The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-16

/ d u interest IN Ju6 CTODof anu Coz 0oSih6
what obligations they owed TO the freedmen
| in the way of education and Improvement,
recoqniSin0 and taking the ground that Roac
/ thtg are free, the more they are aaaprOced ana
the better. they are educated, the better ta00rers
| then suould be. / make the remark with this
qualification, that 1 think there Is pretty
general want of confidence in elevatlpg the
/ negro to any extent. They have not the
| same confidence in his improvement that
| the Northern people have; nor Is there
disposition to give to the negioes the right
of suffrage, or recognize them IN any way as
socially equal; but do think that the educated
| class of people there, are disposed to gre them
all their GIRL rights, and political except that Of
sufrage / cannot speak as to the action
{ the Legislature; have paid no attentlo
| to that; merely speak of the converse
| tions have participated IN or listened 0
| among the class of people who are most n
terested-the farmer, planters and Ian
| holders.
1T was about this time, or probably
after, that Gen. Tarbeil himself wrote
his celebrated letter of warning, that
the negro was not fit for suffrage and
would not be for many years.
TARBELL rEsTIFIEs THAT THE CONDUCT
| OF THE NEGROES WAS GENERALLY
r. GOOD, BUT THAT He WOULD STEAL
OCCASIONALLY AND COMMIT OUT
RACES.
Question.-What has been the conduct of
the negroes themselves, as far as you have
observede
Answer-I think, as a general thing re-
markably good. There are exceptions as
matter of course Iheard many complaints
of petty thiering among them, ana 0cedS'ondHy
Iofo n,,4,U a1fs |
think, were exceptions. The general con-
duct of the large body of the freedmen has
been excellent. That is my impression:
Question.-What is their disposition about
work if they are well paid
Answer.-With exceptions, / think the
great body of them are disposed. to work,
and will work, according to their knowl
edge and understanding They are not like
Northern laborers, but as far they under
stand think the great body of them are
well disposed in every way.
(which means that Sambo would
steal, and do other bad things; that
he worked "pretty well, however, but
not after the industrious style of the
Yankee.(
TARBELL TEsTIFIEs, EMPHATICALLY'
THAT THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE ARE
TRUE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Questionable object of the Committee
is to ascertain the general sentiment of the
people, in reference to disbursements
| whether they are loyal or dlsioyal. IT there
is anything within your knowledge, that oc-
ours to you. bearing upon that point, you
may state it.
Answer.-My impression, from the obser-
Walton have had, is. that there is a rather
erroneous impression in the North as to the loyal
ty or dis7oyalty Of the Southern people. great
deal of their excited talk and comments,
think, should not be ascribed to their dis
r loyalty I think there are other motives for
: it / think it may be attributed rather to a
! disposition to indulge in that freedom OF
speech which is allowed in this country
They explained to me, with frankness, and
r have no doubt, with entire sincerity, that
they went into the rebellion fully in the be-
lief of the. right of secession. They have
l been educated in that doctrine, and / have
no doubt they fully believed in it. They
3 staked their fortunes and their lives on that
i issue; but their appeal to the sword having
3 been decided against them, they yielded to
), that decision; and while they still believe
they were then fayetteville they believed
: sincerely, then, that the doctrine of seces-
!; sion was a correct doctrine, yet for the fu-
ture they have no idea of secession whatever
} They hare utterly and forerer abandoned The
idea That is what they say and so far as
can judge beliere they are sincere and truth
FIJI in their declarations, and for the future tcit
be true to their oath to support the Constitution
5 Now what more could Gen. Tarbel
ask of the Southern people than that
i they should be true to their oaths, and
support the Constitution Of the United
| States Is not that the sum and sub
: stance of genuine patriotism? If he
= says emo, for the reason that it is not
= coupled with negro suffrage" then he
!. must remember that he himself has
! said that the negro will not be qualified
: for {" suffrage for generations to come
TARBELL TEsTIFIEs THAT COMPLAINTS
AGAINST THE "BUREAU ARE NOT
PROOF OF DIsLOYALTY. BUREAU OF
: FICERs CHARGED WITH INJUSTICE AMI
DISHONESTY.
y In respect to the freedom of speech some
' times indulged in by the people in the South
f | may say that l think they have well
r grounded complaints against the Freedmen
t Bureau and do not think their or iticisms
upon that Bureau are In every instance die
Y tated by motives of distoyalty. l do not
mean to say what proportion of the officers
of that Bureau are incompetent or corrupt
but that there are many such / have no
doubt. In such districts there has been a
good deal of complaint, and to casual OBJ.
server, their comments might be ascribed,
perhaps, to motives of disloyalty but a
more careful attention to the subject, salts
s fed me that their complaints were acetl
q grounded in great many cases. for in districts
where they had upright, intelligent and
s Impartial officers of the bureau, the people
, expressed entire satisfaction. They stated
9 to me that where they had such officers,
and where they had soldiers who were un-
der good discipline, they were entirely vel
!, come, and indeed they were glad to have
presence-in some cases approving the ac-
q ton of bureau officers in furnishing white
\ men for the ill-treatment of colored people.
: saying that the officers were perfectly right.
7 In other districts, am satisfied that it
often occurred that bureau officers, acanting
in good sense, aoould sho,o a decided partially