, 1865-12-28

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Mesih nf The southern country sle purity hboring
rnGrr he tcreresi cuh1rns srnents partly reduced
to slr ojutt poverty. htDy who arr ft,1ppea Of all
nyniabIc mems End have noimng but their Land.
sro.s tbcr arms in gloomy dcspooacncy, incapable
Of fj.ins IL manly resolution. OthcrY who still
no.trss means are At loss how 10 usp turn
1s5 ga ssSs3ed 1saS 91 nn l. =
The military arm Of the Government hes cufotc.d
emancipation. tthers nre t,ili i .ibs TO 60 on IN
Ihe old xsy, and that old WY Il in fact lhe only
confidence Only mtnn7t, is succeas ftllly u, ine
to adopt The new order Of things a lnrre 1Q,nhes
Of thf pantais9nt3 considerable majority
enGrs, and nc cwnc1s know that unless ihey 10
ttacye lheis fortunes In Comparatively shor1 space
q u.nS, i5sir property viii pass ou OF sheit bsnds,
nervons anxiety which such ktate OF things prp-
dnces extends also 10 those clastes Of society which,
a'nnonfn a' nos composed o. nlauczs sese alway. IN
Interests; ano' there Nas hardly a bfnpch q
eunmefce OF industry In tho South which
waR 10! ectly o. indirectly, 80 connected. Be-
the var, did not, like the Northern soldiers. find
prosperous community which merely waited for
Their arrival 10 rive them renune1attye employ
s1eads destroyed, their farms devastated their fam
lues N dlttres and those that were lc.s unlosu-
nate, found a all events an impoverished and CT
them. Tins great MANY have hsen thrown upon
the world 10 hIft rs beet thay ean. Tnry un.i DO
aQncthtuH Foncst Or dfhone6t Ind must do It
prcscni no, sc1y brrhf. Thus that ncryou. any
icty 80 hast > repair hrote1 fort1ncs. end to pre-
.snt still e. stcr and distress, embraces nearly
all Classs sDd imprinI- upon eli The movements OF
The social body morbid character.
r which direction Will thcse people be most apt
10 turn .hcls eyes: Leaving The prejudice Of race
tre1: acquainted with but one systcn 0! LABOR and
"1!h iaet ono syftem they havc boon in the habit
OF !oe1t lying an their ntere..s They know Of no
toned 10. Another system Of labor Il presented 10
them, which, however, owing to circumstances.
they do not apprecia'e, appears in IN unprouittng
which they cannot afford to mako while their Nspts
arc urgent: They have moi tra aoued calmly enough
II nrsd nai %nne mi nr sn9 oe er aao
stancee they ehou1d study, not lolS 10 introduce
mud develop tt~c labor but bow 10 avoid Its intro
quickly as possible 10 something Inc .he
old order OF things Nor Is ii wonderful thaf
such studies should find m expression IN their
attempts al legislation. ButthE urruuss sancc th1t
this tendency natural does no, rcndcr II less dan
gerouq and Objectionable. The practical question
presents isclf. Is the immediate restoration Of the
late kebel States 10 absolute relf control
say thai 1t must be done eren at the risk Of cnxn.
GcI1nc one Of tho grca, rc*ults ut the war and OF
bringing on in those Ssaes tnsunection N anarchy,
would II not be hester 10 po tpons that restora
iion until tuch dangers arc passttl, II Us lons ns
the change from shyesy 10 irse labor Is known to
The soulhesn people only by i,s destructive results,
in it, way, would 1t not Fccm necessary that The
movement Of soctal "'reeonstruction BE- kept in tho
right ctaurel by the hind Of The power. which ori-
Closed eonc Of il beneficial elects!
Ii il certain that every euccc*1 Of fce negro labor
viii nucment the number Of its fEcnds, and disarn
poncnts. an Convinced one good harvest m1de
BY unadu]tc1atcd free labor in the South, would
1asc far better effect thnn Al ne oaLs that have
been takeu and MI The ordinances that hasa get
been passed hy southern conventions. But how
can such rtsn1t be attained: The lacts enumerated
f. nis 1e a: y, we y e.. he neTs ws rseess on
every unbiased observer ttc, unadulte4aied ME
lator cauno be had At present unless the National
hand over II. il appears nlso lhat the more Ell.
Gent this protection OF Irec labor against al dls.
tE1binE and rcactiouary influences, The sooner my
such satisfactory result be looked ior One nason
datlng themselves 10 the nesy or1e. Of things, ia
that .hey confidently expect soon to be PERMITTED 10
Every con:es,ion 1nadc to thenl by ,hc Government
las bccn takeu as an encouragement 10 persetese In
nls hore, and unfortunately for them, this hope ia
noanshed , y influences s lo@ olaer pa5tt Of tho
government restored al once, to hAtc the troops
St;hd5nmu a1d the ffeedmcnt puEean cnollehed..
thai In view OF the InHcss fp:iE st,l1 preyuilps il
wond be tar better for them 10 hare the general or
der d society firmly maintained by the Federal poE
until thn.s have arrived at the Dna] settlement
lind from tie beginning The eoayicuon been forced
upon Them that The ndulte1ation or dc new order
oi things By the anmt1ture OF elemen1s belonging
70 NY syslem o. tMtGfy. would. nndez no
number would Lnye launched their cncrri.s rntn
the nsx channel md seeing that they would Do
no oe.9} ntnlatlE cotPesdted With the Gov
ycrsc 1oitcnt ThSf hn,a nnn1.hsi ~ ~ t .nun PIT
gu. ISa, 'Ps, VA. psasesefs N inc same direction
,t1 aas. = Sore denGosed. graf many will, BY the
!ofee 9! necessity. At once accommodate themselves
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nonAl ogseInment nr1nly ano ui;equlsoeally m
nonnees sts policy net o give mp ;he control Of the
me Eossess 9! tha; reform VIII undoubtedly be far
ote !npan ana inI iees dincnit than it WILL be II
the aii.uoe OF Tue Government Is fnch as to permit
cun,Ih19 nopft 70 oe inoaleEd IN
e., he machinery by which the Government has so
Idol IN nc sonth. fhe fncdmcn's Bnfesn, is very
tututlon placed there q barrier 10 reacionary
p:inuof WOMB ec. INST 1buses wctc eonoected
Wn sare 'ne =, DGreI1 , 5 q ire7tmens afnrs; that
ols !a 1an olsefction. and N 1la'y ca
rs "enl tcsSno theif an,hottty-all this Il admit
Ia, Ia' ~ MMe tne soaheln IT. people ntc alwaFs
FIeeGmens bureau, they are not SO ready TO recog-
nszc me sc1saces u has rtndeFed 1ccl warranted
a e n s Ies! noi @ Gan o. The ano5 ha; wss
ne@i test, would haEe bten q world be dong, brt
1oI @f e1cnlone of .he ffeedncnS Hurcau. The
Son!nston @ snd disorder oithe rjod would
i aase ZEN annnl!ely ETeafer had moi m agency
,h!t1.eaeo ny a Wn,eh posscSecd the confidence Of
we emane:pated sA'ts; wbichconId oisabnse them
weh eoad 11n admin and &c ass ood ooa
advice md Be voluntarily obcsed. Sootber agency,
e1ccW one placed there By the National Govern
intsrpoetion W. 20 neres.sy TO prevent southern
oe3e.S Si 'xGa S y 1nE in.o tne snaoe o. ZEN
the srrrss nche~e ~ " ~ 1aa Ciees 1hat
.,aoIs ~ 10y 1s,9Ys9s eanno. ne aisnutea.
Iectsd nersSmnrj sV be dcs,r,h,e hn, :, n5,S,