, 1865-12-28

o. Ihc slaIe tJ11Y @9}s 1pefc aIe rrRulsr patrols
poa:ed the rsve1s, who board some Of the boets
after The boats leaye they hang shoot or drown tne
victims they may ind on thetn md al those fouod
On thu roads o. coming down the r1,era are almost
Iht bc,yidcred md terrified freedmen know no,
what 10 do-.o leavr Is death, 10 rcnan Is TO s1fe1
The Increased burden imposed upon ben by TIT
cruel taskmastrts, whose only Interest u fheil
Dan ingenuity czn deytse; hence the lash and mur
der are resorted TO 10 tntImldsr those whom FEN
OF an swfhl death alooe causes to remain, while
Pszzols, negro dogs, and epies disguised is Tan
KEGS, Keep constant guard OFer these unfortunate
people" In letter addressed to myself Sept 3
Capt Polllon says: "u1eant1ed " patrols With negro
less robbeE. ase7se The country, aud the m
fortunate who attempts to e.cspe or be who rrturus
for h1s wife Or child. Is Hsylaid Or pursued viii
In Mississippi receised no1aatton @ Rs q a. aiu!ar
character. lwould respectfully Invite your ntteu.
ton 10 Two papers annexed heroic. one By Col.
hof giving interesting descriptions Or the condition
81 the freedmen and the spirit OF tho wnI.es shortly
s!ter the elo.e o. The wah tAce- Doc Nos. q anl
Port Gibson, Miss, reported 10 Gen. Davidson on
lea BY ciizens q his sus;dist1iet Which, io ior
one q neae reasons wa, in lis oSn lanruase that
''lhe company waI formed Of Whist they calcd pick
ed men. lie. those only who had been engaged n
1he negroes IN tho sections of;eouniry these men
controlled were kept In The most sbicct slagc.y,
:. snd. !tsatss IN every way soat7a5! 10 ths
I'm War 8 ssas: ass e:aeEs g. T.
Agent Of tho Freedmen's, Eusean, reported 10 col.
as @ Wbo eR es4 hoss dan ha %
and have been within our military lines, and hay
back to get tueir wives and children, have bee55
driven of and told that they could not have them
In several cases. guards have been sent to aid peo.
been fmpractcsble, as the distance was too eresi,
In portions Of the noHhern part OF this district the
coloEed people kept in slavery stIll. 1e whilo
but Tie var il over nov, md they must "a to wasE
eenin as before The report! from sub-commfs-
stouers nearest Tint Locality show that The blacks
bodied beips kept NJ work under The lash, and tho
young and tn1ltIn driven of 70 care for themselves
As 10 protection from The CIVIL authorities. there ID
no such thing outside Of this city," (Aec Doc No.
The conviction. however, th1t slavery In the old
farm cannot he maintained has forced Itself upon
preservation. Bu while tho necessity Of new ays-
lem was recognized, far "a The right OF property
in The individual neTo Is concerned. mauy attempts
element OF physical eonpu1s!on. whlch as above
elated Is so generally considered Indispensable
This was dong BY AMPLY adher,ns, as 10 the treat
sHt Of hs g ush as Ssibe to ns
between employers and taboreE had been hxed by
snI ~ s.t ~ Vyas
az su' ~ 1 y - sa
times gone by. il hardly necessary to quota any
docamcntasY evidence on this point; tic papers
aGfsnaen W .u!s po1t o1a 'o4l o' eeatmoug cot
The tab,t is 80 iuyeterate with great many per-
sonh ha 10 Ernoe1. on mo easI provocaMGn 14e IN,
pane 70 Wn'p nes1o e, atmos! e n1es.stbie: Il VIII
continue cont 10 oe 20 mil .be southern people VII
man mas fsnts "o'en a @nlte man fa bound to res
peTL. ,.. a. 80.
nfre VI n insf1t soue temafks on ne general
Hea.ment ~ tae o4cse a. A. Gass Mom me whites
Is a cas-. IS not On the pimtations and at the
h haEos o. aae Ponssss .nsmseyes Inat NE neS1oes
htSe 70 f1HsE she greatest nasysh'ps Not ONLY the
shiies vbo pftvton. to ID sho var see@e 70 Z
note afaent IN tnsf plo-sasef7 !eelln2s than tne
,as , ndisa ssf % n.y. aasnasy
en9e he neero h.s esasd Il m nroe,tT s r.
pecnnary Salne Whsh the tndlyidna!negro formerly
15spsetented 5 having disappeared, ne maimsng md
anG !. one 81 oe esnces a ce WeS y
forgiven 10 thc Outraged tselnss O. q wronced and
fSeGea So geopeM M n.;aS iae assse, 5sndssea
WHICH makes hin an opyset Of % spseis 'ia itesssi M
70 'te loyal people, maEe him an OBJ
!ect q particular vhdictireness to
ss npoa .ss
peFpctsated rpon neVrocs Is very great; we can
t0tm only an spfF0xlMa'e es1mtte OF what Is going
q ss no 4ear
rcccivcd, by what occnrs under the very eyes OF
raree ar ons MENTION asat aafhs nv o r.
aojouIn at Atlanta one negro was stabbed Tvih Il.
tai eject on the street. and three poisoned one
negso was eut across lie throat evidently WI,h sn
tent to kin. and another wns thQt: ppt both cscapea
s1 tnem ives: SeSefsl pahesa aAaehed 70 tnis fe,
pa puas Ae A.se u neS9an. u Ie uunoet ol eaPltal
,aIn period or lime II ia sad fnct ihst TIE perne,
ttion Of those at. II nor cou6ne to thnt cIass al
people That might BE- called The rabble. Several
l. gentlemen Of standing" haye been TIED before
military commissions foe Fuch Offences.
These statements are, naturally. not Intended to
apply 10 al the individuals composing, The Southern
1oru The rebellion, treated their slsyes With Kind
ncEr. md who nov eouttnue 10 treat them "a free
laboTcrs In tho sane manner. Thera are now IN.
he relations between employe.s md emn1nvs, ~
based upon mutual good wln. There aIe certainly
many people thene Who entertain De best w'Ehss
neyer participated In any act> Of Violence bu. Who
an1net si hoxeyer a. to the bitter sp1t1t-1 have
p!c4 or t:not gullty." hut boNsror latee o.
Email a number Of people my be eu1lty
Of completely In such nc.s Of persecution. those
themeelyes stropEenonrb to 1estTan ,ho.e o sT Tho
peEpetrate OF aror them. SO far he spfF1t Of peT
teeltIon has shown 1tsel so strong Is 10 mike The
ihe Government IN many iocniitiea nccessaFys IN
a!tnost all desirable It nst not bd foreotten that
IN commGnty, 1sa.y, mslosity o. Mnose members az
toree psaee and order; comparatively small num
nes o. eo4a hno @w!ets men can Hetes1nint III
cnase,er OF nc Maoe; me feoeillon ttseit II
ilass'st,on On Of aIii Ills iiutS. ~ 'DsN = '''s
GENERAL IDEAS AND scurrEs ov xu1rrs "rnScrp,c
' ~ 1xa 80 rnE faErnats. NJ % >'S'AAS
Some of The planters With whom | had occseio,
rs cnatss Sh f ae ;s 70 adSp
ae Soofse VICE esst @ aesotas VIII ne spatit
IL 5nnseents toe to so MorH S,a Dy 1s1ag at
s5tseS : 5in t5ose sassn. ., iassilsssasl ~ -;
foler % nd eooa aSd 6ss aea m
ear1ssfea e suea iaeas were almost Invariably pro
e ,sstea onou meMt tsa =. above the average II
n1 ~ ea'a1 aoly ana enl!nts found vet1
!ss.E n.saE "h.osneas 70 e1ve tao nee abo
sehsin,sntn :, = mL Ut, uM. an fspFesent tht
srenss sF.r. .han ~ u mh snzaA e'ass II no bette
Hisb.a man q a4ofnS as, ne i1nenags used by al
,a 4s9 - uose N sonsefsauon WITH NE: au
Snntb T .a,a Ms'' ~ orunsn MaipPen men n thl
ald believe now, us aiWsys did ve hsd ia enn
hnt nnPta1 @ g &c bnt the Wat has settlet
~ IN. usrn Ishnr ~ ~ user g. 19w; - 70 nus an!ns
Vii eire i taF tra1, haye nlsntatioM ~ a,9 ~ H.,
gong to make contracts With my hands md fhea a.
n f1S4 thR h%rzuf fh.L.
mne oT rnnr Na,s vn,ta ea tee M Taenns 1oF me-no
thc o.nisre ,rfic, rn,n ., ~ st ON
nne sshn ~ .nt ~; t ~, ot vermont
o1,d tsac,, - ~ oy W. sna pra1
n the th,ns iusf - Jo,,, hai;.gG ~ "n2 eehevee
not Srss Ssil c[s,Ie y ~ u; hs noes
M, s IT,, sne IA Sos.osI PIoo1 eoncans1Vt
,5erss ~ ~ ssv EsI a sa,E. na nS t.,.r,,
ann.ffa fnnnd coufne ~ n 4n,,i tn SO "a
11, ~ n.sn,,;nT nv ,hn ,,s.s, tnsM Aslot
MsaIon. pnss,eat compuision. tneFe appears to bt
htah ~ unuon i pissaent y me South
Nay o. ei 5e T is
~ .nt r. ~ s .Us ~ ~ speci oocet o. taas
!. IN brg = ~ ~ .M M ana tnat
PIE In the pa5sul. q i biz own happiness s. 81.
seos,S ~ Inv G1 a. ~ aaat nc nas
admitted Tint " Se ss nabt 'is ~ b = hG. hf1
a1rn rees,sr a' A. ~ ri Tha as - GsSom9 a1e
;.s,ass u%n T. ~ ~ as'ant ION
.Imni II eter s5rea.aa ~ ,,,o s ~ Mssls
eIn1rsaes ~ .sThe ..hi,ee .stsns panEu Sanh
tbd,rIEe7,s.tv hv -.tn-.T eseht ~ ne oacks
y! tEn.. at14,l IuMese1 tauctl