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Hou#t n, February 20.
b nothing very suprlrlng in
4a their report
taut of every
ptH>a were to continue high, wa*
, considering
the neoewiti** of th Government to
- ~4k -*■ . A MMMJA WjiMItt
jKBwgBlftmw VOTfPip1" umm*
^ to look apea such burdens
wtth eomplaeeaey nd show no dl*-
I potion to Mt« under th« tremen-
I^Lenft^weoritoduponto
hew. In kct, some Mm to take
pride in oar, bavin* rtaan to the dig.
eity ef *evectoW* P®0-
pie, sod in our presenting as long a
stock-list of government securities
A0 in the world. Whatever.
By the operation of "ach * Uw the «
producer* of this one article will eon-, The Ledger. a' new paper with an
tribute dfrecm^ona-^fth of the «Ul gU name, has made its appearance,
reveuoe of tfB^goV^mineak, in **M- tri weekly and weekly, in 8aU An-
to their contribution to the <m- tooW. It is a spky sheet, and teems
¥mh lillW" rf 1 to correct views of affairs. We
jfh other hand another. wj>j1 Baccesa.
class are entirely exempted from anjr Tlie 8an Autonio Herald meets an
burdens whatever. j attack of the Express of that city
If every branch of industry
subjected to the same tax, and it was
necessary, we sould sot complain-
Hor do we object to a disproportion-
ate levy on tlioee articles usually
classed a* superfluities; but that one
branch of agriculture, so important,
itedly, though the remark in
rather singular, considering that it is
replying to eu editorial of the Ex-
press- It says: '-The author (\re
know it'ls hot the editor—we believe
hiai to be a gentleman)—of the per-
t _ _ t WUd paragraphs in the leading arti-
tlfTfli| fi\f* CV> ^ ^ Thursday'* Express; is a
fining so. maay drawbacks, should he
thus burdened, to the profit of otbem
we c*phot understand, and we there-
fore outer our protest against it as
unjust aud oppressive. I, \
ftom the great flnau
which is intended for the
Congress, and which, on
free, shows great pretentions to
Government, and by
mpM n
the
t of
tibe dogipfk
manufactures,
spirit of the party
the Com
wisdom and for the
Is
their
with them as to the
us. we
they wete in-
to of their
of the entire
' Urn '
H^ieiwPR
taxation, with only a #bW
of the tax on
potroleam, and
books, maga-
; on repair*J$an4
■btos ; on gold J~7
Tlold and sH
Ifey <ptop*^ *6 te.
t broker's sales to one-
now. They also re-
the repeal of the duty on
i sales of sugar, and th*plncftig of
additional tax on raw cane pro
tile report more
that it will
affect the industry of
h ve a reasonable uu'doretond- Ourcotempdtary of the (Sainton
«nd the doty jof citizens to
he support of the gov-
while giving Kill scope
the amount we
cannot forget the
ft&sill eeo
are sueh as are
sueh as
HI classes, and
to produc-
onr respect
not but
cose a
the wholesome max-
po ted as to
is large-
The disposition we sometimes hear
of, to pmfcotoa feeling of rivalry be-
tween the cities of Galveston and
Houston, is nut onla out pf character,
but caa hare no g9od effect upon
either. The idea that what makes
for the prosperity of one of these
towns gMa to the iitfury of the other,
is abat^nk' We have heard, time and
again, i of this, that or the other pro-
jeet being a death-blow to Houston,
or an injury to Galveston, hut have
always passed them by without no-
tice. The truth is, both theso towns
have, in their position, in the enter-
prise of their people, in the interests
that center in -them, assurances oi
greatness which no change in th«
course of trade, possible, can deprivi
them of. They have been successful.
grown to be considerable cities
aud havi apjoyed a large trade, be-
cause they have been necessary to the
convenience of-, the public at large
In all their enterprises they should
remember this. Whatever clogi-
trade orfcravel, or turns it out of it*
best course, for local advantage, moat
B00ne?%!Inter he removed. ' What-
ever addsto the faculties for tradt
ttudtrayej must be provided, let ii
take thai trade or travel ; where it
It ife on tiftis isocount that six year*,
ago we advocated the removal of the
wharfage tax in this city. On this
wise, we f have' favored
'. connection here.. On
\pe favor the opening of
to New Oileans, and
ttMKftett Wil ahall be Willing to
expense,
facilities forgetting
freight hence to the sen.
se things we do not iuqiihe
whether the projects mentioned will
advance our local intercuts, or have
an unfavorable effect upon those ot
any other town. \Ve simply inquire
will they adyance the interest of the
producer, the great public of the
State! If bo, then it is our duty to
foster them. It is the duty of all that
class, of whom town populations are
made, to do all ,they can for them.
between Houston and New Orleans,
tip that; it will be a good route for
passengers aud cotton. We think so
too; also for express freights, the
mails, etc. This light business will
he all it will do, tlie heavy business,
constituting the bulk of the trade of
the State, will go in the channel it has
heretofore taken. Oar only regret
about the short route ie that it does
not take' 'us through so pleasant and
agreeable a town as the Island City.
Facilities for trade and travel must
he regarded only as investments of
capital for the aceommddattott of the
public, and it is a bad spirit that views
any such facilities with a jealous eye.
We hope tlie day is past when saeh talk
M that this enterprise will ruin Hous-
ton, or that enterprise to'a death
blow to Galyeettm can.be indulged in
or tolerated. Beth towns will long
enough outlive all Bitch narrow-mind-
ed nonsense.
It is pleasant to observe, in this
connection, that both Houston and
Galveston aw new growing more rap-
p In their history,
to characterise all
And thfe time is appar-
positiou -among the
udw tjm&gui «««■*«•
them has new a larger population
than both together had six yeare ago.
Suceest to both say we. Success to
hcwifimi c^y: of ihe: aBM. «lth
low-born, contemptiblo liar." We
cheerfully bear witness tlua tlie urti-
d in the Express was the first time
we ever heard the boaor of either edi-
tor of. the Herald called iu question
and we have yet to Bee any proui
Whatever of the justice of it. The
standing of both tho.se gentlemen is,
we believe, far enough above the reach
of such insinuations, aud we exceed-
ingly regret that they should have
been .admitted into a respectable
journal ||ke the Express.
T| e Herald says
A new eonstituHonal amendment
upon the tapis is to settle the negro
suffrage question, by an ameudment
to the constitution, making voter's in-
stead of numbers, the foundation ot
representation in Congress. What if
Congress should pass such an amend-
ment, it would have to lie adopted by
rhe seveml States, and if adopted by
ill tlie States, it would effect the
Xorthem representation as well as
rhe Southern. In fact, as the matter
strikes us now, we believe the South
would be gainers by its adoption.
Such nil amendment, may be offered
■>V the Radicals as an olive branch of
fteaco betweeu them aud the Conser-
vative party, who support the Presi-
dent, and it may be accepted by the
President aud the Conservative mem-
liers. We can tfust the President in
whatever action he may deciu it wise
nut prudent to make. *80 far, he has
proved himself to be the firm, fearless
ixinservator and protector of the laws
uhI the rights .of the people and
states.
Last .Sunday nlglit, three soldiers—
one of them dressed in the uniform of
an officer—rode up to the house of a
Mexican named Sacrameuto Cubalo,
living about ten miles from the city,
and called for something to eat which
waa given them. The old man told
chem to take off their saddles, but
toey said they could not stay long.—
rhey stayed, however, until after
•lark and then commenced their out-
rages. They struck the old man and
knocked him down, and afterwnrds
struck another Mexican, who was W
die house, with a six-shmiter. hurting
uira very severely. The old lady ran
out of the house and stayed out in
$1h: ruin all night. Tlie Mexican that
.va* struck with th*. pistol shot one of
the marauders through the breast;i
the other t.w o immediately started off
taking with them the horse of the
wounded man-'-leaving him to get to,
town the liest way he could; he was
tracked back toward the city by his
Uood, which seemed to have flowed
very profusely along the road. We
understand" that, this is the second
time that this family have lieen at-
tacked by depredators. Whose duty
is it to watch out for such fellows ?
The Herald of the 12th, contains
further accounts of the controversy
utfil with tho Exprcss. fixing the author-
! be twenty .per
of industry.
go dpwa to an;
widard; which it
r«pi4 r«o much traae, so
prise. May both live a
' ■' -tif
cotton
if tU prwli
mvr
thft««#;.
lm iucreaaefl
venture to m$ that n.
SillOUt)
mriMiijwii 'm«i
un ivnm fw f
and .agricBl- '
y pattef the world
iuiinte^tif political
*• -
ship of the editorials in the Express
upon the Mayor of the, pity of San An-
tonio. by a statement of one pf the
publishers of the Express. The Her-
ald says: I
It. is due a the facts, however, in
this matter, testate that Mr. II. Poll-
niar, one of tho publishers of the Ex-
press, voluntarily sent 11s a statement
in writing, to the effect that in con-
sequeuce of the pressure of business
in bis office, the contents of the arti-
cle written by Cleveland were un-
known to him until, too late to stop
the publication, that ho regretted its
appearance, and that I10 did not be-
lieve there waa a word of truth in its
statements against the honor, of the
editors of tTio Herald,—he having
lieen an employee aud having had the
beat means o* formiug an opinion.
From the Herald of the 12th:
The well which we spoke of a few
days since as having been disclosed,
and having the appearance of once
containing money, turns out roally to
have had buried in its confines four
thousand dollars in ailver. v
A scouting party of fifty men, of
the 18th N. Y. Cavalry, under com-
mand of Capt Gaga Harasathy, which
left, here the 30th of January, return-
ed the 8th of February. They trav-
ersed all the section of country be-
■ ..... ■, ■ tweeathe Seen and the Leona. The
I the time la upper- lndiliIIS they report, seemed to be
when pit^er of thorn divided into small parties. An old
man named Bucklew was shot and
killed while riding in his wagon.
Three hoys while hunting arttle,
were attacked by a party of Indians,
some of whom were dre«ed in eiti-
aceu's clothing, aud talked English flu
e tly, and a b«Mt named MlUer was
mied. Wine* IMbert wiweaptored,
the third boy escaped, and re-
ed the affair to the citiscns of
who organised ft scout of fif-
and recaptured
a few homes Their own hones foil-
ed aftU traveling About «i*ty mile«,
and they were forced to «b uidou the
I'nhsirr—C*pt. Haiiusthy, en hearing
yesterday of of this affilr. immediately in
1, -ntr p. . | nnmuit of the Iuditu*. but they hav-
V. Price, j the rtart of him, be
was unable to come up_ with them-
Success to
mrtfdtSe affair
Wpl wdl-iPhaBis wt
much enter-1tem w^°
thousand
Demerit % Co.,
the
dent u bus
remain here some
lor his house.
adcffU
They'are a party Indians who
(heir heailqoartwa at Santa
from whieh point they
will diverge ioto irxas, Yonng Hubert
was taken to thin place where he m
to be ransomed by his, father. This
party report the country as being very
as jciug v -r\, utui-h iu need of rain,
all 'lie creeks fisviug completely
dried up. *
We extract the following from the
salutatory of the San Autonio I^ed-
ger:
We are iu the midst of a great rev -
(lution. which has just liberated 1111I-
lious of negro slaves, aud to nlioin
many iscousiderute penaais desire to
give the electi. e fraufhise ami full
citUensliip, withoat beiug able to
confer ii|h>u tliem the ueces-siirv meutal
and moral qualitlcatious Itw proi rl\
exercising them. We wiadi to «* • the
negro protected in persmt hw Ijrojv-
tji J v« ttu<t when by iudii>irjr uiui ai| -
plication he equals the white man iu
virtue, morality, aud Intelligence, we
ahull ttdvtH*4t© ito hill citi-
iensliip. Tntil then wo would with-
hold it.
All that we cau do toaluiy scctioual
anluiositv, and n-sUwe kiud frelings
between those rho lately, blinded by
passion, shed each other's blood, shall
be done. *
Although we loved the t onledera-
cv "and hoped that it might live,
although we venerate and shall for-
ever cberUh the memory of those uo-
hle ami gallant heroes who died
bravely struggling against superior
strength aud numbers, we cau but do
justicc to our late enemies, for the
magnanimity they have exhibited
sinifc their victory, in restoring the
people of the South to equal rigtits
with themselves, under the Constitu-
tion aud laws ot the Union.
Wo have had warm friends who
were born ami reared at the North,
and we have known many Northern
men who died bravely fighting tor
their adopted couutry, iu the Confed-
erate army; therefore looking upon
the people of the North and South as j
the same race, with equal rights and j
privileges, we shall try and respect j
the maxim, "No Smith, no North, no |
Eiist. and no West."
The people of the South, may «ith- j
iua few years, rejoice that the.\ did j
not succeed ill establishing a separate
nationality, liable to insult aud injury
from greater ones, without the |M>\vei
of defense or retaliation, but that they
arc a part of a great uatiou. capable
at any aud all times, of commaudiug
aud enforcing the respect of the differ-
ent iwwers of the world.
We shall advocate u strict construc-
tion of the Constitution aud the Keu-
tuckv and Virginia resolutions of
1798!
We shall advocate the union of all
good and true men in supfiort of
President Johnson's, policy of recon-
struction.
Tilt Huntsville Item gives the fol-
lowing concerning Huntsville- It
says:
Our town is now giving evidences
of- greater prosperity than it has iu
two years past, aud this we consider
.only the beginniug. We confidently
expect the towu to double iu size aud
population iu less than two years. As
tool) as the saw mills iu tlie eoautrv
get umtergood headway, and mechan-
ics have to work fast and dispat«-h
jobs without eudles* delays, and
wagons can procured to haul lum-
ber from the mills. \ra can ex|K'cf to
sec houses goiug up on every vacant
lot iu tlie town.
was no doubt the work of un incen-
diary, as there had Iwcu no fire iu
either of the buildings consumed tin
over a mouth, 'the destroy ing cle-
ment was ouly stayed by the exinwtr-
tlinary efforts of our citizens, who
seemed to vie with each other in their
etforts to stop the fi.uues. Great cred-
it is also due the frecdmcn ami t reed-
women for their invaluable assistance.
Our citizens should be on the look out,
aud the vile wretch who would com-
mit such au act inav yet be brought
to justice. By refereuce to another
column it will be soeu that the citi-
zens of Husk have off<-led 11 reward
of j.'lOO for tlie apprehension auiLeou-
victiou of the inceudiary.
The Marshal ltepuldicau says •.
The black people we are glad to
leant.ure doiug uuicli better thau was
anticipated at the beginning of the
year. The most of th^ui have guuc to
work: ami although the.\ are not as
industrious as they were formerly,
they are getting along, under tlie cir-
| cuiustanccis very well.
Krp*n •!
Urn. Circiiary.
>f r r,r«l nif'N.
Iron) the Sub-Assistant Commission-
ers, we fully t>elu:*e that the work of
adapting employers aud emplo.\e«s to
the circuiustauees by which they are
surrounded, is progreasiug rapidly. *
The frueduitju are, as a general
thjog, strongly i.npresscd with reli-
gious reatiaients, and their morals are
equal, if not superior, to those of a
large majority of the better iniormcd
and educated. We linil them not
only willing but anxious to improve
cver\ op|>Artunity otfere<l for their
i moral and' intellectual advancement.
! and they are constantly enquiring for
1 books aiul tracts of areligiouscharac-
I ter, there being some few among them
; who can read, ilexce, we have had
J but little difficulty iu o|>eniug and
| organizing, schools, all of which, so
j far, we are pleased f be able to state,
) have been-self'-sustahiiug. We regret
that we are compelled to report that
! we have not been able to give this
J portion of our laiiors that attention
j which its importance demands.
\ This is owing, however, to the ab-
| scncc of Lieut. Wh««loct, our Super-
intendent, the want of proper books
j ana a sufficient dumber of teachers,
j The Lieutenant .s now in New Or-
leans. The cause of his detent ion is,
i we presume, fully understood by you.
! We are etily expecting him to return,
j with such books aud help as he may
Both are
improve
ip the tnture \i|Mai our pa<t efforts.
Some libcral-mkuled planters and
business men luive*l<indi,\ and volun-
tarily offered us-their assistance, and
are doiug all iliey .-an lor the cause
of education. What efioit has been
directed iu this channel has been emi-
nently successful, ami We doubt not
we wili'lm able Co show a marked and
decided improvement in this depart-
ment ot our lalsns in our next icport.
'I'Im' business of \ hat portion "t the
Stiitc 1 hroti.fh v.'
has lu-eit l>n 1 li.: I !•-
goi d. and no wlu'i
idi now hi' -.atleiii
liicli I h
fleeted
'Hill
tew cases
ished fie.-
obticf. at ii
as.besl wi
Major tiencral 0. O. IIowakiv.
CoiHiniiuiout-r llureitu of h'eftHjees, dr..
Gkhku.vl :— I have the honor to
make flic following report., which, j have bcetuable to procure,
though brief,fl trust will givcyou such 1 essentialtV neccssjuy, if w
information in reference >0 the opera-
tions of the Bureau iu tikis State, and
the present condition and future pros-
pects of the tVeeduien as may !«■ sat-
isfactory :
From fhe most reliable information
t can obtain from uiy Sub-Assistant
Commissioners, the planters, farmers
and business men. as well as from per-
sonal observation, during a journey of
some seven hundred miles through the
cotton growing regions of the State, 1
I relieve the crops of all kinds are gar-
ered. and that we have an abundant
supply of subsistence to meet the <!<
maud's of all, white and bbick for the
coming year. The cotton crop, al-
though probably not more than one-
half as large as it has been some pre-
vious years, was so well gathered and
demuuds such high prices that it will
bring more wealth into the State than
any which has heretofore been thrown
Into the market.
This has been accomplished, princi-
pally. by the labor of the fVeediuen,
and at a time, too, when under the in-
fluence of the excitement incident to
their transition from bondage to free •
dom, aud while they were more or less
unsettled and undecided in their pur-
poses. If such results have been pro-
duced by free labor, trammeled as it
has lieen during tlie period of its
immguration by innumerable adverse
interests and prejudices, may wc not
reasonably expect from it, when Silly
aud thoroughly established, still
greater and largely increased «rops,
and a corresponding increase in the
wealth of the nation ? indeed, but
little complaint has been made by
their former masters, aud even the.y,
notwithstanding their hostility to
everything pertaining to. freedom, in
some instances, have admitted that
free labor will not ouly materially
enhance the value of their property
passed
lie wat.
op> an
■ i < o cv
;. But
; idel* olll
relieved
. ,111 pool
(. . The
•d. as will
Miut/.er.
but that it will infuse a spirit of enter-
prise. industry "ml thrift, aud that
| they will thereby become more vii
| tnous, inrelligentaud prosperous.
On the l()th ultimo. 1 left Galves-
ton. iu company with Inspector Gen-
eral Strong, and traveled twenty-one
days in the interior of the State, he
taking on,: direction and myself
another. During that timp I met and
addressed about 25,0<H) freedmen and
planters. Iu doing so my efforts were
directed to impressing upon the
Die Flag reports as followsconceru- , (>t ,wUl tho 11Pcessitv and im-
The Marshall Flag favors a taifitf for
revenue and incidental protection to
ftianufacturers along with it. Likens,
it is in favor of taking advantage «<f
all the protection the legislation of
^ongress may give, by tmilding them
up iu our midst.
char
outse-
ll the
and
mg freedmen :
We have taken some pains to learn
from the farmers in various sections
of the county, how the freedmen were
fitlQUiug their contracts, or. in other
words, what were the prospects of
making a' crop the coming year, and
wore gratified to find that the pros
pect, was encouraging and that the
freedmen, so far. were doiug as well
or perhaps a little better, than was
expected. One gentleman informed
us that he had never had any better
plowing done on his place than he
was getting the present season, aud
that so far, theqauntity per day, was
equal to that of any former year.
Another gentleman, who has the rep-
utation of being a very successful
planter, expressed himself as beiug
well satisfied with the hands be bad
hired, getting on with much less
trouble than usual with the same
nnmlier of hands. Of some ten or a
dozen witR whom we have conversed
in the hut week, we believe there
was but one that seemed to have any
serious doubts of tolerable success.
The Shreveport News says:
The steamer Fk>to is sunk opposite
Camptc. Her owqera think that she
cau be raise*, while the Opinion of
old steambaatiften is to the contrary.
As a piece uf information we may here
state that the Fteta makes forty-one
boats sunk m Red River, between
Jefltetsen aud the mouth of the river,
since the surrender of this depart-
ment. If we list careful Red River
•will sota be-"foiled" up. in the lan-
guage of tottehody.
, To whkh' the Marshall Flag re-
marks -
Better seH oat the remaining steam-
boats on BetBivor before tliev siuk.
ami appropriate the money to build-
tn« !■ It- Rllt BP-
'"5 "WWwRr W ,11 Oil RH •
riously, these accidents are becoming
of such frequent occurrence that' a
trip to orfrom Hew Orleans is made
at a greai *risk of lifo aud property.
Will not our cHfoens Wgin to take
some active i measures for the further
prosecuUon W the railnwd from
tjhrevujiortinit th« Mtgdastunl ?
the foilow-
the fire tlna-c of which
telegraphic notice aorne
Suoday night last be
rJ6 o'clock, onr citixeus
were areustd by the ery ef fire. All
the bnildiu p on the East side of the
public sqitu re, save two at the South
East cornei. were coammed. Tlie fire
day s si
portaiicc of turning their attention to
the preparation demanded by the bus-
iness of the coming year, and in in-
structing the former in their rights
and duties. 1 found that but few-
contracts had been made bet ween em-
ployers and employees. Such as had
been made were verbal ones. 1 urg-
ed them to contract at once, (furnish-
ing them with a form,) beginning the
first of January and ending wit h De-
cember, and thereby get themselves
and their families comfortably settled
on some plantation, and, if possible,
to remain where they have been born
and raised, and where all their fami-
ly ties and associations are, if they
were kindly rfnd properly treated, as
this course would bo more pleasant.,
satisfactory, and profitable to all par-
ties. 1 have recommended to them
that they labor for a fair compensa-
tion in money, or a portion of the
crop, and that, if any of them possess
the means, they purchase and culti-
vate such lands as they desire.
The freedmen are well informed as
to the value of their labor, for some of
them have been hired out by their
former masters ever since they have
been of a sufficient age to make their
labor profitable, and are note likely to
be imposed upon by their employers.
I have also endeavored to disabuse
their minds of the false impression
which has been made thereon by the
rdmor which some designing and evil-
dispoeed parties have very industri-
ously circulated among them, that on
or about Christmas they would be
placed In possession of the property
of their former masters.
In our intercourse with the ftteed-
men we have found them kind, cour-
teous mid well-disposed towards all.
Ramon are freely circulated in diffcr-
eut portions of the state that there is
danger, of aiLinsurrection. This we
do not beiicVe, from tlie fact that ir-
regularities aud disturbances are be-
coming less frequent every day If,
however, one does occur, it will lie
brought about by the action of the
whites, and not the freedmen, who,
although somewhat elated by the
possession of that—long wished-for
blessing, (freedom) have not, aud will
not. commit any act of aggression or
lawlessness, but will quietly settle
down hi the ''enjoyment of life, liber-
ty and the pursuit of happiuesa."
Since we have visited and spoken
to the freedmen. we find that many
Who have heretofore refosetl to con
tract are uow doing so, as their con-
tracts are being forward* d to us for
approval, aud from what we can learn
!• s!itu; ■ .1
VII ll,l\ e I 1.1
These w >■ I
u!d, i'.i 11 11
or alms houses iu the
health of tlbc tivedmcii i>
be seen Hy t.he repoi t of :
Surgeon-iii-t'liief.
The testimony of freedmen i> ad-
mitted iu the courts of some of the. ju-
dicial districts of the State, while in
others it is excluded. It is my opin-
ion that their rights are not. properly
acknowledged and guarded by the
.Judiciary; bn: .-till there are enconr-
aging indication* that ere long 'hey
will receive that consiilvtation, to
which they are entitled under the
laws of the Tnited States, ami by the
Proclamation of the President.
Some fV;w diflieulties have occurred
lietwten the. blacks themselves, and
the whites and blacks. These we
have endeavored to adjust equitably
and justly. In the settlemeiff of. dif-
ferences which have, grown out of
past t ransactions of ;t htisiuc*.
acter. we have pursued sueli.a
as w ill insure to the freedmen
rights and privileges to whicl
lawfully entitled.
In some portions of t,!ov Sta
especially is il the case where our
troops have not b.-cu quartered,
freedmen are restrained from -their
libertyand slavery virtually exists
the same a* though tl: old system of
oppression was Mill in force. The
f'reednieir do not understand then true
status, and their foumer masters, al-
though acknowledging them to be
free, practically deny the truth by
their acts. With this class of men,
(and a. feu of 111* editor- wbo still
continue to misrepresent the object
for which this Bureau was instituted,)
we have mole difficulty than any oth-
er, as they refuse to pay the laborei
his hire, and it seems almost impossi-
ble tor them to deal .justly and hon-
estly with him. This is owing, per-
haps. to the fact that heretofore they
have had his labor without compensa-
ting him therefor. In thi- respect,
however, there are evidences* of im-
provement a.(11 trust that in thefuture
there will be less cause for complaint
on this acount. They must pay
them. if they expect to employ " la-
borers worthy of their hire."
Owing to the vast extent of territo-
ry embraced in my District, I find
great difficulty in procuring a sufli-
cicnt number of otlicers who can ren-
der me that assistance, sis Sub-Assis-
tant Commissioners, which is ueces-
sarv to a proper discharge of my offi-
cial duties. But few, comparatively,
feel aud manifest that interest in the
advancement of the freedmen that
they should.
Your letter of instructions of Octo-
ber, 4, 18G5, so far as it relates to ap-
prentices, cannot be applied here, as
there is no such a law in the State—
Any instructions that you may have,
which would be applicable in this case
will be thankfully received. .
The military authorities of this De-
partment have rendered us all neces-
sary assistauce.
My present labors are directed to
the uniting of capital and labor. If I
succeed in inducing the freedmen to
s ttle down and butcr into contracts
with the planters, this is accomplish-
ed, labor is applied to capital, future
waut aud its attending train of evils
will bo driven from our midst, and
the freedmen Will become an educat-
ed, prosperous, and happy race of
people. This, by tho blessing of God,
I believe I will be able to accomplish.
1 can do so in no way so rapidly and
effectually as by visiting and talking
with them. For this purpose, I con-
template leaving here in a day or two.
for another tour in the interior, from
which I do not expect to return until
after the first of January.
Yours, very respectfully,
E. M. GREGORY,
Brig. Wen., vis*'* Com'r.
Galveston, Dec. 9, 1865.
J. It. BuOD JoH.t C. B«I«LLI FRED. N. THAVKB
J. B. HOOD & CO.
General Commission Merchants,
1 IM COMMON STREET,
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