The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-06-06

The Kana,oha Republican, and other
conservative newspapers, have copied tho
| report of Generals Fullerton, and Steed.
man upon the operations Of the Freed
men 3 Bureau, and have made extensive
editorial comments, to excite prejudices
against tho system. Much misreprescn-
,ntiou has been based upon this &c parte
investigation on tho copperhcad side Of
the question, and people ore liable to DO
greatly misled, unless they examine the
testimony on the other side also. "
It's not at all improbable that thcro
arc instances where agents of the Bureau
have acted corruptly. This is often the
case among tho officers Of all depart.
ments Of tho Government undcr all I'D.
ministrations, during tho whole history
Of the Government. But it is no argu-
ment against law, that it is not always
faithfully executed. Who would now
DO in favor Of repeating the law against
treason, because it has not been faith.
fully administered Who would advo.
cate the repeal Of the statutes against
murder, robbery and theft because viola.
tors Of these laws sometimes escape jus.
tico through the corrupt administration
Of the laws?
1t has been shown that the Freedmen's
Bureau has boon and still is necessary
institution of the Government, made
necessary by tho rebellion, to protect not
only tho freedmen mado 70 by tho war
to put down tho rebellion, but also to
protect tho Union white citizens and
refugees driven from their homes and
impoverished by tho war against the
Govornmcnt-anda also to feed tho des.
titutc widows and orphans Of rebels
How long, it will DO necessary to contin.
nc this institution in the South will de.
pend mainly on tho southern people
themselves. Whenever they furnish ad'
equate protection to the classes now
provided for by the Bureau, by local
laws, the Government will certainly be
rejoiced to have tho opportunity to with.
draw the care andsupport it is now rem
doring.
But tho Republican and kindred shoots
would DO very glad to SEQ its friends in
tho South (,ho robcls) triumph - tho
Government to withdraw its protection
from tho loyal friends Of tho Govern.
mont (tho southern Union meu) and
thus permit thom to DO crushed out and
driven from that section by tho intoler.
ance Of the rebel majority, as is the case
already in North Carolina, where Gov.
Holden assures the President that they
must have military protection or the
Union men must loave the State, and he
,cith them. These Same rebel sheets would
also chucklo to see the Government
withdraw its protection from the defense
less negro, and allow the bitter enemies
Of tho Government, by oppressive local
laws, to reduce thcm to worse slavery
than existed before tho war. If by mis-.
representation and the most ridiculous
falsehood, tho cmissarics Of this new re.
bolton can succeed, by appealing to the
prcjudiccs ofthe people against negroes
aud exotic their fears Of having Thorn
put on social equality with tho whites
(of which there is not tho least danger)
and lead them to adopt severe, unchris-
tan and cruel measures to crush them
out, and trample them in the dust, as
their fathers did before them, VIC have
no doubt they will feel much better !;
but really VIC think tho time has passed
Cor copperheads or other enemies of the
Government to deceive tho people very
much on tho "nigscr" question, or to
make capital out Of such ridiculous
humbuggcry. In another column We
present what seems to US q full answer
to tho erpar'e report against tho Freed.
men, Bureau above alluded to, in the
report on that subject, of Gen. Scwall.
|
GooD.-Brigadier. General John NJ.
Branuan, who refused recently at Au-
gusta, Cato permit tho graves Of the
Union dead to be adorned with flowers,
is to DO mustered out Of service. Right.
he should not havc becn narmitted i IN