New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-08
TIKI rRERDMKN's BUREAU.
What IL Thossht of IL In Tennessee.
From The Ma .hvilie Republican Banner, Fob II

From The Ns.hVil,e Republican Banner rso ~
Tho Freedmen's Bureau, il need not be Slid'
is an institution foreign 10 the pFeconoeption al''
habits Of the Southern people as II novelty 10 'e
Government Of whose organization ii has come 70 form
so large Part II il sprung from the war; ana Ike
most Of tho innovations of revolution. could not from
the nature of the case be over popular FIT were In
troduced TO Vermont Ohio We suspect IL would DC
received with as little favor as in Georgia ana virginia
Yet administered with equal and exact Justice from
mon M sound discretion and honesty IL may be con
yerted by "a corresponding spirit on the part OF the
people into useful tribunal snited 70 the altered CON
dtioD Of the COUNTRY. Indeed. We are assured Dy
rumber OF ipdubitabe facts, that where 1t has been
conducted with eye for the mutual benefit OF tho en-
ployer and cmployc it is not considered an engine OF
oppression. q Of discontinue and discomfort
We might instance many quarters here III ienhesee9
where the truth of the assertion is exemp'ifed; anu
could point to the settled and happy situation OF the
negro tie satisfaction 0f che planter. aud the promise
of tbc coming harvest 70 illustrate what may be &C
compished with really dstaStefnl institution by iai'
ness and enlightenment ,,.,..
II is by means necessary that one should ncorse
the Freedmens Bureau 10 see bow to make the best OF
il as existing ioctto which We cannot close our ce'
from which We cannot FEE, "hien we are n uTn
PEELED TO shape our means and eDds-a great gaping
nrly fact over which we must stumble wherever We 60
which stares Us perpetnay IN the iace Whach meets W
at every orOssroad and corner oonironts us on tne
highway and In short, is one Of the inevitaoe 90
strucons as CARLYLE calls them. which stand ACROSS
the pathway OF nations and individuals
we are not responsible for its existence; no more
are the officers who have control OF IT, nor the negroes
Themselves who are the involuntary occasion OF us
presence; and the visitation OF any feeling Of Ill
nature prompted by aversion to ne system or sone
Injustice of its operation. upon either AS chleis
wards is as idle the wrath Of the houtuckihn,
who DESTROYED every bureau in his family. " out OF
spite" he said. of the dam things. m.
Just here q parenthesis apropos OF hentuck!' ine
Legislature of that unhappy hunting gronhd -mnion
seems to be rs extreme our own N an oppose VI
recon-is stcwng preitr kettle OF hsn over tno r.
cent Introduction of tie Freednens Bnreau TO its
limits We NAV possibly feel with the iok no iost DIS
tail and proclaimed il the hifhh o ioshoni Drt whal,
be the inspiration. We can haIoly pring our mu
to enter into the violence OF the controversy IN progress
lust now at Frankfort. We wish. indeed that tno
Freedlaens Bureau was out OF etlstencei yet seeing
that 1t does exist why should Kentucky Dc any NOR
exempt from It's presence than Iennesseet Are Tue
people of Kentucky more loyal more aDluine more
lust more generous. than the people OF tennessee
Gen. Fisk. partial authority some woud say tes,eo
before the Reconstruction Committee that he had less
trouble in Tennessee than in Kentucky and expressed
the opinion that the praccaby OF the people bele Is
far greater than that OF the people there-a Tn
peculiar has Of the reader. HowDet TINS IS CERTAIN,
the administration Of the Bureau in Tennessee has
proven, thus far reasonably acceptable while the SIT
uation at present in Kentucky promises to burden our
neighbors with conflict by which they can hope TO
make nothing, TO lose much. and 10 keep themselves
meanw lille in ceaseless yexation and STRIFE IL II wise
For example Q bill has been introduced to the Leg
sature and is likely 10 pass excluding forever from
any Office Of honor or trust every citizen OF henueky
What will be the effect OF such an enactmentt In the
first place will not deter the Government from estap
fishing its bureau in Kentucky and IN the next II WI
force upon the various communities throughout the
State strangers and shoulder straps. ignorant OF the
needs and wishes Of the people In many cases our OF
harmony with the character OF the people ana always
distasteul TO plain country folks who have natural
horror Of brass buttons and military power where's
the sense Of such a measurei Here in Tennessee We
have in general home men for agents OF the freedmen
Bureau The instructions given them are liberal They
70 selected With discrimination. The consequence Is
that we hear less outcry than anywhere else the ne
eroes better treated the people are more content
and while they heartily wish the system were at Tue
devil thew are disposed TO accept II As an inevitable
feet to respect its DEGREES TO aid its officers, and to
make it as bearable as possible.
This IL without doubt the true spirit o. well as the
trne policy; and as far We have been able 70 learn,
has been met by Gen. Fisk with an equal amount OF
friendly intention. Concerning the controversy be-
tween that officer and The Kentucky Legislature we
know nothing except the partisan accounts We per
ceive in the papers both sides. But we cannot az
ford-and for the matter OF that Dether can the Ken
tuckians-to make partisan issue with Gen. Fisk.
So long as be is kindly disposed administers his great
charge without oppression. is approachabe and iair
minded we ought to cultivate him and support him.
making due allowance for the peculiar delicacy Of his
position and the uneDviable and thankess nature OF his
labor He is man in whose personal character we
have every reason TO cOnide; very assiduous, very
courteous very PROMPT. very enlightened and. at the
same time. very able We could hardly change for the
better; and If he were removed should most likely
change for the worse.
There is but one way 10 get rid OF the Freedmens
Bureau and that is TO show BY toe fairness with which
we treat the negro flat 1t Is wholly unnecessary We
have always maintained that the best friend the negro
has is his former master AS general rule, the man
who was out andout Rebel is to-day the most liber.
ally disposed TO the negro; and II in yonder Capitol In
place of the violent aud mpraetcabe radical majority
we had legislature composed Of the rank and file OF
those who fought under Bragg johnson and Hood. We
should have in every case more generous more TAR
seeing and acceptable laws TO all parties than now
disgrace the statute books Of the State We assure the
people Of the North who have such limited knowledge
Of the real situation here In Tenness that such is
fact and In addition TO the testimony OF Gen Fsk al
ready referred to- We shall Ia able in few days to pre-
seat the proceedings Of convention sprung d.
recty from the heart and loins Of the people.
The negro question is gnsred and over; it is as
knotty the and tender the sensitive plart
seems TO dstill from Its fiery sap draught OF noxi
cation TO all who discuss 1t but with tho right sort or
temper aud with common sense II Is reduced toa 1ues
ton Of capital and labor involving more Of dollars and
cents than philanthropy either side and as such We
shall always treat IT, bearing in mind the altered con-
dtiori Of our country the unfortunate dependence OF
our people, and the total change which has come over
the ancient moth eaten institution Of Slavery.
We care nothing for the miserable distractions over
which the politicians cracking each others crowns
They have cost the people too dearly already What
we want now is the way and the " how"-somctling
tangible, real and useful honest straightforward and
sttainable.