American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1865-10-01

In the conversation ITeely, anu all went
away pleased with the Secretary of State
and other members Of the Presidents [
Cabinet, who were present. Such free, |
frank and polite interviews are calculated |
to do good.
From the Quitman Messenger.l
The darkies hereabouts had the gospel
as it was written in the books OF the B
reau, e~xpounded to them here on Tue
day. by Chaplain Smith, Of an Illinois
regiment composed Of Mississippi negroes,
His audience was as large as the Baptist !
church could hold, mostly negro men,
women, children and babies-too many
babies entirely. Our chaplain had a text
for his discourse-he expounded a Circu-
lar which emanated from the Freedmen's(
Bureau, or that, branch of the concegrl
located at Vicksburg. Line by lineEs
went over it all. patiently expounding Z
the freedmen their rights and duties ~
defined in it. He told them that
were free-Mat they already knew
by much pains taking, we t~bougGsS\
succeeded in getting some disygreeable J
truths through the wool OF biz auditors
He tod them they had. 10 q}lit running
about, coDgregating In towf. budding !
up in shanlies like hogs. and go to work
to earn a support for themselves and fami.
lies, and that if they didn't. they would
be made to by somebody, by the federal
or state authorities. He told them they
bad to quit stealing-and, pointing ]
his finger very emphatically. he told them
that he knew that some of them had be/
stealing-for that they would be p1nishN
And he told them a good many very
wholesome truths which were not very =
palatable. AT one point Of bis exposition,
be stopped TO allude to a prevalent opin.
ion among the negroes, that there is "a
"gocd time coming" Said, he ''you had
a good time when you wee liberated
from slavery. but you seem to have for
gotten that, in the contemplation Of the
better time coming"
There a good time coming. boys,
There's a coed time a coming,
WHIT IA little while, boys.
There a better time q ceming.
You have had a good time. and now YOU
are looking for the better time Just ahead. \
You have all heard lhat there is some~
thing good to be done for you about
Christmas. haven't you? Ca sensation,
m of appreciation. aud sharp cries
of yes. yes) You have heard that he
planters lands are TO be cut up into mali
lots to be divided amongst you, one for
Joe. one for Bill, one Tor Aunt TiIda' and
SO on? Deeper sensation and %louler '
cries Of appreciation And that the hors-
es. mules. cattle. and everything is to be
divided oul9 audience quite uproar-
ious BY this time. One old woman's voice
raised above the din attracted The attention !
of the speaker. who singled her out and !
asked her name. Violet And youN
have heard all about this. have rou aunt
Violetl' Yes, bless God Use hearn it.
Jes want a little patch and cabin; dal's :
all" ''Now let me tell you a~unty"--his
arm raised to come down with a vim "
suspended for some seconds for the g.
fused sounds TO subside and for Aunt
Violet to compose herself and give atter-
tion.-"now let me tell you, there's DOT a
Uord off true!' What a fall waslhere'n MY
countrymeu OF African descent! Niggers
upSn The seventh heaven fell as ii irxu>
story windows. 1t was a hoK
smashing fall.
We hear hat the Iarkies have a SIS.
that Chaplain Smith is a sort of a
Confederate man. They say that lie
don't talk like that man did at Enterprise
any how. We suppose the ~allusion is to
that handsome young divine. Chaplain
Green, who told them that they should
not say Master" any more, and that
of riding outside the car, they
should claim a seat on the inside.
EMIGRATION TO THE SOUTH Wlminq.
ton. ". c., Sept. 8.-There now is a con-
siderable tide Of emigration from the
North. Most Of it under the auspices Of
the General Southern Land Agency. \
which has established an Office for the J
Northern States oil SO Broadway, New