Washington telegraph., 1865-12-06
To the Freedmen Of Louisiana.
HsADQUART r. BUREag OF RpFuGEFs, }
FkEFDMEN And ABANDON LANES.
Nh 0rl.aps n.t,l., Oh IEs-

TKErDMEN And ABANDON L,Nn~.
New Orleans. October %. 1855. J
A chsngr ha be- made in th- offirr of th-
ASsisfant COMMISSIONS cf til BIrsan If R-;u-
gees r rdfnen AMI Abandon 4 Lands for IN
Sfal. ei Lnuisisra. Mr. Conway has b. q r..
lirv a. AMI ] have mporsriIy assnm-i fh du-
j. Of sai! pfic- B -nr, ogr..ss;nr far hey in
-, uo-ts wish 70 address N Won m following q
Ma; rords. Tn" msrks will p.rhHps proper
T. .p-,v - hut f-w. for y h-v. that nearly = |
of van fnlv nn1rs.and tie relation in which
On stand towards III. Gnv"rnm'r M ard 'hn
whit nann'a hal vnu anda vor 20 observe that
r.lalion; and .hsf yor SIRE in the ma n irAustT-
ous horrst and frugal
tn. Gova--rnant has mad von frrr. Ynr
can now work for such employers as Won may
- -ire: yor can con.r.l and rlsa vorr own wafrs
md yon can sua and obtain ustice III The STATE
.ou-,s e. 4 hAr freedmen did VII n Won IN
n s,., of slavery For what more Ga Won ask
slavery has rsssaa way: and yon are DOW
.larra nn rrial " is fei Won 10 p-avH snaf voH
are able 70 take care Of yourselves, AM fhaf
Won iesrrvr 20 b. ra'r free In -he sn-rps
ch@n-,. h-ou~ht about hv the suad n passing
away nf slav. ry. vonr 11ir,d some assist ,nc -
sene row-r that wnnll ,ak. care \. Won Cor hr
ime. ard hat vol prop"rlv iir.c' you in a
pavv n9,h ~ lifa Tier fore the Purna of Re-
fnr.es. Fr ..dm n and Abandon d Lands vas
,e.aI,lish A. Rut vnu must not misfak' th- OBJ
its nc this u par;m"u'. Z is mt the intrn-
.;or- or ~. off RS Of this Bureau o. nurse and
namp ' vnn, 20 feed and c,oibe Won or 20 give
Won an mi ilrr-a that 9th pars n dn nof en-
Ia Neither will Won b. s''ialdei md protect
"a when vnn 10 wrong. for vsn will then h.
nlar.d IN the bsn.'s of the military auihorities
or n. civil cnur's fnf trial The nbj &C of the
Bn -su rae merely TO protect you when YOU
vyr-. l-harrri Fl nm tie hen-ffts nf the law. and
70 t..sh vor no, ia liv.. AMI IA or IS fr@r m a.
lr..- IL, ~ in X. ia
erous Gov Inm-nt HIS off Won. Sonp Il
will w. Withdrawn ani If Won cannor th n live
without Il vo do not deserve 20 b. free
You are now working for yours Ives, ana
Won hava av..-y induc-m-ni to bf industrious
and frugal faithful ID your employers and hon
EST Bv 81 duing you viii soon gain ihe rorh-
Hence Of thr canllDuni N. and all m ~ii. res
PFC, ynu and tr.-at you fairly snl kindly. You
must now try and lay by murh Of vour
wages as posi- u: thus you vii! soon b. able to
buy land and est bl sd voursrvs in business,
and then when old aEr com v"u will have the
m ans ~ live in p-ac'. AMI r"inturt. You must
r.nembr that you have masters now ty take
care Of Won in sickness and in Iii ag-
SoIn- f.w of YOU have the mis- akrn notion
that fr-rdoni means liberty 20 BE- idle This is
great misrake. There il WORK Tor -very per-
son in this country, and idleIs AMI vagTan's will
no, he tolerated Thos. CT you VINO have gone
10 the cities AMI cannot ct work 70 Do must
leave them and 60 back to tine plantations,
wh'rc all can be employed. Do not fear that
vnn - I'D not D paid for your labor for the ia "
will protect YOU. The planters viii Civ you
good wzgas. and your work wili oe OF benefit
both to them aud yourselves.
Their. /. no wsv tor ypu to live srt hy hard
work h-lipve. row that yuu arr free, that
Won will work better han ever; but If you do
not work Of your o-rn scco.d. o. il th- law can
nj cnmp-l vou ru work then you must lave
the country. and thr good opportunities that
you now ravp ut gaining living aud making
Yourselves iudrI,. uirnl, Vii D. given t. more
deserving prisons. ! advisr Oh all 90 return
10 vnur Oj ~ nta'ious, where yOu have been
kindly r-at-d toT thrrr You known and
there you can get bitter wag-s.
You .nlst not suppose ina, your former mas
t.rs have become your rEen;-s DecsBS- Nes
ar- free All god mn ann nF them viii. pro-
prTly rrcoyuiZs yeGr relations towards tA.n a.
free laharrr 70, aud you gan gain the conh1rncs
,ud good vii Of all others by bring Industrious
ind ithlEl. aud bJ living up to your coatracts.
= ish-f traT nat you wi I loose your iTe-uon.
Ion your form = masters kn"wl ds- is. snd il
viii b. def nd-i 10y tn'' GJy..nm "a.
This ih ng \ OIL mus lr:In a.oS.- Ill Utu.-rs-
a contract musi Nv sacirdl, observed. II y.u
engage to wOik, an' .h "a tnI vugh Lo IauII On
tEr part Of our employer ,ou AZ RIJ d. 50. UT
81 A.. ~ wv.k aiur hA.irg comm u I'd, or 10
not work well, Your -ni nialuy"rs will luOs- all
cuulid nc, il you. they wili not thea DC ot.ig-
"a to pay you Tor youi wages. anu y0u viii. LOt
AZ ain br hired. In th- absence Of civil, law
regulating agrerRelts b-t~rrn whites anu
yYui s,-ivts, Contracts iur hire have been made
iol You by H.. az. nts ~ This Bar-a.. ard by
militar, Officers. For iur p''s s-It youI way S
are u.ed Oy = iIt IA uu ti- cIUps wtiCL you
AZ, producing; hut a. the civil law cannot Ai-
to. T Ii.I 10 hr pIaht'Ts ny Ase nO way 10
lit uu p-iiuim yuui pa u nG contract.
IHstfItv ions HIII thcIrior ~ gwen Iii Of
nvvs an = ~ : y! tnis Buir comp-i 1iios-
Ut Nuu VINO HO nVt ~, 10 wuik af.. IuifliI your
obligations, z i'ss yUu nave D. Il un.-irl. u ali
wItn Uy youi mp.o.rrs. As sUoL t4 81 cuu-
tracts = plr yuG uIas max new ONES Ia Iar
ID ihrm 10. tnr rVmlAg yrzI iOI 5Ou must re-
m"In1rr tAai ou az working .of yourselves;
and II yuu do rerx your contracts, ard live
up turin, y.a vii. have no means VI living,
foI ia that case ~. viii b. All, TO get asss-
;ance from no p,isOn.
You must I,oI oelievr the idle aud malicious
s,ori,s ,iiat have ben TOLD you ny bsd m IA AS
to what IN Government I'M uas 10 40 Ior YOU
All Hss o. Il tUr- Tor yoG that yeu can 1p-ct.
n iIhrr siiOns. nor clothing, ner mules nor
working lmpirm' nj. viii D. given you n rr-
after. Ih Mos tNat VIII he aOu- Dy tat. Gov.
eium Ut viii Dc 10 FURNISH assistance to me
ag.. anu IL iIn--l-Iosc whu cztlIOi wv.k; aud
thi, asrisssDe- viii moi b. tuinisaSi "lrn h
80 - can Lfkr .a4e vi surl I.,svn No L1Rl
wta be gfreH 10 yOu ALI ady a laIgr quap,ny
u tIt iaiA that WAS held bs Ihl, B4rrau has
b n returned 10 It's uwucTs, and ven uAd It
40. De' n rrtaI n"'i, u uIid not have ben giy-
eh 10 you oT divided amongst you There is
no pvssluir Nay ny which suu pTyct.ra
houses and i"nd~ Tor VI uuis-Iy,s $ oat b., working
nara and saving tOuI ages. hen goa will
have the m ans 10 purchas. such, As other per-
sons have dunr.
The Gov srBEl- nt will not do NOR. for you
th Il IOI H. white lau4rrrs VINO Er- yuur nepn
bors, anu II il not propos d 10 divide up The
lands in thr South for ia ia. nor do they tx
peer or d-Insnd such action The Government
hss madr you iIr- and il will protect you in
our rt-dVm. 1t will DO nothing more Th.
only change thai you must expect next Christ.
mas anG New Iear's, is that you rIus: then
max new contracts TO work and Tor hiie tor The.
coming year.
1 have addressed yon ihus plainly, in order
thai You may all understand whaf 1 say. Now
let III. rrp~at tina you need have no fear of b+-i
ms again rrduc. q 20 slavery. The Government
mIl prOirvi You in our freedom tor all time 10
COM, ani in turn for this great boom 10 not
disappulnt those vino expect TO find you indus
uiOus, cnteiprisiLg and honest.
J 4. FULLERTON.
Br,.vtt Big. Gen. Vols
Asst Comm'r Bur-au X. 4 and A L.,
Stat, ot Louisiana.