New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-27
NATIONAL. FEEEDNEN's HELsEF
ASSOCIATION.
synopsis Of Annual Report.
FKDEUARY %. 1854.

At our last annual gathering in this hall, we
reported the success of sbors among the freedmen
in tho Department Of tho S0uh showing that they had
resisted the temptation 10 idleness, anarchy and nsar
rcction that they industrious, frugal ard peace
able we found them Ike sheep without shepherd.
deserted by teir uasers plagcd by our troops; their
corn poultry and indeed everything ct for food. was
taken possession OF by army; the fences and ogr.
cultural impiernonts used for fre.wood. Our agents
formed them into bands apportioned them fields OF
labor which they indusriously cultivated The result
Of tho FIRST years operations 10 place into the hands
OF the cotton ogsn after oil expenses were paid, four
hundred thousand dollars &c.,. l9 To- They labored
with more encouragement end hope as their children
we're taught by our teacher, wbilo their women were
Instructed In domestic economy and housekeeping
This year. the ableboded men have boon conJcripted
Into our armies large number into tie neyy or EN-
ployed In the Quatermases Department thus leaving
tie women the young the aged and tie inhrm TO cu-
tyste the land. This they have done With IHtlras en-
oTCy and parsevnri1G ndu5tiy'
They have raised vegetables and melons Tor our army
and Navy, while others made money by catching ana
selling fish and OYSTERS sOro by MAKING CAKES pies
farts etc which they furnished soldiers and sailors
Again may did well by washing. ironing. etc.. FOR the
officers end others By their industry, felgaty; end
forcthogght many OF them bavo acgmFel mfae
amount o. property At the late .a1 SAFE OF
worth OF real etate. Jbcy have be dc tins large
amount os caGS ready 10 bor0mo purchasers as soon M
tho Government ready TO sell their former masters
plantations -.
These facts arc co-roborsted from rot desi'
rons Of oye.stang the capacity VI the cooTed rce II
their progress toward civilization.
Correspondent Of TIE NJ T. World, IN letter nom
Hilton Head says that Like some oi the old cities OF the
East Beaufort seelgs 10 have oltged us tlne ~ may
b 70 In 80 far a. Beau!or. is hereafter 20 go INC por
Y place OF the chivairy. but Is lng lnIo tEe
hands OF those Who win give IL much more useful ana
importent future The WTitsT gays Ii LIZ S'es u '"'
ed instantly ,,,
wealthy Rebels and which have been confiscated be-
cause u their trssonbsve recently pessed INTO the
possession OF others. Iwo DAYS since, sale vas OK.
dc-ed Of these cdc9- and curing tho auction OF az
least one Of them circumstance occurred which Ia
calculated 70 illnsirete ihe great changes throlSh
which tho netIon !, rnpdly passing, ara perhsPs 70
Illustrate IN part tho Ultimate desiDy 81 the south
II, auction ,here were number o; negroes, VINO aoa
become comparatively wealthy by their hbOfs slnes
Hilton Heed was occupied by our troops. A..
s.S0r,o OF them havo received from $50 70 $50
month with rstons from spectators; end others have
a'so sds great gsins by petdiins different srilees
among the troops. These sums they have hussiiy,
.a,sl and there 4. On evident desire among some .,
thom 10 acquire rei estate. Tie hease was knocsed
down 10 coiorod msu for II, 5o9 Tbus enc q t9e
fE oa1 yos Ts aSo SS III II ssios might
sfss d snd ssa Any rs he sHs' S
esbod practically thrust ont Of his own hou,e tns
proud lord OF the soi, who perhaps once oV1ght ana
soid him." 90. i
DEPARTMENT OF TB8 SOUTH.
Tie si5ostlySs. lpteres. in the Department Of the
soni which incsdG al ha. part the coast south OF
supernlendence OF tie ReV..L. u. Barows, ID. D. UR.
der Ls care wo have In Fernandins Forids an Orphan
Asylum under toe supervision Q. Mss Chloe heniek
this nsy1m reccyss orphan children from al parts OK
tho department We hare also two nourshng schools,
taught BY four tesehers all Of these supported 10
part by our auxiliary Of SYRACUSE at ST. Augustine, VIC
nave SIX teachers the various plantations stretching
over tho Sea Islands OF South Carolina have fifty 800
tsaoherr IN the city Of Beaufort alone there are nine
tsAa l9) from thnSs schools have selected sixty
(eo of the meet promising pupils and placed them La
school By themselves under such discipline viii secure
theiT moro rapid trninirs with view Of firing tbeu
for eachers many OF them really nhgsie TIC ct the
prospect % becoming instructors Ct thair rdes
rTo ID possibility that the charity OF tho North viii
DO sufficient 20 meet The forthcoming wants OF lie nil
lions soon 10 5e thrown our hands by supply of
white teachcr teace The importance OF training
cocred eachers In several departments The success %
coVrsd teachers Las been great sIs rests no longer On
mere experiment.
With white teachers 70 supervise a healthy tone
could DO given 70 az the schools and thus CO the least
possible expense viii the gIeat work Q! education keep
pace with onward progress OF our armies and az
VIII be raised from Slavery sHd gnorence to Lib
erty aud the blessings Of ednceon IN this department.
alone the South We have more than four thousand
COO pupils no attend schools with considerable
regularity. ard perhaps rs many more children and
adults reached b. various meens. learning 20
read writer who visited these schools in the SUM-
nor tALa hlbuLt; C1cfNiSf3 IN
large number o! them. "The Knowledge Ihuy have
tLus gained DO eItrpsted They could read.
with much profit newspaPer specially prepared foE
.hem aud cd p.e ~ their co1dtiOn They are learu
Ing that the world not bounded north by Charleston
south BY Savannah, west by Columbia sud east By the
Sea- with dit, visions of New-iork on this Planet or
Some ethcr-obou: tier conceptions OF geography,
when Wa forpd them. They are acquiring the know.
ledge OF Egures. with which 10 do the business of life.
They are singing the cong Of freemen. Fis. their
schools Remember that little more than g twelve. |
month sgo they knew rot letter. and shat for genera
lions IL has been crime 30 teach their race; then
template what Is nov transpTiug. and yen have scene
lyye not seen them. IT win b. diDicuh 70 6nd equal
progress IN equal period since the morning rays ot
looked ST. Peters or behed the eloiies Of
,rt which Miohae! Angelo has wrought OF traced but
20 M mind the spectacle OF these poor soas struggling
n darkness and beyiderment to catch The CLEANS OF
he upper and better Eeht iranscenes in moral grandeur
my thing that has ever come from mortal hands
NORTH CAROLINA.
In the early part VI this year. the freed people in
North Carolina were In charge Of the Rey. j. Means
appointed by Gen. PsStoF who Iahored for their good
With devotion beyond his strength. he sunk under the
,urdcn and died martyr the noble eanse in which
oBgGgeG-tho elevation OF despised race. His
rotder who eieotlnl bopoT to him, died also.
n n few days after. The present superintendent the
Rev. Horace james, succeeded to this field. This
'rptlemsn hes combination Of qualities that III him.
u eminent degree, Tor the place he occupies. He
rare business intellectual aud religious quaiiica-
Iona in high degree, s NJ which lie consecrales 20
he work with untiTing energy. HIS excellent wife
drs james, is eicien. aid 20 lin aboring r be-
ond her strength This appointment reflects great
redit on the administrative abilities OF Malortien
oster who appointed him. and Major Gen. Butler
Tho continues him in the Office with increased
overs OF usefulness Under this gentemans superin.
Evidence We have eight teachers In Newborn four
{ Roanoke Island. three at Beaufort and three AZ
Washington n C.. The schools under the care OF these
,die- are M noarshng condition. We have received
eat reports from OF them, The number attend.
~ Tor the month OF January 93G. Scholars from
,r TO seventy years OF ege in attendance. Grand