New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-11-03
National ErecdmCn's Relief Associntion-
Report of Executive Committee for
October

NATIONAL FREEDMEN's RELIEF ASSOCIATION
No. 20 JoHNsT NEWYOEK, Oct. %. 1865.
To the Board Of Trustees
Your Committee have to report an increased
activity in its department during the past month in
answer TO the many and urgent applications for relief
Gen. SaX0n's appeal requiring special attention, an
appropriation Of s. 600 has been made FOR the purchase
clothing. &C., for his department. and goods to
siderable amount have already been purchased in Wash
ingon and forwarded at Government expense through!
the Frecdmens Bureau. TO Charleston for distribution
As the season advances these calls will be more and
more pressing and the Committee must reiterate ITS
expression IN the report of last month OF the Importance
Of increased attention TO the alarming prospects Tor The
winter and the suffering inevitable Notwithstanding
me greatest hheTility which be extended Tie
ailons so suddenly broken between the employer and
me iguorer cannot al once be established satsfac
tory basis.
The freedman naturally distruss the promises OF re-
muuera0n FOR lis labor from a master who has used
his services his life long without Any return: and in
Elons impoverished and devastated by the war in many
instances promises all the has 20 offer.
More, ana worse than this not unreqUenty the plan
ter Disguised with the position and reluctant 10
accept of payment for work the present condition
waits Tor some system OF enforced labor which he looks
70 the newly organized State authorities 10 l1augurate
Thus little is done in raising crops. or toward giving
The freedman even n temporary maintenance and Ia
those cases IN winch the planter is willing TO employ
labor II j on terms barely sufficient for support. and
The DID, toe young, and tie nrm driven from their
homes helpless and frendless. To mitigate in de-
gree the suffering ftnesc destitute thousands effort
should he spared end every eXcrton should be made TO
tXce public attention and arouse the beneyocnce Of the
community.
In this connection the Committee are happy TO be
able 10 STATE tina; in answer TO appeal from The Pres
dent tie cooperation Of number OF The ladies 30 long
sad so zeaously working together the Central Re
lief Association Of the L. 5. Sanitary Commission hos
been secured They have formed themSeves in,0a Com
Iutteo on Correspondence aud Organization in con.
ncction with this Association. and engaged in
listing IN the active sympathics Of file various
local societies lately !aborng with them FOR the welfare
Of the soldiers. The wonderful success which crow1ed
tie devotion Of these ladies' in their past patriotic
labols Of important results from their cX
eriious in TIER field.
Tweltv-two packages. mostly Of old clothing, have
been received since last report nlso from England dry
goods nv0cot al u l0s and from the Ladies Assoc
citation OF Geneva, Switzerland. tTO valuable packages
Cf clothing estimated worth 81 233 Our shipments for
tie month amount to about $1,000 onc-h,if o. which
consisted OF cotAilg and other supplies for dstrbu
ton. In answer 10 the calls from the Teachers Com
mitee have forwarded school books TO the value Of
- CO., and considerable outlay has been made for The
necessary expenses in providing for The comfort o. the
teachers. The Committee has very reluctantly been
obliged 20 establish homes whore the teachers can
reside during the OF their abos In many local
tiles there were no suitable accommodations. and b.
others the degree Of disiayor with which they wcro
regarded by the ignorant ana jealous bite population
rendered the system adopted imperative The Com.
uItec has drawn on the Treasurer for si.rOO and
passed bills for payment OF purchases 70 the total Of
: se7 g since the September report
CHARlEs COLLINS, Chairman TX. Com.