The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-04

.GEOhGl4, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LIN
CAPITAL, AND ATLANTA, THE
STRAGETIo CENTRE OF THE STATE,
ETC "-
ATLANTA, Georgia, July n.-Some curl.
ons features OF national peculiarities have
been developed by the United States Govern
ment since the war closed. Especially ID
this the case in the commissary department.
Al few weeks ago the authorities at WASHING
ton we're informed that thousands of people
in this portion of the State We're suffering
greatly for want of food. By army operas
tions during the past year 10 this vicinity.
thousands were left completely destitute OF
every means of subsistence, or to produce
any for The future. A wall and cry for bread
came from almost every habit .tion. The
widow and the orphan the old and the feeble,
all alike were destitute, aad their one cry was
for bread. Quickly the order was gwen for
the destitute to be fed and since then, for
months past, an unabatiDg stream OF hungry
people have thronged the commissary store,
and daily, from morning to night, The Gov
ernment issues of its bounty to the. motley
crowd. You can we'll imagine how onerous
the burthen IS on The officer who has it 10 do.
For many weeks it has devolved on Captain
To got al idea of ii 9 immensely of the feed
ing Establishments. in this city, will give you
some items. During the mouth of June,
there we're issued to about fifteen thousand
recipients ninety-fve thousand pounds Of
breadstuffs and the same amount of meat, to
gether with the proper portion of salt, coffee,
sugar, SOAP candles, and other articles
since the 1st off uly the increase of recipients
have been very large. large number OF re-
fugees who are returning to. their homes on
government transportation, also receive their
subsistence here ; and this addition has as
sisted very much to .iuereass the amount OF
| issue. Capt. Seaton, estimates the issue up to
this date, nearly the amount issued last
| month. By my owe close observation the
issue is daily twice as large rs 1t Was last
| month at the same dates. There are employ
ed In the issuing house about ten clerks, who
are kept On the run all day, and of.en at
night; about twenty niggers, who assuredly
do not find the work of this commissary de-
partpent az easy business as wo kiog in
corn field, especially whtn they are caught
stealng-a piece, ,of waggery which you
know the "ins,itntion' is very fond Of perpe,
tratiug. a large number of Confederate sol-
| diers, lately. discharged from Northern pris>
ons, continue to arrive here daily, and they
also, are furnished with rat ons Taking as
| an entire affsr the business of this commits
sary post, is the biggest thing have met
with in long time l am not Ger ain that,
if what is done so patiently by Capt. Seaton
| and his hard working associates had been res
quired of like number of our Confeds few
months ago, there is not building in the
South large or strong enough to have held
| the disbursing parties, for they would have
- enough to have leveled the walls and
| blown the roof away Discipline, and some
other like pecularities of human nature,
| make the difference. l was 100 Unborn a
southern soldier, however, to make any in
| sidious remarks now, however much my nav
| may Fave suffered 10 1.-THE hungry times gone
by, and which discomfort was caused by
neglectful and selfish commiesaries.
But before close 1 cannot help but res
| mark that it must be a matter of gratitude
as well as surprise, for our people to see a
| Government which was lately fighting as with
fire, and saoord, and sheU, no,o generously
feeding our poor and distressed. In the im-
| mense crowns which throng the distributing
| house, / notice the mothers, and fathers, and
widows, and orphans of our soldiers, who
fought nobly and how sady-too often to
the death of our beloved South. Again, the
Confederate soldier, with one leg or one arm
the crippled, MANNED, and broken, and the
worn and destitute men, who fought bravely
their enemies then, their benefactors now,
have their sacks tiled and are fed.
There ia much in this that taxes away the
| bitter sting and sorrow of the past. There
is more than humanity in 1t, on the part oil
the proyider, and the generous conduct will
60 farther to heal'the wounds OF the nation
| than all the diplomacy and political policy Of
| tricksters and ofice-se ekers during centuries
| to come.-Ibid 18th.
MILLHDGEvILLD..
Ia recent trip to the capital of Georgia
we were agreeably disappointed in the ap-
pearance of e.place and the number of its
Inhabitants. From reports We bad expected
! to find it desolate, and to see nothing bat
black and charred ruins in place of stately
| residences. But little damage was done to
the town proper by the invading army Of
Sherman. The people are quietly adapting
themselves to circumstances, and are not in
clined to despair of the future. Sensib reg.
ulations have been made by the military au
thorities with regard to the freedmen, and
little trouble is anticipated in the future The
Governors mansion will be occupied by ex-
Governor Brown. Governor J,hnson's FAM
| lily, we understand, will remain in Columbus.
Goversor Brown is recovering from his recent
attack of lever, and is now able to sit up.
He advises the people to cooperate with Cow
| .rntr Johnson ia the establishment of civil
law, and urges them to qualify themselve, 10
vote, by The oath of amnesty. His views are
/ timely aud sensible, and will have their
weight Judge l H. Harris, and Hon. L.
Briscoe, the pr, sent Secretary 10 the Governor,
are spoken OF as delegates to the convention.
have a mr. hatr ali <;ny,