Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-05-03
WHOLE NUMBER, $40.

250 or 300 white Inhabitants and about
5000 colored. A::ereat majority of the
latter are refugees from slavery and have
been here under the protection of the
Governments. All who are able are made
to earn their own living. Uncle Sam has
appropriated several hundred acres for
the benefit of the colored refugees, to be
used By them as home steads, and on
which hey have erected houses some Of
which compare quite fayorably with tho
dwellings, of the white natives For CUR
part we think that if they continue to
improve and advance at the same rate and
with the same perseverance, which ap.
pears to characterize them at present,
they viii soon be adrance OF their white
ueIghbors There have been schools es-
tablished for them whicn are well corr
Quoted and which are well attended, and
which have already greatly improTed the
race. For our part We think the Island
might be made very agreeable place Of
residence, if brought under the infu-
euce of few years Of Yankee enterprise.
l; is yery Aat, tits true, bu, good water
is easily Obtaiued and where it has not
been much farnled the soil Is good. 1t is
naturally i rich sandy loan, but the ma
tive farmers know nothing Of or at least
make no effort at, retaining the soil, but
continue TO skin it from year to year, un-
til the soil Is ell gone, and there is moth
ing left remaining but "a fine sand TIE
greater portion of the Island is still COW
With timber, brushes, &c, tic principle
timber being pitch pine. The climate is
delightful, the suns rays are strong and
be oppressive, were i. not for the constant
breeze but as it is one scarcely feels the
effects of the sun, there peing a constant
pure and delightful sea breeze, and we
are told it is 50 in the mid suincer, how
ever if we remain here few months we
shall know for ourselves The creates.
objections We have TO the place IS the pre-
valence of musqaetoes, and in damp or
rainy weather they are very much ike
good many Of our Juniata boys who are
very giuttonous and are not at all satisfied
with having the wants Of nature supplied,
bu. are bent on drawing double rations.
just here l will merely state out of Just
ice 20 the Government and to ourseives
that at irst and for while after we had
arrived here the rations we're lirtle short,
owing 70 50 many meu coming rather IN
exPecieliy, and there being bu. small
supplyo CT hand, and this point beng so
isr away from any comuissqry depot, SO
that the men were deprived of some
things that they would otherwise have
had, but we ;hiak there wGs no cause for
complaint, although we have beea inform.
ed that some correspondent Of Iuniats
Register has charged the Republicans
those who profesSed TO Re Union rlcn and
supporters OF the administration to b
the cou2!ainants. This "a an unt-uth
and just the opposite is the ease. Yes
tsrjay evening the two Regiments were
marched % thefront oil the Cooae's Head.
quarters to have read 10 us the roo,
news OF the surrender of the rebel ar.
mles and the cessation of hostilities. af.er
which three rousirs cheers were given by
the boys. But when we turned TO look
again upon TIE stars and the stripes which
were silently and gently Coating in the
breeze above Us drapei in mourning for
the death Of our iate and most excellent
President. hr. LINCOLN vino I'D 90
hrmiy ani 50 fe'riessly y stood by his coun-'
try against its numerous foes, both at
home and abroad, and had so wisely con.
Quoted his Government, his country and .
Its interests, through the dreadful ordeal
OF gigantic insurrection and Internal
war; unto 4 successful issue-when We
sgain look uPou these glorious embiems
drapej ia Juourning-it filed the hearts
and souls Of the neu with few excep-s
tion>) with feelings of the deepest .or-
row that the father Of freedom himself
had az last TO suffer marten,iom .or the
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trli,ors dyed iahainan gore. But We are
wiling to trust to the wisdom aud honesty
OF Andy Jehpson looking to Providence
for aid, ga'aenoe aud profectien hoping
that the precious bluod that has been shed
for the eaase Of Free Government and
Free Institutions viii have tendency to
make them the more beloved aud appre.
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