The New York herald., 1865-07-01
v I q q / N i A.
DEPARTURE OF GENERAL ORD.
Importance Of the Pledment Dis
trict Of Virginia.
MATTERS AT HMOND,
&C., &C., &c.

MATTERS At RICHMOND,
&C., &C., &c.
Our Richmond Correspondence.
RIoHxoSp Va, June 49, 1906.
MAJOR GENERAL ORD,
lassly commanding this department, leaves Richmond
to-day for the scene of his new command embracing
four entire States with his headquarters at Cincinnati
Ohio General Ords military and civil records are both
uncommonly brilliant II win be remembered that the
General assumed command in Richmond, as the head
quarters Of his department after the surrender Of Lees
army, and his own acknowledged and able particpancy
In that eliminating and decisive event Of the war; the
leader of the Army Of the James At the moment OF
tho cessation Of active hostlities the important duties
pertaining 70 the perctng Of the ensuing de-
yolved upon him. How well General Ord succeeded in
accomplishing this task will be apparent from brief
comparison between the condition Of things in and
around Richmond at Lees surrender and their present
condition the instant Of his departure, which, whe
ther favorable unfavorabe may be said to be purely
the effect Of his military government
ASTxR LEES SURRENDER
Richmond and all Eastern Virginia in truly d.
plorabe condition. The railroads all torn up and
otherwise desroyed the people Of all classes, and par
ticulary the farmers destitute Of either horses
There embargo upon travel and intercourse, for
the that the people had nothing wherewith in
10 travel; the James river and Kanawha canal was in
places wholly dry and in other portions wholly torn 10
pieces and well nigh permanently ruined the mills and
factories were silent, stores and shops closed up,
kets empty, streets deserted save by soldiers and
troops Of colored men pouring In from the country
70 enjoy in d!eness their newly attained freedom by
hunting liberty and free government rati0ns. The
bridges were all either burned otherwise destroyed
the James river from Richmond down TO old lines
twenty thousand blacks and whites in Richmond were
begging food and drawing raons from tho government
ras MENTAL CONDITION OF rHs PEOPLE,
aeir sadness and depondency parazyed every member
Of sociey and hundreds OF but no longer proud
worse staring them and their children In the face The
sbe bodied aborers deserving the rural districts Of
people, their and little Ones the mercy former
masters, who were likewise destitute, and Of course II
ans G %
furow. Barns were totally empty, fences gone not
COW, pig OK 70 mpart the scmblance Of animation
made In Virginia, and especially around Richmond.
THE C0s1RAsr. .,....es
General Ord, upon his accession here az department
commander told the people TO open their shops and their
Wholesale storcs called farmers far and TO bring
such produce as they could possibly gather TO the market
work on cotton and wool found in. the city. The
fabrics thus woven were cut By hands employed under
Srndrsd sscreU ~ *" ,vsr. ns ~. .sc ana sa
duly set TO work, and thousand garments all
we're civsn N them ths resit ~ r,',;n .bs iii. ~
notion "' VIZ '''1'' v p''''.s ''' LILLE ~
CLEANING or THE JAxRs RIVER
General Ord adopted the wise policy OF causing the
robe officer who planted the James river with sensitive
and other topedeee to be hunted up and turned
ss,n,,s,ur oeacn- oha.So .,sh ~ I.e - s n. 1u
them-all which work has been faithfully done Colonel
,ss drec,aS ,o cs. Sns h.,r,; !" trc s h g
rivor snalcerv t a,icvs ~ tho n.ss.ro ~
vrich has ALSO been accon,nlished " ''~-'''''
r,M nIyo apInor
uaior w r. Kng unsca sta,as Irrnv ~ IN. ,ocr,o,
sncincers wss CHARGED with tho racnys,y,con - shs
Nave hriacc whcb vaa h,rnod hr ,h. roh.Is ~ ~ ,ho
svscnation and tha strnc,nre win X ~ ro,,v T;,oa % 30
wednasday ,-han Tho Jamas xv, n .asr y.,,aS ~ ~ "
most beautiful and complete work e" 'f'A"'' "
Tpr nAuKoIns
Tho railroads of tbe S,ate on omr occunancv su
eompletelv used nm General ora M once nrnvidos
Iaborers and maara IN n. connIc,eiv renal, tbo, 90
that now i've J;snc, roaS aa ~ ryn ds,",, , ~
sso nIacad ono tboand iabrers AZ tba ;s,esi or tic
Canal Company taking lien TO the United States on the
vorL Sor rci,rhrrsoren, ana no, ,hn cana ,.hy.h a.
The great feadsr ~ The c,,u ~ pchraonJ 10 oad -,
Ivnshbmrr - '"' wy VI ''AAo"'' 20 oPe"'1 "
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X,s,r,c, conrand.re ,vho ,ndor ,ha ora.. as ~ az 90
partmcnt Commander had the trons or wanScring and
rIov a. hIacLs ana ,n.,, hsin,., ~,
Ncs nroy,ded for W~ "a n, snhssn,;ss "a a
who meant 70 work and = s,cct ,sw " '"''- " "'
versopcnea and cene,ai nca ,o-o ,,so,,
trnsed CAUSING 5n,verss chss,fness ssd s.d iii =,
take the place Of derpopden,y and gloom
vA,op nrs,s.I rxspx
(,encya orS,s aucccssc, in s,sa on,na ., ,,. or.r
rnent is esrnestiv cngsesa in nushn~ so,wd s ,h
ussfu and beucvolen, works tbst HE sle and asc,,
mating pSsdsccssev eft mnsoI,hcd cn.s, r ycrrv mil,
takngs in and throughout the extensive districts just
assigned 70 ms enlarged department
y, s the vsrv g.er@I ,nnre.s,on hsra ,s.. o
tensions the negro Suffrage question will be set