The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-05-12
The Bureau disappearing.

Once more comes up in Congress the prop
osition to revive and extend the Freedmen 8
Bureau, under the guise of providing for the
education of the Southern blacks. But why
should the people of the North be taxed to
educate these negroes They or their friends
have possession of the State governments of
the South, and if there is really such an
overpowering thirst for knowledge among
the freedmen. why don't these State govern
ments give il to them 2 They can always
raise money enough for a railway Joo or
other speculation, and why not appropriate
something to the establishment and mainte-
nance Of negro schools? South Carolina ne
groes contribute nothing towards the edu-
cation of white children in Illinois. and why
should Illinois be taxed millions to educate
the negro children of South Carolina 1t
is not equal rights.
But we all know what this revival OF the
bureau means 1t is in reality as little ed
ucation as the original bureau was charity
but now, as then. a political device. a trick.
means of sustaining in the South an army
of b.ar,leaders to bring the negroes up
promptly to the polls. The cost of any re
vivificatiou of this policy will be enormous.
1t will far exceed that of the old bureau,
since that was local and temporary this is
meant to be permanent and universal. In
the remotest hamlet in the South teach
err" /. G., political agent, is contemplated.
All the teaching he will ever DC vii! be to
train the young blacks up in the most dia-
bolical hatred Of the whites, and thus pave
the way for years of future trouble. His
main function will be to reOrganize loyal
leagues find out Klu Klux in every bush.
after the fashion of the old Puritan witch
catchers breed "outrageS" to order tell lies
h., ha in ord
renew and ampify each dirty Office apper-
tanning to the days Of the old bureau.
We want DO such disturbing scheme as
this. The country is just beginning to set
tie, and a revivifcatioD of the bureau will
reopen the old sure. We are taxed too much
already, and cannot stand the additional
robbery the support of this institution would
be. If there is such vital necessity to ed
ucate the young blacks and so make them
worthy" Of the ballot, as Grant said, forget
ting that they have iC already without being
worthy, then let the negro State govern
ments of the South provide for such educa-
ton. These governments have the power
to raise money for educational purposes. aud
in the reconstructed constitutions are the
most stringent provisions commanding the
establishment and proper support of school
system. Why, then, come on the North
But for the immensity of the robbery con-
templated. one would say tee most amazing
thing in this contemplated swindle was its
impe:tinenee. The implied idea is that
having freed the black we must enfranchise
him having enfranchised him we must give
him an education aud then DO doubt when
we have educated him give him a town
house and country seat, while we pinch
ourselves to foot the bill. We sEsgest TO
Congress that some better principle than
this must be found to daub over the pro
rosed re-eotabllshment Of the bureaE.-N
Y. World.