New-York tribune., 1908-08-16

THE FREEDHEN
The Work Done for Them by e.
and Chaplain Eaton.

11 III
GRANT. LINCOLN AND TIE FREEDysl,erern
reference to the work S5r Cont-sbs.s @5s p ther
Freedmen OF ne MISSISSIPPI Valley b lrd VI
Mason Illustrated 8yo. xI. 3s1 -f Us uss strOdJ
Green & Co re en-
So soon as the Northern armies be, gene
work their way into Southern terri,,1 arere
slave population presented problem u ross-'
unforeseen and unprovided for: a r,sIdOve
moreover the solution of which might j., culia
constitutional questions of the utmost y,fry an
affecting the fundamental issues over wbcs 81 IA
Civil War had broken out In this boo, BE PED
are given an interestfna, and couvfnciny 49, II H
of some of the first steps in the Inc Of ae no
that led 10 the solution Of that ,-obl- IHstOry
means OF the Emancipation proclamation DIS
enrolment of negro regiments and the - ea-L
Ishrnent of the F'reednen's Bureau Ard ~ 81
account Is that OF a witness Of first ra.
portance a pioneer in the work OF negY slne
habiIitation, a man in close contact VIII e- ATE
and Lincoln. Of whom he furnishes Is = lcn
many interesting glimpses, an enthusiast rs S'eI
cause OF education. ." =
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:, n--.a.,to 1oc, ,-a,,,,-, af the
tive slaves from his lines In the foloTi
year. however. after Grant had carried Tie W -.
l--'o - -. -, He DO
example already set by Ben Butler in he Il = =
fieie 'e ON1pA~@ "ishch
HNA' u ~ ~ tscter.
Imagine If you viii. a slave population 81 I6ruct
iat ing aloni 1ia, "a bO5aga NS -tnttve
garbed in rags or in silks. with feet SS IRf;
@ oIeeGins: 1nerT @ a. I al - - rgsiiUss % - wnt1r
its way frresistibIy toward army or aga made
men, perpetuaIly on the defensive and 2erDsz rlv 2
ready to attack The arrival among Us u = AHS
hordes was like the oncou1irg of cities tory
women and children in every stage of dssas snen
decrepitude often nearly naked. with fss5 = 4 nut
oy the terrible f eXpeTence sf, I @ S I =. on
which Slavery inevitably fosters. were the GEMS
eous companions OF nakednes5. 1ailine aad uonal
Grant dealt with this avalanche Of hunz -
like a practical soldier and ike humane 80
prudent statesman He made such use 1 q -.
could of the raw labor thus placed al his =. 10
posa1. and for the rest made up his mind = rba,
the slaves must be cared for and helped y r-,r.;
ard better things To further this obtaT n ,as
selected John Eaton and from that morsH, hnss
two men came into frequent contact. cau1 hvs
that left the latter an enthusiastic adIiH' Wa
the great soldier and citizen who cOmm1l rs,s =,
the western armies AND N tA7 poiCS u outline
pursued he was taking a large personal resp sdon
sibiIity at moment when the polac4 sy N,
grouped about McClerEard were striving 2 ees.
utmost for his suppression Many years an q z,r
ward Grant said to Eaton: Il wonder L sbieb
ever realized how easily they could hare i con,
our heads" Il had often had enough caGS sbOut
wonder if he had ever realized this" ne a. Eef In
but my responsibilities were slight cOm2l her o
with those assumed by him" tindsC
The details Of Eaton's work among the 80 tharu
are many. and not all equal IN interest Islf to
fact that on one occasion he succeeded i iprity
forming the marriage service over the Ae1 Ezsba-
II9 negro couples in less than enc Aou'' fsa-iy
the interest Of the book does not he Wno' hating
that direction: it lies largely in the pes tnOng
side of Grant and Lincoln as Eaton Sa" res
In this connection there are abundaal . fteed
iotes. though not always told with mu'n ~ ferric
and with two of these. relating to LihCV"7 The
may close.
A deputation Of members OF Congress