New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-10

offered and often refused prove practically how tho
problem j. solving Itself
Con- Sckles With hekcen perception which character
ICES Dis intellect very early understood the truth and ap
Piled 10 practically to the pacdcation of the most unuy
T.r4 OF ins Slaie-the Edgoned dstnct-where n the
bcst o. times such law governed and where outages
against tho freedmen were committed constantly
by band 81 r1iliars who did not seem 10 know
that tie United states had survived secession.
Ilo facts WCre reported al headquarters, and constant
complaints made That the rrs Of Freedmen Mt safe
n that district Instead OF aues'ue persons suspected
Of lo olcAscs, AID taking the chances Of rai' Gen
sckcs qurty lis red an order lo hl- officers IL thar region
20 ascertain how many freedmen desired 70 leave TIE
county and 90 where they nigh be better treated ana 90
furnish estimate Of The cost o. transporting tLcn az
WHO were trcacd ard desired 10 & 10 some other oca
y and o. clare The expense t. the county Inc eHect
OF tic proposition was magical Gen. Sickies was AZ
olc9 besieged by delegation and letters, assuring him t'
The perpetrators Of the ovtrgcs not citizens OF south
Carolina, but refugees frm other States who should at
be driven arrested IN their and promising
Lat thereafter cause Of complaint should be given 10
.hc freedmen in that district The General suspended
De execution OF The order 70 give opportunity to the
07c thcnscyo~t0 protect the freedman and the results
iavc been as ancipated-nO further assaults nave
.cn made upon them. The loss Of the abOrng popud-
Con would have lof the landowner 10 slrye, and as soon
that loss was presentd as probability TO hen, they
once became the psceor Of the freedmen against III
pry and their friends
SO il will be in the future Gen Sichlcs merely OK
hbte to the and-owucrs their relation to the freed
men by bold stroke which Ia an instant brought nome
them realization Of their position II deprived OF inc
4 ing people IfON NlOL LrF uft pcuu lot lduu4 'N
road iut what Gen. Sicklcs ready 10 do for The
cedmcno save cm from oppression they can at anytime
q for fhcmseycs t.cy find themselves wronget-they
en- 20 elsewhere: and thus il VIII DO found that the
b0rsrs are masters their destiny, and quite able
command their s share Of tue prosperity To which We
n lope the South VII return
TIC gloomy aspect Oi Affairs here IS gradually Dut sure
FADING away ana the future looks every Gay brighter
those who first thought they had los. al when their
ol Of slavery fgil. The freedmen us class are WORK
no we'll AMI whore they are fairly treated and paid they
rc doing moe than they did slaves The experience
ft4e year will instruct both classes IN thor duties and
ghts and the agriculture of the south WI again pros
DR. more and mor with each yeGr ~ confidence increases
nong the alOcrs and civil rights secured TO them,
tat they may be oil their earnings, and ind then
POSITION elcvaied instead OF degraded by honest 1pof
Inc firm vet gentle government OF Gen Sckes has done
uch f0r all classes here, and il II my observation at he
las gained fhC confidence and pcct Ot those upon
yh0m be has been compelled 10 exert his authority
Cther to restrain or punish