, 1866-08-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
General Pnlyuer5a Returu-Letfer er from
General Howard on the Ffecimen's
Burcau-Pe1sonn1 and Political Mai.
te-Vhe philadelphia Convention
Especial Despatch 10 the chtcsgo Tribune.1

General RAA1ncf74 AketAElA- -A41hAcA AA"sAA
General Howard on the Frecdmen's
Rurcau-PcrsoRn1 and Political Mat.
ter-The Philadelphia Contention
Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago Tribune.1
WAsuIsuToS. August II
General John If. Palmcr arrived here this naosu-
fuc rom Raleigh, n. C., where for the list five
weeks he has been On duty as President OF tho
conzt.m:rtial for the t1ial Of General WhtttIesey
and Others. Tho General ssys TINT uuder the op-
eration Of the ler1cnt polIey Of the Government
the reconstructed rebels Of North Carolina hare
become so bitter, vindictiye and fntole1ant to-
wurds the Union men that their condition has be-
come pltiable and wretthcd in the extreme, even
more go than that OF the ncSroea. As an 1uustsa-
ton Of their hope1eesness AID misery, hs SAYS at
in the city Of Raleigh Onion ne1' for Tear oi per-
eopal violence II II we're known shst they wese IN
communication with Union General, were COM
PEELED n many instances to EeucuS see6 1o1a-
views with him by night.
tendesct m February last ssas to-day acee2ted BY
the Secretary OF Var. The General leaSts To-
morrow .or Lis home In Illinois. ts.
General Howard kae written q letter IN answer
to crstnin questions regarding tfe wofktnss o. ne
Fteedmens BaEean p!opounnea ~ ~ ~ T;.11 "
sht he close oftte rebellion The white people Of
Door Conception of The new staie oi society that
Was 10 cxist. They were very nearly as Ignorant
ae the blacks fthtir new relations Io@aln eaca
en o !n quletins .hs asa,bag e,ssass aoS
e st,es e deded to pscs Of
eueh extent th1t m officer might take eosasanee
Of al matters telattngto the people ~ :. aesees e
Of esch district. u-.u.
contact With tas Ps9ple much %Ses Sspncsa Ten reds
upou the Multiplicity Of then duEcs II = mol SUI
prieIuc that maay failed TO come up 70 nc ee1ua
ss sscT ssagf oesss shs1e were eG pIesds
esnmc1st to attend q rny of 'hcse tn1tes- "
1esa oaeer found himself nastst1s:s WI ~ r. r.
poos' ase5t to tsEe charge of abandoned iands ID
nd required 70 settle in few da{s he a2st n
nsstanst st h tsss hs Void
ior ases i i well to remember :hsG Ut, 59swit9
standing ali t9 n h.Hs ,es5 s~
thr army 81 ile peft chaEaeter In rdary cases
b1inrtne to the discharge Of their dnnes gfea1 e
T. feeomeaea pSni py h. Rssi
s1, n the cOuutTS, It Is SAT. to saS that In the
aeal.ea ea K Il insu11eeonssy states for ei5 months
sp4 s,ss II Isl sassRd1si q ~ &
ma n so1ns cases IL o:her o1iesss Of The army
projection furnished 70. f,gea s ~ Rron H.
| officers acting under Instructions tfeaa "aso
1n liz restoration Of aw and order soon atser tht
Ta.Sn1e anr 10 he sIorts Of HuIcau Offices. ant
ia every dt.tr1ct Of the South, lspotluS 70 seeun
| Iris end, the members OF nanE oI H4e Contsu
fiuus and Stote Guyetnneoss Ease e145ssses
theff obligations to th1a organization lot toe oe
Esuce and security Of their homes, while ensasst
ii their work OF Reorganization. Most oi ~
f-freedIueu CONTRACTED 10 Labor through tne 3e3
t 1SG for tteir old owners, thtuagh The instkauen
taltv ar lhese Officers. md Of course AL the o3e,
| ness Of coutyncti1E and settling the tnnumesanl
npestipEs Arising l. the close of the ges1 hesNS
. | employers md enploJca must oa set1G' M
: | beiere Bureau trlbu1als- Eo1 eau Eet s9na
ida Of his takk Rhcn sen 5on that ID Nsasaip{
aIne contracts affecting tbs interests o. ese1 nts
fhope4ud freedmen we're AeuIea oeIoIE knss
. Courts. In n4n3 ofheF STATES ne EnMost "
stIli larger At lie beginning Of me present p
the contracting for 1ahor vas afsaaEe9 u 3oo.
the saue wny. as most OF ne Sta1es h1n tauea .
2 sdopt labor laws that conld be approved A. u
9 oiaee. 4 universal compiatas asose h:oussoi1 o1
ths South Last JsI1a1y 'hai the fseea11sn . YOU
9 vsfc waiting E,,,ts tse .dast sns Rssp1e Pc mar
:, h1 the of3eers to see1rc Harmonious Relation
v bstwren capital AID labor. Officers entered 4
!, neia and personally labored from rtaat.uon !
l. | plantation tn*t1ucttug the freedmen ns 20 1s
:, dutIes and disabuAtug thetr minds ol In3ny ext ~
ya.nnt notions. explaining the s1ut chlesss ot t1
organization, and giving them ptaetteai Hss.q 4
;, ttou "a to the methods bT which they eouao Il
~ morally. l., nv,
., newspaper account that comes noH ~.
c- Il 1efeI! that Tou SEQ compliant na! lne ltes
men Ntll not work Or thas the psospeetios aes