, 1870-07-16
Charges Against General Howard.

ofijcer when the CITY Is full Of oiiicers, aud ali
willing to do their duty.
Charges Against General Howard.
n,on ;ntorma,;nn @ and ne,rf rh.r.ad tha,
Gp..+.i Gpoa n - - f,n-,r.;s.;a.,a25 ~ ~
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doned 1,nds had t,een .n;;.y ~ maiversat;on
aud da-o,;rtio, | - drt, i, tfa t.,;,Ias, s,'ec;t
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greas taoos 70 oe Pstio1mea, Ms unLenlslnS .1aa
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10y snant yes fTn,, tba hec;nn;no fh;s
"tse,s spell e,taoa I tha h;tfa1aat n.ne
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s. i;Le tb;n- ~ sh.S1a snH,ef;rrsa - tfa
1'o,,aa - ~ i,;ands .t,cinc;za5 ~ r.+fap
tilan defended, yet, with God on its aide, the
Fteeamcnrs Bureau has 1inmphed, civi1iza-
Gen o - 1s.;ta .s.., III -: on1 M
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a1nsa rrT ~ sa1o,nni;e,,1,,a,,ts iii ,,te- ;nt1
history, whlle the unfounded accusations
brought against it will be forgotten Thers ia
a. S.s.; ;a.,s ~ -n.-, s,,hS;5a Ava T1,.,, ~
49, - .;t,a H.. ~, f.iian t1an ron,sx tha
hour OF caimer Judgment Many-tongued
scandal has the briefeIt Of existence
In conclusion, the Committee find, On the
eroundless and causelees that the Commits
sioner hAs been devoted, honest, aud able
public servant Tho Committee find that his
Erest trust has been performed wisely,
& intcrestedls, economically, and most
successfully. II there be anything in
The conduct Of the Bureau whi.h could excite
personal hate, it is owing to fact that Gen.
eral How.1J. conscious of Lis OWL purity intent
on lis great work, has never stopped to think
of the appearances which roen Of less con-
scious integrity much more carefully regard
Who is tie inventor OF instisatoz Of these
charges it is not the purpose Of the Commit
tee to inquire
a,r. Wood. as Lns already been stated dis
claims al pe1sonal responsibility for them.
The evidence which he adduced was not evil
tending AECu8at1t0.
was nearly II Of il merely experimental. the
per+on cslhuc The witness requiring hin to
state fhe ietsHs NJ frsnsaef;otA of NH il he
saa1oed tn have no ssonrate knoMiet1ee.
W1,Is lie ex,n;n.t;o1, v,. fo;,,r m viii, fhe
s,n"ad doors u11der nIedee of sacrecv i'm
nos.,I m re ron,mittaa' cnunsal and nartiaz
fnrorsct utstouenfa ,,,,r,sortinr1 to ha rc,,nrta
~ t},e tastimouv wore snrn5d e1tens1yeIy
ti,rn,%1, tho .1,,,1,tIv nst in;nT;ons r. f$enern
Ma...5, 80 ,,tte-i, ~;+i,a,;t snn-,or+ r. 4i,a
a,:5a,sn r. ..at ~ tha anEsr * tta cn1n.
.,,;.4sa ~ +1s Hnnsa r. 1ara;r fila ;nirsfice
~ ~ ,o,n,,a,s.+s tH;s fai1,fr] 1,11hiic n4T;cer
far thc ;nJ}.,;ts anr;etv md ernensa which
=, ~ a1o :; -, ~ +ha Honaa
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-. 80 ~ a.;r;,n ~ tha evhn1a e.sn .nJ
w. -. f.;tt,,,i ~ tsst;nM,y, 49,
'il an ~. " Jus.ee ~ ALA "4st4s 130o0"
a, ,,,a ,,,,,cr ,,,,,z,,e7 b4 4,o 11nta,
s,as.s tos ard ia fous II and naii Millions of It's peo-
plc, suanenlJ euIranchsca ny the eventa Of great
civil war, III seeking to provide them educatlon 70
render them independent and se1-supportin9t and
IN extending 70 lntm Stsai ana Rone9 @ a Ky,
1nse Seu be,ey u s. aconts Msof Gs5era Al Oliver O.
Hows,d e Tie cronndltss ana causeiess charges
nrtfsrTcd aratnst hlm; and does hereby declare
and record It's Judgment that IN successfully or
gat.tzing and administering Win fidelity, integrity
and st,!iity the freedmens Bureau, Ehtrh haa eon-
Iihuted 70 much 70 nc aseomp1sa,nenI m o. tae az
s' ne rrst.tmde =, Fl 46e Amer,csn neonle -
xrxoR1IT aEropr.
Tie minority Of the Committee On Educ.-
tim and Labor to which was referred. for in
yesticatjou, The charges preferred by the Hon.
Ffmsnio Wood against the Official conduct OF
General o. O.. Howard. Commissioner Of the
a5I srds Ia h. @ Ta ynnnrted to the Honsa nf Ran
.,asan,.,;raa 60 T1,a renort racspitulstes tie
.:,, 49, - .rd .rfhnr.tr rannaad in Car.