, 1865-12-28
CEN. SEIZURES Report.


wpccs, there Is a ceneral opinion that The
ncrro must some way be forced ia work br
black codes and arbitrary authority mt az.
pllcablc 10 . the Whites. The letters or |
Generals Fcsscudcp. saxton and steaaman
and many other officers are adduccd In SIN. |
mort Of this general disposition ia rc.ens1,rr
the negro. It arises from the feeling on tie |
part of, TIN. whites. that &l,e nerro rnnot 1>e |
kept.aown. trpddcn on. and oppressed. or he |
wfli,potbo where dc ousht to lie. soa.far |
.jitum having learned by experience thai the
Degradation Ut TIE negroes must degrade and
.iuTtaIlze the whites, they f,nan,ne Thai the
Haucs.ldn of The freedmen viii 1owcr the
whites. The whites. AZ c1ass. rrrard The
blacks as = class, rs stI,l their property
khey yhelYeye the function and duty Of thc 1af.
ter IL 10 work for the forma. md raise their
ir6{1on.r rice and surar- not tn work far
fhemse1ves 10 accumulate nronartr md rn}se,
tY,cr famIl,es into nos,t,ons or ,ae,,cct ahi,It,
r. +hcv canrnt fbns nsc tbc neoro "a 1hc3r
nr,,r,sr,v Trt ,nnst l,r. lin on t,rns ~
cone1tty ne j freeman. f,,er t1,.n want r. a,ivo
,i.> .,,t - tbo ,n,,,,tr, o,a ,,,,o,4 ,,ot;as ~
lit 1.hn,o-, 11,s s,,r,t ,,T ,,crsoc,,,,nr I'D
a., vhn -,os,n,, ~ ,,,r;c;,,,1 nrdi,,rccs a. IN
n.s,sa..s f. a-aau,nc. ~, ,,a.rroas - "a
~ ~. ~, x,s,n1n ,,,T,n Tine ond nro,,;h.
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lung tnesn rom nl1'nS ianus g len'nS W house
or pnyhG or ee'nne Eooas a!so LII s1ekspnsg'
requiring negro oacs"en' oraSmen' &C. 10
nln heaSs ooaas ana pay enormous license
ices. lhe planters also oellcVe tha1 learn
ing VIM sl,oA .ne n'ssEe1 LOT "olk, anu hse
annoe1 as o'ttcfly opposed To-Day 10 al pians
Tor educating me negroes, as "hcn ,hry were
.slases+ ehoplo our armies "1thdra", d!
tfeedmcn's schools must follow them, and
they can .oply be maintained now within
reach or our plckcts.
Yct Southern men admit that during the
war and e&nct, the freedmen have acted with
wonderful moderation and prudence. 80 tnr
from attempting to nyenge, even in exeep-
uosA1 instances, tho wrongs suffered during
slavery they have 10 most instances, submit
1edt 10 theu continuance after the Federal flag
wns Responsible sur their protection. Gen
eehnsz mas 1aat negroes always work well
1of Softncan men. ana ltat MI those whottnd
anat tne negro VIII MOI work belong to the
ciass VINO would rather whip negro than
discnafge hin. nc thinks thai the negro PR
: ~ Is moved By much The same passions and
Instincts as white man, and TINT the thing
TO be learned and understood Is not "the
nngro," but freedom. II the planters w{ll
H. % frcedmen. ti,cr con Afford to forret ,nuc,,
of Whist 4her nr;oe thcmke1ves nnon a.
~ ~ Lni.a .1 H,ae - 'ssss .%s up'0 ~ ~
fri lesson il to substitute nromni xares 9or
1fr wbfn. an m Indnrement In work. and N
disc,,arre Tar The ,vbip a. i punishment 70,
idlenoss. The statistics Of the bufc.u show
that ycs7 little government aid has been aa-
1n,nIstcrcd 10 the negroes Notwithstanding oil
adverse ci,cumEtanceS- and that they have
,conaidcsah1a ..pnltF to support themselves
::But rnuch OF yhc vagrancy that does arise,
. aowe from The law'loss, honseless condition Of
!. the entire colored people In Russia emanci-
patton resulted In but little ragrancy. because
there land wus given 10 the serts. Some SINH
. liar policy hero ahou1d be adopted. Northern
!: mon make contracts with the negroes without
any. .diflculty, hut The planters lind them gall
Ing and adverse TO their old deepotic habits,
and .nony of tho negroes are Ms ignorant OF
The natnnr OF a labor coutract a. The
nlantcrs Themselves. Gen. schu1z found that
manv of The ncerocs hopcd Anal land would
~ o.d;s,,,hrtaa te tbro hv the Gorernment.
49, +1,rr ,,c,,,e,1.ed t1,ot nvn5n,r 1ond womb
rcoe,,,n,n,te the;r tnd.ncndenee. Tbonrh
4hcsr c1nect ctations as TO the mode Of Obtain.