Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-17
RUTLAND HERALD.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1864.


the Nas,ona, rreedmen's Relief Associa-
ton. Is LOW vn you. trough this state
z, behalf Of u association he repre-
sens. He arrived in Rutland last week,
and comm nres here his work of beney-
olence. W. trust he will receive that
considerable Aal c. peration when
the Importance Vi tAe work he Is en-
gagged in demands. 1t is hardly neces-
aary to remind our readers that thou
sands and tens OF thousands ofmen, wo-
men and children are brought within
our military lines by the progress OF our
armies; that while the able-bodied OF
these freed people become self-support-
ing as fast as they can find work or
work can be found for them, yet multi
tudes are in temporary need of assist
ance to prevent them from famishing.-
The winter now at hand will vastly in
crease their suffering, and they have
claim upon our charity to which no one
should turn deaf ear.
The National Freedmen's Relief Asso-
citation is organized for the purpose of
supplying as far as possible, through
voluntary northern aid, the necessities
of this large and increasing number Of
helpless people, during their transition
from bondage to freedom. Its object is
to supply them with clothing, teachers
and books.
The immediate and pressing want
now is for clothing for the winter. Rev.
Mr.. Stone is DESTROYS of receiving con-
tributiens Of money, and also of material
for clothing, or second hand clothes for
men, women and children.
Mr.. S. brings abundantly satisfactory
credentials of his employment by the
Association mentioned, and we are con-
Adent that no one who will stop to re-
feet moment upon the subject will
send him away empty handed.
To present the matter more fully to
our readers, we extract the following
from The Freedmen's Advocate" of Oc-
tober last. 1t SAYS:
"We have before us several reports of
the various superintendent of freed
mems affairs, embracing the depart
ments of the Mississippi, of Louisiana,
OF North and South Carolina, and of por-
tions of Virginia under Government con-
troll These reports are all highly cred
liable to the agents employed by the
Government
In some districts the freedmen are re-
ported Nas largely selfsupporting; this,
Is true OF some polHts on the Mississippi
and generally in Louisiana. In North
and South Carolina very large number
sSse self-sustaining, so is it in a large de-
gre III that portion of Gen. Buffers de-
pars nent, lying in Virginia. In Alex
anor A. Va, only twenty five families
are reRorted as receiving aid from Gov
ernmeHM yet, Notwithstanding this ia
vorapleXAiew, there IS great suffering. There
are CONSTANT accessions to the numbers
who are p need OF all the aid the various
freedmen and other associations of the
North ca kive.
In fac Vthere is not a Government
'agentengNged in this work who does
vt frankly acknowledge that these re-
ults, u edu cation and in home com
Gt' oWd mover have been secured had
Tfyee EN- foif the abundant clothing,
a., 8, booksV, and the various appa-
needed flor schools, supplied by
8 Sestian hands, through the voluntary
'oociatiOns of the North. These super
wndents are urging us not to cease
a8T efforts, as they have each, within
leir districts, thou sands yet dependent
Or clothing to cover their nakedness,
md teachers to impaNrt instruction. Of
the 20, 900, and over, lin the department
Of Gen. Butler, there are this day over
2,600 women and children, who are in
need Of clothing to keep them from per-
ishing this winter. Ouir Association is
strongly appealed to by Col j. Eaton,
Jr., Iof Vicksburg, Superintendent of ne
gro affairs; by agents In, Florida; by
Gen. Saxton, of South Carolina by Rev.
H. James, of Newbern; by Capt. O.
Brown, of Norfolk, and others, to send
them supplies in clothing. Ofteachers,
over one hundred will soon bio commits
stoned and sent, many Of them are al
ready on the way.
While great and good results have al
ready been accomplished, vast amount
of suffering is yet to be relieved. We
refer the reader to the touching appeal
of Chaplain Fisher, of Lawrence, Kan
sas TO the letter of Mrs. S. P. Freeman,
Of Roanoke Island and to other articles
In this number of the Advocate.
Let our friends also remember that
the recent movements of our armies fu
Georgia and in Virginia are constantly
bringing within our lines multitudes of
furnishing and disconsolate freedmen,
women ard children, who will, as soon
as the pinching cold increases, send up
their feeble cry for aid. This is no time
to relax our efforts the warm summer
we ler has given brief respite from.
SUI ing, let not the winter find us un.
pr red to aid the Government in their
plans for the comfort and instruction of
that patient race, passing through the
fiery trials of civil war to the enjoyment
Of the precious boon o. freedom, and Of
a h'rher and - g. IA civiliZa-
ton.
From the Capital.