Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-23


Thc TFIbEAs learns fToa an eyewitness that
ihs 6rst ThuTs1-y in the present month Of De-
eember va day of great iEteres! as the nav
"FreedmEn's vilisge, on G,sea nights, Rear Ar
liagten, Va" Colonization in Hsyti having
proved a failure, and negroes being needed to
build the Pacific railroad and garrison SeatherR
towas, the patsEnal Gsvernmsat Of Lincoln il
now trying the experiment Of s0isniEiDg frss
negroes IN the District Of Columbia, go ssesT-
/ tain whether hey sAz become sslEsaPPoTsiae
eitiz -" "EoT this purpose" sontinues the
| Z, cans "they selected the extensive estate sf
Gen. Lee at Arlington, Sc that while this rebel
general is hghtiHg for secession and slavery
lis sne fam will stil be carried on By bis fer
susr slaves, now frse from the fortunes Of war,
and working for themselves, for tho frRt time
Ia their lives" A village containing several
csmfortAbIs hsuses, wIIh its StssteR street,
Ssheel street, WadsWoTth row, Lincoln park,
ETC. has been laid out under the dnectieR OF
Col. Greene, chief quAIternssBtsr Of tho depart
uszt." From this showing, there must be
mora streets than thoIs are hoHsss--a semnon
lang in Yanksedom, where we may see Eicaly
paved streets, with curb stones aud gas lamps,
running isr into the country, and ell ready fer
houses, which the spesuators IN the municipal
councils ere ready 70 build WheR the proper
sinns cOmes.
Another marked feature Of Yankee tewns and
VILLAGES is the inoTdinSte number and EiEo Of
The pablis buildings. KnaividuslS have barns
6vs times as Dig as their dwelling houses, and
A tcsR Of fvo thou1a1d inhabitants viii ere a
| town hall fnar than the capitol Of Richmond, 8
/ fsmals seminary as large as WsfNisk and
/ Bsrksdsls's mills, shee-peg ise.sry that runs
l cut Of sight, snd a wassT-eare establishment
! tbak will hold a thousand unelOaniy patients.
/ Accordingly We 6ad st g FreeduRR's Village,
/ Virginia." near ATlIEgten, spacious school.
1 Aarse snd ehapel, and homo fer the aged sns
! iisarn--ihe lattsT erected By tho American Tract
! soeisty. Hers is smpls pIsvisi9a tsr nss'uct.en
/ in tho Ancient LsagERges, Bsseher's GssPel OF
Blood, Wenen's ghts, UnitsTianis1, & estrs-
Biology, and the Natural Philosophy OF Cod
ssb s1d Rssdymsds Clothing. Also, timely
| preparation for sgsd paBpsTs, who never would
/ kavs been paupeTs if taey had been leit to tho
asrs Of sheir masters. We see, in the future,
voupz nagFe gentleman and ladies haTrying to
schsei with satches iail Of Anthems Classics,
! vblle their paTezts are pdrishing IN the poor
house for want Of their accustomed bacon and
cabBsge.
The dedication Of the village tsek plaeO in
the chapel Geas. HeiAtzelnas, Anger and
AbsreFsmbie were present Ar. z. Kemp, oi
the tract society, presided. We are net told to
whom or what the village was ssdicatsd-
whether to the Almighty, to The Bewly-ersssed
Statue Of Freedom, to Greeley, or to the Gsni AZ
Of Starvation. A 8 atsneDt was made BY Mr..
kishels, the GoFsrDmsnt superintendent OF coz
tEabAnds. Very sles1snt addresses were made
By Ar. Chittendsn sf The treasury, Hon. hr.
Bnggs, AsioT Ben PeEley PsoTe, and Hen. Nr.
Gaech The singing was beautifully per-
formed by Choir Of thirty eslorod children
from the soeiety's school II Camp Barker, who
were enthusiastically sFPlsadsd BY the aadi-
ence."
Why wes Arlington selected f0T this daIk and
ederilsTeus experiment, to ascertain whsthel
negroes can become Seii-saPpOTing eilia9ns
with houses baiit for them, and Government
auueriBtendens Of conlr&bands 10 watch ovei
| them. and turn an occasional roguish penny GU
Of tbs poor snplstons, IN addition to his salary
Bsexrss 1t iast quits thsso peePe," who dfcC
AZ lo.le range Upon the women and children 4
Fysasricksbarg, to insult and iBjore gentlemen
Seallions elevated 10 Pswer, they seligat &
srcnt their sapsIioFs. Il is the joy OF the slsv
gsrpei tyIant Iasplt Eeei Thay eaa sDl.
sxciss his contampsusus pity. bis 6Hs sstat
* torn 20 pieees By huge fcrndcAtious an
tarpsd into 6 negro village. he IS Roer Ia werd
/, " wealth; bus be Is Fich in benoTs and glor,
chieh time can nessr dam. Hs Is beloved, albei
~ poaaIaiioa OF Z chmgnd sFe slow to disp.A'
their iseling IN that which speaks louder tsa
WoFds.--RsekssSAd HhiR