, 1865-12-28

.i. -. .u HousSu people, mas undoubtedly derc;T
70 a. oGensa>e degree. Hence. c,se, oiI 81 tnso =.
on the patt Of frrtd aea uccur, iint ,urh ~.
rnsss % sfs comparatively rare. on The Who'll,
Ts ,ssn ~ sn,sdS ,So seo,St S psope !. s no.e .as
| OF violenee Penetrated By freedmen against NJ
pefsens 60 not etapd IN INV proportion to .b1
eoma.ed cn1,1nea p nas,es assins pr;roe,. Every =
pnpes. aaa We hars 70 1ss heard Of nut ury (.
When So1thrEn people speak OF the in so1rne, II,
| rtgTo. they geocsaisy mean sn;ur1hirr whirh :,
soos who neser hset! under The .rs,cn of .i,s,
Nou.d t. called ln.olenee a1aony xou,is Hn,
an old planter tatd 10 ne, ..Uus nIor;c c..,
Nahze yee that The ncgrp ;s tec,~ < usr-n
called tn:e.ent whenever bis conduct rarie4 i, = !.
l. 10 When slavery e1lstsd ''''i
The complaints made about the tnsanesdja,:,or
The negro lsoorcr On p'antsuons have to b. ~
Win NC same .as oMansa v ths:e have. no doa
I su1zcscry Fpirit. Whcro order. vere dixoksyrd
Instructions disregaraet Their have h,,.n -
Instances Of posie'e resistance. Hut ,vhen iu.,,
,as into pas,essads. ~ .e1 1on9d uos natscqrcnly
WY Of doing thipgs. hardly hez,rtl .ny ,uch =
plants from Northern men. / haye h.s,d ai,n, ~
egDpain vefy earnestly Of the iususonilaa1e go, y,
sMted aesinst tbe practice # corporal prni,hr,,.
| 1ht. Wis looked upon u symp!pm pj IN ifrp,,
ingf fnenFfeetiou. a great many THINGS a.
Es13sd IN the old ssase STATES ~ aeis Of ius
| dtnat01 upon tho part OF the lahnrrr which in
] free St1tcs would be taken ~ ptrfsc:Iv notT,,j
harmless The iart l.. a good r,any planscr. I-r
| nrcsen, fnorc netsonsiy tealons OF their au,no,
than 6cteee, While ne fr-tinsp ar not 1lusy-
cltueu 10 forget thzt they lsc free rlen
ExTnArAaAS1 MOTIONS.
1rm,nv soc,,4tir. foupd IN ,+,n.,..,..
| ing among the negroes that SONS graz eharc..
going to take plaee about Christmas Frciin-
easy in their present condition, tiny in1ui:rd II
snn,s n,rthrr nS,xtsinn ,r 1n-s. 70 N
n.ri-Iv 1,I o,fir-ing ,fstrihn,ian ~, MsEAn.
tnsu. II couoafsci ibis ernc,s,ino i, aah sa;as an
~nntr,c1s fnr 1be. n-1t se,sog 'i'w !. se aaSln
rcccssorv n san5 miI,.r- ,fi,a. - W. se:'s!a.
oT-nis II th,t Enee,mcTss Hne'ea7, 't,u es9se:
~hn Nv s1min1 .eTinr sannd a1sar,, !a, m1,on n
rnr-eci f,,iormat,nn non1d In,inee f.n, % ehSe,
ecrnnrt r. fheir .rs,-ai r;rr,,1,.,..en. H. sHi
snn,t = y hn..5 ~ n.,,. instaa+s,. l.. "M!rH
MEASURE hai the des1y, e,isrI an, y I, ~ M1nh ~,
pssIsa ,aat &c siss. 1t " an,,eav good wsa
imnre.s1ons lie 1hc .ts,1ss ~ ~, se,,A. ~,
o,1n,tr ~, ,,.or.r. to- ~. , w spt 10 ~
y Gcs1rt. tn hscon,.s f,aehnL,.- ...la tHcs an
w ~ ~ ltoiE4'J tasT see tr
staI! ,o,tono =, 'ast ~ ~ Aoat.er mist
ndn,i,tsI ttat lh..,r ,n.,i.n u.ue Hsptc's' E''"
.ss. - N"'9e''-
RELATIONS BETWEEN TUE TWO HAcE4.
Ihere sfe whites IN the South who pnoa,.s+
kindne.s Tor the negro. Manr Of t5en, m.
| doubt. sincere In Whist they ray. Isut AZ TO thc
anything to what have e,reudy stat,ni i;
heard II sss,rted thaE tho peerot.> a.so ch.yfdh
| inGs Of hostility to the whites Taxing This
general assertion, IN eafs1e4I that 1t il tacur
The negroes do rot truat their [atc masters h,c
they do noe teel their freedom sufficiently a..
Many Of them usy harbor FEELINGS Of r,.rn,r
toward those who now Iii tseat ami pers..cuir ii
patton for wrongs suffered while In sllsery sol
present .tsentmenis arc litely 10 cease d. 900
ihe persecution c..ases. II The rer.ccu,,on aul
denial OF their rights A. irren1en continue, Ii
tpre.f. The pceru Is corst1tutlpnsyv tinciia
erlfuept1y good uaturcd. lua.accrs of tn.
tuuchirc attachment Of ftredr,en 10 ,htir oit, I,
ters and mist1ez.es haye come 10 mY notice.
f1cud they ciipe Wiz rrcatcr n nc,,tif,a ,.yen ,a
ore OF theE own NICE, Dy soul. Northern -.
tors .hcir cuetldcnee h.s bren sadl, abused. \
Ihs Moth or In nnr Wv :rrnnrr1rJ vIfh ~.
c1muent; il most childlISe and uuhouuJct). r
n,ny b. indIy.t,t,l exccnijnns. hns mn .nrr
are NOT numerous. Those who cafoy ,hrir c
tla,e ery bayc not bern sufficient 70 make ,hn,r
enemies OF the whlte raev. If 10 III. :t,t,Irc a
IN. OF mutual hos s1Ity should t,eyelou. itssi,
tween lhs rnces, 1t will. p:ubahIy, rot ba th,.
OF those u ho hav. shown rrch al, ipe,l,ausijb,.
ticree Ender the most adverse aad ,f, Iprr elf,
etr1ecs, va
in sou,e places that visited, I fouu., onnr,
soLS entertained by whites Of lntpendln.: n :!
fIsEaycssons:, f Whenever our military commac
ic1nd II sSpethent 70 subject 'bI -tl1cMcut. ,
10 mat enest " whites, 10 close Investigation,
cnliol!nly iollnd taein uuWafsantei BY facts.
Eapy tn.aanees tnere were iust rcasoNs for
lUrea or he sen puGae OF srr1n "s adste
lMsinef pfoeccnEon' IN The papt1s annexed 10
report yon WILL and testimony snPpostMy1h 1his4
r;e %sn = TnS 1a,In RssG IS sss ie he = a
therefore, bof consider negro ihsHrz"ction p.
Ole es long a. The freedmen nre under Tic d,rct.
lection 81 mo Government. and nay hope 10
sa.,ssae means q q self protection, Thc;o ws
lefnaps. ne danger Of iusurrecs!ons II the Coz
tnent y snou1n "mnufaw ist projection from 4
70 ne ssans hsm n t. ssmPs aoeo s Fl Sq % vi
disinn; they should aud themselves thrown
upon the'r own resources. OF thEs contin.ca,
. shall speak below.
That the neeroes should have come ont OF siu
rs m isnosaut cIa7s IA not surprising, when va
s.deF that It VAS penal offence to zach them
in t]arery. But then escrr desire 10 learn, ant
alaefity and success with whicn they avau j
selves OF every facility offered TO them In th1,
epetf, has become matter Of poiOsset7. lht
tistc. OF lhe FrectImen's Dnrcau slo.s to wha
tept inch Eciltiea have been Offered. md vha
socs itese results are more encouraging foI
tulutr. -
PROSPECTIVE
TIE EEAcr1oyAcr rEsr:Ser
Ittatetl above thar, IN nj OPINION. the so;.
OF the soclal problem ut Id, South lIi not i tIs
upcn the capacity and conduc. OF The ne:,roo
but, In the same neasurc, upon lbt ideas alsl
fRcs entc1tJsned and acted upon By lllc nj
Nlat these is,cas nnd Feelings wen:, vhus
my observation. md bow they aCec,cj The cor !,
OF two lAcc1. Ih1ro already get forth. The 0i,e-
artscs what policy nil be adopta;i BY the ~
;. sarx," When NJ Issis3lnt np9iea npon Ilena
drawn and ttcy arc Ief. free TO regulate r:aIrs
co1llcg 10 their on y tastea. 1t would 10 p,.e
tuoEs u epsak Of Tho iusnsu with absolute c..
e:.utcs will always p1ot.rce ths same ei,lct5.
luro ss ngJor!iy oi The southesu peorle 1,c =
thai ",he ne:ro will not work Without i
,cal eanrukion," and that A.thc nlarS
that M eshef 9 viii tend to produce a s54scm Of
sosMe ,S .ess1T : I; II ainst ths negro now prev
aMooe 9 3ne Nns.es, ~ ana by the sen' sI spirit Q,
l'renee ol Slavery exercised upou ihr popEiar
acter. 1t +, indeed, not peotlhle tiEit ! :-e
sEtmpt VIII be made 70 rettofc slavery inii
tempt would aad IN Its w0y; bu. thrrs ase ~.
intermediate eatsSf el slaycry as Il furneslyC
10 The s'ouih and TIRE l,bor L. /, ..Ist. II
North. bet more nearly related 10 the former
tempted. 1have ALREADY noticcd some noycn
| in that direction which Nerc E1ade undcr thu
| eye Of orr military aushoritlc-. and o: which
OpElonsHe nEu tie Vt. Landry ordinances WI.
r,ost siqr1ceant. Other things Of a more r
5a1e, such ~ the new Itr1o ecIe submitted
| Committee to the Legislature Of SouIn Car1iE
befora the country. They have ali ,Le same
dercy. because they aTI spr,n.. from the .anlr c
Il may be objected That ey.dcuce has brcn,
Of a contrary spirit BY The State Conventions y
passed ordinances uhoIist1nR slavery ia 1heir :
and milking It obligatory nnon the lr-i,latu,
erast laws for tho protection Of tLe freed
" bile acknnW lodging the nc dcsru 1t tlar,.t
10 be led By II into any dalusious, As to the
fivcs upon which they acted, when aboii>
slavery, and their understanding OF the bcari
sNch IN act. Ne may Ea{rsy aeecpt the standard
have ret up tor themselves. When spcak,r
popular demonstrations In the South In fays
submleflon 10 The Government, stated tia
principal and almost the only Argument uset
that they found themselves IN situalio
which '" they could do no better" It
the same thing with regard to the alol
Of elavesy; wherever abolition was p,:
lyGASrocated, whether In popuIar NEE;
Or In State CONVENTIONS, Il was oa the sronE
necessity, not unneQuently with the st-n,dcau
dition that, az eoon a. they Lad once more CO.
of!heif o. State aaatzs, thry would settle the
question 10 suit themselves, whatever they
hate to submit 10 ior the present. Not only
ard thts 10 be the common talx among the D.,
but the 's11nc sentiment was openly ayoWa
pchhc men IN speech and print a0me dec.a-a
or 1lat k1nd, made BY men Of Errat psomia.
nave passed into fhe news wspapers. aud ase tlni.
ed'y known to you. append to this rporta.
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