Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-29
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RETURN OF Mr.. MELLES FROM TIE SoUrH-
Hrs REpoRr.-Mr. L. F. MelIen, of this city,
agent of the Freedmsn's Bureau, started
South on New Years day, to superintend
the distribution of goods shipped to Atlanta
by the Cleveland Freedmen's Aid Commits
sion, as well as of those sent by the National
Commission to Montgomery, Mobile and
other points, for the supply Of the destitute
and perishing freedmen. He returned to
this city on Saturday last. He has embod-
| led the results of his observation in a report
which was sent frem Montgomery, Ala
bama, Jan. 18th, to Major General Howard,
Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau.
The communication was recently published
in the Washington Chronicle, from which we
clip it:
Mr.. Mellen commences his report by an
allusion to Atlanta, Georgia. A large mum
Der Of poor people, both white and black,
have congregated there, and the result is
that there is much suffering amongst them.
He states that the more prominent citizens
of the own are now exerting themselves to
aid them, though poor themselves. He left
there twenty-five boxes of goods, n Or
dered twenty-five boxes more from the be-
~nevolent societies of the West, besides rent
ing a building and starting a school for
some poor whites, to be supported by the
Cleveland, Ohio, Commission, At this place
five hundred rations are being issued daily
to the freedmen in the different camps.
The only suffering-and this is to a small
a-H,,N TO aaaonnk Of fha o-aa4 n-opf 1f
clothing. Arrangements have been made
by which this want viii be remedied.
The agents trip to Macon, Ga, was not
marked by any unusual episode. At that
place he found Rev. Hiram Eddy, of Con-
necticut, with a corps of nine teachers,
doing finely with the schools. He did not
hear of much restitution there, but as there
had been no clothing distributed, he ordered
some to be sent to the teachers. He visited
Montgomery, and called on Gen.. W. Swayne,
COMMISSIONS of the Bureau for that State,
of whom he speaks in the highest terms.
From an interview he had with Gov. Par
sons and several other prominent gentle
men, he had learned the wants of Alabama,
and also somewhat Of the general condition
Of affairs, politically and otherwise, in the
State.
The agent represents that he had been
fortunate i'm meeting some of the leading
men of each place, and from all had re-
ceived cordial attention and CO operation.
He thinks it evident that there is a strong
desire for Northern emigration, and the in
vestment of money by Northern capitalists
is received with fayor. A movement among
Northern benevolent societies to send teach
ers among them without expense to them is
rather more encouraged thar opposed.
In concluding his remarks the agent gives
a hattering account of the conduct of the
freedmen, most of the able bodied being
employed and exhibiting SO much energy
and industry that ven the prejudice of for
mer masters against compensated labor is
overcome, and they confess that the freed
men are entitled to the same consideration
and treatment as that conferred upon white
laborers.
The agent, having visited many portions
of the South, and witnessed the treatment
of the negro population, and heard the
opinions as rendered by prominent planters,
declares that the Freedmen's Bureau must
be sustained and be well supported by the
Government, both with money and military
power.