The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-11-02
THE NEW YORK sun.
THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. ?, 1865.


Planters And Freedmen--IIopefnlS signs.
EVIDENCE Of more smiesble feeling between TIC
rsn,ers and the freedmen Of the south s be- otnins
sppsrsnt. The negroes are learning that freedom
doe. not imply immunity from labor, tie planters
or. becoming more reconcisd ,o the verde, on the
war and the ,bolition u slavery, and both c asses
~. beginning 70 understand and ,pprsci',e he
FAT tbs, thsr interests arc Identical and depend
sp, upon each other. A. We have frequently re-
marked, the an mostly which h" been erhioiten
between the planters and the freedmen 10 neoessr-
aly transient, for no class Of men will knowingly
persist IN acting dsrogstory W their own h"ress
for any gres, Length u time. ssIIntsrs" ds-
rnsuds Of both classes that they should endcs'orto
~oncilis.s ssch other, aud when such influence 10
al work the result /, only question o. time. Us
worthy Of notes, IN his connecion, hA'
sone very good sdvice 10 the Ilsn"s
1. beginning to appear from their own s','''rnto'
m. Alabama papers are publishing 81 'ddf.'' to
an. planters OF ths, STATE, which . signed by a
Number ~ men u prom ncncs, IN witch some good
counsel 10 given relative W the ues,msu, VI Vie
freedmen. We extra, this paragraph
'Judg, no, The freedmen Ioo severely. ke,nein.
her that he In - bate, and needs nurture ana
cultNAton. ", IN fue OF us l'1 Nv
overrtsps the bounds Of propriety OF be ho'
reasonably proyident, mae q second, hird
nav, many efforts W lead him into the pAths on
ussiulneu Remember MAT ever one Who -
preserved TO the noble work ~ production yunli-
butss to the mass Of collective wealth. ani dimin.
isnes the army oi consumers and depehdan"' u
not Of paupus"
That 10 sound. sensible doctrine, and II detsrS
eng Of acceptance by the planters. The freedmen
a. st.,sd IN IN, attract are 'la~s'' nlsllectiA
and gre,, allowance should DO maize for tn so'
surd notions that they have imbbd coacernin Z
freedom. II should he remembered hN the old
slsvs laws made il crime ~ place any oil We
means of know edge within the reach ofthe sla'ei;
.hN The negroes have hitherto hardly
tssn accustomed h. lh.nk for themselves
and ,hn they ar. no, rightly rsspons
have. Kind and consistent treatment would soon
brag them back W their old places Of labor and
hus advance the interests Of planters freedmen
ana the country At large. The Mobile Rhd'HriH
Asp Apv,srIsnE. ono ~ the leading sr-rslel jour
psls. tstes the following hopeful view OF we dis,'
grsements between the classes referred 10:
Nay We no, he disappointed In our present
prognostication. ~ evil in toe future rs We have
been Of good and hope in the pss,S We think 30,
and We are encouraged TO believe that The negro
tabor question Ia destined II afford ms an agresbls
dirsppointmeut. In discussions Of all sorts 81
questions the dark side n sure ~ lie most promi
nentlv presented, and 40 when we turn our ears Il
the Rural Districts to learn wha, repor, planter
make Of their prospects Of making satisiactory
labor arrangements with their late slaves we are
quite sure 70 hear much greater aud more noisy
response from those who have failed tan fruu
those who have succeeded.