New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-10
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csTu eyes the little green spot. Of Life that be pased b,
on the way with the sunlight resting upon them.
This C5ristDas Day has been, me, great revelation ~
Ao life Of those people What viii New Years k,S
That awi day when the froic over they uar.hasl
before master and oyeeer to be sold to be hired out to b.
given away be ordered back into the field The enhous
OF the workshop the whppngpos for
miemea1or OF the wsek growing out of exubeance Of AMI
MAJ LEE Of bad liquor. VIII they not then ejoissi
We shall see.
o. Christmas Doy saddened By the arrival Of ths
steamship Delaware in the morning. and the Star Of the South
in tie evening. bringing friends and msas.
have received letters and circuhrs from different pss
Of tie Free States asking for information regarding the oman
cipated slaves Of this region.
Are they willing work? DO they save eamingsf WhA
their habits az to profanity n.empsrance, chatyf De-
lhey desire GO north Do they desire 10 learnt How
many could read whel FIRST entering ow nes1 How many
now What ia their capacity to learn compared With Other
chdren7 To VIVA. they reisiou,y developed
Are they doce subordinate SCI Are they revsogs,uli
Would hey cut ns MASTERS thostsr and like questions
sere pTopounded
Oh fends what questions you ask. IL you should seaA
to M Greeley Dr. Cheever Henry Ward Beechcr 10 dive
Won snswer. TO the same questions about the character s,l
conditions Of the poor and ignorant of NewYork City, wh
do you think tie< would tell yoe!
There sre about 1900 of these newiyfreed men In tbs
Immediate Department. Some are willing to work-soms
nsgu freedom be only rest from toll Most OF rs led
tbs. they do better than could be expected Some arc very
ndnstrous
few are very saving, May Ike chdren-spsud n
you give aud very unwi.ey much like other people 0sa
They do no, desire to 20 north not one 10 hundred
have found one.l
Give them half chsnce here ind every one Will tness
near IN. home of his her birth have met them on
Po,, ROYAL st. Holsns. Hilton Head Anelis and It, 81
oors I,snd them by Thousands ana seen snen
by hundreds on the plantations, on the srees ON the
whereas, on tho steamers their homes and In their row
-, ;a.a 4, almost every possible condition, and hsw
a q, hear ,le first oath They make exclima,ions such -
Jr,u.r or Ny God" more ia tones OF duplication end
cv-renco than IN that OF profanity No inemperance u
lowed aud amid all have not Que cooed drunken mAA
hs. nsdo me blush Humanity What they m'sh' do win
freedom cannot say. Probably some as White ohioefs a.
which would be bad enough Soldiers and negroes are not a.
lowed tho luxury OF intemperance Nine-teuths OF The
declare their sptl.ude for leaning equal to ths
any white children Of uucultivaed psrents When hrss
bex came within our lines It doubtful whether one h
cv fame ,ay not one IA hundred) could read. Whsns
there .. been three months steady schooling nearly all knew
their alphabet Many spell out words and 70" can fsaA
e Still within six week. there have been but Veryfsv
schools out Of the city, and the supply NOT onequsR
.ql to the demand now.
They are the most part doeie subordins AID
They 10. qics Slavery has msds them slow. subtA
w.caD jealous They speak fis Often because they lave
lad th oush lie to dodge blows and eeusas HABITS Of yes
easily broken. They no. rsve7seul bat tab os
old and mi.tre', with words Of affection in moot 70
stances but start with ssrm at the mere meation Of tss6
ever coGing back to claim ,heul.
Some are shTewd, make money Ia many ways, .odta
vonuy almost oln.l to Yankee.
The poultry hss sways been ACKNOWLEDGED their eg.imss
right, and all the egs and chicken money was theirs twA
good mssrs Soldiers aud sunboa men rsusscked our Id
and tpa for poultry for Christmas. and though thess
seemed 10 be chickens ducks ard turkeys enough the
would sell Evs suPsTn,eadenis could not for love
or noaey at Chri.tmas chick "Ess is worth hy cents
dczsn s.a Csat spare 'em now, Sir; wants 'em re
breed" 1hoy have learned this branch ~eii-whl eeFs
others in time.
They are ell emo,opaIy religious all their songs as
Ie;ous They look TO God an TO Jesas in eli their tnsA
Thank God' every time they meet you met an ~
woman to-day who Rad heard Of the Rebel victory =
% slaughter of gallant soldsrss
VIVA, matter aid she. rolling her eyes to Heaven wuus
do good Ihissn Gods and hel make EN- rshs
neIt time
A. to chastity our only wonder is. tina: they have my.
Bot they are scsing-a large proportion true ssA
good Yc all ,re net.
As 10 how they would compare with poor whites l 80
onl, soy that in much they would be supcriorin much b.
But comparison be made between tho cen
d,on Of freedmen aud slaysswhise and blsck. The
after robbed every hl hated aud dsspsed for the eos
Il h. skip aud by his friends avoided and summed
though may have W.T. honesty Industry piey and vtstoa
Nothing gives him hope; white men under seo
conditions, such thing could be. would on, Of he
hey ordeal much lower in aud morals than hsss
children ofeppression.
Do they steal Some OF them steal IN detail whns u
around them white stealing by wholesale. DinaA
decsr.s she neber your hankrcher andTooy grows
dn.nt Tie impusion that he took old boots ~hss
M susp il SNUG cling whisky into bis suffers STALL sDd Moo
;. 'zsum 10 chea'ios the Government rs,ionA
Sue takes your neckibbop snd her mie's the ofhcss
wife has six hundred dollar piano smussed on besrd
steamer bound North aud says nsornsy Who eso' fss
the Government"
Anortsn weeks Of close observation OF the CO
and habits of these people come to the concia'iss
that they intensely hunsu aud that they need only ne
sas aud eusidianshp tina. other persons equally ignofsns
would rom those above in cG,uIs sad wealth.
following always for the prejudice. Of society," to take their
places in the community to maAo them ste to wsin'ss
the iFfrcedom and themselves.
the Of the experiment. Is called little eaa
b. said one year no, time enough to eide. With snJ
preeistn. such uomentous question Especially ouch
year OF prejudice. confusion ard devastation. Yes
enough hss been done make those who truly In oarns
in this work. wing 90 fcwHrd sskng ouly that whsa
these lands shall under the hammer OF the suoionees IN
February they may pass Into the hands OF specas
tors and Rebel egeD Then viii be the fer the freed
friends. in whatever capacity they may ast BY what
ever they may call themselves to do tho great worn 70
hitherto oppressed people Let them buy these Island
buy them for OF tho colored ard them
s to enjoy their old home' and to tiithe old SOIL
under the supcrnen1ence Of wechosen SCENTS sDch the
Ali Association may select and with the patr-
age of Government all viii e. WELL and the OF The
. e, al uecd not be losers.
Fail to DO tbs. and spectators will grind the people ard Al
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