The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-06-16
Condition Of alabama.

| \ Mobile correspondent of the New
York Tm'es. who has been a witness of
what he describes. and who processes TO
tell an unvarni>hcd tale, says. concerning
affairs in Alabama:
The people. black and white. are
starving. The whites are hardly conscious
of their horrid situation They are As
mean and As proud rs ever, They dress
in rags and have no money to pay their
passage on the cars or boats They sub
>i>t mainly by eating refuse. which. in
ordinary times, would hardly be given TO
the dogs.
Some procure rationS from the Govern
ment of the nitcd States: others 90
hungry They will not work They say
that they We're not made 10 work and that
only meyers shoulicngagc iii toll Think
in" themselves true to this character. they
allow their lands IL 20 uncultivatel.
Their gardens, which by their own indus
try. aside from the industry of the negro.
! should bud and blossom AZ the rose :tr,,
grown up i'll weeds. On the train which
bore us to the capital of Alabama were :.
large number of women. who were going
to the military authorities for ration>.-
They We're exceedingly bitter. some against
the Mon and Others against jeff. Davis
They could say what they pleased against
the former. but REGARDING the latter they
must keep mum There were ContcI-
crate soldiers on board. and when word
was said against jeff or the detunct Com
tedcracy. some staggering rebel would
cry out shut up and with such empha-
SIS Is caused Il general silence on that sub
jcct
There were five times more Confederate
than there were | mon soldiers on the
train. Indeed, one would suppose that
the rebellion was yet in it, glory from the
speeches of these braggart> Union men
cannot breathe freely or rest at any ease
apart from the military authorities. This
Is solemn fact. Along the entirs line
We witnessed enough te convince uS that
10 other remedy than havoncts will suit
this country for many months To come.
heard of starved women and children
persons who had actually starved TO
death. have no doubt that such is the
case. The appearance of the country full
ly Justities the belief that the greatest dis
tress prevails among the people And vet
it is strange how terribly bitter the return
ed rebels are. Even on their way TO the
government commiSsary to procure "a
tions they abuse the government and
the people of the United States.
Terms as unmercitul as any we have
heard for months were used by this mad
people.
The colored people will be murdered
and driven to untimely graves if the gov
eminent does not keep provost guards at
the county seats and cities. SO ureat is
the madness of the old shareholders over
defeat and suhIugation. that on their re-
turn home, they amuSe themselves 10y cut
ting Oft the ears. noses or lips of their for
mer slaves. This is not dream. 1t is a
terrible fact, and am sure that when it is
known to our loyal people there will arise
such feeling of indignation as will surely
reach the very heavens. At Montgomery
five men came in one day with ears cut off
and In almost nude state Others came
in with Threats cut, while Others appeared
terribly marked over their bodies with
blows from sticks and stones. The per-
petrators are 'chivalrous' men, high-mind-
ed, well-bred gentlemen, no doubt.
Thank heaven, the domininn of such gent
~ is at an end"