Year: 1866

this duty, they would be removed and oh appointed
selected aud nominated appuin the
freed people had confidence In possible have
consulted people the persons selected Agents The
plan been long enough operation popouncs with safety
the result but 50 far as informed glad be able to
say that the Agents appointed are acnsn good faith Ia some
know that they doing hexpeue Of their popur


The Legislature If the State has enaad law which allows
coorcd people testify Court cases. which they are
parties interested 1t that when men alone arc parties
Interested your testimony admitted this you little
interest it of injustice the whites alone makes
possible for white kill another the presence any
number Of respectable cred persons and yet escape conviction
1t to be hoped that the gng apurdy OF such distinction will
prepared for the State relating largely people
far just and liberal than those adopted other States
All this exhibits In strong light the kindly disposition toward
of the higher and better class of white citizens you
this would be pleasant if was only You may think
have deceived and sed by the smooth and fair prm


made by the white people and chat ignorant fogetu
the pracced upon your and which you
perhaps have felt your own persons Butn s you are mistaken
tie white people YOU than any citizen
State from any parts of whch1 constantly hearing reports OF
Outrages and murders Do not know that merely beca1se
surrecion anticipated your tortured
them tell that of which they knew nothing because
ence that instance at least colorcd killed because
he belonged Secret benevolent organization that many others
arrested and that the authors Of this outrage nothing
better offer than their cowardy perhaps guilty


arS Almost daily shaed mortified aud dsgusted by
ing and of cursng vfying the negro
But nearly all these people belong the very large number white
inhabitants of the State who shown by tie census neither
read write few of them read write they good
clothes great grand and foolish airs and talk about
family their blood YOU that outside Of the an
noyance their presence gives better people these persons
the slightest earthly account they neither ornamental useful
Unss hS ssgi oft tobacco 5
those things which well bred people know by Instinct
something more manly womany their time in try
as 5o 9lsr aaa dsssaSs sA
strongest kindness the hands Of humane just and
high minded people, then the day distant when by respcca
Bile white people they will be regarded beneath negro
social scale Let these people they glory in their shame they
pride paradng their own hatred malice qualities which
chiefly distinguish denizen of the booms pit whose en-
brace they fastening pity forget and avoid them bear with them
patiently do with all the other unavoidable evils
! which surround you in life t


These people hate and lose opportunity of insulting Yam
kees but respectable Yankee soop accept these insults
especially officers of the Bureau must do for while they
and punish these insults with and safety themselves


the persons punished will certainly revenge themselves


fortunate member your It iS evident officers of the
Bureau purchase cheap popularity with ,meanng
people here but they can only obtain this popularity at the
not merely through suffering death of some of YOUR peo
pie You know this, you have felt it. ,-s5 -.


unite with you thanking the Lord that you are no
longer under the unresraned power and ignorant
wicked and brutal people Such should remember that
real difference in the intention of the heart the
ruling motives of M and in the color Of the skin that in
stead of being superior all cooed people they are infinitely below
really Christian of color between whom and themselves
there exist gulf wide and deep know Of coored people
State whose lives Of real benevoence and unoenaous charity
cites my highest admiration know of coored work hard
all day and into the night and who give third Of all they
the support of the of their and this earn
from their lips but from those of their white negbors
these think you the presence Of Creator beneath the
uneduated selfish white women spead their
time hating and dmng negroes tell that nothing but the
nxhausabe scheme of salvation and the Transforming power
Jehovah place these persons level with the coored
whom | have referred.


Do misunderstood me- do not suppose that advocating
social equality which has existed among white people, and which


by suppose will exist among cooed people All
white and black have the right to select their associates and
to live of intimacy and social equality with those only whom
they may choose and who may have like convcors feelings and
tastes with themselves.


and deesabe conduct the part of white peo
pwho whatever their peenoDs PRIDE still really low de-
graded and depraved not the degree dprove
contradict what said the kind wishes entertained by the
educated and responsible people Of the State toward No truly
good dare look with hatred and contempt upon the
6umbes human being And ask you with the happy feeling that
advice will be lost to be true to past record to be
eous obgng and respectful to the white people, and conquer
even your enemies by the restless power Kindness


With profound satisfaction that throughout the
State except the Islands and along the Coast contracts for labor
with your people, being rapidly made and that generally good
paid When the State to enter upon duties
some months since found that you receiving from 81
81 per month"; and sometimes low twelve bushels of
for years labor from $2 to SIS, per month is freely
No