New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-18
NORTH CAROLINA.
ascs. Howard's Address nt the North Caro-.
lima state Cnpitni-Remarks OF JadEe
Read-Permanency OF the Freedmnn's
Bureau-Thc Apprentices System.
From 0us Special Correspondent.

tlOiU Ous optSNi NVtfetpOhoehl
81 -f f.v RALEIGH Oct. l2--Midnight
Gen. Howard, in his plain and Characteristic
ally practical address this evening Imade the following
points:
1t was lot the design or purpose of the Go~ernmsnt
90 act In manner to promote the best inter
sts of both the white and black races He disclsried
zor bis Bureau all connection with politics but claimed
Yor u the support and sympathy Of al good people on
account OF its utitarian and Humanitarian plans and
purpose .srs 20 ooa0ara,. and advise with ,ss nel
GENT gentlemen Of the Convention representing all
Aoons OF the State, to the best method Of harmon
izng conflicting interests and restoring permanent
peace and prosperity HIS renaIks receeo hne mGs
asked the members of the Convention 10 express teI
minds freely. In response, Mr. DockeTy OF fechtpohd
county ad that the difficulties In the way OF reconcne
ihe races seemed almost iDsnrmountabe that the plan
fation negroes In his section had very generay ti.
their former masters. leaving upon thslr hanas !he
oman and children and the aged and innrn tbnt the
r.na upon the plantations bad been 80 exnasted ey
zuccessiye groupings that even under TIE OLD system
with the lsbor Of all the abe-oo0ied men was win
tbe utmost difficulty the planters ceald make Dah ends
meet And what must be their present condittcn u
v.s easy 10 imagine Sir dollars sNoHn was tAe
utmost amount OF wages that the plansi 0o,S eb
Brought TO them by those who said they hsa peeh uu
as 10 500 per month. had created general festess
ness In the minds Of a ana Jney Terv n
vhioh the negroes melted by vicious Ehite pefsoht
had committed depredations upon Pigs, pou.i, eo vi,
and cotton ana sagsesIeu oAPe"4" -
remedy. A..-o.u .ha a,ils
Those who can any connection oetween tne e,is vas
eOpAhed Of and the TeTsdy a,S Psorett
Gen Howard replied briefly to Nil the poins pLe-
seuted First from the gentlenans own snouIDs wy
labor Of AZ the population was neeaeui tn' ~ b
aaieienf 70 punish crime and restrain yagfaney hnu
that the removal of the blacks was ~ ~
a was unwise in state Of such boTndess aha uDde'e
Tis Ppeesden, the Conve1tiop Judge Read, beisg
csed for said that he agreed very neeri wis s' ''
lad been said by Gen Howard 5us '4a' m ,s SiS8
f some porsons 20 the former Telatlons OF master
aud slave. There was always the kindest ieelng th
ist;ne among tbe white families toward their servants
Tnd these feelings were universally rociprocated pJ
3, tLem Hardness, cruelty and iltreatInent was al
most unknown toward these people ~ North eSloDna
iThere were many free negroes previous 10 ne ~
md there was neither persecution nor injustice
orecticed toward them Antheir rights were respected
snd ne bceted that in the future 10 inlnstce ~oan o.
oracticed upon any II the whole subject was az ohe'
i@c i the control Of the people OF the state ne az
ne kighest respect for the dItinguished head OF "
Freedfaeys Bureau and be believed his motives Ler
re and that the Government had the bsst intention
An the drnipiyratlon Of tbat Department ana he De
Gesed hs spoke the mind Of every gentlen,anln IN
Convention when be said tba. II would DC beltf 70
Ge State 70 be lett as possible TO the manage
Inspt of the whole fDntter. - 81.
10 the ouestion put by a member In the. Consentio
a. 20 the berInaneDcy Of the freednens Buroau Ten
Howard said ne wa, sGthorzed to state that It wet fh
tntehtOn Of the Government 70 withdraw lite agei's
as civil governments were orgsnlzedi end VI c2u
rat!on NJ the saterent be said thai bis last oeis
before leaving home 10 close the business o -
Bureau IN the State q Missouri To the question pro
pounded hy Mr.. DocIery. whether the government 9
the United States wOpd consent that the state sh0ul
apply thcr existing laws for the binding out OF N
white children az apprentices until they were 81 TO Ia
blscks Cen Howard Responded ha. u r0Hf ss eTtTel
iiar'0~y 70 hs GosfRmeaI and that ono OF The OF
scts he Lad in view was TO encourage such arrange
iaGni4, Or applications OF the local law. z
NJ. DocEeiy said that these assurances from Ger
Irl lan
pityi0nsly existed in his mind and slight murmurs
applause ran tkrOugh the whole assembly "a