The Lincoln County herald., 1866-05-25
Expose Of Outrases Committed By
the Freednea,s Buresu.
From the New York Herald,
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Some rich developments sre couiun 70
light concerning the operations Of The
Frecdmen's Burcan in the Soss sheru States.
The record Of its officers Is likely to be
one long black list OF pcrvcrsion of on.
cial position for the suLscrviency Of pri-'
vate ends. Nearly every one is engaged
in private spcculations, and the rumors
reaching us from all parts concerning
their Official malieasancc arc so we'll au.
thenticated as to no longer be a subject
IT doubt. The principa! officers oftho
Frced'aen's Bureau in ne State Of North
Carolina, arc known to be engaged in eul.
tivating plantations or in some other oc.
cupation tending to their private emolu.
mcnt. Dozens Of instances could be ci.
ted, but few will suffice. Col. White.
sey, the Assistant Commissioner controll.
ing the State, is running one of the foest
cotton plantations in North Carolios. in
connection with the Rev. Horace James.
formerly Massachusetts, army chanlain
This farm Is situated in Pitt county.
The following little circumstance v;ll
show how official position is prostitutej
to private gain:
A darkey was discovered stealing from
james store. lie was brought heforc
James, who acts as on agent for the Bu.
rcau without pay in the county in which
he is planting. was convicted and sentenc.
cd to dig bitches on james farm. While
undergoing the sentence he managed to
escape und made for the river. James
called to him to surrender, and as he did
not do 81 he fired at him. The man drou.
ped out Of his canoe and has never been
seen since.
Capt. +. A. Sceley, Superintendent Of
the Eastern District, is cuitivatiny . farm
in Wayne county. Capt. Rosecrans, Com.
missary Of Subsistence ut Newbern, il a
partner in firm in which q Mr.. Brooks.
OF Massachusetts, is a leading member.
and which firm is running at least half 4
dozen plantations in tho South,
1t has heen found that commissary
stores have been removed from the com
missary buildings before the usual hours
OF business. In one circumstance, four
barrels OF pork were taken in this wav
and conveyed to q grocery store 10 tho
town. A brother cf Capt. Rosec, ans.
who acte0 as ComTissary Sergeant. sta.
tel. when detection was unavoidable that
the pork had tccn carried to the grocery
by mistake, and that the mistake had Seen
Immediately rectfed. Tho grocer. on
bein: questioned, that he had tho four
barrel. of pork in his possession. and that
Capt. hoscerana had been to him that
day to ask its return. He also stated that
Capt. kosecranz had exchanged at least
two barrels Of white sugar for two Of
brown, for which lie paid the Captain six
cents pound in exchange.
The fact is we'll established TINT A.
Ooldsooro large quantities Of clothing
cent from tho North for gratuitious dis.
tr'bot'on have been sold privately and At
Chaplain CLAWS, Bureau superinteud.. :.
ent for this district, is running two plan.
tations on his own account and ono for
the Bureau.
AT Wilmington, Maj. Mann and Mai.
Mickersham. permanent officers Of tho
Bureau, are both interested in rice plan.
tations. Maj. Wickersham, by his con.
sfact, is bound to see that the freedmen
work it they do not they arc placed in
the chain gangs. The effect Of the sys.
tem Is to enable the agents Of the Bureau
to control the best labor in the State for
their private interest. The most singular
feature OF the whole i. thut the worst CO
ses OF malisasance arc found at the doors
OF New England philanthropists.