American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-06-27
BUREAU FOR THE FABRICATION OF
NEGRO VOTES.

remembered that General Howard
who has had the profitable direction
OF this vast political agency, and ha,
been the richly endowed BENEFICIARY
OF its large cmoluments and perqns
ties, recommended in his last report
that it should be closed ut the end
OF the term to which Congress had
then burthened the taxpaA ers W til
this iniquitous load. Even he could
see no further preteXt for upholdina
so costly and unnecessary an organi
zatiOn Il: the public expense. Ii did
not require much time, however, tol
him to change his mind, or to repent
OF his hasty advice, if it was ever
seriously given. Massachusetts
which enjoys the largest share of the
profits alnl pickings of this establish.
ment, became earnest for the pen.
>ionS of her sO.calied school. teachers
and employees as the time of shut.
ting up the bureau approached SO
Mr.. Eliot. in the House, and Mr..
Wilson, in the Senate, put their
heads together, and. seconded by
General Howard, they got up IA
"loyal" appeal to the humanity
and Justice" of Congress to continue
this tax upon the people by extend
ing the bureau for another year.
OF all the barefaced frauds perpe-
tlaied here, this bureau is one of the
most shameless and inexcusable,
even according to the showing of the
Radicals themselves. They have
just passed the reconstruction ini.
guilty, in direct defiance OF their own
laws, because it is admitted that
Alabama and Florida have not com
piled with the conditions imposed,
and it was stated by Mr.. tinano
Manager Butler that he and others
voted for the bill as a mattor of
"rolicy" Only-lhat is to say, in
obedience 10 the dictation of party.
Most of the recon tructed States
are given over to negro supremacy.
The whites were disirauchised ex-
preSsly to accomplish that object,
These negroes may possibly decide
the fate of the l+esiGential election.
and thus materially affect the future
condition of the country. They are
declared by Congress competent to
govern ten States, to make constitu.
lions, to pass laws for ten millions
Of people, to regulate the rights of
property, and TO take their place
among the enlightened communities
OF the Union. All this, and more. is
solemnly announced in the recon.
struction acts by the votes aud voices
of the Radical majority in Congress.
They substantially affirm that the
Southern negro, fresh from the cot.
ton aud rice fields, and from ii state
Semi-barbarism, is superior to the
elucated white man, and they clothe
him with all the privileges OF politi.
cal power,
This is the declaration made in
one breath, and yet, in the very next
they dena%d these same negroes,
who have just been charged with the
very highest responsibilities apper-
tanning to civiliz,d Il society. shall he
kept in tutelagr under an organized
bureau, because they are still unfit
TO take care of themselves, aud shall
become II burtIen upon the National
Treasury, because they are too lazy
to work. Such is the proposition
when diveStcd of its selfish prctences.
The negroes are made a preferred
class over our native and naturaliZed
Radicalism elevatrS them
not only to the same political and
social equality, but it tells them, be.
sides: "you need not earn your
Iread by the sweat of your brow, as
he white men must do: vote the
Radical ticket, and we will vote your
subsistence out of the peoples treas.
lry."
The motive of this proceeding is
lot even disguised. Now that tn"
States are reconstructed" the mill.
AIRY despotisms which have subSist.
d in the South since the close of
he rehel!ioi can no longer | e main
aimed with any show of right, though
he intention was to have continued
hem, had Impeachment succeeded.
The game, therefore, is to substitute
his Freedmen'S Bureau as politi.
al organization through the South,
With view only of directing the
egrO vote at the Presidential elec.
ion. For this pur Ose the people
t the United States, who are weigh.
d down with taxation, are required
D contribute to the maintenance Of
egrocs who claim to govern. but
iill not labor, and for the benefit of {
u army of Radical Offices holders,
-ho swindle both the Government
nd the negroes.
In the whole history of this coun.
~ no fraud so monstrous has ever
ef0re been attempted. While in.
ustry is oppressed with taxation,
nd the honest. toiling MASSES find
leir labor indifferently compensa-
ID, Radical Congress puts it's
and into the public purse, and
lcheS tens of millions. extoi ted from
Orthy white taxpayers, to p1mper
! vice and vagabondiSm the de-
raded instruments of their Venal
These Jacohins give the
alance of over TO ignorant aud de-
auched negroes, who, without prop
rty or intelligence, are to lsgislate
Ir the great interests of the white
ace of native and adnnted cItizrns;