New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-23

n, great rate toward the market town 10 draw rauons
'Ah, Bob sad the former, the war has done great
you OF the rneunatisin" Bob grinncd appreciation OF
the point asked for chew of tobacco aud resumed his
walk with energy.
WANT OF PRESENCE OF MIND AND FoRTITUDR
lie does not appear much advantage in any capac-
ity in the courts Of law As witness he is generally
prmed beforehand by interested pares but in situa-
ton ne loses his presence Of mind, contra
diets himself and soon becomes thoroughly confused.
AS Juror ne will follow the lead Of his white fellows in
causes involving distinctive white interests out III
negro be on trial for any crime he his
earnest champion. and hung jury is the usual result
At a recent trial In Limestone County, Iexas coloeu
Juror refused to send murderer State Prison for life
because he said IL looked too much like putting me
INTO hondage but readily consented 10 Nerdlst OF
90 years inprsOnment He pines when imprisoned for
any pety ouse unless checred by the company OF the
other sex. wnen he bears confinement not Only wlnoui
repinng, but with actual enthusiasm Mhen guiiuen,e
TO be hung drops all thought OF escape ana aoandons
himself TO his fate with resignation III not preNous5
provided he gets religion inme datey ana by ms louo
songs prayers and CALCULATIONS renders the prison az
mOsphere extremely dsagreeabe 10 other JAIL pdus
than himself HIS DYING speech CLOVIS with hope, ana
penence, and good advice TO the unregeneraIej anu
the gaows stripped OF its horrors, becomes sort OF
reconstrncted Jacobs ladder, on which a black angel
asceuds TO The skies. Nor do these glorious exits de
moraze the SURVIVORS, for the negro, with his sensuous
nature shrinks nstnctively from corporal pain ana
dealh by hanging is to his mind the e pm Ht w. t
agony. Aud besides, he is confident OF DIS aoy W ge
TO heaven by an easier road.
NEGRO LABOR.
As aborers the old negroes who were trained on wen
managed plantations much superior 10 the rlsins
generation To the long habit has rendered aoo
easy and once in the field they will work all day WITH
ont annarent fatigue. When hired by the day they
ost What is known among them as the regular lick.
slow uniform stroke which they VIII Keep up wlthout
interruption long as the propIlet1r rs d anu
the last rows of task are always the most III uoe
impatient OF slow returns anu nVe mn eev than
,rben wornc for share OF the crop. Ihey RenerdIIy
their wages before Payaay sas sass
horse and cheap watch neither Of which, save under
highly exceptional conditions, is ever known 10 run
small game is rapidly disappearing from the black
districts. They make excellent nurses Tor whlte eh-
charges. In the rearing of their young they de
pend in great Providence, and as matter
is short they do blame the or curse Their
own Jolly and idle ness, white men some DO Dnt
merely 1t was tho VIII OF the LORD ana tnat eus tno
Not even England. tho paradise of funkeyism, can
rnia darkey As cook too, be is unsurpassed; and
the dinners OF the oden time will perhaps be me last OF
of his Paradise Lost to die out OF the mind
of the cultured Rebel
The freedmen took greater interest in education
Immediately after the than now. This falling away
of interest is due partly to the ineciencY Of their
teachers and partly to the fact that school funds.
like all other public funds III the South since the war
have been grossly misapplied. There is scn0Ol IN
Atlanta, Ca under the auspices, we believe OF the Con-
gyegatiOnal Church, whose teachers are wei PAD ana
6kllled educators ana WHOSE sCIVOltu N"L
account aptness at learnng from other e00red
schools in the South At this institution the freedman
will have fair chance 10 prove his capacity, and the
results have been highly favorable The great
obstacle the steady Improvement OF the blacks is
their belief that reinstatement is possible. On
this subject ouly they distrust the Rebels,
and the assurance that they are forever free
must come from the North. They do not comprehend
information contained Constitutional Amendments or
in the public prints They must have the assurance IN
way not merely unmistakaDle bu what is great zeal
more, way unmstakable TO them. This dread OF be
ing handed back into bondage which is studousy nursed
by their local political leaders, not only hnders cor
dial relations with the Southern whites but represses
the desire to accumulate property. Let us eat ana
drink to-day for tomorrow we may he slaves In order
TO retain control OF their votes these local politicians
prefer keep them ignorant and poor. once assured
fhonCh of his civil and political status the freedman has
enough good points TO make him permanently useful
MANNER of the commonwealth. f..
Mepia Tcrns. july Is. 1879