The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-18
THE NEW YORK SUN.
SATURDAY MORNING, JANY IL, 1861.
New Nork CT, Pr,...

New York Chy Press
The WORLD, under tho heading a =" The
Dawn Of Brighter Day. greots with rcjoic-
ings the unity Of sentiment which now prevails
at the North, Questioned not loss by the recent
appointment Of Mr.. Stanton TO tho Cabinet,
than by the steady, conservative course adopted
" President Lincoln, which has won for him
the support Of all worth having, in Democratic
and Republican ranks. That the selection Of
MIR. Stanton would have been gratifying u tho
Democrats, it vas aware, but it WAS not pre-
pared for his hearty and vigorous endorsement
by the radicals of the Republican prees, which
it takes a. an ca nest that hereafter party ~.
litics are to be ignored, and that the one great
National party is to DO the one respected favor
cd, and made all powerful.
The TInKs dcvotes an article to the roply of
Secretary Wollos, in references TO his tran,ic.
tions With George ID. Morgan, a,owing boliof
in the honesty and good intentions of the Ss;-
rotary, but sttributing to him want Of juds-
merit Tno article concludes as folloSs'-
1t is impossible to relieve a broker of su,pi-
cions # iivurpg that party TO bargain 10y
whom he - Immediately pad, though II Is cor
tain the Government was Ultimately the pay
msster in III, cas- ard no explanation will en-
tiroiy satisfy public TO whom the private
chata,t r,o Of Mc- IN Welles and Morgan are un-
known, .ava through t1e publicity Of tho prescott
aifaf, that there WAS no Ayorittsm IN eran''"s
| a measure of wealth TO which few attain even
| by lifetime Of pains and labor as the re,ult
| Of five months oi no over taxed cndeavor For
| ourselves We cn,ertait 70 colm thai the entire
| Transaction WAS the result Of inoNp'Tionce aud
| over has COT sidofa ion. But had Mr.. Morgan
been ems aged at some reasonable Salary-ay oi
slO, 600 yoar-ani rxoi owl 'uslJ ir the inter-
| est Of Government by tho cNrlu ION ut all other
| com ponNaticr tho pubic whlll DO able 60 share
our -ortiucut' more generally.
The Tmu-SE, still on slavcry, dcyotcs col
umn to the icquiry, Can Enancp,icd Slaves
| take care Of thcraclvcsl' Citing. in answer
the experience OF Mr.. McDonough, a slave
holder in New Orleans made pu'lic by him in
the Cincinnati gazette, M,r,h, 1913.
| Mr.. McO,npngN. fniing that hi1 slivoi
| worked for themselves ON SuudIv, for want ot
time on othor diys, proposed TO give them "a.
| turlay afternoon &, " rk for Themselves, IT
| thcv youii keep tho S,hhl,h. llo Sa' SOON
struck with the amount Of labo- they perform
| c1 duti- x the halt dav theg hal them 1cs
| and with tho sums uf money they clntrivai to
derive from 1t. II occurred to him that Il
would ba good plan graiudly to soll them tho
remaining days Of tho woak, On coalition Of
| their paying him certain suml Ou' oi th9it
wages, a. appointed p,riois. 50 Ear as
appcA-s tho pan WIS 81 ge-ted solely
by financial policy uninllencei by any
.ony,c,ion Of the wroaS'u'n - Of tSktng
otLar p op'cs Waso'. lie cdoi his dtyos
rogoOher, 81 h'y IN uum''r, aud pro
poscd 60 ilam 20 work for him IN Ntu-.
'Jy a'tornoon At mall wd.;'s, inFcl p' Totk-
| O. /, flr thc.us 'lyS,--Ue Alyis ~ th,n To DR. "
Upon these WAGES 40 little u- p s,ibl ani l1ayo
| ,hc r,uuu'rg ~ his hn MS to puy the wlll' Of
| N,fLria, ia thonselNoh Thit thi tnrus be
| h.rI stri IAN ir tln
tCt that he told thcm ho calrulr'oi It woIli
tka them rfH tetys & bay on dig. l'It he
| l,mi dcd ham th,t th' first part Of the pro Hsi
would b. the most d III ,ul'; for "h'n they h III
,hs vhalc of saturday 20 work for vagc., tloy
could in l'as time bug frily for thensely a..
and the facility wolld go ON Increasing with
every dty Of ihs week tdBy succledc
in purcha-.ng. IIo told them that accord.
irg 60 the terms ha could offer, aud the cI.
cula'ons ho had made, it would take them
about GtlceH gear, 90 buy their entire iroslom.
Gndismsvtd ny tho tediousne8s OF the pros 's7,
the slaves seized his Oitor WIN eAgernOss.
They went IL work 10 zslon-ly, that they
bought the whole at Saturday in loss than six
yctrs; Friday WIS bought in four years Thlri.
itv in two year aud quarter; Wrdn"siv in
fifteen months Tuesday in ono yoori Monlly
in six months.
In fourteen years and half they hal plr.
ohl',d thoir ifoolum, besides working llli GENT
lv for their master the days that still log lily
| belonged " MN. II Woulu nave beer II me SOON
e. but during the later years they evpan fol
moru thil they hal formerly done for cnm-
forte and cOnvcricnc's for their iimilieL Tho
: labor Of ihsir little boys and girls, dlo had
4 rot made up tn sum required TO- thom by tho
mastul; ~ there wisa balance du' on their ul-
. | count, which they work d hyo Sllit onal
months TO pay.
The statement relates further Instances Of IA,
remarkable assiduity, no, TO say maqi1, which
1T l. r. 4 e. l,.J 1 Il
among which is the following about tho con
struction Of building
They work as long a. they N 500 20 lay
brick and after that, they carry up bricks an
mortar for an hour or two, s1 as to Oe ahead U
r their work the next morning, They move
% u1i up urd dawn those immensely long ladders
l. five stories high they RIM up and down al
= day.
= The narrative conc 'udes as follows;
= Yet, vita all these drawbacks, their soul
! were filled with gratitude TO the man who ha.
N granted thcm the boon Of freedom, Though he
u had made by the transaction a good deal q
= money which rightfully belonged to them. o.
v the S ia Of June 1872, they all sailed for L.
~ IBERIA. Their last words, when they parte
(, with Nr. McDJnoughs other slaves, were
/. As you hope TO meet us in Heaven, TAX
good care Of oar beloved master.
\ Ihs og,ny which thero negroes display f
iu | lAlN NO'hf as 70 u Us llO'IAItNt u hl1u tF W
n by tho contraband CIVILIAN DAVIS, iron
n, Fortress Monroe, nov leyrufing in this section
= TO be such that the IesTCe- have TO 10 r3,trail
= 3D. by FORCE from Cvsr. working Themselves
., will be for the TRIBUNE, at come future time,
y, explain why it is that the coored population
!, Nor and South, fail to exhibit, when fre
any such remarkable instances of crazy dew
m tion to hard work. If il were inherent, it won
~ break out on numberloss other occasion7 f
or which they often have incentives.
The Journal or COMMERCE sustaiIs IN
~ Lincoln in a sensible article. 1t thus refers t
in the report made by the Secretary Of tho Nav
loe in regard to the transactions with George |
ii Morgan;
.le It is quite plain 70 US that it was an error
oe judgnt ut, but We reject, without he1ita'io
~ any idea that it was intended by Mr.. Wellos
~ the opening for fraud, or as method Ci puti'
- large amount OF money into the hands Of
= rela i've. II was al error that M gh we'll
made, oven by more experienced office
- He understood very well that the Il
ga 0lnary Iule Of to past had been Ia
.ra Government was deirauded most of its pu
le Chases even where is own officers managed Il
nd Bargains. lio seems 10 have thought that on
no two tr three salariOl agents in New Yor
:, would have been liable 10 those foundations