, 1865-08-19
Tie FREEDMEN and the Free dmenss
Bureau.

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assigned me buildInn. Next aecnred IN.
GERS snl clerka nv 3efaf, from +1,e s,snv f1r +
found that thrre VIVA m annrnn-iai IN ~
MONEY ia asa in I'm wort- .rbpa ia ~ =.
to cxccute. Tithont tfe snpcif,e1 n1cans to - ~. "
ecute It. Rnt IA fl,ev haf n1aced tha Rn,sa1,
eu1e of1ieers IS deta INN tho srmv ~,sbont II
inc,casa n ray ~ T,rnvi1aa ~ T., " ~. "asuoH ~
tha sc1ection ~ 45aas 1880 IL 1ntS IL
~ a,,nv sn5 :chaso * has+ onn1 nsa 1sat
toai ~ ttSao w souu nua'
~ e1oIi,en ,.hn hs1 Ihv h.a ~ uesa i1" u
Who Were carnest IN sernrina qhs rinh;,a a1I ~
tha f,eeamen Wh., i w.. eonon.51aJ NC - ~ "
haSand S mvs"a III c,.sa mnen mas eops'eu 70 gG
lnsw r. ~ mar nT ;rton,ttu s.d 1s,tt 1IIs
ttou has1ts :" - 'nen VI n@eltS ano "ltA So1ls-
@N--A 11N .,,p r,pr,,.rx,,. ,,,-,.,-
Tb. C,Te1nment thre,.n1 ~ ~ 1,,.o,n,.
pioci.mst,cn dec',red that III ia rot1 rns Mt9h.
in ceTt.in ins,,r,ect1n1arv statsa ahon,J ~
sion that ther shnnjd ForeSer 20 rema;n 1Sn5 1raa
Thr ohirct in Tia ss,.hl,sbmant oftha FraoI a.
rne,,1 Knraau Wss ,,,os,ir ~ "a ~ ne 1eso
noen+ n Eean;nn that n1edsa @t~ WV 0o'1ia-
When a1iTad a. Richmora f+o,, c,,,d.-
b,,n rjtb ~ 49, ~ Tannassa. oa ugius ~
ceiyed 4 telegram from Wssbiucton. direct
snr rna - -at,ne, - onca - ths Sscrst.rv ~
W. e - zei,t crn,, ~ camn"nd ~ M
M. ;.ht mI stpIt .uG sh, .s nraer.d ~ IT, ~
"a.na& ~ ~ 80 thithar a. nf11,as
t.,s.S"aa.ea tbot Tho Inve,ntnent wIal,ad -
esEs ~; IS" ru.s - '' ch,r1s ~ the naw Rnraar
4hnnnht ~. matfcr orer Snrino +he rs,n.sr-
A.. - & the ;on,nsv and :coma e ths s nonnTr.
e;nn = that Il t1.t Was thc snTant:on of Tho n
ns,,,nsr+ ~ vas nv dntV tn asanmo ~,
rharos m NV flret interv}cv win ne Co...
~atnt1 ~ War ihe ram. ,kr6 That Nj TJccnir
hed ,;e,, ~, n,otf dssi ncrnfareI % - w
,,1o,,er erscnf;nn of fha faw nni1 Tho nrona, ~.
pMarr 10 he niecrd At thu hesd of t11a eIS' H.
% sau. BE wished me TO assume The sutirs of
The cfIicc. With little refIecttor,. and Win
ont even hsv5n~ rcod the laW cnnsan,ai u ~
So so 37 '~"3 ~''~A''" W
W S4t ;nto,,rod ,,,,,,,ttoo ~ oss,.4.,.
m;saione1s Ebo mnt in Wsshinoinn .1 r.
then 7 sn3n,;tIcd the enhfsct = Wished t,a,,,
tn ccns,derl they ln;d hsG,rs INA" me- n'ana .aSM
whist reyi:rd md 4.;e wboia wsra nv -u,,lg.hed I
Mn M,rcee ~ a9u n Mne, wn t'.s wssS 9e
srsnsert;ons of t,1r Rnfpan TINS f,r sre Sarnd.
I'd. twas fcund that len assistant cnmmis.
sfrnr1e wh,ch a1inwed oniv nna ~ = sxhnla
State ana In some cnees nnIv one tn ~ ~
firce stalce. r. were entirely insnfI,c,.~t1 Thev
must have medical ofIiceis ma snh.arrnts to
Fee that the freedmen are nTntcrtri In tbatr IL
r;rhts. E Ibe T result Of ali he Tef1ec,;on ia % anJ
ndyice the Bureau co1ld command was that
twas detcrroined to moke mo ~ 1ho ynI,tta-n
Envetrmsnfs ohtaininV In 1bc snnth s15
apsnts vera tecnrfJ nf mFiitorv of,1cn,a ;1n.
fsSIea fnr n. nnrnose csch ran3-t;nT ~ ~
Assistant Commissioner hRyIp. IurIsdTctjon
oyer his resuectiye district RI. i;n,ta ~
ne sni distTtcts ~. re~riafcd IN ,ha .a,na ~
msrnn. as ~, ,,i1io-,. ..,i, .i;s,.;o4a
5.na.t!,sn+ srhna yS,.an. w.. VI VIZ
eg!a.,. ~. ..a,,taa = enuenI S numoes y!
- ~ ~ mas ssr ~ 1enaes lae eAeeu''on
AoM GGS. e Mo"AAn 1aa nsca1E An AnoL1IlosisI; !.
~, a. nJotc teaatht9, !ns man oolsct o.
ta tns estau .aaa3aaS . " .a.s nasean Was 20 ~
~. - ptheant ~ aol tae lesllza:
I.on - LIZ IteSunen u vas Pso!!t.ss lnaue 70
= tasaI sa1.y.I " tae aos9!nment r n sr- Ltncolnd
ZEE now tbs ,s 70 20 accomplished. That Is
tne qnestlen that occurred to me, and 1t Ia
Tefy dtfhcult prooiem 70 solve. However,
haa eomc information which vas Of 9ss to
me IN ~ dteislon OF the question. Before
me s.at var hfa E sPen. nsatly year N south.
before vent to to the rs South whether r. sayeey nS;
WIS right Or wrong. considered abstractly.
Many hsd told me- that tie evils of which
complaint had been made were not neces-
sarily parts Of the system, but merely nd
denoa-eVls not inherent In the principle
ol slavery. # was said tbst SIMILAR nhjec-
tions might be 1aised asatnst Institutions
undoubtedly good, and that 1t Was the
abuse and not the use Of the Institution
which rendered 1t obnoxious to ceusure. I,
studded the character OF the system, anG con-
c1rdcd that Il certain features which were
apparent IN the system were necessarily at
nSp II tdeFf e fns vas rot
lave net yet sten any reason TO change
NY opintoT. =. that time noticed diacr-
ents IN me manaEement ana Mcthoas
OF ousiness amopg staVeoHhas. Uuune we
past 1our yesrs II ms been my iot
ne .is S.a 81 sne
around cur camp every day. We have been
IN constant Mn recourse VITA tnem: We maya @
bien on me hbandonta Plantations. we
nave been through the sta'es OF EfrElaia,
hsnt,ncsy, IennesSse, @ e., A1aoaMa. - 33. 1eoa,
scum Ca1ouna aaa NnIla IatoHns, anu tauu
mn q n ~ Y3Floos asan loss
4s II mas appease3a pp3aa u IL lasaea! wofnSangs.
neIGe, ~ " iuu r. ~ h5 sIa; naS
" he1TEn1. TEaII. IN n.,;., A4u AnAaoQasu qaE
nu IVY ~ ~ hiab II. 80 .. tt tna
Mastes aio.s Wy mAn mmiu uau " ,a1a'! ~ tas
{hank ano Sepr r,s VI ~ Is a. ssssd a
me- n ,esta concerning many mattsEs; they wfote
snd ts1'n ~ ,1as s st t 5 ~. - ao.
~ ~ nI thst e rnat us1 "aath;a api ~ n,s x
oi.n ~ 1at.s.s f.n4s .hn w Nn.1t e.ss.
NC s" uII nior ~ +ho ea1tSo,net E Sn upEs.
~ n,sst,an snn,etiToss hssea ~, ~ ~ 70
IL We,t indies sometime. d. ;irsIp ftom ~ ~
irnes y ,a,n ordhs n in1 ocsan; so
l., tbs eon,h Tbr.J ~ Ta.;s,,s - ,e1ans
ttas4. NC - .u 49,, - w. sAs1s.y ~ Plans
.t.s;n1 a ~ ~ no.nUat ~ - 1 ,att,a ~ nhe pso-
ffnne 1nnted fhcn, III or.e " axs,a,naS ~ d1ss
tham - 4io1ouaSiv % and ha,;sna S9 1.eaa.9niTT
f1sn,'po IN 70 aaS sne 9ass 1or
naetmeEt nfaeed fS,a~ 3at9am ~ var aaos
aat. ~ .ens psaaastSa5 paau ans' iettsss, aoGa-
- 5iMor1t ~ f. s.si ~. III, ~ ~ g nnhaL
T ~ ahant the vo@E An0 "n' 'e1A w "os
HOW To RrortA11 1.nou. 80
Tta erat hr.3nssa ,r.a :, aa~;,9.ta ,,,
There wasa var;efy ~ nIans fnl 4hmsrcou,. ou,.
3n1roa- sIaro ~ shnr,a ;narp to .ueo e5
and +hot H. Sanid ana o tnto 11ti.o"
themas1ras yhsra thau mi nairht E itr' aa1ss+sy
frn,n tha 1sh{ta an5 XIV q saran,Hn;f
ntEa- Men,oa Northa,, 49, ~ n.s1a ~. -
the soatb, and employ tue I ffeedmea g @ ID cui. c
tha1n " ~ sol: anU.oer th ;Ga wsaen p tn aa1e
s1ti1 sreth "vha t1a ~ w racaG a nauso: ~ ao:
nrntahsv ernr1nd l., .ne5 s1uJ ~ ess
~ a1ny SmFV}en ~ SuAstluctm9S m9 oyhss
a. saonte - .n9 y hsssPp hasa rtver 1ne Pa"
practicable, who, had work to do, employ
ensa tne men Wno naa oeen his siaVes,
mean Naeie they had not lsls tneHola nomes,
~ s9luhtaf1y fe!hfned. = knew tnat tney
nao eesa A9ie 70 e4pEo:t tneH slases On lnel5
OF falhef taat Inc masters nad
t6e o.
60 that II le wonderful how many people
mere are ct ne South who are worth more
than twenty thousand dollars. The system
q cont1ncts Was chosen. You may say that
tnat t1. We II aifeadY IN operation Wen. mean
snat ci al ne pans proposed and tried, that
= vas feleeNd as the best, for me present, at
!casE II vas Determined that the con-
tlaets M sdouid o9 bona hde agreements, In
W9ca tach should have duty to perform,
and ooln be held 70 It. 4ou may AK II 1t Is
practicable AZ ~ to make and enforce these con,
na a. ~ hMt 4 IT, 3Ss
1nlean Y and l. o. me government TO encourage
Lnem " ~ ne means II theif poWer, and,
wren maae, 70 Protkct eo1n pafiles 70 the
:Intiaet' some may eay, put 1Ms ls equiv