, 1865-08-28

Rll WHO Enthcl Under ner Lag.
FREEDMEN IN ALABAMA.
They arc Susceptible to Learn and Eusy
to &soTern-1hey nrc not ksreAlktn:.
Their Contracts, Ilor Becoming u
Chnr:.0 upon tile Gorernnsc1It-2ntcr-
eSsinE Letter from I'm If1fn0IsTcacIler
Them.
IcQrf4poadcace OF the Chicago Tribunal
FEEE1,HES's CAN'T.
DECATUR, An, Aug IL. 1856.
Twas One Of the first subscribers to tue
Hctfe:.s CUi-en, and have followed II up
through all its changes, to the TR1BuS. Of
the present, which is sent daily to my address
at Dansi1le, Illinois. Bnt having been for
nearly two months far down In Dixic,I seldom
see rumber. From the Daily of the 5th, I
read: 1.-THE Frcedmrn's Commissioner At
Selma, Ala., complains that the negroes are
desiors Of having matters in their own hands,
do not appreciate the binding nature Of their
contracts, and an constantly learing most
advantageous positions. Planters take tenn.
pcratc view OF the situation, and arc disposed
TO fall In with the new re-. fme."
! have not been to Selma, nor do know
the Commissioner, still, fully believe that
just the reverse of all the above statements is
generally true. hare some personal ac.
ccrs Of ihe Frerilincn's Hurean and l,avn m
idea That any NJ H., m ro,,i1 rr.1c.sa n,,a ~
tI,r aforesaid alterations An ,yf@h ,rhar, !
have convrr.cd Gwrec 1y;th ma a. ~ tho,r
wanl Ct correctness. At this camp there has
been an average OF about COO freedmen for the
last ten months. Almost daily, some are
coming in, aud others leaving. It Is q tempo
.'a:.;t..+a ,.e y ~ -, ~. az nouseces Au0
tS,o ho,,o ,r oesa r-nei i,t.sn ~ cou1e y
tha nif,er hs,,j thay -. 49, q -. ~. III ~
ti,fr n11nc- Inns,ers ,;i ~ N Tts
ther, 81 Io1x 1ranes u sa,,t ~ III s9ploy
pTinrc.on n, H9s The cI'arra .. ~ = ,i,u oe VI
an1 T. ;1r1r en,,,,r;ss1n.,sa .ts " IA sIp
s1l co,nn;9fnts and dG;anGi;ns ~ a, apu ae?ns.
h1crIs ~ ~, "1G .rt,tn. EI tne
t.fargScs mad. bcrc a,'J uos a. u.s Toau,;5 .u5
s;cner,' Court n IInntsr;1,o ,e9-e sMe oa,.ans,
ccmnlainis ea,ne m int lave Mn NJ; Snaa.n
nnr heard If nre cn1,nant au,.;nst ~ no,o.ad
1nnn ~ xron,n Er ~ 5n1fis,;,S- ~ a,,S
tie,r contrnrta 49, hara i.,so,xn y, nno 10y W.
IN ccmnir With tie dec;synns of ~" s ;nd."
O.fen II f,nvncoc HE this ther rn,,ia es..
ts;net r1.af 15n snyn ~ ". Iii an MI ,a roa;s
il il1sticc: Ne wiske. tn ohcr f1c 1o,rsv al
The cases Of comn}ainis Earc ~ bear, a.
have been from colored ,,ersnns os,ains1 thc,,
tracts or to pay them anythine af1er ther I.ad
had their services in raisinr tf1eIr cnons the1,
turning them OF destitute md ncnnIlcss1 snch
cases arc frequent. and / d. not EnnT az one
where they have failed ia sustain than. And
yet DO not know of one instance where snch
Justice has been mcted ont to them. a, would
layc beeu TO whites thus wrongcd. Not IN
frequently have the old masters dcmurred al
tie penalties and showed desire OF having
matters in their OWE lands as formerly tlleT
did. Certainly It is hard 10 be tried and nun.
lsLed at nll for what they formerly did 10
coiorcd folks With Impunity. have witness.
ed several instances OF tho contempt that they
fully conyinced that the only alternative was
10 comply, or 60 with q military escort 10
prison and there rcmcin willie their uroncrtv
Ens med for fI,e reiicfnf The ah,fadNE.i;t
'Ecn wns Ire time when sstre n1.ntnrs tooI a
temperate view Of the ssuat.on and we're a.
PGseu seno ~ tnine ~ - 49, .s saa,, ns"
soti'e t, .nss seu n ~ .ntu ~ ,Sn ssaa
spsa.k. na.e seen 1aan! ucsn from tne plan,
Ianons WIZ t.it tne most IalteIeo safMen1s, and
nM n Gne caa .ae IKE common laD1rer n Illinois
The lost that came here "as boy Of sixteen,
sad TO be Eood worker. l 40 not believe
1hat 1fon IL sMlt OF pants, "Mcn were ot
uncoioreo cotton, an nnlofn pee could pc cut
o. ax inches square. hasc seen m unhealcd
Mouna 9n Ho@ns Heau NAen sue sMo
,ss Mas Maoe " oy" !som ~ Sn1, m'a ~
,a,e ,sns sss u ane 9ah H. ~ ~ ra ., ~
,nesg we're unner t ny @ olu 'Soc, 3a "uen .aongn
% tIg ae Tetc .e1 ~ ne'n T. ahu 1is s1ata as
osi 40 sonc ta ~" Ttst,. s ~ ts t':s., sl'.s
az. no IT, WY ~ :! .nan at GnS.
a charEe tnat INC oiaeks VII MOI sland 5y
tnclf o"n enEagcmenls OF eae reasohanle ue-
clsllns q olneis' caallenss Ns aay my oDJestois
10 3e. Q. any asee VINO anse suaen 50 os ,og ~
anu gfsa1 wrongs OF enoufco s1l'a''''f oncs 90
pasaen ~. {he cborcc ..t,ev o,e constantly 1e.y-
ss 70 tas aa, sna S ass,;onsi ~ cssnS or
snE nos. ;d aas W. nrt', ho1a srcrro1r
it ;.a hlu F s NY, ~ ~ nana 1" ,nI +, r,ost ch.r
itatn ~ ndin at - ~ t5 ~. ,"ynissnnrr nt
l ot saoia,nu t 10 o,S5s,n,s1r Se,T1 ~ nnst snch
derie. = s+oo noI ~ r. ~ " bIs ,icnds
NAV amlSf;ously nosscss and lone enjoy ttrir
vacated ts1nost advnut ayeons p6sitions.U If
disnositfon 10 rcturn 10 ihem, But stop.
There are such positions. Yesterday 1ncr-
chant, said 10 be doing very we'll in Decatur,
pointed me to Young negro, saying he is
making more with his team than / with my
store. So Of some others. have been told
they were gaining fast bpt mark: they we're
noa acavmG .noae .ao' aavahtaSeoas positions noF
.aGy lon1n .1en tIs raI nans'e show
s1 GTea' ,. Willingness to work io5 Living. Al
ney "Aal sa proper stluulus 10 1naus1rS,
VIZ: the due reward for their labor. Even
their good masters do not like to work con-
tinunlsy and hard, without any hope Of re-
ward. AL that We Claim for the race, Is that
they arc human, and as such should be treat.
being elevated, as they have been OF being
degraded. We claim the right TO instruct
them, and this We do grntultously under the
protection OF Federal bayoncts, and with
good results, beyond onr highest expecta-
lions. We are e0Hy, but not much disap-
pointed to know, that Il is TO the great grief
Of their enemies and old oppressots, rs such
ifnnfntrTnrnf mi nT1v frI1IR IN nnnHTftr hTrf