New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-25

Nrgihlai mat Is t. unless We shhn ils's' W.,
our Southefn friends first Recognized ms ne efudIs
~ our recent enemies before No reNmit the southern
States.
Those most familiar with the OPERATIONS OF the
bureau agree in affirming that Ii is pby insdeqnate
to the duties expected oft There ongb' to be Two OF
three officers 10 every county selected WITH specla it
erenee to their qualifications for justly a"Eid'cutns
the nuumefabo dliicu ties that arise between thr
freedmen themselves and between their employers and
late slaves. Tue priyites ana subordinate uNlltar!
oihcers. now hy Necessity detailed tor those POSITIONS,
are often unit, both by ok of requirements ana sy
pahy with The people for the proper discharge Of their
duties l, has been suggested that regiment shOuid
DO raised for each stale, 10 bc under the exclusive
charge Of the assistant Commissioner. whose officers
and men would be detailed as military magistrates
throughout the State. This plan for virginia would
give one captain for every ten c0unies and Ioh'eom
mssioued officer and two or three priyaes FOR each
one.
SHALL WE SAVE 1T
Bat II Is very doubtful whether It is worth While totry
10 save tic bureau Its continuance l postpone at tbc
best. IN issue which will inevitably come sooner or
aterwhep all the Federal forces and officials must be
withdraw n. sud the two races must make tber own
bargains. and ind out by experience that The WORKERS
aud employers are cquty dependent each other. II
It were insisted that every state should make no DIS
tincon In It's code Of laws account 81 color ana the
right o negro suffrage were recognized (eYen II lts a
pIcton we're limited. a. ohsh "a be tr"tf Jor "a,
Po0d 0j all pr1 10 e c0iOred peOpe 0h0 caH rod ohH
ur. there would be- necessity whatever for the ma
chlneiy Of the Bureau. But on The Other hand. u cyl
power Is TO be fully restored the military Withdrawn,
We viii assurcdly Virginia and South Caruina, nave
war Of races u hegTa IL the negroes. II Is saddf
ing Ia friend OF all the South 20 see how profound AMI
universal s he want OF iuth which tho whites show To
tho blacks and the negroes Tcciprocatc. In Virginia
had talks with many Of the planters on steamers ana
elsewhere. Inc! all talked freely and sensibly OF the
War, the situation aud thclE position. bat The! were
all u accord that the negroes would uOt work save
at odd Jobs excepting under cont ulsion met N II o.
large landed estates nom d,h rent parts oi the Com
nouweGth and they SAID that their neighbors a shhrtu
thoIr opinions. without exception. Most Of them snd
that they were re idy sc :heu lands At reasonable
rate. aud would not ateup 10 cultivate them under the
present system,
FREE LABOR.
One planter stated that ns people (somewhere IN
South eseTn Nirginiu) Organizing to int oduce
white labor; that one Of them mad already abont ~
Germans engaged a. $50 a year and board, abd Was
doing well. The only Csc Of contentment Z 1t he
beard of the part o the old planters w'h the new
system an econon icl arrangement Was that Of MI
Hawley. owner OF The farm tho james River where
he celebrated iGwicy battel was stationed. 10 Is
said that he employ Cd either s Cd hands or large
force Of other- GDd processes To be satscd that At Is
ibe beet system for n.skng monet. Those best IN
formed L. tho opinions of fhc landed prolret"Is say
fnt there II respectable minority who are open 10
conviction, who are Wiling 10 glyc The free LABOR system
far tria; not perhaps up Ia our Northern nopons oi
f'Tncss but honestly up 10 theirs and with no inten0n
Of dealing nrusv 10 the lahorcr But hey add. D!sr,
that The goodwill Of THE class /. thwattod by the
pleiudocs Of that ur larger AID lees enlightened mum.
er who at once the victims and Sicous partisans
of the ancient fr.c.
WILL TrE SEIRoEs Work
The statement constantly made that the negroes
won't work IN Virginia Is rmphat!caly denied BY men
whose names IL were al liberty to give them, would
b. regarded conclusive authority. They are unwil
Ing 10 Is iruc 10 make long contracts which promise
payment ~ tie end Of wear because they expect 10 be
eaied and have ii in the prom i,es of the white
,k-. Noithcrn men with AUfihern principles m Ten
&C. -.ce AlabaIn, and tie Sea- tnds have had
euy difficulty wit their black ahorcrs. smpy for the
tant tie ocs believe them. and that they ase
hnucst, paid. tuucAiy for the new experiment. the
-atIf il sl % I'd %
ABoLiTroSisrs TO TIE RE~crE
Another unhappy circumstance j.. that The thorough
golrg Ahtiou-t, who can EASILY infuence tie coorcd
people tor their gOod are Kept nuoi BY old preudices
The old slyeho0ein ana the advocates Oi the sVs
ten that hns been destroyed aud therefore do bat
Little IN bn"glrg shout good understanding between
the two clas-rs- cnnclht1n founded on fir play oil
round Ito respectable" and 'prssentsb Conserta a
iycs" whom the average prejudice u The Government
would a,sign 10 POSITIONS 4 tlust and Influence With
the freedmen are precisely th' class whom tue negroes
listen u IN cool zee gec nut who never touch their
hearts and therefore make no enduring impress on
tlcm. tell you the umC b nigh at hand when the
choice v b. or the PLANTER 10 choose between calling
on he old enemies. he termed Us 30 save him from
he IOurtOus accepting the alternative OF leaving
be ancestral estaies 10 avoid s"ing there The GOV
eminent d the lned States II strong but II dare ny,
breast The moral sentiment Of The North aud toe world
by establishing any form Of compulsory labor. or per
rit'ing M and u cannot influence the negro ubless II
satisfies his sense Of Justice. Wewill see.
COSMOS AFTER CHAOS.
Tie siubbcrn prudces II Toe negroes 10 make long
contracts with their old mnsers is likely to produce
iompray distress an appearance of wide spread ruin,
but ID will inaugurate new S-uth whose prosperity
Will amaze the most sangune of IT. friends. Let us
suppose that the planters were all animated BY spirit
of good. viii toward tie negro what wonId be- the re
sutf The present. system Ot vast estates would be per
peuated for . century. Vast estates employ iandiess
peasairy and race Of poor white--the existence OF
a class which notice. The Old hardhood OF The Sorth
prn prrrs his been revived t0 dcnyi but IL viii
hardly ba M successful now n. before our armies
marched through the South aud found these miserable
creatures ever, where IN the rural districts Would
such q social structure even II labeled ter,' De IN
harmony with Northern institutiOnsf Would We have
uniform civilization And willnosiilo civilizations
work harmOuiousy together IN the shme political sys
tenn tow, mol thus. the hardness of mems hearts,
~. much ur moro today. ns away back there before
Mo,rs IN working out hat the Hebrews always called
Goa's VIII. and We q higher civilization. more yer
feet dsnocracy. Great Pan ~ dying ~ tie SOUTH but
be viii have Ia give up his as breath before CHRIST
cones 10 save IT, hoses 10 deliver its hewers OF
wood and drawers Of water advise the friends OF the
negro hot lose their sleep nights by reason OF the
uplenyal OF labor In the South or even al the dstr
thereby occasoued or these things must needs he De
fpie true civilization Is deeply rooted ~ lLer south
ern soil Negroes being driven from their OLD
homes by thousands daily throughout The south. Great
suffering results from these donRs. But they are only
the bitter pangs Of new and regenerned so'ieiy and.
while may pity the negro and ought 20 do all In our
power 10 relieve him. should not Tail 10 recns ME IN
these his suhenngs, thc beginning OF new NE ior his
race. A. for tie misery brought 10y ihe Planters on
Themselves il reminds Of the old time axiom that
ihe devil in leaving a rends him. But even those
pains are Tor bio good.
NEGRo FARMERS.
A distinguished officer gave ~ his opinion that The
bett method which the Northern friends OF the negro
could adopt 10 elevate the would be 10 form landed
companies 10 purchase immense tracts OF abandoned
ejies TO subd vide them into lrms on ten or twen'!
ncrc. and sell them time 10 the freedmen. ~ al
ynncng 10 the des rying negroes stock and few Tools
such an enterprise could be made perfectly successful
ard emiueniy profitable TO the buyers tn,, ana
emigration plan, with the emigration move
me-. lef out-for they are already on the
ground By settling them in communities, not con
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