New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-01


impressions made on him by visit to aplantaton
near that village which he wishes had been visited
also by the Editor of Tag TRIBUNE Not being able
to enjoy that pleasure, we do what will, perhaps,
please him almost as wel-oopy and call especial at
tention 10 his nanstve-ss follows:
There several very large plantations. in this neshbor
hood where hundreds OF freedmen employed vokug under
he supervision Of skilled manager the Owners residing In
towns IN Other portions OF the state have n' returned
Of considerable Prominence where va most Hospitality
o.s,s,yn 1, .,s Der.et frsnsp.. sIpianed che a.rns
ECONOMY With cheer1ness conducted ms on horsebst
S1 Of character Ia relation 10 That all Absorbing
oonversed fesl, with some Of the freedmen vent into
the Of their wives and families aad
oeey wished when lad concluded interesting visit
that Mr Greeley and enthusiastic nesrophsts who @
bemoan tue condition colored could have
heard what aud heard have Travelled good deal in
NOT hesitate that have laboer. well fed.
clothed and odg'd 80 cheerful Sonen'ec and conottsb as
there They al the former slaves OF the proprietor bora
and the place where their fathers and grand
fathers before them and under contract for the
yer reoesnp ot thtif stof SIMPLE ood Of the pest qpa
Tor themselves sud families fn clothing both for Sumner aud
Winer their bills paid Tor then. aud bssde the right
10 RE oas vegetables add srup TO have u
The cotton Drop n you calculate the value VI this eOmpoasa
anv country got. and that must be HIS
fault be doe not ssrNe Cer,sny no hlte .brer at tbe
~ they Gao sa-peas beans cabbage potatoes squash.
-eseb fau hand has three snd bali pounds Of prime
4nd clearly coked by women employed for the purpose
shen the hand. assa ana can assure you p.
Dcmuncos up his lose at such piain fJOd Iho
cLns o.. an DE ,ubstantial and apparently Every
haaa snd. VITA the exception Of
adans the oored population few children. snd one or
w. PIE numbering all hur Their
rom' veil ventilated De.ty vhitev asLed and.
n,gro. aDd nay In all that relates health snd
coafo aud cabins palace, compared the
idgugs lacrer NesYort CITY The hours Of ator
required by ih- conir.c, from sunrise tall VITA a.
hogs for dinner TN ttis putousr place the
manager. informed that the contract faithfully %
bat that TIN. a',idry sAs al sr'epion and not the
rule other p!aoes the trOubs the dcuy
getting tns hand, to 10 full uort.
Prde thst Sonsed on de- plantation that ih,,
hsd been born and raised there and they expressed tho
affection for thsir and Dc family ~ho DO
deg AZ fire. siv den .och chance to cit loug
There ehrrob anu .cboc fr TIE otLdfsn ksvi up al
the expense % ih- Proprietor. and well a'tehdsd "as od
by 10th sexes
several rei Of bota looked very TIE
,cei csFrHiy chosen plated IN night tine and vel
worked
We beg leave - Assure the correspondent that
believe evory word OF tho above take grca, pleasure
in It, and rejoice in giving % TIE widest publicity.
We only regret that the writer did no, visit and
fully inquire into the management Of the other
places" where there va. sad 10 bs " hcuty 10
getting the hands 10 do flwork No matter
whether the planters were Southron or Yankee Union
Rebel, assert with entire confidence that they
do not well comprehend Human Mature. aud do
not treat their laborers uniformly we'll, do the
employers OF these " cheerful. comfortable, con-
tented" and hard. working freedmen. We do no, sup
pose these latter negrophilisis"-we presume they
make no speci, pretensions 70 philan,hrophy-we
only see that they understand their business. ard
realize that good work and enough OF il may always
be had for good treatment aud good pay. Aud this l.
the whole open secret Of tho superiority OF Free 10
Slave Labor.
And now we ask The TIm,s 20 consider we'll the
truthful exhibit OF IA correspondent above quoted.
and FAY whether there il any need Of laws imposing
political and civil disabilities negroes who are treated
by their employers in the way set forth the above
extract. Nay; We ask him to say frankly whether
there s any danger in extending 10 negroes thus en-
poyed and treated the inestimable Right OF Suffrage.
Can you suppose possible that the ges, body Of the
laborers thus treated would vote under the impulse
OF hate or envy. or distrust, Of their employer
How many Of them, can you imagine. would vots
against "masss and do family" even TO send to Con.
gress some Cufee or Sambo on q distant plantation
True. they might vote for some Georgian Fred Doug
lass or Capt Bryant, II their rights i'm
pered and "massA and de family - TO take
ground against them; but lot them know that
"massa" was on their. side, and We don't believe
there are ten negroes in any hundred stupid not
TO realize that mssss or massa's candidate. could
do far more for them in Congress tho Legislature,
than any negro or Yankee however able and devoted
could possibly do.
We appeal TO common sense aud TO the most OBJ
vious peculiarities Of negro character. Who ever
knew hundred negroes ignorant and stupid a. not
to distinguish gentleman from swindng pre,endsr
to the title' Who ever saw negroes blind or mad
enough 10 vote for such herd of uncesn beasts (for
e,ampc) as usually represent this City in Legs
lature or in either branch Of the Common Couneili
We have heard many unjust charges against negroes
bu, We never yet heard it intlmatod that such
lures rs n the man) Cypress and rob this City under
the pretense Of ruling It could have been elected
by 'neir votes.
III, T.mes man says the owner Of the plantation
above depicted il an "eI Rebel" This is probably
tru; since almost every one in the South had to BE-
or seem Rebel after the War began. But we know
that the Rebellion did not originate with the wealthy,
intellgen planters Of the South, but with her Demo
cratic aspirants 10 fame livelihood through Office
the bulk Of whom were mover worth half negro
apiece, and never could be. Neither the Wealth nor
the Thrift Of the South wanted the Union dissolved
tho North and South preciptated into Civil War Il
wa the pcstlent breed Of scramblen for place that
msds the tTGuhls-snd, If we ever have another dh.
emily they will be the cause Of il. Peace between
the mansion and the cottage between the employer
and his labor.rs-s peace founded and guarantee.
ing the Ins!ienable Rights Of Man to every human
being-such IL ths one overriding necessity Of The
South; and it. achievement will be guaranty that
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