The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-09
The Freedmen IN South Caroii,,y
ACCOUNTS By AN AID AGENT.

of the freedmen in South Caroline ;sl,l
the disposition of the whites Is from IL.
private letter of an agent OF the ire.l-
mems aid commission If Charleston. VI
find it in the Springfield Republican, 4.
paper that is very careful not 10 cell-.r-
the South, and which has taken the iu.-.
conservative ground on many quest,
that enter inio Reconstruction
Il am overwhelmed with care and l..-
Dor. OF all sights which ever men ia-
held, think see the mo>t frighiiul. Ire
most terrible. every day and hour oi l4.
life The South tell us and YOU that l4,s
accept the situation in good faith, AZ
they are disposed TO deal justly and kim
by the negro, that they recognize the GO
ernment OF the United States rs their ry>-
ermment- There Were nerer more unnii.-
igatcd t;.l>ehoods this side of he'll. know
the facts. for witness ,hem every hour
They accept the situation H. the hignw.t,-
man does the halter; they dead kimiir wira
the nero "a the hawk does with the >lc.-
row: they recognize the government :.~
the gambler does the stakes. They &C.
i;sinly are the most complai>;lnt and H..
most ex;lciing sinners that God or pre-
dent ever ptrJone,i- They talk a5ou
their rights and clamor against The d
mands of the government. Just a. thou.
they had never made war Ia crush Ii.
government out of existence. or murlcr
lis president, or starved it, pri~ull,r> ID
poisoned IL soldiers. ,,r blown up IL -.
and men with torpedoe>, or covered d.
waters with pirates 10 ruin lis commcI,a
and various other, pecadilloos that m
be mentioned. Thank God, Cen@re-~ liz
iri@@el their wheels for the l,re-,a. -
least ami If justice l. done They Mil
he allowed 10 move I'LL treason hid,- E.
hoaIy head and loyal citizens can bc i-
iectel in their lives and liberties VII.
the imterpo-i,ion of balls and hay,qlc,-.
tell You. my good friend. thai such i sir
hatred against loyai men, and such J. a..
cruelty and venom exhibited toward q
negroes bv the whites. etcrvwhene and
WAYS. that If The military and The i,urea.
should be withdrawn. no friend ut the v,-
pressed race could live one day in Sol.
Caroiira, and the negro would have oc,.-
sion 10 curse the dav that hi freedom W
proclaimed in the ear of his master.
within three DAYS more Than T..
thousand have Reached this city from Il
country. most of who;Il haze lab,rci
the season. and have been driven a~sg
with nothing. not even food enough Ia ass.
them 10 the city For instance. o,
Townsend, wealthy planter. h;- ,..-
ployed over four hundred They rsDi-,-i
iar2e crop OF corn, peas, wheat. oai>. llo.
potatoes and COTTON. ard were all Dim.
away with less than one i,llsnd of corn
the family They took the c;tr>, a In
drel miles from the city but The cond
tor, finding they had NO money. thrust -
a portion of Them al Loni>bur.. and
remainder at OEsan@ehur-. One hunar
OF them have Reached TINS city. Tlcr-
are where they lett the cars. wilhaa, foe
ar shelter or covering, Infants are ho...
aged and sick have died there in Ia, ,'.-
arr And Yet Townsend Is no cNceiG
others are uoins worse. In TIM
there are Thousands who DO net know I...-
they are. or should be free. Si,i,r-...
parties are organized IN al the back l..--
oi the Stale some ui them numbcrin- az
or three hundred. armed 10 thu lea,
Government agents are warlaia. -hai a.
killed Negroes are whipped ro''i.
shot and hung 4 party AR nogv GA fs..
IN Tins city Tor >hootin9 and thrown
the river three iniicl States soldier a..
were guarding some government coi,.s
This city has been INDUCED NJ
civil government oi H. own. \ po...
has been established, mostly ot Irish.
No one can serve in ihi> cs,lcacils az
he has fought two yeslr> In The conietl,~s
army They seem 10 relish SEVERITY iaa-
ards the negro, Selling him for any III.
oiiense. shooting him for real ur ima-
airy Resistance. Ii the black n.;sn gr-i--
insults from The white, he l. d.l--,5
Jall, and the white man i allowed loc-
riot
''Such Is the actual condition oi' So
Carolina. and Gen. Siclle> has ju-, e
an order, bearing upon all these AM l....
other points, designed 10 .broeaic a..
negro codes and 10 secure The rislli- ..
the lives OF The negroes, which al pr
are IN constant Jeopardy Ii this CO.,.
could be carried out, il would greatly
igate the horrors of the existing >iaie
things, But tins depends greatly ur
the action of the military, who. RON Il
they have soun,lly wallopel TIE rei'.-
seem ready. n Il general ihine, IL do :.
same TO the NEGROES. Gen. SaNl,n i'-
Just been removed, probably al The Pc.
tent lnsilgatlonS of the lo,al rcls-.>. ID
successor: Gen Scott, appears - ar.
be very suitable man for The l'o-i.l.t.
but II Is not TO be expected thai L. a.
exhlbit The same sympathy for the iIee-
men, or the same hostility TO rebeI-, IL.
Zen. Saxion has done
Somebody SAYS that different Soul =
travel with different degrees of relea-
\ call 10 dinner will rim nYer = f,ll at1t