New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-23


ceptional causes, such ~ war or famine.
CONTRACTS
rreedmcn frequently show great disincnntion to
make contracts with their former sters they are
"oid Lost in signnr a paper they sign away their
freedom and ia this respect they are oI iose
southern men. generally requires Per sounI S snca
fr,m a United States officer Z? make thenl Iec sur
pn, tLe adyce ot such an officer is auiost uIiiVrhy
followed In this manner, an Immense nuhiDsF VI coz,
tacts has been made ara 1t s oaly i1eIs9j,ns -
X, rtheru man Las but little difficulty IN m"klnS con
tracts ana in enforcing them. Inc eo'nglala's "a
Southern men, that the contracts are nol WI
by the freedmen. are In many lnsl'nces ~
T'te same can be said OF the complains oI i!eeaheu
sith regard 10 the plAters The negro, iFcsl lIou %
Slayaiv naturaiiy hed but crude idea o. t'le D'nus
force of written sGrcemeati ana y u guns ~ ,n
of the planners to stand IN snch reaIDs % ~ s
establishes 10 those who formerly were his suses.
was however informed by officers oi tdo rIee1'lrhS
Bureau and by planters aiso that things were 'npTt
ing VI that respect. Contracts VIII De more Issdiy
tered into and more strictly kept as soon - e l.
mate relations between labor and compensation sFe
better understood and appreciated on boIh SIDES
ISsOITECE AND lNsUBoRDiSAfloN'
The new split which emancipation mas a"sA%tutI % "a ~
the colo. eh nroDe has undoubtedly developed lsp!l III
somo individuals especially young men to an o,,isl'Y
decree Hence CAGES Ji ln7oeuco on the part Oh C.u
men occur But such occurrences arc eompdidu'ty
rore On the whole tho conduct ot the coOien peOpie
I. far moro submissive than anybody red risnt 70
expect The acts Of violence perpoirlted by fioeulcn
against white persons do not stand IN any prop1ioI
10 taosc committed by whites against negroes EICI!
nb occurrercn il sure TO be noticed in the Southern
papers and We have 50 far heard OF pt, Ney
few when Southern people speak OF the lH'o'sIcS
OF the negro thew generally mean something "hch
persons who never lgcd under the system ol o@vsit
re not apt 10 appreciate IL Is bu very Iafcy WIZ.
would be called uIoenct among eqIh. bu, s q" ,pet
planter SAID - ne. Onr pe'lle cdnH9V | |!e@i1. sD,s
tho negro il free" negro ~ called ins0eht Wleu'
eyer his conduct varies in any manner from Whlt
southern man WAS accustomed TO when SLAYER! eAtsu.
The complaint made about the INSTRUMENTATION ol tIe
negro aorer on plantations have 90 BE- taken win tne
all
cases IN which freedmen showed refractory sp.rs'
where orders were GisObcyed ana INSTRUCTIONS ".'lo
rarded There have been s0me instances ol p0s4te re-
,starce But when inqBiring into pAreglnr-, lohnu
nor unfroquently that the employer had ao,erel to9
strictly 10 his Old way OF doing things hnrdy neHa
any such complaints ir0m Northern Hen h,fc 80.
lau,ers comDnin very earnestly OF the ihsnD0rGlhale
surt of lr colored l1boreTs because thcy remoDtat
eL oc,n,t iLe yractce of corporal punishment. lhh
was ooked upon a. symptom oI an npgnSis az ,ha oiI
rection \ great many things are regaIHed ~ tno o.
Save Sates as acts OF naubors nation upon 'ne PIs VI VI
the aDorer which in the free States wonn ne tlAe a
pe fsciiy natural aud harmless Inc iaet ls so'y -
many planters a. present more neIVousH Jrd'o", Va
their sutaurty than before. while the Htcuneh u'o
not ALWAYS inclined 20 forget that they are tree men,
ExTRAvAGANr NOTIONS. m
In many localities found an impression preValnn Z
snobg LnS sro = On, br,aa. Fla theasy in Their
nresent condition they INDUCED 10 the expectation
that the Government intended 20 make some iurtu.r
rrovisOu for their future welfare espeelai! ~ Ouf'
ing distribution Cf land among them. 10 c'nnteIac'
,h, expectltion which had tendency 10 interfere So
r.oy:, with q yok ~ oi contracts o5 we seA. s
SON II was considered necessary 10 send tt"i} on.
c.rs anl q. .necnly AGENTS Of the IIeclmens baFtai
emorg tfln who. by administering soniu nuVice alu
.orc,ding correct inf rnltion. would induce then -
sit their conduct 10 heir actu taucc' me
i tho S,utb heard OF many instances IN when tbI-
measure had the desired effect and IS To Do sA
thai the effect uniformly good whenever J'o'0io-'
ITnrr'siop, ike The above nrc very apt TO spread
among tie nerrocs fr to reason tnat thcy aIoehiH
desire To become freehodcrs In the lnd Nnnen' pos
session OF landed propci! they sec tue
NAV b. In other respects n must be admitted thas tAe
instinct is ricct
RELATIONS BETWEEN TIE TWO RAcTs.
There are whites in The Sonth who profess great Sind
-e.s f,- tic negro Many u them ere. no DOUBT slh
cerc 10 what they say Bot es 10 ine Igtss y, ~.
nsss Il is hardly necessary 20 Gid anything 70 htu
have nTcaoy s'ted enye aeaiS l. Ho.s si ~, to N.
whtas Tnkiug fhIs a. gsHrfl assertion hH 80
fed that Incorrect Tho negroes DO rot fst Yer
late masters because they DO rot feel tleir freedom
sufficiently assured Many of them NAV harbor feelings
Of resentment townrd those who now III ireat ana
cute them. but as they praciiccd 10 tc.clse lci 80
concentration Tor wrongs suffered bile IA slavery, 30
,b,r neet -esentnents are likely 20 cease rs soou as
the p@rsecuiou ceases II the persecution emu tDe &c
nia Of their Eighs frcemen continue ne
growing out Cf them VIII CONTINUE hLu ep'' ~ -
regro /. corgtitufionPi'y doce ana eMihtAt! Foo.
returcd Instances Of the most touching ~
freedmen 10 their old mnste-s and nsticsset
I Ia m A
be sincerely their friend they cling WIN greater eu.S
lion even than % of iclr OWE race by some
orn spccuntoI5 ,heir c0hterce has Deeh aDuy uD.'"
Nevertherc,s tie trust they place IN persons e9ihE
! tro,n ,he North or IN any way connected with thf
Government is most childlke and unDo' hded' iHeIt
| may be Individual exceptions. Dat an euIe
/ thcv nre not numerous Those who ENJOY tnelr cohH
1ence eujny also 'heir affection. Centuries of slavery
have not been sufficient 10 make them the ehshies o.
the white rnce II IN the future fechng OF nlulgn
hostility should develop itself between the races WIZ
nroaby not be- the fault of those who have shown sucu
an inexhausiibe patience under the most adverse ana
| trying Circumstances. ,,.
entertained by whites of impending negro lnsurree
tions Whenever our military omninders toand Il
expedien subject the statements made 10 tit ehee
by whites 90 close Investigation, they uniformly lohhu
them unVatranted by facts. IN many Instances there
were lust reasons for surprising tha such apprehension
were lustrously spteid for .hc faIpose oi serVirg
an exeruse for further prosecution. In the papers an
neAcd to this report you will find testimony supporting
this statement. The negro Is easily LED; he Is away
rclined to follow the ad, ice Of those 10 trusts DO
therefore not cor slider negro insurrectiol prohable
~ long as the freedmen are under the direct protee
/ tion of the Government aud may hope 20 see taen
grievances rcdressed without iesortng 10 the e1ten
means Of sci. protection. There wogd. perhaps. b.
danger OF instructions II tho Government aGoui'
withdraw its protection from em ana ~ against III
attempt on the pant Il the whites to reduce them u
sonnet ing like their former condition. they should Nn'
themselves thrown back upon iteir own resources.
| this contingency shall speak below
| EDCcATIoy.
That the NEGROES should have como ou; OF Slavery
On ignorant class is not surpr sing, when We oondt
that il was IA penal utfense 10 teach them wien n
slavery But their eager desire to learn and The elac
rlty and success with which they avail themselves q
every fboty offered to them IA that respect has oe
cone matter 0f notorety. The statistics oi the Freed
mons Burenu show To what extent such facilities haV
been oasred and what results have been attained.
tar rs my Information goes, these results are more en-
lcOuraging for the future
| PROSPECTIVE.
THE RE ACTI0SAkY TENDENCY.
| stated above that, In ny opinion. the solution O
the social problem In tho south did not uepen
/ IL. anh II ~. n