The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-22

United states under eonfsoation Of enemies
an1 traitors, was thus taken from the
United states snd bestowed upon conquered
enemies.
Messns Grsnnell, RsndeU and Moore
head also delivered euiouies when the usual
Iesoluiions d respect were pa1s-i, and the
House ID iourned
NV YORK, Dec. 20.-Gen- Howard in his
ohcial report states that on entering upon
toe discharge Of has duties he separated tie
bureau into four diyisions-one Of lands.
another into fnanc.al affairs, one OF record,
Gne one Of 4ih Medical Department. t.
each 81 these divisions he assigned an off,
Ger, and secured the required number Of
rlerAs oy appointment aud detail from the
'auks Of the army. Before the organization
Of the bureau The freedmen Affairs hal
been Entrusted 10 different oHiaers she
governments thereby csusing a diversity OF
sysiein ~ the different localities
AteW Assistant Commissioners were 20
poiatad snd seat 10 different States 10 or
-anize the Bureau aud complete work
already begun. and settle questions Of labor
1 lu-s a. lar as tho safety Of the court would
I allow The Assistant commissioner pro-
cured citizen and military officer for
each district, county aud parish. The evi-
! degt hostiuty Of portion OF the citizens
| and their ability, in the absence Of troops
andeivll law, 20 outrage or take the life Of an
/ agent, hlndeied The extending Of operations
/ except by occasional Inspection By an officer
| in connection with a patrol. q he General
| acknowledges the hesrEy support Of most Of
| the department commanders in Organizing
and carrying out plans Of the Bureau.
Ine tenure Of the bureau upon abandoned
! property is regarded the same as that pos
| sessea b. an sexual owner, except that ssid
| property may be restored by competeat au-
| thority 10 It's former owner. A compare
/ lively magnificent amount Of prol ID
| used - quarters for teachers and officers
connected With the Bureau hospitals. With
| these exceptions, al property IN the hands
Of the Bureau is held as a means OF revenue
| by order Of the President The work Of
| restoration has progre ssed Very rapidly, and
il is probable that when the wa terminates
| little or no property VIII remain under the
con rol Of the Bureau. By this policy Of
| restoration the expectations Of the freedmen
have been disappointed, and some difficulty
has arlsen thereby, but has been overcome
| with comparative esse. Much embarrsss-
meEt aud much actusl suffering has re-
suited from the restoration Of property ia
use, and much more will result from the
curtailment OF tne Bureau.
About one fve-huudreth Of the amount
Of land in the insurrectionsrv States has
I HNNu ut4AAr anu uhA me pan OF GsSlEnlll
il 20 the freedmen, been carried cut, the Blu
reau would have been able 10 furnish an
acre per family.
Experience has shown that, as g general
rule, is is better 10 leave the price Vi labor
70 be regulated by the demand Schools
have been established, but the hostility Of
the whites toward the blacks ls undisz uised.
Congress, when It created the Bureau,
msds No sPPro priGtion 70 defray It's ex-
. peuses. It has, however, received funds
from miscellaneous sources 10 the amount
Of S47s,553, deductiug the amount held as
retained bounties, ,Sll5, 232, and the ball
8ncs on hand October 81, 1905, available 10
meet its liabilities. The amount held IS
claimed bounty Is merely held a trust for
c0lored soldiers aud their families.
The breaking up Of all plantation systems
has necessarily len the sick with little or q o
medical provisions. Until they can earn
money and become better yersed than now,
IN order 10 sell support, they viii doubtless
receive the ueces. ary AID.
From Information derived from various
reports Of military officers, inspectors, and
assistant Commissioners, General Howard
arrives al the general conclusion that free
labor, Notwithstanding the sudden einanci-
patton, ana the thousand caus5 Of disturb
anee incident 10 the war, viii prove success
/ iul; that a F-eedman's Bureau, or some sub
stitute Tor II Of Il National character, viii
have 10 be continued, and that the present
organization of the Bureau, with the an
usrstauding that it is not 20 be permanent,
as as good as he could suggest, except as to
the subject Of ireodmens courts and the
/ employment Of Civil agencies. Soae gen
eral legislation providing FOR the aged and
! inhrm Is necessary, and 1t would be well 70
! devote the funds raised during the war IN .
I der Treasury laws, ior the benefit III freed
! men, for securing sites and buildings fer
school purposes ia the different States. and
that l0lut commissioner, whose object shall
be 60 AID the poor blsck- and whiles iu the
I rental, purchase, and settlement of lands,
should DO encouraged by Government, and
that the right If the freedmen TO rent, uur-
chase, or sell property be guaranteed 10
them beyond question.
IL is estimated that the amount required
for the expenditures o. the Bureau Tor the
fiscal year ending January, 1856, will be
Sl,l74.515
N4sHlyGrOS, Dec. lg-Secretary Seward
addressed communication 10 Provisional
; Governor John son, Of Georgia, relieving him
! from duty, and O. Governor elect jenkins,
authorizing him % enter upoa the duties
Of his Office
The dispatches are identical in language
with those IN the case OF Alabama, already
|, published,