New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-26


titles of the altar Of Freemasonry. Only mason can
fully understand and appreciate the depth OF dcgreda
tion evolving UPON the ylOator and betrayer OF the
puTest most unseltsh friendship. Yet In my nearing
men have boosted that they were made acquainted
with the passwords Of Masons the better to steal them
selves inro their confidence in order 10 hetTay the
thus making Of the nobest aims u life serve tho
basest ends 1t rny be wen for the besons North TO
know that every body here pretends 10 DO hasOn
and hence beware how they bes;ov their confidence
and their charities
Assistant. superintendent Of the BGreau IN Gods
borough tne headquarters OF quite an extensive ond i'm
por,aut district Without lnquirlng Tor tie Office
follow ed the crowd" From to IL a. m. counted
about 25 or 30 cases Of complaints some Ike this SAN
Greedman) worked OF Smiths (white) farm all Sumner
He furnished the seed, begged the teams from The
soldiers repaired tae fences &C. Wbi!e smith, afraid
u bs life thought discretion the better part OF vaOr.
and ran away az tie approach OF the Union ermy.
Ashamed of bs foolish fright, seeing tnat LoDody Is
hurt; or if he come under tho s2lOOO clalse WIN
pardon in hs rocket be returns finds the crops gah'
erod and takes calmly gun and tells sam a.d MS &C.
workers nut iauCS TO " clear ouP double geek, "
they do not wish 70 be hurt Poor Sam ga worSed al
Sammer, done all he could to make hYinr. worAed
more perhaps this year than before IN his me- nnd
Lo Le needs must 20 and leave the uj OF MS laltBlu
labor 10 sOmc nschieyous Rebel AZ heard tnese AFRO
cities with ell teir shocking detos told IN me simple
language OF the black man, MY heart grew slex aid ny
fists cenched Case after case il examined, wiDe.sC5
called proofs taken and order alter order ssheu,
giving the poor oneiOurth one.ihrd, or onc'hal
as the case nay be. Good for you Bureau lhoug,
thitk you ought to allow these reedmen sl tsY made,
consdeiTue tic land was abandoned. But, thcD, yci
have TO reconcile" 10 e,lay bitter feAllngsl IN?
chiYalry might be offended Sometimes they ale
offended, and would show u. too. IL they dared to-
former colonel OF rebel regiment now on officer nader
the City Government. was accused OF Threatening TO
shoot negro boy, while the Inter claimed one dollar
and a.haf for services rendered The boy complained
st the Bareau, and tie exco.One, received note 70
appear for trial. in he should not settle forthwith.
He told the bearer of the "inytation' that ho would
be d first before he would be "saueed" by
nigger. and that he would whip him withal CHE
chvary does not Ike 10 be reminded OF these little
deDis) The officer Of tie BuIcan, pam SWISS az
be is did not exactly relish this Kind OF taik whieh
the ex.oOlonel might have known before, and so
be had him brought along by guard. Ihis
rather startled the gentleman o. lie made explana.
tons excuses etc, paid The money received deserved
reprimand and departed wiser. II not better man
kEotty quest 0ns arose aso aud the chynry OF their
law yos pressed and advocated their supposed CLAIMS
with an assurance and impnienco truly sublime Ole
freed aan came and told IS story thus: MY zane IL
Need.am came from Virginia IN October. 1904. hov'
ing hired myself from my old master. worked i0r Dr.
T. ~ days and boarded myself and HANDY another
workman. pIrt OF tae time. claim $40 balance WAGES
bu. Dr. 7. refuses 10 pay me-. Dr. L. having oeen
.n..uOacd 10 appear acknowledges the debt DGt says
th.t he viii not pa H. OF thinks lie oncht not 10 pay IT,
this freedman, bat 20 his former master The obicer
ct tie Bufean Teyed mat ne cOntu h0t recognize any
such eatIonshp; that II had ceased With tDe moment
ihGt tho late President Abraham Lincoln issued his
Emancipation Proclamation; that from that moment
oil slaves il he iusuIreeongry states we're free and II
free they certainly emitted TO the proceeds OF their
labor The accused and bis friends pleaded that such
decision if made. would establish precedent TIC eYli
consequences Of Which, and the gations to which 1t
would give rise 10 one could iO.esec. Beside they
had been told b. the Department C0mmander tat the
slaves were ODly free since Gen. Schoied issued his
Emancipation Proclamation The officer did not seem
70 see ihe force OF this argument. and promised his
decision within three days. WLcn made. siali en-
qe yor TO give IL you in full When the complainant
el followed hiW and had lltle conversation with
lin Tie man is very inteliigeut-lOoAlng. and uses
exceedingly good language. considering he vas slave
,lhsf lie ted ne that he had built several houses
aid mills here. that lie always had got along well and
m 4. a comfortable living; but that since be brought
It's suit before tie Durean thcy were al down on him.
and threatened to shoot lin; that he had hired four
to 40 lcre; for" say ne. "oi the present ocer Of
tnr Il relu they afraid. but II be or the Bureau
IL e should be removed. life would no. be safe for
Scar Nahanta. on the Weldon Railroad, is regular
gaarnla nest Although the military made several at
rempts TO clptufe tAesc outlaws lar II has failed
One Frank COO'eg, a notorious roOber, VINO was also
concerned In the murder mentioned above. has been
mfd.Iing and pulte-iug freedmen FOR nllcs around.
few DAYS ego,:he buTeau at GOldstorough received
tlustvoltay .Itcigcnee Of Cooleys wlereabout, and
fgIrsLiOn made upon the captain OF tAs post Tor
tie arrest Of ihis pity Ihere Is no eoapt Wha'evr
tf thy would have bcca captured; but, for some IN
c.pl ucd reason. the ca tan dsfegurced TIE request
That gent H. IA more than one respect tue "rOnS
man tho wrong place -. ,
fines of Slavery are sill Eoursbing. The planters
o. entirely Ignore the events OF the las Two
year, and Shoot e'cry negro who attempts TO leave
their Plantations without their permission; SO freed
n on report who have fled from thar benshted region
What wages or what treatment they receive yon can
easily conceive. IOu6sL perhaps, w ny NOT suppress
such infamous ourages IN this reconstructed state
WHY not use he military powerf VI this and other
ct,f. IN mr. next letter. ORANGE.
I0rh Caroline Dec. !e, le65.