The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-22

that the theatres should only be taxed ON their
net profits. II this proposition was acceded
to the Revenue Department, according to their
agents statement, would not receive very
heavy sum; for as their profits amount to moth
ing the tax would be MI II the firm of Bar
mum, Stuart, Wheatley & Co. cannot keep
profitable business going why don't they shut
up? They are only occupying so much ground
that might be employed by people who can
afford TO pay the taxes without grumbling.
Theatres which are reduced to condition Of
pauperism are of no value, either to the public
or the public treasury.
The Freedmen's Burcau-Slavery Re-
stored In the south by the Old Puritans
Revived.
The moral sense of the people of the North
has been shocked by the developments follow
ing the investigations of General Steedman in
regard to the working of the Freedmen's Blu
reau in the South. Our dispatches from Wash
ington furnish rumors in relation to the action
of the government in the premises-the removal
Of certain officials in the Bureau, and the proba-
hilities of the resignation Of General Howard,
the Chief Commissioner. As to the former re-
port, there is no doubt the government will
act promptly; and as to the latter, the good
sense of General Howard will point out to him
the propriety of washing hia hands OF such
corrupt concern as the Freedmens Bureau "aa
proved 10 be. The Commissioner has the repu-
tation of being kind, honest and humane man.
He is opposed to frauds and corruption in any
shape. His conscience, therefore, must revolt
at the gross population and cr,ielties his subor-
dinates have practised and would continue to
practice were it not for the interference of the
strong arm of the general government Gene
raj Howard, out of selfrespect, ought to re-
sign. This is the best thing he can do for his
own reputation. But it is painfnl to contemplate
what will become of the poor negroes, whose
sufferings are now so acute, when they shall
lose the tender guardianship of 80 compassion
ate friend as General Howard. Yet we believe
they can rely with as much cOnideuee for care
and kindness upon those who were once their
masters as they can upon those who now rule
them and command their services by virtue of
the authority OF the Freedmsn's Bureau. They
now are and be considered human beings enti-
tied to humane treatment.
This whole system of Freedmen's Burcauis
q relic of Che past. 1t il an heirloom descend
ing from the old Puritans Of New England tS
the new Puritans of the present day. II comes
from The times when Quakers were hung and
when that matchless Pritanical robber. Cap
tain Miles Standish, made raids upon the poor
Indians stole their Lands. destroyed their
dwellings and crops, md forced the maltreatcd
savages into q bondage worse than that of Afri-
can slavery in any pcsiod OF the worlds his
tory. As the Puritans Of I620 were the harsh
and relentless taskmasters Of that day, with
the "untutorcd savage" as their victim, so the
poor freedman Of 18GB is tho victim Of the
descendants Of that canting, fsnatical, tyran-
nical and cruel sect There are thousands of
Miles Standishcs in the South who have taken
plantations, either from their rightful owners
or from the government, and arc now having
them cultivated by the forced and non-requited
labor OF the unlettered freedman. These white
taskmaster and negro drivers comprise the
crop of Puritans of the present generation.
They have been mostly raised in,New England,
many have gone South as chaplains in the
regiments from that section, while others have
been sent, either under State e. national
authority, as special commissioners, school
tor the blacks, negro enlissing
officers and in other capacities, Involving no
particular danger to their precious persons.
The true New England soldier is both liberal
and brave, fearless and selfDeliant, high
minded, honorable and conscieRsiosa You
will find no such men as these diving negroes
upon plantations that have been stolen, nor
trading of the services and the bodies Of freed
men 10 the highest bidder. All that disrepu-
table work is lefs to the canting, hypocritical,
whining scamps who roll up the whites Of their
eyes in holy horror before New England audi
ences about pAe sin Of slavery, the brutality Of
slave owners and the miserable condition Of
the bondma n; and yet no sooner are the
and he bee ONES q freedman than they seize
that mono mt to force him back into bondage
more hid sous than ever. Thus have the New
England Puritsns Of 1866 emulatcd the sordid
cxampl eoftheir forefathers in 1920 and restored
SLAYER in the South In more detestable form
than yer. Surely General Howard should be
excu ed from keeping such company any
long sr than be can help
iHE LOTTERY Porlcr SouABBLE-There has
bf zen an unusual commotion Of late among the
] ottery managers, policy dealers and agents.
which lie opening up the inside Of this business
in very peculiar manner There are three
States Missouri, Kentucky and Delaware
which continue TO charter lotteries and allow