The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-01-26
For the Citizen.

This estimable gentleman=.sa gentleman
of standing and influence in his native
State, Iowa-recently taking tour through
the South, for pleasure and recreation, and
Stopping over for - few day. lin obeiiown,
for the purpose of visiting some of our
fair 'damsels. In passing through the SUI
burbsy on one Of Aforesaid excursions. was
Assa:led By band Of Tuffans, 'sstalWart
fellows, six Of whom were clad in9buek-
RUM 10 Oue4of the williams laid a 'ttlarge,
heavy hand''o on the Colonel shoulder,
greatIB4o his terop-- f2ro ciF sIsom5m
ellis eyeBalls wide Fold with hrehsied ffigIt''
The Cal.o fought and commended yalianEly
until "o3erpowered bgsuperior numbers ?
he had the discretion to break loose from
their hold and as he sped bysome vacated
houses, heawas fred upon by others of the
band ;; causing. him tooincrease his pace to
lightning speed, and the skirts OF his dress
coat to assume horizontal POSITIONS He
reached the hotel, escaping ''barely with
his lifes'' 1Ohntempenahno gzores! viii
the halceon days never again return, when
gentlemen, con missions Of tote, can pass
mnmolestsd through the streets Of our
towns and villages 9ldaos Iga .yiio sidt az
.-fefsy "a seiiLIe r. lt %
7so StAyEs GONE TO- EINb s0ED M ssAg-
J The, Eofonlo Leader has this paragraph:
sTWo eOlered Bomsns formerly slaVesSobe-
longing % DIR. 1s P Black burn arrived ID
khis city from their former masters plant
uetiQnain Mississippb1forthe purpose oflomce
more, placing tbeu6selyes5 under the. CARE Of
the doctoFao9 The great joy they exhibited
the moment they es9i4heifs6l masters who
happened to be on bushes at stleTailWay
station at the TINA Of their arrival, was OBJ
served By many partiesa The doctor, in
compliance with their urgent request, took
his former slaves to- his residenee,qwhere
they desire to remain as of old with, las
they said, 'smy oldlmassa, N whoappeaTs. to
be a truer friend to them than MANY ofdthe
profsssed pbilanthropists who rail at thegold
relation between white and black In Ahe
1Septh.nq 2asdt saEad isnm zdlgoy $40
l.. rel euiTT-TT y -7-ZT7777---7 T71E7 Ut ss are
rs, Ma WM,o ALExARDEB,s of thisoNicinity,
says the Tuscpmbis North -AIaJamiaasqis
having his farm worked by a colony of some
fifty Georgians, who have left that State
allured with the advantages offered by our
rich valley. Mr. Alexander furnishes feed
for the, plough stock. the land. farming
utensils, houses, wood, ETC., and provisions,
which the laborers are, to pay for when the
crop is made, The, laboreFs furnish their
own horses, having brought them With
them, and the crop after being gathered is.
equally divided, We have fordOubt but
that similar arrangements can be made with
other families, who may wish to come into
CHS valley. D"' I-'D - cas-
This is a suggestive paragraph. There
are large numbers of land holders in this
State and other Southern States who should
profit by the example Of or, Alexander.
They would thus not only give employment
to deserving poor men. but would makeit
profitable TO themselves, braIe,arzo tsdl
90 Posssnsr Back : BRI DalPs Il
WIN, doubtless, some ' 8 - -shssS in
the North who have been le{slIt SzE6elieve that
the freedmen are ''agin,, Gen. Forrest to the
death, to learn that on. yesterday he left for
his Mississippi plantation. with two hun
dred and twenty Tour male aud female negro
1aborers, together with their children. He
has made satisfactory contracts with them,
and designs rendering a good account in
Che way Of the staple next. iall.47Menphis
SL1y-1g-1t3Q sc A-ut8eH8 DuA ptslLL = cA
'1y1yssB LII hna 1ilaz-z adL azQd sblow
1faCOI osBoREE, Assistant Comniissi0ner
Of Refugees, Frssdmeny etc, for the District
of Florida, has submitted plan for Major
General Howard for che consideration 81
the Government. for, 'coIonfzing the freed-
meAIao Florida, and he suggests that the
United States purchase from Florida all
that portion of the State be1owL28s of lad-
tudeyg and give is aoterritoral form Of gov
erhment, mons but freedmen to be permit
ted 10 buy or pre-euhPt landss and each
head Of a family TO have eight acres! assog
81, WE regret to5learnrthat Mia. RObsrts,
Of The Nashville Banner has fallen al1ictih
to smallpox. We ARE equally grati6ed at
the announcement that he retains his Won't
ed good humoE and does net consider im7
sell gan ger ups-oB4 81 lla-gqa ll9a 7A
.slE o. 7sI7sT Ell 10 a0IIs3IIdHd 5ai IIJaJ
ulustriOus Confederates. ,56eg
We clip the following from the Memphis
Correspondence of the New York Times,
under date Of January 4th: '@ll 10 gas u
Hi 81 have met in this city several Of the
prominent war men ofithe late Confederate
armies, among whom I may mention espe-
eially Liet Gems. Stewart and Forrest
sta vtat i an eTeosant man aY,fi viii ayyer {e