New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-07
Csiumuies Related.

To the Editor Of TIE " Y TSibHne.
SIR: A number of Northern as well as Southern
public journals induging quite freely just now. in
magnng the characters and questioning the motives Of
those who are engaged in eevang the eedmenn teaching
then be what very many bitterly complain they are not
that is honest virtuous industrious and intelligent.
Two articles which appeared IN the papers OF this
State recently attracted my attention more especially
than any Others and having taken pains to ascertain whether
they any foundation truth beg the privilege OF laying
portions OF the articles together with the evidence OF ther
falsity before your readers
The following article clipped from 7hs coH'ufiOHal Of
this city by which it is credited to Th Chicago Times
in Noble S:s H niger sh Named s sch aasaS.
edy stimulating effect the New England school
Div the object the great envy all nearly oil the pusters east
ohe Mountains The desire for positions South school
A. for the general public think vii be undecided
than the to DC conaluated getting dsrkey
There doub, that she has done we'll but how is with the
10 ascertain the truth or fsohood OF this article wrote
the officer in charge Of this Bureau at Mobile and received
the following reply
OFFICE SuPr Is. r. f. and A. l.. DISTRICT OF MOBILE
MOBILE, Ala, June q, 1866
SIR Your communication OF the 23d inst duly received
District whose reply transmit to you Very respectfully
your obt servt, L. j. WHITING Capt Act Supt
To G. L. EDrHHAHr State sugi o, 5 g. IA inn. o. 1866
Capt L. j. wmuSG-Sb In reply your inquiry respect
wealthy negro named Samuel Jackson slow me TO say no
choomarm" by that has been connected with any
school under charge and lind person IN the CITY
knowing either Sarah Jones or Samuel jackson very re-
specially yours etc.. T.. I. BRANCH ,,
TAs Moon GA Telegraph responsible for the following
article:
The Northern school who closed their twelve months
love and aud left here M their homes few dsy.
arrangement their departure for ell their coioed
Macon mourning Fourth Of July as mar
OF respect TO the memory Of Abraham Lincoln
The teachers Macon sent out by the American Mis-
sonary Associations and of them did not return homo
the close Of the schools Immediately upon reading the
above article Mr. f. A Barnes in regard to IT, who
replies that IL utterly and totally devoid Of foundation in
TRUTH and regard the nvidous auson TO profit be says
no teacher received single cent in any shape or form for
their benefit although the children vshed to make
presents the teachers dissuaded them from IT, and told
had any money spare TO appropriate II 10 the
Association by which their schools sustained.
To know that there MANY newspapers and 50 many
newspaper correspondents act the country by pan
drng wicked gn0f ant and maleyolent prejudice must
certainly be matter of deep regret TO all Intelligent and
liberal minded persons both North and Souhi and IL TO %
hoped that portion Of the press which prefers truth 10
fa.ehood aud which earnestly and conscentousy ioong
10 elevate the d0wntrodden reclaim the vicious TO Danish
Ignorance and sectional luminosity and vudctveness and 10
usher n the Of good will and peace among men, VIII
promptly severely rbnke all who originate or give cur
repey 10 such shameful invdou and fsehoods
those which we have herein recited g.. L. EBERHART
State Supl 7. s. Ga.
Brrear Of Refugees Freedmen, &C. Augusta, Ga, July 1866