New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-21
BY A SURGEON.

For three months past have been scting as
Surgeon Of detachment Of the NH New-Xork Vciun.
eers guarding lie Government property and the con-
rabaul comps On o. Arlington Iiish's, opposite
Wellington.
The oontrgbanas in that vicinity number about one
thousand They AZ, yory eas kep, under t.: res.raiais
of marital lag ard york well under the dc. that their
pa5sr transition period viii ere long ed in iei own
sefc1ntrol
cangs OF working men and women 60 from plantation
T. Ianiatlon and from town TO town. - cultivate and
herses, crops grown on forfeited Rclclsol.
lie women 30 quito as much labor tho men. ard do
IL o. VEL, j. cutting up cora they seem 10 excel the
nen T1cy DO this work With lsrgc. sharp hoe, and
p;o.t-a.e an cr.lgc hiu 1t every blow.
Tie idea ih,t necessary 10 have vhito masters TO
plan and drcc, the ssu.work. think not well founded
The old slaves u tho inigon: class-and there are
many " thcm - each camp have yisited-know when
md how o. llew. ap'l to plant cultivate snd harvest
Thoy and not tho idle lofdly mester. are the p'frirs
They do w,l IL kinds OF wofk farmer usually cre.
cute. %, many other kinds FOR which he generally en-
piav, rncchaa!c. ! have often seen them Tske vel.
rere, tools Of Iron AID stcc' with IS much doH'eitiy
and sk ~ though they were white smiths instead q
b!ncr Most Of them have larger portions Of tie brain
used flr mechanical and knowedg acquiring purposes
tan ny chronological Investigations az tie north lad
led ne 60 bc,ic.c hoy possessed. Alllough knowing
tie Tredc~lr Irca Works q; Richmond were died w:il
II sort. OF wei Constructed machinery. made kcl, IN
repair arG evoked by slaves for tie reproduction o; al
kind. q mae ines both Tor The preservation and de-
sirr.cton o: human life the humber OF mech antics
among the conirsband, llr exceeded ny eSpcslaii"-
Almosi the or,I, wealth Of The s"n hes ben bslt Up
BY tho ,abor Of 'o,c ard female slaves nom tie potato
llil 10 such rlly mansions rs the Rebel lees. I'll,
slave made the country" end the slave "madc tie
town ard II zoe yirgnry nebbcr tire" Il IS The
81 Vat h's gl,cE a,; energy
They .rs peaecsilc and conict'si, wih hufi'h that
,lc Government vii deal justly with them end secure
TIE freedom they co,et and Lcserie Among III tho
men, women mi chilly Of those camps. COR the entire
tim, was With them heard bat quarrel and not
an caih In their religions worship thoyerc very de-
Won't aud fr,on, seeming 10 enter with the whole soul
into The spirit Of their hymns and prayers. Ono ~ tie
rraycrs hclrl ut tie burial Of litc Child IS almost
exactly in tao following words:
AN OLD, UsLElTEnED NEGRos rEAyEG Az A
FUNERAL.
M'cr Jesus jew Of Jews, IL. j. people Of De ole time
ae Jc weep 10y DO side ID de robcr w.i de sIinss 90
harp al broke Eg Ne 'ns de song Oh Dc broken heart as
dem people coaldnt do.
Hear Ming, in ae present tine OBJ our sorow fo9
Knows llif ''.ltf iioLtg No J'f' hph &C 'H .s
wander IA do dark Wilderness poor feeble broken portion
90 g. chien 90 Adm feeble ia body feeble In eei febe
la md and needs dc help CD d. sood might God on help
U.s. j you please homes for ives Got homes. nasse
Jca but a. shelter Oh DO oas IL do dsy c and DO got
night Help ns Tor good and do good %
Gods bic uilon people, dat wants people fec people,
yhAislnchbcr be do color.
Icsus Mfsscr you know, dc dee, rhuaticr CD orr
h.aTs-dat sickness nnors tha"n gym in IA u'
clip hui toto dom Tlacc 90 ladder Gnd Vty
ien dc cold ground Jesus TO IN rt III 10 dc "od % III
de people, where do soul lab no tpot, no color
Urra Doctor OBJ doctors, kiDg oh Ainss ana zoo or %
Ties Lrlp u. 20 be wr Hep ms TO De aDe 20 sht vie q"
n.of .os dc battle. dc Union Help rs to nsA i9' no
Ir fr liz r,uptr,-hlit FOX own homes nld our
own 49, ctilen All or c.dcns childen. tofrh on. God
ID bsttle de big wild do big balls sad do b D. .ua
L,ns onr ibr. and lafo q. mighty Jesus you Please
ia r-ht suar, double charge % sapc ai easis MsAS en-
90 tp IL var ard back 70 shoes end de- ied calf
nd al a. GOOD tngs oh de non-no more numbering brad
rt 90 IL noa sa.rsno more ragscd and harcioot-uo
r snd s,lers-no more iaders oh ya
DER ssin.--uo more IlraIci %, meiLest ni.scIs.'
.lu5gya, y. J., Sept. Z, i.'i A. NJ ChuLhINS.