New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-28

To the Editor " Ihs " T. HOuhe
SIR: In your comments on Gov. Perrys letter, you
charge him with that he arms that the freed
man would be influenced in his vote BY his employer and
elsewhere that to endow the freedman with suffrage would be
to promote the old prejudice Of labor against capital
Permit to suggest that similar sympathes with an EN-
poyers politics. and similar peIudices against Capital VIII
doubtless exist here other countries. Employers they
choose 10 do 80 can always control the suges OF those de-
form more or less demousraye against Capital Fearful
axoms you know sometimes disturb the peaceu reatIonso
employer and employe involving IN anarchy Whole comu
ties. ,., T.
the South Labor remains unexced IN IT'S secret eaousy
against Capital the servant will readily follow his master
but at the same time wicked reormis,s seeking Pooa ava
yancement can set them at variance oy the preluce
hand Of he poor against the rich Experience mas Ie1o
straed facts in civilized society UnhaP
py the employer will have to contend against the
Ear natural ana reciprocal prejudice Oh race ,
psIhe political power Of our coored population viii be
controlled by Northern White missionaries and the Back
Dr,ITs,op, $ c. May 90 1866.
Remarks By The Tribune.
Our correspondent is mistaken in his assumption that
employers can alcays control the surages" of those
they employ, (who by the way. are not more de
pendent" than the other Glass; We employ good
many men; most Of whom we presume usually vote
as we do; yet were we to undertake (what We never
did, to control" their votes, we believe we should
turn more votes from our side than TO it. Such has
been the general result far as we have Observed
of efforts By employers to "contro" the votes OF their
workmen.
We trust most Southern planters have too much
sonse 10 undertake 10 "contro" the votes of their
aborers: vet we are confident that majority of the
latter If reH freaied, would usually vote as their en-
ployers did. The latter take newspapers, own books
&C.. which the former would gladly read; thus the
minds Of the laborers would insensby be nodded to
the views Of their employers. Ignorance and insig-
nfcancc Ike to find themselves in accord with IN
telligencc and consequence. Some laborera VIII ma
qualification in voting against their employers; but
these are not the majority.
The solemn truth is. that the planters are making
great mistake. When the downfall Of Slavery was IN
sured bv Mr. Lincon's first Proclamation of Freedom
they should have urged jeff. Davis to anticipate LIN
coins second proclamation by one of his own. Cfe
we understand was readyi but they were mott
Had thi, been doue-lenouncng Lincoln and the
Northern mcendarcs yehcmently, but insisting that
,herc was now no alternatiye-and had every slave
been proiFered a musket and promised 40 acres OF
land Oh the return of Peace, the South could have
STAYED ont Of the Union or come into 1t on her own
terms. Her failure TO improve her opportunity seems
10 MS blindness akin to madness.
B.t the Concleracy is dead and Slavery abolished
Here are two immense facts: Iou may not Ike
them. but they are nevertheless facts. Why won't
the planters see that the wine can't be kept IN
the old bottles Why won't they realize that their
Blacks are Just about the most docile, valuable peas
sntry on the face of the earth They seem TO be
thoroughly cured OF the nonsense of driving the negro
race out Of the country; why won't they step right
between that race and the Northern White mission
aries. and win the lasting confidence and loyalty
of the Blacks by deserving i'll IL Is not yet
too late: the Southrons and the Blacks are better
ADAPTED 10 each other and at bottom like each other
better. than aitAer do our sharp, hard, angular
Yankees. II j, amazing that pride. modification,
ma the bitterness OF defeat close the eyes OF the
planter, 10 what is so manifest and momentous a
truth. Tley should educate the Blacks. They have
lands, and might sell every good negro few acres
with his cabin and still have leit than they can
ever improve aud use They can take the Blacks
rghi out of the hands OF the Northern White mis-
sonaries by no trick no Gnesse, but by simple faith
and good will. Why rH they stand in their own
light II 3D. Tribune