Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-12-04
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The Negro as a Freeman.

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/ The condition Of the sS'rontrabands
kwbereeyer they have collected du'
ring the war rrpetrs to be abe sarne-
aud sad euough,ilis. A correspond,
emf Of she Indian pnlis State jour
nj viii, 2 fiom Cairo. gites this &C.
count OF the negro stOr menagsrie as
be say III Re coll cfea: q
While waiting this morhipg fer a
,boat ] concluded TO 60 tosthe menag-
erie-a real shuw, the animals OF
! which are partly Gag. drsnd partly ly,
| Jog about loose in and about The
! cid b tracks oyer on The bauk OF the
Mississippi Such a, sigha OF old
men and older women, iheads as
Iwhite AS wool aud more kinky-
lFbabies, frnm q week old. nil ltbe' way
up till Too big TO be- babies all hall
cad ana distressingly dirt,-1it9 Is
! the elephant we have got ingthe
riff. and pow wha, to do With 1t Is
the QUESTION. More than two thou.
sand Of these wIelehtd beings have
been sent here by military authority
to prevent starvation. These ere
.caI tives OF Wal" mrst OF tht IN hav-
| inp been abandonsd b. their former
masters in ard about Ceiiutb. luka
and Bolivar. Some are fr"m Curtis
operations. They have fallen into
| our bands iD spite Of our military pol
icy to preserve the status OF slavery
and their numb RS are daily increar
ing. There is great demand IL
this State for men to gather the curu
/ and cut the winter weets-s0 greal
that North IN 1lIihois is complaining
that the farm, rs in Southern Illinois
g6bble up al the best as fast as they
| come. Men are here every day ioi
hands,
| Wishing 10 gel into the notion OF
| the daFkirs. ] passed among them rs
an IiliuMs, farmer, my army hat an
sweriBga a capital purpose.in the game
! proposed 10 hire man. dun &c
sab. Where you want me go!-
I What you-gim 'ee?" Goipg up tc
the dlrtiesI woman / saw, | proposed
to her. 'eCau'.. 60 sab! is got
s four b.biesl' Well, I'll take your
babies.'' "But Is got husband.
I sWell, TIltake your husband, too.
s,But dar's old granny; lcau't leave
! her" why can't you go, too. gran
N.Y." 80, master, Is in hop some
! day it will please The good Lord I.
give me back to old master.
tried dozen or more, aud found nn'
4dcrly ing the hopes Of most OF then
was IN ultimate return tothelr natIvs
land. / be Que refrain Wat:
t "0h: carry me hsck'
i Then local attachm,nt is uncon
quetubIe, anG they Seem utterly un
recunciled 20 separating their fam
lilies. Anlover sangnine TREND OF
mine, a physician, spuke To- me th'
other day TO procure a suitable DO!
for him, who, alter serving a reason
: able time as a hostler. could be pu
, 10 the scir nce of physicking. | con
: eluded to ge, the boy hers; bat yo'
, pughtate have seen the whites ol
: their eyes and their ivory when
! suggested studying to be a doctor
: The bursting of bombsbel w6ul
hardly have produced a greater cor
: sternatien The lac,s here and tn
facts everywhere bid US, look th
! subject fair in the face. Until tn
, time comes when these cin return i
: theif homesin peace and freedom
they must be managed here, ans IL
this some system of apprenticesh'
mos, be adopted. These creature
-Ihave neither The intelligence lnorlih
4 integrity necessary to tontractIo
wisely for their own labor. %
man asked SIS per month the yea
; round, anothsr $40, and another 5:
And philan,hropists-so GALE
) desire to turn free, and thus to dc
-fprive them OF their natural pretee
tion aud shelter, 0or millions Of Jus
.snch beings bringing desoiation q.
on both whites and blacks.
4 r,,;;o,d ;nfo,n,s the Little Roc