, 1866-08-10
TIE Fl,EEDlfEN'S BUREAU.

lfuEl &C Ati1hlI31 h3 11tlucnt III t1lC t0Qtent01,
It .cc1na to be Irlty resolved that vullaliigham
viii no> hc permitted to take scat iu the Con-
iGnt1rn.
TIE Fl,EED1fEN'S BUREAU.
Report Of Generals s,rnt!,nan and Erl-
icraun-E:xIe1lxes NJ tlts. fs:.rcall--'Fhe
Nccc>&fly for IscTIel-Ehc Feeling
Toward the Sysicn,-Iet4t:sction Of
EArc1lAs-% Recommendations
n5 tl,r bureau on tlic I'rcetltacs1-.T1lc
Cfytl E.nsr LII t;ror..sn--El,c Operations
iii 1sI>>I<s'pp1-4tllr.etl Abuses III
I.ottIHInnn-.aEnirr III Tcznt-4i Rebel
t'ols,scl II 1furrau lAgcllt-Irrc:.rlnrI-
ties In .atItts!sstxtrntIota--1>c - -1>cn,tllctn
uf tho Ikrrcnls-Tasc Contract System.
tsre,iai Despatch 10 .he Chicago Trihnnr:1
WARniSaroS+ August ..
The following abstract gives the principal points
IF tie report pI Generals :'tcatman nnI Fscstnn,
on .hc operations ufthe Ftrc1men's Bnreaa in
tllr stutr* yssie,l by them;
THE expenses Of the tsurrau for hfs> Of civilian
tlt,Es, $u,scun., cte., given III ,ca, ~ lie re-
port, amount In thu agErcSatc per n,1ni, IN the
:'atc- Of t:corgia AlaIania; Mississippi, Louis.
Ihe C"mmi-sionsrs say: The reccssity for The
s,sr season, except il Noi,ht1, Georgia aud Ala:
assisanee a; nay be for ae ,e % ionse
nnless these States are abc to MAKE provision for
,cir Mas opSnd upon
ne I ops,a!ions Of she hnrssn y tue eisens d asy
s %s sF s Sas e,sa @ sae;a T.
Tillson and swnyne, have removed much ot
The prejudice against The Darcaq4 by
sisif dafs Ds cat In tho e9
prnses Ut the Bnrcen, and 4 reform which would
lender il far less objectionable than IL Is now.
n+&.1 tad
rail-. cmpl,ycs not ii the military service Of tic
t'oycruH,cnt. This wonld reduce lEe expenses l,T
Slt 5f54 per nnnuRl iu the States ubtyc mentioned.
tcpt such as the occasional services OF n contract
sni.eyor mig,. he DISCHARGED by details from The
thc dn:lts Of The l}nrIN Ar,l tic military, A!. WE
md tlas orc tet Of officers Should be required 10
ieEto. the joini duties, 'h,,s avoiding the cx-
We hAsc previously stated onr oEtnio., As to the
c-ect Of oi the operation Of TUG bn'ca1 On the
han1s LOT. Of r i1crr, IT, h3!5 i.p6s,.aon Ito 10
no'htns in our snt*rqucn. Investigations 10 saducc
tie 10 Change thr views expressed o. The subject in
elc r 70 acr for isthooa Nut @ be astnorai
izctl By rhe llorc or implied promise OF support
it, ilcnc-s fhal VIZ deem it unnecessary to present
fnrher a:!:nrcnt on this rnlnL-
They commend the adln Illustration Of the Du.sau
In Georgia. under General Ti1lso3. IN whlch they
ray he lias been assisea by The civil nn'hoEitirs,
They pronounce tic amended lawe OF Georgia tn
'c fully j. liberal cs hose OF any Northern state
1ci ts s ii ~ , u lis On e2 rfss r:s
md s!crrfnrr cordcnn the action OF acn.s o! thu,
Euran who sass taken cases out Of tile hal,as Of
tho civil authorities
They also commend the contsc Of General
Swaync in !alaama, hut ray that Numbers Of the
enheidi';a agents ar; engaged in plsntlnS.
senrs ally at work, and WHEREVER Their wascs a;e
Tcmunclasivc and regularly pail,are coutcnted aud
III Misstsair2i they report +h. administration Of
General Wood to he great Enforcement npon
tha: of Ills predecessor Colonel Thomas. whose
policy Nns not ca1cnlalel 10 produce harmony bt-
lctxcen The whites and the b!ncss III mississippi
Irregularities committed by subordinate agents IN
lain L!ve,n,orc. !hc fo:mcr agent At Grenada
They say: ''Thc Bureau !n Louisiana IL n,orc in
f 'pa T9F sn ~ ~ o,Gs
than in any oihcr .lrrc Southern $ta:cs. The ex-
s s @ fer s oSc4 FL ernE Il ss
:ai ani fs:ee 4ea:s Nf eSsi:ss 'sssi"s " desit @
%assi TO- II r eat ns'd to oat t,c.u. n !sS
what use t,c vst au,ount Of property su!d by the
nnrsau has been applied. Attile ,t:y lowest -
tfnnte the property taken rosscssion OF as cOnhs
Gated or abandoned amounted In value 10 ten NIL.
1t'ns OF dollars and the rents rcturncd a. ahorc
e s an 81 nnds1 s s
present administration, for agents, civilian clerks
artl employees ahont headquarters. IL. xI0,:s6
oracrlc. in tl,c military scf,icc. 4 large proper
| tion of tic money expended on the flcctsmen's
schools, under The administration OF Rev. i. Con
iehcd was sqnande-ci. Thc Bnrsau Is cultivatns
larec plantation III THE State, for which it pays
tcn u fifteen t1onsa'ld dollars yrat as rent We
account of lhc United Statcs, when tho Govern
ncnt through each Congress. Is giving awnE mil
liou: Of acres q PUBLIC LAND 10 corporations.
| Tic travelling faci9itits In that Stale being &c
limited, they found II impossible make such au
lie 81
Ar to thr condition of a3afrs in The tntcrtoE. nc
n.,ahtc to onI ain accnratc snFos:na:aon from
sources. ' Afsc1 eit;n. several tns,aness where 1
| aecnls Of the 13nTrnn were engaged I'll cotinr
1saa e 5 s2s;s:s % Y ~ ~ M
both civil and criminal c!scs and In the alscharCt
Of there arbitrary and dangerous functions tsc
Tepn q hs nen:
| in this SEnte arc citizen E'sntcfr. Que Of them
Colonel McCunnnsher. agrnt in Thornton County
appoin1cd a. nscnt of the bureau b. Gc Gregory G
then Assistant Commissioner Of tho State. while
sti1l nnpardoncd., We heard many run'ors with
in planting. but tn Investigation we toneIn1s<
| that these statements wcrc untonudcd. Whit
| Wt believe tiencfal Gregory to have hccn hoNee
in his edtntnIsss ration, We think biz extscmc view
and policy produced Ill feeling snd bitterness be
twctn The whites and h'acks. soG,r a. wc saw q
were able to get information in Texas. the freed
mcn were wcf!:fn: well. and illc crop. vcrc vcr,
promising; 1hc wages rald-a!l The paymcnl'
being made In Erccic-'re1c better than in an.
olhrr Department..
1hc following i a summary Of the rc.ult Of th,
Investigations Ct the Contnifston:
In pursuing this investigation, which has rou
extended over fonr nonsh.. we hssr fnund cx
ticmc difficulty in complying with that ror;fDu
onr INSTRUCTIONS which rc9nfrcs NJ 10 report uro,
thu Inrcau and it, mndc If adn,tnt.tralfon. Tn
I'nrraa has no settled molc. OF administration
Thcrc II an cntltc nbtencc OF system Of rnfofpit,
ln ite constitution. IN one State 3ts olI,ecr
| exercised judicial rnwcrr; In m ahioit
Ut, autiori1ct, vhs il tlita I ssstc The fnca' ~
ofcc,r collect tic cases and tnEn ,cut over TO III
military proves, coasts to dispose ot. In som
| dcpnfltprnts The officers Of Tic Bureau huvc Al
tempted TO rccula'c Inc ra.c Of wnrca. onr fot1
| oj contract between ihc tmploycr md cMplOyc
is prescribed in ono slate. White in another Ill
fcrcut frrm IN nton1rd. in I,nufsiann ,}r txurI