, 1865-08-19

{Fr5M tha StcRadnfE, mi6e' tn4
- ron w., -.-re. me paid q shorty to
"Davis's Bend" the iormer home Of him
Who now Sits ii the gloomy cells ct hta case
mated prison, rejecting upon the $50 sun ne
II The s'Bend" contains about 1000 acres Of
land, a large portion Of which Ia under high
slate of cultivation. There lived Jefferson
Davis and his elder brother Joseph. Their
plantations Were contiguous, and in fo1msf
ttmcs 9ie]ded large returns from enlorctd ana
unpaid labor. w. Tie House that Jel. built /"
Il pleasantly situated about a mile from tha
riye1, unosteutatiuua tn appearance, "a spa
c1ou5 cottage with wide pleasant VcFandans
Here; when wcaried sswfth tie cares Of
state" Mr.. Davis had been aecuatotned to
body and mind. The broad spreading osks
siDl cast q cooling shade, snd the many
1oses and aowets blooming in the garden
were still as sweet At morn and eva as though
they had rot been the place where touieat
tkeason bad had Its chosen seat. - -
neurly.. OF quite two years ago, By the Unit
ed States authorities, for the use Of the freed
men Hho were hocking by Thousands within
tic lines OF The Army.
nPoetic Justice" seems rcal}zea.in The tax.
irg and appropriation OF these plantations
for this use- ,-.,.u
The very place where days md night had
been spent IL ievIaing trhemes for the ever
tluow Of the Goterument and tho rtvIttng
fltn,er The fstters Of the slave was taken pos
session Of hy that strong, finn government,
ard men there first stood up In the manhood
that Freedom alone can give.
"yanltine ambition hid o'et1eaped ftss1f."
Nc found Major Mestyard IN com
nard otthe ttPost'' with the 94'h " 3. 6
ipfentrY On duty. Last sqriug The land!
! were pottionca ont to tndiyldua1a aud com
panics, upd Efforts put forth to stimulate III
| colc,ed people 70 ccmmeuce FpEk q tnstl
OWL aec5nnt," }" thus fitting them for the 10
Under nauy 6'seoars2kng circumstances =
| tie llch water in the Spring, limited mosns
sickness, tSc.-thc remit thus fas has 'hset
ye3y satisfactory. There are u eult'
walton between 5000 and 4.oW- acres
! planted With cotton; cora, pota
/ toes ard vegetables. The esops. wer
oprn en 4 -tew ot the dryest plaatatsona
1Eoueh picking will not commence to an
| extent before The first Of September; Il !
| estimatet that the Bend viii produce tn
| sessou from 1900 to 5000 bales q cotton
shculd nothtn. happen to 1njure the croI
and from 12 90 to 70 600 bushels Of corn, bt
| side pctatoes, &c, &c.
! fQ{ luz aEEu AAA AAulAA u. AANAAAN - ~
| Is carried on nnher the supervision Of Capt
g. j. Norton. Thts farm, situated On II
JtJ. Dnyis place, has hbout 500 acres tn CO
ton sud 100 iN com. It will probably bs &C.
sustaining, AID n:y yield handsone su'
to the Department. -:
TIE heavy rams In Jnne ihr eatened 70 p!o7
quite Injurious to the crops. and required q
t1t,a amount OF labor to clear them ffo'
tho weeds ard no1s:us Tlnee.
About 1000 rst'ons sse Ieaaed to the aEe
ard testftnte whc labor On the firm.
The success Of the plan Of eoionlzatiol
| as adopted md sctically carried out on Il
Bend, 1eal,zes all that could he e1petse'
tho Geedm. hare had homr, the atms
| lisved q ttelr presence, they hare been e
I cru1sged to do and ACT for themselves, II
ham The sudlments at least Of self-respon'
bic life, and the whole plan. 30 far I'd pos
BE, made self.eustainiDg. l. has hecn ta
Of no Emall magnitude, With but little app
rent honor, aud requiring tn endless amou
Ct patie1t l8Dor.
10 Col. Samuel Thomas. Assistant Cor
missioner Of Freedmen, the freedmen, a.
indirectly the white people also. are uud
many Obligations for bis faithfui sersleea
! their behalf