The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-13

and regulations adopted by the freshmen for thsv cvn
guidance and essDsbod instead parody Of the Unitsd
Prssidsni and assum az ia addlOa dssior.si pswsss
Cnder hh adninistTston the fss dmen were armed
.ns .ar ma, va allowed 70 land oa n; ..as ed every
Campbell, hs issued land grants ciainiax % Do 70
Dent Of the United GENERAL saSoa and
espec.n care 70 bsstov tho beat alotmssN h,mssn
Judicial nnuenos on tho freedmen placed them for
enureiy beyond The control n the Assistant Com
General risos dscsrnsd that prompt n,ervsstion ~
nscee fer Vie interests of the frscdmsn themselves
sos ~ r.nos. nom .Sso,as s.ns s .s sy s.s
Guilty be obtained hearing them and succssdsd in
sosurs o.% q s% = Scs and
LANDED sngsoD AsD v1Asr rsanoRsL
General Tlson ascsrainsd tha. tho whoIs sazb.v
Of land granite on thc island only wsrs valid
These covered nvs hundred nflsen acres ana
were scattered all over the island. lie CONSOLIDATED
leaving the remainder for cultivation by tho ov nsis
There at present sx hundred and twenty-five freed
men on tho island. OF these hundred aud forty
working for hcsrs Winchester Schuyler of
New York. who have rcnted part o. The wslburg plan
~m ma os T os h,rr,s an aa on sm
men working for Winchester Schuyler have planted
nve hundred and thirty sores q cotton and one hundred
AMI nteeD OF corn Tho four hundred and sevcntynye
frccdm working for themselves have planted only
two hundred Of cotton and Two hundred ~
corn
nrmo slAHp
I-lm ~ CathArnes we went u Rapeio Island which
The freecn hors ara working ,s land for two thirds
...,.H IA 80 80 lar a. We could p"rc~'vc. were we'll
BE- protected nom and WI, a make ~ousy they s.s
man wn9 cam. ,%Gns las. year with permit from
Is M ns.nam n n, :, agent under General Baxs0o,
and paid them manly Ths. - ~. ~ -. -.
make them dhsa,sn sah an ,canans,v ,,SsSas
contract On
there are eighteen valid land grants cncun. 49,. s
| plantations There bct~een nv. and si2 vsns,ss
freedmen ,he island most Of whom arc ~crs"s ~,
wages well fed and appear y, br psnccy copttsS
On two Of the plantations thsy were working sltsr,,
formal contracts but We wcre assured by the hsasa
agent that those freedmen relied confidently on ho~
| fairly dealt With by their employers Our visit 10 V
island satisfied that tho freedmen shcro we're doss
! o0scrss RIVER ssrrssxxr
This settlement embracing or enaly several hundFsd
freed people, The largest colony on the coasi under Geese
raj Shermsns order, last year under The contrv d
Rev Mr. TYYany, agent of the Bureau appointed "
that position by General sAstsn
ON taking chsrge Of this settlement Mr. 1inany hirsd
| twenty. ave freedmen ~ guard, nmsd thsn viih
United riaies mnskct, and ued them 70 prrven, any
onicen who had NOT Mr. Tinanys pss1 halted aad
refused the Of The government boat W cross s
u. s .sr. q . oss oa S
eseda cf tho rice crop raised BY .ns r edmsn sf The s
NJ nn.ny ssvs s .sry s sas ass Ss
| are vsAN9 ss either nee os money
|
| All nf a people Of this colony supplies
| thr0u son With government rations, which were
| 10 Be sat Of their crosG We ~src informed by
the b. ncers Of the drpar,m n, thai none of thsso
rsaions ever b~en repaid v'y considerable
crop Of M made by ths freed nor, and Mr. Tlnany,
tho age ivcrsissd SIXTY Thousand busbets 0f for
sale. q TIson, who had 10 The interim SssmrA
charge IL Bursan for Gsorris, seeing Tho advertise
sy a.. oa, soaS.S o. sSs 70 m
| government pr1psrty. What dispo~nen ~S evsnsoslly
made of this crop or ~ho rsoavsd shs proa.s q y.
h4g H<xxfiw
sSs rssi'rd whether voluntarily o,hsrwiss esa osy
Be- BY The records, which nos vishss
cams d,sbsArtspcd, and. voluntarily shandssi.g nass
issA grsass working usass caesrsrsa W M
svpss c the land % tbs psrsons sho hsss rssss pss
- :, DsvTcrv ~ aSrs.Al sAxrcs's rascY.
s.s <. eossss q % he .ssnss seesSy,ss ~ =.
| slssds ssl The ecsss spd Gseetsi tberwsas esdss
ss ~ Ssss ss y ~ sss
ply the pscs az recosds have oonvu ed thai NJ
lr.ion q The frcsdmsn q ue.e ssslIsDssss ~Lls -
charge of General sArton vss such ~ 10 give bat htss
ssSa % eve, qss ss,. sssg%. ss, % even va a.
S. Ire ss. % % rs' r." oa s I % Toe sss a.
fsxtons standardization resulted from ysrsty " o~asrs
Tbs unnso~ss-.r cosinaanos of government sanew,
10 hc freedmen whs tended " incso.ss their E@orsi
sciss them under suss ssssS.n.a,p .sa ,ur..As.
that they Aineiinsd n msa@ stpr srsrsons fss
'h,.r osa support @ y ., ,",'ss."sn. pc, q, mt.
had immediate authority them vhs among
thsm With pasr~ from ,hs Barsa1. ihss pr.vss'ss
10 fall easy prey ,o the shAsisrn ~bo Atsr~ aFes
tsined them under the Fasc u frisndshp ts
advantage of their ersdaIsy ami f.adaiensy srpsopo
Tslr ,nerrsrisnce In providing for shsn ovn srvvor
and In managing business Tor themselves
/ oprsryaAsu~a fsyLrsrc~
II 10 not In tha power ~ General. rison arf pcos,
until crop has Zen rnhr~d andor their respective sd
mln.rson. 20 Materially .npf.,s .s ..s o"oaoa . = ".
have e1sr sAiatsry reforms 10 the habits cf sbs bss.
and In their disposition 70 iHbos and have becn nsssn
| msntsi in removing from their minds many ~ the
absurd ldsas which had been Inst sd among shsm dls
nes- d-ord and bitter preJadoss sssilss sho uhss pso
lpvrs vnsts iszrA.y
An impartial compsrson u tbs retaiss condition. of
the fresden on The south Carolina lasnds snd
ygr,da and sogshwes, G.orya oiszy d.fposaiss thai
the freed peope ~ho have remained On ths pAnsioss
and have be~n shsi ~ ths sayles ssn.1. ssa pc.
| than ,ho-s Who have t.en ssssssf 9TH sfioIs and
eioshus by ths goyerntnan'
/ EEruEzE>psrns
In cor opinion the able ssis,ioa ~ ths qos@
ton of the oooupson ~ tie islands ard tho osss
The lands 10 Turner the La day ~ Jsnassy
nent requiring The sndo-nsrN W pss 70 the fe~dfh<n
NJ ..ss - noaey 80 t."a, IN. - !. s.ss,s,a ~ ~ :,
comsissioa spl atsi ~ ia Efsfumesf of coafse 40
DO so ne.n " l,s p ..ss - .A H.sn.sssss ~ -,
thsy occspyins ss aay ua pflov 70 ttAi peref
BY srrsIssmsns b-sw.~n usns.ave. ard tas essss ~
Ito asd Gessr.s fson and rost hssh cnscgr vlth 10
both The frssdHsn ssa ,h- l.sss-asr. .sssia us
oorsndsion b. Adopisd ~ he srnrsnt 90 r.~I~st
fully sugKs~x s Ne order - ~a-i hT0vw the lss ~
N.girnb~r sssi - 70 give sosh parts an ps uns W
nsAs their arsnseDssts fos Tbs sssi s1Apas psstns
4 yLostpA.
4 Aft~v sonr,stnx lnrestgsitSa e hs 80 <i~sas
! -. vent 70 rsrnasdna pa H~. 90 foana sst<sss
LADY u the ysa<rxa E~ssvs oosrs dsiy sSsst ~
The barsss, having ehsfss a sstrs sr'bssnne too
ccssuss end oonis mag s,sss ons soa.asS fsssS.sn
rhss~ %. ssn~vslly a vess isnb~vtsg ssd go frssn
sw~ssy 10 twenty sollaS pss rsessh - vssss C~s&
i I~sdy sssasssd W nstse khss-s fssm~ry ~ sA<~s
~ the n~rsoth nfsntry vho sSsss wshsss
psy n-ss partially oonpsnsHsd W rs<~i,as Eve cei.
| lssp re foe eseb cssfrst 1ssws ~ and sopvevsd
CsysAn Iss1y god, isa,cDss msn ~hs W fss~sAiy
letsrsrsscs sad sesd sast>@ he's s>sils1 sf us
vs,bsss ruessios.
1 gacx~rvmxa
We ssst tisilsd Jsrs.evlils haa1ansxssr ~ Csy
tsln wshs<v ~hs has ehafVs ~ fs~xl s.sssse~ 70
vhlsh fred ps,pis fssssaiiy - vcss ssd are
| Ib~vAiy compensated