New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-28
TIRE REEEDnEN,s BUREAU.
TIIB RALEIGH coURT-sARTIAL-cAsE OF oHAPLAIs
CONSCIOUSNESS AND BUREAU MES-PLowlSo
UNION GRAvES-A PREACHER OF THR OLD

UNION GRAvES-A PREACHER or THs OLD
SCHOOL
From Our Special Correspondent;
RALEIGH y. G.. July 10 is66
hep-osccuon Tor Chaplain GIayishas not ansh,dasyet
number of witnesses have been the stand without de-
veloping however any facts bearing the case Dir.
W. K. lane tesfes that CLAWS interested with him
in working part Of his farm that it had be abandoned
for want ofabor Mr. Dorch testies tn at be bought
blankets at auction but does not know whether they
from Chaplain Gayiss Office To enliyen the monotony
Of these procecpings the Counsel Mr. Charles Whttesey,
will al times INQUIRE o little into the anecedcnts OF TIE
gentlemen called in behalf Of the prosecution, !. 2.
By the Counscl-"Mr Lane, have you ever hao any
difficulty with Mr.. GlavisW mo, Sir" was mere
never any difficulty between ron and him reganhg soe
Union soldier sTaycsl' "Oh, never Woiu naye
thought Of that again. can never lay down to sleep WIN
out being at peace with all the World. (Ihs "au ihe
world was afterward, at the request OF the oqui''
Guilty was 7" 81 was standing my lot when Nj.
CLAWS rode up to ne and wanted me not to pillow On the
other side Of the ditch he wanted that piece of ground
for the Bureau told him that he had ground enough for
the Bureau and that the time had past when was afraid
to spesk Ike man, that had Inv pardon from the Pres-
dent Of the United States; the Inc was going to run
across my land would not touch the graves OF these sol
diers, and in fact, it did not"
Mr. Lane, had you not to make bend in your fence
in order 10 avoid those graves Yes, had 10 make
bend in the fence but never thought OF blowing over
those graves have much respect for the dead as
anybody Was collector OF taxes under the Confederate
the freedmen lie would talk 10 them GOs as any Souih
orn man would and aite he got through would make re-
marks 10 them, telling them to come 10 ms once, ana
would make them presents OF TINS aud that and te omen
This Is 10 way manage negroes sare and theybavo
the character yet My theory TO speak and treat
them kindly bat positively and let them know that whom
say thing mean it, talk To- them Just az whom
they were slaves have not changed my system, except do
not order them out early the morning. used TO work
them nc this season little earlier aud little later; but
otherwise treat them just the same now as ever did
DR. G. said the did not treat them well cursed
at them, aud did not allow them 10 sings Mr.. Ellis the
ovesccr aWaYs had them toe the marx as we say, when
they slaves; he il one Of the best oVersees ~ the
country; IL not unkind than others would not
allow them 10 h8ll0a and whistle on my farm the need
men, perhaps took prejudice 20 Mr.. Ellis because he
an old oyerseer oyerseers engaged lifetime III negro
driving do not grow hearess but the reverse TO
manage negroes while slaves 10 get man that had
tho rness 10 make them d. their duty only one out Of
oVerseers worth the bread he eats much less inc pay
you give him. have opposition TO teachers but Ike 10
the negroes educated PyoPrlyi II would be no SIN II
they were stopped from going there every nights like to
see men religious but six out Of seven nights week IS
too much II would be better fol their health to 90 only
two or three times week.
While writing the above the following item comes to
THr PEoprE MoyHG.-Thcre was meeting Of the citizens
appointing delegates District Convention 20 designate
delegates T. the National august Union Convention az PEh
udelnhia. VIM. X Lane esq, presided.
"Mr. Dortch. have you been pardoned" "No Sir, but
have my property restored to me by order of the res
dent | went To Washington myself and saw the Pres-
dent was Speaker of the House Of Commons at the
time North Carolina passed the ordinance of Secession
Dang the Varl Senator il the Confederate Congress
az Richmond.
For the last two days the counsel for the defense re-
peaedy objected 10 the introduction Of certain Witnesses
but his objections pcrstenty oveuned bY me
Court The grand array Of authorities winch he quoted
In the sweat Of bis brow, thermometer 9S degrees III
the shade and not breath of air stirring, o. Tribune
went apparently for nough Thrice was the Court cleared
to-day for elaboration and thrice in vain for the accused
a. YOU are somewhat behind the age in NewYork, let
me refresh You with idea regarding the grounds
reason necessity and benehcence and God-ordaned pur
pose Of Slavery promulgated yesterday, the sabbath
day of the Lord by tho Rev Mr.. skinner pastor OF the
BAPTIST Church Raleigh " c. A. ID. 1866. He preached
on the curse" which Adam, the sinner brought upon
this world. "This curse, my brethren,' the reverend
gentleman expounded engendered also Slavery; u was
part of the curse and II speak Lere freely as have
no slayes-he sold them he the thing would snash
finding these slaves hands, took kindly care OF
them no, daring 10 against the designs OF Prori-
deHce Ever since the world stands until enlightened BY
Christianity the vctos have made slaves out OF those
that were conquerod-why not make one ont OF youi
Skinner hence the Romans had millions Of slayesl
There are some with idea and from that stand
point they regulate this world. There ore the
temperance men who consider strong drink the root OF all
evil they fight against II az with its banshmente
new era would dawn upon this world but they ial 10 see
that s but part OF the curse There are the anti
Slavery men and a great many other ants, who see
nothing else In this world but their one idea etc., etc