, 1875-02-06


Uniou pscitic to suit itself. or must tho Union
Psci1c mauage its own property to ault thu in
tofcsta Of tho Kansas Pacific? +. +. T.
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GEN. u. O. HOWARD.
His Connrctina with the F'rcedninn's |
snhk aud Reward Unfversity.
To lie Ei,tor Of YZe chicp9o tribune:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TIE CoLUNE1A,
PORTLAND. Oro., jan. Is, 1S7j.-In oider to show
you how thoroughly unreliable an article that ap-
pearrd In your paper, quoted from the
New York World may be, ! inclose
tile following item ta1icn from the Washington
lltel4y Sta,', Jao. T. 1876 waa elected Trus-
tcc of tho Froeama,l's Hank, but remained 10
only one mouth. Two Of the principal items de-
nounccd by tho correspondent u, swindIng we're
475 600 borrowed by Howard University and
e33,Uoo b5 the Young Mems Christian Asaocia-
tion. Tho 1irst, you will notice, is psid !; tho
second toelonG,ng " !. ~. y. =. a. soek set co
Z. A. is secured upon property Sained
ut at lesst 600, 600. / ippe tho latter
loan has been paid before tins titne. But,
whether paid or not know very vol no wronE
WIS intended or done By the Company, of which
Chief Justice salmon i. ChaHo wns President
do not knnw anything concerning the Selleca
Stone Company. except that It Furnished TO
Washington City large amount Of building ma
lb<iAlt UAA #dGI - AZ" 3p&A1 ~kNs 49, '-%S NA6N4
| do lot wish to be an apo1ogist fot any bad
management, but doirecato the Endorsement
by your ~ilely-c.yculated journal Of statenenta
Howard University and tho Young Men'H Chris
tim Association Of Washington, which boeve
are mado without q shadow OF foundatlon II
wins the failure Of Jay Cooke l. Go. TINT shook
the credit Of tho Freedu'an's Bank, rcn-
dering slmost worthloBs stocks and bon.ta
| tlst hitherto had bcen considered good. 1t
| il very cruel to charge crime where t4cFe laa
! been ouy misfortune. Henry D. Cooke, In.
nor 4windler, hut q Aigi.-minde1 and honorable
mau, and will be 10, though hereafter le be as
poor as any Irresponsible pnrt'san correspondents
who naalit.s hin.
some purpose beyond my conception, it
is sought to connect my namo IN varioua
ways with the uisdoings Of other poon!e and,
eycu in Tie Aoune Of MY fsionds, there il q con-
correspondents. to ilx upon n,e n character moro
| dospicable than that vi criminal nametys the
disposition to cosor misconduct by tue CLOAK o.
] religion, Againbt this PERSISTENT defamation, |
| n,,y,eai to tho host OF Christina people with
whum Iva been assooiated to tho nu'ta-
! tudo OF army y-frseadn who huyo lad daily
| contact with mo, and to tho fair-minded Colu-
missions, in Congress- and il tho srny, that
Or course, thu slurs, inuuoLdoea. mud Implied
accusations, In tho article TT Question, do not de-
servo any notieo; got. wlle,, sopubllslod by 4
respectable ionrnnl without contradiction, they
do affect tue mind Of 1uultitudes Of men.
| Nothing ,sievtx mo &c deeply to-dNy 10 tho
alulost chaptn condition Of Our country. Thero
laa been grinyons misconduct, and It seens to
me It las beon Increased a lIundred-fold ny utl.
relentmg defamation. Hold up, eonapa"y q
iuen to public eouten,pt as hypocrites and
thieves, Rud hold them thero with hsnslash Joy
until they provo themselves individually md
collectively inuooe..s OF any wrong doing !!
This docs not prosnots truthfulnass and honesty.
1t Ia not worthy Of American, journalism. q
1t involves the innocent IN tho mcshcs of pnblic
taisfayor, and gives extraordinary power to evil
doess enabling thona to 1ussifY their miSaeetla
by tho common cry, that Az inen are corrupt
1 do hopa. sir. that your abo journal will noyor
pursue this iepraved method, but will sndeavos
10 discriminate bskwaaa ue sniaocent aud tts
guiNy,-between rirtue and ytce; aud, II ne"
party organizations nlaa! DO formed there may
bo "a muol, positive npho'dang OF tho good ant
true ~ of lauuucutIou OF thoso who may le
opposed: . ., =, .t,o up,x ,
endeavofod 30 do my datyin the held, as did hun
dreds OF thousands Of other taon.. Hince thep
j hayo mud pubic daties deyo!Tsd Oh
mo connectod With tho freedmen ant
tile Indians. that hsso sought
fulfill couscientloua'y aud fearlessly.
with a,, important command. IiAoso things bo-
| ink tras, Layo / not right to contribute ny
might to the preservation Of ahnt which bur cost
us 30 much, viz. thu peace md integrity OF ou1
common country? My contribution Is pios
against tho prevailing defamation Vt our public
mcn. Good men will seek otllco aud hold ohict
II they ate Sustained by tho press Of the coun
try; t!aey vii! not do it II 1t subjects thenl t
constant suspicion and Misrepresentation, oul
country's salvation depends largely on upright:
ue4s in our public men. sustaln thom in it
Very truly yours, U. u HOWARD
From the Washiagion Weekly star. Jan, l, 1875.
Hta TrnAt4Fx hnuRrh l]ntfbfNitT hAu tAoiI