Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-18
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.


Ratiohs have been issued as follows: "
- ,...r Men. Women. Children. Total;
January. ..gl.... $50 2,551 . N,7l2 6,s3I
MsPeR ss"s S 5 200 ,,Ssss S
The same reasons that exist foroissuing
rations to the freedmen of Virginia. and the
necessity tor the continuance of this relief
apply to freedmen of North Carolina.
FEELING TOWARD THE BUREAU. y"
We found the feeling toward the Bureau
much the same as that already stated as
prevailing in Virginia, except that there
appears to be more universal desire in this
department. among all classes, to have it
removed. This feeling is, no doubt, at
tri utable to the misconduct of many Off
GERS of the Bureau, such as working plan-
tations, running saw-mills, manufacturing
turpentine and tar, &c.-Operations which
bring them, armed with authority Of their
official positions, into competition with the
citizens who are employing freedmen.
CONDUCT OF THE AGENTS. .."
We have investigated some of the charges
made against agents of the Bureau, and in
pursuing our inquiries on this point, COM
menced with the Assistant Commissioner of
the State, Col. Il. Whittlesey to whom we
addressed the interrogatOry: DO you
know of any person in the military service
now on duty with the Freedmen's Bureau
in this department who is or has been, since
entering upon the duties of his Office, en-
gagged or interested, either directly or indi-
rectly, in the cultivation of any lands with
in the department." He answered, "NO."
Subsequently he addressed us note, hereto
appended, in which he stated that, in order
- 81 s,, l.
aud trying fairly the experiment of free
labor, he and some other officers of the Bu
reau had loaned money, and thus Indirectly
had an interest in cultivating farms. On
receiving this note we addressed Colonel
Whittlesey further interrogatiOns, copy
of which is hereto annexed, to which he re-
piled in communication, also hereto APP
pended, disclosing the fact that he is inter-
ested as an equal partner with the Rev.
Horace James, of Massachusetts,, formerly
Captain and acting Quartermaster Freed
mems Bureau, and with Mr.. Winthrop Tap
pan, of Maine, in the cultivation of large
farm in Pitt county, North Carolina. He
also stated therein that Captain f. A. Seeley,
Superintendent of the Bureau for the East
ern District North Carolina, is interested
in the cultivation of plantation in Wayne
county, North Carolina, with a Mr.. Potter,
and that Capt. Isaac Rosekranz, Commits
sary Subsistence, is interested with a Mr..
Brooks in the cultivation of a plantation in
Pitt county, North Carolina. .,...... .,
MISSING RATIoNs.
In one of our interviews with the freed
men at Newbern, some of them who were
employed in the Commission Department
OF the Bureau, stated that rations in bulk
had been frequently taken from the supply
warehouse at unusual hours, before the
doors were opened for the transaction of
business, and hauled off in carts and wag-
Ons. and that on one occasion they had fol-
lowed cart containing four barrels of
pork, to see if it went to the freedmen's ra-
tion house. They ascertained that iJ did
not. We investigated this particular case.
Captain Rosekranz stated that he knew
nothing about it. His brother, a citizen,
whom he has employed to act as Commis-
sary Sergeant, stated that the four barrels
of pork alluded to were ordered by himself
to betaken from the storehOuse to the build
ing from which rations are issued to the
freedmen, but that the driver of the cart
had made mistake and took the pork to
the wrong place, a provision store kept by
Mr.. y. Merwin, aud that Immediately on
discovering the mistake he had it rectilied
a ,town,ar rJ ,,,a oaIisJ Snon5Mn Maru,;n u,bo
statod thht ~ oI'o,,t ~ ti,,T{If,. pf,,ni
sSiS tbe nori. IL boS hoe sa3t h1 n'iStoIa ~
~, hn~.a,,,od fo,. hoy,ai ,rF ,,orlo
o trono go, Gantain G Pnsot'ronz which he had NOT
net % retirned He S also stat rod tb at Can't Rose
ironS nn that dov ana attar his aYSrnina-
.,h, hoEorn OF r,"v ',S S1ind otSbis stora and ra
.oS SOm ~, u' t rat,,u thn 80 b,rnolI ,of
SorI'0% MI, i'on,adiotoiv n % Ir Mar,u;n firt5er
Psrotad tLat be ha ~ changed With canfain
PoSoI ramo t,,,o ~, ,,rais 81 bxn,,n ., ,S,,rS e. +.
two hnrro1s ~, ~ ND ia CO..
tain Rnsei rSn1 Ave- ca,,ts na,. pSmnd p FIR
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.A'"y'. THE REVERhND FIrz' .. .'
Opposite Newbern, on the south bank of
the Trent river, there is a settlement COM
posed exclusively of freedmen, and cons
tanning population of about four thou-
sand, whose condition is truly deplorable.
These unfortunate people came withinour
lines and were located there during the
war; They are living in small huts, built
by themselves OF lumber manufactured by
hand; these huts generally contain but a
single room, teach Of which is occupied in
most cases by large families. The appear
anee oi TINS SottlemenE recently scoarged
by smallpox, Is well calculated to excite
the deepest sympathy for the helpless con-
dition ofits inhabitants. The decrepit and
helpless amongthem ARE supported by the
United States, ana the remainder procure
an uncertain and SpQntU living from littla