Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-06-21
a---n For the Standard.
Cheering News from the South.

FRIEND EARLE Il have just receiv-
ID the second letter from a teacher
n Raleigh, N. c. In his first he in
ormed us that he had just received a
very valuable barrel of clothing which
our Aid Society had forwarded for the
Freedmen: He had the pleasure of dis
tributing them among the naked and
destitute with his own hands. He
wrote to thank US for our timely aid,
and also to let US know how much
good our unite" had really done, and
to encourage us to continue on in our
work of charity.
We are making up garments from
new cloth as fast as possible in order
to send another barrel in the fall We
meet every Wednesday for that pur-
pose at the Town Hall, and would
cordially invite every lady to call in
and assist in this great charitable
work.
In my answer to Teacher" | asked
him some questions, to which the fol-
lowing extracts are some of the re-
plies.
Glover, June 18th. Ii. }. 5.
He says: GAS to the real Union
sentiment of the former rebels, [ have
not much to say. They are learning
to accept the new order of things and
also to believe in the development of
the colored people. 1t is lamentable
fact that the colored children of
Raleigh are far ahead of the poor
whites in learning. We have S25 of
them here in the school. Scores of
them can read we'll in the third and
fourth readers, and other scores study
Arithmetic In d Geography. One
young man local black 81 years of
age, comes some miles and boards
himself. Four months ago he knew
only the alphabet; now he has passed
through the primer and second Read
er and is well started in the third
writes well, has passed through the
primary Arithmetic and is now CIPHER
ing. Have you such an instance of
rapid advancement in Glover?
| We have many such instances of
rapid improvement. l mention then
to show the capacity of the race, and
do not see as the mulattoes are an,
more intelligent than the "coal blacks.
Taking this whole educationa
movement, as we teachers view it, i
is one of the most successful and on,
of the grandest charities the world eve
saw.
| With regard to the rebels they ar
. beginning to understand what tn
5 copperheads do not, viz that tSLaUer,
} as dead; forever dead!
: The rebels understand who Uncl
, Samuel is better than do the copper
heads. They hove ooou the --OOopo
2 writ in rows of FURNISHED steel" TIL
copperheads do not seem to knov
g what that means. Soldering did nc
: seem to be to their liking. | hav
4 listened to two speeches from Senate
e Henry Wilson, both earnest, mani,
S truthful efforts, that put the rebellio
' in a light the rebs. never beheld it b.
e fore.
Last Monday Andy Johnson arri
ed here. | listened to speeches fro
Gen. Sickles, Secretary Seward, Pc
Master Randall and the President
- None of them were able but Seward
Tuesday the corner stone of a mo
ument to the Presidents father W;
y laid. The only idea ! gained fro
7, the ovation of the day, was that yank
n and rebs. must hang their swords {
f. the same peg, as symbols of equ
J. pluck and merit. The authors of Il
i rebellion don't yet see that they ha
done anything amiss.
N Republicans are busy everywhe
D. in the State. Leagues are formil
d and opposition to free speech is dyil
re a most agonizing death-but it IS d
0. ing. Please write again soon.
Truly yours, Q. III.