Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-08-17

teaching, known to the most perfect systems.
| The books were at first donated, but are now
sent south at publishers prices, by philan-
I thropic societies in the North Every species
/ of chart, decorate the walls, and as many Of
the scholars are adults, they are practiced IN
the letters, arithmetic, writing and geography
promiscuously. / never saw any children
improve more rapidly than do these poor
! despised freed children, in everything per
haps, but arithmetic.
But to return to Miss Fitch, wnom left in
Liberty. found her on my return without
boarding place, or school house. A few
moments served to explain it all. The troops
we're recalled, and although there were none
in Liberty, yet those at Beaumont cowed
them into quiet Mrs Beal informed me
that she had gone up town to buy some
goods, and that she was assailed by some 20
men and women, who threatened that if she
| did not turn the school marin out they would
tar and feather her. Also. that bat for the
timely interference Of some friends they
would have injured her on the road. The
ordey lociIlg people, then held meeting and
passed the following resolutions:
Rcsolgea, That our townswoman, Mrs
Beal, IN taking as a boarder the niger teach
er, must have been actuated by starvation
alone, as her past character has been impeach-
able; therefore, be il
HeSCjted, hat committee Of three be
appointed to raise an amount sufficient to
board one person for one year, and a tender
Of the same be made TO Mrs. Beal, in consid-
Grafton Of which she shall e1pel the teacher.
Itis needless to say that the resolutions
were passed, the money raised, and The teach
er dismissed This did not stop the school,
however, as they moved it to a little building
long used as colored church. went ira-
mediately to Galveston, where fled a state.
ment Of facts with Gen. Gregory Lieuter-
ant Hmdenbrook also sent fer relief, corrob-
Grating my. statement Gen. Gregory asked
Of Maj. Gen. Wright that troops be sent to
Beaumont Gen. Wright answered he had
no troops that he could furnish, as all the
troops in that part Of his department, except
the 18th Regular Infantry, were in process of
muster out Since that time / received a
letter from a friend, who informed me that a
meeting was held in Liberty to drive out the
teachers, but at the time there was secret
agent of the Bureau at the place. and when
everything was ready with the '.cow boys to
make the descent upon the school, he ithe
agent went down to the R. r. bridge where
there were some 20 discharged Indiana boys
at work. Being in for an adventure shey left
to protect the school, and as each possessed a
revolver, they were well calculated to do So
As the party approached the school, firing
their pistols TO intimidate Of course,) they
found themselves confronted by a party in no
mood for fooling, bat who commenced firing
into them. Two were wounded, and the rest
skedaddled. In less than two minutes not a
''cow boy was to be found in town. The
school was only preserved but for a few days
longer, as it is now suspended, the teacher
having gone North; or, TO speak more prop
erly to the land of "God and Of schools"
One other thing in regard to the Freed
mans Bureau, which seems to be a subject of
considerable so.icitude among our Demo
cratic friends, viz: the immense expenditure
of this branch Of the public service. Now,
Messrs, Editors, was in charge Of district
embracing seven counties, for three months
and a half, and during that time never IS
sued a ration or an article Of clothing of any
kind. Ny instructions we're TO make my dis
trict selfsustaining. True I found much
suffering, both among the white aad black
people, and as asylums for the poor are un-
known, it was necessary to make the more
fortunate supply the wants Of the INDECENT.
As to the crops, corn and cotton, they are
everywhere Through this State) doing finely,
and a large crop is expected, The Freedmen,
as soon as they found they would be paid
went cheerfuly to work, and it is generally
conceded by the planters that the crops of
Texas would be larger than the average.
Bat pardon she length Of my letter, aud be
liove me. Yours. i. H.