, 1865-08-28
THE FREEDMka's BUREAU.
Visit Of Major General 0. 0.
Howard to Chicago.
Reception in Bryan Hall.
Address Of the General History Of tle
Bureau--.lts Objects and
Scope.--Condition OF the
Colored Population.
VIII t1,c Negro work.-Our Duty To-
ward Him.

by the visit OF Grant and Sheridan 10 our city. He
was met At The depot OF bis arrival lale On Saturday
evening, and escorted 10 the Sherman House by
hand OF music md a number Of personal friends.
lie was afterwards et1enaded in front OF the hotel
and called for loudly; he appeared on THE balcony
In response, INT declined to epeAk on account Of
lie latsne*s Of the hour.
1t Yves announced That Gen Howard would speak
IN Drynn uall Last evening on subjects connected
wIih the work he L. now experimenting as Chief
OF tho Frcdman's Bureau. The hal MAS crowded
long before ,hc time announced for the commence
.ncnt OF the exercises. The stage, galleries, and
body Of the hall were alike uammed full OF human
beings md the a3sles were nlso completely filled,
lraving not an Inch oi standing room v1eant There
whom occupied seats On the platform, and many
hundreds WHO came TO the door retired aler trying
in vain 70 gain an entrance:
The ministers of several Of the churches In the
city present on the platform. as weTc also sey
crnl othur OF our mot prominent cisi,cns. Much
az ~ Viz 70 hs
bepessty Of tickets for admission. Al the eolored
chu,clics suspended t4eir esenlns services and tue
congregations came down IN 1osIe. hut onf. tcry
General noN EId was received With great cnthusl-
ri Thc g. chair was taken by Col Hammond, who an
nuun1cd ,tnt the proceedings would be opened By
sErcat God OF Nations, now to Thee"
The uEsemblnsc Joined In The hymn.
A selection u the Scriptures was lAen rad b.
Rev. J. E. l.0ycc. ...
s1 1 e. III I Taxp ps psS. & pf'Fsst e. Fl p e Z
Church; he Invoked the Divine blessing on the
ftecdmen and the hcndmcn, and that the day might
c<mc when they Will be ftre Indeed.
ApDHEss OF TIE SECRETARY.
The Se1ctarg Of tho fr:cdnan's Association,
Rev. J. II. shirhcrd. addressed tAe meeting as foi-
lows:
LAu,rs AND GExuESEs-A most Important con-
vcutou has recently closd is tessions in the city
e. Ny fo1 rsa,,,p$ m 1hs sRsse p osni5a
Tits result is a,,ained BY the harmonious and en-.
.rclr satsE.ctosy eo1sotidaion Q! the independent
@ Serc1oios. TIC Commission Slic has heretooss
| BEEN famliat 10 you rs the Northwestern Fired
mems Aid Commission, becomes prominent part
mems Aid Cornmis -ion. II il upon The Invitation
| OF this commission that Gen. Howard speaks 10
us Tonight He comes here a; onr r, Urgent request
proy1l Of bis superior ofies1r, to say 10 you frankly
Ia straight forward VT authoritative and official
a X e fhs ~ = n y Sa5 =,
J tic four millions OF freedmen WHO ere now No
loIsr slavcs- He l. hesc aIso, to g. 70 you what
Moth il re!ation 10 this work. aud what arc the re-
;ations The Government d.sinss to sustain 10 this
Ce1nss,oH Ihe we,s Of M lh's Commission J., l.
so1;;h-spo;a LTD for all cIat,elisuc purposes
anGst n Of en s nai ,a Is tss ap
e It cvc9 lived and thai hundreds Of :hoisands of
Sonlh.tn citizens Of the United Statcs, upon Whose
tps te annestE cath + s u M 1h eoaf ,s
Emancipation Proclamation and Propose 10 work
unti1inls 10 achieve that cud- Most authoritative
q al sa
past that these bold and boastlnl foes Of man do
not hesitate openly to threaten that Just go coon as
Of the way, they viii show the negroes whist this
freedom amounts to. The Proclamation o. En1an-
epation decla1sf that the United ssaes WI feeoS,
! o, Andrew Johneon, President nI these United
State, fnh that dccaazanoa App.aEse IT wns the
ion, and Tor Uni reason ihey crested ine Barsau OF
Ireedmense Affairs. and God gave III man worthy
10 he at head; iapplauss The work hefe5s s;r ns
Nork-the work before rs Is no certain work-the
struggle before us is to be ssp and ste5n aud loa..
1astiHe. or this no man who Ii familiar with tie
rsescit condition OF thc South has any doubt. The
urcftion which has weighed heavily on the minds
\ Of gentlemen In the Gosernncpt upon whom De.
yoss sasse nse @ on r. uT9n l. m
North stend by tic Durcsn OF Freedmen Z Anars By
e ia e e. s'n2 H. e Rss
i but farce II The people desert Il;
the bureau do nothing Il the people ase got in
Every negro who gets The alphabet is spiked gun
"a spoiled negro Tor al purposes Of slavery. The
gentlemen Of she south, now ,it 20 loyal WI submit
G even 10 be csied citizens Of The Tnitea stases-,o
any 1ndienIty, they call IT which the Presidca!
The United ss,sa II lie hsne. ,1d Ct bis h1,
dollat t nisrsT M epeilsa There !. the rab-Te heaT
sh P Z sonr e fse e.
pspc1t and beleve MI their lies; ha wiil
LIS ,ns 9"T iaa s91v sSsn1 hi mDg own
t. .,desais s i Se Eses wStss man maj coming On @
found the Saa. Ss md Ts psop'Dse 70
etiii, j, lI1es, hat The airiabe. w Ei1 il past III
u yoa Snecr rum 1G TIC priviiess q the ssaias
You ntsed r+susance Of mine that II IL With no
ordinary feeag Of Satisfaction TINT discharge The
4 worthi,y OF introducing you The Christian gon.
ecnII no b!ttcr md cnsions e!es have becn able 10
fnd one single atan. the Governmental ndm{nfstn-
h II liz II ~ Ms
Gcn otfs Howard iGreat and long continued mp
plausc.1
On coznipc forward The General WIS nsatn most
enthusiastically ereeted- Af1er come minutes be
tpoac as follows:
L }nE 40 sasE It. 1s.s1Ia Is enns1ssiPg sv n
pscefion OF such sentiments, and by the warm and
Earnest endorsement Of then, by sach nA,eople. Il
hat iii cone bEtore any audience Is The North. ana
especially in ihe Northwest. Ihaye been fos the
La. four YEAR Intimately associated with those
n. to wit md 70 dc, d.. ws might 6aye ths
nsi*ss et reo'ass md eonSn.aanns G.s: ourselves
,nas a11a night roeesnnrne va IT hf ss one s0I
e1nnent 6Sosle, epsssnpea. able
ks @ and TO ksep ,s sSa
have made In The past thank every mother ind
every la,l,e5, every sister and every brother who
| to VI The high privileges Thai We eu1or think
yon earnestly and heartily for the sentiments Jon
Szlress, md for ,hs ea1nsstness oi ths welcome I
SPEECH. come al The earnest eolcitation Of your
mission, 10 talk with yon, and you must bear With
IS. M of The .! s;oss15ine2t sas a.,. noM , tlat @
millions ., tselmen hare ben thrown upon it,
bands: a1n asked constantly, In passing hither
jscs of lie FSeeaaeas Dareau ia Wis, Was r ], e.
tahii:hed; what docs 1t propose 10 do and how Is
itsoire 70 secomPLsh ,hose results, | an 1elns.
unpopular that Gcne1ns that soldiers, 1hst cxecu.
tiye men, should be making puIic harangncs; and
tas hnsws that ,5,, If ntet sa,a ny hssH asa
| pntlie eIhshltion of myrelt L could &C, whit Ut
conceive 10 1e the wants Of the times, tie wants
through The iast oi,r yesss mshuy iss for
revolution has been transplting. and now src are
very much in the condition Of The child who has
J Z
| ottcn needs nddce That it docs not get he needs
assist l,n o. BE- vi! fail iato lad ways he needs
iimc In every young mans lie when It is especially
nccc+.aT, 1si hr s6ould hare rOIne Thing 10 guide
him besides the Light of his own heart and Of bis
such, !: The lime now in ouz na,ion's history. We
arc In thc transition state II Is m epoch, It Is
| man, every man should do HE duly earnestly and
soIe11nly. VIC have made sacrifices; We may mike
them. may continue TO make them, but spe=!al
sac1iice ls neccreary now, In order to sernTe the
ihcrn sacred, God Wi not continue TO bless Us u
csnesive IL object oi tilis Fncdmen's @ n; Bureau
made to Them and % us by The - man 'Vi'os Whom
experience, 10 lore mozo ,han We fave ' loved anv
other man-Abraham Lincoln. Oui OF thst III.
% = % q F e. a9ed ~ T.
rromfee that in MI those States who, inter cersnin
date should lie in rebellion, such and such men
pledge 70 diem; he pledged the sppol1 Of lie Cor
sEn@cnt % s saiY r.. On! y,!,,. ihsss promises;
IN Law se y tss
hshins The Freedmen's bureau This work Of slr
endorsed tJ The people, and no matter what objec-
,ions the rehels may have4 no mat:cr what This
Soppelhea nay th5S ,he promise hss 6ssn I,as M
1isips: Wy % ~ ~ "N.'~
accomplished by the establishment OF rhta Bureau,
you mny ask me ll.le With Tesa1d 10 IT. orgauiza
lion.
The law itself provides for i,s organization. 1
VIII therefore nm Rapidly over this par1 OF the re-
marks have 10 make, and will make It some-
present M thoughts in Ibis woy uist The charge
should let it he remembered thai army otdcers are
yxc,lfar no.tion and training IN the field ate liable