The New York herald., 1866-06-02

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naucncs q the boon q freedom, which we believe
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dsysns from the bond Of slavery and al ether msF
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II was only with great difhculty that General Tilson
succeeded dcposng Tycoon Campbell from ns throne
and him 10 10 in1 s a ssvsn
nah where he was playing the humble roe 9, dsiegae
TO tho convention Of tho African Epscop y. y0sfc
tunes with pious equanm'ty contenng himself ~ m
sinuang groundlcss charges against tho agent o. me
Island the exChef Justice of the Supreme Courts full
bloodod Congo attired In brown motted blouse, dark
trousers and dirty shirt but bearing wi,na an aspecs
hardly slrpass restrained my rlsible tendcncos not
KNOWING whether Congress might not renstatc him
In his judicial position and thus subject me TO the dire
pains and penalties Of contempt Of court.
no FOR FLORIDA.
Past Jekyl Island, where the crew o. the Wanderer
were landed thirteen cooking kettles stll stand under
large oak tree by the beach, and Cumberland Island
where ten thousand Of Sea Island cotton land are
owned by one person. Mr. STAFFORD made our way TO
Fernandna reaching that point Monday night Here
the negroes are doing admirably; There are about
ging,n earning twentysix dollars a month and the
women meanwhile cultivate little patches cf land plant
ing corn cotton and potatoes The agent q ne Bureau
TROUBLE BREWING.
Notwithstanding the fair appearance or things on tho
surface there Is danger at Fcrnandna and you
hardly be surprised to hear OF repetition OF tho
Memphis Ncwbern massacres In this department OF
the South. The danger arises out OF matter which
does not at first sight to bear any rotation
to the position Of the whites and negroes
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MISSIONER has been sent by the President to invest.
gate these proceedings hero and also at Augustine and
at Beaufort. l have reason to believe his inquiry Will
disclose succession OF gigantic frauds pevading these
sales from beginning to end Instances have been men
being disposed Of less than twenty dollars; Of
lots being bought in and OF illegaties OF tbo
Undcr those Is evident that the titles Of
much OF this confscaed property are very shaky and
much ll.feeling naturally prevails between the North
crn purchasers and the Southern former owners Un-
scrupulous from the North have taken advantage
OF this excited state Of the prbl!c mind to urge the
negroes to against the d--d rebels who, thay toll
them going them out OF their little lands.
am assured on authority can hardly doubt that the
negroes thus ncted held meetings FOR drill and are
armed with muskets TO tho number OF several hundreds
and accident or an njudcious oct may bring about
serious outbreak
whence despatch this letter, similar excitement pre-
walls Threats, IL would secm have been madc use Of
by few white rowdce tina. they would kill the niggers
when the troops withdrawn and there fears thus
excited have been turned to such III purpose that on
Friday night last armed bands OF b0th negroes ana
whites passed along the streets each expecting attack
from The other side Happily no breach Of the peace
has yet occurred, and the military commander is doing
his best TO persuade both SIDES that their fears were
groundlcss.
A DELEGATION OF CITIZENS
had interview with GenerafSteednlan last evening,
assured him Of their desire to act fairy end Justly
to the frecdmen but, far as have seen public sen
nent is no. by any satisfactory here as at
other points we have visited nor are the decisions of the
civil courts so just as they ought 10 be 10 the freedmen
SAVANNAH, Ga, May 90, ls60
tedious ride from Fcrnandina to Jacksonville, thence
TO Tallahassee has enabled to complete tho circuit
Of the state OF Florida We have found the Bureau here
carefully honestly administered by Brcvot Brgadicr
General Osborne the freedmen working at high wages;
crop prospects fairly good though somewhat impaired
by heavy rains and the people generally wei! disposed
TO the government and 10 the freedmen, with the excep
ton have noted In previous letter. Governor Walker
and General Foster the courteous commander OF tho
Department have started for FcrnanGna 70 aay The
element thcrc ond to avoid II possible. the outbreak
which the inudieous and cupabe Vaccinations Of North
crn agents hsvo rendered imminent.
SPECULATIVE SENATOR srRAGrr
ought 10 mention that OF the largest purchasers
Of the property which has been questionably dis
posed OF in this locality by the Tax Commissioners
Emitted States Senator (scnator spague) This gente-
man Is actually employing cxrobc! generals TO manage
extensive nils he owns In Florida. whio sitting In
the EeEatc and voting week that the rebels
virtually little better than cuhroats and not 10 be
trusted.
TroMAsyIIIE
From Florida we ha.o back to Georgia, and by
route that trust rc.cr TO traverse again. thirty
miles drive IN an ambulance drawn by mules tho road
leading through continuous swampy pine woods, and
being Itself It,o better than cattle track with plenty
CT snags y IL desirable o rney especially night
We reached Thomassi6 botseen TN and eleven o'clock
on Thursday night, had hurried interview with tho
citizens, and wcrs compelled either to resume Jour-
ney betwcan three and iuGr O'Clock in the morning
lie by for couple OF days We chose the former rltcr
native and back a Savannah G'itr forty hours Of
rough riding, broken only by three hours sleep.
~ EN coN6nrssnAs's crryIoHs.
Al Thopsev!'ls OK Cong lcssman Seward developed his
yiews sfe sa!i the oh'y harm this section Of Georgia
Fad received bv tie war was jns the market value OF
the slayes they had lost. 4. was culvaiiDg farm
chcaply than he had e6f done before, taking
into consideration the expense OF maintaining The sur
Plus hands Whether the negro would be better OF WIS
question. That question, tnink, Ia answered BY the
fact that throughout the greater part OF the State the
negroes working FOR onehd of the crons and their
ratuns this liberal arrangement. having been occurred
them mainly throuqh the vol tined eKrr0ns OF General
Tson, ard soiao of them win have much two
hundred and City dollars each 70 draw the end OF tho
year. after paying all expengcs. One planter In my
hearing said he would bc willing to engage 20 gve all hs
hands 5000 and take tho risks soe remarked thnt
the finger OF Cod wa. in tho Mr.. Seward with all
reverence doubted the assertion. fo thought JsG Davis
and Howell Cobb had good deal more TO do with II than
tho Almighty Mr. Seward, need hardly add, Is
Union man.
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