The New York herald., 1866-05-02

80 Bas they accept the issus a. decided
BY S hs ,os wT S,os ana as one ;us gentleman pa, n
cline 70 think that the only dsoyal people these two
States some few Of the editors and politicians who
have done no sharo Of the lighting The most loyal
undoubtedly the officers and soldiers Of the rebel array
They have e the power of the Union and they respect
With a Yankee soldier than with any other man from
the North. overheard 81 Charlottesville singular dss-
cusson which illustrates he mutual respect which the
Five persons were engaged in conversation Three OF
them had hard service in the rebel army the other
who the bost cavalry oncer In America The Union
men gave the palm TO Forrest The rebels voted unan
fnousiy for Sheridan This feeling of mutual respect,
strengthened by the Presidents conservative policy,
Sa na sSoas ,S S Ss
suits in the reconstruction OF the Union.
GLIMPSE or SALISBURY PRISON.
While in Salisbury took in, LOOK a a. the prison there
in in November, 1884, and less than Eve thousand
marched in February 1885. The prison is bleak
by bull fence and dead line. The holes which tho un
happy prisoners dug in the ground to shelter themselves
the tunnels they excavated in their efforts escape
of them saw at least seventy yards in length Close at
which four thousand brave soldiers lie buried in
trenches, packed, like sardnes, three deep rough
no
lie Tho masonic dead lie decenty inferred by their
brother craftsmen n separate ground but the rest are
buried anywhere and anyhow and on hot days sekenng
etiuya rises from their decomposng bodies Tho trial
of Major Gee who had charge OF this prison pen is still
going at Raleigh. The prisoner, q rough, un-
kenrs man OF forbiAdny appearance, seems confident
Of acquitta In fact, the evidence given thus far
tends rather TO excupate than to crimnse him in the
NEwmRS N. c. April 80. 1885,
closer investigation ofthe state Of affairs at Newborn
has revealed condition OF affairs than the btterest
enemy Of the bureau ventured to insinuate II
pears almost beyond doubt of the freedmens
settlements here cruees more atroclous than for
which wirz hanged have been perpetrated on the
unofepding freedmen by agents Of the bureau es,ab
iished for their protection.
oUraAoEs OF THE BuRKAu.
Opposite Newbern, the other side Of the river
come 2, 500 freedmen have been settled for Ave
years past They invited there by the military
and located little plats Of ground which they were
allowed to cultivate Eight months ago Edward :. Fz,
Massachusetts, preacher placed in charge Of the
Trent river settlement by Captain James, another New
Englapd preacher who then conducting the bureau
here sy stem Of extortion and cruelty immedi-
ateiy inaugurated. Fifty cents month ground
rent was demanded for every plot on which
the miserable little cabins erected. Every negro
who owned boat had to pay two dollars and half a.
month, or his boat forfeited Every darkey who
kept store taxed Eve dollars month. Every one
who owned horse taxed eimilar amount Failure
TO pay any OF these exactlons punished by the i'm
prsonment OF the man or his wife-prefeFence being
given 20 the wifethe con0scation Of all his little
property and In many the tearing down Of his
bouse. negro who quarrelled with his wife fined
one hundred dollars prison until he paid All
usase sxtortions were practsed upon population
a IN ,n SD Nv oy disease ana
IN hs am income Of a. least es Iuna
dollars month was derived by the bureau The com
Of the people BECAME S ss last e God Sas Mr.
embodied some OF the more atrocious cases In series OF
charges and laid them before Captain seely tho Bnr'au
4 Superintendent at Newbern. court Of inquiry was de-
! nlanded by Mr. Ftz and committee Of investigation
| was ordered by Captain seeIy.
| laid before the Court In substance as folows
Fra--1bat on the 10Th March colored boy, 10 years
o n NOON Sy 70 Sndown
while resoundlng through the whole nelabborhood
Eitz stated this done to punish him for excessive
theft One Of hs oolorad guards asserted was done TO
4 obtain disclosures from him.
| Sesesd-That Sunday, March IA, colored lad was
and was arrested for theft In the presence Of FitI
Fowlo struck the boy With brick while he was in Gus.
adr.sssd 70 him. 1He can 40 ss he ies
/, sriy vsn h6s}sd killed him." That subso4uenfiy tae
iowsdio it him up until bis foet were fo5t iom the
sseasai that Fowle was permitted TO pinch tte lad "a
said he hs Bis own hand BY the osce Of Inc and
ss Ss nS boy yelled IN fearful agony Ia. teess things
yni,rt-Tbat on the 9th OF March Fitz ordered the
arrest Of woman for Speaking disrespsctloy II him,
s.yg il was necessary 10 support tho authority OF the
bureau but ON Ladders strong renonstrnnce eventually
iIsrsh--rhat colored man named Perry being saed
for debt was kept in prison three months after paying
than half the dobt without being allowed 10 work
order the remainder OF the money. That his
we ans child being thus reduced 10 destuton fell an
cay prey 70 the smallpox, the continuing al. the
lme IN r.lson yht, the child was obliged 70 be puliol
IN thc cisdIe. and thai rtz rensed TO give coffin for
the woman, and one oil her neghbos bought ceiin
fJN-lhs! On Sunday, March II, FIz ordered The ar.
rest oi boy eight or ten years old for playing IN the
road locked hun up all night and only released him in
the morning on his father paying nne OF 1--WE dollars.
Tint on sunday April l, four children were lodged
whout any examination. On ,hA, day tho mother Of
one of them went before Mr. Fitz, stating that number
pfn sssna had only scsnsy died Of that disease and
thst this boy her only support Fitz said the boy
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\ that Re must remain where he was until Che line was
SisA-Tha, the 9ed Of March two men were brought
other ssdsnos tSsn hs fact that one of ,ie ps had
gun il his hand nned him fifteen dollars and Tie other
yss1st-That on the 10th pf February The guard
brought up ,o%s R.sSps e 70 s, rs rs s S s,s 'a s Ss
guard slated that this ord had vsrned o. The
persons they went se5 Of nsir cS.nns and "a !" = s',S :,
was paid Fiiz isd him that ii after he rslrs.ed
lsS him The mon The "a nam an. sp
Lord. .I can hardly hslp myself; how can catch him
| spd u young manSn few days Afterwards the Old
man was secp liberty, and being asked how ~ Got
cgt replied fhcy took oil had-Fxty-ens dollars and
my tents" -. .'.l
4 E,sdA-ThAt among The uniform judgments OF Mr..
Fs court nfeen dollars b the nne for resisng aires,
and Ave dollars upon arssA whatever the result OF vac
subsequent trial
| rss couRf coxpsxs Bry rsork1 rB rRisoSxs
These charges were investigated by court orsani1ed
by the officers Of the bureau themselves. and presided
over by Lieutenant Joseph T. Allison, OF the Six
i lsenth Victorian Reserve corps. The findings have
| just been given in They that charge Que
1 was not fully sustained, but that Fiz hsd moi
extended proper rsoteciion 70 the prisoners and
| had authorized hs malffcalment by the guard. that
charge two s not susaiucd but thai ihc trails before
Mr. Fiz. courts seem often 70 hsvcbcsn ccnducted VA