The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-06
Lying Correspondents.

We do not often notice the state
ments of Northern correspondents in
the South, considering all such atten-
ton as labor thrown away. The New
York Tribune of the Dist inst, has the
following:
Governor Aiken called upon the
freedmen near his place on Johosse, a
few days ago, and proposed a con-
tract to them "Now," said ne, "the
land is entitled to one-third of the crop,
the implements; mules, horses. rstions,
etc, another third, and the labor one
third. / will find the land and the
provisions, implements, etc, and give
YOU one-third of the crop for your la.
bor." They told him that his PROPOSE
ton was very fair, but, having vivid
recollection of how he used to feed
them in days gone by, they would pre-
fer to change it round little, 80 that
they could find their own rations,
mules, implements, etc, and give him
one-third of the crop for his lsnd-just
what he had said it was entitled to-
The Governor left without making an
agreement, thinking, doubtless, that
freedom had put some very impractiea-
BILE ideas into their heads, and that If
would have been far better for them if
they had continued slaves.
Now, we happened to learn from Gov
ernor Aiken himself, shortly after his
arrival from Johosse, that the freedmen
had gone to work cheerfully and &C
cepted the contract submitted to them
by the agent of the Freedmens Blu
reau A very large part of both rice
and cotton lands were under cultiva-
| ton, and the Governor was very much
pleased with the result of his visit.
The same paper contains the follow
ing:
President Johnson, by special order,
contrary to the wishes of Gen. Saxton,
turned over Trinity Church, on Hasel
street, last fall to rebel trustees, who
claimed it The colored people who
had occupied it for some months, many
of whom contributed generously for its
erection, and who never forgot 10 pray
| for the President of the United States,
were turned out, and sought place of
worship elsewhere The white people
commenced worshipping there about a
month since. Last Sunday, the Rev.
E. j. Meynsrdie stood in the pulpit,
and with eyes upturned to heaven, SOL
EMMY invoked the Divine favor upon
jefferson Davis, who had been so long
and SO cruelty deprived of his liberty.
This Meynardie sprang from poor
white trash, commenced life by sweep
ing lawyers Office, and finally brought
up in the bosom of the II. E. Church,
| South, where, for four long tedious
wears, he prayed for the Gonfederacy,
and even now insists that the prayers
were heard and will be answered. He
married into a family which possessed
negroes, and became q brutal tyrant.
| When chaplain in the Confederate
army, he had a colored servant whom
he used 10 whip every morning for ex-
ercise. A colored woman is nov in this
city, who testifes to having been strip
ped, tied up by the thumbs, and her
body lScerated by him, since the SUR
render of Johnston's army, when he
knew thst she was as free as himself
The Rev. Mr.. Meynardie, it IS well
known, is one of our most popular and
| talented young clergymen, and beloved
| b. all his congregation, white and
black. Ssving always given his best ef-
forts to the obstruction and advance
ment Of the latter -sce particularly 1t
is the interest of these writer's to Witty
and traduce our citizens in ne iona
hope of retaining their hobby--she
poor negro. Hence these misrepresen,
| tations.