, 1866-02-26

task-maater.- ~ho, appointed q Washington: are
10 be locsied 10 esey county and parish
gees" ~7..
scarcely know how to reply TO thst most e11ray-
agnut statement. have alteady shawn thai II
this bill to station IN agent III esery county. |
have already stated thA! Int small proportion ol
the freedmen are aided b. the Freednsns Bureau.
In this Official document the President has sent to
CoupTess the exaggerated statement th1t II Il
question whether this bnreau would DOT bring un.
der it, control The four Millions emancipated slsves.
The census Of 1s61 shows that there neyef we1n
fonr million Flases In all the United States. ron
counted every 1nAn, woEn1n and child. mud NC
Know that the number has not increased during ihe
~at. .-...... !
But, sir, uhst viii be thought when show. 10 / |
shall d1recly chow bY official ferrea+ that 70 far
the Frcedme1s burcsa @ % never Jet provided ior i
hundred thousand, and as restricted BY the proytso
70 The third tectfon oi !hs present bin Il could
not most extraordinaly that a bill should be re-
TUNED with the seto from the President |
On a,,,,t he gound that It Psovass fos four
auonss, and having been in operation now since
March last. 1t has never bad under il control a
hnnaEsq she9ss1s, h.ys her, an csss t,s
leave 10 sesd In this connection:
"1he greatest number Of pertous 10 whDm n
parsment and bureau issues 10 person: without the
amy + one one hundred and foFt,e'ght thousand ono
Who are they! 1 raid there were not hundred
thousand freedmen provided for by The bureau.
"Whife-, 65,3G2; eo1nred, M607; Indians. 133.
The e7ealest number BY the bureau was 4, go In
isp.sa'es' is,p Inc total number '0f December WAS
That sounds little different from four millions.
vere provided ior bs tbe ireedmenfs bureau in lhe
month Of December last, the number grttinE less
and less every month. Why, Because by the kind
employment nI t we're found ior 1hose refugees and
freedmen. When the freedmen we're discharged
tsom their ma:ters' plantations they were assisted
TO flno work elsewhere
'sIhe above figures are based on ful, tations. The
number o persons aided ey rnttons Or parta Of IA
tsons, for December, arc, eoloFed, seMG; whites,
i have given ron these asnres hastily. from lie
reeosds-wiil carefully review"
This Communication is from Maj Gen. Howard,
the commissioner Of the treedinan's bureau.
now 1;s FREEDMEN .uE rno7re7xD n1 the ervn.
AUTHORITIES.
The President sa5e, speaking Of tho needmeu:
:. lie also post eases perfect right to eaange his
Elaee o. aboas and e ,heEeore hs aSes ;, = a1d
hls deslfee, or proper remuneration Tor his Mbor,
he Can move to another where TINT Eabor Ia lroEe
Now 1T ana q. 'stss tee boW he g 1hays III
my hand communication En1nl Houston, Texas,
dated December Is 1855. rom Colonel De9;ses;,
-nan.a ifrre.u wS,rs + a iii r-ai. " -~ '4
N''A 1.>'AF - Tn,r7or :Tr1,s nec Il 7s1
sih nave 1be nonof to sssleesa!iy seport
tuat IN to p ,t ~ " 1us A'e ~ .t III
ho' e, s sS 1ae, WIN ne sea3 s snn s' ~
Whinned." f'sS' ~ - l 1' 01N
| T},sf ia the hhcr+v he haz tn m from one
n1a,1 T., anatisr thsf u ihe civil nrotection thsi
| he has
out a written permission from his 1orutr MISTER
at lea.t planters hayc held meetings and havo
eonal observation, and written statements Of rea-
bic men" ,.,,
sl.sippi, November IS, 1875:
II have the honor 10 enclose herewith Tor your
become law 10 Ibis Stale and would respectfully
asE yont attention 10 The following pointe thereon:
.essn s.;. prohibits n tae holding leaslDs0F
| :Ihr P5eaitent Fays these ncopje are TO be nro.
tecley b. the cnuits anu by lie civil auibofity.
LII ,s p.Stss9aan 9s hsy e. n M:si:sipp
inn Trei rs;sfes
s.Ser,ion ih,rd co,ure1s nj, ftrtx,men IN rn,r,v
rnnor ihe ts.rs of MAJ w. n msny csses com ~
Ss[1tn ,ntrI,h ezrl1.de. Frc,1mrn FINN testify
'os esSs a.. ~ sn'bo,,v+s ,vor md ho,-. =,
no,;S.s hr hi, snle e3;rf fn nTscnt aT1 1nsdnen
rom DOM % nv tnJepepd,nt bu.jns:,. a1d 10 com.
~ th, - 1sn- - en1n1nras tr,,h ~ s1nesl frnn,
snrh f}eris1nn' '~-' Vs." ~ rro'' ''~1N'
..ses;;on aercn c,v. the noyer IN .nv white c,tt
ZEN oyer lbe nsrtoS Of i ffee;iuau unknoWn 10 any
other Law. and de1.es the right OF appeal beyond
'ne eoaa', eoo.s r.,
| a TELEGRAM H9m Eo!. Samue! inonas, Asa1staai
LomMaefione6. oMed Jaehson. Aiss:. anu ao8fessea
| 70 Ast' zen. ~ y. no"3fo' IL as io4oHs'
''Ihe freedmen hill hae become Aw. II does moi
Of acres have beea rented trom owness Of land By
freedmen who expected that they would b allowed
70 eulnyats l.na p .hls ~: They ..e nolsaed
Then, eir, te thete 30 necessity ior some 4upsr'
1T ,s. ,,or AZ ner 70 BE- ee
placc Of abode when if thcr arc caught in strange
neIehtorhood without pass they are liable to e
that they shall not be permitted to hire unle.g to
their former master: Ar knoM.nr moth.
Ing Or geog1spbY, howtng 70. vhe1e to go ha!'nc
shidln ibese ess pesoas NJ so s'e 'aa 'a!sea sTo .
ssy xess 70
! mens .! The United states. witch has msde ,hea1
ire 70 stand by and do nothing to sare and project
| thcmf Arc they to be teft 10 tho mercy Of such
lerniation as that Of Miesisttppl, 10 eneh Laws as
exist IN Text TO snch practices az toera.ed In
| MaSyIand md In ktntrtEyf S3E. think tnnae PRO
ject Of this bureau. It was NOT intended and such
is rot Its elect to interfere with ahe ordinary ed
xntn1ssFotson Of justice in any State. not even u
does justice and Abol1khes all discrimination be
1e,t<s,. R,, IL ~. sne, .ee aao1e'a
N- - VAC ''e1~1' NA@4" ee'S'
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY ToR TIE ILL.,
dwell: Rpou s tse tien.r E ib,e o. ~. =
without ever hayfur aIiuded to Ihat nrTisnn f III
Constipation which ite advocsec claim rtres III
ast hs Fradeat Of sbe npited M az stses Ts.alns
hii which has passed Couercss Win hit obiecttou
10 it. alleging # to Be uncontttntional, and mske:
provision Of The Constitution which h the oni,,Iot
ar i,s suppott H. clearly etycs tie anihoty 70 pss
III And what j. that{ The eeconl clausc Of tht
| Constitutional amendment which der}arps ths
congress shall hare auihofity by appropriate fegts
1ation 10 enforce inc a11icia Etith declare. tna
,he1e shall be neither t'asets nor involuntary eeri
be necezfasy to protect the former elayea acs3na
Stale lsws whieh allow them to be shiDped If fonnt
nnaer e teeopd cso o nos
sss 70 provide It. Vhdt krnd ef freedom Il f1a
.raieh Ue Constttu,ion Of ftAe Uaita 5taees eu7saa
n h. II n9,snf 1ny,, ft,s h,sne ,n}bosw ~ s,ess
And how can We eit here md discharge the
I1Dat.1I.so4a 1 enu:anon .ast y upon n 10 Paes
~ ~ ~ asG. .esastaeoe y ~ ps"ee. sse!y Mah y
are lelnS pas-ed IN Tue sooth Il Ne 10 nothing T.
tT3ng nhcont,itutional. should ise5 that l had
.s.ea n y sonsaon' M WY 20 pet Proposs
ta9t 9oa. Wouta p1oLesa thsse people #
tnton :eems TO have eseaped entirely the obserEa.
hoa o. sne Ffesaaen'.
| TIE ELEVEN STATES pEraEsEyrEp ar THE Pr ru.
DENT. 1'N''''7
| Bnt ..rs the President In th;. rorn.r.;or.
| sThe President Of the En}tra Sfatcs sisnd, IN.
ward he conptry u W somewhst Mae.cns nt,,ndc M
from tIst Of any membcr or Coneresr Eaeh mem.
der Of Concrcss Is choten trpm + a,nre iisr1ri NJ
Statc the PIcs,deut II chosen y III neonle m ali
fhe S1sfes a. Steven sfsfes ar nnf IT ttis ~ ttme
1preti1ied In either hranch of tonerrss # trnnii
~ u u 80. =. NNtste+.t :. oo4. =