Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-02-12
OLD SERIES
Ths Fresanaa's Settlement at Airing
ton.

ton.
l. A Freedmaas Village Of four-
teen dwsuings. aad a ehsrch. a hospital.
and home for the aged and infrrn. -ifh
streets regularly laid oct and named. and
para planted IN the centre. T.e dwell
Iags. t~O-stOr'ed. are e0astructsd ia group.
oi hour under each roof. sach having two
rOosns Psrleetly lighted Asd ventilated.
each sts nee cooking stove. each its yard.
and each access to = we'll The seeding
ola city vas bailt an sixty DAYS. The
school wall aocomnOdAte COO pupils. The
hospital. divided into separate wards Sor
~osnea and men. has room for I59 beds.
N0s one, thu- i.r. has been -pEv.a. Tie
frecdrBen have been too happy and two
busy 70 g~s sick. The Hons viii shelter
in6rua. and IN separate family group. Il
needed
IL There will be seen workshops-
elseks'nishs. -heel~right-. carpenters. tail
ors and shOenakers. White cutter.. from
Ne~ York clothing establishneuts. cut cut
clothing. Uadcr the instruction Of skilled
'e'n'tr~sses. women recently fugisives from
field slavery make this up With the needle,
and learn the use Of sewing machines.
III. There rili be seen IN school IS5
girls and boys. learning surprisingly fat
the rudInen;s Of the New England common
school education; and there can bs heard \
ehoir Of IS5. byuiAiHg wafts' noble soag-.
or the songs of freedom. with path0s that
starts the tears
~. There will De seen the groundwork
preparation tor the reception Of one kaa-
drrd And twcnty- ave houses. with their in
inmates, soon 20 travel 70 Arlington from
three oOntrabsad camps yet remaining on
the north sssc % the Potomac. Niasiy
Gays ~ il see tins double and economical
snigraiion complete.
V There viii be seen IN part tie clear
ing of vide tracts Of land. tangled With
undeFbEush evergroEing ancient stGnps.
and tie sp-iuging Of winter wheat upon
heavily nanured fields. recently stamped by
cavalry and Paraded over by Infantry.
There are now siN abandoned farms worked
under this plan. The farthest IN Ave
cultivation Of each -ilI be as thorough a.
that Of Arlington j. designed 10 be.
VI There will be seen the evidence
that although this colony was planted long
after the farming Of Is G3 ~as commenced.
~As on is start empty handed and wholly
Uniformed. It sustained iiself tie 6rst year.
and hsd money in bank az the first season
Two hundred tons Of hay. worth $50 ton:
one bandrvd and nine;y e;y-0ne tons Of corn
fodder. worth so a iOn vast quABtisy Of
potatoes and other vegetables (distributed
among the hospitals of tins department
and a crop of leans and bsckwheat we're
made and secured. II guerri.ias had not
BEEN permitted 70 drive IN the laborers from
the outer farnl.. this harvest uoald have
been doubiei
VII. There 49, 5e sesn a Eind aBd
frm administration a government Aad an
dustry They Who vii not work must 70
bsyond osr lines. TAs village and tie
farms beisg designed only for tie trsinrng
ol fugitive slaves INTO skilled and self
Supporting laborers. bat siO a month are
paid - them ia addition 20 their raiions
and quarters. Tie Inducements Of seE-in-
iercsi stimulates o. 49, speedy qaAli6cAtioa
Tor outside eupioyment. 50 room l. con
siantly made for newcomer on the fAra
aad the new ignorant ia The school.
NiII. There vill Ls sea lie frsits Of
The assessment % - a moa,h levied on
tie wages Of the colored iesmstsrs snd
aborer-. IN fha hi.h'f-piiI en,p.o, H.sHt VI
g. s,ssra.-...i. .,.i ,ts rigidiy economical
Application. Negro cloth bought v an %
in Nsv 4 ORR a. CURES -hich scarcciy leaves
q p ro6f to the nlanuiscturer. - nIade % On
tlc iarrn. in entire suits. a. a cost of $50
the s1t. The bcst Of shoos. ~ the largest
runlbsrs. ar iss1cl ~ the men az sl.OO
sho par. No contractors can possibly Ces
iLs privilege of supplying these freed
men vlth stores az lns description Ibe
qlarte-msser vh7 ghfhrrc a them under
his r,-e. himself a. espsrienocd merchant.
,eus 3D. Nsu Nork market snd paws
L.t tbs ulanutsetarcr's % importers profit.
aaI fhat sn cxcecding'y snail one Tie
store paws '-naii profit a. per cent? 20
ths ford. ohsreed upon good' snd sold %
oiber oontraoands anl 10 White la53rcrs.
The fund nos has D. its credit. IN ban
aboat 60 90. Tbc a. q month assess
neut Yields o. ihe enterprise. from ne
Department q Washington alone. $3.50
a month. The pecuniary success u th
srheme j. assursd.
N. There viii be seen ths evidcace G