The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-13
SOUTH CAROLINA.


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Il win be perceived by references shs above satis-
tics that Bfevel Msor General Scott the present AZ
sisant CommssionS Of the Bureau upon enering upon
cations 70 freshmen The supplies furnished conaistsd
Of pork or bacon fresh bccf flour or son bread, hard
sss essSss SOAP alt ana pepper The REDUCTION s ID.
OF ratious made by General Scott taking
charge Of the sair of the Bureau In South Carolina
clearly indicates, in our Judgment that his predecessor
General sAxon sseed much larger number of rations
han would have been required had be pususd she
proper means induce the freedmen labor instead Of
encouraging thom 10 dApend upon the government fsS
support we think there will ee no necessity for hs
Issuing Of rsions In this department 10 either freedmen
Or General Scott is carried out
EsusESn or ynx cTrxExa
Faithful and efnciens agents Of tho Bureau WHO have
eosrssd th-mseiyen TO their legitimate fuDctiops bAvs
r~ns OF South Carolina while incompetent and meddss-
agents. wherever located, have aroused bitter feel
iAss and cncounered opposition from the white people
Irurs RnPLOrH.
A veYy wholesome and acceptable reform In the ah-
minis ration " the Preedmens Bureau In this depart
men and thai will result In considerable reduction
OF ms expenses would be discontinue the paid citizen
s.cnss and Instruct the military officers duly In the
ssaie 70 perform such Offices may be required by the
bureau during its existence II IL very apparent that
such employees "Burexu Missionary "furcau Conn.
sellor, ''Bureau Printer and Bureau storekoeper
csn b. dispensed with without detrment to either the
government or the freedmen
DuRkAU nAsrisG AZ coLunsfA
The Arst poet In South Carolina where We commsncsd
hrigsdier General Ely, sub-Assi.'ant Commissioner OF
the Bureau who has charge o, district which
an indefinite number Of countieS We were unable 10
oh.sn from him statement OF tho extent Of territory
ovsr which no presided for the thai he hmsey
did not knSw The limits Of his jurisdiction. This ofer
n quite ertebsyeiy engaged In ths cultivation oi plata
lions ms planting interests In the vicinity Of Coynl 10
eqursd much Of his ume that In instance y lsss,
found he had seriously neglected his duties s~nsrs
Fiy stated that he cult, aiine pyntat.ons
on government account, leased by hinseh ~
Bureau Agent, Al cash rens of i've thousand
fk~x, ha "a
that he had pct freedmen TO work and furnished them
win DDycrpmsDt rstons, which 10 b. paid for out
ssId bad been ssatsd sy william r. shepIey, of ,as
T~cniy i'm Ohio Infantry who had been clerk in his
Once Ne General Elyj had pat The freedmen 70 work
and had promised TO siys them onebslf Of the crop
rxscLrs or rns nngn
A delegation Of freedmen subsequently, called ~
spd stated that Ia addition 10 the two plantations which
General Ely was cuivating on government account he
vs.. also plaDiiss On b.. o.n .ecouat The farms of
stated that twenty nine eoiored persons, men, women
and children, suffering from smallpox vorr crowded
aad placed on the bar. aoor With no be1dins
wkils thor only covering wa the blankets they had
brought vi,h thsm. These poor ersssurss wer.
them denfous. with only one black woman IN
send them and without any nourishmrns bat meat and
tscksd with smsllpor were thus isten from their CON
Portable .ad placed In this die neglect
ose Of TITS delegation srrrd ~ that he eslod 70 80
VI. suffering condition Or The freedmen In the snsL
PIX Hospital, aud tod each occasion that the
Generz could not bs seen, he absent attending
b~ plantations rhs neglect Of duty ny General Riy
complained u IN letter written BY Beverly Saxh
ceiored man, snd pabshed athsrsson paper devoted
a The letter General My told Nah he dd like such
assssnenfs made shout him and ~lssd ,be frsemsn
asf up resolutions denying the trth of ths aega.
tsas profsred which they refused 70 do
apxuAt sAryoS Avn Eycoxps
From Columbia proceeded 10 Charleston, the head
NJ Hur furA Atufn Earn wta
nsss Brssdisr Gsn-rsI X scott the Assistants Ceta-
misioace We found him " b. enrvrcsc and ocmps.
dsrs of bis prsdeossor Although be hss ben on duty
In This depArtneni bat short time be hs. predscsd
|snz sa.s ~ NJ sss;s. as -, ,an,n mi srs'ion m
ths purpose % srsnlnns the records ~ The Barca bui
informed thai all the books, p&psr. r~cs~ds and
70 the estsbshm-nt 9 the Buresu and al the r~osfds
relating 10 tbe sdninisiraton Of The Bgresu in south
csolins frcm ~ ors.ns.1on 70 ihs time that snssai
General ssxtos and thsA he hsd i~t osIy ale o. Ma
svn ssssrH srden In tAs once Censys sssson rave e
s % s.s. =. ~ .ss sra. .s IN % :.
right Il wssbnxtos" In the abruoe of the ocsa doc
unscne We wcrs oour-e Unable V institute say eloss
nation into Tho oondue, of tbs ocsrs of The Va.
Who had b~cn on duty IN South Carolina prof 70
General scgsrs sdninlsirssion, and could Only
ws foupd the rr~~dmea rn shoss tiss~s -ssr.
The policy ~ g~n~rd esrUn hsd been fully ear
rsed ou, and where It .see. ~ers rin apparent
n~seoning from the~n data are oonsinesd that
the erct u The operations % The Bgrrss on the fired
respect % their liability and dsuposon 70 labor
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The Sea iKsnds " whlch We viii alluSe faythsr n
oar aecoan, q Nc frcsdmens sssuemsSis thereon
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and ssperin,snsent = Marriage Hlstons 40 Leut >
IsA sub Assistant cofnmis~lgnef ba4iug ehafss y
fr~smsns casup A Chhf,e.tgu Are n aSbegshlp ~llh
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