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The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-24

ANDREW JOHNSON.

AM0nhW sotNMHOM.
President OF ths United STATES OF America,
To all sohom q may concern.
Satisfactory evidence having been exhib-
tied to me that MoRrrz Won BAunAcH has
been appointed Vice Consul Of Hesse Darn
stadt for Wisconsin and Minnesota, at Nil
waukie, do hereby recognize him as such,
and declare him free to exercise and enjoy
such functions, powers, and privileges as are
allowed TO Vice Consuls by the law Of M
tions, or by the laws Of the United States.
In testimony whereof, have caused these
Letters to be made Patent and the Seal Of
the United States TO be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand at the city Of
Washington, the nineteenth day Of
May in the year Of our Lord one
IT, 8. thousand eight hundred and sixty
six, and Of the independence Of the
United States Of America, the nine
tieth.
Ll ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY the President:
F. w. SEWARD,
Acting Secretary Of State.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-24

l0SE Of the Massachusetts State constables,
nsmsd Capt. III. 7. Johns, is reported to have abb
sooHdsd, having been charged with black mailing
liquor ssllsn and discharged from his once. He
10 been slsrynsn and atsuP,ranss lecturer.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-24

rELhoW-CiIlLENs: am not the less grateful to
you for this call because Of Its being made me in
my Official character and as a member Of the Cab.
nett and yet am Rdmonished by this fact, as well
as by the lateness Of the hour, not to discuss many
topics Of public interest upon which, under other
circumstances might be glad to express my views
1 may say, however, that we have much reason to
felcitate ourselves the general condition Of the
country, in view Of the perils through which We
have so recently passed, and to congratulate our
selves upon the promising future that awaits US.
1t is true that the restoration Of the Southern
States to all their constitutional relations to the
General Government is not yet accomplished. SO
far as that duty or that oonsummation has deyolyed
on the executive branch Of the Government, It has
been fully performed. tApplause.l I cannot now
recall any failure in this regard. With all these
things you arc familiar, and the country knows
what has been done and what is doing.
The close Of the war brought with 1t the neces-
sity Of reestabishing the Federal authority in the
insurgent States as rapidly as possible, and cop.
neced with 1t the duty Of encouraging the Ieor-
ganiEation Of local governments In each Of these
States To this subject, my fellow oitzens, the at
tention Of the President and the Cabinet was early
direeted-with what success I need not point out
10 you. / think Iventure not too far In saying
that history presents no parallel to such success
The Federal authority has been established recoR-
mixed, and obeyed In every State south Of Mason
and Di1on's line, tApplause,l The local govern.
ments in these States have been reformed substan-
italy to meet their changed condition resulting
from the abolition Of slavery, and are now being
peaceably administered. Doubtless there are pro-
Visions in the constitutions Of some Of these States
as there are 10 the laws enacted by some Of their
legislatures, that are not In oonsOnAnee with the
views Of the moral and liberty loving citizens Of the
nation but We cannot reasonably doubt that these
will give place to better provisions and better laws,
under the influence ofthe Federal Government and
their own material necessities
But one thing remains, my fellow citizens, to
complete the work Of restoration and 10 clothe the
Southern States with all their constitutional priv
leges and that Is their representation in Congresa
lApplause.l Upon this With the loyal millions Of
the country, lregret deeply regret. that Tiers .
any difference between the Precedent and our friends
10 oopgIsM. But you 7ill haYs observed TIA 4 TILE
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-24

~ Rev. Rurus ELLIS, OF Bestsn, viii de-
liver lecture before the "washington Unitarian Assoc
oiaton," at the Unitarian church. this evening at eight
o'clock Subject; "The Missionary Work Of the LIB
erAi Church" Seats frse. eoiseton will be taken
I, sid Of the association IL.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-23

b.
LET Us PRACTICE EcoNoMY.-This is o
time above all others, when thestrictest econ
omy should bepractised in administering our
State government The people arc generally
in no condition to pay heavy taxes, and
whatever salaried officers can be dispensed
with, ought to be forthwith. We think the
services of an Adjutant General and State
Geologist might now be dispensed with-tie
former for some time to come anil the latter
forever. The Militia system of this State
was always failure, and if the militia was
re-organ' led it would do no good, fol. it
would moi. be allowed to operate while We
are kept out of the Union and under United
States troops; and as for the Office of State
Geologist, it has already been an expense to
the people of nearly 100000, without ma
terial benefit to the Treasury or the people.
We make these suggestions not on account
of any objections to the gentlemen who oc-
cupy those offices-for we think they are bet
ter qualified for the positions than their pre-
decessors-but we really think their services
could be dispensed with, and thus save .
heavy expense Charlotte Democrat. ~
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-23
The Presidents Policy.

The representatives of the States should
be LOYAL MEN, willing to abide by and be
DEVOTED TO THE UNION AND THE CoNsTITU-
TIoN OF THE STATES.
ALL responsible positions and places ought
to be confined distinctly and clearly to men
who are UNMIsTAKABLY AND UNQUEsTIoSA-
B1Y LOYAL Presidents Reply to &e Virginia
Committee.
1 hold it my duty to recommend the ad-
mission of every State to its share in public
LEGISLATION when it presents itself in the per-
sons of representatives whose LOYALTY CAN
NOT BE QUESTIONED under any eristing con-
stitutional or LEGAL TEsT-President's Veto
Message
The Constitution declares that no State
shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the
Senate of the United States without its con-
sent. Then, where do we stand? All that
is needed to finish this great work of resto-
ration is for the two Houses respectively to
determine the question. Oh but some one
will say, i" A traitor might come in!' The
answer to that is that each House must be
the Judge, and if traitor presents himself,
cannot either House know that he is traitor! !!
And if he is traitor, can they not kick him
out of the door, and send him back, saying
to the people who sent him, "YoU MUST
SEND Us A LOYAL MAN 2" Is there any diff
Guilty in that If a traitor presents himself
to either House, cannot that House say to
him, No, you cannot be admitted into this
body. Go back. We will not deny your
people the right of representation, but THEY
MUST SEND LOYAL REPRESENTATIVE" y
Presidents address to the Soldiers and Sailors.
1 will put an end to the Freedmen's Bu-
reau just as soon as the South, by proper
action for the PROTECTION OF THE FREED
MEN, make it unnecessary.-Pressdents In
tercieU aoith GocernOr Coz.
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NO. 21.

8 It is true that u colored man was convicted
by Captain 81. James of burglary, and SEN
fenced to hard labor at ditching. The man
escaped from the guard, and in attempting
to arrest him white man employed by Capt.
James fired upon him as he was swimming
the river, having first ordered him to return
to shore and surrender. The whole trahsac-
ton was reported to me, and !, hoping that
the shot had not taken effect, returned the
papers to await further evidence. Such evi-
dence was afterwards obtained, and just at
the time when these Herald correspondents
were in North Carolina, received infor,na-
tion that the negro man was actually killed,
and On officer was ordered at once to invcstis
gate the whole matter and report upon it for
further action. Such is the situation of the
case. Proper steps have been taken to So
cure justice to all parties. ssl
As to the other false charges contained in
the article above alluded to, I will only say
that no officer has, to my knowledge, ncglec.
ted his duties to engage in any private bust
ness; and if some have invested their money
to assist those who are trying to revive the
industrial interests of the State. probably
the land owners, who profit mos. by such use
of capital, will not be very eager to condemn
them. Very respectfully, 3.
E. WHITTLESEY, Asst Com'r.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-23

Mr.. j. J.. McCana, of Nashville, recently
gave one hundred barrels of -four and five
hundred pounds Of bacon to the suffering
poor of North Alabama. and said he would
give the last farthing he bad before. one per-.
son should starve. The Alabama papers say,
"pass him round !" -
The severest frost of the season occurred
in the northern part Of Ohio last week The
grass in the fields was frozen stiff, and fens~
were entertained that serious damage had
been done to the grape crop along the lake
shore, where vines had began to bud.
y "A little girl, showing her cousin about
i four yearsold star, said THAT star you zee
up there is-bigger than this world : No it
amt, y said she "Yes it is. "Why, then,
don't keep the rain off r. !. :
"A WARN1Na- -PoErrcA1. seTell me. an
gelic hosts, ye messengers oflove shall swim
died printers here below have no redress
above"
The shining angel band replied
"Tous is knowledge given delinquents on
the printers beck can never enter Heaven"
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-23

That excellent Union journal, the Rich
mond Republic, has just entered on its second
volume. In doing SO the Editor says:
In despite of all this, and of its constant
advocacy of the extension to the people of
Virginia of their former civil and political
rights, and the admission of loyal Virginia
representatives to Congress, this journal has
been Systematically denounced and vilifed
as an enemy of the South-denouncc and
vilifed because of assuming positions which
all the other public journals Of the South
afterwards sustained. Knowing that Presi-
dent johnson was engaged in contest
against fearful odds; feeling the Importance
of disarming the opposition to his humane
and noble policy aware that any exhibition
of an embittercd and disloyal spirit would
be hailed with delight and used with effect
by his enemies; anxious to silence oil clamor
at the North against his statesmanlike and
philanthropic Intentions and being inform
ed of the precise requisites that would be
expected of those selected for the various Of
fees to be filled, we urged, entirely for tts
public good, and to expedite the general
movement, that no candidates should offer.
or be supported as candidates, save those
who could stand unobnoxious to the author
tiles. This was the extent of our offendings,
and in this very position, which caused all
the clamor against this journal, we were af-
forwards unanimously sustained by tile
whole public press of Virginia. Well would
it have been for this old Commonwealth il
the counsels of The Republic had been Needed
and unanimously supported at the outset
: We should scarcely now be standing outside
the gates of Congress, or exposed to even "
breath of suspicion, if no men had been
elected to Office whose election could have
been made pretext, by our enemies, for re-
fusing the State prompt and full recoyni-
ton in the Union. Knowing the purity of
our motives, and feeling well assured that
time will demonstrate the value of our ad-
vice, we can afford to bear with equanimity
the misconstructions of ignorance and the
misrepresentation of malice. In the mean
time, it is at any rate some consolation that
the President, to whom the South looks as
its champion and defender, thoroughly ap-
proves the principles and course Of this
journal"
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-23
THE FREEpMEN,s BUREAU.

LETTER FROM GEN. HOwARD-HE ADMITS
THAT HE ENCOURAGES THE RUNNING OF
PLANTATIONS 1.-THE BUREAU DOES NOT
DO ENOUGH TO SECURE THE RIGHTS OF THE
NEGRO"
The Reo. George Whipple:- 81
My DEAR IR:-When l saw the article
you culled from the Herald, written by a
correspondent from Washington, of May Z,
1 cut it from the paper and enclosed it to
General Whittlesey. have not yet received
a reply. You will notice my letter, publish
cd in the Herald of the next day. Now the
Rev. Horace James is the same who was
Capt. James, A. Q. NJ, a man who has ever
lived above reproach in all matters. AS to
these gentlemen owning plantations, do
not doubt it. There is no speculation in the
matter 1t. is true that many officers, all
through the South, and not confined to the
Freedmen's Bureau, have invested what little
money they could in this way. never have
found any cases of the prostitution of official
position for private gain. Our volunteer of
ficers are soon to leave the service, and, like
provident men generally, they seek to secure
some livelihood. General Whittlesey has
worked hard in his official capacity. and
believe he has never been charged with using
his time other than for the government. /
encourage the setting of all idlers to work.
The people cried, "The negroes will not
work" Therefore urged the renting and
running of plantations to afford practical ex-
ample, to encourage joint companies. The
same malcontents who raised the false alarm
that the negroes will not work in freedom,
now seek to blacken the reputation of every
man who has shown the falsity of their the
ories by practical demonstration, and declare
that official position is used to rob them of
their hands. We had large accumulations
of poor people, and we did set them at work.
have not yet the facts as to North Carroll
ha; but you and your friends may rest as
sured that every shadow of accusation of
completely in crime on the part of those Off
GERS there is utterly without foundation.
Iexpect denunciation of this Bureau but
the same denunciation could be made against
the Treasury Department, or any other de-
partment, and of the government. with equal
show of justice. The Bureau does not do
enough to secure the rights of the negro, 1
will admit bnt it does not burn negro
churches and school houses; it does not re-
ject negro testimony. It will endeavor to
prevent starvation until the next crop comes
in It will always keep its legitimate OBJ
jects clearly in view in promoting industry,
education and justice. Very respectfully,
o. o. HOWARD, Maj. Gen, CON-
Ne,o York, May s, 1856. III
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-23
[From the Raleigh sentlnel.l

From the Raleigh Sentinel
.wHITTLEsEY CURIOUS EXPLANATION OF
THE SHOOTING OF A FREEDMAN.
.,e BUREAU OF REFUGEES, y
FREEDMEN AND ABANDONED LANDS,
RALEIeH, N. c., May II. 1856.
II MEssBs. EDITORS /; / have no time to an
swer the newspaper attacks upon the Freed
mems Bureau and those connected with it,
nor do suppose any gentleman would think
of attempting to .exonerate himself from
charges preferred in the New York HeraM.
There is, however, one painful occurrence
mentioned in the article quoted in your pa
per Of this mornings date of which, for the
sake of truth and justice, wish to give
correct version.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-23

PLANT CORN is not too late, yet, 70
plant corn, and as Congress is about to ini-l
pose tax of five cents on every pound of
cotton raised, and as the prospect that tho
cotton already planted will not turn out we'll,
we think it would be wise policy for farmers
to endeavor to make a large corn crop, and
put more seed in the ground than they have
heretofore contemplated doing. We hope
our farmers will consider these things bef6sc
they place too much reliance on cotton
crop.-C Charlotte Democrat.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-23

We publish to-day the Report recently
made to the President by Generals Steedman
and Fullerton in relation to the operation of
the Freedmen's Bureau in North Carolina
We also publish from the New York Herald,
letters from Generals Howard and Whittle
sey, explaining and defending the conduct of
officers of the Bureau.
The Report made to the President is an
official document. 1t discloses not only cor
ruption on the part of certain officers, but
cruelty towards freedmen by even ministers
of the holy gospel, which is calculated to ex-
cite profound indignation. Complaint has
been made that under the laws of this State
freedmen are whipped, as white inen are
whipped, for the crime of stealing; but there
is no law in North Carolina, and there never
has been, for levying heavy taxes on certain
classes of free persons, or for hanging them up
by the wrists for hours for refusing to work,
or for " inf1icting cruel or unusual punish
ments." But this, it seems, has been done
by reverend and pious ministers of the gos-
pei, who have been loud in their protesta-
tions of regard and affection forthe "poor
colored people"
We agree with Gen. Howard that. much
has been said to the effect that " the negroes
will not work" But if it be true that they
are free, they have the same right to be idle
that the white man has. There is no more
right to force freedman to work than there
is to force white citizen. But it will hard
ly do to require freedman to work at the
point of the bayonet for the benefit of sala-
ned officers of the government, and then de.
clare with an air of triumph that the negro
has been shown to be industrious in his hab-
Its and disposed to labor.
The Freedmen's Bureau was intended to
be great public benefit This was no
doubt the object in view in establishing it.
Ihe people of the whole country have right
70 expect that the affairs of the Bureau will
pe administered justly, impartially, and
honestly. 1t ought not to be used to sub
serve private or selfish ends.
We are not disposed to do injustice to
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-23

THE GOLD OF THE RICHMOND BANKS
The Government has finally determined to
hold the gold claimed by the Richmond
banks as belonging to them, some account Of
the seizure Of which I have given already
The proofs seem to establish clearly that tbs
gold belonged to the so-called Southern Con-,
federacy, and was on deposit the banks
subject to the drafts Of the Confedefacy. -
{ Cor. NJ Y. Times. tiaa .i-gs. 's,.si -.t's
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The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-23
aEEDMES,s BUREAU IN NORrn-CARoLTNA.
sEPORT OF GENERALS STEED-
MAN AND FULLERTON.
ighly Important Revelations In relation to
certain Bureau Officers! 80

H
/ Having completed our duties in Virginia,
we proceeded to the Department of North
Carolina. and arrived at Raleigh on the 23d
of April Here we saw the Assistant Com
missioner of the Bureau for said State, Col
onel E. Whittlesey and obtained from him
the following information as the number of
military officers and civilians employed, and
the number of freedmen to whom rations
nave been issued since the first of December
last in said State.
Commissioned officers in the military ser
vice One colonel, one lieutenant colonel,
two majors, seventeen captains, six first lieu
, tenants, eight second Geutenants, one chap
lain.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT..
8 contract surgeons at per month, $4,000
26 hospital attendants, at average
pay each per month, II 25
10 civilian employees, clerks, agents,
&C., at an average pay per
month of II 20
In addition to the foregoing enlisted men
are detailed as orderlies, guards, &C., by COM
manding officers of the different military
posts where officers of the Bureau are
serving. a9-
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any one and our columns are, therefore, open
to all who may feel aggrieved at any thing
we may have copied or said. Our only OBJ
ject in this, as in other matters, is the public
good. ,vs 4s7r .a4a.ty ~
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-05-23

Major Charles I Wickersham, sub-agent
of the Bureau, whose headquarters are at
Wilmington, is also interested in the cultiva-
ton of rice plantation within his sub-dis-
trict, and he is to receive one-fourth of the
crops from the same for compelling the
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-07-26
R.n,c,, Mrrr1so ArLs.vssvonru

RADICAL MEETING AT LsavEswoRrH.-
An immense meeting was held at Leav-
enworth, on Thursday evening last, fer
the purpose of organizing on undiluted
Radical principles. and casting out all
unsound material. From the long array
Of names attached to the call. the party
appears 10 be in healthy condition.
One significant feature was the names Of
many prominent Irishmen in the list
This element has hitherto gone in mass
against the party Of Freedom. But the
recent act Of johnson and Seward in
crushing an attempt Of theirs to secur'
the freedom of their own native country
has opened their eyes; and it is to b
hoped that they are now thoroughly coz
vinced that those who ask freedom TO
themselves. should show willingness t.
grant it to others. ~ =