gal ia The ydliON dress" "
The girl did not come. lie thea called ont
wiki AN oath, send her up here, Tell SOU.
At length she reluctantly came. lie said.
Here. drink this wh.skeY. Now 20 tO my
state-rO0m she did a. he bade her.
These are the men the freedmen have 20
, deal with. VIII they ever have Justice
done them, Tie slave power is not dead,
only wounded. When called tle c1l1rei
b. man a - citizen. our rebel Captain. whom
> had icd AL the way 10 Augusta said with
a -neer. " 4 nigger citizen :" III such men
% as these have any voice in the reOrgauiza-
ton OF the State the war viii have been
fought in vain. The feeling b. bitter against
I The c0lOred people wherever / have been a-
lreemen, DO objection 90 them A. slaves.
earnestly pray that all Who have lel or IA
ken an active part in the rebellion Wui lg
a disirauchi-eI long enough o. let The loyal
u portion ge, the mastery have talked
b. wi.h many Of the one hundred thOu sand
A whom Jed Davis SAID were skulkers from
z the Confederate army. They have been el
I ucAtet hy this war quite az much az fAi
democrats Oi tie North. ami are quite
" a. honest.