, 1865-11-23

Some Facts Plainly Stated.

Agent. )
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tdoune.l
sE1xA, An, hoT.7 1855.
tn@ oeaathoi eoutne1a to"h - semafkao1e
so 1ao'toe,n pcoP1e, eAteuy iof naSang Dcea ,,
wv oH1ec'lVe y poen' :" 'ue "uetnaa ana WI
son THUS l,n., one9nan neser 'eacneo II ~ lso1
~. .'.n. tuson tounu u u 0ls pata' ~ Apsal toe,
yuss ~ 'ng -oa4euesass aAs sasPlns Us, 4ast
"leA'o Aua of1eea's D4eA Aa}toE Has II
somnaa " eno poee' saa "nsn "t1son oe-
: +44als.o ~ euef ~ w Nen'y-'oos hoafs,
~ ftun " oeue E'een a W ~ LIS sola1efa u
sMItse ~ sssao!t, ~ ,ol us.sesea one Oh MS
oomoasnc, oepant ,epnee' taking good care
10 sep tne fal'Ioaa open Toward vicksourg,
H1u ~ 1case On ~ a. lue tnost saplo speed Of
q loeououIe Us WILSON entered 1he town On
tue o'nef sloe' ,..-.-...., --........
some e1eesses were committed by Wilson's
eafauJ' o. COURSE III 'he nusn OF victory.
bnt 90 mol ooserse that any private resi-
dences were destroyed, md the citizens thuul-
selTes1ay the cl'1ef blame Of what did occur
npon Taylor.
CONFEDERATE WORKS AT SELMA
The "ConicderRcy lnd some very llne
works here Their arsenal was the Finest and
largest in Tho South, and 1t Is plain to be- seen
even row, Tint the machinery was OF tbe
most Titanic character. Theso works occu-
pied !, SPACE OF seyera1 nercs nj rarb end of
The town, and of coursc were the very first
that we're consigned to The ta1nes by Will
son'e raiders. If they had known how near
1he Confcderacy yas 10 It's death. they ypuld
doubtless hayc spared thcsc mayn1fccnt
works for the benefit of Uncle Sam. Hero.
not 1onc at,o were' tn tc soon sabros 1,,vo,
~ @S r., - ' ~,
nes, anu al sos.s u siaa'thf.ns' oy tne cora,
all plled mp and burned ana grape, canister
and other shot by the acre; but as no one
seems to cnrc for them. they are RAPIDLY dis
onncorfnr. The 1,an,.a ~ tha A1ohor,o p,sc.
.1tts.: -. .tN,a tA'sA'
Whcn axe very steep and preclpitous, nre also
llncd WIN SPOT and Shell, ntld other material
which was thrown Into It.
Reside 1hn f,nve-n1ppn4. vvorkp n.r1,nn.
+ro,t,1,,,,.,,.,. ,ot 80. a,,a 49, lid
n.~H ~ I.t t nv t.u'e tu.9"1
:" 1a4 10 kha, anu o1hcr ouces deYotcdi 10
keeping mp the war, were destroyed by the
troops. 1hc town Is rapidly recovering from
This little check. and win soon wcar its lid
nd vented o,,raaronco
N@A0 "onNee "i,Pe's1t~~" I;
THE GARDEN OF THE souTh. !
This portion OF Alabama. Is tho garden: of
the South. and the "canebrake'' 1autis. as they
,,o ca1,sa ,,roanco t,c 1,,,-net crows =of ths
c,o,cast co.ton The <,w.,lora nnnn tbsse
1.nds l., I'm c1nsc rfc,n,tr ~ lila Tlocc yrsre
seaect specimens o. tle "eh1salry OF thls
part Of the world. They rode In their tine
carriages. whipped their negroes. hailed; d
,.oor man ana rotcd t,,e ADc,nncr,ticu tIcp.
:. liz ~. ..1,.t.s.s go. a-o,.'., - -.
=. WIN w .n'sseA s'iosas e'ao";'n " tne,s
sincerity: Al! thls, a'as, has come to m end.
Inc war has Drought them down as low as
anybody else and With nigxeEs demanding
to be paid befnro they will work, or at least
promises to that effect, what are they to do
From Wbat have seen, il Is very evident
that the present owners and occupants Of
these, the finest cotton lands In the world,
are not going: to recover from The consterna-
ten the war has lI{eMn LIEN mo ~ limo 70
Fntsc any crop worth counting next year u
aAct, u seems aln'enN 70 sec how tney can 90
80 Without gteenhack IN their pockets OF
anything except the bare land, 70 carry on
1a1tn WITH and no conception or Idea ot Their
own about going to wurk themselves; In
fact, working himself l. about the LAST thing
WhAs man WI 90 hese. M ! naSe tseseilea
seen thousands Of negro Women holding the
ploW, hut neycr, to my recollection, single
white man. How these white men ulanags 10
live, without working, y perhaps mystery
TO themselves. It certainly is to everybody
else. i
Hatfnp come lille drawbacks. cofton mia.
,nu INK enrnsnsr saass,n ons.ht Ia hn q s.rna
I,ssIness IL mcn of rnfc1n1isr md indo16ent
Planners In ira yicinitr CHIN d rcp3,lnF ylel1
on tl,eir bcst !" canchrnke'i lands Il d hale I'D
nrre ffn snife of fI,e us.,al arn,,rht and Other
farming easuaiiiesl Of fisc hundred pounds
drcd nonnd-ats thirty ccnts. the nrvbabie
nrice neSt year- Wi In nnr hundred ami
twenty dollars an ocrn. I haze snrn tLa 4iDf
when Western farmers considered fber Wcrf
.Ioinr rnod 1,t,Iness scll,nr cnrn in tfe f1rli
nj 1ye to Gftcen dollars an acre. One neTre
hand ran cu1tiyate len acres OF cotton mi
flyc OF com. and can pe hired at about f1ftcer
dollars Month. Labor is now very nbund
ant, ard unless sonlc relief Is Afforded them
the freed negroes must suffer tue coming win
ter, US no work will be given them by thei
lntt, masters till Spring.
10 mike cotton planting. profitable, how
ever, requires considerable judgment in select
ing proper lnnd. The last eeneus gaze ~
average yield OF, believe, rs 1bs Of sect
cotton 10 the acFc, through this State; ant
clean staple, It Is evident that at old pricai
the business is not serJ rcmnne!aiise; Nr
side Ibis, tae disposition OF me Psnr'e Is M
| Al al Hlcndly 10 btrangefA !oua!} ~ tat
ncwsFapers inrite capital auq Immigration
oud II some ciosc llss.!ang iankee Or Mestcf1
farmer Should manage e, f4se osltet q c5ol
tna.. nls s ne'Tnuo.s' o. 9ss. .o'sni r.
| summary nothc 70 iease }ust ~ WI!
Ieaas 10 naIsGS ncn % ,n.ns na.5 ,3oe miaoi
ne,e 20 o!sen 'aI. lucy as 'G ~ ~. tau tlaeI
~ ocent asaAi. uuelsnuen1 " s ~ iust eon
| sideia,i9n' . nnhoteu asies y. so.lVn t... Mou..
Plnnao4s s1e.1 ..t lunt " Sc'ee ~ eaones.u. a..n
uoi1Ele OIL u "u 1n'e''11eAt VI u" e4u"
0' A. In scazon IL close nj hand for prcpar,n.
! for next ycas,s crops, ii Is very evident tha
nothing like n general crop will be planted
aud prices, left 70 themselves, apart from tn
ups and downs Of spectators, cannot b
much less than nt present. -
Ear r;ct, torde f,nc climate and chcan m,
e,,rnda,,t - ia1,nr Eentrai siahama.ts eeriafni
das;rar,a 1n.,,,;1,n far a Tarn,e1 w11t, can1tai
nnsla11,taI,s tac n1nst 5es3rnhie in al ~
South, TIE 3,n rhocEa are tI,nsr necuIJar /,
ri: -eo,on--the 7fs1oTF1tr and hostile dispc
si.ion af ail tie peouie. In ,nct, there 4 NJ
Inrn1fr hern a. ri fhat hrrr hncn ah1e 4
5,snorat ~ .,atf,,;nI ~, -, bnsi1 anv ,,,sn n
e,renso snnnrs, um r. + man ~ cn;nmp" ni scns,
eii1Es co,artnossrt of5icas nra circn IN ~
~ ta1 IL otnoss. nnI +ba Snnlast sncess,on,s,s
~ ~ ..nr,s f.1r ,ne,, ,r1.o Ionretj nnG ,,ra ~
NV - e,ass nrtha rT,,ts, csnsc hors S,ee
NJ ncresieniI1 s snd u tnta,iy H % .;nnored in Gorrn
l
HILL. HILL apEontM.e!ntS ~" 'onE eaa ~ aip any x
i.lca5 pas1y es!st lnat give ~ LIZ ~, omses :
US e1it 10 Hs opponents! tet the case, ~,
he1Neeo uMon ana ,seeessaon, Is esen ~,
more important, ana ~ Is "oftny tne nttsn eI
tion Of the practical managers q 1he sunlo
party to ascertain, FLO 50 sednlously recon
ncndcd these secesh to Government patron
agce. Whoever controlled the appointment
In this State mnde cad mess OF It, and th
entire system in the South needs revision.
Ar LORD ANDREWS, or uosToS.
Vh;1e ,1noo 4hte suhfert 1,erInns an tnri
,,e,t that a"rnrrrd ~ Mnh',e NAV f1Instrnf
maro u. l1.as torcfhiv f1an anv ntbar me nolic
-r'ich h.e ,,rs,oiiad +, tha sonfi, ~ ~ rnt
.n'.,a,,+ ~ sp.,o,1t,,anta II sn,earvs !.
clsns M .b 1na4e. 1eetn,, 1n,,se 80 :,
sunss " a LUG aostoo ~ oraant4o 1ta S,s,a1 .M
ESaau s,1a saSt ies ~" soas, fravsl,,nr IL
CIV nr3;nnTS e;,;yrr wou,l he henant6 n,
i Anarews' dignity, the government stcame
| Enpkakec was placed' al the disposition c
himself and clerk, and lie made his excursiot
ID royal state. On his arrival at Mobile
gentleman who had been imprisoned by tn
! Confede7aey for his stubborn Unlonistn, az
who had lost ail his business, and been n
| idnecd to want IN consequence, called on NJ
Lord Andrews, with abundant Boston recon-
| inn tn unH 1tf5cAf5nnS md lnrGItT. bU