The Louisiana Democrat., 1867-04-24
A Sad Picture.

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a Sad Picture.
From the Nashville Union and Dis, 27th.
twenty-five persons reached the suburbs
Of this city on Sunday morning, from the
interior Of Georgia, on their way to
Egypt in Southern Illinois. The party
consisted of two men, three women and
twenty children, and presented the appear
ance of almost utter destitution and
wretchedness. The oldest Of the children
was not more than twelve years of age,
and were the offspring of the surviving
adults, aid their deceased brothers and sis
tiers. They had made every exertion to
provide subsistence in their native State,
but seeing starvation steadily approaching
they determined to fly for life, They have
a sister residing in the part they are going
to, who had written to them that "times
were better there than she heard they were
in Georgia y and in the hope Of realizing
the truth oft, they set out some four or
five weeks ago for that better land"
They could only muster two light, crazy
wagons, and two yoke of two-year old
steers, which are poor and decrtpid. All
tlieir plumber, including the majority Of the
children, were placed in these wagons, land
thus they bade farewell to the Empire
State of the South" Anexceedingly mea-
ger purse promised them the means to
make the trip. But, alasl they were
doomed to still further misery. It rained
in torrents soon after they started-the
waters rose, and they have been delayed
until their scanty means are exhausted
and they reached the southern outlines ol
the city on Sunday, moneyless, provision.
les, hungry, ragged, and with their tattered
clothing covered with the accumulated mud
Of their dreary journey. Weary and almost
exhausted, they halted for the Sabbath
the parents wan and hol1ow-eyed from
fatigue and psivation, and the children
the older ones pale from prolonged hunger
and the little ones crying for bread
Such a sight has seldom before been
seen in this vicinity. A few Of the older
children were sent forward toward town to
be the sign of their own distress, and to
tell Of the little less than despair they had
left few PAGES behind. As we were going
forth to the hills to catch brighter CLEAN
Of the sun and to enjoy the balm Of the
glorious atmosphere Of that blessed morn.
ing, we came upon this poverty stricken
group Of children. They had been stopped
by one Of our most charitable and tender
hearted citizens, who, with his generous
family, were dispensing to them clothing
and provisions with a liberal hand. Dis.
tress never looked darker, nor charity
brighter than at that time and there. The
oldest child, a girl of about twelve years
made an awkward expression of thanks
from her blue lips, as her trembling limbs
essayed courtesy; but her eyes filled ,tc
the outer lids and ran over with that graft
tide which she had no other language te
express.
An effort was made yesterday to send
them toward their destination by steamer
as far as Cairo, where we trust the well
disposed will give them such additional aid
as will enable them to reach their final des
tination. a
MuTINY OF CoLoRED TRoops AT SAN AN
TONIC The Herald, of the 10th, has th'
following account Of a mutiny among some
companies of colored cavalry stationed a
San Pedro Springs, near San Antonio.
We found one officer Lieut.. Griffin, w
understood the name to be-lying mortal.
wounded, his head split open Withsa sabre
another wounded in the hand while th'
negro sergeant who had struck the blow
with the sabre, was lying dead on the spo
where he fell. From citizens living in tn
vicinity, we learn that this sergeant had pro
tested before the officer Of the day, Lieut.
Griffin, against the tying up by the thumb
of some Of his company, and that the office
had ordered him to his quarters, which OF
der he refused to obey, threatening to re
port to Gen. Merritt.
Whether the officer then attempted t.
shoot or not, we could not learn, but i'm
mediately the sergeant drew his sabre ant
cut another officer then shot the sergean
through the head, while the latter office
was wounded in the hand by still anothe
soldier in the meantime the whole cam
was alive and numbers of bullets wen
whistlng through the air. The dash AM
boldness Of the senior officer present, ]
said and believed to have done muc
towards quieting down the mutiny, whlc
at one time indicated an indiscriminat
massacre of the officers in camp. Ger
Merritt was very energetic in examinan
into the causes and ascertaining who wer
the instigators.
Fourteen of the negro mutineets hay
been selected as ring-leaders, and will b
confined in our county Jail until a militar
4 court martial conyenes to try the accused.
JoHN III. SuRRATr.-The National II
telligencer speaks Of this conspicuous il
dividual in the following terms, whcih ma
! pratifv q not very conlmendable publ