, 1866-05-19
FULLERTON AND STEDNAN,
The Government Detective Expe-
dition.
Espionage Of The FFeedmen's Bureau
--Ontrugeous Peryerrlous Of tho
nj


When political lies run rampant and pass
for truth among the unep1ightcned popula-
tion, always feel like writing 10 my old
friend tho TRIBUNE, that outspoken sheet,
that followed and supported Us. when With
the s'boys in blue" among the bayons Of
Louisiana and the pines Of North Carolina,
and now while every "pcace Democrat aud
rebel loudly upholds the 's Presidents policy"
one gloats over the veto Of the Freedmcn's Bu-
reau Bill, think it will be interesting to you
to know something about the grand detective
inspection OF the 'Burcau,' made by order Of
the President. Areport Of what little OF the
Inspection WINS opcn to ns prescribed Is Yam
KEGS" in this city may suffice. ....
The Generals, accompanied BY detective,
a correspondent Of the N. Y. Times, one from
uarpess Weekly, and a Photographic zeposttr
in Government pay. arrived here Thurs
day. The Generals and reporter visited the
Mayor, who by the by, although originally
from the North, raised the first rebel flag here
In 1861, who insisted and tried 10 burn the
city upon our arrival, and who refused to
take the amnesty oath for long time, who
las an e1.rebel Major Gcneral-{a graduate
Of West Point.) for chief marshal, and &C.
cepts no man ,os the police force unless he
did actual service in the Confederate army.
This Mayor invited his rebel friends to the
meeting and The reporter took down their
views. Sunday night there was IN Immense
gathering Of freedmen, and the generals were
there. This meeting unlike the other, was
open to Ill. Acommitte of five was chosen TO
nnswer their questions, and yon may rest as
surcd they were not answered according to
the Herdla's taste. Said one, stake the Bu.
reau away and ne will be like ship at sea
without tudder, ut the mercy Of the waves.
II the Bureau goes, we must go too." The
Gencral then asked Il the decisions Of the OIL
GERS Of the Bureau were generally s1tisfac-
tory, to which they all replied, "yes SIR"
Tie General then asked, " does not Major
WickeEtham employ men on his plantation
ut q low rate and then put them in 4 chain
gnpg II they rcluse?n Answer from all parts
Of the house, - No SIR" Yet, III spite Of
this evidence, and the fact that Major ".
ntuxr did put a man In the chain gang from
the plantation, this Herald correspondent
writes TO his master {sce New York Herald,
February sth) that Major ". puts bis men In
cham eha,a Eanes, ;S &C., ,; &C. Major ". vas ne.er
and had M intimation that he was suspected
Of such proceeding until lie heard OF the
meeting afterwards.
IN regard to the cultivation OF lands, there
Is not an olllccr In the Bureau who is not
urged by the owners and old planters to take
their plantations and raise crops this year,
because, having no confidence In paid labor,
they loudly assert that cotton, rice, peas DC,
can never be raised here now, as no one will
employ paid labor to cultira.e them. Their
reason Il, that In certain seasons Of the year,
ifthese crops are neglected for ten days they
I'm 1t1,n
KEGS Will try it this year, and 1t is a success,
1t will materially enhance the value Of tbeir
plantations. Actuated by desire to aid this
country In becoming productive again, these
officers employed orersecrs and negroes and
set them at work. They oil receive good pay
and iood, and g the pay Is s'1re, there Is never
nowlse interfere with their official duties. aud
think no unprecedented man can blame them.
In regard to the Herald correspondent, he
Is no less than the photographer who Is In the
employ Of the Government, gets another sal
ary from the Herald and "uncie SAM pays
his tra yelling expenses. ls be not nice man
to talk about the "black list Of perverston Of
official position for the subsery}cnco Of pri-
Yatc tnds -
The artist and correspondent Of Harper'a
Heekly WIS turned out Of a hotel where the
M ret Of Of the M party stayed, and as hs took <. 3
the papers here warn all people to look ont
for q jail bird" nnd mildly suggest that the
"po1lcc catch him and whip him. Il re.
minds me Of the days Of 1S;0l when it was
dangerous to speak respectfully Of our star
SpanElcd Banner.
CHICAGO.
TIE EEWBERS CoSTnovEEsY-sTATEME
OF REV. EDWARD 8. FITZ.
{fron the Springfield (Mats.j Republican, May Is.
We have received several documents from
Rev. Edward $. Fitz, Superintendent Of the
Trent River settlement, near Ncwbern, N
respondent Of tho New York Herald, mud
| since repeated In m odlcfnl report by Geu
erals steedmau aud Fullerton, In regard to
his administration Of the affairs Of the
| colony. Mr. Fltz statcs, md his clerk
Francis 81. Doble swcers, that F: T. Brooks
Theodore Z. Davis, correspondent Of Har
per's I1fehly, who wcrc with Generals steed
man and Fullerton, offered to suppress thu
charges against Mr.. Fitz If he would pay then
! $500, halfof which they agreed to give to ths
| CLERK Doble The would cet the money for them
alr. Fitz also alleges tint Brooks paid h!
they went With him to tho hotel there, the
suggestion beng that he did not make thi
expenditure out Of pnre charity, but for OBJ
jects not to be mentioned TO cars polite
This, however, has nothing to do with th'
main question. Mr. Fftz says tho chatge
were inEtigatcd against him By Rev. B. "
Pond, Superintendent Of Public Schools Il
the Newborn district, and Rev. $. n. Ladder
| m EnRlIshmnn, missionary 10 the freedmen
both OF whom abused Mr.. Fitz's hospitality
and endeavorrd TO stir up hostility to hin
among. his colorcd wards. Mr.. fltz sa{
hc made tho Rev. Pond his enemy by rebuk
Ing him for using insulting language to th
freedmen. The Rev. Ladder made Iii
home at HI. Fltz's house until be bocam
so grossly abusive to the housekeepeE an.
the co1oFcd people generally that Mr. Fit
sent him OF, which made him au enemy, an'
thenccforth, according to Mr.. Fitz's account
the TWO disahccted ministerial brethren en-
dcayorcd to make mischief among the treed
men, so far forgetting their clerical characte
as to descend 10 petty lying and slaudcr 70
the purpose. Finally they preferred charge
against Mr.. Fitz Qle same as those meu
toned in the report Of Generals Stecdna
held by Lieut.. ]. F. Allison, who makes ntf
t3avit that none oil the charges were proved
but the court recommended that Mr.. Fitx b
superseded by military officer, because 81
Eitz himself desired 1t, and 1t was thought
| would be best for the colony.
Mr.. Fitz says he was troubled BY incompt
tent clerks, md that crucltlcs were COMMITTEE
by the guards under him, whom he could nc
control In fact, he says, tho freedmen as
very jealous of colorcd guards, and this jea
ousy hns led to abuses. Air. Fttz vas not r
sponsible for the collection oil special taxi
from the freedmen. Hc produces IN ordt
from Rev. Captain Horace James, Supetl,
tcndcnt, requiring him to collect MONTH
from the freedmen IS for keeping q shop,
. for selling ut stand On the street, e. for dra
license, 80 cents for grul,nd rent for house 10
These are pretty heavy taxes for Il
poor freedmen to pay for chance 70 make
living in small way, and VIC Should like
know If Gen. Howard authorizes them, AZ
whether the money goes into the treasury
| the Bureau or not.
These are the materinl facts stated in II
documents fnrnlshed Us By Rev. Mr. Fit
+ upon them, and aequit OF condemn anybod
: What Is manifest is. TINT there Is need oil
thorough ovel haullng Of frcedmcn's affairs
; North Carolina. Of the four clcvgy1uen In Il
. : quarrel, the Revs. James. Fltz, Pond ar
: Ladder, two at least have behaved very u
\ ot something further to show that either
, tllc four have clear record. Doubtless 4
: report Of Generals Steedman aud Fullcri,
|. : will induce General Howard to make ric
Investigation, and reform whatever abus
: may exist. Till then, all that either OF 4
!. I parties Implicated can reasonably ask Is q 81
: pension Of pubic judgment.
I {From the Washington Chronicle. May l,th.)
t The report OF Gc1e1nls Stcdman and Fuilt
+ ton on the condition oil the Freedmen
Durcap in Virginia aud North Carolina rca
t | vcry much like fu.tilsnent ot the evil prop
3 ecies contained in Andrew Johnson's yc
+ message Of the Frcedmcn's Burcau Bnl. II
e | was no. doubt intended to be the result
their tour Of inspection. We are informe
(. upon what wc consider very good au: hoii,
d that, before starting, these gentlemen
10 ceived such Instructions rs were c
.s culuted to ensure oue-sided &
i extremely partial report-such 0
cs they have produced. Gencra1 F. D. Sc
C all Is, we understand, At this time engaged