, 1865-05-02
THE FREED1IEN OF. THE
6OUTnWEAT. !;
Their Condition end Prospects-Letter
from HI. ~. Cobb

! freedmen in the Sou thyru dsid iately Visit,
ed, (some communications having been lost
"a yacni.y that covers IN Important part o
the field. I refer TO Col Eaton's department,
| and all down the Mississippi River to Natchez'
| Col. Eaton has snnaintendrd tho freed msn
In Ibis vide dtld nov f3r over two years.
Some ii, 600 arc under his care. Hc has in
charge . system that is working well, SO 1ar
out. =
In every loc.1ity there Ia 3 local supcrfn.
tendent and sufficient htIpers to nrnnnriv
care Tor the people. Then there ia n nj 5t:c;1
department and and an educational one. All
| WHO can support themseIvrs rrSeivn n certi.
tlcate to that effect, and choose th~ir loca1ion
| and em,,1oyrnent. Thor amn1nve-, ~ ~
| ouired to tfeat them kindly and nav ,hnr a.
| thcy agree: On ploutattona. ther hare Ifan ~
On The crpn for .tfeir nav, ocei .proraat -ts
Marsha1s aT,. emnousrsg r. eoo,,ao ~ 4osvsk .}t
1ahn1as re inst dnas steo ~ eecu!e' 70 Inc
1hoso m MT , AHA % tn arsto,a tho,,,,,.,
mt IN CIV. rn1nent farns taiia5 Z 1 nle
Farms lefe tneY receire ,a - ealea e ID aome
care3 for ns hest tScv cen ha aut,3as, ~ ano aEe
s,,,,,.1n ~ noraJ 10y sau pe, " tne Hmlted
sugp1y !Eas osenmsnt e as yet glves them,
@ aGu v flteamens Aia societies. So far Us
1--WE, tnsy are eapeeteo to labor on these
aana ara = an.. LILLE out ron each settlement he
aas,t, as =. @tg ,Ii ene o. tnese farms, which Is
hnnsas ho1e :1,he .sa ouI NoEtheIn county poor
erm. eonses Atg xerJ existence stimula es to SELF
9nPPo1t. ~, 1ney oread gong TO the Home
M ratm stl1l these tafms are generally. Plea
~, saYe tne nllseranle 'quarters' theY bnild
no LOT themselves out OF such ma crlals Us They
r nr .n, Ui1en T.; 10 % the bare Ground they
1a' ss' 1nly hant N ana Poorly covered by these
loW, oaIs dismal bowels.
dete >s ~here The greatest destitution Is
loana.. ne inmates gre thlnly clad, and In
lass; Us q general thpg. Here Ia where
ns !1eeameh,s aa societies 1ehder important aid.
FHn hnYA4 7, IN avn -
1neee ia11ns, When was at Little Rock Let
t1s uo1ols know tnat tbelr supplies do reach.
fnGm uss.1aaion ana afe thankfully received.
u ,epea.ea instances @ vas told. by crowds
en 10 +het het taei. friends
@ mncl s ior tSeir 49, a' 1leS' tnanheo taem very
tnt a1an1 W many a otsPnans IN Coi. E.s depart.
MFul. me are STARTING asylums ut different |
4i.aso utueul ooes p9t very little for
hni1d,ncs ulS W. Gare hn1o 10 1n1nish some sesesh
thus einnted tha N 9'tS StaaGr,s taGn oll'ossnG
enaIlWor1 eson w. q NaIfnez, ;s which L doing
ful to these noor 1csttn,e chi1d*a ntu toe neea'
Ti,e.e .9e 60 P'oa sr,eat Jet.nte .a cnnaren!
that report self snnnoIt 15 ssS sefy sn dTey ones
to the home fartnae For tfese I "nr teanta
have to supply clothine. Manv'of thcm ars
dai1v hread sninebow Snoh na T. - ~ sst r ausn
fhaf srs .ta+snns o - ~ 40. Anpse
wnacs or ara 'cssees saaS s+a ,1artn WI nug lol
mneli batter. Snme a. thsass I,ni a9,,r oong
nn1r tf,emseivee hit era ha,s;am,. mos oaay sup
mn1ate' VIII n-onnr. r,rotoa.iS, W nSeu
chanee on, The lana Thfct * ~ ~ ~ ~
urogpects wou,d he Terv honefni To,nLna .u.a
Es,,,IGrfInr ~+ho.nec1r ,1 f-'ttI H1auf are
tx fheg ;slanas mi for sieemhos9s e1Ttns LII @ooa on
il now heinz ineJ viii thcss tne trno sSas h raser
- " ama Enme1 'eo VIII snsse W@ooa,9noppers @
fces a+a p1om9 ta ION nsy nc; ana eho niaek les
~ ...t5,!, y Az aii 5ut' 5.,t' saa tase cat
o,s -rr,,t IL eo- H. -a.e - "9ttt ~ ouI oues
il1aa can hs Eent % nT 1s orI I'LL tbk, - - tne Eue5
and hsi1, ~ nnata ~ s4ast 4nu Na1s e4n aa'e laoos
Frccdmsn's al 81 % stores Rl ar = ,erno ;n+~oancsa'
tnad ~ Jan ,o,s y {nnn .1"ts mnp ale not a.
tr'th-a., 1..- cant tn rI.a. 10 Inlt
thre.. tf,nres chasoar +h.s +ha st1sse ats apous
are deserve1v ntnn,ar w;tI ts r. sto, fDaes, anu
Tim rev sre saped 1nnc' w. ~ ,It
norc 11an nnder t1s IA 1d sratam rn rha rIels11oa
tao,.;oa aLa1 apuef ~ lue ulG system. Iaey art
'etfa nr f+.ed1n :; fae @ aecoroing 9 70 the
Nv asn VI aseoo1m, T' or no Inan 10 put asuu-
xed and tbejr names are
II snho,is 80 soupta ha;, u pne aay
osnuvIs Afe peAas sltte9 at every promi-.
nena ~ ~ plstS p,ass,rSa eo"n anu nome 1afnl, as
n,'h,c ta1 u.s. n the 1f ~ no. snsaa.aea g
oa1sr GENERA uut 1anKs mas assumed this
: - lnose - apae' N Coionel Eaton's
~ TffpaltueIn'; gay q manIa !of tnltion.
a;5 n99s nos aoic aase ~ Ifee: Inc ffeedmea's
4, ~ oociel5 secures ane 1eaenefs and secs TO
taer t3, pay. % 70. as tney are sustained BY
me money handed N u, 90 much Is deducted
rom | rom thsar ssla5y; Ihe residue We make up. ,
some places are doing nobly toward sustain :
ng TIER schools; They are often willing to t
Il iNE tasit last d1ne 70 furnish education to
LAe1f ch,ioren- Iney VII 70 IN rags and Hive
novels 70 90 1t. Where can degraded :
people oe 10 1ound 30 anxious to obtain an edu- 8
and ~ up their Tp;ces for under :
'tanoios. One hundred and twenty teach {
.fs are dally gaVlng instruction to about
!evGn tnousana pupns. N This department. {
u LEE MdGese, mere ere twentJ seven teachers and :
-,oo pupils at memphis, and tTenty teach.
'Fs and l,7oo pupils At vicEsbnrg:, The rest =
trent, Helena. Pine R1nff 1fffta Rne1- noria |