The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-13

passaS sosisss 4 ossssaI ~, ckADlan yrsnen and
Ls..ss:l -, 9 svinosd " iisaSsrosas'sn o. The
s@ssAL scoSS ApapugEnAs,oa.
VnAsr shs ssdanss Of 0sasraI oeoel ths condition Of
"a Z. X ~ .ss S - vs aeD e
isssisa : srsdsaiy wearing swsy Hel 4 ihs need.
nUsDnsnsa srsDsm-liss nscTa
We visited Edgs0eld Cour House. nsar The centre a
s: ~ ~Sss % ! o.
nv have ssss % humber humber o. ssS.si ou;sssss com.
.s,ossA TIE % apparent = s.ssss .s q ne [ ss:a. q
sns baresu, or she InaotliI Or unwilling
..p:s a. sss. . s.l sss s !. ar. :
ber Of Intelligent md influential cssns In kdgsneld In
oc.s srsa,nn with Va strongly condemned The conduct
fheso citizens stated that the murders committed
By band Of men ffvm the glatss Of rsIas Kentucky
were prevented W shsir crimes o% r,suyuus % ,ssr
respective homes and who had taken V The Fnad for
livelihood and wef. stealing borss from white people
were dsfencseas We asked DE cissssns wby ths mur
dsrc arrested and punigAa BY the civil autho.
sir authority 10 act that the rcedmsns aura au with
the military support, was the superior power claiming
exclusive authority TO arrest and punish psrs.. com.
ssass Of thngs exist they we're powsrs.s 70 pun On
crimes Of this character They svinccd much Indignation
~ what they termed the injustice Of portion OF ths
prsss in holding them accountable fcr crimes and
barhares which they said wore revoling them
to any other portion Of tho American people while tho
power W punish the perpetrators VAS withheld from
them They Also assured US with unanmty, that hero
after, although their civil sovernmen, w@ sil Ia!-
TALLY paralyzed, every effort would bo made " punsh
ali persons GUILTY Of committing outrsgcS freedmen
We learned thai elk or seven freedmen had oceh mur'
dsved by tho band OF outlaws refcrrsd 70, during the
months OF March and April, and although month had
ehpsco since the last OF those crimes VAS committed,
and action had been taken In the matter BY General
Sickies the Investigation OF the by She Bureau
agent was comrnced only fsw days since, and Is now
progressing at Hamburg. thirty miles from tho scene Of
On the 18th OF May we , Charleston by steamer and
vsted first the Islands the u souih Caro-
islands tho Of Georgia, under the exclusive
control Of tho Freedmens Bureau There arc these
islands ono hundred and for,y-oas valid posss..ory
General Sherman. They encumbsr thirySwo plznta-
tions, situated James, Johns. wadmalaw ana Eds,o
islands The number Of freedmen I'll tho South
Carol M islands s about thirty thousand They form,
however but proportion Of tho Aggregate number Who
have the Island. since ssTs ors,
the islands but sho time and then returned 10 their
homes the main land; others who made small crops
employment.
oDSpiuoH or vm LAnpnp HDGnoW.
large majority Of the freedmen who ssili pssnan on
law and Eds.o Islands many who are eusvang land for
themselves would be compoed V abandon their crops
wers Il nos for shs provision furnished them BY The
furnished 70 OF she fresdnsa Who work
Ing land their account with the sarsemsnt thai
esey :sey os ne ..pr.s but q Il.
lay shus incurred has been repaid. We found, % In.
quiy that few Of the freedmen raised eood crops
and could easily have rssmbur~ed the govcrpment for
the supplies provided for them. but noy u thsm wsrs
swindled out Of Al they had made by mng
e .nss sss ss:' ssa .s. ur
slsnds and set mp little stores provtdsa with
81 .sSs Sss.
thus dsfssaSsd the sesdsa sss vsar have ssAs s.ss
sIvs psspsIa'ions 70 sscurs shs ssoss sSs'S BY 'hs
ns vsDusvocs osrrssmn
...s ssassr .ss - sa sss ::s ss :.
Of th,m " connected wnh y~ns.sson = e esAnpse
sco stopped this piantason and Investigated ths
condition OF the freedmen thereon Thsy were work
Which ther former ow nsrs worried them rhe pos per
task nty cnt4 which, II paid ID money or its esasvA
ss sU.s b mr. >. snss .as p1sa ooa fo
In provisiops ~ store Thsrs tcksts were taken
sp by tho shopkeepsr with corn a thrce dollars per
bushei ard other articles 81 similarly exorbant prices
There W. meat In this shop The freed people gath
cred ayound while were there, and cornpiAlncd
Ds :, ,a"y vs,. a@as = earn .soush 70 buy
hcproes charged their nocesary sabsirtsncs II these
freedmen were paid 10 money Tor thsr labor thsy could
escape the exiorons VI The shopkeepsrs bus with the
tickets issued 10 them they arc compelled 10 pay the
prices charged and TO take whatever the ses
III 10 give thesn Composition, which would greatly
drcs the price ~ provisions IL prevented lst ls~st
this plantaion) by military ordern M Tois on an ad
acsnt plsntAton wS selling corn 10 hess people a. two
dollars pcy bushe aud taking Undsrvovd's tickets in
payment, but he v~ compelled 70 desist by SPECIAL
order
MAJOR T. " Cornelius Acting Sub Assistant Commis.
for the islands in the Department of South Caro-
lima stated that his attention had been called 10
some fncuity among The freedmen On inder~oods
plantation, which he hAA invest gated and found the
feedmen fault He therefore required tbe fire. dmen
70 work, and notified them thai u they dd so'
90 .p.ps N ns sOaa snaenDoa from ,ss, na.S - by ss
Cornelius In our opnpn the condition and treatment
Of the freedmen tnder~ccds plantation faiiy iaS
ned thsrn IN refusing " work
Near the plantation rented and worked by Mr. Uader-
wood one o.ned By NJ jenkins on -heh very y.
here woyk nc three days Of the week for wages
nfty cents task paid IN corn ~ too dslsn bashsi
articles ss psce~and during the remainder
Of the week they were allowed 70 eus.sss for them
s.s .s,.n %Iss hem ~ \, ass, o. ss
oDwrstDsr ccsrrArs
on the Bsynard plsniasn. % Edsss Island, the fol-
This farm wss being cultivated by freedmen Their
own account, partly uDdsr iaad grants and parity unh
ont on the 2th " Nay lat. when tha crviss hsf AL
been ,lsr.1d snd The ootton was bslus hosd from
New York r.fned Hoiton came on the farm WITH
squad ~ ooIo.d soldiers upfsr charge o. .ergssn aud
compelled the sdrnsn 81 oortraa with him tn cult
yn,e the land fof bis bensnt What The essa rrms "
this conr.rt verr nons of the freedmen 9Th whom
d sesrn>d 10 know some bsli~ssd they n
sri third ~ crop whs others stated they we're W
rsseive ouy on. .foanh, and ~sr~ " rHy Az dosss
earn month f0v the rent ~ their cabins hr Hoiisn
vas ns On the plantation 81 The tins VI ,i.ii and
vs were consequently unable " a~sgsan tss true "a
tnr. of ths contract oopy of u having bee lsn s
the freedmsn We ca>d the steation of the Assstast
Commlsos~r the complaints u tbs frse1ssa % his
plantation. =
Cbsplan French, Bureau Missionary. and tbs Rsv. G
L Brsdxe tooorsd of Edlsso isiasd ssxsd W ss thai
similar Occurrences had tskea piso~ % NJ psAsssisys
rented By . gcsdemAa recently msss>ssA oat q she
United States services where the fr-dnsn, Atr plant
ing their croys hsd been dsposs~s~d as1 csrby oss-
peil-d W Esn ooutrs sgusd u oolo<s1 selasr hsv
ing been us~f for thai psrp>~s
vnunnmmsa rana
whlts On y1isio Island visited sh~ EidiDg, paNn
ts,on vhch beng esittvsseS Ny fr~~fmss sr6iss'ss
y ~orkins uDdsr The drscon ~ ~ their ovs sum
b~r, asupenn,~ndsnt obos~n by tbsmseivsa Hssa tbs
people apparently dong wsii, knS have tar pss
p~ct of good orop. fbh. toveTes, slmos The osy
rn~lADce met With aay u tks shnds sters tAs
frs~ADsn culuysipg ssrosvsiy fos thsmsves wishoat
The direton u vtisss, soss even tsrshay sell
We visited othsr plsntstssns b~Std~~ thD~ s'~ve
named. On Efisso anf wsdmsisv, bat mss1on te-ss
only fair ndsr u The ooedEoa u fsisss gsnfrsiy
those Stands
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