, 1865-11-18
FROM WASHINGTON,
The American Freedmen's Aid
Commission.

Recent Developments In the South
President Johnson's Sympathy for
thc Frcednaen-The American Union
Commission, Dc.
lCoHrspondenee Of the Chicago T1sbune,l
WAaHSaTox, Nov. Is.
The organization Of the American Freed
mems Aid Commission will afford the loyal
and The loyalty disposed, both at the North
and at the South, an opportunity to do
large and timely work In behalf Of the freed
people, and In the interest of the whole
country.
For 1t has never been question with the
reasonably wise men Of any ago, whether the
prosperity Of The individual Is or is not IN the
interest Of: society; The scriptural decla1a-
ton that when one member suffers all the
members snf1er: with-.it, Is but the rc-state.
ment Of an axiom denied only by the pas
sionAte- -s,* -
tits wide Of The mark to imagine, how
ever, that all the: people Of the North, any
more than all Of the people at the South, or
even aIl The people at the West; and least OF
all, the people Of washlngton' are either wise
The war has beaten, dcceney- into some
heads, and brains into others, but there are
plenty Of heads rs badly conditioned as one
of whom Solomon said, "Though thou
sbouldest bray fool in mortar among
wheat With pcstie, yet will not his folly de-
part from him."
The most recent Illustration of this per.
sistent stupidity, porhaps, and one Of the
most striking, has been furnished by an agent
of the F1ecdmen's Bureau, sent to Louisiana
TO succeed the Assistant Commissioner re-
Neved at the request-or at least after the
rcQucst-of the Governor of Louisiana, who
wroie to tho President, complaining that his
injudicious commissioner openly declared
himself in favor of impartial suffrage. This
agent found the Governor and the ex-rebel
aristocTacy In wild ecstacy at the departure
Of the lnjudicious commissioner, aud anxious.
" watching the indications of Executive
Providence. When, therefore, the first order
OF the new reign authorized the rebel police
TO arrest every negro who was not found In
the instant act Of legitimate industry, under
the general charge Of yagrancy and The next
ordered the matrons Of the Orphan Asytums
to give away their trembling charges to such
PREHTIcEp'' shoe blacks and uuder-serrants,
there was such howl of joy as made the up
lands ring and the lowlands quake. Public
dinners, private hospita1ities, general jublla-
tfons In honor of the high-soned gentlemen of
the Bureau were quite the order Of the day.
An almost equally grave mistake, although
;aa.at;1as - - H. ~ y
n5 %ea;.s;s WI es easr Rehey ol tas A1ao
sented he uTeent r,.nusst af corer1nr w 1Un
Parsons, 10 appoint the local magistrates Of
the remoter counties the agents OF the Bu-
| rea11, with supreme Jurisdiction Of ffeedmen's
'Mns. nnt n eonuss9nst ~ ~ ,nopes tIat ~ y
EonS "eu ueiIa9a ~ 4aaet, , ~. ~ neast ~
~ fa15 ,1,.ar n ~ wSias, th.ss 95 .raS1d y.
a nstu ior.hISi Sn ;,.at,. Io ia eso
atstsss .1se ola ant3,ean t;a"d a7 9ss s,9ss
t 9tuslases, smoaaea h9 e. ,saaa9s;a ana sSa nnaes
l ne u9aF3 uauu .,;a. nespousio.e ne pu"es. &.
sa lnete - tns 4a'e! u esopaa' oot not tne
qa!s. qna., " peaS' ps.as a. ..,,n.,. ,. 49,,
a1, ~ sa1tou utoa sne 6tlautG a!!. eoasl, aug
a,, nea SasS @ u tno h05oe, ssateg, nave SHOWN
muea gooa ,s1 sgnse, ootn as qlueefs and as
citizens: Willie they have beea prompt to
opey WIN de!cfenee e @ inc manqates o. superior
kulnolAyt lucy aase Aeset oetn W1AaS 70
constiae lne MN asalhs1 me f1enIs OF tno 7,
FooIcet or tne Na9lest. !hey nase oeen 1u,t u,
o. Lae an1eiacan eI 'uea o. eqna1 }aslce !9l AZ
nen anu 1a1 poH 81 u ts ~ lusa 1as saow1
@ ltsen IN aullaLons 9ts4 Ma o. TT aoiuty ano
SUCCESS. - Inc potGy o. L1e ;anstraion .n Mtion
Hsa oeea ~ Maaly ~ tns'!s, tue 1NaNon i't
Monlo 70" staau tnousana ocR,ees A19Sne!
before the conscience Of the world.
aon 4e L!ss!usnt scems 70 AaIe
Eamed neH hsat OF late' anu ne mas nevef
! miFefs there Is room to nope foF much bel
teEment. ,,, =,
Ine reports OF desutntaon and Starvation
imPenMnG upon lae fapioly neat1ng WINTER.
nave moved nun, nun 10 & reconsider tne purpose
maihtained mil qulte reeently, 70 lssne no
more supPaes eat1G o. Iooa OF c!olalag TO
ne aeslM4te ana ae gov oeelares el M that ahese
GlaSk MalIs aletng NAI1oSs MAhps,. ana
snan not sta5te Nnns tns Sauonai treasury
mas money tnat niu nuy 1oou. NJ uas oecn
asked 70 fetain ior them 5"hlle !ongef Tue
ianas Q! ncM!y Pasaoneu Iegeas, Ana nas con,
altionaiy eansentso 70 baaf,s aase tne heG &c sssa
IeneIsnnHn In pafuons s.1 ~ " .ssIen ~ u
| AZ o. Fhlen is nopeiul any, ana wen, ~ not 50 s.
sooa = g snnfhe somcts!ng tat nanues H@n' na'e
oesn nno s4 aTt7aa Uas s.,. 49, ao,nr u,,, .oac,
sone o. tne nnof saeg p;I'e H. aoMs ~ Men enonsn
an@ s.sntat.rs raese m ~ NJ ~ anaa1ss Eli
t Iep:Gssans pse..s. sas s nas saeetru r., .%!In
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