New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-07
VIRGINIA.
An kutcr-siing Letter About the Freedmen
Tho Wen who do the Work la Norfolk
Henl Estate spceulation-No Arsas for tho
Freedmra-schooI stufisIies-Tho Freed
mems Savings Unuhs.


Correspondence Of Tho ~ !. Tribune
NonpolK Va. Nay 30. 1850.
This Bis The transition period ofthc Trsetmen fhey can
live now while contoudng with 30 many dhcnliosi bow
much moro and better viii they do whom the rights Of
freomen are granted 10 them Those persons Who were
the bsrcst Rebels arc the most opposed TO granting the
Freedmen the nights OF citizenship. There is akeo
difference hero and IN fac all over the SCUM SINCE An
dew johnson sided with the Rebels IAoy aie nov
insolent o those Northern and women VINO are mere
teaching the coored mec and II Tie military HllAol,c
arercnOycd f would De- hazardous ioi tth Z" Say At!
are particularly bitter against Southern Union mon
The population Of Norfolk is fully onc-lah colered
There are about POO more than needed and that
uumbe could be- removed those LEFT could do very we'll
Those who are idle coug gate about tho market anxious
a. ,rrk ,everal Of them following each load of wood
which leaves the wharf Athe work that b. done, co.orcd
men do. Not white man did see dong any outdoor
work. Tho dravmcn cOlorcd The drivers Of express
wagons and deiycrcrs of goods arc cooIed They are
the mech anics; o. al the buildings "a" erecting coofed
men were work. Al the lOaiers around bar-roons and
croggcncs white men, At Hampton there IS also q
surplus OF the freedmen. II 10 were mol thaI Isl ana
are abundant and easily obtained there would be
suffering among them. IL Is great pity that the cor us
lands Of the Rebels could not have been divided aud
granted 10 the freedmen IL has been made the duty Of
DO Freeimcns Bureau the c0nscattd lands 70
thor former owners by direction Of the President and
how tho tract known the Taylor ian Is about al not 30
lady owns life estate in O considerable tract of land
near Norfolk She claims to be friendly 10 the freedmen
aud leased tbe whole tract one or two hundred families
n one and lots 10 each family at rental avcrag
ing e. per family per month, the freedman building hs
house and being guaranteed hve yess possession az
the same rent. Probably more should be credited 10 sell
than to philanthropy, as the lady receives very much
for years rent than the land would sell iof IA Zee
simple.
Gentlemen told me the nirgcrs "were inpudent and
saucy they will crowd sou oA sidewalk &c. saw
none Of this. They frequently touched their hats as
passed them, and when asked How they were getting
made US free" " What haye doneI' " AIo mt you
from the North, sirF
saw policeman, much under the influence ofliquor,
catch hold Of well-dessed coored the street
and roughly search their pockets for arms oity ord-
nance is in force applying equally to white men-n fact
made for thcmbnt the coored man - searched roughly
too while the white man may have bis pockets ll Oh
deadly weapons 6nd Is not questioned ms people are
sowing to the wind yet and must reap yet more oI TIC
Tbere are n schools in Norfolk and vicinity, under the
care Of the American Missionary Society with ,O schol-
on the roll-day average attendance 9OO Also Two
night schools for adults with 30 scholars. In Portsmouth
the same Society have schools with an average attend
Of 500 scholars. This Society supports is teachers az
tbs place. al Northern ladies' under tho supennteAdence
Of Ii. e. percy ESD The National Froedmens RELIEF As
has schools with average attendance OF %
each. The Nev-England Freedmens kelei society hes
schools with 80 scholars The African ChuIches are al
used for schools and many buildings have leeh eie0cl "
TIE Frcedmen's Savings and Trnst Company Is IN a
/ Gouushng condition. This institution being chIleie9 oy
Congress and al the funds deposited beng lnte'lu ~
Government Donds, makes 10 very popular VITA ile ''u
men II mas now 10 bmnche5 n TIE different stc.o. ~
the Soulh' ana the statement which append j. ba!
ing exhibit u class who will not work unless as slaves
one man brought and deposited 500 at one time me
deposits IN The Norfolk banch FOR The year were SZo w.
The deposits for the last quarter ending April were.
! rse.ri Il c.. fl6 lls 7slE,,6,l Va -. : a-2 10
/ c,t--i,.too < q q - III I,io,,,,,,l Va ga a5
I Tu1f.rilie Ala DC 2liS,,ansob On .... j. 10 o.
Iouisrle KY. o3OJ3 q, VicAsburs Mss. ~ ~ "
Memphis Tenn. lJ2 Oh Washington. ID. c. ~ =.
Mobile At....-.-- 100 l3 Wilmington, y. g. 49, '~
Nashville Tenn ttb Fl. Augusta Gl.---.-.- iiu ul
/ k,,t.err X A. 10 ~. Jao Lssnyilo ria. sOa6 ~
Tofal orsarsr. ... sl72 a9l 20
Those rs do not leland venture tho assertion that
the whole poor white population Of the States 20 he
belon have Lot laid by that amount IN the peod
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