New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-11-03
VIRGINIA..

Condition Of Freedmen Emp-oving-L"to
Shareholders G.. t,iag Hecouc,ied TO
Free Labor Horrible Cvnciiy s'iii
Pr; NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Synod Of VAR
gin;a Mt LymcI,5urG-Specch from
Grnndsou Of Patrick 5senry-T,cnnrlts
Of D,shcp Early, Hn'csy n "iavei,o!aer
Tobacco yra ,.c-F.ne Ccic1ycf Freed
mru-hscu, 20 leave for LIbesin.
| from Our Special Correspondents.
LYYcIBuRG, Oct. %. lsC5,
The freedmen Of Virginia constitute about
half TIC population OF the State Of Virginia since the
div sion Of The State aai in some connics hey od''
number the whites in tie proportion q two or three TO
one In those sections the negroes on arse Plantations
md having eujoye little Instruction heretofore WERE
Of course little pTcpercd fr tic responsibilities of res
men, aud the more ignorant .s these have been
slow 70 comprehend their uew position and respond
bili;ios Al new machinery il expected to work "A
little roughly at Grsf. Ia tho districts where there
were fewer slaves these lnvo been more in contact
with tae white families. and being bc.ier eeuchied'
more iBteiliecutly comprehend their ncwfourd free
DOM and are doing very well, aud .aborHg iatGial!'
The heavy crops Of generally cultivated over %"
he Siath (gAcge plantations were rot broken Gl) $40"
hat tie coiored race rW rOrS rhoH tie !oss. ihiuA
tc.e is crca. deal less vaSruncy among tacan Ann Mt
first. T5cy more rcaerl!.y Gn@ioas 70 build h'us
dwellings, that toy ciil their own, md maly en
temea who la. lou.ht a. plan impossible. ere cat
iihe up their firs. an letting them out :" freedmen
They are Jcrii ling to gi rid OF The dea disseminated
by somc mischieyou persons that they wer, TO lave
Tie land divided ont among them CT Christmas Some
OF the Provost Marsl.is have bored very cIncsty to
aueloratc tie condition Of white aud back others
4 tuss q, Lfk
such uni I,ied rowers arc capable Of doiae much mis-
chief when comp eats mido Ia them. i.e other
p.rty is Often coud-un d urhcagd. Some q them -
20 curry favor With tie 1Isl al 2, AID get irto good
cty by altTrI;.ng the rcfFocs 20 prove hs; they
aTe not A5y,lt.o1..u. 4 htollie method Of punish
ment among them Is iyilr up tie victim by the thumbs
One farmer conq!a.ned ;lat biz freedmen would no:
work according to contract. sna Provost Guud was
seat ola. and hung Up thirty 81 item uEti, they were
thought TO be punished sICic.eu.y In another case.
near Iyuclbuig several VIC fgL'd n nigh price FOR
thor vngos were lufS up utta taos were wiling 70
tasc n les sum viich lad been offered. In an"t or
ncghDorhooJ tie Uaicd States autlor.i.'s ioF sorc
trivial oGen,o l.4tl negro 40 ia cOia 80 hai lc
could not noyc leaving oay tie face exposed AID tnt
was smesfcd over With rolusses t. Draw the lc'.
Wills the colin ~ laid IA .cr tll.ug srn. and the
poor wretch compelled 90 encuIe tlis torture Cor hours
These c1scs happened -is place. and can be fully
aiile Heated
Tie Prcs5ytcrlan Synod recently re; here. and an
ir,eteti. obae ,p.p Oh tie conli, Oh 4 The f!ctl
ma, 49,. fl,,ei,, ,7rs-v.s, pr...ti,.i. IN rre..i
IN t T. cr,i tor.t.ion the sra.d q, crIa.ly "a, %
C.. 10. own ie Ian ua -c q orc 81 Pre- byteries (Ers;
UaaoytO. and w.uA cxirca IS u.t'Gia. bed 1i'ras'
in tie spi,.,nl we'fc DDS class u oaf pe'pc ana
a. s,lcan conviction 81 tic peculiar fe ro"'l'''"''
now .rstIag upon us ia oonfrluehce o. Tic new 4e'
lions thcy sustain 70 u. heltmhei'nginfo our eo"l'a
friends have ca equal iere't win Us ~ we ''-'i"9
ton provided By CHI4t Jelvs. and n1adin tue @'A
o. those who "efo born ald reared anon 49, "'' '-'I
whom are tii' iAraO''' o' 'ul '-''''' ''1 - ''
cupoymc ard REGARDING Il D''A 10 our ou'' 'nu
pfi'ier' to 90 ' ~ or power - i''Ho'' '''''
UNI Ne'''e' 'H''''''" c,,e,il
ca'.1it a ~ ~. by a. r,-e ~ o! to Coz e.. 10.
ter sp.ci 10. .it 800 WI eI.v va u,- 'A''d 2. a. -
~ he co-i, ., i,s..n ,.L,5 d-uoinna-
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No. - ILL.,, p, ,to VII i ,,i-bt be
- ,.- and l,t tb,se who lavo
,,',.,, -, .,,,,ir,.,, Ioar flo fearful 70.
t.,.,..,.,y'-il ,,,rv ssy tb,t having
f'''''' 80, ,,.tcr 10 vil soo, 20 under.
, 1..'a,..rt.oI.u.r Itvos n cont mont ho cd.
rsI ua1iIr., WOW, ,tc dc-,fuv # Iii, raeo. lie
49, ,-.,.t 1o-.b.d,pas concerning n.
r..,''aa,,o.'A 49,. 40 t.,l - r,,lv md awe
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