Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-08

EN- PLY @OGMGDas tRaE EneE WlheSt anu
safest coarse will be 70 throw Of their
grey apparsl and enter the lists with 3
laudable spirit of competition to win in
fuence, Neaith, and respectability. Il
will take time, and require effort on
fheir part 10 do this, but they must do
4, and It we're vel on their part if it
were done quickly.
i was amused the other day at reading
quite q lengthy dispatch in the Northern
papers, to the effect that the negroes
and rebel paroled soldiers were con-
spring 10 work mischief to the loyal
people of Memphis. Who. originated
not -saF.@WhosVer the fellow is, be de-
aerves the pillory for his pains in get
fing up the hoax. There is nothing Of
ihe kind In contemplation. All that 10
In existence Of bad. feeling is between
the JonniessaaRd the negro soldiers
who entertain for each ether consider.
able anipathg. There has been but one
eneute-go far aaBd-st4Mas- -pn0mptlY sup.
pressed. all miseopdnct on the part of
soy person, or class OF persons, will be
vigorously investigated and property
punished, aud the peace of the commu-
nifty preserved at every hazard, by the
strong aud stern hand of power and
ibis il right, il lawIessness Is 70 be re.
pressed and life and property to be pre-
served. All reports to the effect that
this experiment. your readers win be
safe in disregarding. es-i'- ses .sa1 .a.ss
The South has been swept as by tor
nsdo, aud the consequent Consideration
/ of those who have escaped its raysges, are
\ too recent and too terrible and deeply
impressed TO allow them nerve enough
| to attempt. q similar eseapade, There
I are, no doubt, few who would commit
themselves in some desperate endeaVor
10 improve their fallen fortunes, aud re-
! trieve their tarniahed honor, Bot they
are few and feeble. They are watched,
and the-hFst attempts would be frustra-
ted and subject them toanignominious to
death. - !. -. @'s-5 ~ - le 8 s5 as q
We are located at present at the point
whose designation heads this eommnni-
cation. fItIis small country place, and
| the county seat of Fayette county like
all rural towns of the once opuient
South It contains evidences OF past
comfort and culture, but the tide Of war
has left traces of itas surges that viii
take much effort TO remove. L. is sita-
ated on the line Of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad, about forty-nine
miles from Memphis. The country in
its vicinity is of good quality, but the
fencing is yeryincOmplete. Many resi-
dences were abandoned at our approach,
as the inhabitants were intensely seeesh
bnteyery tenable building 10 now occu-
pied BY those whose enterprises impeis
| them 10 the pursnitt Of !" an honest
penny, The old citizens hardly know
vhAtuto do. Their spirit ID broken,
| their hopes are blasted, their purses
empty and their former modes Of life
are but little calculated to qualify them
to bear up under the load of adversely
apon them. They must awake from
shefF stupor, or find 1themaelyes thrust
out in the cold by the encroaohments of
Yankee enterprise and energy.
The negro appears to still bother them.
/ They are loath to believe the colored
individual free, and that the relation of
mAstef aud sersant is FheFeaffef 70 be
viewed in new light. They can have
his services, but those services must be
I paid for The sooner they realize this
new order Of things the better it will be-
for the white and black race. And the
negro is also somewhat perplexed at his
novel situation, and it is not any wonder
thai he miseopceives it, and acts rather
| perversely. This, however, will speedi-
ffy be rectiGed.@Then negro ia free to
work for whom be pteases, but work be
must or. starYe. His services must be
remunerated., He will be psoteeted Id
his rights bg the eauthorities, bat be. will
! not be tolerated in idleness or vicious
| pursuits. Hesis poor, he is ignorant,
but Notwithstanding these. dissdysnti
ages, he, has health and yigor, the exerr
else Of which will enable him to earn 1
comfortable livelihood Thereis moth
ing discouragiug in his condition.
| The forces IN this Department, prin-
cipally cavalry, have but little now To-
do, and if Kirby Smith surrenders, we
4 look upon our work as ended. Gner-
rillas are scarce. One by the name Of
Bent Rogers was caughtby squad from
our regiment the other night, and IL now
in confinement A military colnmis-
sion hes been convened to try him, aud.
il the citizens who know him and his
I tfuiquitcua- ~ille0ms forward. and
courag eoasly9 testify 70 his atrocities, q
gallows higher than the historical one
ef Haman's awaits him. Little eere.
monY viii be shown In dealing with
this class Of nefarious scoundrela. They
/ deserve no mercy, and will certainly res.
seAiRe none. DETERMINATION is decreed
against this class of villains, aud this
accomplished, the country will once
more enjoy the blessings of peace. 80 e.
The Memphis and Charleston Rail-
road Is n5W inarunning Iordep as far as
SaalsbuEy--a distance of about sixty
mfies-and works. sbei6s done 70 carry
I II stIil further The GoYsrument man
ages the concern Tbs on fgfnal stock-
holders Of lines of road in Tennsssee
/ are, il is said inaugqratings . move to
] get possession Of. the .stocks but. What
/ success viii sttesd thaJr. eHorts.F am
notin q position to sax This much
may be e0njeetnred, that neither Andy
! Johnson nor Pars5n Br0wnlow are men
/ efficient an shrewdnsss, and it viii re-
( quire an astonishing amount of ssnnf
/ 10 bind those perspicacions gentlemen
.et0-ths. .Psodlgioa mEannessa and rascali-
ty of the wealtby9 corporations thaS
threw their wealth aud influence into
the 9stFuggle in favor of secession.
! Judging thus, ] think railroad stock will
/ hereafter be lodged in the hands I'M
stained with the crime Of treason.
The legislature Of Tennessee has
7 been IN session some time, and Is basily
engaged in the work of reconstrnction.
L Tsba r,opf sr,rnrfort auh,aot 8 ask -.
| consideration and decision Is the future
political stAtIs Of those who have been
consistent, constant implacable rebels
The loYRis portion of the State are Of.
| opiRion that impenisent traitors. should
I Be forced % undergo period Of ptoba-
ton, during the Continuance of which
they should be required to abstain from
I the exercise Of the right Of suffrage,