, 1865-08-22

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nl.s Al tne industrial camp for Freedmen,
-on-Aobes' ta1un, near Decatur function, Ala,
] yisiaed the school. About two hundred
children are. In dai1v Attendance. and ahont
for+r adu,ta IN Martial Tho ,o,.o-+s .f ~
te,c6sS 90 -, - snaa., s ~ =. tas
pleasure OF attending the exercises, and.of ex-
amfuing and talking to the children. I can
say. without eyaepe4at;on;.:: that !, hr;rhter
or;ctor ea+ Gfbo,,1t, 1,t,,a - =. :. -. 49,
~ ~ y. -t.pfJ Hl,+s - ense ~ LAS ao' oesu
my Mte 10 sec Oh Mte. Ihey exhibited good
idea Of their -:posltion: : Il fnte7ognted US to
eatv Ttrtne hein~ oood eay,n@ thsir ' ,nonov, noH
~ ~ IL 1rhnt - .fbasa +htno-s r,ao;,. ~ j.;
oEn,s ;nsta,ca .tSsi. s,.,1.a,ss a.n -. =.
=, a.aro"ss.ss. ~r -. 'Nt oaesN - -,
u" ePP4 Set.t4ou " ~ "a7 tueapt as;H uatu
nave -Geen expected from a.c1ass OF white
children Of 1aboring patcnts. ~ - =
- or PRIVATE PLANTATIONS i
1eased.by Northern men tl,cre were severa,.
haJon.nhss tD7 Hopos fatm was one cushSnteo
BY tNo young men formerly from Ohio. They
Ind six hundred acres Of good cotton, The
people employed were formerly alayes nm the
plantation. The able bodIed maies reeeiyed
$15.0O per month-the women about s8.ND, or
iue In addition 70 waccs, subsistei1cc md med.
ical attendance. Tic lessecs assured me- a
more willing and industrious set Of bands we're
not often met with They proceeded on the
idea Of dealing fnirlv. The wages were mid
erery month Yerulaflv. Not ona Ind Ieft. nm
trouble Of auy EinI had occurred since thcV
took possession. The people were all eaecr
to learn TO read iii had pnrcl,ased for them-
selves primers and spelling books. Their
emnloyers assisted what littfc tley had time
for. This plantation Is esteemed great sue.
tcss:. Southern men were complaining Quite
often OF tho negroes leaving them. In 4 large
majority Of cases was assured It grcw ont Of
of such DENYING crow of the freed peoples
disliEa of thcir former masters, y:
: IA, p,nSrArros 1r.yANErr ru.xns.. :.
80 ~ ~ H.: -. -.
lnet ~ .ne ciS tns !o.iaG5 i1e4,enaat
H9W I.ps. IL pisnstfs ~ ~ ~ Loae eguy, A. ~
p.n M w ha nos 1saa e H f ~ nos.
bfoMn Ias LEASED pn1alon !soln ada vs. oHnel,
" % n1su III, ~" III ~ Nv ae3Ss ".
gou4a ~ eotan anu ~. auous ~ ~ - soln. iy iAhsy
,n;n,t renaI III aF ~ s1 ~ ~ thia tar
e1aplo5 @ aNy hanas@aa T 81 Whom a. we1s es 'a' iof
e.ase ~. - ~ u nain ta a su
montH-ino iii, rnfr.'as Col. Hr6w1f c6n,
eciyes. About twelve others receive $500:
The bdlance from 5000 to f1o.O0. Here in sub
stance Is what Col. Brown said, during long
conycrsotJon. Of to the con1uct and EapacItv
Of the freed people:
ave commenced our work III February,
making regular contracts, to which wc have
us: nof baye We once had to complain ftheir
not doing work enough. So for al lave been
wellbebayed. All urc eager to learn.
The Younger ones bayc purchased books. and
neariy ali have learned to read. It has been
our aim to make ten hours an average work
day; sometimes we work little longer;
sometimes httle less; but TINS Is the AVER
asc. Before, the people were Hofkeu from
daylight uu!ll aaFk proceeding upon The Old
planter maxim that Ut takes thirteen months
ln the year to rinse cottou." The owner from
whom We lease, the former oyerseer, and oil
the netshboss express themselves astonished
at the work we get done. They say VIC have
the best crop ever raised on the place"
Col Brown said further That Tue heed peo,,
umored, eager and well disposed labortngs
people hc had ever seen- 20 fur Us bis expert
encc Was concerned, the experiment Of free
labor prid for by wages Is perfect success.
He intended trying 1t again next year on
aIgcr scalc.. All tho Northern lesSccs lie
knew had succeeded.
EXPERIMENT III A soCruEESEn.
Tsev h,f, = ,,c,rblur snutbor1, vh, cnor,c.
e,, his nennle t,ceiarfnr b{s ;n.pn,i.,n ~ IL WnEk
on lie ire labor system 1,onestiv. Hc WAS
nDy dtnouncfnp II, But7 The tt11e ca1,se Of his
failure Of his peoplc leayinr him. WEicG they
dill was TINT ia Tus ooroinjr fjlrm ryerv on
portuuity be could. liz made them trade
with lim for eyery uttlc thIog they needed
and chareed exofhisant ntices, lie :fuel
them lar eyerv littlo lercliction Of dutv. nnI
for every injury to tools &c, even that which
was normal VICAR and tear' l,e made ontrn-
gseas ,sha5gssss' 1aE;ss :, ! nts 11,t,r. free labor
..I,s-.a.,,..
,.o;..sa as.;a 49, .A-l' ,.s.,.a.,,.o at.,
nrt1 Ino,rv 1,nJ ~ ~ ~ 5sn.s',n"n nar.
hii;on ai;ei3cI fInIn fh h. hai.i ScanaI nevai
Eent'sl Nc ,,s,,ei b;nl;n~ oh,,s,e iIta
sii5lcss Iazr r snt ~ ,satberinr All IN town ~
found On inouir,vss that = rrrat n,n,,y Nv .wer..
Tcre chaIeran'e 4 10 III lie ia 1;oyernnent W mn , North
Ambama & pretty destifnts or snnn,fes nor
"a f1,rTc onv fnruc nmnnnf niania11 In.t
m ;,,er :: scv9rc Trrrrilln Wn,f,Ts. einnne,l III
piantinr untii it Was len late. TheFe il nat
breadsinfs fnnurh far more thon one i,a1F NJ
cIon. to suppdrt % then I'll, harvest % @ nart vear pac
/ aIn ASSURED hv military oIIiccrs' Who, ~ T,r
~ tav,. scen Inrn ,3ncI, ,ne,,. w, tr,nn.+hr
will ft,c cn.s1 r1.ina .rf;,cs tSan ritf ~
wh1,i1v i,1aI hrarts-tl,at he n latter ' ara nos
tjrnwiner in.;ons IN ont 11cat crtent anJ that ot
Thoro H. ~ asao;},s+ 49, 80, ..,,,.
17,i,tsri,1s W nstshlh tsn1 ,reG eo.oa senooi ~
nnntsE1lle, established under rye auspiees Of
= faf IT, sennsy ,aia a rceumGa aM Lom1ission'
~ naS o eout ssaehess 4nu NJ 1aIts aunaIca senoi-
~. tne lshslpai, AT. an1elson, slEes u an
eIass s!as N eeogfapny against ahy oihef IN TIE
thion lof p1onclency. eenoot o. seHenty
ssao!als t Is nnqer tne control -ot MSS STOKES
n H.. ~ netsnso eSsniaoanG sait neas .ns .o"n;
~. s;-,. a., ~ PiNate SCHOOL
,o hn, :, enc T,a Is f iaoy oi ne her
soauu - n'an VI eVnsloe'au'e "euitu.
From the statements, made 10 me by d
shrewd and Intelligent Yankee cotton buyer,
who hns lived il the South many years gather
many interesting Items. The people (whites)in
the vicinity Of Huntsville are reported rs
kind to the negroes. In the neighborhood Of
toIsbly I easy ug % Of adnsmsnt "" away thele eua
from. there Is much oppression. Throughout
the country, the negroes have in many IN
stances remnincd on the plantations, WORKING
small patches Of cotton, which they sold.
On the Gov. Chapman plantation, thirteen
LINES % 3 t!''a I'M nat, luz nrna To.Ueu en WE
trnYeiinr through The country a grcat deai.
have not founi the negroes deairous Of leay-
inE their old homes, Il at all fair}y treated,
liz consjdered q fair rate Of wages would be
are quiet and orderly, so fur as his knowledge
extends. There is planter, six miles rom
Huntsville, who las adopted the sLars eys-
TEN. They have little means to 10 OF, and
negroes and employer divide equally, There
seemed 10 be perfect understanding between
them. md rood feeling. In another case lis
ulanlcr futnishcd oply The land, the negroes
the rest-tcam and sutsIstcnce-he receiving
nne.thi1d Of tho cron,. Here The men snper.
intended themselves, looking on ont Of their
number Is foreman. -
Around Huntsyille, my cotton buying friend