New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-13
Home Farm Of Naschcs-Lcssed plansA.
tatiens-Unien Refugee, etc.

tatioms-Uniom Befo8ecs, ETC.
Correspondence Of The n Y. Tribune.
NATcHEz, June IT, 1884,
Your correspondent has been spending q few
days in Matches looking after the condition Of the
Union refugees and freedmen heresbouts, and this
morning By the kindness Of Quartermsster Caster ws
furnished train. and allowed to cross the Misss
sipp TO the Home Farm, established by Government
for the aged infrm and young Of the freedmen, who
are not able TO take their place on the leased pants-
tons laborers.
Crossed the river and landed on the Louisiana side
at the City OF Vandoline, opposite Nachez score
or two OF houses can deserve the name, and after A
three miles ride along the levee by the side Of uxu
ant hedge Of Cherokee rose which hid Tor the most
the fields within from view, we arrived at the Home
Farm" which Is located on the old plantation OF NJ
Rolstan, a noted Rebel in Concorda Parish, Matches
District. The arrangement went into operation in
February last and when the present Superintendent
i. G. Hail. took possession there were 025 persona
men, women. and children. drawing rstions from tho
Government, and TO be clothed and sheltered.
The houses huts Of the old master were inadequate
to the wants of such population and many lay upon
the ground wherever they could find dry place.
Lessees OF plantations made their raids among tne,e
people and took all that able to work, could DO
persuaded or forced into their service; others became
frightened at the actual raids upon the plantation, and
ginning only 425 tax the Government. There arc
here at the Home 100 children under twelve years OK
age and no school upon the farm, which La said TO
tain thousand acres Of the very best cotton land.
with large gin looming up in the distance proclaim.
Ing the prosperity Of the past now fifty acres Of corn
and about tie same number OF poor looking cotton. and
few gardens make all the result OF this
Home. farm experimentation requires the labor Of
three white men Superintendent Assistant supern
tenden and Cleric nse ssssPP
Of them women and children without q womanly hand
TO guide govern drect-children filthy and ragged
and unmannery-while the elderly people sccmeu 70 Do
without any stimulus 10 activity or earnestness in any
direction The leased plantations In the vicinity are
faring badly. Hands cGnnot be persuaded 70 remain to
the extent desired and rsk their ves sne ggeI
they can find quarters In the city ct better wages Some
good cotton is growing Tor the harvest But ~ DO
regretted that essees have inspired little confidence In
the minds Of either laborers lookerson; and while
folks BY scores be found that have no more dgni
fed epsthet TO spply 10 either the system OF leasing
! bugs to which your humble servant. after making
the best possible OF eyes and ears feels compelled
TO respond-n not worse. You must try again. Ger.
tainy the negroes not being put upon any system OF
discipline that is laying foundation Of sefreliance
and self support. And Winter will ind one haf tho
people, women and children, among the freedmen, a.
destitute last years and they must II not supported
by Northern charity be decmated by disease hunger
and cold before another Spring can again open 10 them
with its chances OF labor who shall be wisc enough
should say lust enough-o devise plan for their relief
One half il is thought Of the feedmcDstl remain
Ing in and about the city are earning good suosst
ence and doing themselves credit. Bankss unioftu
Union refugees like flood. Parties Of fifty or hund
red arrive daily and their tales OF the cruelty OF ne
Rebels stiTs old hatred OF tbeN eva aeeas
On the borders OF Concorda Lake. beautiful body
of water four miles west Of the city there stands ags
cotton she'd used for drying the cotton IN other days.
IL has a good roof Is well built, but without any
boarding ct either sides or ende Under ms
she'd nearly one hundred refugees obey did
not know themselves their exact number) had 'stsn
shelter. They had seen their homes burned down D.
FORE they LETT the neighborhood OF Alexandria and
all goods OF use to the Rebel appropriated; tnen
| with a few pairs Of oxen. mules, and horses 0ey
escaped bringing with them what little they mad saved
Oh our Northern friends could become clairvoyGt
and see this sight as told gray-na men
| and women, matrpns yet stirring and active, pos
stepping carefully down nom the summit level on mes
shady sIde-young girls crippes. sick ones-paoes IN
their mothers arms, and-but let Inc not fttempt 70
i describe the picture too infinitely. There ives one
i whole family sick with measles and that scoqrge Of
Southern life and travel diarrhea, through all hen
ranks while only few rods away, in CABIN standns
alOof was the smallpox. They had camped here IN
preference to going into the city because Of roof over
their heads. and good air and water They tod .,
still thcy are coming Evenifg--The COO more have
lust come to the city and Government boats VIII for
ward them TO the North In day or two.
There are men who have come down into this DEPART
ment and gone North and reported =" All well" AWo
man with but one garment. and that filthy and sceht
NAV not suffer from cold with the thermometer 900 Blu,
there are sueriDgs which the coarse and vulgar may
never know that are harder for the sensitive SOU TO-
bear than cold or hunger.
Oh my countrywomen, new work opens Debfe
let 1t help you to be brave In the great dress reform
Save yodr country. and these suffering poor nom
nakedness and starvation. 1t Is useless 10 look back
the past Of this poor white trash" Women and chill
dren supposed to levy war, and we know tney
have not made the slave code VI the United states
which has brought them this fearful condition lhey
must be helped or die %.