New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-04
-rTTERs RRoM "D1xlE.". III.

Ing q the People ne II fee"''~'
their Present Csnditieu-Psroica Trs-
..er,- Destitute Cordition-Ths h1t"fo'
,v Of she "ra.an - Whites-how Ihty
Fevrb, for the RebeiIien-The Georgi"
Central Railroad.
Consspopdsnoe ofThs \. Y Tnbnps'
SAVANNAH June "a leo.
Tia sia.e Of feeling If the old shareholders
.. a.o,dsdly ho,tiie to the present condition Of
th,px. Remove the military authority today. AMI
h.. stustion would he horrible to contemplate.
Tia sudden state OF fceuom the oolorsd people find
themselves possessed # has to some extent unsettled
Them TIE hostility of their former masters TO them as
freemen is not calculated 10 make them better. Yet
there is no awlessness shown They are orderly and
peaceful.
A gentleman from Georgia, who held many slaves.
tried TO impress me- while the passage, that freedom
70 the negro meant to live in ideness that they would
never work unless under tue discipline which Slavery
taught day after arrival, the old gentleman
came 70 me and said: IL wanl to prove you that the
negro will not work. athouss offered large pay as
freeman. friend Of mine hired 60 of them TO cut tim
Der in the forest near Savannah and offered them two
dollars day. They worked two days. and all came
back" could not deny this. To-day TOOK especial
pains " see if this went TO several places
where large numbers were at work rebuilding saw
mil, anu other structures which had been destroyed
when ths Rebels left The contractor told me that
thoy worked well. He gave them 81 - per day. and
showed me some BOYS whom he paid % cents n day
They all told me that they could hire any number of
men TO 20 out and cut timber for $40 month II they
would feed them and that they would stay and work
faithfully If fed and decently treated
The west side of the is settled mostly by coored
people Iwent into their houses and talked with them
Nearly all Of these people had paid their master Ger.
tan sun per month (when sayes and had managed 10
live on what they could get over. One woman said,
Ell paid nv master six dollars month when the money
WI silver, and twenty when il was Confederate. L
worked out by days work washing. securing &C, and
paid i've dolIsrs month for this house. Now live
better than ever before for i have not 20 pay ny
master anything; and, thank God am free" found
s wiling to work and did not expect 10 live in idle
ness They were generally supporting themselves and
hepng large numbers who had come in from the coun'
try. II ia the opposition OF the ;ormes masters 10
their being free, which makes ii hard fJr them.
asked a bright boy who made him free. Il reckon
you did sir" "Who do you take me TO be = said
"You are Yankee, reckon"
The paroled prisoners returning in large mum.
bers They come home destitute and have To- walk
from here many miles 10 their homes. In many III
stances Hey have shauefuy abusedt the coorcd people
and in several instances have killed them. This makes
the coiored people afraid 60 back in the country
A. the market saw over 40 one-horse carts, OF the
most rude and simple pat.ern-the carts small with
boops bent over. covered with an old bed quilt the
harness mostly Of rope with straw collar Inc man
rides the horse while his boy girl rides in the cart
They bring IN chickens. eggs, vegetables &C. ana
exchange for -four sugar and other necessities They
ILL dvrtfh lalYNn al AZ
men. One said. IL live 40 miles from here's il takes
dc two days to ard the same time to get back
wa. very ignorant; the war came on thought it was
right the planters told did not want to fight
bu, they made me; 1 was in tie wal two years. NY
family nos. starved. IS the war went on we began TO
find We were fighting for the rich to hold slaves
and q great many Of US managed 20 &c. home ana
STAYED there; it is over now thank God. We are sui
fsrnc A good deal sir but we better days coming
foru. own abou. 40 acres. I reckon tie land IS
noor, cannot make a crop without some manure
WAS able to make about bale Of cotton year with my
1r,. helm. we raised some chickens and some other
tbrcs for market here aud managed 10 get or night
.uartr This man was dressed in cotton cloth. but
tsrnnt coo-s coat pant soOns and shit. al! mace 81
their home by their own labor The tears ran down DE
face q, lie told me his simple story. SAID "lhanG
Sod. brother. and look upi Better days are comiog
slavery j. the curse which las been resting upon YOU
IT {, removed. Look up. and God bless you." The
tears came faster and he could lot speak saw ths
tie war had been great education TO this class Let
ne say again Disfranchise all who were leaders aud
promoters Of the Rebellion for only 10 years and theie
s. 70 fesr class will ny here WAC will take osIe
ol them after that
The Georgia Central Railroad passenger ard freight
depo,s bave suffered damage from the rayages Of
war. They are the most perfect and extensive struc
lures ever saw There are two immense freight de.
pots 5se very large passenger depot al built OF birch
and hre proof cotton yard between then all parked
covers good deal over ten acres The arrange
rrents for loading and unloading by rack across all
tle fteigm tracks at their termnus saves al switch.
inc in the yard One other improvement mention iDI
the l,encht OF the Erie Road, for which / make no
charge. Their cabooses have sirnslhouse, buit up
above the top OF tie ear feet s.nare with
from tie lower part. In this the conductor aud br,le
man rides the wheel OF lis brake coming M into q. +
.apoer room There two Window all four aide.
Tie conductor las view OF his whole Tan at all times
H IN signal the engineer at night have his sign,
ights inside where they be seen by the engineer
ard by any train following.
ln M for the interior g soon ~ Government boa
Is ready Sunday OF MONDAY perbaps. Iacis as lin
aen vii DO reported TO you. LEwrLLYs.
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