, 1865-07-29

have seen and hcard during the past fe
, days. This correspondence w!1t seek I
j Ilainly and ters:1y state wha. appears to &
: observer. The problem of Southern REQ
eanization is even greater than that whlc
ne have Just settled by the arbitranent
the sword That required Gsmness, fore.
v'goz. This requires its management to b
: tempered With q sagscIous beneyoleuce 81
wise hFmness, with comprehensive know
ledge. It will be ms aim to give you bdea
'stat farts learn, what CLEAN bE o5sesgs
{ tlDn, aud What elements work to tic chrYt
talIzation ont Of this chaos.
As you nro zNarc my field OF labor vii
bling me Into direct relations with the labo
question the relations Of the freed pcopl
to these Who were their masters, aud mus
now be their employers. It will dfrec' ly lea
me TO knowledge Of the c1lss for whom th
suffrage Is claimed, and at the sama time cty
me 'ns'ght Into the feelings, intentions an
Pei1d'ees Of the planters and employers
at5 flsld Of labor will include the States o
Kentucky snd Tennessee, and the aorther,
portions Of Alabama and Mississippi. hop,
to make uT 1etters of interest; aud site
this much preliminary t1lk, psonlse Il
milking fEtcnoAte or a13ht set down /,
malicc," BAT, to deliver - round, uuyar
n:sheo er"of what may come within N,
BnstllpE. bat, dusty, and Intensely ftlths
y this c1tr. 4. thousand sources OF pestI
Ience load the atmosphere. This oaors ol
Cologne NE : tribe by tbs side Of those which
i e1zet the oltactory o.Gauz. .Its condition Il
not yes5 complimentary to the military au.
;;,ho7itIes, Eho hsyo had control Tor three
yt ar* past. Ineed;not enlarge on this. Il
L 1s rot ngseeaile to think of. and words are
.1aae Guate to express ones disgust.
The evidence u military occupation Is still
the supreme feature Of llf; here. The build
,tgs; pntl:c aud private, everywhere look d.
swarm In eTety quarter: They are friendly
! ItopIe, aod if yOu look pleasantly At them
Rhflc passing. all greet you n 3st Gemons!ra-
| tive3J::. The boys in bsne are going homo
| fast. All CT the Tennessee troops are nlus
| tered cut. Most Of the Northern regiments
left o.her tlsu the co;ored regiments. no.
rice aercat ,nsny 1ebel ,1dcrs on the street j:
They ate being sent home. An occasional
row oce1rs:
! Las: nights drunken s'araybsck" wan.
tonly stabbed a negro s:andipg or the street.
! He (ftbcIs made h}s escape feum the pursuit.
| OF :he pat<ol. Such incidents are not rare l
sm tcld.
PREEDNEN's BUREAU.
Here lies the centre of great work, aud
here 1naful5 will ny obseIv4t:ons' be 1a4de.
IL the AIS s1nt Commissioner, Bssg. Gen.
Clinton B: F.sk, Of Missouri, Tie Government
evidently has the right mau In the right place.
IIe is IN anu-sIaverJ man, "bY tho grace. Of
God" as Ge1:. Howard phrases it. At the
same time he is q man Of executive nbflty,
business qualifications, With firm will, sa-
Racity and kiucnees oi heart l am much
pleascd With Inn. Ee has an active corps Of
young officers, whose hearts arc In the work.
A list Of bis sistt-Cspt. ". 7, Clarke, a. 4
G. Capt. 4. g: Barr. a. Q. IL. formerly Of
the 17Ih Army Cgrps Msi G. Il. Gfuve, Sur
geon; Maj. J. a. Coekrane, 101st q. 8: G. T.,
i. 4. 4. G.; Capt. K. J. Hinton, Esd o. s. G.
spd Judge Adroeste; Lieut. I. Alden,
40th U. 8. c. T., oarpeciat duty.
Gen. Flax has been In the dlsch3 -ce OF hia
duties only month"; aud the work 50 far has
been preliminary. The Territory he controls
is verJ large. About 10000 parsons come
more or less withi- 1.-THE sphere Of his sdnties
The tuties with which be Ia charged Ia. the
carc Of the feed people, OF the white refu.
gees, and all abard ned property. It te CON
tt1plated to put all cblt bodied p.tsons at
Eotk, either o. lands:aodes control Of the
come within Its province, as does the ssttle-
ment OF all cases Of offences, especially
where the civil courts do not receive the eT.
idtnoe of colofed pettcus-
II IL very evident Gen. Fisk has big lob
to d. He impfetses me as the msn to do 1t.
no toubt.
WHITE RE9CGEN.
Tits class are said 10 give the most trouble
no tbs Bureau. They af1 ignorant, lszy and
Eoua, ready to denoance the "nIggah";'
: ager to sponge upon Tie Government, and
b ave BEEN observing them. as they Gums tu.
beg f3r transportation. So far, they do not
utscrt dit The not very fftsertDE picture given
6i them. Large numbers arc constantly ask
n fot tfanspultatlon to homes In Alablma
as I'd GeorRta. Under orders from Washing
h.u. no transPotta ion Is given Eefusees sou. b
ot this poiot. up1 1ces thay proye that they
r Ill uot become chargcsblr To tke Goverupieat
1nr ole Jtar. OF course. few auewcr thts re-
qs,srenent, and most Of 15ose nre ab1e 10 pay
u eL CWn .XPeLsea.
In tais stty Nia1se hospital building Ia np-
p1opriatsd to the white sef1Gres. Officers II
tho Bssaau inform me- thar il Is dttucu1t to
induce these people to hire out No reports
have yet cone In as to the numbers now de-
pendent upon the Government It Is much
bcr & lepeuds1 freed peopls :.
1uK FAEIpsHK.
According to the reports Tor Jure furnished
me, It sppears that In Tennessee and Ala
.hnms, there were In contTahand camps, draH
|. 1g rstlons, 4, ,2eo5 peEsous. Of whom about
100 Were men. many OF them aged and in
drm, the remainder being xouea and chll-
| following points: Nashville 48l- tn city re-
ceiripg sellef 379, ClsrksTllle 1,s65, Galla:iu
&c., Hepdessonvilla 449fs Tunnel Hill 39l-
Thess are oil In Tennessee.: Two camps,
Henaeraeaville ant Tannel H1l, will, this
1all. be Eelf.eustatning: In Alabams. the
camp at Huntsvll1e has 40, ot Deeatnt juno
tlon os5. This latter camp will be aelfsus-
| talnIng,
II. 81 figures epeaE. we'll for the freed. d.peo-
pie. It shows how few Of them ART in reality
are much reduced by ths lahors OF the Be-
reau. The July reI o1t will s}aoE great de-
| crease In those who draw subsistence.
|. Geu. Flax DOES not allow the estahlIsh nant
Of rates If wages. He lexves that to be d.
ttetm1ntd BY The circumstances, place, de-
! mand, cap7city, etc. About SIX dollars is
the lowest rate psF month for men; five dol
'lara Tor women, boys and girls. From these
tr.cee up, to ten and twenty-five d,llars ra.
i epect.u:ly Is Tho. rule. The higher rates are
largely raid--<No able bodied persons ar
allowed to re11asn In. canp aftsr equitable
employment Ia found for them. There Is 4
general deefrc61noDg The negroes to ssriks
out for themEslys&. They are more a.Ensbth
this Than the, white refugees. It Ia mAtnf
owing to tbs Insofence and ill-troatm ?nt OF
returning rebels that cause the negr1F to
cotgregate in the ueighb0rhood> ct military
| postH. Lucy lcAll4A oA tud Qlau SittoH6@ <.H1 -
1airly treated and protected. 9u>h =. tue
testimony Of those who have chA:ge them.
What The number of black ard Whje retu-
gtes, cbargeable TO the Gbveransn'tn; Ken
lucky may be, have not Jet beea ooie 70
ascertain. Let me give you one F1denca OF
the se2fsuppn5t1ng capaclty Of re = negroes:
Edgedo1d is . military pos: ten miles from
this place. A large number Of negroes live
In tho vicinity. Breyet Big. Gan. Coon
commands there. Il WouA 4ppear thai COM
plaints had been made Of patty stealing.
| Gen. Thomas ordered Al Investigation aud
arrest Of vaerants: ~ orders we're trans-
mitted loosely to Gen. .Cpan's suhosdtnatea,
; and on Saturday last he provost Kus-d pro
! ceeded to arrest ever negro thsE could f1ad,
; J. dragging them frou hona Of work. They
| we.e taken to the eroyost office aud there
furnished with passes, .1emuaut OF slavery
i + which it is dirg,.cful to zee adopted hy ou!
, ! this action, and acting under the authority
. | ordered the systm to be discou tlnued.
The Provost Marshal gave the following
: testimony to tn character Of the people 8:
: rudely arrested. The n1mbtr brought hefor'
| him was ,248 II all. 1t cert tles snat amoni
, | them sll, he found not one without Vts'ol'
{ means Of support. It must be remembered
J too, that he WIS hun'iog for Vagtalts. AMI
that to justify his acton, he would gladl.
r hare had 1t othsswtse.
; rHE s-FFRAaR AGIrA1IoSs
Yesterday I called On the editor ola paps
! devoted to thia9uession. tits known IS th
t CbzoYtd 1santsseau, edited by tbs Ne sars
Scott, father aid son. found the fashe
{ an int. lligent nan OF color. 3 North Cato
5 lib'an, born tree, and never having lived y
$ the North. The paper Ia quite cKedltab'e Il
I point efability. They lack experience. fonn'
t several very Intelligent colored men IN hl
l. Office. They ale working hard, aud seem b
e | understand thdr position. asked Wha1
d | they reparded as their friends, and to whom
Q they looked for aid IN obtairing po!'tfca
!. privileges. :. Their rap!y in substance va
! That they bad 70 hope onssids m q tha Mort Nort
q anything but opposition from the so-calte
: willie Untopis,E 81 the south. They seeme
e to laye an abidlng faith In Andrew Johnsor
though one rniessed to being staggero
n slightly by hIa Executive p'ltcy. The
i thought Gov, Rroenlow Fonld be in favor
:: suffrage jor them If he thought i would nc
u sSamp bim. Not mnch confidence ~ Ws
T shown in his antl-s1ayery sentiments, The
J. ea.d emphatlcallY that If the Federal hayo
e nets were now withdrawn they would
+. wo1se Of than when slavery existed.