New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-25
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Macon-The Country from AlantH-Thc
Feeling of the Peopie-Fseding PnroI-
ed Prisoners-A PitifuI sight-scarcity
of VTniova Wen.

From Our Special Correspondent
MACON. Ga. July g. 1865.
You cannot expect much Of me when the
stands 100 in the coolest part OF the house
Macon is surrounded by hills. the soil white sand
and is the hottest place ! was ever in. The sun
shining on the sand is painful 10 the eyes, The nights
are excessively hot the mercury for the last two nights
not falling below 90 The rich have their residences on
the range of hills surrounding the town. from one to
two miles out. Macon was once a great business
place. will be again, when the Central Road Is rebuilt
and the country RECEIVERS from secession. Only l9l
miles TO Savannah it easy to get cotton to th" sea-
board. Business is now at dead stand.
There are two hotels one just opened
after being shut up long time. The carpets are all In
tiers everything about the house diapidated. not
ours or spoons enough for the guests-the table the
poorest ever sat down TO where it called hotel
There are many rich people here-men who knew
enough to sell their Confederate money for cotton be-
fore il was entirely worthless. They will not sell
pound to q Yankee, though they have not money
enough to buy pair Of shoes. When they on the
point of starving they will sell bale, and wait until
that is gone before they will sell another. The Confed
crate Government built large armory hero, they got
the walls up and roof before the collapse. They also
built some very large and expensive machine shops and
depot, which Of course fall to Uncle Samuel
The feeling is very bitter here against the Govern.
ment. We hear it on all sides. They acknowledge
they are whipped but will do all in their power to EN-
barrass the Government They say they will never be
ruled BY the Yankees The loss Of their slaves they
take most most to heart and determined never 10
hire them There are no coored people in town except
those who always belonged here II any come they
are Immediately driven out. Most Of the former slaves
on the plantations where they belonged, working
without pay. and not used nearly so well az before.
This 10 the in nearly fall Of southern and south.
western Georgia The servants at the hotels are work
ing for their board The necessity of Freedmsns
Bureau is very apparent here Without some care and
protection by the Government through this
channel. freedom 70 the blacks, would exist
only In name Indeed 1t is every
where expressed that Slavery abolished unconstitu
tonaly Gust II Rebels had rights; and they do not
mean 10 give it up except by compulsion. Another
subject OF discussion h that the debts contracted by
the State of Georgia must be paid Many hold bonds
given for supplies TO carry the war; assumed by the
State.
Cotton stored here BY Northern men has been taxed
by the State. county, city. and JEFF Davis and paid in
Confederate notes. until il amounts TO e36 BALE and
the owners are not allowed to .ak6 1t away until this
paid. There is large field Lore for lawyers for years
to come.
Much difficulty will be encountered in the reorgani
zation of the State because Of the people being gen.
orally Rebels. There are not Union men enough In
Georgia to save her. Take away the military power
and there would be trouble II President johnson goes
on pardonng the rich here-al Of them Rebels-as
he has done. there viii DO difficulty which cannot be
easily remedied "a
Paroled prisoners are arriving home In large num.
bers daily and they Immediately draw rations. Why not
stop the rstous altogether and let W nh ~ VIE