, 1866-05-22

o0 nuStuG1 ~ etsmeent measure c4n be car
a ried through the House,. Another propoai
Of tion Is to amend the. Jaw so as to require pub
:. Lie officers depoaittng h national banks 4
N remit ne balances every day to the Upltet
y States Treasury. That some measure will bt
"a taken by Congress to prevent the recurrence
e Of such robbcrfcs OF the Government and th,
~ public rs that perpct1ated here Is certain
r The House Committee on Banks would hayt
. . reported bill before this hut for the absence
4 OF Its chairman, NIr. Pomeroy.-
!. THE FREEDMEN's BUREAU
II Some Facts for the Detectives
= Fullerton and Steedman,
+ Important Tessinaony or an Kx-oa.ce,
t. ofthe Bureau.
j. MARSHALL, Mich, May 1s, 1865.
= Edliors Chicago Tribune:
q The character Of the assault upon the Freed
mems Bureau IN Virginia aud North CAROLINE
I by Generals Fullerton and stoedman, call.
2 nc upon the Witncss-stand Knowing some
l. Thing OF the operations Of the Bureau In The
latter State, by having been Superintendent
! Of the Southern District at Wilmington, de.
= Sire to state some facts, in regard to rattons
!. During some weeks at Wilmington nearly
9 ono-thtrd OF those lsaued was tnr .shitn nntiye
Q citizens. IN the winter season, by reason O,
! scarcity Of money, dearth Of commercial en-
teaprtse and lack of farm labor, employment
0 could not be found by all the freed people.
particularly by the crowds which had collect.
cd at military posts, lie Wilmington and
, Ne"oetn. AS soon as plantation work be-
, gan the issue of rations fell of rapidly. md
. ! has now, I believe. been d,xcont,,ra5
! The erea. mass Of l,bor~rs IN hnth v,,,..,.
and Eer,h ra.s,,.a -. ~ asoe'eIs ~ oosa virginia
, 49,, .n,a eno.'na @fe oePenaent on planta.
n ~ 49,. .. e...
ant interests, such rs 1urnhcr md M ~.i stesas
Until This snr,no +basa IT,. ~ aa'ai ssore''
worked mncb s;ncs ~ 1ecs ,s''s1 ~ ns'e not oeen
Of money ~ nrevenioa ' ,aas aee1. lne genera lack
Ing largely into any productive cntornr,ss
There arc yet GOOD rice plantations m C.1S
Fear River ,na ,or.n 80 .aaoua on Cape
and rnn.oa-.., p'ne 'tacts untouched
l,nr. ~. .Ss lo1 Inc reason that owners
Here comes now the complaint by tbe Gene.
rails that officers ar tbe pn,., :, ~.
lions and e,nn1oro5 Tssaasa aa .cneeu Pannta-
veil, and @ ,;o,d pe 49, .a Mpolers' treated them
Ing faithful service, to their own profit and
| the great dt<rust OF sone Nor,h ra.e',s 4uo
ccssioptsis. '''~ 1'''eA oA1o'ina &C.
Whilo was in WILMINGTON ....,...
quen' applications from persons owning lands.
asking me to lease their fsr1nson1 ,vo,t tho.r,'
In one or two case. tba .oa..sa. .a ~. a .uem.
take rfcc lands va rcrv .aeS. H.usss .nat should
was offered sh"re - ~ 'Fty persistent. Again I
nisn money to Ut mp and run the farm. Some
o. .hese of1ce agents Of the Bureau acceptti
tire at tin no" fenasrng land and labor produe-
hare lemntucd Idle.
Ills action Of agents Is dcfeps1blc for many
reasons. Free labor was practically an eE
Pesamen. there, with more enemies than
adent, ase',Gpao, ana these asents led on con-
ca!ly to those, people that now the caiorsd
people were free, the best results nrre nh.
falned By good treatment Of tic freedmen:
nnat oaas sooa aparts1a ood and clothing; and
meut ior schools and general kind trratmsnt
M Tefe ne means Tor the best prosperity of ali.
The labor had heretofore been Owned Cani.
1ai and labor had been identical. The simple
seratopd bq o. bs mass we're not
E1Fc9 70 labor In calculating the prosperity nf !
Inc state. These agents taught that he pcr- !
manent good Of the Stute aild OF all, was to | i
;',s ne iouna IN ths permanent good of tho labor
raising or fixing wages by exemplary |
feoa H. tteatme4t, IN nearly every point, i
me bring Of. labor aud working Of q q
eets ~ agedtI ~. %sre good n Their e
The bext labor. then ma d1d 5hEse ,bcv agsnts tex
oy hetlectly Legitimate. means, as far as / q
eyu!4 Ec. lnc 1acta are that the freed peo-
Pc nitca to great extent upon the same Old
haTe nni ;on, 1r y 5he netghhorhood. They
=" s. lrnneton, officers Ecoorally hired n
inns w .,nr tTss ssa had Nyea on the plahta
,n.Ia' - ,,oat,, ius pan Vas gene1uuy fol- r,
of,Ics+s p sssn"..I,r On re plantations, where Il
others t6ar h;-sd 'assso- a,,ss ~ t1ey required D
oiiicsrs a1a Wer.sa saeh ~ reported to their d
Aua -. "antea iaoor. Lot It not bo Il
Ihe oEna,o w ~ .aat some cases, Mt least, =. E.
w " osacr ctttzens, are In 4,
commcndtG t'at % ,hs ,ne nEenis. Il Is also r.,- n
~ t-a,,s ts, iuat kae business Of the Bureau Il
rnons M G - .ne o1eefe serving with the j
1au iealo now many OF these are speculattnrs 2.
,toner wGuIa o. nave found officers OF the army
aa1 ~ Partnership With officers Of the B1- ~ a,
Nth. or or G.i,sens engaged In rice culturc e
s.,r e -, ~ uu.y n tae burean at Wilmington, II
,f :, ,fraa-- t.tos ~ commend the practice ar
bjectonabIe Il H. 1ao aa's Labor md nothing Il
,ly smother ia1m n ahat h,, toe Hnfeau Is SIM as
O the uninn and ~ t;nh. Sht1y ~ Aoeft}, | ne
odar ~ sa aaa southetn North Carolina Of
ye tham Il Tas Has n !Sga 1Sss and more deonstu
ans,a.l .na1 " vas u 1865 The people of tina,
.sn9n e leo ny bad politicians and q most ~ ~,
,ant isnt aou w M1's'oya! press hate tho Gorcrn- We
,snt, uatG lne North, and the majority still al
y " ~ .hen oeatn Contederacy. The State had is
tAc ceHeus 81 loG0 the largest Der ccptape uTc
lenoEaucc OF any In the Union. Unon nit ~
notancc arc cncratted the ,xnrsf nratr3,ca. lac'
10 10 these all the bitter experiences of @ @s.n
'e war the reign Of terror 1t Tas to them. frv
e abol!lion Of slavery, loss Of wealth and poi
her ELECTS Of the war and Fou can chen mn
ny Iehcn a1 1de4 Of the rich harvest nf fren oI
na!fsa oL the -Governmcnt, md bitter II IL,
se ol feeling fheF now exhibit. At flrst | a. e,rt !
: ~. "se pe.te1i, Dut ther forfeit wealth bee
purchased their old treason. The manner uea
US Il they had received a comn mn,;nncnt.r Won
I'd from the Government, as If asked To- H. fhae' fhn,
nsiacrate and accept share Of lie l,nsnI ,is nas
tles of the nation, to be lonIzed md Joad ni :.
aded upon loyalty without as much ~ ssf Is, c
INK you" to Il
lhese men did not respect rs. They pitiea and
rplrr1, ~ siosn -" .a u!S'tuettou, not Q! Inc ent
hing but loyalty fTom our mothe.s apron @ eont Sta
In9s: They being pardoned' hNre III Tf III ,tsn
hts Of secessionists, which tbey arr an.I cnou
ion men, whom they hate Is Il a wnndc- yentl
t the Frecdnen'e RrTeeSt uh,a,, % %"uuael econ
evidence Of The hiacE m,an nHEd and ess 5s1 The
en,,a1 -;ah+s % naI0 aaa a1a ue!ends emfn
pie! And Is It at all strange, when We them
~ other things SO we'll, tllat they shorli | atnb
some means to bring this hatred hefnre ent'f
pnblic for political usess- 80 a sGint
lie southern people are recommended fsee onr
49,: ~ - ~ .Ae 1Ouuon 1nmest as the 10 COZ
cttsAna VI LIZ HCeuMen. How WAG Il | rate II
y GaHlteoh county, North Carolina which \ that c
lis Court OF Pleas and Qunrter Scss,ons' lost
Eenticcd several hundred freed rhiidron stand
Z cases Without asking the consent of In. VIZ, Mn1el
81 They apprentIced them simply unon oesi;x tesi
!! aappaealion p! OF tho former master. suriac
&C lllalf Of them armed enemies OF tbe porsio
cInment 70 all the counties borderina .tisa
eize The children and tAkc them Ia fheir enels1 ,