Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-01
ALABAMA IN THE REaEE1vox

B. Z. Truman, correspondent of the New York
Times now travelling through the South states in
recent letter from Montgomery that Alabama went
into the rebellion with marked reluctance. And,
Notwithstanding the bTOw-beatng and bullying on
the part of the Yancey wing of the convention of
1861 had the ordinance of secession been referred
back to the people for ratification or rejection thcv
would nave rejected it by large majority But
when inc crash took place she dashed into the thing
with spirit and enthusiasm.
According to the mustcr-ros Alabama sent into
the Confederate States army one hundred and TWEEN
sand have been killed and died from the effects of
wounds, or pcrishcd of disease. Alabama furnished
tWenty-Iour general officers, five of whom were killed
Major General Oracle originally citizen Of New
jersey and formerly an officer in the Seventh Inlan-
try, was Killed IN front of Petersburg lie is said TO
have been very gallant officer
Major General Rhodes said to have been one Of the
in the battle of Winchester
Brisader General Saunders, the youngest general
oncef N tne southern army, was killed at Peters
burg lie was twenty-three years of age at the time
of his death.
Brigader General Deshler formerly an officer in the
Tenth Infantry, was killed Mt Chickamauga
Brieadier General Il. ID. Tracy, known ms n gallant
man, was killed at Big Black.
The same correspondent remarks that there is a
class OF beings III al the Southern States known rs
the poor whites. The little monysyllabIe adjective
dogs not give the taintest idea of these things with
oodleS an! SOUS. How under the heavens they live
II question tor the philanthropis if indeed that
paragon OF benevoence has ever visited the REGIONS
lp winch exist the homes of the poor whites In a
visit to Spanish Fort few days ago. in company with
naval oilcer, we stopped at the shebang of one of
these species Most of these poor whites are natives
The Individual whom we called upon however was
Scandinavian, but had lived in The place we sovv
him thirty years. For long time he made his living
by manufacturing turpentine. no
But tnG trees ran out years ago, and since then
he has lived upon what he has raised. buyin.
nothing, but sugar and coffee, for which he
traded chickens and eggs. His wife was of the rem
lar Inould-can and long-wth seven little children
by her side and pine in her mouth. | told her |
was newspaper correspondent, and she didn't know
what that was. | cndeavOred to explain and found
that she It'd MT Eaoc ,rh,i Hc,-sGpe ,rns and ynt
size resides within twenty miles of Mobile The has
band could nCt read write his name hut couI1
drink like fish, Both husband and wife had on
wooden shoes, while the children exhibited no foot
coverings except what nature had provided for them
Mr. Truman says that there is great opposition
throughout the South to the Freedmen's Bureau.
and speaking particularly of Alabama. thinks if
either nonsence or malieousness for her people to
wish to get rid of that Bureau
There are, according to the ComptroIer's renort
I"o,WD rhde paupCrs in the State that are barely
kept alive by salt and meal and the comforts of
county poor-hOuSeS; and | will add that n large
amount of this salt and meal comes out of the Fed
Gral COmmIsSary Now, if the State, with its poor
houses and Its poor-house farms. &c. with Govern
ment assistance. barely sustain these moor white
WretehGS; what must be the fate of an addition of
10000 bi0cE paupers? -
What would become of these 70 600 black banners
Il lett t" the mercy OF this Impoverished State >
why 1t Is s P!aln as the solar eclipse of the 18th
instant. Onc-thirt Of them would perish this win
Ter: either from starvation inclement weather.
This state of things then, can only be met Inv Gov
ernment aid and this aid must 20 throngh and come
from me treedmens bureau, or some other institu-
ton Of like character.