The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-08-20
DON'T Re FOOLISH, gam!

A few weeks since we acknowledged
tie receipt of document from Hon. D.
J. Morrell, and in doing SO took occasion
to ask this question: eff MorIeIl would
r-duce the burden Of taxation, aud relieve
the necessities of the people, why don't he
te to abolish the Freedmen's Bureau and
the military governments established over
a portion Of the United States by the
Rump Congress % This was propounded
in no spirit of unkindness, but merely to
indicate our views as journalist and con-
stituen; of Mr., Morreli. We never refer
rel 10 the Tribune or It's editor. knowing
i'm to be proverbiaIly tlin-skinned, and
moi desiring controversy with him.
But living as he does III the light Of Mr..
Morrelis eountenancc, and being pen
siOaer upon the Rump Congress, the editor
Of the Tribune feels called upon to ''pitch
in," and when he gets the worst Of it,
commences charging falsehood upon US
and assumes much dignity and decency TO
himself-remindiDg US of a troublesome
whiffet barking at the heels Of good ma
tured mastiif, until the latter is provoked
10 giving him snap, when he sets up a
''ki-yi," "ki-yi," and runs off, with his
tail between his legs and a monstrous as
sumption of self-respect and dignity.
Determined in our last number to end
the discussion, we published but The order
of Grants General, showing what "Gen>
e al Ordo : No 55," as published in the
Tribune, really meant. This Radical
document we gave to our readers with
scarcely a comment. We gave General
Orders No. J." because they say them
selves they are SIN conformity with Gen
eral Orders No. 55,' and arc the regular
sequence to those orders. The Tribune
complains that we did not give General
Orders No. S. while it refuses TO give
the later orders published by us, by which
the South is ruled now, and is to be ruled
in the future, while Radicals have rule
Come, Mr.. Tribune, we gave the half of
your Radical documents, and you shonld
be obliged TO us for that Why don't
you publish both of them
Aud for publishing this little Radical
General Orders No. l - the correctness
OF which the Tribune does not pretend to
deny, we are visited with nearly two COLI
umns Of dignifed rebuke.
First, we have abused and misreprescnt-
ed Hon. ID j. Morrell. Ourunly reference
to Mir. Morrell was giving hi;n our can
did opinion how he could best ''relieve the
necessities of the people" That was to
vote to abolish the Freedmcn's Bureau
and the military governments" The
Tribune said he had done so. On tue
contrary Mr. Morrell voted to continue the
Freedmens Bureau till the first Of Janu-
airy next. Now what was this for Why
not abolish it now, and relieve the people
of the burden If the negroes in the
South are fit to govern the white man,
they are surely fit 10 procure themselves a
livelihood in the long summer days, when
every kind Of work is abundant Then
why does Mr.. Morrell infict this a dav
longer on his constituents? We shall be
happy to hear from hiim-not from any of
his creatures-what reason there was for
postponement till January next. Until
some good reason is offered we shall hold
(and no candid man can hold otherwise,
that 1t was not because it was a necessity.
but because the Freedmen's Bureau must
be used as means for keeping the Radicals
IN po1cerI
Then, if the Southern negro votes 1Yali-
Gully right, the easiest thing in the world
for the Rump, including Mr. MorrelI, is.
when It meets in December next, to ex>
tend the Act another year, as it has been
doing heretafore.
If the negro is not fit to provide for
himself noU, In midsummer, how will If
be in midwinter No, the whole thing
IS gull, cheat, to secure power to carry
the next Presidential election, and no man