New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-10
The rcnleigh COurt-i1nriiai.
Ff1m olf speclI OoUlsponIsni
TENTH DAY.


TENTH DAY.
RAMsn n C.. Monday Jolly 1866
The court mot this morning the witness 4. d. Holmes.
present. and stated: planter living IN Sampson,
Comfy ~ e.; was born aud raised in this Siatc am
slightly acquainted with the accusedi he and Gen. Con
rented nee plantation Of me on the Capo Fear River;
have leased II to them for year; have the lease
lnie MS road showing the contract being from February
1000 To January /, 1871; Aessrs Mann and con to em-
uov - good hands IN cutyatng the ice ana cleared up
land also TO cultivate and work theturpentino ueesg'ns
onequlrer of all the crops $1,000 was advanced to the
owners be deducted ut-O he returns IN the fa they
ar To deliver the portion of the crop 10 Holmes at
~ liniu ZION in merchlnabe Ordcri and d. III. CorDett,
th yerer r the for the past II years was 10 be
retained IN his old POSITION; ! owned slaves before the
war; the feeling OF confidence between ihe planter anu
negro was not settled the planter had no confidence
in the negro labor there were negroes III tne 'S.! VI
my plantation that were ont OF employment tney
were idle and were, understood, being aided
by the Government; II | had mad the captal
/ would have worked my own plantation,
thouch shared the distus OF the negro labor with
the other planters did not believe they could be induced
IN labor either in cotton cOrn rce had no confidence
i'm negro free labor; did not think was absolutely ne
cossary to compel them in Slavery but the change was
recent thought they would ho' Dc Drought 10 under
stand they had to work for living do not think they
are plabie though | think they are improving now
there was an objection on the par OF the negro 70 cultivate
rice some few have been employed on rice plantaonsi
noe ~ the only available crop that cultivate upon
the river; do not think there was man upon the nycr
who would have rented farms to the negroes nee is
tedOEs, though not aDorolS cIuP anu u "ou no. uo
for man 10 work to-day and leave tonorrowi do not
know what the present improvement Is attributable TO-
they are working for monthly pay
Major Thomas T. Johnston, witness for defense, anu
Quartemastcr OF the Bureau for North Carolina
NAV aud the preceding months was on duty MS Inspector
and Financial Agent the duties OF Assistant Financial
Agent wcro to receive moneys from property and crops
raised upon the abandoned lands, and TO dsbuse the
moneys for their district he accounts 10 the CHIEF fnan
cal AGENT Capt Seecy; the Assistant Financial Agent
was moi an executive officer he bad no charge or freed
men. Major Manns duties were as Asst. q NJ ana III
onuroyes all disbursements, that is salaries Small DIS
bursemcnts are made by the Financial Agent All moneys
received By the Assistant Financial Agent are accounted
FOR as | stated and disbursements are made upon inc
monthly estimates Of the Assiii. Financial Agent
Major Mann I'd not draw up cont ~ OF eoAlIoi fieeu
m,u in ans way That lam aware -
leJrd-a advocate announced tlai a lhe evidence ol
i..-h .f O. r.. fore tle COURT a.!l = tL- Ne'.a q
wished until tomorrow 10 prepare LIS de'e--e Granted
and court adjourned.