, 1865-12-28

flom the s. Yankees" reliable Information as to
lteir Ec,s right Others were afraid lest By atay.
1ng On he plantations where they hid been held
slaves. they might again endangcr ther freedom.
St1lt Others went 10 the cite. thinking that there
the sweets oi liberty could best be enjoyed. In
tome places they crowded together IN large nun.
hers. caus1rg aedous Inconvenience. Eut great
many, probably very large majority, remained ou
iEe Plantations and made contEaets With thet.
iotner masters
The military authorities, and especially the agents
of the Ffeedmen's Bureau. sncceeded By continued
eSetions In fetsluinr mossot those thsfwere adsin
to The plantations, or In dudtng other employment
ber OF vagsspts grew vtsthly 1esa, It may ho .ald
that where the Frtedmcu's Bureau Is best ors1n
lzed, there s least FaeTancJ among the negroes,
Here and there they show considerable res,'cssaess
Among the former bad treatment l. probably the
moot prominent; among tho Iatter feeling OF dis.
ress, 1neaeine1f. ansetJ about thet future, which
true, tome are sotu2 from place to plaes beeause
they arc fond Of IL. The stadssics Of the Freed
mems Burrau thow that the number Of eolored
people supported by the Government aimee the aloas
Of the war Wns remarkably small and continually de
creating. This seems 10 show that the Soulhet1
negro, when thrown out Of his accustomed employ
himself. It Is po: slble, however. that IN cnnse
lucnce Of short crops, The deshtpuon Of tue cnuu
ly and other disturbing Influences, there may b.
than ihesr i Al present. Whcre ,ae results Of Ill
Jeats Labor were !ely unsatisfactory, there Will b
floating about Of the population when The coz
iEacts OF this year expile. II Is to be expected
however, thai The Freedman'1 Bureau will be abl,
TO remedy evils Of that klnd.
Other emAuctpatory movements -for Instance
the abolition of seEfdom In Russ1a-hayc resui,et
In little OF no TagrAnc3 bat It mast not be tor
gotten TINT the emancipated ser1s were specify ea
dowed with the ownership Of Lind. which cste
lhem permanent, moral and malerlnl interest," -
the soil npon which they hvrd. 4 :lmil7f meast .t
would do more 10 stop neErn yaGranc3 IN ha Ihr
than the seveses. PENAL l1ws. In every Gouu tne
number Of yae7auts stau1a In Fropoh!o1 1nc,1 IN
number Of people who have no PetmanG.u.ti eau.ee
terestt, uniees augmented By ascepe'ona
such a. war or famine.
CoxrnAc7E-
Freedmen frequently shoW EEea. MATER. They
,r.to cnnsrar1. xi;h thetr fof1nes thas ~ os
~ s<.,f5 Leaf IN si.prnC psqss- .u.y III
th1;r fraetorn and ID this fcsf ~ eenrf-s.
III - ncnst Southern Defk ~ ssuGGag dtW- -
W y. rs snrnuces ffom unieu oEaseS o4aeet ~
haT SaeI ssfe. uut lhe advice oi snca IN ON
maze s,n,t uni|urrny followed. In this n'lnner,
ees eesanse a number OF contracta has been ma 1e,
an an !, Il asty ioe1eastne. Northern maa has
anu b1ie fNGeulfy IN making coniracts- and In
eniaresrg on1 toen. The compla!n.s Q! Southern
Gen. 1bse the contEastA arc not well observed
~ Inc freedmen, are in many instances well fouud
II. TIE tame can be gafd Of the complaints or
ncct.nen with regard TO the planters. The nsSso,
re.h from Slavery, naturally had buta crude l9ea
Of the binding force OF wrttcn agreement anu y
Is calling 10 many OF The planters 10 stand IN sucn
relations n eor.ract eetablfshes,' to those who
formerly Ne1e his sases, VIA however. informed
hy oa'cess orthe Freednep's EH.eau. and b! Pan-