New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-26
LOYAL Kentucky and her Loyal Freedmen.

The following official report of the Special
Inspector Of the Freedmens Bureau for Kentucky and
Tennessee has been transmitted to Congress by Gen.
Howard 1t embodes facts with which every citizen
should be acquainted because they bear directly on thc
involved In the passage Of the vetoed Freed
mems Bureau and the tobc vetoed Civil Rights bill
CENTRAL: In compliance with instructions received
from the Department directing me TO proceed 20 the
City Of Lexington. Ky, to examine into the cohGl'oh
81 Tho frc ednen In that part oil the ate nave ITO
honor 10 report that visited Lexington and vicinity.
and prosecuted inv gaton Tor the period ABOUT
one month. adopting the following nstaol IN az cusc,
NJ extreme cruelty ~ the freedmen, have relied upon
tne hest and most Trustworthy evidence could pro.
cure taken under oath In regard to minor acts OF
cruelty either TO persons or property and ~ reverence
IN lie economical social and moral condition OF The
race have been controlled by personal Observation
aided by information received from intelligent and
Trustworthy sources. ~,
transmitted have compiled the iacts IN the more e1
reme cases OF cruelty and outrage for reference Ahu
make tho same part and parcel Of my report
| An examination Of the sworn evidence or the hD
,n, ,rade tberefron will reveal To you 60 eases 81
in limited district aud period unparalleled 10
the atrocity md for Which, IN
no instance developed by the testimony Is there the
| least shadow Of excuse or pailiatlon.
Yon will observe have been able in most Instances to
cire Won the names Of h injured in many. tho names OF
| the offenders with dates and oca.iiies
| 7 have classified these Outrages Us follows;
TUentylree cases Of most severe and h human peat
,n md y bip,ug OF men. of beating and shooting
~ ,obbing and shooting OF robbing men shot and
titled SHOT and wounded, beaten to death, Deatea
onG roasted 3 women assaulted and rayisled. Woinei
saa,en women tied up and whipped until insensble
In aud families beaten and driven from their houe'
Ia ,ieir nropefty destroyed instances Of burning
1na,li,s and Of the inmates shot Of these ylciim'
40 - IN we're Union soldiers and women the wives o
/ Union soldiers Il. IT,. ...., a,
hn marion Of the catalogue Of crneliies. heard
one number OF additional cases. but dld not succeed
IN attaining the proof, for want OF time ana props
rsciIItcs White men, however friendly 10 the lreed
mon dislike TO make deposons In these cases Tor i.a
Of personal violence. The same reason inlueIpes u'
bisrrk. he is fearful, timid and trembling.
lie Knows that since he has been "a freedman ne ha
10 this time had the protection OF either me fed
MI ~ S,afe authorities that there is no way 10 eniorc
80 ietts or redress his wrongs. The civil authorities
in 1--WE lin no relief and this department up 10 TN
Writing has been poworless ,.
the oepses reported there has been bat one arIes
NV the civil authorities, and taat US case VI
~. ,npyderer reeased on light Dali, ana now 81 mfge
.no e., having been made 10 bring him IL trial
The arm of the civil law has however, been brongh
in reoulstion quito recently to release and Pfo'ee
nn tbs night of the 10th Of February 1906 gang
sa man residens OF Bath County, entered the no ~
| 49, Dslia a person who has beon freedman 10
oarern, vsars-humble and noae0sive and much re
soso.nd the owner Of 40 acres Of land-and beat an
mot horribly msngled him; hA body was burst open
| his intestines protrndng. Ala A, a.
| He fingered two days In agony and dieo. Az IN
ame tmo they set upon another old coloiea mah
Ths0ist VIE W. q the house q bA4A pssS'as e''