The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-01-12

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c.sHAg that We a tie North he'd our
hssI "a ibc Southern politician, and in
tended % keep il there until be had
learned better behavior.
Major Beitik attributes bis own escape
from uoIepee throughout his journey
ard bis numerous avowals Of las sent
raents 70 bis being or the great lines Of
travel. throaing pleasantly into bis *
pressioHs u his sentiments, aud chang
ing bis locality often.
la Mtssiaslppl tbs Major vas taking
the testimony Of among others, a col
ored man whom the Justice. although
q Union man, deemed Il necessary TO
caution sboai the solemnity o. an oath,
and the pains and penalties 81 perjury
here and hereafter. In the course Of
the testimony the reconstruction laws
being referred to, theiastoe i~nterposed
bgaiu, and wished "a know II the wit
ncsa knew Haytbing about the recon
structiou laws The negro answered
BE thought be know better ihan the
people a 1.-THE South what they meant
"They arc intended said be, for the
present Is place tue Government ii tbo
hands o. tie loyal men, to protect al,
and make 9 good government for the
children ofrabeis 10 take part in when
they shall have forgotten the t~ransgres-
aiors 4 their ist,ers Aud when he
came e sign tie sworn statement, be
proved 70 IL The best penman present.
not excepting tbs Masiatrato and law
yors. II came q light that be vas
Secretary n tie loyal League and bad
delivered aomo teo LapdroI political
addresses
Major Belts asseyerates that a large
class % the poor whites in the two Car.
olinas, and somo q tbe other Southern
States, known as "saad-h Tiers" az,
lovor ia intsli seneg and human deycl.
opment than taa negroes ca the aver.
age The lawyer who was ia company
witb BIN, i resident oi a Westeu
Stats, spiada nondcscript suimal moi
lar on one morning aud broke out
In Gods napue what kind of creature
is that2' de stood on two legs III /
limp sort n way, aud was covered viii
the remains ot human clothiue The
coat sleeves were worn o. up to the 81
bows, and the tgowscrs MP "a The knees
and The greasy, ragged body q his Goa
wa pianed ana tod uP 70 cover The
nasolness Of bis oau shirtless an,
filthy body.
ryYhy, that is q man down here ii
tbs soati3'
80. impossible
Yes, that is a sand-hiller."
The fellow was near enough to hea.
this conversation be turned lazil,
around aud gave them a half-sheepisl
and halt-resentful stare and walked %
The ignorance Of some Of the well to
do CLASSES Yves almost incredible. A
planter. FOR example, insisted that th,
census for 1860 showed 10 per cent
more people IN Massachusetts, than il
Mississippi who could not read d
write, excluding the negroes wherea
the fat was, thore we're so per cent
0 ine4pablcs in Mississippi.
Bot I "a lst stop / was sincerely
sorry g Bear the south 80 u~nfayorabl,
reported Stll / rrtain saagaine hope
Of rapll improvements under Grant.
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