New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-21

used @ quarters Tor teachers And ocers connected with
the Bureau, and AZ hospitals With these exceptions all
property ia the hands Of tn, Bureau held as means Of
revenue.
3-gEsroRlnoS OF PROPERTY.
shoty after the ginizaon Of the Bureau parties whose
property was held BY it, commenced TO apply for resora
ton OF their fomeT rights The policy nst adopted by the
Bureau was 20 return estates TO those only who could show
constant loyalty past well present. loyalty which
could not be established by the mere production Of an
oath OF allegiance amnesty As the Bureau held property
by authority Of Act Of Congress for certain detnitc pur
poses ii supposed that this tenure must continue t0
exist until those purposes accomplished that property
must he surrendered only when IL evident that the
control over It unauthorized and improper.
Ts course did not with the approval Of the Presl
dent who gave orders that pardon either by special
warrant or the provisions Of his amnesty proclamation,
entitled the Iary pardoned 10 demand and receive mmed
restoration of all his property except such as had been
actually sold under decree Of ooufcaton shortly after
this decision made known, cJnr NO. Is, dated sep
tember L. 1865 issued from the Bureau, and embody
log the provisions OF the Act OF Congress, establishing it,
Tor the FIRST tme definite rules regarding the
restoration q this property to former owners.
Authority restore vested 10 the Assistant Commis
s0ners Of the Bureau They directed 10 turn over at
once all property held abandoned upon It's appearing to
their satisfaction that did not fall wita the terms Of the
definition laid down In the Act approved Jny 1854 They
were also directed to property when application
wa, made it, through the superondens Of the districts
in which situated, accompanied by proof o. claimant
title and of his pardon either by special warrant or the
Of the proclamation Of amnesty Of May 29 1868 10
provided however ha land cultivated by refugees or
freedmen should be retained until the growing crops were
gathered unless the made lu compensation Tor the
labor expended aul its products.
Under the provisions Of this Circular the work OF restora
ton has progressed very rapidly aud II is probable that
when the year terminates little or no property will remain
under control Of the Bureau In the city OF New Orleans,
property the value Of eight hundred thousand dollars
$500 O had been restored at the cose Of september Ia
North Carolina about onehrd OF all in session had been
given rp.
t-LEAsRs AvD RENTS oY PROPERTY hyTURFn.
In all cases Of restoration II la, been the plan OF the
Bureau 70 protect IN their possession essees c property
who held leases from any authorized officer Of the Govern
men These leases made and accepted, IN good lath
By both Uartes Congress authorized the agents OF the
GOversrent give them and its faith IS pledged 10 their
validity. 10 b. the clear duty Of every ohcer
acting under that authority TO maintain and make efficient
his acts done In compliance with II. If the restoration OF
property is annu the leases upon H. that restoration
should be delayed until the leases expire II has been an
'nvar abe condition IN all orders al restoration, issued by
this Bnreas; that all such contracts shall be respected
As rule OF restoration on the ground OF pardon
subsequent the pardon allowed " the claimant
Of property restored when property Is restored upon proof
that 1t not legally ahsnfonsd fol- restitution oi rent
10 made, so far practicable.
5-sEsrLr OF TIE PLAN OF R.s1CRAnoy.
The uncertainty Of the tenure Of the Bureau prop
ery which IS the immediate result Of the policy OF restors
ton adopted has rendered the division aud assignment OF
land 10 Refugees and Freedmen mpraccsble. Fortunately
exnerience 20 have shown that Il Is not necessity
Difficulty has arisen from disappointing the natural and well
founded expectations Of freedmen IN this subject but II has
been overcome with comparative Much embarrsss
ment and IN Instances actual suffering has resulted
from the restoration OF property In Offices colonies u
freedmen and hospitals, and much more will result from
the curtAnent OF the revenue Of the Bureau
6--ss0Uxr ~ PRoPkRfy HEID
The tabular statement. snnexef presents al the stas
tics respecting the quantity Of property n possession and
the quantity esofe which be gained from the reports
thus far furp shed by the Assistant Commissioners Of the
Bureau About FIVE hundredth (0G2) only Of tho
entire amount OF Land IN the nsurrectionay districts his
ever held and had the plan 81 gnDg II 70 Freed
men been carried out the Bureau would have been unable
20 furnish an acre per family