The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-25

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Let the people have no more political
preaching and no more wsrs.
Georgia Affairs-The Freedmen.
An agent of the Government, DR..
Frenc.>, is visiting various parts of
Georgia and making speeches TO the
negroes, giving them good advice, and
instructing them, az well as he can, in
their rights and duties. A correspond
ent Of the Macon Telegraph, who has
been with the Doctor at a number Of /
his appointments, furnishes that paper |
with some incidents worth reproducing |
In the vicinity of Marshalville, in Ma
son county, he says they became &C
quainted with a farmer who owned |
during the war one hundred and fifty |
slaves, and cultivated fine plantation. |
So soon as the rebels "kocked under" |
he called them together, explained to
them the altered condition of the South, |
and told they were no longer slaves,
but freemen-thRt they had the right to
leave his employment and seek to bet
ter their condition as they might please,
and be had no desire to restrain them
in the exercise of their liberty. he
added, however, that he desired
them 10 remain with him, and
assist him in making crop, and pledg-
ed himself to give them fair chance,
pay them, and do good part by them.
He also told them that neztyear, when
he resumed the cultivation of cotton,
he would be able 10 pay better wages
that he would lease 10 them portions of
bis plantation, containing as many
acres as they might wish, or would hire
such as preferred at good wages on the
portion left for himself The result
was the negroes have all remained with
him, and the plantation has been sue
cessfully cultivated The correspond
ent also says
st was pleasant to behold, on the
evening of our visit, about co Of the ne
grOes assembled around the dwelling of
the farmer TO listen TO his conversation
and that of DR.. French, and to hear
sing, with their fine voices, from well
trained and stentorian lungs, various
hymns Of praise 10 their maker for what
they considered 50 great q blessing as
freedom. Everything showed that
there was the utmost cordiality Of feel
ing and the best understanding exist
ing between the employer and the en-
ployed. The farmer and his excellent
lady have every confidence in the new
system Of labor, and predict for it, at
least in their case, if not universally,
success They would not return to the
slave system if they could"
This is very pleasant picture, but
the Doctor and The correspondent did
not ind everything rosy in hue, as
they penetrated further South They
stoppea at MontezumA, near the prison
pen Of Andersonville, and found very
different state of things prevailing in
that vicinity. ait seems" says the cor
respondent, shat the very spirit of the
evil one has taken up bis abode amongst
the negroes of that section" lie con,
tinues
We couversed with many planters
In the county of Macon, and they al
tell The same story. We saw enough
with our own eyes, in our visits with
Dr. French il the country, 20 convincs
us that the matter had not been mis-
represented 20 US The farmers think
the X ldiers stationed az Montezums
are somewhat 10 blame for the wronl
impressions on the negroes minds. The
negroes IN this county are bynO means
satisfied that their freedom alone hai
been given them They are elamoroul
for division of the land, of the stock
and of al the personal property o.
their late masters, A farmer Of ovel
20 winters, with whom rode five miles
into the country, the owner now o.
1000 acres of land, who hss on his place
$50 negroes that we're formerly hil
slaves. showed me his negro mer
carrying hludeeo8s, and most o.
them he said, carried about their pc
sons concealed dirks. Some Of thess
black men are habitually linsolent e
wards their employer, curse in his pres
ence, threaten him, and in general aoi
so badly, il is all that he can do 20 live
with them Other negroes we learn,
are equally bad Indeed, the question
arises, whether il would not be wise for
Piles Of some of the most refractory and
insubordinate Of these negroes II Is
not right that men should suffer ankle
ty, even about their own peraopel safe.
~ The masters thEt had been the
most indulgent seem to suffer the most
from this cause.
Dr.. French having been informed Of
this state of things, lAborsd with all his
might 20 convince the freedmen thai
Nh.sr l.1a In L -,
that the Government never had given
sny Of lie land away, and never would
though il wss as ready 70 sell il 70 the
freedman IS 70 white men, and that il
they wanted land, the only way 20 gei
il was 70 work End make money and
buy ID He showed them that in Rivipe
and guaranteeing them freedom the
Government had done q great thing
for them; whilst from their former
masters IL had taken away the property
that was in them IS slaves it is 70 be
hoped after this that different feeling
vail control the freedmen in this Vicin
ity, and that instead Of making unres-
sonable demands, they viii be grateful
for fsyors. The state Of things must be
changed
Wepresume Dr.. French may traverse
the whole of Georgia without finding
many instances like that Of he Mar
shalville plantation. Nor can he ex.
pect the negroes on that estate 10 re.
main lone interrupted They may soon
become as uncontrollAbie as any he has
seen. Almost every one who has had
valuable servants since the negroes
were freed, have realized the fsct that
through the influence Of mean or enYi.
Gus white people, or worthless negroes
they soon become unreliable and tn
aiug
The results Of the DoctoFs expert.
sncs As given above, ought 10 be taken