The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-17
BUSINESS ITEMS.
~. c1RCULAR.-pENNsYLvANIA

ls AsSoslaon In rig 1, m as ana 6
JmseTbed 0td Of acon Tor thc spaee OF two years
q, va ~ lySir tr rnbIi r,crtir, 5eit I'm ,'is c;,y an
is NJ on ne 5tb Of March iS2 That meeting was
ii -, r'et5'sc to apneaIs r,atp 10 tro nir t tIo
S,i6 h ~, tg,nrnodorc tinVnpt gcr.rai y 'nr,sp ana
ois ~ bebsiF Uf lie len tboussno nbcrtted Saots of
Son Gsr1in1 Tbe Sesttuon of these SeopIe mo,Si
% & % yas ,ty Siy sa G5rt5 bY cTbn
an6 comnitce appointed 10 devise and execute M ea
sites foT tIeT tsp,f Assuming inc name of fhe 'port
Rryal Relief Copmiitce re gs,lsmen mus appointed
prar,td,d 10 peIiorm the duiies assigned tDem 1ney
taIs,d money ana purchased ana forwarded food and
catt nm Sisnt 10 meet tbe Immediate samsnds OF the
people Ihis done, and there being no niher pressing
neuu Of rh assistance, they next fned their atten
tton Ia tbe n,cCssity of Industrial oanizaton, and tho
neiBs Tc, dec f6T lie peoples moal intel i'm
sI1e int,ndontt OF labor, asd wel-1ualided school
in inur rent AID bouau . earn wages sufficient, and
more than nm Ciet Tor ID maintenance the Commit
iar Iat Al hgh corn Odtes were 10 be sold, rO the
eNtoron oi amy spsc . ana other traders This store
ssOpOftcd by capital set apart for
pSmiEGsv, Si XXX, anu oO''
ccmpee be ftou and clothing kept the more dcstu
a4Vc 4 Of gratitude it made subssuueat effort Ia
he behalf mere effective. The supornieudents gave
d,ect on TO peoples Industry forming among them
Abis Of SELF reliance aud making their labor lem nera-
i've 10 ana OF ntstms6e value TO the coun
W. ne thCL'Ih Shl ced the chdren ana une mpol ed
edus mo sohoos INST uelng them IN the rucimen's Of
morality, religion, and social order;
In ileso meAsurss me Fhilaoepa Committee acted in
q hetrt WIN hlmAr assoc ATOMS IN boston ana New
& - w. - us s vJuuueteu py heAe thIeD
BODIES hns be' IN al respects an sbsoule success Ne
other association Tne freed blacks there 10 900 in
number, ere selt-supDortng weslth-producns people.
m the scale OF IN cigence The obe-bOdied ing
hoI ouIl as ,tIuief Whe me essr9bust are making
CT the younger ones, who two years into the
schools a cotditon Of absolute Ignorance are no W
compelent to take the part Of assistant teachers.
- Lht lhlaGtlpha store, located IN the island Of ST.
utll a. hss soa ia the last eighteen months goods TO the
amount Of thHy thousand dollars. This sum, reancd
I uc sale O sngle neghOorhood indicate tue prJs-
rer5 Of he people "hi g. a the same time suggests
eRuN anti yet 10 be derived by the North fcOm
mere al Intercourse WIN them me savings OF the store
T. opgch.sefs according To- the estimate Of the gentleman
In chsrse have been 5000 on the sales reported rnis
tJm has been that much sdued 10 the peoples ability
Ltya He rapidly becoming pronretors OF the soil The
Government hHt gran eu them pre- cmpuon rights at prices
not beiold thoir reach ana the more thrifty among
are avhng themselves OF the opportunity thus afforded
While the Committee were thus engaged on the Sea
Islands the advance Of our arms was opening new fields
so9'hW especially where the number OF liberated blacks
had reached a ngHe somewhere between one and two
bundtd Thousand, The demand for aid became specially
pressng' 70 meet TINS demand, the Port Royal Relcf
committee determined 70 enlarge their hed Of action.
Ihanghg ther name 70 mat OF NE Peny ylvAnia Freed
men helel AssCclhoh they called puDlc meeting aud
set iot to crow ded audience the and euli ged
views Of the quest on At TINS meenR, held In Concert
Han on the % a. NO, Ier and presided over by Bishop
Poel strong pictures were preseAted OF the desitutDn
Of the freed people, and earnest appeals made in their
behalf.
10 thete appears te audience responded by resOlu-
uon oShmousy adopted decallng ~ the people Of
the North owed II IKE to humanity aud to the Govern
10 Au uese people 70 tne iull cNteht
OF then beCessues IN the trials oi their transition state
4
sum ol 10. eSh s 2luV hnOuIu be ralstdby the people
OF nls state to carry this resolve into execution.
later tnd sun larger meeting, held In the Academy Of
Muic IN the 10Th ufFebTHary Bsaop simpson presiding,
similar declaratons were made with equal unanlmty,
and with added emphasis.
While the Assoeiaon were thus dihusing Information,
snd calling ont the sentiment OF the people they At
the same time busy raising tunSs ana dsOu sing
tie prpoes for which they were Intended, They have
collected since the cate OF their meeting, the 81 Of No
ven ber So flOs Jhey have purchased aud to diff
ard cothug for women and children to the amount Of
SlStuO these supplies Tor physical wants they
pbrns 70 10" mp as 10 the case Of Pert Royal with
able teachers and asslani nlS in number which tley
are nov hulhnn8 IN sOutn Carolina theY are sc ectnS
ald &C oT new places OF labor others equally
wen }uhn.G' IN oIoer 10 concentrate their efforts aud
nave CO.. GiGdtu 20 Cohne tner operations 10 the South
wtstto hlude tennessee and parts adjacent especially
atPjLleu GebSIa supeLihtehuent whose business It
ceutTt-o organize schools and locate charge Of them
sue lGb htIs ab nay DC sent out LOT tha puroose.
y lhest Ah9 uch nAe means TINS Assoc suon, acting,
Us IN eoaui eton WIN other bodies Of sim
Character propose 20 Do oi all the Southern states what
o. houh CutobA II the negroes OF the Sea Islands the
loves IN the land 40 point OF intellectual and physical
c'ndunh can IN bIiei space OF time, DO raised into
ttI-sustMllbg' law -hbulIg. ana eOmpAratNey we'll
Instructed people the same Thing at least be done for
the remaining bRchs OF he % u most of whom are Of
IL ca more prumlhlhg character,
IhG fenhsy Nania freedmens Roief Association have
rGited since their organization in Ma Ch, 1867, SO 20
woI OF e'thng and other nsedal aTtic S.-a Of wnch
have been dsiiioned-and sis4b9 90 In money. These
huIpWhM CLONES, ttc' ana ths amount OF money, has
bttn cOlecleo Wuhout any expense OF commission or
alary End Of the entire sum raised, with the exception
OF we phlhhtc now ia ule treasury hnO small amount
expended In means necessary TO the Associatons
nce every collar has direct The object for whOh
II wa contibnltd. I'D
ms atcoul It's history and operations the Associa
tuns respectfully submits TO the public, with earnest
ton and support ConuTution. 70 it, funds shCad oo
stbt 70 ~ W ClaIk, irtss.i.r no 80 Third street,
Or more convenient lhey MAJ DC elt AZ tue rooms OF
he As3cation; 10 be forwarded to tnst gentleman, by