, 1865-06-23
FROM VIRGINIA,
The WcTk Of Observation-Disclosures
dition Of the State.


The WcTk Of Reconstruction. Con-
dition Of the State.
Poverty and apmiliatfon of F. r.
V.,s-Thr HlAckA-1he Flesh Brck. n
Copfascat!on Of Rebel Preperty-Re-
building In Rfchmond-Polttlca Az
iaizo-7he Legislature.
Correspondence Of The Chicago Ts!bucel
RIcHxoSD, Juu. Il, 1866.
In accordance with my promise, propose
to give you budget of. ady:ces from this
late capital Of the 1ebcls, scarcely knowing
precisely In what respects may not be an
ticipated by the dispatches OF tie regulzs
correspondents, and extracts from The local
press cf Richmond auding their way into
yeur columns. The papers here are beeom.
Ing mort enterprising in news and less sono-
rous In doctrine. The resonnding leaders
which were the last props Of the rebellion
have been brushed aelde with the other pro-
pcrties Of the played out drama, and the
Nchmend p1ess are quietly industrI-
Gus In collecting the items Of
the new phase Of life, sad aidlDg in bsingluc
ordc- and peace out Of the wrecks of war,
Let me give you brief RESUME Of such facts
as have Impressed themselves upon me, pass.
Ing "!tncat comment thc haekntJed themes
of journey from Washington. The trip
itEelf was uneventful, and though full Of Y,r-
gestiyeness, the facts suggested arc fanidar
history to your readers. Fortress M,nroc,
"nGc Tue atcn tsaitor occnpies bis prison
casematc; locality in Hnmp.on roads where
below the blue water the Cumberland s,eena
ard where the Mentor aycnred her fste = -
-. ~. .1s..,,,.. T....s.",1 ss' awe "P-
W Lne -lc''naae hal1son s Lahd!ng,aWhe
Mcclellan sought shelter on Eunboas: CITY
Point. With its immense ,sharrrs and ~,
ho,,ess wh;,h "a .,d ,.t-4.1e1
.s"sa =" % go ~ ~ n ua1uta1aeo aiaot's
s1"ep on hlcnuoao uutcn Tap, With the
canal thst did not strafghten our course, but
may Ct be realized as permanent river I'm.
nrt Fernent. Durr,s R1uff Win tha .,,t,. ar..
ger in its 7icmtty xFe,f whers 1fttta s.3 1ae-
fastened to huoys tell nf tornadne, fu.il. Us
bt ut ath vet to p; rpmore5 H tt,ssa "' st,,s Hns
pirc stones came We To Rlchinond "trP' tr|o
ho9 open US it has ueen for weeks to ali VIM
can settle with the t.n,,ta;n fs.e ~, FL "up
itary surye;liance. 8'>~ ''o'' s4i 'n''-
Ibe first fast supcestcd he ,ha mos, .,.,.,
s.uoy Of the condition II Vtrri,;o n. 80.
tin,e. is her nttererhanstson Tbs ,nat1, ~ ~
Sialrs. who bee ,me the Tscnnd h-en5ar " "
blacks for The Soi.arrn m.,tet snS toia =,
her own hesh and blood fnr lahnrers IN ,ha
Il, Ids OF co ION. sugar and r,re n 10 cr'f
Statea. lss beer iesrfuilv scon,rad oe ~ AZ
var. Upou her lave heen nnnrrn rhe f'c,ca,e e
yisls of wrath. Eh has he..n ~ 49,.
na,cn the tramn,ad arsnn nr = hath a-,.;aa Saa'
1Ier hn,Dee heTa hAsr .rs.. o atce;
svn.d' Her 1srm;nu dia,,1n,ps ~ ~ , n.e nna
waste 1hruph many nf hrr haat cn,,,,;aa. iam
i,uildinrt ftnrea ali ~ ne archa ast suun.s;
and IA, n s,ors aestrnvtS and ,,s,,s.h aleo
country. The in6ements of Ind a -, doanis, ~
eco1ed mon rultT land' hova ~ c.,,r.d ueep,d
with uun,eruus rt.s;dents or 1fti:.esnf sactiona
Of Virginia and irom I'll. tho sama M se story
comes. 1t seems to have ina.ter.d iittls
whether the occupying force wore elay or !
able Bodied slaves have gone from larce Sc. e.
ing to tie disconsolste husbsndnau ~ ia
whole available farm force. a lew dccrcnis
blacks too lame to run awsy. The women and
chsldrcu unable to share liz hcctra Of The
etouter portion, and q few broken down Aorses
or Dults rejected f1om the orartermastrt,s
stock This applies most iorc.hly ~ 1hs
Whole Shenandoah Valley. save il, lie 1,nner
and more sheltered pprtion. Eherc con,3d"pcs
was earliest restored, It anniies n ths
whole Peninsula region. and with freshssT
force Of al to Inc nreyions.r mnIe e1s1nn,
teciiopg YestTnrd finn EirSmnnd Ehsthpps
to die. and Grant ami ShtTifsn faiin4.sd =,
r1yr tte eouD d oraoes In nne sectiar v,s.,.j
5, the latttI. anf fn a svscIsl ~ ~ rs,eI,,1
ton, She1iaan's men swtnt a recion ~ sn,ne
seven miles souare as clean1y nf al tn rs"s S nr
hurar occupatton as In lin DOM ofths 1s,,1
natic. - >'~S''' - >'0 S4N
Rnr th,a 1heme ,npst mt ,.,,a
hpgth tat vii de,T,neI o,i,sr @ tanics m ~ W's'
10 Establish it fu1ly AZ the ss' base to .hnM tHR
whrrr mace flnds Virnin.a a,5 1,-,s ~ .rS.t
wrfcfs Of her inr1ce, srstcn, frca 1ahar nnn.t
lnild. The snffr,inr Tho d,snra.r ~. .ass e,an
1ccoyety yc. to come nTe s,,1l IN e1n; J .tion Hm
and must b. char1.d to avrrr - not Frea.
aam Tte o,d in.;nut;on atesf, ~ s,n nos tsee E,
di.,n,+inn hss eAnt ,i,o , ~ olasGty y, " ~
sinres hr .br ,chonnd ~ th..;r nn ap.I iin uuaeo
~ a iis,s1ca 1nrm tha;. e..n,an 49, ~
TbeT 70 beoo,se ,htn M s0rmea -, n.a ~ I
also 1sscsuse ther az ,eas, ", IN. 49, ]
Wiling TO estahiish nex reIsttona p;,h a1h
r. Ia lent nerman,n1iV no.- y! g.h 4 ~ 1ne5
iii thrir i,n.ai are. acf NJ .sna ~ uG ~ ~
1he dthr,s <r fhei, fs,t,, nsad, +h.t ,1;, ~
them This IL - lint nnor Wh;ct, -. :. .,nt 1. "
ths,n men will flo well tn sct Cnms hsrs
viii, entcrprise. a moderate c3n,ta1 ~ none
at ali. and the Vir,inia nian.er viii ha 1',.J
TO make Relations 70 insn,e a nrcsnerit9 h hs
0ArEk n ind
Nvr; ;heIn mcn to worl I,1rS rhcY Tat mnn,s. NV
u1aIlr eai ali c.ntact with the ,ror ri ~, tr1H-
mrniA of their lste chair I.st H. ~.
short their limbs. "a ci,nch ,h;a ns,s ~ ~.
sut3ecr with fipurea nnnd 1arms msv ns
i.o,;r 1t nj fIom o1'e.th,s.i ~ nna4b.if 3bs3r y
richest under The sun. The nrorimitv m IN tn
MAJ kets viii insure tie hi..hest rricrs for
their crops, f''~>' As'
Out Of tic demand for lahnr IN MARYLAND
and Virginia has grown n new riass
OF fesh.brokcrs, Who act as middle
men between the planters and lie
stray blacgs, exposing tie latter to Ill man.
Other day came down upon one Of these
knarcf, Baltimo.eau, Ike q thunder bait.
and told tue fellow that he Etuld not be nj.
lowed to pocket from $3G to $40 urr cupitd |
On the ignorance and simplicity OF blacks he |
WIS trying to take to Maryland. All this |
Will work clear by and BY, though much su:-
ferius Is In store for the colorei men, The
fact Is, that whlte.c,uclty in sections where
the administration OF local law does not pro-
tect the blacks, will increase, on the principle |
I hat It isn't good tcopptpy to maltreat your |
own niger, whereas II you hire him you NAV
treat him as some men treat liyery horses.
But remember this when you discuss what |
there will be limit TO his onnressors' nowrr
Owe r him. An excess or ot,ttare Will h-aat
tie rod In every case. "@' o'
The dispatched have adyised You err this.
doubtless. that General Turucf as Provost
Marshal Gcueral. and Genera1 Terry IA Mil.
tsTy Commaudant or Mis- distfict. kava suc.
ceeded General ORD and General Patrick. for
which ali 1oynl men are thnnFIni. Erithcr Of
the ofticers now in htehest authority here
vii hs het,aveI tnto ac;s of donhtfni }en;tr
Zen. Tuner Is he paitsnt of a nramineyt
rai]road mar Of Tour own civ. Grn. Tesry
4 noble Young Connecti.ut officer. The hero
Of Fort Fisher. has succeeded both Geueral |
Ord and Gene,ai HaliecF. He In R1irafiar nj |
~. ...1,.,,sr erTnr +hs on1v e,a 20 ~ W.s. ~