New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-22
From Our Special Correspondent.
SHENANDOAH. Texns. le66

Yesterday afternoon says Jhe Aberdeen ounS1
Soath We had occasion to walk TO the Court-house
and oar way up the hill near the old building Know.
as O .1 man SseL SS and vss cog e white as
sturdy true and honest Old gentemsn from he cseo
usted families had gotten outside OF just eee msp
than calculated to carry ard had in oolsc
mn side The negro old and vel known freedman stee
him. Offering his gruiious sid IN setting .d ma
his hagnches calmly surveying the scene. with as n
thought his expression as the countenanee OF as
penny for your thoughts. Old dog said passed
BY A penny tor yonr thoughts old woody pate AreyM
tie one tho was faithful honest slave and tho os
who tue sOe.heIuer when master TX @ ,ss
weiting patiently in that ole masa is IL ~
hands OF WHO he's not forgotten the o,den uest
We passed on asd looked back from the hilltop Yves
tho faithful uegro himself cripple toilns on WIN he =
man leaning his and the dog following at bis heed.
could see them"
In the light Of such " Southern scenes" would -
which is the superior racel
In Texas a. in most Of the Rebel States intempefenes
is M irersal The most prominent men, as Will as ts
less conspicuous haunt the many barTooms and aPpess
drunk on the streets The Southern members Of Congress
prove no exception to the people from whom they come
In mo rails education and religion the South quite
far removed from the North have heard some leading
Unons of the South they "would prefer to have
the Robeous States reduced to the condition Of mere @
ritores for years Gomez Ono Of the active Secession
lists said 10 me yesterday, ut is useless to disguise s
fct that this Conservative Unionm is Secession undx
another role await until the troopsarc withdraw and
te States again admitted then shall legislae TO sak
ourselves and wen show the niggors how to behave,
the speech of the Said planter to me- " ~ns
obliged make contract with my nggcrs, but shan
do AZ please about paying themif they care to CEN
plain IN shoot them through He misook me for
friend Another said, ard heap rather have seen ~
al in tho and
had them freed" Yet he had among them some noble
Christian men and women who had served him faithfully
all their lives. This feeling is almost uniycfsA
among these ex-savehoders Yet black hearted men mag
vote-black-sknncd men may not "ls this the Christian
civilization of the nineteenth century " said Negro
me this morning. unfortunate about my skin, hos
mean my character and principles shall DO white soua
are get North for they the eecesh arose
cruel 10 U.s." IL that some speeaoH are enco:r'
aging this idea, the following will indicate, from re
Gonzales Inquirer
We had glorious rain last Thnrsdaylust the kind At
roo, seeker thst TIE good preacher prayed or we
are que encouraging just now We have every ia
ms so oep that we are rather extend her the usuA
welcome. A burnt Child breads ire
moro fayorobe location some since They anxcn
trap the States and accordingly having engasca
passage oKwagons and guide to meet taem Ga the tss
below LEFT high gee. Private parties Of this kind may Pss
sb lead Of designing men fnd tbemscyes sIey
ing the bamy climate OF the tropics before they are any a"s
oft Stranger things have happened.
An old black man. relating his experience OF sufcnaa
for the last yeas, told mo that his house wes
burned over his head by ten Federal soldiers,
who had come at midnight 10 visit the deieass'
less black woman to whom he had given shetes
and whom he Sroye 10 defend I've had harder tins
since Mis Hing gou cal Frcodoq has come than before
Yes have taken the slaves from what tte roteeteH
they had and given them power 10 protect themselves.
And private soldiers quite abusive Of me negroes "
the authorities Themselves Then the Enclosed ilstsef
the effect Of their presence upon Texas people;
1--WE noticed detachment Of Federal soldiers IN town Or
Tuesday, spparenty fixing mp quarters the uncompietca
house; heao aerwad tHey were cTuered 20 To-
commences On Monday next shan close This movement ID
made without motive Previous TO the last o1t suea
nSCe, VA the cen have however
heard nothing said Of the present order GOOD or bad On Me
same ay on which they came heard OF freedman pein6
the evening for ;nsoence TO the agent on D Iho.
sons plantation We hope the arrival OF troops was not tss
cause Of poor fellows sudden death; nor OF his dsooeds
the rules OF thu pntaiion but ~old make no arr
What might What our opinion mgt ue -
general Impression be that the arrival OF troops was ths
primary Of the sad catastrophe We understand t
agent m aiterward that no investigation can be aae
Al tbs time he should be arrested We believe he has
heea overseeing the doctor live OF SIX years ana al
~ word heard spoken OF bim ne pIoNoeseos
must have strong 10 have caused bin so Tar "a
forget himself Bat ii matters not to anticipate ano'sf o.
AT rest owing TO the grand pelaHtbrop! o. ts
nreccah century which seeks soe 70 connleae. uhs
issued some i've thousand and ODD years 30 -
Conaan Che son Of Han) sser'ant oi Servants sha TO "
aP swe have since learned that The freedman stia
alive on ycsterday" ,Huntsvilis Item March 10.
great deal 81 excitement raised on the Strand
yesterday by the assault nj the Regular soldiers upon me
negro dreyren, and iT some time genera not nss hi
minon The Indignation Of the merchants al TINS Gus
rage was general and loudly expressed
As tO conn plants before the freedmens Bureau they
are of little u.s.. Enough whites be made 10 swear
against the "cau,e OF Il niger for verv hate toward
ti.ir lost ,yerty' Then We in Texas ofen wonder
what boeop. If a the funds raised North for the blacks.
Never penny hss been d>buIsed here thai We oso
h,HroL
iOue box og lhle- did come to the Sunday school in
IousioI bat the freight eighteen dollars which The
black pupil phil Tor m, Prc'~t expressing due gratitude
beside.
yc 10 d.pe ar OF their own pockets. Not single free
school has been established in Texas. YET the few schoel
started are OVERT ith eager learners who pay III %
,old in advance per month Higher rents are charged
. them thqu a. asked ui poor whites Our heAtdooi
ne. hbor- black ranhas been paying $40 specie PEI
month or hut VI thout fireplace or window, one smah
, room. r,
Yet b., special proydepcrs the negroes IL Texas are Do
iug well. Ought their astonishing INDUSTRY To be ell:
couraged By b', timely help about their churches and
schools >uudo, books Mud PaI"rs would Dc 81
Among ali III. Christians. so-casd, Of Houston, not
one is willing 10 assist III sabbath School crowdsd
with waiting pupils. tie Teachers oi he day school ara
, -oue il rhe treat worn. a.
What boots this t"smo,l Of legislation ana lneheea'
". can but look on and wonder ii men will e@r
h. convinced Nv heir disastrous failures IN al they
attempt without ON e"opcrs'ioI, i"t IL. 'soh OF INC
hcur is 49,
The necessity OF women head and besrtiu our political
40 well as social lir
Ia me Jay soh""iS "i i' "',i,'n w =, g"~- "a
Conee rcv il nereaiei and the teeds oi future revvis
sown In different places the pupils celebrated the 10Th
of Aprii clip N. folio wing from the only Republican
paper cf the state: -,
Ne we've pnch pleased ,es,efdsy ~ Witnessing The pious
ceremonies If arnny s grsser Of the S1n'<eras deaS
wth nowers This done conformity 10 ne suKxestoh
Of somebody Who dates tbe death ef The Csnf.S.rasy is
te -grcndaY Joe Johnston on the stb % April 1909
We l., performed IN many not moss
,los where soldiers bnye Mr.. 81 4. MAclemore dss
v.rea m sdress which he traced the custom " COM
memoyat,ss natons by stated days and dwe upoc
te ~ the ceremony then beng yef~psd'
reou,cm wss sung beginning With Tia following stansa'
. on In brood AID ca3 Po.ense.
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