Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-12-14

The following bills weIc ilrr- iusct aHi rr-
ferred
By Mr. Ward Of \ T., q, guarantee certain
Sts;es that hsYe been in i,h5''.a rapu' .isin
form Of government.
BY NJ. Roger TO repeal tie neutrality laws
By NJ Bingham 20 declare valid and c1iclu-
siye certain prcciamations of the President and
acts IN Vursuasce iHeEyoi-
Circular.
FRElruEN>' d. RullE1s lion ADEsgr,
For NV E.GIASD and NosgHEEN NY
HEADQUAEIlEs, FAnSGroN, CoNN.. 1866 }
Having received an orrointaeut firm
Mai. Gen o. o. Howard, as agent ai The
Freedmen, Bureau. % aid IL tie procure
ment OF homes To- the destitute and -nempi r
cd Freedmen and Refugees. | take t'ls
method Of stating tic plan F.! operation.
Il j. desirable Co establish agencies la -.c
principal centres. for the purpose %. afford
ing facilities 20 farmers, mechanics. mrnu-
iactureTs and others In To surrounding
country. TO secure the employment %. iAis
class of lab0rcrs.
IL is stated that there .ro me -Gtu0
eolcred persons in Washiu-t % City, many
Of whom have fed thi.hcr i..n siav cry,
during the war, j they Zane not return %
such hlrfy rs awaits them "a their
homes there Is not work at hand To- them,
and they are willing to q el.ewh,re % earn
honest bread /; many are now aided by thc
Government. but the great number 1--we
poorly from hand to mouth.
We now appeal TO those vino want farm
hands, wood choppers. dock hands, mason
tenders, carpenters, tiaeksmiths. c]oFcrs,
coachmen, house servant, cooks. men for
coarse work about machine shops and manu-
factories, watchmen ard female soryant-.
The order has gone forth, that after tis
first Of October, 1866, no none rat!On- viii
be issued to the able bodied men and women
and unless they can be placed in situations
to earn their bread, there must be uuci
suffering among them. Every friend Of the
oppressed must tTy to assist these POOR peo
pie TO a chance 10 make an honest living
ard at the same time secure valuable elias
of laborers who Will learn a different sLy!'
Of energy and enterprise in the North trou
anything they could ever acquire in thl
South and when peace and quiet shall b
fully restored at the south, should the.
wish 10 return, they win be enabled TO IN
troduee improved industry and econom.
wherever they may %.
1t is found 10y those who have tried IT
that the best way flr farmers and others VIII
need help onthc farm or in the housed Is t
build a little cottage in some c.nvcnien
spot, or 10 fit up an out huillIns for iaml
". Let the man work CT the farm or Il
the shop, and the woman work II the house
and If they haze children, let the older ear
for the younger while tho mother is at work
and then You viii Cad His people interested
faithful and devoted 90 your interests, ans
that Of your family.
The plan We popos, for all who wan
such help. OF vii provide ior one OF nor
during the winter, is TO send q written re
quest to the nCarcs. point where there j
an accredited agent. stating tie kind o
work 10 be done. and che age 81 the Versol
desired Tie request viii Re forwarded Il
to the General Agent IN Washington. NhcI
the person or persons arrive at the dcpo
the applicant VIII be notified, and they vii
90 or send for them Is they shall choose
Al applicants Will he required to pay fy,
dollars TO the general incidental expenses eI
route.
1t viii be expected that ali persons re-
ceiving such help, VIII pay for the the frst
month service what their labor has beer
fairly worth, taking into consideration ID,
expense incgrred. At The expiration Of tLC
month. it is expected the employer viii then
make bargain with the employed, agree
ing what the wages shall be l9r definite
period, and make o report to the agent
from whom they were received, stating the
conditions. Blanks for this purpose will
be furnished by the agent.
There are large numbers Of women and
children wanting homes, whose husbands
were killed in the Southern or Northern
armies. These women, as . general thing
make the best house servants. Famllie.
who want help, and viii take woman with
one or two children, at fair wages, viii be
well pleased; and il the large towns, if tic
benevolent viii provide suitable home ioI
the children, under proper instruction and
care, the mothers can work IN families and
pay 4 part Of their wages Tor the support a
their children. These must BE cared for
and where j. there a community In all a.,
North who would not oheerfully aid iu such
work?
Should these Freedmen and Refugee not
answer the purpose for which they wcr,
employed, then the applicant VIII be expect
ed to aid them IN Irocuricg another si.ua-
tion.
\. T. WILLIAMS.
Agent.
Approved. o. q HOWARD.