, 1865-08-25


valor and Southern nobility, when cheer afteE
cheer went up, which did far more to remind |
one of the year 1851, than Of 1860. A MF. !
Vincent, who had been II the rebel army, Was
the clfef orator, and the following Is TAR
specimen Of his Larangue.
have fought for our rights, during the last
four years, In a manner that must win the |
admiration Of the world. had Poland done |
so well. she would have been free Of Russian |
rule to-day; and though We have been over
come By orerwhelmin. numbers, We hare moi !
yet surrendered our rights, but will continue |
10 contend for them to the very last. We
Sn SHOW ss hs Tod ths tho 9us We nasS
warfare, We have not been subjuentcd. The
contest for our rights has but Just begun"
lie then launched forth into fnlsomc culogiz;-
iur Of the Southern people, and declared that |
Tic pripciple Of state Sovereignty, and the !
rights Of secession, would yet be the ruling
one In This country. All Of which sentiments
were c'Ioudly and enthusiastically cheered.
TALK WITH THE NEGROES.
snent fonr days In the town Aberdeen,
which was once village OF some importance,
Situated In Monroe County, on the Tombig-
bee river. Tlc soil around is a rich loan, and
the product OF cotton, in the vicinity. is yery
large. The elayes outnun,he.ed the frec peo-
bic, by Fourteen to fifteen pcr cent: and IL
was nfmost imnnssfh1e tire years sincs in
find man who was rot for Secession At ali
hazards. The wealtv Were the verr n;,,k ~
ihc chiyalry. In fTnTe1lIn~ t1,rnueh thr co,t,,.
try noiiced tlIe plantations werf ilescrted or
1aiLer uncultiyated. There were some small
fells Of cnfton md cnrn tn snhaIst The
1,coT,le h,,f ~ c,,nnore Il viii, What Il rms
IN 1Ss5' won1d he lSlc rnmnar;nr Tho vfnr.
T1nfns IF France to ttc drsoTi rcn;on ~
Eaharn. - At"De'' ~ LIZ oeseA' 'e'0NA -
Eesiriug to talk With the negroes and be-
a. cat;, n1,crt atrst t',ijaa feon tcrfaen
.rhara go t.r1. lsaIthu ,,,.,, sittin T., thn
door smoking eo,n.cn1, Wives. I rode IN 10
NJ NV. anor a,S osSa3 P'pes' Ao">' UP w
'ua Se a un1 mo ,x,,, so,,o co,r nreaa
Au s.Yon SoIa In n hah ae brcoa In, we,s ro cows,
fat n,,ce ai;~fte1 md innmiretl iI,c s;tnaiinn
IF ,I,;n~s . .ra ,rf,v thn Tc3ds waro nat n,,,p'
o. 1atad .nihS ana WHY 'ae He'os were NOT e''''''
'aaeN; WW,,r mace, ,rhoro,s ror -, +,,av
,,MsnS, m1aSsa, , w, Mncses you irom s,a they
fisar A"1'"s3' ''-o'e .o'
LIT tl,o, +o,a ,,,o,, 1u,a q S,r,horn ,non "A
inen 1o,a t4e i Tas oi.hetn Ma;. sa,a MANA IA
a,la. "Ss 49,. .reat tr .sls,an M a,aa
NY .!a sne sint ts.. ,yar sSnG ,nr " & ~. ~ @
TIM ref,so ~ 1o' t,n,o and hn.r
~ .e1r t, ~ iaf en9, nnu aoM
IN ni!as I'LL !. ~ , auu .nsn aouso'
Nv n.,Sa hn seouo sa, ~ ~ Ha.s ~ ns uGy eAh.
, VIZ 5on nmA ruIsaSin 'a,.a nsn ' swaas y,
uoMn ~. uese an1 as1, on! ene lano ano h1e soa
,tDa NJ ~ VIII massa ,. r. .,,
had claance to send yol,r children a''
Wy, ussas NJ ~ .o.A .'S ~ ett H.
was 90 hearty that no ono could aooot Us
senu!ueNess- "nat ne nnnts W. W.
sonla yes E'o oa5 ehiasGhs aeasn Ms ams S1ssM ),
Arc you sure all of the blacks would
work IL they could get paid -
"Nel1, massa, sc k1io,ss dcre's some lazy
folks even among de whites. and o. course
ae7es nay h'sie1s H. so,,,r,. ,-,, ,,,s+ o,,, ,,a
no great distance needed to lc travelled, to
lind examples Of lazy white ,ncn. l then Gon-
timed:
.Eut how about the most Of them ~
nut ob I've, 'ould work hard, and glad o. de
| CHANGE. but arv won't none oh dem work
wilout pay.''
! "IioF lone lave you known you were
free:"
linn our en. miister ar say fa M lie e jesus f5S
lis neoplc,''
Arr YOU church members % asked
"Yes, and wo had white man to preach
1e1orc dc war, coz ley couldn't trust eo!osed
"1o the wealthy men drive any Of the
I blacks OF their plantations?''
AYES. lots; all oh 'c1n do aud VIC has to
takc 10 little tents, aud LII by onr gurdcns ;
dcy know dcy darzcn't drive us OFT d here, or
dc blue coats come down aud hang 'em; !; 50
lAH
zen, lib: hut guess wc can staud 1t rs long
as ley can,t
! "Nhcu you knew ron were free, did you
think you would never have to work any
nnore:' I further enquiscl.
"No sal-aint suc}. fools as dat; work Is
dc lot Of man, If dcy's houest.''
"Ase thei5 any planters in this section who
hire their s1ayes 81
swell, yes, dars massa Tom Hanchest, lie
Hires his'n and gibs dem twelve dollars
month md pays dem every month, and be
has five hundred acres of cotton in, and he
SAYS he makes more dan cher, as 1t oaly takes
half rs many handE, rs wen t1sy worked for
notin; but he durnt lire any bodies nsycra
but hisscu, as de people would lanS him Il
lie did,
"Nut suppose the whites here would try ia
make you slaves again, and the yankees
were not to help save you, What would yot
os''
~ 'sposc dar would be y good manF q y
nrtn seml - ~ coI 1.a,,sar4 ,an ~ 3,
eau un y ~ ,,,"aa.a LIN n,u 1ah. ~ =
6nt yol "a afn sD,a 10 " y, fee' "oa' - ~ W
ccME ~ LIZ u'u Is.'3ii l.9i1e e. 49,, ,
Houaont W 10 inose . no1 .,s tt.ut ~
l!aAE uGr oau nsteaa hep 81; -. - .r'u III
aeT "o!k ,. "ntn uSs W" 5or; ,u. p0t NV, 81 a III,
only Gio Us work. ven support aetn VIII
tngiy.
PUBLIC MEETING At AnERbEfs, MISS
Aberdeen presents great contrast, i'll it,
appearance now, rs compared with its appear
ancc ten years ago. Although the Yankee:
had visited it tnt a few times, yet i hal
srea tls sts Of ~ fons s cont1, aner
nenn,,, hnye nothing to sell. and the toWI
i,rnn31 hnye nnthinT with wl,'c}, to },uy ant
- ,t,n-a1.a,,J;a 1os ,.at Ioon l,ro,rl,t inin III
a ~ ss.a .ha Hnrti @ Momorsr ;e 1Iace IL i
nnoa.,.os rra, If Hans " ;ntnrcst nr fron
~ H., ,,,'t;. ,ua.,t;nr ~ ,a. n ~ ha eid =,
te It3t} hat 80 rons;,er ti,c sn,ect nf recon
trct;or' sn1 a' ND acrnrfnr1r vailed tili TIA
s:,a wi, ,a,s. ~ iea-ni1r snnethIn., of III
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