Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-28
80 or sEInscREPTIoN.
Prom tie Philadelphia News.
THE EA8OR gUEsTON N THE SOUTH

E57ness Of tic Freedmen ulcers Of tb
Bureau take care Of no one.
The following communication relative 20 th
present c1ulllcn ut portions Of iha Souitefi
country is nom lle pen oi O. gallant Cilr-T V'l
served during rlle entire war HIS facilities lu
HlSarvstlOn have been very considerable. inf
Dos account cf what he saw is Of course per
II re Esa5T Of the PbRadsr0bia DaHg Vs.a
10 having been suggested 20 me shat INV ouser
TaIluus ana personal experience OF TIE conul
zion of things iu certain sections nf the S1ul
during yle pasi few months might prove inter
L1r publication.
is NOT NV wish nor is itmy intention. O,
seek OF enter into controversy with any rIli
un the subject but simply 70 stste what saw
auu Hesrd, and my conclusions drawn there
should ststc that my observations have beer
"1unue4 merely io those portions lf the -nuL
where u would naturally be supposed. the ne
El1 -sce would be found in it, most favorable
and advanced condition OF f1eetuu-lu Nur7i
carolina, IE-luIs- Kentucky ANA IeuElfHsS7a-
shall now speak more particularly OF the siat'
a- things ln Tennessee ir1Iu which state have
Just returned both -rum my own observation
and NOM tflur-ssious derived rrsm Norghsru
sur southern people Win whom 7 nave con-
Ile object OF my visit % Tennessee was d
enter into partnership with a ceilf leulan of eE
larlHusa in the ca Itivatiuu OF cotton. Tile point
elected was I'm alI respects most eligible. sit
.aaHef "a ADnI~ IlLA IIN aFNHINH Hlrill-
rE-s The SOL 'F;i- OF easy clti til'ii- exceed
flgtE productive Tor upland. and tna climate,
ril1IaglI- neither extreme 9l -ai-li1e. feiiisl-
.lalg Siiu1rious Z make liiese statements iol
t.le reason tlat there ls an uuisposit-un man.
lt-Sfec by the negroes 20 60 on tae bottom
lands on account OF their uuheglru1uesS, bot
against The point selected by US This ouicsiluu
could NOS be and mas not been urged.
My intention was 20 cultivate about seven
hundred ACES rec uir1ng nfty Laoor=rs- Every
--Srlrs tiIiI l9I5or ~. vsrs willing =, 'ie.38
|#rH In HrIHr #Hfs
Others when the necessary fencing. etc, was
Gone, --u t-leN were reg ulLel- A-4e- tailn 4uQ
truiIless efforts was compelled 90 reliaquish
my project attA return 20 t-tls c4l4- -ile JILL
entity was not that iabOrers were scarce. FOR in
aua alllu4 letl llh il = 9t-llitro tl-.-l t'ieIe
are nom ten theusanu p nlieen Jnuushna
c1ICr-d people, and lsve heard higher neures
stated There are no means ul knowing how
Bau 1ave no doubt there are at least ten
thousand, and -Le large majority Of these
aye apparently unemployed. The streets
are Allied with then- ana al every corner are
seen Euc-E uT them playing, lar-g, and sleep
Iu- 10 the sun. The shops are OVERLOOKING Win
-leu. -lusDdrril- nu themselves and each
other 1rl-a. lit-lc money they have acquired. IA
everything ID 81 strikes ,ItlrlalcV. on jle out
rude and ~ etched novels that nave been coli
lg.t-u4 during the war. built l-y the negroes
themselves. lu which a very considerable pupu-
-a-l0l LEs ana Vlel- disease end vice ~ i-rlr
most LaaLEsaue and revolving characters
abound The small p9N- understood, was
making SAD laFsc among Llenli DuI inns als-
ease -s So prevalent that, although 10 was ru-
1Iare1 and believed THAI 10 was IN the forward
car, occupied by the colured people, gL tram
ID which j travelled from Nashville 70 Memphis.
10 llI NOT seem 90 create any anxiety
except I'M q very few. who. from remarks !
heard around me, sid not feel quite safe.
Never having Travelled 20 my knowledge, lu
company with SO l-5lzreea1le "a p5ssr1s=l- q
-nref considerable relief when ar lhe sBgEes-
--au Of some passengers Tie door oi the ear
was locked % shut OF, as far as possible, our
The de1aaud --for -67in labor in Memphis is
very EreaI. and I saw dozens or men. and even
women. eudesf9llnE % employ lauuel mar
with -.a-#=lr any suC-aa-. About the L-f ol
.al.Err .7-- quite number of The best dis
posed ll .ae e#-lra.t people COM f,,sl-1 and
went r1 WORK and. from Tie testimony OF s5t.
are doing eN.aa llugly well q but since tleu Few
Lsve been induced l8 contract
Many persons who had leased, bought 0r gone
ar.0 -sr-ueu=liu. with .auG owners % rsls- G1r-
ION were s1177f.l ed ra 20 TO CIatsiao0ra Hunts
VILE Macon and points further south 90 pro-
i I-.T-5 -i-.-l, Il s--lr,f,is ~ raj
deserted zen uasse7 for the attractions and -a--
r1uGII0ls uf city life. and 4 heard OF one man
u-U had contracted with a number ana had
put -le-n on The cars % transport them 90 his
lalil- ana rs me Wnlsi-e NEW ana me .-alin
moved u-i- saw them AL hop on 70 lie platform
ana Justly cheer him on bis way
sly partner and did everything IN our pow
er 20 procure tlle mum l5r reg u.r-1. employing
an the -l-eil- geuce offices IN the city, ana even
5uEa--ng q special agent, agreeing i9 pay linl
rg.l--s liCllstTs for esch laI8rsT be should puI
E0lu orr .aELu- lie was authorized 20 oder
wages dfteen dollars per month. comfortable
house clothes aud rouu. Ali the Offices together
succeeded Ia getting two Jr three % promise 70
CONTRACT aL an spg1ln-vl 1o4f- out none pi
waE about as EuecessfuL, and rHllg T.isn-l his
uuleTTalsllIlg a- uupele-s-
The officer Gf the Freedman. .s BUr-su lu Mem
alis. Oh being applied % by me for assistance,
KINDLY offered 10 do ali ue could lu the matter
nIL expressed great doubt OF hls ability 20 do
alTllilz. .iTAlng iilal e rad been .1At as
much ls l= cltd TO 20 get lltv tUH1s for t, 1lrl
farm L1ig .11s l1d Il7t 1t-flli11i ha1 that Hss
H7H-rrsr t1-l 5ffre11t utre engaged El tse same
l.IllsE f51r 7 proposed 20 enter ult0. 7 was also
informed dy tlis gentleman that he had only
received one application for labor from ffea.l-
men since be nsd been in charge 1f the Orire.-
IN very clear Think on the admission 1I this
I.#Fra- maj rle Duncan f1 sIenDaIs las mems
af 1ErtiniuE labor Tor freedmen, is worse Iha4
I could go and multiply fact upon facr 70 show
flal there are three things radically wrong L1
tle means 81 present being used D. anchor
ate rIe condition ul this people But 20 -uull
1- useless 90 accumulate evidence 20 THAT end.
. t.a' produced ID lDI >u-ltleHl iD carry cone
g.eIlal 10 an uurreiuGlc=l mind ana ir could
slL H-t Ettie % tlg force VI what have sll4 to
.--. -a mat 44lilE L.le I-lie was H.lstllt q
HaN very few c0lDsrl children. ana can uDET rs-
#s. having seen only Two infants I1 arms. and
-.l aa1F thousands of cllor-1 men Hus women.
i n- one may fFgiTs-iIE own con -irEi1ug from
Tails. l-r my own are that the race r1pllIr T
lacs-a-.uE owing 10 the uursstralnel pr1mls- I
Hlua= .lL@Icgurge carried on among them.
IN does seem % me that li is very evident that I
the Fra-1lueua Bureau ls entirely Inadequate 4
fo lle conditions % lllnEs sud fh'ii 20 would Pee
tar better % nludde % the States tuer4selvgs 4
the control Dr ne matter. But however TINS .
u If-lrl-dfa
extraordinary ai-ange ltiie- place DO tle present
Lllls position OF tlIE people 20 60 10 work, OF
some other means are an9pieg flan i-usc nov
employ "a 70 protect ana con ilril TINS POI ailol,
at least for time, they VIII Dec0fue extinct o.
race before many years Ihey require
20 be- protected, not SO much against evil
disposed and designing whites. for consider
t..eIl .a comparatively no danger frOm that
source. bat -lay require 20 be projected from
lle false ideas euterIaiusd by them 0f free
dom. arising from the -udfenHes- Of the
r--1sIrl0z fT5rl -.sse-5 II f-,.-...5T and mon.
.. D.. .a. .I H.#H H..
surely -aI into. compulsory mode OF any
E-El VIII be OBJ ecfeg 10 on the ground that DO is
-g= V.lls-ion c a greif principle that as -reee-
men. they have DE- rIEI. o. .-a. liberty. and
be- sursu.t 8f happiaeas' ald u Wfil be .rges
-..sr ne uszraut avs VII iu lr4a regulate The
.llLg lIef Tlii uldoii1ie1iN DO 30 u y ssgs .
Ii-H lz.a.ii sUi 81 sazl-iani.', As iIey were
LuT framed Iu cunreLl ptatIUu ol so anomalous
Ca euLdl.-ll 1f thIuEs But 7 would answer aIf
Ele 8aIseI.1u. t9 plan OF compui-ign by sag-
.uE .La-. Do none better Cau bee devised. that. us
i-s race la- been placed Lu t- present lament
t-ll---HAa 6-ifia- al % sii9l-l NOT nov 1r ems
p.gFea gr tlIgei st iestst to save H n'om ca
aud now word about the whites. IN nay
-ltergl lllHs with them, and have met and con-
Nela14 With hundreds oi al grads of society
have uul 1r1uly experienced knduess and /
consideration Thai there is class o. restless
bad men scattered throughout the country. I
who do NOT accent the reErI'f g.. The war fs true
but 'll-s g-Bss Is small Tie men Of honesty /
aul sense accept ~ a- luaI and are anxious 60 4
resume their pasil iuLs as Ec0c citizens - fle
terms The turbulent spirit manifested By The T
Jew t9 create clacglu and "a .-urleT. 7 sure Z
they wish % become good citizens, and +
tLe aLa.eLltuts 30 -uau,lIloasts circulated I
DT correspondents. OF acts u violence ]
70 Union men, sud which age sought
lrs ne e1osguJas 7r5 ~ ~ f-.4,7fi5T +, ,5
iuy HtQf hare uD 1yulf lau many i5sef4Haes /
ateso acs ~ violence are lrlat'oI 1g H. .aprgJler
rgaluCt Of those 90 11hoIa l1.l3 an, uefed Ihe I
same ciaEs Of ils bse and disorleTiy disposed ]
.re haUs here sl lie N0rl3. eo4alllfia5 7a,igis5g
~ g" H
T may add that. while HI slu alt rglrn near
Ns1Elfp. some of tie elias, hs.- sr,..l..-, n /
entered 10 IN broad day SIGHT, and carried oil
several horses standing lu Tie streets, aud all .
good citizens, whether from tle Norh OF
part. ana free ~ confess ilat cannot but ad-
Iu lre fut- manly spirlt iu which, az people I
tleF have accepted lie issue OF ine war.
ziu1Ie ngrrstivc OF my observations. and y
statement 0f my opinions. tllq - avoid any
thing ike a partisan tone aIia nope have
succeeded iu my purpose, but before closing
trust I may, Without throwing myself open %
Tie charge that have enqeaFoFll to avoid say
q tsg words not strictly within my original puT-
j Ls needless FOR Us 10 60 back TO the causes
That plundEei as into the late terrible war, Tor
most candid men have long since iliine ~ 4lelF
minds on the sunjos-. The war nas now nap-
PLY ended, and we are % hvein lne iutuLe Allu
our couiiry1nen % The SOUTH lii ili,l ileLs - q
In QlsCord- and which IL shall be depends liuch
on, on ourselves. And from tnose Mho
can na-d names and cry out ioT pun
lshLneuls would inquire u a fearful re
ulbunon has mol already fallen upon the peO-
pie ot the south. II the destruction OF every
ming most dear 20 man, IS mol punishment
war lsf II scattered families, broken heat e,
ana desolaie homes are not punishment what
la- would inquire And II 20 De plunged INTO
want ana poverty from abundance and luxury
la not punishment. then j say % Ls yet for the
ingenuity of the mind OF man 20 devise pun
lslmehi.
Then let Us an, whilst calling upon those
lalelF n war With us. 20 become good citizens.
strive 70 aet as such ourselves and lot as unite
pa supporting the wise humane and patriotic
course Of our President And dn6lly, let each
one % us remember, and let him-sDOve all
Who teaches the sacred truths Of the Gospel,
refnelnner-ihat which seems 30 wofully % have
been 1cTgotleu by many thai Tie greatest. the
highest and uhe nOblest Of Christian virtues Is
charity.
30 One night in Paris, recently. seven
burglars entered NJ. Arsene Hsussavels
house, lat present unoccupied}. They
were heard by ncigbbors, Information
was given to the police, the house was
surrounded, and when the police entered
they found the burglars seated around
fire made with the costly furniture.
roasting chicken and drinking The