, 1873-12-14
OBJ Ublt<rDn Wrib4tsle.
Sunday Morning, December Il, 1873.


THE CASE OF GEN. HOWARD.
For long tliuo there las been growing pub
lie opinion tlat Alaj.-Gon. q. o. Howard WIS
black sheep, aud that, like pomeroy and Harlan,
hls professions Of axtss1no picty were but cover
for weaineases on the pocun,ary aide Of human
nature. III other words, that Gou. Howard, while
no better than the worlds people, hus. like
pomeroy aud narlan, beou advertising himself
81 the possessor Of unusual virtues, and las
at tho e1panso Of tho Government and
tic freedmen. Before tho war was closed
he had 80 impressed the official circles
Ut Washington with his sanctity that to
him was practically committed the temporal
welfare and spiritual salvation Of the
onfsanchisod negro. Gen. Howard was the rec
ognizod Apostle to tho Africans. He had tho
confidence Of the Government and Of tho co1orod
men, aud was commended to the people gencr-
ally by tho zeal with Which ho preached evan
gclical pioIy as tho foundation Of tho political
grea4ness Of tho freedmen. Congress appropr-
ttod large snms to support the Freedmaus aud
Bureau. 10 mako ita appreciation Of tho god
less character OF Andrew johnson hatter known
Ae Freodinan's aid Bureau was made a sort Of
independent govcrnmont Of itself, and Con.
Howard WAS mcde its Chief. At last tho
condition Of tho ailairs of. the Bureau
bocamo so doplorably hnd thut ita mnaago~
ment, books, aud accounts were handed
over to the War Department, Gen. Howard
transferring his pious zonl to tho downt,oddcu
Indians on tho frontiers. There have been re-
peatcd attempts to have uoward's admiDatra-
tion investigated, but, owing to his religious
character and political orthodoxy, these efforts
havo been fruislcss. Last winter, matters
reached crisis, and the accounting otllcols had
to report that ho vas "short, md, finally, Con-
R1css asked for a further report. Tho Secretary
Of War las now prosecuted this report, showing
that Howard is dofanltor in tho sum Of
3278,573. The report OF Secretary Bslknap Was
u committee. :
Ordiuafily, au officer of the army under these
circumstances would ba tried by eourt-martial,
and, II convicted. would be suitably punished
But, while O. Major-General III tho army, ho was
Il Commissioner Of tic Frcedmau'A Dureau, aud
his dcfalcation IL NJ Commissioner, mud not NJ
Ma]or-Goneral. Under theae circumstancey
additional legislation will be necessary III order
70 ennbe tho Department to order q court-mar-
tlal. As VIC understand, therois no existing bonu,
and, therefore, no security for tho money lost,
savo whnt may be recovered Of him personally.
Gen. Howard, in tho exercise of Ills au-
thor'ty as Chief OF tho Freedmans Bu-
scau, assigned largo amount Of money
iugton, which has been named after him
solf. 11e has been President Of That University.
Among the Trustees or managers Was Senator
Poneroy; mud some two years ago, on motion Of
senntor Pomeroy, tho Board voted an extra
allowance 10 President Howard Of some $4,000
or al2, ,0o0,-a kind of "back-pay,"-G How
ard, during tho whole time, having been awny
On the frontier making treatcs and otherwise
Christianizing the Indian. 4 few months later,
@hon Senator pomeroy was log-rolling and
oriblng in KanaaH fur recollection to the Senate,
40 published letter from Gon. Howard, urging
;lo people of Kansas to reelect him (Poucroy),
nho waB ono Of the purcst Christian statesmen
IN tho country,--one "leauing On the mighty
.rnl Of strength" ,"-sshoae defeat would be ter
able loss to tho State und to the country.
The trio who have bcon trading upou their
:aligious professions 10 long now share q COM
non fate. Despite the appeals Of tho Roy. Or.
Newman to tho Methodist clergy Of Iowa to iu-
ttrforo for Brotl.or Harlan, that gontloman was
dcfeated, and is now living oil Durant's monoy
aud his Lack-pay, at Washington. sonator Pom
aroy was dotoctod in tho act of bribery, waa OK
poaed, denounced, aud dcfoated and nov Con.
Howard'B caso III summed up In tlleroport uf tue
Secretary Of War; who says:
The reapoEsihll.y md accountability attaching 10
the 1ate Commissioner, SO fEr nuw ieyuuI,etl,
anaula to upward Of $27e, ,573.t8.
Tie defensa in the caso is that criminal pro.
coealngs are barred by tha statute Of limitations,
tho political and religious trionds OF Gou. How
arl having stavcd off investigation long enough
to escape The criminal law. But tho laot OF tho
dcfalcasion remains Of record and It Geu. How
ard |a not dismissed from tho army 1t will ha
because tic morals Of the service hayo under.
gone deterioration similar to .lat which Inns
hcEalen political life.
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Tle recent English project Of wsddlng.glft
to the Emperor Of China, to take tho form Of
q alort railway with O set Of carriages and looo-
motives, has been abandoned. When tie oifor
VIA made to tho Emperor, tho reply came from
his Secondary substantially IA followss cAina
not hayIny yot introduced railway systou,, tho
Emperor could not receive Rucll preBontH aB tho