, 1865-06-27

correspondence y. I. Tt1orne.
RALEIGH, N. 7. June IT. 1856.
| Wilmington Is now reported, on good AZ
| thotity, to be slck1y. Gentleman who have
Just returned from that place state that q
| great mortality prevails among the colo.ed
people, and they we're dying 20 fast coffins
| could not be procured to bury them. Typhus
| ferer ia the chief scourgc. Strenuous efforts
arc made ty the military authorities to pre-
vent the accumulation Of the late slave popn-
lation in the towns, but the eagetness OF
these people to return to their old homes
| from the interior, where they Here forcib1y
| carried when our armies took the coast,
brings large numbers to these central points,
from which they wait opportunities to reach
their destination. Once back where they
from whom the war has separated them, and
to lind employment. In some cases the
planters about Charlotte have driven the pep.
pie away, In violation Of military orders, and
These must look for new. homes. These
slsyth tho:de,s tn spirit, whit, Aad they can no
compulsfon, Wish to aee these poor people
Ea1e as miserable as possible. They look
upon their mfsfortlnes {eome, not all,} with
akind offendish delight, and exc1aim, " See
there; tho n,sge.s will all die Of starvation
apo 9pen, neeglect now We have ceased to protect
must state-ard dc 1t more In sorrow
than Ia anger-lbat our military co.nn,aud-
eEs and so1cters too often fail to do their duty
townrd these poor wanderers. Nearly 200
neH, H. "smen S aao snlolSn, nao accumulated
atn4e 4Ie unspot n ~ IleensootonSa on Friday,
ia os y, nh 1Iom t Inarlotte and Other PLACES, t1y-
fercnt portions Of the State and tbs sounds.
Here they we're kept for the want of trans
Fol tat}on, the best part three days and nights,
exposed 10 the heat and rasn, and to be
1uuugu ,n.; ap1 ,aaa aoaSe9 Y dnsdaeelal scamps
ooia1aS "Sn,nS oa ooAh tea hsatss unl'ostos. some
eoloten men ~nG no ead ead; saved t1w dollars
ane sonng Womea aba eTen we sick were
ouetagsu ~ u tne pssssnss o. ana AGAINST the
teu'ei'st'aucss 1s y. parents. ,lEere was no
10 ,retect them rs one th.s J. waa lelsd
;1alssrsatlops' ;a snd from the abused parties
siGk eDndlen' ohe OF Nncn dled-and the
otuef extreme cases requiring prompt and
humane attention'
ins1F lclMer owness, IN 100 many cases.
ss!sst, ale sla9 70 s3e 1hsm epner. md would
IatnsF aad 10 tnan damln1sn their alH!ction,
ptop:e vii seek ~ asylum fiom thelr trouble
IN voluntary Eerritude. see evidences Of
this every day. The system of appointing
military effects as "superiatcndeats Of
sfe. dmen," docs not meet the case. Tic
to persons who are afraid Of odiui. Of odor-
or Of being accused Of sympathtzinE with the
negro. 4 rfa} live Aboiitionlst, with prac.
tica1 education, nnd no morbid sensitfyeness-
but with q heart full Of humanlty-Is the
man required II such positions. He should
be the negro,s frlend-and not be ashamed to
be recognized as such. The sullen pride Of
the cid masters fs aroused, md setdstness
and anger rule the -Four. hcard a black
1uan. who Was ore of the refugees hare re.
terrcd to, aud who had :. sick wife and ca.1-
dren, trying to get to Norfolk, say, that If
thstr ola mastefs thought 70 make them Sick
Usstaken; be knew too well the value Of
liberty, and be would hayc his th,oa. cut
from ear to ear before he would voluntarily
return to Slavery, Or ask these tYrants Tor f.
ycr
4 Military Commission. composed of Col.
Twcnty-tht1d Army Corps, who prcsidcs,
With ssrefat assec1atc officers, sits n persna.
n<17et at Charlotte 70. the hearing md settle
nlent OF disputes arising between citizens-
IN the absenteof ci7A courts. The picadings
In thesc cases are of'en unique In their way.
centinec toa s5atemeat uf n.css. t9uestsons
of trade and titles to property ara frequent
and often invoiVe transactions made IN Con-
1:uss9le currency pe1ose tne great collapse
SIMPLE appeai 10 inc equities Of the case
generally settle these disputes and the par
tt-s tItae 10 "11 s6t4ouso a5 IL lucy LIEU
spent long season and much money in a
court q law. Domestic feuds, v!fe-desession +!
Or whipping are nos uncommon, and occa- |
ssohai practlees q some seltronstituted
IaI9! Or maeas fate OF thc old slave code, ]
. %nica nae pcotie ~ those parts hare not
occn ou,ssaAy no.laed as yct. are abolished.
81, ooe o. these con.equentlal cons:ryators Of
ape Rnhic Peace r me1 "nsse:' IN tbs read
= !G" aaHs s'nGe, an9 usula1dcd als pass inc
n, n!Eeer !augheo' hanaea ont Geu- s>ho-
ns.as eeiet'a.su osoer 40. VI: 70 remove
1"n. huap' - naao, WMte Man saIs, looked hso-