New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-19

~. eo = -, cnntioc and du licy. Whatever
bsbite of tis kind may appear III 10 so Ieop,o &c
dire ly rareable fo+he we'll known features VI
psst CONDITION, without involving any es.en'aa'
proneness to deception in the race iuf,ter ,uaa u,,
be asrrbed TO human nature. Upon thle Poih'' spe
ciul noui,ies have been made Of The SUPERINTENDENT
AZ Hilton Head WHO is brought IN direct dally mr.
citation with them, ard whose testimony, ' 1un"a 30
he il is wor h far q an thai oil lhose VINO M
had less nice opportunities OF observation, ana
90 crrtiGes 10 tie results here pTesehted Upon ire
question Of the dsposicon OF iiese people 10 WOE
there sre different reports, varied somewhat ny .ne
inpres,ion an idle or an lndus'rous iaoorci,
brought into immediate relation WIN the VIII
ress nav have made on the mind In conversa
tops with them, they have uniformly rwered TO as
s"rsnce. that il free they must work, eyes, Msssl,
we must work TO live; that's the law; ana eH'
pr, sng an suxiety that the work "t The plantations
was NOT going on. At Hilton He'd they are reauy
| To DO for Mr.. Lee, the JudIcious superintendent,
whatever Is desifed. Hard words anu cl.ne'' arc,
however of 10 use in managing them, ana other
rrrties for whose service they are specially detale,
who do not understand or treat them properly, nhu
some trouble in making their labor hVailioie, 's
might naturally be expected la collecting Cotton
il is sometime am told dIilcuh 70 get tneih To-
geher when wanted Tor WORK lhefe may We
something in this particularly among the young
men. have observed them good deal, ana though
thew Of en- 30 not work to much advantage, dozen
doing sometimes what one or TWO STOUT ana Wtli-
trained Northern ilbOrefb NOulu CO. anu thuHbh ltco
must always be expected Of Tersnue native 10 thls
coil than those bred liz Norherh latltud, aud under
more hraciag biz, have not been ~ gu lnIrers'd
with their general iudolen,e. As servants, oarsmep,
aud carpebterr have seen them working falthlnliy
! and wltn viii. There are some peculiar clrcum-
stalces IN their condition, which 10 one who as-
suu.es 20 III in Judgment upon them nut overlook.
lley are low Tor the iiift tire freed from tie re-
grant Of a matt,r ana ike CHILDREN whose guardian
or ieacf er i. absent for tie day, they may qnte
uauraliy enjoy an Interval OF idieHets. No system
nf labor Tor ttem, outsie Of the campo, has been
! 8,gan, and they rave ha0 nothing TO 90 exert 10
a lie cotton when bag ing was iuru, he, i!.d We
au krow that men piui.lly tiDl ioyen .fe II any
iirg lees osp sd TO 90 tbe lItte assigned theh -
thrS are 20 perform thc iu.l measure "hl.h peohko
60 diem iu regular lie. the ylrtae in tue huef cas-"
! 4, iuy .r. r.rtrd b. habit 81 tie camIs they are
AWAY "a heir ao ti,tomod places Oh labor anG have
.oi Lc.a 20 piOn.uy pad u c'u.d DC oes!ie1, ana
are eSpOscd 20 tie came 'ircuu sian'ea when oleh
1sI oso soldi 10 make a. iie eaeiilOn 81 losDr.
IL tie gouoal cnay, which prev he, and before the
.n-fi.hiO.s Of labor have o,cu srt b,Iofe Item %!
prortr aut iteuaeuts aiG tca,Le WHO unGeTstnhd
lOr di,Ios.ii1n, and show by 'beIr coadnct Az ID
....-t H. tltit welfare, 40 buuaIe OF feasonGb
mau w1uld subject tttm 10 au tere cflli lsLi OF
make tho Tcs responsible Tor a e deliuquentlts oi
au ldlc Iotaou wno hap. ehed To BE- brought pai'u-
l.fiv under hi. own observation. Not thus woule
we have ouf-ciye. or our race iucec ana tie lad--
ueut when We would LOT nave u.cted TO us, let as
AOi measure - o.arrd.
Utou t.e beat exln.i, alton OF these -ope, aud
cofgii.On of the evidence 81 tIurtwouhy ic.s0us,
lclcfc q when pro cry or dnlzct ald Atr pro-
mYti.e- ftt D., oio tu,in tcy vii! 10 ree be as
dps uoas ~ any race OF uen are likely To . o.
tDi- ,Hm.tc.
frc roi.o.s Of the r.credness Of fo,citY as held
ty c-r .eo!s have somt ies been tie su jet Of
q lcusricn Ltfe. IL il De-, oItct tLey have taken
thIu- In it, tI,r 10 lolsts. IL wes Wse I"
/ prevent tlIs, md even where D. bad been cone 10
,on Il % lestoutlon a. elst Of eXl ensiyo articles,
let ilev Lollf be injured by speedily acquiring
without Z frt.se aii b., love tieir CONDITION. Bu
uumelt reflection " III show that It Hhs tic meet
natural tliag Tor tbem 10 DO. They bad boon Occu-
rants OF the ori..e,; bad lad tLe-c things moro OF
lee 10 change, and VI Ell The former owners hai lett
war o.,y Tor theta % re.md tbr tile To the
a'auuvncd progeny better han that al stfunserr.
sui Il - not tIue hat they have, except as 10 v,ry
sim. T. afti c- soap 0r tles, generally avn 90
,h, n-,.e- ~ snch property. Ii b. sho stat that Ia
camfs o. here ttoy Lave uten d. rtute 81 81 'hl X
tcy have -.Hllu irOm oich othrr, lut TIE SIperlh-
iendrits .niou thi Gov would %. have done
this q .h,ady I'D provided. Brsdc-, lose illinr
win la-.c FOL. lee collected together hHc fo1lcrs ~
,aap life, ilil know how o.eu th''e charges o. nn-
tusi til cfng asc made among them often with
great iuusiioe. L. slo be added, 20 coupeie The
-iatenc g. 1T the ag"nts who have teen intrusted
vita TIE collection OF cotton have rep)sed confidence
~, the trurtV orihlness Of the Hbofrr1, committing
poptry 10 heir chargc-a confidence not found to
nave been E'hP.acsd
To what extent these laborer- dc,ire to lie free
sui to serve sii further in putting down the re-
tel0n, has been subject o. ,ximinalio'. The de-
sire 10 he Tree hss beeu strongly expressed, pnricu'
llrly among lie more intelligent nud adyci tGrous.
TNs-y day nlrost adds fresh tale OF cacapes both
s,ltffy and IA numbers conducted with a courage
forecast and IA ski worthy Of heroes. Bnt there
are or apparent features In their Opposition which
1t would bc uufruthlul To CONCEAL. On the plania-
tious 1 often found IA disposition 10 evade the III
= 4 a
! though preferenc. for freedom VIA expressed It
was rarely IN the passionate phrases which would
cone from an Itaan PEASANT. The secluded and
monotonous life OF plantation with striei diciPiae
and Ignorance enforced by law and custCn, In not
favorable 10 the development of the richer senti-
meuts though there they find 1T least stunted
growth, irrepressibe ns they ARE. The inquiry was
often ans wer,d ia this way: 60 The white man do
what he please with ur." One. il | understood Is
broken words rightly said that lie did not care about
being tree if he only had good master. Others
said they would like TO be free, but they wanted II
white man for protector" All of proper age,
when inquire Of, expressed n desire 10 nave tier
children taught to read and wnte aud TO learn
th.mselye-. On this point they showed more
! .aru.stne.s than any other. Wien asked If they
were wiling to fight in needed
hem to keep their masters iroin coming
bnck they would seem to shrink from THAI,
saving that "black men have been kept down 10
Ike dogs that tuey would run before white men.
| Al The clOrt OF the nInt VEGA oues''"'lo", az
moat concluded that on tie plantations there was
but little earnest desire for freedom, and scarcely
any willingness ;or it, sake u encounter white men,
But ns showing the importance of not ATTEMPTING to
reach general conclusions too hastily another class
| of fncts came to my notice the second week. met
then some more intelligent, who spoke with pro-
found rnestpes oi their deire 10 be tree and bow
they had lODgcd ~ BE his day. Other facts con-
ueccd with the military aud hawai- operations were
gored. At tne recent reconhoissuiee toward Pa
lla,k, pilots OF tn class stood well under the fire,
AID ,..e rot r. luctaLt 10 the reryice. When Il Il ~