Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-08

The attention Of heatmen, ferry
men. and Others, is requested TO the
CircuIarof Brig.-G Gen. DUDLEY, suPerin-
tendant of the Freedman's Bureau for
this district. which viii be found IN
another column. The object is TO assure
a faithful compliance with contracts
which have been once fairly andfully en-
tered I and to bring to just punish
wenr the bad mcn-snemies alike OF
white and bIack-who, for gain or an
eouaIlv bad motive, may aid employees
in Sinking from their engagements.
Every one SO interfering between the
empiover and the employees aiding
and abetting in p~erpetuRting anarchy in
the labor Of the country-after this adj
moniton shall have been generally cir
rulated. win individually be held
10 a strict and rigid responsibility.
The circular, i'm lis benign
and lust objects comments itself 70 the
apuroval Of go5d1nen everywhere. and
had men viii nur and ought not 10 be
allowed 10 thwar3 the efforts of the Gov
eminent and its officers in bringing into
harmonious relations the interests Of the
freedman S8nd his former owner.
Whether bond or free, il is the decree OF
nature that man shall earn his bread by
the sweat Of his brow; while a faithful
and honest compliance with contracts,
entered into between man and man,
makes up the very essence and constitu-
ton Of society, without which the social
organization cannot exist. He, there
fore. who encourages idIeness on the part
Of any. OF who promotes a disregard or
lsxirv Of compliance with engagements
fairly made, Is an evil-doeF, that it is
Tie interest Of all 70 restrain ana punish.
There is another class Of persons, less
guilty. perhaps, in intent, but equally as
lnischievOus in their acts, as those who
facilitate the employee in Sinking from
ms duties. We refer 20 those persons
who. by Offering higher wages, or other
Inducements. inveigle employees to quit
their employers, and take service with
them. Every such act is criminal in the
very highest degree. Il is a temptation
To villainv held out, where morality and
patriotism both require that good counsel
and GOOD example should 90 hand in
hand. If employers act in bad faith
with each other. how shall il be ex-
pected that the employee shall not be
taught by the bad example? If the
n~aeurally superior and cultivated white
mau uuderulines his ueighbOr by sedu.
cling away from him, by the offer o.
higher wages, his hired servant, is il L
be expected that the naturally inferiol
and u-ncuItivated black man shall prac.
Hce a higher morality2
Brig-Gen. DUDLEY, who Is an old army
officer. is doing all he can for the re0r.
-Qauizauon OF labor in the South, and il
is 70 the interest Of all that he should
have the cordial cooperation Of al good
citizens in the system be has adopted in
this district. While jealously guarding
the rights Of the freedmen, he as infex-
IDLY requires Of them to labor for the
support Of themselves and families, and
70 fulfill faithfully their contracts. If the
Freedmen's Bureau, everywhere, was
administered by such officers as Gen.
DUDLEY, vacabondage would disappear,
labor would De reorganized tremendously
with the Interests of both roocs, and
much Of the unpopulariry which nov at
raches % il would fade away.