The New York herald., 1867-02-28
OR


Railroad Reconstrmcti0n Relations or Blacks
and Whites.
PENSACOLA, Fla. Feb. 10. 1857
Far removed as we arc from the theatre Of political
ife iron the abodes Of wealth, from the scenes Of rail-
wsy disasters murders and other crimes each OF which
furnishes material sufficient 70 interest the reader there
but little here beyond items Of local nsress Of which
correspondent can avail himself TO render his ccmmnni
cations attractive But occupying As No do very i'm
porant and at the same time very desirable point
upon the Calf coast . few matters aud then,
OF sectional character may mot prove uniutsresns TO
a number OF your readers.
The great and aabsorbIng topic which engrosses the
attention Of the people Of this section OF more weight
may say, 70 them than the snbec. Of the Presidents
impeachment any other political matter which has
sprung up since the lreconstruc,ion not excepted
the rebuilding Of the Alabama and Florida Railroad,
Of Forida, from this point Pollard, place just be.
youd the Alabama State line. Tho completion OF this
road would give US through communication With New
YORK by rail-
II win be remembered by many Of your readers that
at the beginning Of the this road was nearly COM
pcted The rebel authorities deeming it, speedy COM
pletion military necessity operated With the con.
tractors, and by pressing manngement pusneu ~
by the rebels in the spriag OF 1907 the most Of the
track was torn up by them. The iron Was csrred up
into the INTERIOR and in short time seized BY the rebel
and placed upon other roads In order 70
facilitate the transportation OF troops and munitions Of
At the close Of The rebellion with no responsible
parties 10 look To for indemnity, the rosd was In bad
lix very fortunately, however, for s interests some
fifteen hundred bales pf cotton had been purchased dur
ing The war by the directory Of the road This cotton,
with Other assistants such debts due and collected and
some credit served TO rebuild thirteen miles OF the
road and stock with two locomotives and number Of
These latter running daily, and our railroad
may he said TO have ~ least a start.
The President Of the road mr. Avery) has made 70.
peaied trips 70 the NORTH endeavorDg capital
enough 10 rebuild the road, but FAR his efforts have
met with little or Success But he has, however,
again In the last rev 10 New York 10 attend
meeting Of the nrst mortgage bond holders who rc
side mostly IN New York. and u Ia hoped that this mis-
son will he attended with much than the
former ones have been This community is anxously
awaiting the news from the meeting OF the above named
bond holders, which takes place in your city on or
about the Goth instant
The white aud black working harmoniouev
together fac which occasions satisfaction. We have
hut few cases the civil docket for the Of
wages dne and unpaid 10 freedmen. while the criminal
dockes stands clear Of Indictments for acts OF voencc
committed BY white sganst black. Although this stats
m snairs satisfactory gives the lAwyss bat hule
10 de- A}.1oS OF lawyers, - r Mallory late Secretary
Of the rebel navy srd A. r. Msxweb, sxvebel sepstcs
have formed cc-partnersbip, and arg loy prsctsra
Law hers Al they have just hung cut th<r shinae''
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