The New York herald., 1866-04-22
THE FREEDMEN.
General SteedmaD's Mission
In the south.
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Searching Inquiry Into the
Freedmen's Bureau.
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THE LABOR QUESTION In VIRGINIA.
Testimony Of Rebels, UniOniStS, Negroes
and Poor Whites.
Friendly Relations Between Whites
and Blacks.
Tho Freedmen Working Che.rfully for Their
Former Masters.
F. F. VS. Teaching a C0lored Sun
day School.
No Outrages, No AntagOnisln, No
Oppression.
&c. ke. Ac.


Our Richmond Correspondence.
RICHMOND, Va, April l3, 1909
BY order of The War Department a commission Of in
qury has been issued into the working OF tho Freed
mems Bureau in the South The commissioners ap.
pointed are Major General j. B steedmap, OF Ohio
whose clear logical Judgment, and splendid administrative
abilities admirably qualify him conduct inquiry Of
this nature TO sound issue and Drgadier General J.
s Fullerton, Of Missouri who. General Ho~Ards for.
rner adutan general Is Of especially familiar
with tho objects contemplated by the organization and
with the internal workings d the system. The invest
CATION will probably he pursued all the lately rebel
lous States from Virginia to Texas and viii embrace
the extent, and oharactm OF the relief afforded
10 freedmen in the p~, tho amour, Of
sstancc deemed necessary in tho future, tho
effect Of The system the relations Of the white and
negro population, ts co TO the country and the
sty otherwise OF its continuance. Tho cnrro social
system Of the South undor the new order OF things
must thus be brought upon the carpet and much vaua
bic information 20 the changed rotations OF capital
aud labor the Southern states viii OF necessity DO
elected.
Richmond where a the pcculiarc. Of the old rseipe
conferred and converged and where tho negro popul&
perhaps denser than In any other part Of tho
South naturally selected the sr'ing point u The
commission Generals Stecaisnn and Fullerton arrived
IA this city on Tuesday last and tho following day
commenced their lnbora Opinions have been sought
from all classes and shades Of pcrrons reSsDc
rated and nrcgencrntcd urBonista officers Of the bu
rcan negroes and poor whbcs Tie commissioners
have held themselves acccsxibe 10 every having
formation give, aud have evinccd determination 10
make the invest cation NJ complete and as searching
possible.
Among the brst Iorspns consulted on fhe question
venerable darky IN JoeephA coat OF many coors
and breechcs or hal to speak Of who, pausing hts
have look at tbe Yankee stsngcrs vas sccosted with
the inquiry, Well, uncle bow are ysu getting along
w ss, sas .sn % ss.t o. %
do ~ Well. do yes n,ns Al n.sdmss o.n ss, along
think 1t ncoersary the rrssdmsns Burosu should con.
Time ~ "Not by adunpcd sight yturncd tbs
bio daky and without further loss Of time resumed his
shovelling.
II must bc confessed thai this aged nogro's vew of the
matter very largely shared by tho population Of Rich.
Inond The freelnsns Bureau Is regarded with dislike
less intense by ME entire people or Colonel
Brevet Brgadicr GcneraJ brown tho Asistant Cofnis
sioner N charge of ansry every speaks of
h zh respect By his administration ne seems 10 have
achieved tho difoult feat o concistng every and
offending II u evident therefore. that the
popularity OF the bureau docs sfiss from any
administration at hesdquarter. Other seoo,nt
for the dislike Prominent among th.ee N the feeling
That tho bureau H. part of tho army Of occuTation
The United states uouIs termed, and
standing n'mauon ,hAi INC southern IrP'o
moi 20 be trusted II Is Thad stevens and
Wendell rhill ~ and Sumner present IN The nesh,
uying cmco-iiment % The extreme radicalsin which
brought thn and ~ keepsg the SOIth e
the Union u NJ hated with a hatred mot loud bat
deep The better clans of ciiikens including those
most prominent before and during tho war commit 90
acts against tho bureau and Betbc seek AID
IMPEDE ~. af0rs Sat they all 0f accord ln
Wsh ne 70 see tho military occupItsDn al end and
cii authority once more restored They ns-en that u
dcnesp among the negras aud creates anbgo-
nism between the whto and cJlofcd On the other
hand many niofr favor of ~ continuance,
and eNpre>r fear that slo'id ihe organwaiion Dc rf
ipDysd the negro by ta1agn by warrant lass asi by
lhnu and other act II oprfu~Dn, Soed b reduced 10
condition 81 sersiluiu wore ,han that from. which be
has bson lately freed
aw1R r, rur oip ppnucv
Onc eighth of the lave popun'i0u the south reside
wltniu tha limits ~ the -iaie vr,fnA There were
haif Million ihe state 'rf0ru the and usai
nutll-r has not b. % c-rned since D1nng tho winter
months rho bureau admni-er-f relof H. nearly tsI
thou pcrpnna fhr numhrr th' bposa ia
pidrrahly ic AID the dinIinu,0n - conshnry soug
Many u the ncsroes II !. fo.nd returning n usir
former nascrs and shrfcyor th-y have been sindly
tr,nicd thy have shown disposition N woft
,@', hs. beer fopnd To- wgrI a1ya,,ag.,,iy s,i f.r
Ter. aud fDen Nbru the evacuation u iAghn0nf
Ordered one of Tho iarost tobaco ro~.f, Ia t,s
district called hts Asves round hinn nnd brgaF t0i
tiein "Yo1 are fire and ~ ! Practically the
s1i has justified his snDcpaDn lie hA been suahied
W get rn0rs done Wy fercr hands and ieas
prn.e one of the great difficulties erreuenfed under
tho systcm has been ~ conFin,e the negro ths
Obligation upon h'm 10 ,uptpr be wife and ehii
dfcu. CssaF las been hcsuftouisf " fAalSs be
wife At oonysuenoe AMI leave mafsA - dslf@e u ths
children, ana tho ne~ arrangement con.es bsfl %
him dArty from smother STATE uho recently ~ cni
70 revisit hs oid hons" strongly opppsef 10 .4gRton
that he must take With him hs sife and tFe Hhlii
rhildron, on me ground hai b. brulsht - ~onen ~
children Nth him and "~ssnt gwne a. tatr n1He
back The planter generally, ccDrf 90 W negro the
highest prslse 10Th fof be cyuf1ci dsfng hs ~r anf
siHre Tho only trouhir tho has hal has iefn
with the nrgrDes ~ whom u has becn repfc-cut q a
the Lands on wbrh they temporarily i0eaird SER
their ozn These have been l0lHl hard ~ deal slth
and the work of dgossessinz usn q Tie rfps~fiy
which they had nguAi As teen 10 H1tsa fasef aiiudsi
With Serious dlsiafbanrss Tho srr~rimeut - is'to.
dacng wbits algr into The STATE has tcu faiiurr
far Erynia 10 cnnsrrnsd Land " Tyor ths pisnfefs
are por un.ss bw food franty. aud ~ hrfeaB
ads the ~his abrrr Ah1nt nftecn hanifasi sulgfAnp
frinri1aiiy HAsHa, have suffered ne h'sis Ayus q
thsfn have applied W the Frusanen Bafe4 for tfAhe
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