New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-21
Our statistical table for tho month OF July foos up "a

follows:
AT Camp Sprinedsl- we have............l2 women
At Camp Springdale we hsve.............llJg girls.
AtCsmp Teld We hsve................... " men
A. Camp Todd We have.................. :. women.
At Camp Todd We hsve.................. % boys
At CsInp Todd We have .................. 81 siIs
Mt. Total K. t,oa, ;y;.'.'.''.'.....''.'s
OF this number A. were five years old under, 10 Of
She number were year old or under Three only were
principal diseases we're as follows;
died Of M-a.es.
Died Of Whoopins COHsh.................."..s
Died OF Scarlet Fever. 49,"
and tho remainder is divided between dropsy' pneu
nonia worm fever cholera iniantum &c.
HEALTHY LOCATION or CAMP sPRrSGDALE.
Here II may be proper to remark that the amount Of
mortality has reached in these camps snyilig
Ike the per centage il did at =. Duff Green's Row or
the Contraband Camp at Camp Barker Washington.
The rste Of mortality reached high as hive % day
for month at Camp Barker and on an average Of
4. perday ftora June 1868 TO the following April No
doubt can be reasonably entertained as 10 the superior
advantages OF camp on this side OF the IiNer over
those established In Washington or Alexandria Plan
tation life Ia the element in which these people have
been used to living Remove them from their naive
element and they scken and die. Bot here permit me
80 refer 10 the object To be socnred by placing these
freedmen on these farms south Of the Potomac.
FREEDMEN To BE sELF-RElIANI.
The teaching Of this people far back Slavery has
for all they receive The master clothed fed, planned
and thought for his slave until IL was 80 thoroughly III
wrought into his being that II became second nature
with the blacks suppose that they could not feed
plan and thk for themselves Thus, the work Of edu
cation with this class is be- fst 70 diSest them OF
the views Of the teachings {" the peculiar IN
sttution The people must he taught sslreonce before
they can take their places IN society They must be
made TO understand that they are under obligation to
aupport themselves and families and that they have no
YiSh To demand able bodied white people or black
people furnish them either suseiGnce, sheNer or
clothing.
camps expect their ratons and shelter az
q matter Of course without cost OF trouble to them
selves nor was this al for at the same time that the
Government furnishing rations and shelter 70
these people the North sending in boxes ana bur
res without number supplying them with ci9ihibe
This was going on while the husband and the father
were receiving SIS per month from the ua
Deparment and be to visit his family at least as
eften as each Saturd4! night and ten Make ms
Oiers received a. a cord for odchoIpng and made
the same arrangements about quar'erug 10Y two days
OF their families and living of Goyernment raiions
Now il cannot but be perfectly obvlous TO the most
casual observer that sIch state o. thugs was not cal
eulated TO lead these people 10 take care OF themselves
Now ne discipline Of hese camps ana their hnchhs'
Is far different In the hst pace We 90 hot strt upon
the principle that the Government owes any man Nv
ing But the Government TO relieve ltsei OF an hcress
ing burden OF supporting class OF psupers; which
might. properly trained earn portion OF Their Nv
Ing has established these farms and put these people on
,then till the ground and thus do something toward
iher swn support Now tins scheme. which hns been
90 successfully inangurated by Yourself is III, soAerHe
which meets the difficulty in the night place
DEBTOR AND CREDIT FREEDMEN PAID FOR THLiR
o. LABOR.
You have ordered that debit and credit account be
Kent with each head Of famy-ihat the Government
pay the laborer fair compensation Tor h services ad
fLen charge him with all he receives. Now i would
suggest that the compensation be limited 70 go per
month for able bodied and - per month ioi able
bodied women and the prce OF clidfcn " pe
by the amount Of service they Can render In the same
HOUSES AND FURNITURE.
Now the people under this course o. lrea'ent ~ouo
z, aida fcgff % ftl ii
In food with shelter clothing aud oil o. the comforts o
life Let then houses be erected OF UNIFORM r!ie
where each family can have sJneehI fu. " 49, and
houses he Furnished with hedsteads chars ladies auu
mol articles OF heavy furniture. and then et cor
responding tariff be placed upon the Ebee sueehI 70
coveral the depreciation ofhouse ana IN ~
great and glorious sucossi WHO will say that such
Plan is not both economical and se Who VIII assert
hat the Government will be the loser by TIE adoption
OF plan Ike this Who will say that plan Ike tbs
i adopted and efficiently carried out VIII not efeeuay
stop the mouth Of gainsayers IN answer 70 the q'o
syhai nil become Of The frsdrleH p II We adopt THIS
Ylan who viii say that this class VIII burden either our
aims houses or prisons 80 -,
al b.ep admirably carried out by Cob Green. large
number of workmen are now completing the buildings
ard Substantial furniture is being sent u TIE eedahs
TIE PARNs-cRoPs.
Tho farms all look well Our principal crops consist
OF corn buck wheat potatoes and beas Dsslu tleat
yariety in a vegetable garden Our garden DeRis 70
be available in suppl ng the sick and wounded soiaei
ip oof hospitals We are glad to contribute even ID
a humble way 10 meet the expense oi Ills war
OUR GUARD.
Wa consider ourselves exceedingly fortunate ID the
seccfion Won have made for IN guard Tor our need-
mons camp Capt. Perry VI the Nth y. u Nois mas
Neon ordered 10 report here with detachment 0f Two
Economics the command consisting Of one captain be-
sde RE and two trst heuenants and ."
eecond ueutenants am happy u say that true sol.
SIc, ke hearing nas uniformly Characterized the officers
of tlis command In their respective commands ana III
thcr dut;es In the contraband cainps We feel quite
secure since the guard have been Oh du'y here
HEALTH.
We have already, at length, spoken OF ,ho cause Vi
disease and the ueture OF our ocniion cannon see
y there should be any permanent local cause pFelud.
r Il to health We have good water and pure an ~
k.rinCdale There has been an arrangement ehtcieu
a. by which u commodious hospital ~ apour 10 We
or, red and to be placed under the charge OF y. ID.
". ster, NJ d.. who has been zea0nsiy ana rhIiiuiy
1rs eating his profession for the last Two months
conclusion when your plan shah he Thoroughly es
<a ed aud the different trades Of tailoring basket
i ;ig shoe making and broom. making be properly
IGcarated. then we may hope success snch ~
many Kindred colonies have experienced In France
Holland and Brazil
IN the Winter No can employ mel In cutting
-~overumrut wood Which v II be far ensef accom-
hed BIZ tsc families living this side than IN Wash
on All things considered the whole project in on'
yr have reas0n - regard with prde and hopeful
'1' an Of which is re.pce by Submitted,
A"" d. Il. NICHOLS Supt Of Freedmen.
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