New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-19

erty yholdors and aborers that they Lad an identity OF
interest and IL was necessary 10 correct tho ialsc
notions that had been iDdUstrousiy circulated aIohs
the freedmen. Some OF papers charge that iho
object of the Freedmens Burean is 20 support negio,
N f'ercss ! emphatiOgliy deny II lhWhuse.I AZ ~
= not only not the object bat the object ~ dlanetIcp
The opposite lappaue: and II The WORK goes on ~ n
future il now my impression is that there WI W
no more need OF en- agency ~ lie General Govern
ment in the South than in New York or Ohio ZAP lp
plause. In Louisiana today property is chahsn5
hands leases and titles 10 property are being granted
and il il an ndisputable fact that the men coming
there never worry themselves about soclsl
leGulftv lapnausei, testimony IN law-courtS :"
negro suffrage; aud what is uue Of Louisiana,
as regards property, is true OF almost eNeI!
other State. In Mississippi Tie demand for lao9rels
lis greater than the supply wages are s2V nOhtn a M
aoe bodied men, and in Arkansas they want from Jun
TO 900 more than they have. TO whom they WIZ
pay from go TO s25 month PeIersbnIgn seems 1, S
have sprung up with new life. The streets are iuli oi
wagons loaded the stores open, and trade Is 'ey
so il is in many places. This cry abont negroes hoi
working first came from the South, and II Is eehoeu
here by editors and everybody else Inc great hie
OIi'y Of the negroes at work and IN i've years We
shall De fairly on the road 10 material prosperity I'M
mony between owners and iaboFers may De Di9usn. s
about in time without much progress. Tho mlhtaI!
power can make IT, have said 20 Congress that eut'
cation will go far toward IT, This seems plain propo,
sition and yet II is disputed \ general belief e1sleu
North as well South, not very long ago that negroes
could not learn. But there few fanatics Al
the North who wond try the experiment, and tle e'
pertinent has proved complete success. Applasc'l
for education; that they viii if educated, be nnht ior
labor The colored schools have sprung up as II by
magic repot 900 negro children at school IN the
southern States and my agents report many others
Ar This point Ar Horace Greeley quietly entered and
took seat in q retired part of the ball On being re-
cogni2ed the audience rose en- lnhshe uhu cheeIeu
Gen. HowARD-Itis is always well to indorse good
sentiment. but il is still better TO lndofse koou "p'
We found six Of those sefsustaninr schools in Tai.
lahassee Florida. In Lynchburg found , sSuooi
taught by colored man. went there beng to'u ha,
the negroes were in nsuTrection They hau raised
900 bushels Of wheat Of which they were ehtlteu 10
half but the master had taken II all TO pay expense
They greatly depressed. too because thS master
said they would De 100 in debt At the end Of the year
Whole regiments OF them have learned TO read ana
should be surprised TO hear that on every plantation
at the Sonth there are some Of the people VINO hhow
how 20 read The question in Virginia IS now VINO sha
teach them The Baptsts are working IN TINS matter,
and doubtless the MethOdsts viii not be behIndhand
Education should however, be placed there as mere
beyond the peradvcnuTe Oi failure Some ilme VIII De-
needed hut the eaven is working. The influx Of men
who believe IN education ana the negroes VINO 30
greatly need il. viii doubtless secure the desired
end Ihe industrial Schools VI 'IT PI%1hvI' 49, Gy
are doing great work. hAc tIen. 19d
bless tie Quakers Government VIII probably
appropriate sJOOO,o00 for educational purposes We
must lands, the arsenal LANDS are owned 20 ht
we can put up the old flag there and defend H. we
have secured in The form Of the contract these scnoo
privileges and the men going South are secured IN
iDeSe privileges also. MUCH jas uV'h NNi,' '"i
soldiers and | don't wonder at the reaction. but
the work isn't done vet. | have seen thousands OF
white people poor and miserable n tAey can De-
haynt wondered at the hcaped by Them on tat
freedom which they believe caused ths sunelhf butthe
fact is the uerng the esu; Of the war Tor slavery
urge maCnanmiiy toward the whole sonlh j havn
forgotten the 900 600 OF brothers who fell in the
wlr nor the suiIerings Of our naked prisoners who
camC from AndersOnX lie the tall form Of Muf
dered President; but Slavery has done all this. and
thank God Slavery has received her ueath blow, and
the wide world knows IL is dead. Now, then may We
not pnt away all malice and put on broad charity
love 10 God and love 10 mani II y proposed io OTgl
ule and conduct Industrial farms in the country, and
TO set apart certain public lands FOR industrial settle
nents Many griovOus wrongs are perpctraicd against
the negroes In Of the Southern states the OLD
black code being still IN vogue. (Ie General here
narrated a long list Of Outrares) There are men
there. voung boods who do these things shooting
black and white men without remorstrance Of con
scepce-a SET OF men who, As Gen. sherman uscd to
saw would have TO be killed before really could have
peace On the whole matters are By no means 80 bad
as they are represented. Applause.
At the conclusion Of the lecture there was storm OF
cries for "Grccley.' Greeley in response 20 which
Mr. Greeley rose from his and IN tho Il
few remarks said If there should be wihdrawal a.
public favor from the great object OF educating TIE
people the South IL viii throw double responsibility
on the people do in their private capacity What mny
be len undone Nv the Government. We must not say
the canse is lost because particular mode OF doing
is withheld. We must resolve that the work shah be-
done efectually i not any other way, by raising sub
scriptions In the North Applause We ktOw The
slaves Al the South are anxious for education. Ap.
plause lie sure then. that n tie Government should
diminish its work there viii be- louder call Us 20
increase efforts and sacrifices in their behalf 50
that whether with the Government without tho Gov
ernment. The great work must steadily 90 on. Ap.|
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