The New York herald., 1866-08-05
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the FREE0MEN'S BUREAU.
OUR NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE.
Nsw ORLEANS, July Is. ls6,

Nyw ORLEANS, July Is. 1sss
Afer lying some days storm bound at Galveston, We
have safely returned Now Orleans The Commission
ers, according 10 present arrangements will remain here
several days TO investigate rather serious charges
that have been brought before them in connection with
the administration Of the Rev Mr.. CONWAY Assistant
Commissioner FOR Louisiana. They will then proceed 10
New York. where they VIII make up their ual report FOR
the States Of Georgia Alabama, Mississippi Louisiana
and Texas.
cuAnGEs
against the past administration OF the Bureau IN louisi
briefly these: THAT vast sums OF money were
made through the Quartermasters Department by fees
being taken for the restoration or property that
in considerable numbers we're arrested by the Bureau
Provost Marshal the charge Of "ysgrancy and We're
deliberately sold 10 planters at eve dollars head;
lastly, that the public schools, which, under the ad
ministration Of the Old School Board highly sue
cessfu and almost entirely self-supporting were 80
perverted, their administration nuddled and mixed
mp that in months the schools sbsded altogether
large dsot was Incurred and large Of money
oke,sd by some per.op 81 persons unknown. though
strongly suspected An this except the selling OF the
negroes with The knowledge aud sanction Of Rev. Mr.
Conway The Assistant Commissioner.
rsg rYIDENcE
Tile Commissioners, have stated, intend I" remain
q, Now orleans until they have thoroughly looked into
tbs matter Some important evidence bearing upon
the points question fell N their way At Galveston.
Major wbiiion formerly an active member OF The old
school Board in Louisiana and now editor of Flgl.'s
Gotr,sfoR Bg,ia. sworn and stated that when Mr.
Conway took charge 0f AFFAIRS the feedmens schools OF
Louisiana were in most nolrishipg condition Captain
Peas. Coiored infantry, afterwards appointed
Superintendent % schools, and The old board who had
previously managed AFFAIRS were abolished Captain
pease changed the whole y tcm OF bookkeeping
and MANAGEMENT IN order to give me Schools what he
called military orgaril llion. The first irats of this miii
9ry orsanzaon appeared ~ thc increase OF oli Lne sas
forty nfty per cent IN The creation of supfnend
dens sub SUPER nieldens of hools at high salaries
and nominal duties, and IN the makins Of number of
other sppoinne for most Of which there was no
actual use aud FOR ~ which there eTen
tensible use. The Old sy.em Of bookkeeping was done
away with and another u cntiensh kind ruhsii'nief,
30 thai not Philadelphia lawyer could ascertain
how schools stood What ta expenditure npon
them tnser this new system the statistics required
b. furnished monthly Headquarters could not 10 given
and the reports were made up by guess work One re-
pori wa sent ia ~ uausnarentiy Iase tha' was re-
schools down the credit of New Orleans when t
~as notorious Ia everybody that there were only Two
schools lei IN existence IN the city the system ~ mill
fsrv organ laon having disposed OF the rest The mode
OF paying salaries was changed Favored tesehnry re-
sslarey dsuug hack months before the commence.
~ their a@uai term OF service Other lady teachers
in Captain pcsse good graces were unable 20 obtain
their money when due and Ia Instances had
compelled to sell their vouchers at ios OF hfean
or twenty per cent Rev. Mr. Purn drew rent at ,hs
rate ~ twenty ave dollars month from the Quarter
masters department fyr part OF o chapel used ~
school, when this chapel had actually been
loaned rem, free To Mr rarn by the government from
whom he Tins drew rent, THIS claim was Of ~
Tageous q nature that General Hirlbnr then command
ing the department, 10 whom u was nrst preferred
tbreai-nef ~ serd Purn 10 lhe Dry rorngAs Ibs
Puru appointed ny Prnsc m examiner Of schools 81
salary Of five dollars day, The once beinx perfec,
sinegufe. pnrns ~ifc next appointed a. hundred
dollars month"; misiress of an industrial schooi, 10
teach l.te Diggor girls 70 sew Sne Drew two month";
salary although The school not IN existence more
than three day-. Large aiantes OF clothing were col
lected from charitable persons for The use o. THIS school
No one had been able 10 AZ erin what had oecome OF ~
a normal school for training teachers 70 teach negro
children Instituted, and professor Of musr WAS
engaged dollars day lsad day consisting u two
hoIrs' s.ryicc*i 20 give music lessons The 'loss by
this normal school IN three months in prop
ery three % four thousand doiar, and in wages tbree
10 laYr thousand more AMER Mr. Conway has been
moved from tho Assistant hip Capt Pease
called the school teachorr together aud required them
III 10 sgn 10 lhe glorihcaton of Chaplain
conway's aimnv'ration. Those who did no; sign u
discharged With regard 20 the restoration Of pro
perry there as general opinion In the community al
in fer ~ hit IN other way There a little Jow
who entered captain Afmg'rong's the ouartermastsr
Once property clerk. he went there As poor Job
and IN .en month hsd made money enough 10 buy
hgus@s, fanfs and c,rrages An important feature ~
eonrec,ion wth III schools the carpenters shop,
10 wheh frin eight - twenty men wcrc employed, any
qr1uy ul arihcr wss kept stored and there was pos
shlc way y ~ noncy actually expended With
The MONEY 4i % pe expended tapfsin Feae collected
ten thorand hooks from the schools IN New orleans and
rcissued thon 9 tie county schools Hc Major Will
dom y1d it, 4sy thsf fnsc we're charged a. new books
uutehs.ed bot IA the way the accounts kept
they infant have been charged with perfect
,ssgg.D, r,rttp pet-c bv MAJOR Pirmiv chs,r.
uan of tne Old school Board, and Lieutenant
Nbeelocs, and court martial vas ordered;
AZ Il wa understood ~. .ourt would not assemble for
ge~rra dat n4auv of the etncscs for the prosecution
len tho eiry the instant u foand thai this the
case Captain Pfue s.sd FOR commission oi inquiry
whsh waf granlsd fh.s cammisaon at several days,
and lggt tNH ett snen Nrtan 10 pinch, tho Judge
Advocs,s ~as Mustered ~ q scrsco and The court
WsnsT n whairn. formerly 10 he service of tho Pro-