New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-12

negroes do II from no motives either Of loyalty hu
uani,y The desire OF gajn alone prompts them. aud
they care little whether they make it ou Of those they
employ or from the soil There of course exeepions
but am informed hat the majority o. the lesoes we're
only adscntgrers camp followers, army sharks, as
they are termed who have turned aside nom what
hey consider their legitimate prey. Tie poor soldier 20
gather the rohes cf the land which bis proves las isG
open 10 them feel that the fathers and brother, and
friends Of these brave should have an opportunity
10 reup under more equitable system for the hDcr'
tho reward 81 tho months OF toll and exposure it has
cost to open this country to the institutions o. freedom
and eonpepspted labor. If these pantoons we're r.
CURED be undivided into parcels tracts 70 suit the
views and means OF our Western say in farms ot
from l0O to 200 acres thousands would hoc to Tie
South 20 lease them, especially when II il known that
one acre Of ground there cultivated in COTTON wcld
yield in dollars ten times much a. home. Besides.
this subdivision would attract loyal population yho
would protect the cornTy against any guerrilla bards
that might mics. It."
"Iessees are row allowed to lease ~ mary pllnts-
lions their oupdty may lead them to grasp. vas
informed that two parties bal osch leased fouI plan.a-
ons and smother five No party should he permit
ted 10 lease over one. Leocs o. more ha1 one ponte
ton are unable give their personal supervision. and
SO employ tho old or~rseers whom the former masters
had cmployed Whistler these men ever 10 brought
- regard ss ;resmen those whom they had always
known ard treated ss slaves Is very doubtlh Besides
wonid nan Of any humanity b. likely TO employ these
men, Who have hln.ed the slave siA blood hounds, and
driven BIN 10 biz work with the lssh'
II was informed BY one essee that pdrei are trying
TO form combination BY which few men would mo-
ropoi1e many plantations TAis Should not ne per
miited. II is very important 70 the welfare " the
freedmen to have the plaDtatons in as many differ
On; hands az possible II theIe ore benefits TO DO de-
rived from the leasing OF these lands let them be d
fused among the soldiers relatives and friends and the
friends Of the freedmen as much a. possible
"One OF ho provisions Of The present lease ystem IS
that articles OF closhng &C., should be furnished by
the lessee to those IN his employ cost. From the te
tlmony of number ofpesons most ofthe lessees have
aod to provide such articles. until recently and then
onlyat e1orbitant prices. shoes which could be
purchased In ST. Louis at 81 pair sold at - so, and
csicoes which would cost zoe. 70 24a sold 1t 75e per
yard. Such eStcrtion shoud be prevented By seEero
penalties.
The freedmen slold BE- allowed 10 BECOME lessees
OF As much snd they show their ability 20 stock
ara tako care o. Gen. ThomSs in his report oftbe 18Th
Of October shows that there itesn ceiored les
sees who had made from four up to one hundred and
fifty bales Of cotton. visited quite number Of freed
men who were engaged in planting cotton their own
account"
A Est Of them il given. and VI. Yea.uan rc marks:
Prom the aboyo one can readily that coercion Is
not essential 10 make the negro work The neN boon
OF freedom rad been granted, and SIN they steadily
went forward with their work, sone q. them accom-
pshinr fully "a much under the eye Of master aud
the lash of ne oserseer"
Schools are osgaaiziug at Goodich's Landing and .
m corps OF teachers has been cent ont hy the assembly
0. the GATED Prestytefan Church. 1hoge aye other
schools ia charge Of oolored iaciers. Uncle Tom =
coored man Al the Savage plsrilioa i teaching 4
school o. % scholars. H. is iufrm aud teaches while
Himself lying In bed VIM. MccLtohen. a.so cclored.
has begun o school the currie place. He has b
scholars, greatly in wan. OF book. They we're using
books o. al kiads-sosrcey any t1o alike, ana some
hsd nothing but scraps Of paper one hsd volume %
Tennysons poems. oui Of which lie Wa leafning lis
stters The teacher had but arm. hs .ug lot the
other by cotton-gln.
At Minlkcn'' BEND sro 3,O freedmen, mostly soldiers
families AT Onege. 5ro miles above, about go are
engaged in cutting wood az n cents per cord sad ra'
tons At Van Buren, hospital are ils Tc-'ols. and
about 20 schoars Old and young. They Esni books
states msp. &c. Women and ohildrens clotfls arc
also much needed. At Paw-Pav lsiaDd, rew miles
below are ahout $50 persons Ia destitute condition.
AT Yonngs Point ID. l.. Jones, of the on Louisiana
Regiment. African descent. Is n charge % the camp
There are nov some 2lO0 in this camp In M rable
huis. tents and hoyes. There appears 70 be more
slusud misery sd desituiou hoge tAan IN Any pace
b.ys visited The sickness and deaths were most
frvh.fu Du7iEg tbs SasrsT, fon n'rg 70 Eiiy died IN
dsv, e,d sor> Ssys mary a. ssr'uyirs GsriHs as
later par. Of Jpsc uy csd AAsast Most OF the medi'
cnes received were from the Wcs.oru ant In.ed Ssies
Sanitary Commissions.
al DE soto. immediately opposite Vel burg. there
are about 30 cd mon, women and ohIdr,n to whom
the oyerlmrnt furnishes ra-ious but iron soae cause
Or other rosrt si fe'e Tecrss orEore issD rso res
pgscsGc ny gis,i ana great de5ru.oL ond ais asiao'
;oa existed. A few were earning little mcnes by
yashlas for the soldiers. They want work Their
cabin. a,a poor Below Dc 500 there Is largo WOOD
yard ga gicl on b. NJ. Sweeney. who pays his hands
sroar1l aut they are all well Gtsfed. They say that
4 they uan Only get work and get paid FOR H. ihey viii
be- coutentea ard happy. This rast e s' sEa only
p'Jp5 ss, ,fd By sc clio had pad his L'ors's promptly
cad re work and TO h. dealt i,h a!Ily aud honest
Iy i al they ASA Let ;his be done and they vii labor
cheorfaLy oid freely.
About thirty niles below Vicksbur< sboye six huad
red freedmen yc assembled and taken possession OF the
plantations OF JEFF and Jo Davis There sre three OF
these pautuJions bend of the river. which line O.
deftEacs. one nile in length. Will thoroughly protect
These run atoms VII Do taken possession Of by the
Goycrnme1f, end a regular camp established. Tho
Rebels have recently made attack or the de.nsoess