The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-10

river He has the sole management OF the place. the
hiring and paying OF aborers, furnishing them with
ratons and quarters and selection Of fields 10 be cu
tlvated and crops raised He has only twelve laborers
but the fruits of their indusiry-they already put
IN sixty of cotton and one hundred and oryhv
acres Of corn-and thorough and efficient manner OF
doing their work, show Them 10 be worthy the high
praises Carter avshy hesows on them. Carter occu-
pies the manoral manson, and himself, his active
wife and two children do not seem TO be very
much out OF place. Everything is neat be.
and so through the old log negro quarters which the
iaoofers and their families occupy nave not seen
better conducted plantation in the Statedelds showing
more sedulous cultivation fences in better condition and
stock and farming utensils more carefully looked after
Everything goes with the system and regularity OF
clock work. Carter keeps his own accounts, and for
that matter he says nearly a his men can do the same
having, like himself served in the army and earne ed
while there read and write. There school the
place which open every evening after working hours
'Well, now do you like farming on your own hook 2"
asked him, after he had shown me over the place.
II likes all but tnng' he replied; II dom like
farming anoder mans land Before two years mo- /
mean 10 hab plantation OF my own
The whole dialogue would be interesting, but time and
space do not allow my giving It. He why
men, and he believed the South would eventually be
owned mainly by those Of his own color The best
workmen he said, those who have been In the army
for they best the benefits to be derived from labor
How viii the negroes OF the South vote, do you
think 7" inquired
'sThose will vote on de Union side sure but tell Won
white folks thing" and earnestly prophetic FIRE
cleaned 10 his small black eyes, that while coored
folks votes once twice or three times and doesnt saw
nothing he be opening his eyes all de time wider and
bimeby vote himself into Congress- and oder Dig Offices
too Niger amt going to be niger and black boots al.
man can't make II odderwiso"
Passing over this profound prophecy OF the negro
Carter, found, inquiry here and elsewhere that
their political views aud intentions have thus far been
very te canvassed II is not likely that thew will he
much inquired into until after the registration OF voters
begins There IL no doubt whatever but that all tba
negroes entitled TO vote will do 1t new thing 10
them and the novelty Of 1t, as well consequence at
tachng to IL in their opinion, will draw them out AZ
they will vote, may be assumed that Carter ia
about as likely TO be correct any one The VIII ole
matter only be based present on mere work
Local influences, such as former masters for which
manv still working will control large numbers no
doubt but regards the single national OF the
Union and its preservation and perpetuy The heart OF
the negro Is IN the right place. and his vote will be found
to b. cast right Also
Giving detailed accounts OF all my visits to various
plantations have just been through three coun
ties, Pulaski, Conway and Perry-would protract nv
letter to too great length and w accord ngly,
my remaining facts IN general terms am inclined to
believe that tho white people, as class, beginning
to lose the preGdices they disposed first TO en-.
terrain against freedmen and show increased dspo-
ston 10 do them justice. case, for Instance has
been reported to me in which freedman acquitted
by civil court the charge of knocking down white
man. because IN so dong he had acted In selfdefence
Chasing freedmen from plantations, not very uncom.
mon after the close OF the war; is almost an
nnheard OF thing now The sneers against the Civil
Rights bill have died away, and negroes allowed 10
give their testimony in courts with the freedom
under the rules OF protection govern white men
the naoits OF the negro are also Imposing. He has
pretty enectually got over the faacous notion that
freedom ana likeness are synonymous terms q
rapidly acquiring ideas the subject of self
support The institution of marriage IS beginning
to be regarded as something sacred, and its resric.
tons as somewhat obligatory Want Of thrift and
perverse inclination TO indulge in expensive but useless
fnery and gewgaws the freedmen's worst habits
for them an Irresistible fascination that It seems
Impossible TO overcome In this connection am sorry
to state that some employers, most of whom keep small
stores this tasie and take advantage of IL by
charging enormously for this class Of purchases and SO
in effect get the services Of the freedmen FOR little or
nothing. Colonel C. II. Smith, OF the Invent eipntn
United States infantry present Assistant Commissioner
Of the Freedmens Bureau for this State taking steps
to put stop to this species Of swndling. No one in
fact could work generously for the interest OF the
freedmen In . recent general order he given them
most excellent ADVICE not the least important Of which
is enjoning them not TO neglect work other duties
70 NEEDLE IN politics.
Above everything else and perhaps tho most en-
courasng feature Of ALL lie the attention that is being
paid the general eduoation Of the coored population
OF this state As good start Congress- as will be re-
ss,s for building school
respectively a. Little Rock, Pine Blum, Helena wash.
thr.yfve schools IN operation giving employment to
thirty teachora and having average daily A.
these are on and are By "
the freedmen The schools In towns are practically
cOS for when The xss sa are
there Is not single free white school very few Of
any other kind Messra VIM W. Colby and 4. K
Miller having charve Of the educational interest OF the
freedmen, working zeaously and according 10
araccounts, are the right men in the right place.
Thus much as TO the negro population or this State
Had strven at analysis Of the negro character and TO
show up all the curousy complicated phases of his ply
sical moral being there would have been no
end my writing The subject is allowing the
widest margin Tor philanlhropc enlargement on the
present needs and future prospects Of the Southern
freedmen. But such has not been my purpose. have
simply aimed get at the truth and the whole truth
showing the real present status OF the negro and set
forth these facts concisey and intcgby possible
the time with entire impartialily. From the
State capital as the best and only correct source or
general information, propose to write more stats.
tlca etter-the third in the serieson what consider
important branches Of the reconstruction topic Then
ehall resume my travels