New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-23
!. .-e s,r,os. inv riably mur r'crod.

nenee " ,ss - 80 M mi death alone causes to re-
rnein Thie patrols, nero dogs 1nr - & - rrrrofe
yontceq icon ceustart Guard over thtsr uniI'@e,., @
,oc7ic IN letter adifossed TO Hys.i' N'lt u 'et
polors Saws. "OIgau.zed patto'S ''H i','S i'ia.s
keep guard over the tiorongn rec, Di'5 who
traverse tie cOLutry, ana lHe U'.oI 90
,tns q. escape or he Nlo returns i'r Ms we o
bnJ & wayIaid or pnrsued with h0uAts' aDu sAo VI
hun5 ,,Ssissrn SaSS received information Of similar
saraoter would respectfully inv te yonr ATTENTION
40 TWO papers annexed hereto one tL NH' H"!nc 80
Cexas Cavalry and Onc ~ Col II Biukeghof giving ~
est;nr deserp.5ns OF The condition of tie freedmen
npl the spirit OF te whites shortly amer the e0se 0i
the war. (Aec. Doc. Nos 70 99d ~ lleHt Ooi' -
! YoIke Post Commander at PoIs Gibson, Mss re-
ported TO Gen. Davidson on Aug. 70 tAot CONT!
iatrol had been org nzed by CtHn5 C ms sup',us'
+rict which for reasons gwen Eo had Cceh 0ongcd 10
iisbanl one of these reasons WAS IL h own lang 6uaee
that "the company was formed 0! what tdey cailed
Yicked men, j. e. those only wfo had Ceea actually en-
aged in the war; and known as strong dlauni1n-
lists. The negroes in tie sections OF country These ma
controlled Kept in the most ah'c slavery, ~
treated in every way contrary to the FeqnH'IneI,,so
General Orders No. 100 from War Department (Ho.' 60
Doe. No. 25) As late Sept. ~. Capt. j. H. " "c,'i
Agent Of tie Fsgc3mcGs HuIeal, reported 10 ,U.
Thomas Assistant Commissioner Of TIE BuIelu ~ tle
gIoes who left their homes during tie W. a 49, -! ~
been within military lines ana LaN'us pr pr " 80
homes here for thcir families, gong odSA 90 ~,
wives and children have been driven OF and told tA'
they colld not have item. In set'ta c.s'. ~" t,;
have been sent 20 AID cope ~ ee'hF a IL .teoce
In many Others it has been imra cicauie es lo
was ton grant In Tor nuS of tie northern par' Oi ms
district The colored people are Kept IN slavery syn.
The white reope tell tel1 that they Ve!o nee dulhS
the war BAT the war is now over, and they must go 20
work again as before. The reports irom snb.comhs
sioDers nearest tlat locality show that nc nacks al
in a much worse state than before the ab.chodic9
being kept at work under the lash, and The young ina
inirm driven off to thesl.eves, As 10 pIcee
outside of this city" (Acc Doc. No e6) -,
The conviction, however. thai slavery N the oii
form cannot be maintained, has foTced llstu
upon The minds Of many OF those ~ho O.ai.y mue~Sg
ds.fvc $40 tg f,l
of new system wGs rocogni%O as i"I - 'e'
right Of property in tie individual negro Is concerned
many attempts were made TO introduce INTO thai
new system tie element OF ply seal coom1pH..
sion which. above stated is so generally eonsldeieH
indispensable. THIS was done by slGpy aChe'lhs, as
10 the treatment o the hOreIs 9s much a. p0Ssle 10
the traditions Of tho old scm where the relations
between employers and bOreIs hod been hxed by con.
tract The pracuee q; corporal punishment was s'in
continued 10 greet extent although rerrp not IN
30 regular manner IL was pracucel la ilneS gone
by 1t is hardly necessary to quote any documentary
evidence this point the ppeS appended to this re-
port are full Of testimony coTrubCranC The statement
The habit is inyet'rate with greet many persons
20 render. the least proyoca,on the impulse 70
whip elmCs ircisi bic. II VIII cont ge 10 ce
so until the Soutsern people viii have learned.
never to forget il, that 81 cs has rgAis which
white nGn is bound 70 respect
Here Will insert remarks on the general treat.
ment by the blacks class Om the ritc5 as class
il is not the plantations and az The htnds OF ne
planters themselves tna t1e ncgroes have TO tr inc
greatest harishqs y 1 cny the former siayehoiders
bat the Donsliy ehouing whites who. even previous
20 the war seemed 20 be more ardent IN their pro
Slavery feelings thn the planters theWSciyes are pos
sessed by sucuially bitter and yindicuye feeling
against the cOorod since the negro has ceased to
be property. The Icclaiay value wLich the Individual
negro formerly represented having disappeared, the
mainline md Sliuy Of c0OIed seeas 10 be looked
upon by mapy ui those venai Ctenses when must
be forgiven - tSe outraged feelings OF wroreCd ana
robbed people Re Gcs. the services rendered hy tue
negro 70 the national cause during ihe war, which
makes him Olject Of special illcrcs. 10 thc los
people make hin an obi CT Of ,articusS yltotycLgs3 s3
In o Z nou
Rebellion. The number OF murlers and assaults perpe-
trated upon negroes Is great; We caa Iorm only al
approximate estimate u What s going OIL IN those pl
OF the Sonth whlch arc noi closely f1rlIsSnod ana
from which no regular reports are received 10y what
under the very eyes Of mlery authorities
As 10 my personal exp rienee Win only mertlun UNA
during my two days $ ourn at Atlanta one negro wa
etsooeu WIN "a y" ~ ", ~ -, ,, - -
poisoned Que Of whom ed. Wlie was ~ AoAgoG
cry, negro cut across TIE thrcot eIdebty va!
intent 10 kill and another wGs sho; Ia, bo.a cscape
with their lives Severa papers attsc ga 10 Ills rtrur
give an account OF the Number of capital ceos that
Cured certain places during certain DeiiOd OF tine
sad fac. that the preparation OF ose acts is
confined TO that class Of people that might be called IL
rabble. Several gentlemen oi ttandmg haYe bee
tried before military commissions for such olenscs.
These statements are, naturally not inter lee 10 app
10 all the individuals composing the Southern peOgl
There are certainly many planters who. before u
Rebellion. treated er slaves with kindness, und wi
now continue ~ ire At them free abOIers in tie
manner. There are now undoubtedly many plantation
in the South in hch tho relations between cmpCye
and employees are based upon mutual good will 1ne
certainly many people there Who entertain q be
wishes for the welfare Of the negro race aud who n
only participated in any acts OF violence but wi
heartily disepprOVe them. As 10 actual participation
not however as 10 tie bitter spirit have LO dOubt
large majority Can of,r good plea Of " lot guilty
But however l,rge or email number Of people may
guilty of picty in such of persecution tho
who are opposed 10 them have certainly not show
themselves strOHg enough TO restrain these who pe
petrate or favor them. so far the spirit Of perso
he's shown itself strong as TO make tie protection
the freedmen by the military arm OF the Government
many localities necessary, in almost all desirable.
must not be forgotten that in community. a In9Ort
Of fwhOse members is pcnceaby disposed bat not wiDir
or able TO enforce peace and order. comparative
small number Of bold ard lewless men deternir
the character Of the whole The Rebellion itself
some Of the southern states furnished striking liu
tration of this truth.
GEAEEAL IDEAS AND scEEMTs or WIlTEs CoSC En-
ING THE FREEMES.
Some of the planters with whom had occasion
converse expressed the determination 10 0dOpt u
course which best accCrds with the spirit OF free labor
t0nake the negro work by offering him fair Inducements
to stimulate his ambition aud extend W him thOs
means Of in,ells ctual AID moral improvement. whic
are best calculated 10 make him intelligent reliab
and efficient free abreI, ana good and uscfI citizer
Those who expressed Fuch ideas were almost inVsriGh
proessed Union men, aud fer above the ia pOn
OF mental ability and culture. found very fc,
instances of original Scc ssionists 0lsO manfesng
wlle ~ give the free labor experiment fair tia
can represent the sentiments Of this small class in
better way than by quoting the language ufed BY a.
Alabama Judge IN a conversation with me: am on
Of the most thoroughly whipped men in the South" salt
he. am genuine old SecessIODist, and beiicv
now, az always did Lad the constitutional right q
tecede. Bot the has settled that natter snd il
all over now. As to this thing Of free negro labor d
not believe IN it. But Will give II q fair trial hav
plantation Gne am going 10 make contracts with NJ
hands. and then want real Yankee 70 run IN,
machine for me-not Of your New Workers OF Penn
syVaniaEs, bat the genuine article from Massachuset
Vermont who not only farm but sing psaIm
and pray aud teach schoola real oOtionist who be-
A. Al.