The New York herald., 1866-07-12

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a strong position in Saxony, and have mate
rally strengthened 1t by their destructive raids
upon Altenberg and Turnau and into Bohemia,
though they may have failed in one or two
attacks.
The FREEDMEN's BUREAU AGENTS IN TExAs.-
Our advices from Texas are to the effect that
the outrages upon the negroes and the corrup-
hons Of the agents Of the Freedmen's Bureau
have exceeded anything that has been dis
covered in any other locality. The investi
CATION there bids fair to unearih transac-
tions which will throw the operations of
tho agents in North Carolina ell In the
shade and make the. latter appear honest
by way Of contrast. Texas is so far away from
the national capital that It seems that the men
in charge there imagined that they could do
just as they pleased without being found out
But the Investigations Of the special commits
sioners reveal most extensive frauds, even to
the extent of kidnapping negroes and other
transactions Of an equally corrupt character.
The public may very soon look for far more
extraordinary developments from that quarter
than anything which has yet appeared In con-
nectlon with the operations Of this Bureau. II
IL this kind Of work that the radicals In Con-
gress are trying TO defend and continue for three
or four years more, and 10 such men ~ those
who are engaged in this business that they
desire TO give increased power and additional
facilities to abuse sne negro and speculat" ;,
..cess,tles. The Prssid~-.
~" neo0''' .~us should make
short work Of the bill before him and veto il
without delay. There is no telling the extent
- the abuse and corruption that will flourish
among the agents of the Freedmen's Bureau,
II the bill becomes law. In the developments
which have already taken place we have seen
sufficient to condemn the whole system, and we
are promised additional evidence from Texas
which will no doubt remove even the last
chance for their friends to defend the action of
the agents Of the Bureau.
A NATIONAL MUSEUM WANrED-Thc museum
at the Park, which is located in tho old arse-
nal, Is beginning to present many OF those fea-
lures which are most desirable in Q national
geological collection. We hope to see at no
distant period an institution there which will
the property Of the people, aud open to all.
London has its Geological Garden In Regents
Park, its Kew Gardens and Crystal Palace.
Paris has Its magnificent Jdrdin des Planfcs.
Every leading city in Europe possesses some
| such place, combining amuse ment and educa-
tion for the masses just now New York Is
only in its incipiency in this respect Still We
fHaJt 10 xl~s sukr
animals have been grouped at the Park Mu-
scum, forming q nucleus for something COM
| mcnsurate with the wealth and tastes Of the
city. Private individuals may get up show,
but museum, to be Of any sterling value,
must be public institution. We have had
some experience in this city In museum
mongers for some years past one Of them the
charlatan general Of showmen, whose proud
est boast was the impudence with which he
imposed upon the public and whose sole rcpu-
tation 10 based upon the shameful exposure Of
frauds Of which he il himself the chroni-
cler. Museums conducted by individuals are
OF no possible value. We may have
elephants heads and carcasses In mummy
| shape, and elephants' tusks, and stuffed ami
mails Of classes and species whereof Button
| never dreamed, Of which the chapters Of nat
ural history contain no description, monde
scripts manufactured out Of the tall Of q fish
annexed 10 the head Of monkey and called Q
mermaid, and thousand other such humbugs
but q collection OF this kind is not museum
where people can look, enjoy and learn at the
same time.
museum should be . library Of facts, in
which the public can read In hours Of recrca-
ton and attain knowledge which they cannot
AFFORD time to acquire in years Of study. This
Ia the true value Of the public museums Of the
Old World, and II should be matter OF pride,
a. II isa matter OF interest, 10 procure such
one for this great metropolis. The opportunity
presents itself In the nucleus already cstab-
lished in the Park Located there, II would
become national as much as q metropolitan
inst,u ton. for people ffom all quarters Of the