The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-19
Gun WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

Tho ful and detailed report OF Sfeeu
and rucrton and the later report Of Major Stuart
Eldridgc In regard TO destution In Northern Alabama
and Georgia. have thrown food Of light upon the
operations Of tho Freedmens Bureau In tho sootb, and
will be singular least tho Judgment Of popular
sentiment does not condemn that establishment as an
Ubiquitous and Injurious innovation upon our govern.
mental organization and system, and fully justify tho
President in his vs,oea Of finally successful attempts
OF Congress TO asten that corrupt institution upon the
| country for period OF two yearn yet 20 come.
The report of tho speoInl commissioner
Stoedman and fuerton-has been fully considered and
! discussed by the public. In 1t undonabo cv
dencc Of the that chaacterzes the opera
tons Of the Bureau It's reckless exraragance in the
disposal OF the public money and propsrty; horrible
cruelty and gross injustice 10 tho freedmen who
designed to be especially blessed and protected by h
fraud, corruption and positive crime In the management
of and the keeping OF records the by Bu
officers OF their positions for purposes OF selfag
grandzement and profit; tho Inauguration OF n
system Of slavery than that heretofore existing and
general sys.cm OF iniquiy deceit, hypocrisy, corrup
on and wiekedness such blackens other page Of
our history
In the later repor, Of Major Eldrdge officer Cen
eral Howard's STAR sent Georgia and Alabama
for tho purpose OF investigating the working and
dties of Tho Bureau, 70 sss plain recommendations for
the Withdrawing f the Bureau from tose states NJ no
longer necessary. but tho contrary, positively inJu
Gus TO the welfare Of the population designed to DO
benefited by H. We tod Ia this report that the
grs,utons relief extended TO tho freedmen produces
only decentralization and idlencss that the agents EN-.
ployed unrustworlhy; that the machinery is uscd
for political pypposes that the Whole system Is
and cerrhpt ma should speedily be abonsheo. This -
ihe os;aI report OF Officer attached 10 the head of
the establishment But more than this W dlsroveraba
through intimate acquaintance with the operations u
this gigantic maehine T head sitting here tho scat of
goycrnmeDt surrounded by Sanctimonipu. air cf pie,y
and h'nevoiencc, permits tie whole marhacry Ia be
used 70 UNDERMINE the government and dsfest s policy
and possibly 10 naugurac snvsher ~ at least
awar OF races that only result In the determination
o. the rae" designed u be benefited by this istuuon
or this tho proof 10 hacking
In their Investigations In Generals fteednan
and fuiieron had sccess TO the papefs and rsovds q
the different mhcommAssioaers and ssents Many es
incorporated In tho great mass Of tcsamouy'Ak by
them has not ys boon given 70 the pahhc Rat snms
liable nj this nnc further Hlaetrsng The msesadrr~s
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su0agh a. condemn fhe irssFutgn IN The eyes ant
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