, 1865-08-28

pointed Il Ftafco lhat INC aoahdGned lands, and
consca.ed hrds would be get apart IN eers.n wayB,
ncTolcrt relief objects, and that WIS about the
Whole. E.sI1hins slEs was u aef5 t9 The Commi*-
IN order at Washington, made my propositions 70
Tie Secretary separating the work into three dvis-
ions; one on lands snoIher on Labor, snl lie other
those that knew to take charge Of The oiicn wofE
in esch Of these divisions, with a cor
1esponaing Secretary. Then nomtna~
Esrhs Of thcna-aud directed committee 10 10
formed Of all these Assistant Commissioners, which
should consider The objects Of The Bureau, and the
tnnt commissioners met In consultation, and got
fsin The field Al officer who hGd hem st work In lie
valley Of the Mississippi-Col. Eaton-and We had
sno.her officer Who bad Seen wsss9pg M,s n Vrsnis RI
AS The sense Of these commissioners combiUcd, a
certain circular or set Of wns drawn up
ing made all the changes VIC thourht advisable. We
submitted It to the Secretary Of MaE, who revised
II carefully and condensed it. The result of these
5 and On this circular have hased ali he suIss.
quent operations OF the treedncn7s Bureau. The
1nsn thing in this circular IL Justiee-a tccogu1-
sed on 81 H. + sps PEpSs S r., hs 9st @
This is al TINT viii fag of The Organization.
ths ins'1rctionary States, which were divided into
eal aldlStricts-those familiar with the subjec, will
ln,c an fdca how laree thosc suh-distriets arc.
poses s SPOKE of in he ostssI ! asisd myself
this: "Nhat Is thc object Of Ibis Bureau, and how
shall 1t be aeeo.npushedr' received Letter. from
prominent planters who w7ote me letters. Thcrc
were various Rystems proposed. There wns the sys-
TEN ofpconace; theIe were many who advocated
e. ZEE o her 2sspes e 9a
syEtem OF establishing tarilro WAGES al minimum
satc, 50 as to enable erefJbcay TO ct
were Letter IRON The Norih, from cvcr9 part of he
country, one urging me 10 take the Mississippi
valley, and locate The freedmen nlons It's bsnks,
rebuilding he dyscs and have the lands parcellcd
there 70 work. There Nns another plan that they
should be located along The line OF lfe Pacific Rail-
rosd tS snild i'at aud takc sasc q Il oihers
form societies and organizations to buy up the
buds at the South ind locate these people upon
Them. Every man alnos. seemed to fec sure that
problem, md that il followed his advice all
Monll 60 well: It would please you 10 read the
immense numtcr Of letters received, and 10 eco
attention turned frs. 10 the claim OF the Sonth,
urged forward all The way through cach Of the
States that The negro would mol work: ttnow you
and you MIST compel lin, 10 work" Itis very In
tcrestiDs 10 know that cvt1y protlarery uan, every
one Of ihoee who love The "dcar, divine institl-
wsnte 10 do II himself aid, iains thst, wants he
Government to exercise TINT authority. that Eas
,hc ,rp! asst met and rs,d + was ths spirit
cbc,ring.l 1t aas The se1y spir,i we have Dcea
combating for the last four years "Wcn" ron
may say, ",!hat did you dor found in certain
made and that where those contacts had been CART
fully nadc, tie freedmen lad fulfilled them, and
that The e%pi9Se somses even ,hss The dloy4l
We'll, netc contracts thought would en.ble Us
10 meet tcae objections, constantly made thAt the
freedmen would not work that II :hcy entered Into
IN aeEnent Y {! 70 DO snrth'as We would ob!ise ,hsm
North, ae yon do here In Chicago when managrees
to do cettain 'hins-ccupcl him 10 do IL. Ma
IT, n sne ntp + o ~ s01 7Sf 5m
am willing 70 endorse. We then put forth dr;;
cuIar. earnestly desiring all the men who complained
upon 1 er o enter no H5
and eubagcots 10 have printed forms
ccniiticn. and wherever this has beea tried i, his
been efectual. All did not cnter into these con
tracts, neither was il necessary. We Do no. care II
ne plants. of en'p!oSes anyahssS L. Milling to ea-
to take the risk of their not working. We are
perfectly willing 10 let him do 50; hnf where he
claims hat they wil1 moi wer, that they must be
ment. You may ask. what u the necessity Of both
eEns yourselyes with thist The reason Is this:
1hsre e1s iarse acepn'aisons nm ,a o. ths freedmen
dence in their old n1asters~ nor in the white
men about them, and believed they would be
5nssssd = soe1 a ;sa' the army was Mthasawn
through Georgia down to sayannah-old people
middenced aid young, with their bundles on their
esss hes eaoP5ns m.1s m ss f Apps sGg =
They suffered. End Eaany OF them starved, doubt
less. Int they would come md the only thing that
conld keep them from coming was some guaranty
rcd to stay there. Renewed applause Ny friends,
parts or the North, By the advocates Of slavery, th.t
the blacks are better ofof course people speak OF
creature eomIoE1s-a1e batter OF as silses
.nan ,ay M s @ nna III. nssp Thsn yqpu
partially tine, bnt only regards the time immedi-
ate1y aiter freedom l. gained, and then in conse-
suenes Of the slavery before. But want to esy
gta South Carolina, North Carolina, virginia md
Maryland, and have talked with thousanus Of black
men, and have never been able to dna one single
Well, ,bcse accuuulaslons took place IN conse-
eath csyGl'@Rz @ at'eF s,Pps Easing Columbia sSfh
thousand ID I've I've handred blacka. Eho
followed u. to Fayetteville, North Carolina There
column oi he aEmy and they were sent 10 Whining
ton, while The army pursued its uny TO Goldsboro.
Allthcse were thrown upou Gen. saxton, md Gen.
islsnds aad % iowc1 eoanttes, setting spaa certain
lands for their exclusive use. Under that order,
under Gen. Sa1ton's snperyfs,on these people were
nothing to eat, and il they h1d not been fed they
wonld hsve ,etarred. But these ra,ions were Sc
curse urouthe crops they Mess % rai.c md under
only able 70 get living ont Of The coming crop,
hu1 10 pay on ihesr dues 70 the Government, lap:
planss anle1s NC ss' o. ,hsl5 ratons M, a1d
there has been q great deal of suffering
ftom TIC see14nnlstioa nj these posts-at Norfolk
moi mention. The results Of these accamala.
uons hnTc Inevitably been, much suffering, crime
e ssonp,oD so, how Hua yoa oe1ss ,hat
awsy, drive them back, Institute some pa.s ays.
tcm." The army officer. used TO rule his command
81 Ills nnisanee but by The establishment Of p,sa M
system. In that kw4y he can get them to leave
Therefore ,ser, 1his odione ,s.p pas. system hss
belled. But ! propose3 that intelligence ON
eeIs !9s'ead Of pass eystems b established.
eyerswnsre-shas the census be taken Of these &c
cea where they could work he asceralned carefully.
and the people be urged, solicicd, compelled By
necers..y md huncc1 70 80 thither and work. and
places where / have received reports, there have
been more places open At the North than people
enns 70 ~ the% S9m ySn Gss;
he FTeednen's Aid tommission vii have ,e rire @
beause hh has been iesc sssoinsSn
ing society down to Its very foundation. II
in The islands Of the ocean, Whca France I'd her
the West Indies, there vas great conmot1on
and suffering, how much greater Whcn -four million.
m 91 s!sWs Iiie suddenly 10 The dignity Of freedom
hare no tlonght that they will be sulHcien, to meet
all neede IN this respcct. It ie possible there
must be more suffering before they en- Be- brought
I d. Rpet ~ ols
ferk and lal.or for q living. great msny Mnatics
and, a. call them, fools. 50 down from lie Sorih
se v5 SeRs hey hSy &c nS se re S b,s hsy
xhe sna sliese Il III sef sef,sr 'if tbst st
how to preserve the property BE- acquires. he has
,,e.e nsseF , ,Deen able to ,hold anything, and
him TO learn how 10 husband bis resources,
=, ne begins as cay, at The bottom; II he begins
~ secnmuiatine money-h little, and q little now
land, then when he ccts il he Viii apprecale il a.
every Yankee boy ,sSe ae,a and ought to DO:
viii IL ySSu sSandones may 81 lanss s e rh Whit 5one
SUI, IN great measure. nnc1plored. wi=h i
could g1vc yon more satisfactory explanation
@ aeansa & hs Iss aw Win s'1RsP en. # e.
Treasury Departmen.-thai absndoned auds were 1e
lands that were left by people who vent forth 10
acnls saes and g d
Ing The wnr. However ne kave taEen po.ses.fon Of
,le landg abandoned By the loyal and by the d.
Ays eesa sa,a 'sa ena OYER III
whenever these lands nre restored 10
ep e aafp tssI oy ee ae ssns . ha h,S
Innn shall make bargain with the freedman. md
sha! pay him. ut any Iate for his abor for :his e1;
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