New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-23

ON NprWINp impe1lng TfFUts
which coorcd people are most likely to engage As en
illnsrratjon annex an ordinance passed by the Com
mon Courcil Of Vicksbnrg Gee Doc No Jp together
with n letter from Col. Thomas, in when he says;
yon wiz see by the City ordinance that drayman,
or hackman mus fi'o oond OF 800 IN bdu,ti"n 70
paying for lis license. The Mayor relufss ilat tne
bontsmnn must be ireehclders. The Laws oi 'hs state
do not and never did allow negro to own lana or hOh
prOpcry: the white citizens ieiu-e 70 SIGN hIy "us
lur The freedmen The white citizens anu suI"r.ttS
say That II is for their interest TO dilNc out au Hur'
nrnter' nero labor: that the freedmen must hltc 10
white men II they want to do tins KIND OF No'E. l
found seccrai insinnccs Of similar chafatef IN me
course Of my observations OF wheh "eseo'cu " l''
cuie the documentary evidence
II nav he said lhat these are mere Isolated cases ara
so ,hcv arc But they the local ontcr"pringS oi
sprit which found TO pretan eve!Ni'I.' IL theit
anv difference is in She degree OF It's intensity nuu
he imratiruce or bold ess with which 1t manifesto
itself or The agencies which far restrained 1t from
yenturiuC more general CONGRATULATIONS '""h hpe~"
ia another part of this rerort.
I'D CATION or TIE FREEDMEN.
II wOn'd that aii those -" ." shcie'! ueSIe w
make the freedman FIREMAN. IN the tiue srnSe oil wv
word us cl.o hr in favor Of so cducai ING bin as ~
N oe him c,cerlv understand end appreciate the posi-
ton he ia to ocruly in life. with al us nights ana cor
resnoudiup iuties and 70 lmpart 10 nm tl the Know
edee nccrss ~ for enabling hlm 10 D'c'no hh Hto,
ccn, ,irerstor in tire general movements Of socr'v
! As popular education is the true ground uon Vnl,h
the cf cheney and tho successes "i nee iipor s"l
grow ro man who rejects the former can be scrouhru
corsistcnt friend Of the latter IL also evident tba
the education Of the negro. to become pe"efn ahd ~
fec,ve alter the ul restoration oi local go'erhmen W
the South must be projected and lromoed as m hitb
,nl mar. of tle educational systoms fthe States.
made it o spociql point IN mes, oi the cohvefsa.
ions he'd with Southern men. to inquire ihto .ne,
views WIFI rcrafd to this subject. iou'd lhutcu'
sou,e gentlemen of thought aud liberal idc's WHO
readily ncknouledred the necessity of PROVIDING IoI
the education of tie co,orea people ana WI" dec"yu
themselves wiling 10 cooperate to that end 10 h
/ evtent cr their Influence Some planters ibonght OF
establishing schools on their esinrs nhd others wolu m
have been Glad to mea-u es taken 10 NAV eHes ~
tho pcoplc Of the ucighborhood in when the! INeu.
But whenever asked the question whelhor u 'ng.. We
oncd thnt the Legislatures oi tucir ct't's "i uo'
comfy nuti critics would make riovisoie lor netiwo ~
education, never received an hihrm"tNe anu "n'' "
t,vn or three instances fceby encouraging answers
At las, was forced 20 the conclusion that hsde nu
"A small ngtrhcr e iOf urHb' exceptions tLe popuu'
urcipdcc - almost ns bitterly Get against The IesiOrs
having the advantage Of educrion as 1t was wheh INC
ncrro WIS a s'aye There may be an improvement III
4 a respecf br II vcul prove only how unFrr'hi "'
strong The preiudicc ~ former days huhIc"' Z"
tipe h.afd The Old assertion repeated, that lie rnnG
viii sro tro NIGER iir work." and that nero edu
G ton will he tie ruin Of Tie South' AholneI ms
singular notion si }olds potent s"hy over ,ne 49,, H"
If tue masses II j. that the elevation Oh te 1dcN.
will be tie dccradttion Of the whites Ihey do no'
unders,rnd SET thit the continual c"utnct WIN ~ =
nora atd CcGradrd population must heoessnll NV W
the iqrriri aid moral Of the other classes ol so
ciofv Tiis they might have learned tior ociua
cxpsricfce ns the Icoplc oi the Nnr'h nave i'aIe,
Ia tie rduca'iun Uf the lower orders y tf ON! tN'
worthy bisis oi the cVilH'iVh eS wei H' VI 'o F''
ne consequence of the vrcl1dico prevailing In Q
Southern Sai"s III. coiuied schoos can be ''t'u
ici sui cagg on with sa:cly only under ne pr .e
fipu If olr rilnrg forces nhd thHt hero Tie tlcl
are wit drawn Tho former have 10 go with item I1'r'
may be- a icw D.. G!iirs 'ounng exceptions bui 'Ic
number u cfrtltuN very fmrL annex u Jew Ill'l'
brnrirc upnn this sutjcCt One IA eiicr huh u
me hv ChiplsIn Joseph Wnrrcn. superintendent 81 Ia
nc ,tina under The FTceCmrns BIrctu In M'sls,Vpl
(~ec Doc 80 81 Tie long Rid extensive 'Xi"Ilrhc'
81 the writer gives The vieTs he expresses mo-" sl
ordinary WEIGHT. Aftcr dcsorbing Tie genera ,pilI
of opposition TO The cduculion oilg negroes - lc.
in Mississippi ard thuuoTating the roas"Ls fhe'
for 4 le ". HTu ,irg Of these things. have ~
doubt bat hlt 4 our protection b. Ntthota"n' tcfI
eiucaipn viii Dee iindefcI ~ every p's"i, Wy N
cnGil obstruction by fraud ard ,iol'nc. nave no
thf sfl et rsf-r that. with tte Si.tc nhl''i'
res in .u powcf N'Ithein ciiIan Nonld be l'' 't
In tie exercise of hs const lucnn itils !" l'l n'
preach % lie coufed people. ma sinI hH'" l'' '
pcUa of the fea fu iu which Aorihrrhcis "'r
,,lifurd tarfed aud io4tloTcd viincd of aud o W
lcted bof re The war The letter gives marY det l
IN support - tbs ooacla,ion and ~ IN every iafee
r L. the i,ticr of Gen. Kiby Smith Acc Doc. No o
occurs tie lowing ttttcmcnt rcicftur To TIE cnnel
fiop q fiir.s ~ Mobile Ala: ihros's were mad
to desity cl schoolupses 10 which coored c''di 90
we're tlugi; and 10 two Instances tArf "efr ii'u I
enmc threats were matc against hu cbhfcLrb I'D Nh'
c,ipied people assembled to worship nHd one 90 tic
burned. Continued tlftas of asssssinnlun were h"H
ng inst the cpored preachers. ana ons OF 'm ' no"
. under special guard hy order az Nal. Gen. Wruds'
Wlll- was IN Louisiana, Gen. Candy received pc
titon signed by number Of pr'miuoht citizens 81 nc"
Olleaus pfnyIng lin ITO HuIG % Ger 80. dNbicn hL
tnorzcs board o officer 10 levy athA hte th'lhl't
of the parish Of Orleans g. delry TIE expense al educg1
: ing the fre'dneu' The re-" IA. given Tor mHhrg tnl
request arc "a follows; " Mott o thosc who hive Ios
their slaves by the Rebellion, aud whose lands nfe u
the corfe OF conf. .cainn henG thus derived OF th
means of raising tor their hungry children. ln,
q not anything lcit whefewiih TO pay such tax. III
u order IN question. they consider violates that sacrc
principle which requires taxation 10 be equal through
= out the Unred States. u hs freedmen are 10 BE- efn
oaied public epeHse II, be done from ne reGsH'y
N The Inifed SfaifS" (Acc. Doc No - Many oi %
siguers oi Is petition, who wanted 10 Be relieved
n III, tchootax on the ground Of poverty cuunte
among the wealthy men Oi New-Oflthn- anu thcy Tor
cot to state th he free cOlored element n lOuisan
% which represents pitni OF 1T least sJ NJWa. an
= paws a Inconsideah!c proportion of The hAe' con
% tributes at the same time for the ,nppot the scaoo
for whites. from which their children are excluded.
would also invite attention 20 some statements con
j. crrnng this mattel confined In tho memol Andum
g my conversation with Mr.. King Ci Geortln (Acc
e Doc. No. 29)
q Willie tra,cling in the souih found in the newspo
n pcrs account Of an Interview between Gen Ho"af
: ana some gentlemen from Mississippi. In which III
!. Siurduch rom Columbus Mss. figured some" nat con
spicuously lie reported TO have described pun
sertineut in Mississippi rs quitc loyal. md es!ccnl
a IN favor of giving the cOOIcd the advantage o
4 good cducatlon. inquired at the lteodmens Bufea
u whittier anything was known there oi eelng so "a
!, vorable to negro education among pr Muidocb
- neigtbOrs. lie information received Is con
n tnined IN letter from the Assistant Con
= missioner. Col Thomas (Acc. Doc No. 80. Ii ~
n pears that the feeling OF DR. nuIdocts neigLbor
nt Columbus only not in favor Of negro educa
Lon but that according 20 the Report Of the Agent
the Ireedmens Bnrenn at that place q" The citizens
the town are so prcudced against the negroes TINT the
nre opposed to all efforts being made for their educnio
or elevation that tie people viii not give rooms
4 fow the children Of cir hired freedmen to nitchd u
. schools ard that the citizens of the place nave wlte
p letter 20 the officer. saying that they would respect
fny ask that lfeedmcns schools bo established utde
the auspices of the Bureau a. 1t would tend to d.sur
The present labor system, aud aRe from the fields aJo
flat II sO pcCcssaTy restore the wealth of The STATE
4 II seems Dr. Murdochs ncighbors do not form n