American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-10-01

In the conversation freely, anu all went
away pleased with the Secretary of State
and other members Of the Presidents [
Cabinet, who were present. Such free,
frank and polite interviews are calculated
to do good.
From the Quitman Messenger.]
The daikies hereabouts bad the gospel
as it was written in the books OF the b
reau, expounded to them here on Tue
day. by Chaplain Smith, Of an Illinois
regiment composed Of Mississippi negroes,
His audience was as large as the Baptist J
church could hold, mostly negro men,
women, children and babies-too many
babies entirely. Our chaplain had text
for his discourse--he expounded Circn-
lar which emanated from the Freedmen
Bureau, or that, branch of the conceyr
located at. Vicksburg. Line by linees
went over it all. patiently expounding q
the freedmen their rights and duties 9;
defined in it. He told them that
were free--Mat they already knew
by much pains taking, we tbougGSsSe\
succeeded in getting some disaSreeabe
truths through the wool OF bis audtorsk
He tod them they bad-to qiit running
about. coDgregating In towf budding !
up in shanlies like hogs. and go to work
to earn support for themselves and fami.
lies, and that if they didn't. they would
be made to by somebody, by the federal
or state authorities. He told them they
bad to quit stealing-and, pointing
his finger very emphatcally, he told then
that he knew that some of them had be<
stealing-for that they would be p1nisha
And he told them good many very
wholesome truths which were not very
palatable. AT one point Of his exposition,
be stopped TO alude to prevalent opin.
ion among the negroes, that there is a
"gocd time coming" Said, he 'you had
good time when you wee liberated
from slavery. but you seem to have for
gotten that in the contemplation Of tie
better time coming"
There 5 a good time coming. boys,
There IS a good time coming
WHIT little while, boys.
There s better time ceminC.
You have had q good time. and now YOU
are looking for the better time lust ahead
You have. all heard lhat there is some-
thing good to be done for you about
Christmas. haven't you? IA sensation,
murmurs Of appreciation. aud sharp cries
of yes. yes) You have heard that The
planters lands are to be cut up into small
lots to be divided amongst you one for
Joe, one for Bill, one for Aunt Tida' and
SO on? Deeper sensation and louler
cries Of appreciation And that the hors-
es. mules. cattle. and everything is to be
divided ou9 (Audience quite uproar-
ious BY this time. One old woman's voice
raised above the din attracted the attention !
of the speaker. who singled her out and
asked her name. Violet And yo,ky
have heard all about this. have rou aunt
Violet" Yes. bless God Use hearn it.
Jes want little patch and cabin; dal's
all" "Now let me tell you aunly"--his
arm raised to come down with vim "
suspended for some seconds for the q
fused sounds TO subside and for Aunt
Violet to compose herself and give atter-
ton, nov let me tell you, there's Dol
uord oft true!" What fall waslheren
countrymeu OF African descent! Niggers
upSn The seventh heaven fell as ii irxu
eighth story windows. 1t was hog
smashing fall.
We hear that the Iarkies have SIS.
picicn, that Chaplain Smith is sort of
Confederate man. They say that lie
don't talk like that man did at Enterprise
any how. We suppose the allusion is TO
that handsome young divine. Chaplain
Green, who told them that they should
not say Master" any more, and that
instead of riding outside the car, they
should claim a seat on the inside.
EVAPORATION TO THE SOUTH Whining.
ton. ". c., Sept. 8.-There now is CON
siderable tide Of emigration from the
North. Most Of it under the auspices Of
the General Southern Land Agency.
which has established an Office for the
Northern States oil SO Broadway, New