Journal of freedom. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1865-186?, 1865-10-28
The state Feeling at the south.

control of the .late rebel States may be
Immediately and safely surrendered to
the late rebel population of those States.
it is essential to know the prevailing sen
timsnt of that population. This cannot
be too constantly and widely spread be-
fore the country. Let us look at 1t lit
tie.
In Mississippi, an unpardoned rebel,
General Humphreys, has just been elect.
ed Governor by the "Union voters, and
Governor Sharkey loses his popularity
and his chance of election to the Senate,
hecanse he favors giving the colored pop
nlation the right to testify, and local can
didates for the Legislature have been de-
feated upon the same ground. Of. the
general feeling in the State of Mississip-
Di. General Slocum's s order of August
24, very fully informs us. On that date
he thought it extremely dangerous to the
public peace to allow the armfng of the
lately rebels citizens as militia. They
are, however, arming, and they refuse to
organize under the United States flag.
Meanwhile the state of things described
by Gen Slocum continues. The colored
people are daily murdered and Union
men maltreated, and nobody is punished
or arrested.
In Louisiana the Democratic Conven
tion resolves that the Government was
made exclusively for white men, that
rebels ought to be paid for their emanci-
pated slaves, and that there should be
general amnesty and repeal of confisca-
tion laws. It is not surprising, there
fore, as we are told by gentleman from
Louisiana, who is neither ga radical
nor ga Jacobin," that the continuance
of the national hold upon that State is
absolutely essential to the public peace
and personal safety of Union men. His
statement is confirmed by the letter of
prominent citizen of New Orleans to
Western paper, that emo Union man,
that is to say, no man approving the war
for the salvation of the country, is safe
in this State
From Georgia our private information
is of the same kind. "Withdraw your
troops" said in our office within few
days the editor of Union paper in that
State, man faithful through the war,
F'and we white Union men will swing
within the next hour" Another Geor-
gian informs us that he has been twice
shot at for his known Unionism.
In Alabama, the reorganizing Conven-
tion refuses to submit the new Constitu-
ton for the approval of the people; and
from a total population of 964, 900 ex-
cludes 430,O 900 from any computation in
the basis of representation.
In South Carolina, the ordinance of Sc
cession is simply repealed, leaving it Law
full to renew it when the State chooses,
and out of a total population of 100000
there are 412, 900 excluded from compu-
tation in the basis of representation.
From Alabama, d correspondent in
Mobile, native and lifelong resident Of
the city, writes us:
81 know we'll who the few loyal men
were here during the war, and how Bit
terly and relentlessly they were persecu-
ted by the citizens and military-espe-
cially by the Provost Marshals, Major W.
FL. Ketchum and Ell. G. Humphreys.
The secessionists now cry, Let "us bury
the past! They send on delegates to
Washington, and are received with favor
the leading men are coming back daily
with their pardons-get very indignant
with the military-request the President
to order it from the country, and let the
people govern themselves, and are pre-
pairing to commence. their reign of terror
once more. The reports about loyalty
here are all humbug I have only heard
of two really loyal meetingsin the State
one at Decatur, Alabama, on the Sd
June, and one at this city on 9Th June.
The various Offices here, even under the
General Government, are full of bitter
rebels, and they openly boast of their
Confederate proclivities. Ifyou attempt
to sing any of the national airs you are
Stunned. Very few of the steamboats,
will carry the flag; the ladies will net
walk under the headquarters flag, but
leave the sidewalk and walk in the street.
In the street cars loyal men are openly
denounced, which makes it very unplea-
SAINT for their families. In fact, the cri-
terion the Mobilians use in judging any
one is-What did he do in the Confede-
rate cause and those who did most are
the most thought of. The newspapers
boldly say that those who did not 60
Eheart and soul into the war should not
be trusted in office now. This accounts
for such men as G. @. Langdon being
elected to the State Convention. Mr.. L..
made celebrated Black Flag speech in
this city a few days before Spanish Fort
was taken. The papers here refuse to
publish any article showing up the dis
graceful conduct of the rebel leaders here
during the past four years. When the
DliJu Neacs started here it contained 10y