New-York tribune., 1866-11-30
heartily identified with the South i. "to the manor born and
I tlnrolnrc u renfosentatIle man '
GEORGIA.

NEGRO SUFFRAGE PREFERRED TO THE AMENDMBNr-
Ep5CATIoN or THB FREEDMEN-RBBEL OPPOSITION
TO THB sCHoOLs-UMUsT LEGIsLATlOS-UNIoS
MEN DRIVEN FROM THE STATE.
From Our Special Correspondent
SAvASSAH Ga, Nov 20 ls66.
Your readers have already learned that Georgia has
,eorned tie iasu-id est, refused to rafy the Cons
tutiona Amendment thus, beyond doubt, throwing her
influence in favor Of Impartial Sufagc-ust as those
Rebels who fred upon Fort Sumter the 18th OF April
1866 did what they never dreamed Of doingaloshng
American slavery We have heard few GClrsians say
that they would much rather take Negro Suffrage than the
Constitutional Amendment; and ! could not help con-
Guiding that they doing quite much to 'g about
be former as any party Of Radicals could do nder the
most favorable circumstances. These Southern PoAicans
remind me much of a restless the deck OF Yessel
m sea- The pace the deck as be chooses YET nc
must 90 with the vessel and in whatever course the "hu
and cuuent or the helnsman directs So these polucahs
bovo limited space within which they act Thus DO
we see that those who least DESIRE or rsspe al
any action Of theirs should lead 10 such result are ce
aiding the ultimate triumph of the most radical plH'% %
in the country. Ever are lheyi IRON so'N-'"e O' "
The work of education among the freed people is pro-
crossing well can be expected. Inc report ~ @ lo
Bureau Superintendent OF Edueatlon LOT OctoDc suoS
4S schools 90 teachers and 900 pupils VI tuIHo %
schools with l63 pupils were sustained entire. ny tne t
Freedmen while IA schools, with % teachers ana 39<
nnns were sustained by the bencvOlenco of the North
OF the 63 teachers % coloed None OF them soaecy
are however at all qualified to teach but, unorlnhac!
r ,bem and their pupils they do not know enough 10 re-
alice their own incapabtcs. This Is not tamtln them
They have never enjoyed any advantages OF Schools ana
bot tlc knowledge they havewhich in nine cases out
of ten is not sufficient 10 onabie them TO read corec! IN
a childs primer-was acquired IN spite Ct te most h'
verse circumstances, ana III N9iatoh oi 'lo ins ~
schools about 81 00G in October The number OF Schools
will be considerably increased TINS MONTH ana the enIoi-
mcnt of pupils the schools opened last month VIII ue
/ 81 vltota nor col
The greater portion of the work in this State controlled
and sustained by tho American Missionary Association
That association will erect dunng tho year several hne
schoohouses, with the aid Of the Bureau, wmch VIII 1e
in all their appointments equal 10 most scnoolhouses IN
the North few teachers will be sustained by the New
England Society, while the Freedmen VIII not ouy sustain
many schools wholly themselves, but VIII contribute
largely to those under the control Of Northern societies.
In Macon very fine school, with over 2UO puPs ioI des
tute whites is sustained conformity by the city anlh0H-
ties and the Pennsylvania branch Of the American OHoh
Comrnission The same commission wholly susalns SINH
lar schools in Atlanta, IN which hyc teachers arc ehsas'u
The number of pupils Is about 1O1. ,,.,.,
Itis notorious fact that none Of the Rebel journals
ever notice any of these benevolent enterprises further
than disgrace themselves by publishing menIaooas ana
invdious articles concerning teachers oi fIeedmehs
We hear il asserted and read it IN Southern journals
every dav that the "South is the Freedmcns only true
friend and that one in the south y opposed 10 edu-
eating Freedmen OF will refuse 20 assist mem h securing
an education. We prefer however 10 Judge peoples PIE
tensions to friendship by their actions, rather than D! 'e
words. ,-,,,
Bill 10 be entitled An Act 10 provide for Education and 10
establish general system OF Georgia Schools, the thd
section Of which tells n the following language:
oSrc Be II Hacid de- That any free white inhah.iant
being citizen Of the United States. sud Of This state aud
onize uu tls act between 'he ages Of six and twenty
Years shall be- entitled 20 instruction IN me Geo ta ',o"l
Of said county or distinct Nlihohi ehise iol 'D'N ' '
IAe south decaim loudly against taxation vithoutrcp-
RESERVATIONS" vet they mIosc poll tax 81 about -
upon every adult freedman AID, make surc Of its col
lection in this State bill was introduced into the Legs
laturc tho 10Th inst by Mr. Humphrey OF Lincoln
to compel al persons 70 give ~ ana pay Tax loI ht
men who are IN their employ what happy tlme Noud
employers have IN the North or any olhef county NneIv
all men equal before tie laws III retaining "oH :"
their cmpoyes wages with which 20 pay Their taxes, or
any obligations resting upon them The Solth ma! i9I
while perhaps succeed in enforcing laws which treat her
aborpg POPULATION as slaves and minors but think
that other manner she VIII at the expense o htr
material prospertv be brought IN few years 90 the
folly of her present policy. Her people and Legislators
should make haste 10 learn that the negro Is no longer
slave and that upon equal and exact justice 70 the aboTe
the full acknowledgment OF his manhQod-depehs, h"t
Only the prosperity OF the employer individually but the
| fall development Of all the resources Of the country
White Union men well as freedmen are sliil more OF
less perecuted and the former arc IN almost continual e
ceipt of threatening letters.
20 me by the gentleman to whom IL addressed:
"MAnHoN Ga. No,. l3 leo
"slR think It would be very Wen for you to leave here
We understand that you pcIsuadng The coocd people l"
leave here Now you don't want 10 be hung by God you
had better leave here and that damn soon for We are deter
you warning in time No such damn rascal ha u,e here
We viii shoot you on sight II yon remain here four days
longer doing great injustice TO the people and the
Government
met in Macon. a few days ago, a gentleman from
Ohio formerly a soldier in the Union army, who was
driven away from Cuthbcr Ga, in July last whore he
had engaged teaching ireedmens school He received
a threatening letter almost be arrived IN the
place but paid no attention TO IT, Finding be was not
disposed to leave upon such invitation, party with
pistols in hand aud in defiance ofa Bureau ohcef there
and guard Of four soldiers took him TO the railway cars
and forced him 30 leave.
He had been treated IN similar manner IN Euiala Ala,
short time before In that place party went to his
room in the hotel and took him out. No rcmonstrance
was made against his treatment IN either place by single
individual, except judge IN Euiala who appeared TO
oppose it, not on principle, but because he feared WOuu
furnish capital for he Radicaisi" :"