New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-08
FROM NRw.OISI.EASs.
Peonage-The NSississippi New Slave Bill
Its Beauties when Dissceted - Old
Hopes Revivrd--A Timely Warripg-
New.OriSsas Items - 4 rsde - Repair,
From Our Special Correspondent.
1T. CHAntYs Horn,
NEw-ORLEASs, La. Nov. 10 1865.

NfV-OELfANrt La 4N'f. ~ tc"'~
Some time since, Glover" in The Phitadd-
,l,a Prss, declared that Negro Slavery IL has cr
sled ~ tie SOUTH had been Ae form q rervude
desired by the Southern people but only kept ~ II
was being the best they could venture 10 adopt With
hopes Of success that II moi the lowest and mot
profitable form If Slavery ard. in consequence. vas
never wholly acceptable to tho southern saveoeracy
which desired st biser form. hat had never dared
venture to brave the mor sentiments OF the rest OF
the world 40 far as attempt rcmodelng OF the old
s stem to sut their wishes that they had never been
satisfied with tho lack Of legal hight to mhpumt the
old. the sick the lane and the worthless whenever
such wanumission rnigrt suit their convenience and
interest and by sirinS them freedom b. able o re-
Cnse them meal and bacon, shelter and clothIbs,
nursing and burial.
That coud the leading politicians 81 tho Siuh have
yentnred the change they would long since have Trans
formed slavery INFO pf0nsge, ana 80 nave TAKEN rom
the nrn and old the lat hope the negro has ever BAD
10 conhf him IN his that Of being ted, clothed
and nurscd BY the property his io had acquired when
he should 10 be did and sick and buried upon thc
old place ben lie hOud come 10 de; mat tLci pet
sysiem sDd the one they had always hoped NJ some
time 10 mold the Old one into, was this 10 give every
negro the night TO contract debts and To enter INTO
contracts for labotO control and dispose Of the srr'.
ices Of his wife urd chlren-to mortgage bis and
their seryces for unlimited periods % security for or IN
payment Of debt and the making Of HIS and ther per
son services liable 10 attachment and sale after JUG
mont i'm satisfaction 4 any claims holden by white
man against them. Az this system would give ITEM 10
rights, rave the right ~ Contract debts "b'fe th'y
could get credit, aud hat carrying absolute >lFrfy
with it, 1t wac deemed profitable than the old form.
inasnuch resting only upon debt Tie debt might be
discharged ct the option Of The Creditor (wheue,cr TIE
service might lecomr vninele~ ron age or Sickness,
and the master having right of property IN tie
person. but only in the services. there would
attach no liability b. support and care aiior The
service had ceased; that the Southern theory wa
aud a true one--ihat all the negroes being kept
In ignorance nud want. u state Fl debt would he
their normal condition aud that there never would Dc
man. woman, or child among ten Oh Enough 70
mercify fug We their debts and turn out to freedom
and the grave--who would not be slaves by virtue OF
their own contracts This seemed heavy charge for
such slavery is Thousand times more horrlp' thhn
Mat which the poor negro has w long. though ~
patiently misunderstanding as mat iweH his bFrh
For while il would take none Of the onoi mities--the
Whips aud straps tho transfer 9" service fho ofeohg
up OF miles and the open prostitution, iious The oh
system-it would snply add IN the new, the enornity
Of turning oat the old and the sick 10 die. Vhen 40
longer VI value Ia the rnhster =.
A deliberate statement tuAt huch had long teen INC
aims OF The upper portions Of bnyedon, coming from
one Ike "Glpver." whose long acquaintance residence
AID interests IN the extreme South make his "Whoh
az eli ~ revelations Of yane were -aiing enough 10
Northern eafs-nnd when every Southern man rec0g-
nzrd a. LITERAL, ule-but became stu more 70 wien
followed ns II wD, by the urthef statement thai IN
stcad Of being abandoned now The present Is h9ngt
most propitOus time 10 lnaugnfato n IN MI ana
that well arranged plans were on foot. while coeaihg
the nation BY professions of loyalty 10 reduce the whole
African race In the South TO this very condition OF
accur-et peonaec compared 10 which SlaI cry was,
was refuge and pleasing.
The warning Of" Oliver" and bis imprisoned coll
upon the American people and their Congress 10 nip
this black project ia tue bud by refusing receive any
State back 10 old condition until II should first hive
lnsde the moral, civil and political condition a! tbs
negro certain By Just ard liberal cOBsttniOInl gnarn-
tees and their ftnre education and eHfranchiscncnt
IA fixed fact tie New.Orieanr papers If to-day prove
10 have come not moment too early, but 20 have
attracted far too little notice. In them Is published the
b now pending before the Mississippi Legislature III
ng the status Of the blacks aud Ia Them attention y
directed to 1t being about the righ thing Tor the
Southern States 10 follow.
Road and compare the following with "Coyers
warning: U-
A BILL TO BIZ ENTITLED AN ACT TO cogFEE CIVIL
RIGHTS UPON FREEDMEN, AND POR O1HER FUR
POSES.
SgOTIOy Be erdefsd BY ne Lsg',fu. Of me State OF
That all freedmen. free ncsfoes agd muaitO-s may
sue AZ b. sued inpiesd and be- ipplsad IA eli toe cons oil
and -qn Of ih. state and moy eoqui~ pepons picPeny
and chooses rcion by deccut purchase. and may dispose
O! same in ho and 10 tie extent tst
" hitr persons rnsy.
liberal sounding title II II means ITO confer civil
rights upon the freedmen" bur the for Other PURPOSES
stfrss out ruber prominently before the hi IL ended
SEC he ifJlythey snaeled That All re Ipep
ard iu,tloes inter Wit -Grh other W tr same
manner and under regulations tina. PROVIDED BY
law for white Provided that tho ooik shall keep
separate rst1rds OF the some. 80. ..k
$50 Ne IT, Ivrhr enacted Thst sha no. he awful ior
any freedman ire nuIs,o TO in'crsuy WIZ ay
" lte person; Tor any white person 70 n'eIiAiy
with sny irssdmsi f.e negro musto and spy lsnog
no sLs 90 ntrrDarry shall be deemed guilty o. eony ana
on thereof shall BE- confined In the State peiitn
i, for s aud those ,bsl be deemed fsedrisn nee bs0s'