Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-20

Just tbs most important topic Of cdnverBatior In
the country as well as In the city of New Orleans ia
the late order of Gen. Banks providing for the sduca
tIon Of negro children and the Furnishing Of library
for adults. This order imposes tax on every owner
of real personal property, residing IN each school
district for the support Of the schools one year and
it also provides FOR library be furnished At cost
OF dollars and half for each adult negro in the
district whore such adult may happen TO reside. A
letter 10 the New York Express, from the Crescent
City, says:
When this educational order was published made
inquiries and ascertsined that across the river view
almost OF Gen 1nks headquarters are full two thou
sand children who have net had the bsnes Of schools
for year The parents of the children too poor
send them TO pay school, and hus the rising genera
lion Of that quarter of he world least rapidly
acquiring habits Of Vagrancy and vice painful 70 think
have learned that the school tax has always zen
levied with s greatest Dunctuaity but the funds have
ali been absorbed in the support provost marshas and
otAer government ofneiaa And now these people who
see their children growing up without the benefits Of
education, find themselves compelled support schools
fer he benefit Of set Of Idle, vicious vzgrsnts now
crowded in sheir midst.
This state of things viii be severely felt bynum-
bers OF people who own very small places which W ere
once cultivated by few negroes, and upon which they
managed to livs very comfortably When ths ne
grOes Of these little acss left were forced AWAY
the owners perfectly heIpless especially Al 10 al
most every instance al movable property and stock
was carried oil BY the deesElping crowd Thess peO.
pie, thus stripped, have been able to do more
than make bare support for thsir families ass 81 cd
greatly, il many czsss By their more fortunate neigh
bors. wao hzpPened 20 have bank account
havs now the records of hunirad families In
thee dhe snt psrshss, who were in easy creum-
stances, aud who live their desolated Httls
farms, without ferniturs In their houses and not 30
much Of animal life around them as one chicken Thew
manage 70 sn1sst ey eulYating few vegetables and
through the llbesly Of those fortunate than them
selves These people will be called upon to support
schools and libraries for negroes who are emplovsd on
ags c0nhscated plsns lions under Govern snt protec-
X { han Al
Banks order regulating free negro labor wss first pub.
ished there suuiversa stampede towards the city
and various towns for the negroes were determined
to bld themselves 70 one person fOr a years service
They forced Dack plantations worked bv thu
agents OF tho Government aud kept to their work
BY tns strong arm OF the military but other plan
tations worked By men on their hook the deser-
tlons went at tremendous rate. In a majority OF
instances the children left behind to be educated
according to Gen. Banks orderz
The women 10 the city to enter upon lives Of
vice crowded togstaer by the dozens into single rooms
without regard to sex, and the come % perfect
themselves IN the art OF stsding sad houssorsakng
General Reynolds, who tskes command Of ths defense
Of New Orleans In tae absence Of Cen Banks has is
sued very string Mt order In gard TO vsgrant
but these regulstoas however bsneheent
forced
This move of Gen. Banks is no doubt intended 70
proptiste the radea of the North with view to the
coming presidential contest.
The snrest indication Of the presence Of the Confede
rates in any quarter Is the stampede Of the negroes
from plantations, particularly government ones, By
the numbers of tbsae peopls hocking to the cty
the Conedofaisa must De pretty actively work In the
LsfosFehs country, and quite large number Is said to
have nsde flying call planters this side OF
Bervcks Bag. They have also appeared In Sufficient
strength to do their work the lett bank OF the river
between DOnsldsonville and New Orleans.
They make clean sweep Of everything and are par.
ticuiary partial to mules and other I've stock especial
ly il found Plantations ieessd to Northern men A
correspondent Of the Tribune from this department was
working very ne plantation, amply Stocked and sup
piled with all the requisites for turning out immense
fortune but In few short hours he e as dssolate
and bare its former owner for ls be visited
with few chosen graybReks, and the least srti
Gle of value escaped their avengi1g bands The name
OF the unfortunate correspondent Is Nathaniel Page.