The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-09-19

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conditions by which they are surrounded,
was revealed in conversation this morn
ing witlEa gentleman Of considerable
wealth before the war began and the
present owner of two large plantations
in Georgia. He intends returning home
immediately, subdividing his plantations
into small lots containing from ten to
fifty acres each, and leasing them out for
a number of years to the most reliable
and industrious of his former negro
servants, at such rates as they will agree
to give and can we'll afford to pay. In
some instances he will. give the right of
purchase at the expiration of the lease.
When the negroes are settled he will
erecta cotton gin and open country
dry goods aud grocery store for supply
ing them with necessaries, and lie be-
lieves that in ten years his income will
quadruple what it was before the war.
He is too sensible to be long without
followers. The true interest of large
Southern landholders is in this direction.
THEsUBJECT OF rARDoNs.
The reported project of establishing an
executive burean for the specdier
transaction of business pertaining to par.
dons has given rise to considerable dis.
cussion concerning that business as at
present discharged But two opinions are
held regardinglt. One class Of mer feel
yindictive. aud believe no parlons should
he granted untilthe people ofthe rebel.
lIous State have at least passed through
a severe probationary period. The Others
are IN favor of pardons, but believe the
present laborious method of examining
cases wholly impracticable. The Presi.
dents life time would not suffice for
moiety Of the work. Why, then, they
ask, does lie not submit to the IRENE
diable necessities oftha case, designate
byname or BY class the few whom he
does not intend to pardon, and declare a
sweeping amnesty for all the others
10 this complexion must it come at
last. | gv.a
.'Th AFFAIS IN GEORGIA." l.f
{ I'm army officer, who has arrived
here direct from Georgia, reports chat
while recently travelling from Atlanta
TO Savannah, he saw in all directions
teams loaded with cotton on their way
to- points whence the staple conll be
transported to a market, either by rail
or water. There were large quantities
at Augusta, and the article was being
conveyed thence by boat to Savannah
for shipment North. He states that the
people of the country, especially those
who have severely suffered by tile war,
express an apparently sincere desire to
conform to the changed condition of af.
fairs,and sustain the general government,
while III, towns which have sustained
comparatively little dame gc by the war,
a spirit of dissatisfaction exists, princi..
,pally confined to the yonng men, who
assume to belong to boasted better
class fsociety, but few of whom have
served in 'therebel army ay&
coLoRED TROOPS TO be MUSTERED OUT.
Orders have been issued from the
War Department of the commanding
generals ofthe Departments of North
Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Texas.
Louisiana.and Arkansas, directing the
immediate muster out OF, all organza.
ITEMS of colored troops enlisted in The
Northern States, the muster to be by
entire organizations and under the
regulations prescribed by General Orders
No. o.. * ~
CONTRACTS foR2 CARRYING SOUTHERN
MAILS. y s56I
The Post Office Department today
ordered q contract with Arthur Leary.
ofNew York, to convey the mails by
steamships from that city to Charleston.
5. c., and back twice week slso.
SUFFRAGE IN SoUTH CARoLfsA.
From highly intelligent gentlemen, di.
rect from South Carolina, we learn that
the question ofsuffrage may prove some.
what embarrassing to the South Carroll
ma politicians in settling the basis o.
representation in that State. A strona
party will he in favorsof fixing,it onths
white basis, while the low country in
! ,terests have heretofore eontroll.d tbt