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F—<lA. ®A., MARCH 3; 1866 ~
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CHURCH RECORD.
rinofield Baptist, corner of Rey
aud Marbury streets. Services:
a m.,3 p. m,and 7 p. m.
Rev Heury Watts, Pastor.
nkful Baptist, corner of Lincoln
Valker streets. Services: 10 30
3p.m,and 7 p m.
Rev Henry Johunson, Pasior.
tral or Third Bagptist,on Walker
t, between Campbell and Cumming.
ces: 1030 a m,3 pm, and 7 p m.
Rev Peter Johuson, Pastor.
wity Methodist, on Jackson street
ces: 10 30 am, 3 p m, and 7 pm.
Rev Edward West, Pastor.
el Protestamt Methodist, on Camp
ret, in Dublm. Services: 10 30
jpmyand 7 p m. .
Rev Samuel Drayton, Pas’or,
' SCHOOL DIRECTORY.
fate Supt. Freedmen's Schools, G L
rhart, ]
s, Sept F S for Richmond Co.
Rev Wm P Russell, Missionary.
pringfield Free School. Hours, 10
L t 0 2 p. m. ’ »
- Miss H C Foote, ZTeachers.
pringfield Night, School.
Prof D. C. Jencks, Teacher.
finity Free School. Hours, 10 a. m.
. m. .
Mes. M. C. F. Smith, Teacher.
bakful Free School. Hours, 9a.
o | pm |
Miss H. W. Dowd, Teacher.
Thankful Charch Night Schoc!.
s Rlegv H. F. Edes.
Bethel Free School. Hours, 10 a
W2pm .
Miss §, A Hosmer, Teachers.
Ceatra) Church Free School. Hours,
4 i) to \ p m. !
. Miss M J Welch, Tearher.
el Chureh Night School. ”
Y Rey H Fg]édes. “Teacher.
te " Birwt, (rapnge School, oppo~
2, % Moy FHours, 9 & m.
2pu,
H S W Beard, Tmher'
amburg Free School,
. Charles Grifga, Teacher.
ke "2 Wil ot laes in the hovel
k?:g%' s well gaa i the palace of
BRUTAL OUTRAGE: =~
A most brutal outrage was committed
in Warren County a few uays since. |,
The following are the facts reported to
the Freedman's Dureau in this eity.
Lewis ayd Green Rhodes—freedmen—
with their wives, were at work for Mr.
Jobn E. Spinks. After they had work
ed a month, some difficulty arose, and
Mr. Spioks gave one of the women a
bundred lashes. The case was reporred
to Mr. Jones, Agent of the Freedman's
Bureau, et Crawfordsvilie—Taliaferro
County---but he failed to settle the diffi.
culty. The parties returned to Warren
County, and auother d.fficulty arose.
Mr. Spinks put a chain around the neck
of each of the men, and, with a pad-lock,
fastened them to the floor} one in the
smoke housc and the other in the kitch
en 'lbey mauaged to break their chains,
and, with them yet around the neck,
commenced their escape. Mr. Spinks
fired at them severely wouuding one of
the men. In the mean time, be gave one
of their wives another hundred lasbes.
They went to Crawfordsvilie, reporting
the case to Mr. Jones; failing to receive
Justice from him, they, upon the advise
of Hon. A. H. Stevens came to phis
city. Such are the facts, as reported to
the officers of the Bureau- in this city.
The men, when they arrived here, had l
the chains around their necks, and t.he<
ball was yet m the body of the wounded
man, |
Can any reasonable person wonder
that ‘niggors’ will not work, when they
receive such treatment ? [s it surprising
that freedmen dread to go into the coun
try to work, and lounge around our cities?
We kunow that many stay in the cities,
who would rather live in the country, be.
cruse they are afraid. We call upon the
good mweun of Georgia to help punish the
villains, who thus maltreat freedmen -
We call the attention of all friends of
Equal Rights to the article on Congress.
A great moral warfarc is now before you
No longer will political parties in this
country appeal to arms if they are de
feated. The mujority wust rule. '
The question before the American peo
ple to-day is, shall this be a frce coun
try ? Freedmen of Georgial you are
free; yes citizens of the United States,
Show the world that you wiil be good
citizens, iudustrious, honest, peaceable;
also show by the interest, which you
manifest in public officers, that you are
worthy of being citizens. |
‘One of the rights of freemen is that
of peacefully assembling together and
deliberating concerning their common in
terests.” In every county in the State
you should assemble a d form Subordi
nate Associ tions, and connect yourselves
with the State Asscciation, Let your
meetings be public. Show by your acts
that you intend nothing wrorg; that
you love your State and wili labor for
it interest; that, as free men, you can
assist in making this onc of the most
wealthy and powerful States in the Union,
and that you will try; but, to enuble
yon to do this you must be free, free in
re~liry, as well as in vame. Already the
wisest men in the State admt rthat, in
your changed relation, you shou'd enjoy
the same civil rights that other citizens
enjoy. We publich this week a letter of
Hon. Joseph E Brown, who acknowl
edges this fact. Wyain we -ray, form
your societies; assemble together; dis.
cuss the questions that now agitate the
public miud, and ask that the riguis be
longing to free men shall be given to
wou. Friends in Savaunah, Atlanta,
Macon and Columbus, your friends in
Augusta are at work; join with them?
unite; work together. 1f +oudo so you
will be respected more, and will get your
rights sooner.
"Fair Pray.—We noticed in a previous
number of our paper, that twc white men
were io jail couvicted of the murder of a
colored woman and seuntenced to be baug
ed, aud that au old colored man had been
hauvged for the murder of a white mau.
The white men are not hanged, the color
ed mau was. Why is this?
The number of Freedmen’s Schools in
Georgia, in January was 62 the num
ber of teachers 89; aud the number of
pupils 6,569 ; slowing an increase, over
December, of 5 schools ;22 teachers, and
2,218 pupils.
The awount of money paid by the
colured people, during the month in sup
port of schools was ($538) tive hundred
and thirty eight dollars—two hundred
aud twenty-five dcllars of that amouns
by colored people of Augusta.
The number of pupils in the sebools in
this citp was 1,004, with 9 teachers, and
9 sehools.
1t is but truth to say that these schools,
in everything, eompare favorsbly with
any schools, of the sawe grades, ig the
United States.
GEORGIA EQUAL RIGHTS .
ASSOCLATION.
This is an Association, organiged by
the Convention that recently assembled
in this eity. It is unlike any society
that has heretofore existed in this State.
Its object is to seeure for every ecitizen,
wit iout Yegard to race or color,. equal
rigats ; hence its pame. Unlike otoer
societies, laboring to secure the same ob~
Ject, it 1s not a secret organizatiou We
are living in a State that has been a slave
State, and is not now free from choice,
but ffom necessity. Most of the white
citizens bclieve that the institution of
slavery was right, and the best cond:tion
for colored men aud women. Believing
that slavery was right, of course they
will believe that the coudition, whicu
comes nearest to slavery, that can now be
established, will be the best. We thiuk
otherwise. We believed that the best iu
terest of the State demands, that every
man shall be cqual before the law. We
‘wish every eitiz:n thought as we do.
‘ They do not, aod what sh .1l be done? We
answer discuss the subjeet and the right
will prevail. Therefore we say organize
your Associations; have public meetings;
call out your best, men, be they Northern
or Svuthern men white or colored. Let
us have a full and tree discussion, leaving
the result to God and the enlightened
jadgement of the A.nerican people.
‘Our friends, who wish to form As
sociations, can have a constitution by ap»
plying at this office.
A colored man, nawed Joseph Rober~
son, was found desd on Wednesday mor
ning. Coroner Rhodes held ar inquest
over the body aud found, that the man
was killed by a eolored man, named John
Mitchell, who shot Roberscn in the head,
killing him instantly. We did not learn
the cause of the diffienlty. :
We are plcased to inform our friends
in Edgefiela and Baruwell Districts, S.
C., that Celonel Devereux has been ap
pointed to take charge of ihe Freedman’s
Burean in those Districts; he also has
command of the wilitary forces in both
Districts, with Heidquarters at Ham
burg S. C. :
Col. Devereux is the right man in the
right place. The freedmen may now feel
certain that they will receive justice. He
will be no respecter of persous, but will
adminiser justice without fear or favor
A mau of this stamp has long been need
ed in those Districts. We are glad that
he Las at last been seut,
Two colored men, Alexander George
and George Combs, amused themselves
ouve day this week, by discharging their
pistols at each other. After they bad
enjoyed themselves with this sport for a
few woments, one of them ran away
The rarties were brought before Judge
Davis of the Frecdman's Court, where
they asked pardon of each othar and
weie fined fifty dollars apiece. Cheap
enough! We should meution that each
was wounded, one in the hand, the other
in the bip. Asecolored men are now free,
why should they not have the same right
to shoot at each other that citizens ens
ok o e
We are prevented this week from give
ing an account of our visit o the schools
for colored children at Savaonah, and of
mentioning many things of interest to our
Savaunah frieuds. We shall, in our next
issue, publish something of what we raw
in that eity. ;
We have published the proceedings of
the Freedman’s Convention, lately held
in tiis city, and vow have the pamphlet
for saic at this office. It contains a cor
rect report of the doings of the Conver
tion, including the speeches uf General
Tillson aud Captain Bryaut. aJsa the
Constitution of the Kqual Rights As
sociation ; State, Couuty, and Subordi
nate.
Every friend of Equal Rights should
have a copy of this pamphlet that he may
know what was said and d ue at she firat
Frecdmen’s Couvention, held in Georgia.
Single copies 25 cents.
Major General Howard, who is lectur
ing in New Eugland on the Freedmen's
Burcau, receives one bundred dollars for
each lecture, and devotes the money to
the erection of 4 Trinitarian Congrega
tioval Charch in Washington. Dariog
his abseuce his brother; Brigadier-Geue=
ral Cuarles Howard, bas gharge of the
Buresu. . _
PROGRESS OF RECONSTRUC
TION.
We rejoice to learn that the good work
of recoustruction is proceedin: at the
South with ctieering’rapidity. We say at
the South, in eantradistiverion to what
is doing at Washisgton; thouzh we be.
lieve that there. ann, all 1s gong well.
[t was a happy idea of C .ngress to send
the whole subject of reconstruction toa
joint cowmitt-e, elothing that committee
with auple power We trust'that com
mittee will persevere in kap'ng its own
¢ nnsel, and will investigate thoroughly,
foarlessly and deliverately Let the two
houses, meautime, shat off debate on the
main question, and let the country be pa.
tient, assured thit a wise-and safe con
clusion will in due time be reached. We
cannot doubt that all the Southern States
will be represented in Cougress betore
the close of this session.
But the real reconstruction is pro~
ceeding at the South—this at Washing
ton being only the shad.w. From every
side, we hail ev.dences of a growirg ac
cord between whites aud blacks, based
on a cous ousness that their intere-ts
are uot antagouistic, but identical. [t
is morally ‘certain that all the fair to
middling. ¢ottou that can be growen in
1866 m+y be sold ar 25 to 30 cents per
pound in gold, which atford~ a net profit
of 15 tO2O cents. [n other words, the
labor of each able bodied, experi nced
fiel I~band will produce, on the average.
at least $5OO worth of cotton; while the
cust of hiring and feeding such ficld-hand
will not averaze $250. Assuming that
there are to day one miilion negroes in
the South who can be hired to make cot
tou, (and there are more than one million
but not full Fands.) the profit ou their
labor for the eurrent year will be $250,
000 000. Now, there are mavy peuni
less ruffians and rowdies at the South,
but th.y have not full sway there; while
the more i 1 telligent, reputable, property
holding class have all a deep stake in the
establishment of murual co.fidence and
good will betwen whires and blacks.
Aud this work, with some local interup«
ti ns, s lapdly proceeding.
We have reecived a copy of the regu
lations frsmed and adopted by the plau
ters of Monroe county, Alabama, for the
government of their dealings with the
frecdmen: and they evinece a humanity
and consideration which was siguall;
wauting in those framed last spring by
the landholders of several sectious of ol :
Virginia. They might be imwproved;
but, ¢ nsidering that their authors were
till lately slavcholders, and that they arc
dealirg with those who were then their
slaves, they are even commend.blé.
The legislature of Teunnessee, we are
assuregd, will review its unw se action of
last year, and accord to the freedmen
every civil rignt—such as to sue.in courts,
hold lands, give testimony, ete. And
other Southern legislatures will tollow in
the footsteus of this one
Washigton letters state that Gen.
Howard i~ in the receipt of lerters from
his subordinate in the Freelmeu’s
Bureau, througzheut the South, shoving
an improved state of feeling between exs |
masters and freedmen, and justfying |
sanguine hopes tor the future, Hiriug is l
brisk; and few blacks persist in idleuess
when offered pay for work. Que of the ]
disjatches says:
‘“The Freedwen's Bureau is in receipt
of a large number of reports from the
sout , showiug that the negroes are cowm
mencing the New Year iu a sutisfactory
wanver. Gen. Swayue writes from A'a:
bama that general iwmproveweut coutin .
‘ues to be manifested. Tuoe demand for
labor still exceeds the supply, an treed
wen show a wark d preterence for living
with Northern wen, of whom there arc
about 5,000 in the Sta e. T'u..se pluu
ters who 1l treated the freedwmen last
year, fi d it al:wost imrpo-sible to secure
labor during this, and suwe have beeu
compeiled to abaudon their tarms io cous
seq ence.’ .
I+ is this latter class who get up negro
insurrections on paper, aud raise the res
ports that negr ¢s wili not work. The
fact is, they refuse to work for those ouly
whom they know as cruel and dishonest
—and they are, after all but u fraction.
We bave met scores of ex slaveholders of
late, and every one of them had found it
easy to hire all the labosa he wauted—
geueratly that of s formergslaves at
satigfactory prices. Aud every one of
‘them obtained frowm his treedweu a 8 wuch
work as he required.
Let the Soutn have time to realize fu'ly
that slavery is dcad, beyoud the hope of
resurrection, aud she will come out sl
right. What she mainly ve- ds are time,
pitience aad hearty good will.—V Y
Z'ribune. :
If qou would be nothing, just wait to
be something. :
The only reason why a persot does mnot
conquer au evil habit is, be does not will so
o do.
He who by his principles’ or practice,
corrupts the maunners aud morals of the
ri<ing generation . will reap a terrible
harvest of woe. Better for such a man
if he had vot beeu born.
A hypoerite rdy turn his coat without
‘turning his charaoter. '
CORRESPONDENCE.
Hnn- Jnfl“ph E Brown:
Dear Sir—The undersigned membérs
of the Levislature of (legrgia, respeots
fully sk your opinion in writing, as to
the legixlation which is proper, under ex«
isting o¢ircumstances, relative to the
freedmen of ‘his State. An edrly renly,
with privilege of publication, is respect
fully solicited.
We are very traly, &e.,
: R AT Riouey,
P A Frost, :
D E Rurler,
Vi Te ey Jorn D Stewarr,
; JESSE A GLENN.
MiiLeDGEVILLE, Feb. 14, 1866,
Gentlemen—Your note asking my
opinion as to the .‘'lsrislation which is
proper under eXisting circumstances re
lative to the freedmen of this State,’ is
now before me, and as I entertain no
opinions which [ wish to wi hhold from
wv fellow citizens, who may f el un inter
est in knowing my vi~ws on this or any
other subject of public interest, T reply
without hesitation.
The a:tious of wise men are a'ways
more or less influ nced by the circume
<tances by which they are surr u.ded.
The late war has caused a complete revos
lution in our labor sys e in the Scuth
ero States; aund an eutire change in the
relations which the white and nliex races
cccupy towards each o‘her. Action which
would bave been wise under our late sys
tem would be very unwise now, and much
which would have been uuwise then would
be wise now. :
The fact is undeniable that those who
were our slaves prior to the war are now
free, and, so far as legal rights are con
cerned, are placed upou terms of equality
with us. This is a fact which is worti~
fying to our people, but it is none the
less true on that account. The snouer
it is realized to its fullest extent, the
betrer for us Ido not say the negroes
are the equals of the white race. God
tid not make them so, and man can never
change the status which the Creator as
signed to them. They are vot our equals
ntellectually or socially, and unless made
wess rules the hour. they will never be
placed upon a basis of political equality
vith us. All intelligent men, who are
acquainted with the race, know that they
are not competent to the task of self
government, much less, to aid in govern~
ing a great nation of white people. But
they are now placed upou terms of legal
equality withus. fwe desired to do so;
we would not b 2 permitted by the govern
ment of the United -tates to enact and
nforce one code of penal laws for the
white race, and another for the negro
race, or to establish vnc lav of contracts
to govern them, and another for our own
government. o far as the laws of rights
and remedies in our "courts are concerned
the two races wiil have to be placed upon
terms of perfect equality ~ Whilk the
negro should not be allowed to occupy
the jury box, or to exercise the eledtive
franchise at the ballot box, he must have
the same right to sue and be sued, and to
testify in all courts of the State, which
the white man has. The eredibility of
the testimony in cither case to be deter
mived by the jury, under the rules of
evisence which govern e)urts and juries
on that subj. ct. He muast be made sub
ject to the sawme penal evastments, aud
suffer the same pumishwent for crine,
which is ivflicted upou the white mwan,
‘v a word, his rights of Life, liber'y aud
property. includiug the full aud free en
joymeut of the procceds of his lubos;
wust be am, ly sceared to him by law,
with all the guarantees necessary to thewr
protection Aod in the adwinistration
ot the law, courts a..d juries must see to
it that equal aud impartial justice is
meted out to him When this is done 1
have no doubt we will b: relieved from
the jarisdietim of the Freedwen’s B rcau
and our own couris allowed to take coz~
n zwce of all cases in which the negro
as well as the white race is concerned,
Until it Is°doae no one ean reasouably ex
pect auy such realt. B
I tuiuk iv puwise dnd injudicious for
the Legislature to pass asy Freedman’s
Code, er duy other law thas discriminates
between the races; 8o far as rights and
remedies iu our courts are concerned. A
short statute exteudiug the provisions of
the penal code of this State 80 us to em
brace all persons of Africau desceut, and
extending to them all the civil rights in
our courts enjoyed by white persons, ex
cept the right to sit iu jury box, togeth.
er with the same rtights of marriaze as
between pefsous of their own color, and
the sawe rights of inheritance, with the
same laws of guardianship, appreutice
sbip, &ec., is ali the legislatiou relative to
tbew which is expedient or proper.
~ Hoping that té Legislature may be
i gnided by Divive wisdom m arriving at
a wise cong:usi-n, and tbat such action
| may be had as wi.l aid in restoring ns to
our proper pus tiun as oue of the States
of the Union, aud in promoting the future
peace, prusperity aud happiuess of both
' races, | am, very respectiully, your
ebedient servant, ;
Josern E. Brown.
Messrs R A T Ridley, F A Frost, H
R Casey U E Buuer, John D Stewart,
Jesse A Glenn.