The New York herald., 1863-09-25

Army Of the istorn District Of Arkansas would respect
flly oa yolr at'eH 10 to 's statements ~ us-' uH'
The oonrabands within lines experiacas Lard
ships oppression eleci tLe removal o ~ scA calls
loudly for the intervention Of authority We dry so
AM depore The evn "a leave : u your Wise is 40
vie d remedy. III {. gret degree The c0Ntr lbaud are
lot entirely 70 the mercy ana iaptiiy o. the uiiasl
pod part of our army excepting Oily tn limited urS
auction Of Captain cnmcnil Win csthad VITA
snccihc authouiy, q after or poi.ct them mol
list q. grievances On taes0 SOME wh0
bee paii by Individuals for coton Tor lfhsr 'aNs
been way ma by soldiers robbe ala y seNeil s.'ii
nred upon wcll robbie aad IN no clse thai We can
now recall, have Tie rludcrers Y ea ofouS.t 20 usee
The Aives ~ ssme have beNh i.oifsel bl 'aeFs ~
crafty their lrcutons t, and tr pso1 1ds murdered
ia ondoavorng todeend them and set, the getty parties.
though kaoRn not arrested. some who have wives
and families required e. work on the oracations or
70 unload gcvcument stores and ceise only taf meals
ai the public tab g, while her families, whateeF pofi
sim i intended iol them, are, rs natter o. fact lc In
helpless and starving condition Many q the contra
bands have been emu yed al received 10 numerous -
stances aud rrisatcs obly cfie money,
or nothing at am, Their ser, ICES.
One man vas esFloyed by Tue government a. anster,
and he died the ,eryce, the govcrumr@t idchtad
him nearly $50 leaving n orphan child, oigh; years old,
aud there i 10 AZ aren't pr vi.ioa made to draw The
money. ar Il car or ,he orphan child
he hospital here has become notorious for 9Th.
ne ,ect mortality brutal whippug that the con
bands have an hope o. kind treatment there
would almost u their graves 10 thus hospital
These prieyanc,s reported 10 ia b. persons In whom
have confidence, and Of which know be
true, but fow Of the many WRONGS o! VIII ch they
complain. For tho sake OF humanity, for ihs ke OF
Christianity, FOR tn good name OF army, for the
honor of couatry cannot something be dore pre-
this oppression, and TO stop its demoral2ing nu
upon tho soldiers themselves Some have sg ested
that the be aid before the Department Wash
ngon in the hope that they will clohe agent with
authority y register all the names Of the conrabands
who viii have benevolent regard for their we fire;
through whom all details OF fatigue and working PARTIES
shah be made through whom ratons ~ be drawn and
money paid aud who shall be empowered to organize
schools and 10 all needfu resula MS Tor The com
fort and improvement OF the condition OF tho contra.
bands shall he open at all times for
specon and who shall make stated reports to the Depart
'"''' Shss5 ShS5d 4 5dsTss 1ssali Committee
PURPOSES NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION REGARD TIE
NEGRO.
Soon after this document adopted, and ode
Tended, public sentiment began to change favoraby to
ward the coorcd people, and, upon the assignment OF
General Prentiss command this post the government
found military officer in him prompt and faithful to
its WILL Then Adjutant General Thomas came,
and before the assembled officers and convened in
Fort Curtis he forth the fixed purposes OF tho admin
sraton with reference to tho IegroTo take tho able
bodied soldiers to perform garrison and fatigue
duty and to distribute the rest undcr circumstances the
most favorable towards their support The officers
or tho First regiment Arkansas Volunteers A. D.-i.
Of African dcscent-were announced, and by tens by
ffties and by hundreds the rallied around them.
They dressed In uniform, they saved brave and
worn soldiers an immense amount OF fatigue labor and
the army here became unit in favor Of tho Adu
.ant Generals plan.
wheu the First colored regiment OF Arkansas
troops was ordered TO Lake Providence, La.
they left Of q large number OF wo.
men and children the hands Of the Superin-
tcndcn OF Contrabands be looked after and cared for
The officers Of the Second colored regiment ap.
pointed and have, up to the present tme about five
hundred mustered in their ranks Some Of the time
ns many thousand FIVE hundred and aty men,
men and children have been drawing ratons from the
commssary here, but by shipments to - Louis. Mo to
meet the labor there and other points,
Tho nuTbe has been reduced TO less than four hundred
-. s 81 iEg OF coSTRAaANpe AT HkLENA.
hn our a. lines a. Helena. or thus number three thou
sand hundred are solfsustainng Many OF tnem are
as S
they Oil the bill exactly and they could net well be dis
peused with As they accumulate wealth tnsy w lake .aRe
horo are making hundreds Of dollars per week Take
firm ~
than the native white population Of the South
PLANTATION SYSTEM
Tho commissioner 10 lease abandoned Plantations IN
Arkansas commenced his operations too late in the season
70 the most important results. The rebels and
gucras too have been lowering too near Helena, until
very recently, to make il altogether pleasant
work the farms deserted by their original owners And
South on the Mssi,s,ppi bank plan.asona have been
cascd and over twelve hundred acres cotton are now
growing handsomely F acres WIN Se feaTy % LOT hne aae
roo viii be banged and Brought to Heoa to be snned
baed and thrown into the market GIN
lug up for this purpose, ard bang material has already
been ordered for shipment
PLAN1EIS
There nre few white lcssecs Nne-tenihs OF them al
are coored men the profits Of their labor will be paid
into their own hands some OF them WIN MAKE one tnou
for their summers labor and they WIN richly earn H.
They tood carly and late working harder ana more
{ndustro,sy because hopefully than when they
were slaves William Anderson. OF Iowa, lessee OF Pillow
farm, captured, with his foreman and nine mules,
aud started the way TO Texas. The leader OF the
suorilas cooy remarked 10 MIR. Anderson that as he
have taste for growing cotton be would give
him an opportunity the hoe in the Lone Star state
Many and horses have been taken from lessees and
iaborcrs is true but s AZ the risk Of about three
thousand dollars the government will see rased on the
plan adopted, three hundred thousand dollars worth OF
The amount OF planted was very small for
fear that the roasting would be pucked by the tne
rant soldcry, loyal and dalova should the plan Of the
Adutant General with reference to abandoned planta
be prosecuted another year may be able to send
you much more graphic report. But 80 far. 50 good
MIR. y. Cadwalladcr's Despatch.
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