Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-04
The Freedmen.
MEMrHIs, TENN., Oct. %. 1s6-

EDITOR LEADER:-
) There are about fifteen thousand coloroi
people residing in this city, most of VIII m
we're slaves at the breaking out of the ~
bellion. They are orderly, enssrprising,
and with few exceptions, self-supporting.
Missionaries and teachers sent from the
North, have established schools among
them, severalof which have been entirely
sustained by the tuition collected from
parents and guardians. The colored schools
in cities and in the camps have recently,
by an order from the War Department,
been placed under the charge of Colonel
Eaton, General Superintendent ofthe freed
men. His circular, setting forth general
regulations, provides that all who are
able, shall pay tuition monthly, the maxi
mum being 81 ,26, and the minimum TWEEN
ty-fve cents for each pupil. The children
OfthOse unable to pay anything are sent
free.
Twelve schools go into operation under
the new plan on Monday next, and four
more will be started as soon as rooms
can be provided. The teachers heretofore
in the schools are continued, and the
Northern societies sending them make up
any deficiency in salaries not met by tu-
ition fees. This plan, under our general
supervision, combines the charity of North
ern friends, with the efforts of the cOlored
people, in way to make both most effee
tive in this noble educational work, and
promises great good for these people The
citizens of Mem phis, who are for the most
part dislOyal at heart, at first opposed the
Colored schools. 1t was enough for them
TO loose their slaves, and little too much,
to have these same ex-slaves educated in
their midst, and qualified to think and act
| for themselves The military understands
this sign of disloyalty, and gives it no
| chance for any demonstration.
There are two FIeedmen's Camps, two
and a half miles out of the city, known as
Holly Springs, and President Island. the
| frst situated on the east bank of the Mis- =
sissippi, and the second on President Is
land, opposite, containing at present 1000
and 900 each. There are three schools
and enc missionary at each camp, the mis-
sionaries and teachers being from, and sus-
tanned by, the United Presbyterians of
Ohio.
Miss Eliza Mitchell from Oberlin, under
the aus pices of the Cincinnati Aid Society,
is doing a noble work at the camp on the
Island, in sustaining an industrial
school and orphan asylum. Her build
/ ings are of thoi very rudest kind.
She has about twenty women and girls
engaged mostly in learning to sew (she could
have fine hundred, but for want of build
| iUgs, materials to work upon, and assistant
I ! hTff flrara
many of them sick. and all very destitute.
| Miss Mitchell needs for these children
| dresses, under garments, straw ticks, COM
| forts, shirts, pillows, and Tor the sick, dried
/ fruits, pickl. 8, onions, &c. At this season
the Superintendents of Camps report to
/ Colonel Eaton the clothing required for the
winter for those now in Campo. As the
cold weather approaches, the numbers will
be greatly increased by the arrivals from
the rebel lines and the coming into Camps
for winter quarters against the raiders, o.
those employed in summer on the planta-
tions. The report for Camp Holly Springs
containing 1000, Is as follows: Number O.
/ garments required, chemise 1890, skirts T9S
dresses II43, hose 1905, shoes 1850, shirts
$40, vests 20, coats 1SO, pants lSO
CAMP AT NAToHKz.
/ Chemise, 25OO; skirts, 1900; dresses
1890; hose, $500; hats, 900; shoes, 1000
shirts, 90Oj vests, 500; coats, 500; pants
500.
These reports illustrate the wants in othel
Camps, and show to the friends Of Freed
men at the North, the amount, and kinds
of supplies needed to meet .hese wants
and save the lives of these people. vii
not each man and woman feel that this cal
of God points to him and to her, and says
GAS you would that others should do Uut'
you, 80 do you unto them" And will mo-
the ladies in every town, church and
school district, set to work and make NJ