The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-25

less 0oetfucIlv0 InA0 was at uyet supposed,
The writer consolingly says:
Having travelled over . part of the sec.
ton Of tho country through which General
Sherman passed from Atlanta to Savan-
nah, thought I would give you brief ac-
count OF the effect produced upon il, and
Alec give statement as to the method of
travel to the west, by way Of Macon. One.
in passing through the district through
whlcn Snerman's route was, is a. once
struck With the fact Of the great exaggera-
ton IN reference 20 the destruction of prop
erty by the enemy. In fact, with the ex-
oeptlon Ola few burned houses and the bad
roads there are no other visible signs Of q
hostile army ever having passed through
the country. Mills, factories and Rin hon.
sos were spared, and but few dwellings
burned. It is trae that some of all Of them
we're destroyed, bat then the inhabitants
allege that il vas done by Struggling par
ties; nor did ! meet any person who
thought that any commanding officer was
q party to the arson, but, to the contrary,
every citizen who asked, ON the approach
OF the army. for protection. was furnished
with q guard. Neither did the enemy de-
stroy all the provisions in the country, but
left plenty for years subsistence.
heard of no man in distance Of some for
~ miles who had everything taken from
him. 1t 10 trre they helped themselves to
ed them, taking away . large number Of
hogs and kline, but in no instance was q
family left destitute and wholly in want
But few negroes were taken of, compare.
lively, and very few compelled to 60; some
OF whom have been permitted TO return,
and SO loose were they in their discipline,
that many have run away and returned to
their masters. The above statement &C.
cords with what have heard in reference
to other sections OF the country through
which Sherman passed. Indeed, have
heard persons. who were living in the
ReighbOrhooo Of Atlanta, and even between
Dalton and Atlanta, state they were much
surprised at the small extent of injury
they had sustained at the hands Of the en-
envy. In connection with this statement,
and wha. we daily hear from Savannah, is
il not reasonable 70 suppose that Sherman
has Exaggerated a new peiicy-that of len
iency to the people, in order TO win them
back 70 the Union? II not SO, it's certain
~ great relief to have IN enemy who is
SO C iferent 70 many others; who il possess
SEQ Of mAn1iness, generosity and humans
~, inso.nHch ss to respect the helplessness
Of those IN his power, and 10 extend such
protection to suffering humanity az TO pre-
vent total destitltion. Another fact it may
be worth the while to state, which is: upon
inquiry. I .fo,ad no one who iecyd General
s.err.cn Or arg other high official soy, THAT
in Georgia he could restrain his men, but
ia South Carolina he could nnr would not. !"
II le trce this remark wRs made freQuent-
II, but slw2ys by the common eoldieYy
0nc few captains, who were, II possible,
q little meaner than the stragglers who
did tie injury to dwellings, DC: I am
forced 10 the conviction that even If South
Gcrolina - ever go unfortunate az to be
overrun oy tee enemy, that sherman and
his commanding ofacers will show the
same leniercy az he did in Georgia And
If he fails 70 create Union feeling in the
conntry-h, by his present course, it 10 his
object to dc, and which he has failed in
Ceorgia-stlu do not believe the people OF
!So1th Carolina need Gpprehend any more
dsaogs 70 TEN oy tie s,'emy than wha. The
Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 10th.
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