, 1866-05-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Detectives Steedman and
Fullerton.

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W. m, Rn,,,,,- f,o,rsxnondent,
WAsu1saros. MAY II. 1855.
4 think there can be no longer q reasonable
douht that the days of the Fteednen's
Rnrcau arr numbered and finished In the
FTecntive purpose; The special commits
e,onara whom vou very Justly handled In the
.d,t or5a, coInmns a few days since, were not
80. ~ .ecor4 a,n ~.he workings of the
eent oot " 49, ,ra,a .sr4 =, Al,
Bureau nao anu sooo W. W." es". o,,'S ~ u'a
cover and detail ABUSES larger aao suat1es,
all that could be found, that their report
,r,cbt constitute true bill OF Indictment
80 rb3ct, the President az final iuareana
s.,,tt n,,5or,, +ha ent,ra oroan,7a.
onlY Jury tnsuI ts, e'1ast'1u SN4e ~-|'A
ton 10 anonuon'
sldcd. unfair and essentially untrue report Of
us t,na ,ras meyer made to the President,
40 n41u 80 80 -s...t .rtba con,r,,se,,no,s.
lnau lne "'A .a,HN..,,.ssIs 80 80
and their second, recently 'ece'Feo ae1e' sno
better.
~ on G,t.a 49, - ner5o,m s ~ delIcate und In.
e1s "as n'ssu a.. ~ car a.ss5msn ,rfart,,n.te-
portant doty' oen' atgeo1naa' uneo1 Luua'e-
" unknown at your Office, Is not unknown
here md will not immortaliza him ID your
columns. because cannot do II to his advau-
eo'uD'usa nns sn,os,;aa ~ CO. Fn1,a-tou ,r.e
taee' Ans pe''eo" ~, " ~ n...,,.1s
still less fortunate. whether the ffesfdeut
was thought]ess or deliberately unklnd, Is
chiefly bis own concern; 1t Is sufficient
rr5svsnce tn al, rho rart,es Intcrested. and a
49, .m.,.,. .,,b;.,an... ~ car uov-
more than sumc1ent onkanaaesa 70 1en. now,
ard, that m Queer VINO aaa neen o1senafgea
by the chief Of the Bureau On the ground Of
simple untltness to deal with the blacks,
should be commissioned by the President TO
arr aicn the administration Of Ills late supe-
ino ucr. a fraction less Thar eIcesstye. he
LILA ~ Mt hare T,een euiItv Of kuch bl1nder.
w ~ srhn1z hsIi estah1ishef3 a rprv hai
n.s..,t III .,r.a,, 1,;r tnnr n hss 1nt1ar II the
pub1ic through daily partisan newspaper,
Pu9,tsasJ ~ ~ hr Is ,utarn sti,n IL , 1'c+
and antiepatmE p5 Ms a't3.otncl. i
we ueeo noe se ~ t%a sa9ae tuu1 W.
pfeeeoent mas M as y trh sIv ~
the most infamous saset IN tan norae "as sn
trusted az once WIZ sae ual.es q o9etal
recorder TO thc expca1t1on and FIana oelamef
OF General no"afo apa 9ls ass.s1ans. :. T..
Inc beg1nn'nE E ~ Mcamaona; eo 1a; Sneao Ct ua1s I. =
sald the rst nSat, Va " aSsoted 10 eia
Of Bran new Eresuuaehs, Has ~ q ~ psSl M
Of the ~osk 10 aanu. a.! the rcoeis, 15om
Mayo and Pollard doNn, were nfat toadied
and toasled; anu tneal com Ptaiuts aeaInst tae
"despotick" oafean, were 6 res91oea oeToaam; !,
Whenever nesIg ss W. .eanS, H.; Gispgeiany i & -
ne mas ~ Erae .,,oda rit1,.sa n,sn a15 IL
p4L, ue - .se9i,v ~ en1 arad nni ~ tast,'
t..,. ,eops ~ ~ aiwors nt han1 tn ,,scori7
a;9 ii9,y ~, s ssrap ~ 1acr ~ A1' 4seoto
oi4 uo' .ouei lAsa. LIS. ~. f1.xu,,, :. w.,
lae asaanremens WIN tne 'f.o' the @ p.!.
ieet. ohs sa "1.es .n ase4 ~ .ha aa;.n.;ai roon,.
/
echoes tne rePo ,sa sf, anu aa,a3s aaas III ~ !.
pletiyes, asso1nE Ts ;nner nsI ~ namc y
lnG Cne4 ~pa -. 1aI.ano, Whit+,asa.. on,
. lae al1asn s aRea r nenc H Was siTnn]v inniic
CaP1aln vamTs, ,nJt ~ n..st nort nnmst have hne,
tat ,ons, ~" Sa.,herata. ~ White he was ia th
s.;3, n..te3 s-d ~ Ten. uoWard's fcaduuarters
he Maa .eery ounortuuitv TO learn alt that h
h., ienrnrd since. liz knew that fhesa t,entle
| r,en were not nnlv of spotIesa rec6rd n
; officers. hut were Christian ministers of cs
. nlted Terth, and the especial per
soual friends Of Gen. Howard. Thcl
forncd when the question Of alI Others to b
: solved vos. ,ciU tic nccro work without tn
lashe and by attem ptit1c. to plant upon thei
own acrount thew rendered tne h,rbest se1
Ttao ~ tha n1onfcra n fha reo-o1s nnd -
,ha Gnrer1neut r. s1 rTh The Man Was ti,,iv " AZ
cnssed viz General IioTrari ri and viii othe
J off;ccrs ni tbc Goyernment. a. wc11 as vii
ctt,zena hotf Nnr1h and snnth vas era-u +,,
whcre commended Was nerer tent n sacrs;
VA ~ 1.nre nnnn,"r rfth ~ nnhai;eI,.
~ t1o., Tx aer n,ta- ei"ss ~
pa9tsa .5nae su - ~ Snto Jst staas ~ iaos
saaea ssioeIeu " .as,a s,J Snoudsac ~ a,sa
"a me Tq5ea .. .ns us wv soatn us sNSu q,
ueuetat ~" atu ~ mu!a snai "uaang ~ -
| experiment. should be 1naae. under she anspi
ees q men o. WHOSE atesfNg no ques1to'
cona oe sMsea.
On1y he, tnefeiofe, nno tae ICY ol nis per
eona4 i11cnos rno hns" Al 1Ie c1rcunatance
precedent, ana hoH tno1qnghly these eream
STANCES were known 70 Fullerton before D.
went souih. conld i1il5 eppteeaate lhe syn
Ply yesplstlc 1mpnlse unaer Hhlcn IN
Wfetcnea ma!eonsent muss nave Eot On 700