Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-08-03


The minority ol lhc committee who
would not consent Go whitcwashiuH
General Howard, the "chrislinn col.
der" gives the following account OF
some of bis transactions. They say
"Thc wrongful transfer Of govern
mcut funds aud properly to The How
ard University does not stop here. a
piece of property known as square
No Gao, in this city, near the capl
tol, over mile from tho University,
was bought at cost Of $1,000. Gen.
Howard then, out OF the Bureau funds
and with government lumber, built
up this square Of ten houses, each
costing 81 300, and gave these build
ings and property to the Howard
University. Abont the same time, to
wit, February, 1868, General Howard
with government funds, bought two
other pieces Of lard in this city known
as squares 1854 and 1855, at u cost OF
s25, 900, and upon these squares he
erected, out Of government money
sevcnty-six houses, each at u cost oi
81 800, making the expenditure on
these two squares and houses amount
to the sum of 1923 500 This prop
crty General Howard has turned over
as gift to the United States TO thre,
Northumberland University, the
ST Augustine Normal School, a
Raleigh, North Carolina, and a schoo
at Richmond, Virginia. These three
institutions now hold, own and rem
this property, by means of three trus
tees appointed by General Howard
himself, Senator Pomeroy, and JohI
T. Elyans. The houses thus erected
upon these three squares are now oc
cupied by 25S negro families as ten
ants ut nominal rent. 1t must be re
memberod that the cost of thcs'
squares and buildings, amounting L
| $50 800, is not included in the S53S,
600 proved to be given 10 Howar,
Univcsity. General Howard make
no mention or explanation of these ex
pcnditures in his answer TO either o
tho various charges. They canno
be justified or excused by any law o
by even any pretended authority. !
is proper to observe in this connection
that the students of the Howard Uni
versity number about three hundred
mostly negroes The course of stud,
prescribed for them is that prescribe
10y our leading colleges and universi
ties A medical and law department
is attached to the institution. Thes
studcnts are furnished with uniforms
paid for out Of the government fund
transferred TO the university by Gen
Howard as Commissioner Of the Blu
reau and are organized and drilled .
n military company. Not only is lhi
true, but part OF their expenses of liv
ing has been paid for in the sam
way. These students are taught il
their Latin, and Greek, and medicine
aud law, aud military tactics by
number Of professors, whose salarie
in the aggregate amount to 81 SOC
One of these persons, NJ Langston
the colorcd professor Of law in tn
Y University, is thus paid a yearly sal
airy Of $4,000 lie is the same MAJ
who worked up the South la 1865
for General Howard for the Vice
Presidency"
Nevertheless the Radical Commit
tee whitewashcd him, and tried {
make him white as snow. If "A Dem
ocrat were to commit tenth Of th
rascalities proved against this man b
would soon find his way to the Pen
tentiary, and very justly. OF all th
frauds produced 10y the war, ther
are none greater than General How
ard,
NLw IUKh, Jun S9.-rnv g,pa
: yacht race for the Queens cup, no.
held by the America, in which tina
vessel, the Cambria, Dauntless, Sal
pho, and many of the fastest and mo.
famous yachts viii participate, wa
to day finally fixed for August 8.
is reported that the yacht Maris
which beat the America badly twent
years ago, will also be put in trim an
enter upon the race. Measures are t
be taken for the relief of the iamilie
Of the two men washed overheard fror
the Daurtlcss.