The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-08

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sand laborers at work. happy, contented and
prosperous. There IL not single colored
pauper IN the State, and less than dozen at
any one time In the Government hospital.
Auspicious result In other States-Ten-
nessee, Florida and Arkansas, especially-I
found an admirable condition Of afairs-the
negroes industriously at work, receiving fair
pay, and a demand for thousands more Of
them to ill the waiting plantations In
other States, either more desolated by the
war, or more densely populated by freedmen,
the condition was mot so Astounding in present
good, but was equally full Of promise In
Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas Louis
lana, Mississippi and Geotgia together, 1
think am not mistaken in saying, that near
" q half amillion more laborers than are now
there could secure situations and good wages
II they were there to-day. Nowhere does the
plantation hand get less than sl0 per month,
in addition 10 rations and quarters; many Of
them get els and els, some even S25, while
those who are renting get from quarter to
three quarters Of the crop. These extreme
bargains are rare, except in Texas. The
usual bargain is for one third or one half the
crop, the planters furnishing seed, nipple
ments and teams. estimate that there will
be ten thousand negroes renting small lots Of
ground this year who never did before.
The Bureau, in my respectful opinion, has
neariy acc9npnsneo ne Work ,or Wmcn
was creaVeu, anu tne Necessity that CAREY ~
lntv eAs'ence rsPiaiy passing away III II
s ss ~. nave iookea ,M.nluly ater tne interests
y. sie ,oeu,nen uurng inc gonilng season,
xaw esPso%ny IN the uivls'9hoi tne crVps neh'
ai, anu Mter ,nat succeeds IN again locating
. .neln On INC plantations IN iavo,apie situa'
uons 70, ,ne year 1906 as " uid last winter
ho snnn S ane negro can % released s iron,
us oonos, ana wal oe aoie 70 go ior,h alone
surprising and electrlying TO the stead,
Iast penever IN the inherent capacity OF ~,
men LOT seisgovernmentt 70 witness inc raplu
sIioes IN ADVANCE when tne ia'e siase inv naNe
.s s..e tney as wen ss ulur , mnVe ienoT
etzens, posn Nor'1 anu oyulii, inus u
rom tne iate war. is teaa s nere ,u, I,e
70 tneh IN lessons ol sei-reiia a anu sui
helpi9iness. .hey nay P .me anu sc %
- creteo arms tney noiu h.ue meeuhss 70
,getner, IN winch .ney Sonsuis wiz" nucn
sageness cohcernng tnen common saety
hey zee. uishi.y anu az anuepenues a De
.a. ~, =; ;n - Tn., .t. an; a,,
~ No., 'nas ~ nio s,.. snis IN ~
p M ns P.esen0e anu aSs nS a, .ne
IN VI li';.y diu
VIZ wy in yeSt ;a fu'sI oousn
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!. w, sns M .u. l; atOi, spe L
every reesch " peneNe tnat "ouiu ve
eSAtrsheV mJuulclous 70 re,n9ve from tne
ooutn .he soIce nov sIationeu .nere, troops
are required m 'ne hed riVe, couhties IN
1exas 10 protect loyal men, VINO are being
continually outraged by some thousand OF
more rebel refugees from Missouri and Ark
ansas, who, on account Of Their atrocities dur
ing the war, dare not return 10 Their homes
troops are also required In the loyal German
counties In Texas, whose people are suffering
considerably rom the expectations OF no
madlc bands OF Indians. Regarding the col
ored soldiers, 1 only agree with all OF oul
ohcers IN the Sonth' hnciuding those con
nected WIN the freedmens Bureau, ina
tney sn0uid De removed as specify as pos
sipie, 10 a great extent they mcite Tho
reedmen 10 DEEDS OF violence, and encourage
them IN incidence. Ihere has been grea
Improvement IN TINS respect, however, durlnt
the past three months. Further there il tn
most Dnter ieeing existing between whlt'
ana c0iored soldiers ana many OF the latter
nave Deen cruelty treated oy the former
Noiun.eer regiments are gradually wasting
away oy deSerton-deseruon omciaiiy en-
cSuTagea' Inc demoralizing eneets Oh TINS
wholesale desertion Is ielt IN the regular
army whch Is also suffering IN IKE manner
Inc 4tn anu pun cavalry ana lSth infantry
regiments are losing hundreds oil men by de
SeI E; L..l s. A.. NJ, -.
Emigration, poth from the North an,
put particularly in Texas Florida and len