Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-12
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The condition OF Affairs In the
sou,h, as viewed ~ citizen OF
indianapolis.


indianapolis.
AusUsrA. Ga. Oct 6. Ices.
Eprro1 SrsTISEI: arrived in Augusta lsst
nisht. after RON of the track back from here
some seventy miles The railroads found in
much better condition than / expected, and
making very fair running time. TIE country
from Cave City. Kentucky, and for fifty miles
soa,b of Nashville. l. az fine a. would wish to
see. Nashville is live place. aud a. this tire
fall Of people. on business or travel There 10
one disagreeable feature al Nashville, and that
%, the enormous number OF graves. or course
il 10 easy 70 tell vhose graves they are from the
way they are laid out, and the neyer-santis
little blackboard says, These are soldiers
graves" As you approach Chattanooga, the
country OF course Is not 40 desirable for farming
purposes, but y 10 really graDd 10 look on. The
scenery 10 magnificent The many grand noun
tsins, with their streams, crossed BY bridges run
ming between them, make the scenery pietG
rescue 10 the extreme, and i could ENJOY II
much, were 10 not for the great destruction that
surrounds such grandeur. vsnt from Chatsa-
nooga 10 Athens, 10 East Tennessee, and found
one scene Of desolasion along the Railroad
every fenes and every house destroyed.
cannot for the lite Of me see the necessity OF
burning down farmhouse and It's surround
inRs but then | am rot q military man, and
cannot Judge Every little town and village
which Sherman's army passed are 10 ruins, and
the people are living in huts, and temporary
shelter How they will manage this winter to
keep from freezing IS more than can tell. This
burning of places where no fighting took place
| can't understand IL may bs war as | have
read OF, but " cant see il" The worst ihing
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horses for farming, and the destruction Of fences
/ End very little OF a crop being raised in any
place. and have not seen one field of sotton out
side Of the State Of Tennessee. The Confede-
rate army returned too late TO plant the staple,
so TO do any good. The loss OF their dwell
lings is also o great source OF trouble to the
plaaters and the villagers, but all answer you a.
once, when asked whs. they are going to do.
We are going 90 build up as fast as We can, IL
the busy bodies will just let us alone about the
negro" This termination | and expressed
in every place | have made the enquiry.
found two men in Tennessee that would no.
consent tina, slavery was dead, aud strange
TO say both we're called Union men, but are
much soured a, the " rebs for having to
submit to the loss OF their field hands. and con-
tend that the Proclamation, and all that followed
vas intended only for the secesh, and they being
| Union men, could retain their slaves. The
States will have to pass some laws to protect the
people from loshng negroes Many OF them
will work the land tor their old masters. on the
shares for money. but the bulk of the black
race are now crowding the cities and villages oil
the South stopped at two places yesterday
aiming about two hours at each. / took par
tcuIar pains 10 hnd out the disposition OF the
people One old planter remarked 10 crowd
M negroes want TO 90 back with me 10 my
plantation, and | want to take them back, but
have the means to keep them there as
hare nothing for them to eat, and no houses, as
all are burned down. | could soon build the
cabins, but / cannot feed them. / raised q crop
on another place for my family, and just enough
To keep them. Should / divide that crop with
the nsgroesl" He then turned to and &
Captain from Michigan, and asked: You ART
Northern men: what would you do?' My AT
swer was pro mpt nd AS felt and said, keep your
crop for your family, as your srst duty s to them
and If you have any TO spare, give 10 your hands
as you eau. More than that you are not bound
10 do The Captain endorsed nv remarks, a.
being as much as any one conlo expect from i'm
found the United States officers here. a,
general thing. we'll disposed toward tie
people. and anxious TO encourage them l took
pains TO compliment some oil our officers for theil
good disposition toward the people in encourag
ing rhcm TO build up There would be no troubl lie
here. we're Il not for the loasng aud thieyiug OIL
! the negroes, who all Aocking 10 the towns
| The people will hire all they want Of them. bul
the others, not hired, will roam about and steal
A negro down here delights in stealing chickens
| Ii there any chickens in the neighborhOod
Sambo will have them.
Ali are inclined TO stand by President johnson
| in his reconstruction policy. In fact, they say
his views carried out are what they want, anC
all they want If President johnson wishes &C
DO good act toward the people Of the South
and one that will do much toward quieting thing:
down here, is 10 to move the black troops away
They are saucy and impudent and inclined tC
tam; the people with such expressions as, Their.
is an old rebel, 30" With our white off cer,
and troops the people get along well. and eat sn(
drink together like brothers. which | was glad Il
see.
Slavery being admitted dead by the people O.
the South. il IS now our duty to encourage then
| to hurry and build up. ard let US be one grea
/ people as Of old.
will 90 to ColumbIa, s. c., next week, snC
try and get conveyance 10 visit some parts o
the interior Of that State and see what is the dis
position of the people. am writing this letter
in the store Of the Msssre. Mularkey, lately from
| Indianapolis You will recollect them as liyins
on Illinois street. They sold out their hote
here, and are selling dry goods now 10 this city
| They are clever gentlemen and appear to be
doing a lively business. at least trade 10 good
this morning Augusta is . beautiful place, snC
escaped the rsvages of var. 1tlooks to me as i
Herschsll V johnson was the rising man in thi,
State. though all are anIons to hear OF Alex
ander Stephens being set at liberty, as the,
also say that Davis should be allow ed TO leave TIT
country, as he is no more guilty than they 9Th,
people, are. hope to get to some OF my rela
tives this evening Is 10 now eleven O'Clock
A ~ vill leave here on the South Carolini
Railroad at 4 o'clock y VI will now 20 an,
see more of shis pretty city. Bro-d street
through its centre, is as vide as Washington
street, but looks better. on account OF its m G,
nihcent shade trees. Hope to be homeby the Is
November Will write you again from Colun
bis. until which | am, &c, yours, J B. X
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