, 1866-02-22
AMONG TILE HKEC0NSTNUCTED -


sllould not be practtEcd. Hyou want slcEly
hedge. give 1t two or three summer pruntngs,
aud yos.r wish will be E1ntliicd. RURAL.
AMONG TIE ssHEC0SSTRUCTED.''
Notes Of a Recent Trip Through mIssia-
slprf-Necc.afty Tor a Frecdmcnss Bu.
rcau-Te&ilmony from Tennessee.
ICo,r7fponhenee Of the Madison Journal1
Alter sojourn OF thirty days in the State
OF Mississippi, have gathered some ideas Of
reconstructed" people, that 1t may be we'll
10 tell to others. TLis visit has opened mp
the condition and state Of mlnd of the people
Of that section, to my ricw 80 differently from
what expected aud had been told did exist,
that have determined TO lay my experience
before you.
had .een led to believe that the rebel.
sflcr having submitted the question OF dif-
ference tLut existed bet ween The North and
tho South to the arbItramcut Of ar1ns, and
tle matter In dispute Aaving been decided
agalust lin, lad taken the oath In all
honesty, kissed tho bible with earnest vigor,
planted the old Gag over The ob1itcratcd
<'slars and bara," and With devoted love for
1hc Consta aAtion, laws md Government Of
the unilcd States, was acting iu good faith
FOR the good of the people md Government
] did believe nkewisc, 1hnt they had tecn
2,trxudded into the opiuion that VIC were not
entirely set Of cowardly Yankees, and that
We had earned, aud in measure enjoyed
their rcspect- But In all this was wrong.
Had ! sr,rnt my time in the largo river
towns, ] should never hayc learned but that
Mississippi wns indeed reconstructed, and
that she deserved to " represented In Con-
errss. and treated In al1 respects like one Of
tAc si,t:7Aood Of loyal States, but wcat in
to the Interior, and while riding in cars, nor
Ing around on horseback or Oh foot among
tile plantations, sitting In bar-rooms and pub
lie rIaccs, ] have taken especial pains to
keep my hair Oft my ears, and the brim Of my
1lat aDuyc my eyes, and believe have cl-
joycd unusuul opportunities for learning thr
true sentiment ot the people. And / find
that they are now Ii ever antagonlstic 10 the
Federal Government; TINT they will BE- gov
esi,cd by Il Just So aucl and just 50 long as
they arr compelled to he, md no more aud
TO longer. They urc waiting today, aud
l,eliere intend to hold themselves ercr ready
favorable opportunity present, OF JUN any
fn1cign power with which VIC may become
involved In war, to break up the Govern
rirnt. have heard the desire expressed that
wc may get into wnr With FEapce over the
Mexican question. and / have heard the in
oatl. 10 takc up ar1ns for France should there
1'e such war. They speak Of the Govern
n.t'nt mt as though they had part mud parcel
in 1t, hut Us the 81 Yankee Government; II not
al our Gag, but tho :. Yankee f]ac;," not Of
our amy, hui thc--tand the pfotane use au
OF negro with Federal uniform Is all they
can endure, while they entertain disgust
tnlly equal tor his officers.
Iii Transporting regiment Of colorcd SOL
tlirrs IL" other day, q Short distance over tllp
Southern tsailroad, the csrs we're run Oh the
killed. ~a1 In a car 0 few hours afterwnrd,
when the news WIS communicated to the pas
senscrs. unl could not he'p noticing the unaa-
inluus expression Of disgust from those pres
tnt when they learned that ''no nl.gcrs were
killed" flley hate the freedmen most ear.
l have heard them frequently express them
selves upon tue subject Of cSro-ki1llne, md
! do no: believe that A1{salssippMns do, or
win r,'i1'7 much in conscience utter colntnlt-
Tin" the act. The frequent and unpleasant
t;l.lt they have OF numbering Northern pco-
pie particularly those who arc connected With
1hr Frccdmen's Bnltnu, Or were conspicuous
III our army, is well known. Tic Quaker Ia
dies who 20 South for the purpose Of teaeh.
inr Tic freedmen, nrc objects Of great dislike
10 them, and ] am told theY cannot pass
through public street without rccc,vins In
snlt~.
Whipped rebel No. /, did moi report to me
lucytr have seen him hui thr man spoke
Often WHO "EnoR's tltat II was main strength
aud awkwardness that beat u.s." and If Beau
regard bad BEEN in the piare OF Pcmbcrt IN, ol
Jsnsi91 in @ the plnes s Of no1a it would aaxt
ned, no sir! We are put down for season
but 1t will he all right yet!''
! nuticc it Is t>ua1 Tor observers Of tht
Southern people to 1nGntinn the existence ol
several MAeSent classes there, who look npen
their condition differently, and Willie one
man Yields because lie 5e tully whipped, and
Others, upon reflection, have concluded II
wns an error to clldcavor to break up tn
t'bcst Government In the world" most oil
appear 10 rte nfd fighting ut III end. and ths
pipe OF peace half smoked up! Now, outside
III tlc river towns. n1so found two classes
oilr III which cousieta OF the I'LL whipped, un
rc{entcu:, blood-thlrrty, poison retels, with
their rcb;l wirca, rebel daughters and retae
eisturo. The other claEs wills q late major in
1hc Confederate sEmy, who cot tired, pooi
fellow, and deserted tho service some nint
months before the close Of tho war His hcart
grew Wa:ul when bc heard mc say "Cness
1ur ..r,.cIlon," and tic poor man really did
&c. as though he liked inc, and he tried tt
t.lik love tor our Government and the deal
old flag. But that man Is not long for thl
world. lie has bccu shot Ut twice within tn
rust ninety dnysi
Strangers is proycrbiel. Everybody know
about that. enjoyed II. They have WE
OF putting one nj his ease nerer Irac1ised i
the North. In the first place, they most thor
u,,.lIy llnle everybody north of Aason M
Dixon'e liuc. The degree or intensity Of eel
and ~ our poliiica1 complexion. At plants
1iou Visited, the lady owner, WHO IVES widow
spoke 20 frequently aud SO bitterly OF "th
Yankees that it was gettln.. ltard TO endure
With view Of checking the unkind CT
rrcsein,ls used In speaking Of INF people.
myself. il Ind its elect, for thereafter sh
l,adc handy 1,se OFFS pronoun instead Of tn
ndjective. Madam, have you ary milk p
No! I"u Yankees stole nilmy cows!" S'boy,
said /, turning abruptly to her son, Lad {
tsynst iro,r. fou d-d Yank, s.o1e eur y
5le' There Is no use-yyou cau't switch thct
OF from that subject. / have cndcayored
make you understand tl.c true feeling ol th
great ln4ss OF the people met IN every da
lille. Spcechcs arr frequently made By shreW
nes, for publication, md newspaper article
published 10 be copied into Northern paper
1hal would lead one TO think tilrr" .
Ioyal ecl,timcnt here that W1u. --~.M OF
rs big as y snutlowcr, if Congress would az
nit i1c members elected from the ''so-calle
Confederate sta1es," md IT our politician
would he little more couciliatory towar
The South but "wboeser Is deceived theEeo
is MT Nl>r."
As careful as ther try to be, they do &C
upon the record. to Their disadvantage, eom
times. Notice the State militsn, formed by
the .Con1ederatc grey" as The legal anl!or1
WHO charge about, under the command
Their late .'coutedcrate ottlccrs,'' opprcssin!
abusing and robbing the poor freedmen
This army, am told, resembles SO much Il
late rebel army, In spirit and appearance. th'
naked eye. A man aspiring to any place
honor or profit, must chow good blood
record In the rebel service, or he 'tatu' loyal,
and Will get no votea-
Villa. chance has the 1ate slnye to live witl
out master in facs. He Ii prevented by In
fou1stoo}! His so.ral.ed liAeTty will be
10 yalt,c TO him unless the Federal Goycsl
rnent, by appropriate Legislation, protects Iii
in Ais ri .htE and Elrcs practical effect to b
freedom. The question, what shall he dor
with these rebels: IL the one prominently b
it tul!s, hut will caution those In power n
tn enlarge their pnsileGes. and be sure til
tle Federal bayoncts te not decreased, n
watch them we'll, for they Will bear it.
SESsrEoKE.
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY FROM TESSt
SEE
fFrom the Nashville Republican Hammer. Feb. !
TIE rreedmen'e Bureau, It need not be sal
is uu institution foreign 10 the preconcepti
novelty to tue Government, OF whose orEal
zatiuu 1t has come to form so large part.
is sprung from the war. and, like most Of t
Innovations Of revolution, could not, from t
nature Of the casc. be over popular. If
were introduced to Vermont or Ohio. VIC st
1Sct it would be received With as little far;
Us in t;corcia and Virginia. Yet, admin
Tered with i'll equal aud exact Justice fro
men OF eound discretion and honesty, it m,
ne converted BY corresponding spirit {
1le part Of the people, into usef
tribunal, suited to tne attered condition
IlfsE E.tlj ~ P1f{f r.H TVR i,
number ot lndut,itahlc iaets, that where Il L
11ccn conducted with au eye for the mut.s
benefit Of the employer and e1nploye, 1t
not considered an eugtne Of oppression, OF
source of discontinue aud discomfort. Y
might Instance many quarters hefc In Tcnnt
toye f1Ir fr1It1, of t1,r inn IL nv a,