New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-22
FROM GEORGIA.
Augusta 70 Atlanta by Rail-The Country
Along tho Route-The Contrnbnud Ev-
re-Lnbor-Pardon.ny . Con.
summnse Rebel,
FtoD Our Special Correspondent.

ATLANTA Ca, July Q 1865.
The country from Augusta to Atlanta is very,
very poor. Yellow pine sGd scrub OAK" constitute
She timber. The soil is deep red places sand at
Others clay. At intervals there would be spots where
the peach trees fourished and peaches abundant
Watermeons were also grown, but not very plenty.
Corn was the only crop planted but the greater part
which I saw growing will amount to nothing. What
tbe people will do for bread in the 40 miles from
Augusta 20 Atlanta. is question could not solve.
Our train consisted c. seven cars oil crowded About
ten Of the number we're Strangers like myself; fifteen
or twenty residents Of tie different towns along
the route. who had some means ard were figuring to
have hand in the Government. Some Of them were
Just returning from Washington. The rest were
psroed prisoners just coming homo from Northern prs-
ons This latter class quiet and had nothing 10
cay. They were coming home poor. disconsolate aud
down-hesrted The other class were noisy and defiant
TAXED OF making the Niger slave again when they
had power in the State; and the Yankee debt they de.
olared they woul. ray dollar Of was in a mi.
porty in that crowd aid consequently had to bold nv
peace. They said tie Yankees had robbed them of
their slaves had made their country desolate waste
and now that We have concluded to stop fighting them
they down here to bay cotton. the thieying set
Oae BOT quite crazy said: But how are we goRg
get bread if we don't sell what little cotton we have
lstr We will star e." chiped in several; "beter
burn up every bale than to let the Yankees have it,"
Hundreds Of CARS from other roads have been run OF
% the Georgia road Great numbers stood at the STA
lions SIDE tracks laid with timber of in the woods
we're full OF and engines. AT every station many
ofths cars were used as dwellings by both white and
back people. StoDemans raid was very destructive on
tAs road all the depo,s and machine shops being
destroyed. All the good dwelling houses and three very
hyh and expensive bridges burned. The road is
open but is very poor conditions we had to fill y
tender with pals at points as hewaier tanks art
not vet erected The cars and engines of the Georgia
road and OF oil Others which have SEEN are very much
dlspidated and will have to be almost entirely re-
peved They have been working for the Ccnfcderscy
70, four years but somehow il did not pay. The CON
r,Sard was everywhere. At every station be
oY.numbeled the white. dressed UP in bis Sunday rig
Isked them at various points, how they were getting
.o,g They answered. "On fust rate, MaSsa-weSe
hs" Ls'or is very little disorganized in the PARTS Of
Gsorcis have yet seen. Macy have left the planta
tNs 20 be sire. but they manage somehow TO live.
man told me: Il let ny old Massa kase he wouldn't
nav ne / work in tie brek.yard night up yere for
a, month aud board thought better do that till
kind look round and do better Taen ne paled out
handful Of silver and grin. ed all over
Many people here say tie negro will run out If he is
free He has 10 chance ifeit among the whites. Ny
eo.nion is i, is toe willie that will ont. The
ps,ro has s,rays done all the labor and must continue
% it, and be will no. do better for himself by com
psn,sted labor than slave, why, the laws are al
changed ard shall EXPECT TO see water run ~ bill
The white mn here the Rebels, will make II as bad
for the Freedmen as they can, and it Should be the
business Of the Government 70 see that Justice is done
twill tie Government do thisi When President
JOHNSON parions srch men Metcah OF Augusta. and
gives bin al his political and civil rights and lots OF
others just like hin, be is doing every day, what will
be the resnti Why ley viii fight US again IN year
This Mecaf was colsunmste Rebel. He Is now.
he wss caught running oil ous hundred and eleven
thousand dollars in gold and it confscated in the
Federal Court at Louisville. lie fought us by raising
whole regiments OF and several batteries from lis
great wealth holds fifteen thousand bales Of cotton In
Augusta to-day aad President johnson has amnestied
him He has just retained from Washington. and Is
sIl.ilg owe. it. LEwELLfN