The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-22
THE FREEDHAN'S BANK ROBBERY,

which ths EEeedassn's Rank Wa Ptaa-
dsrsd 81 It, Immense Deposit. by RadI-
cal ON ell otdrr- and Thfryrs-A Rec
omifle sidstfsn that the s.ovsrn4nsn,
>heuisi r-y Al DePositors, Principal
and 4ntsTr,t-
Co. Conklng. II New York. q broth.
CT oi Senator luusiing, and himself a
former Eepu lican member II Con.
.-rcss, recently addressed q Tilden meet
ing iI Sew urk, 70 which = large num-
Der ~ co.1-el voters were present,
when ie gave .hc following interesting
account ui the way In which the Freed
mans Bank Was despc.lei and the little
savings 81 thousands II poor colored
men and women transferred 10 the
poCke.- Il Republican politicians. Il
might be- added THAI Col. COnkiing. al
the breaking cut II the War, raised, al
his own expense, the sfth New York
Regiment, and commanded Il in the
service IF his country. Col. COnkling
aid
Anorr che tamnin- iuiamies q Grant.
Admin -Irafinu d. the BETRAYAL % the trust
assumed Us the Incorporation 81 the Freed
ulan's s-sin-, and Trust Company. while
We dcnulnce the frauds, sWtndles eNtor-
tions and peTuriC. q the numerous Rings
- Washington and elsewhere. which have
reduced millions q cur people 20 idleuess.
poverty ard despair. We must not overlook
Ihis me4ue-t % al the outrage. u which
they laye been guilty Here Wa \ rob
tery 20 teE-fei4 atrOcIty-4 robbery II the
most Eel Piles r.As~ q our popuiation-a
robbery - tho-e who. FOR many reasons
ilzd ile l--lest claim upon the justice. not
T. 80 the generosity and pr0tectiOn, Of their
Whiie brethren
Tie Organization % thi. institution va,
prompted ts tbe mobiles; q incentives.
While tle Intention - if. founder. Wa adj
hered To- IL management r. fected the
hiEhesi honor OK all concerned It. charter
Wa reported in the Jnited States senate hy
Charlie sumner on the 18th % February,
l-ssi. AMI j. Wa~ approved by Abraham Lin
c1-r- -r. t.-- become . law. on the ID d
n arch e.. owing lf d. not necessary. in
this .-Ct. 20 -aT much % thee men. The
Former lad ruC-eCr1rerl ID. entire public
career g. The promotion q tile best Interests
- III frllpw- men, irrespective 81 color.
creed or Iuea-e- He bad never ~weryel
iu hl, hf.t .ifT lili D. VS. stricken down. a.
the pat % duty By the yiudic-ive tools ~
trraIf'- 4 fmIui--rafiuu. The other. the
"reAi t-n--g,f.l-or. when BE- put BIZ hand
O. he Frocaulati0n which struck the
-nack.e- from the limbs % four million. q
men -FF--ciate1 fully their needs. ard
1-cep.ed -lem 80 the ward. II the nation
Had either ~ these men f1re-een the base
ICES % which tli- Institution Wa % he put.
u - safe o. az that H. charter " Ouid never
have seen The l-lt.
Many tlnl.ants . the newly emarcipaf-
81 slave lad been recruited IN our armies.
uuce clad in the uniform % the United
state. there was no more l0yai. no drawer
soldier. II wa Ert q feeling = revenge
sE4i--- ~ former master THAI animated
him. rur az ul-E--aka1ie sense 81 gratitude
and - lcsE born F-EfTiuri IN. New the negro.
too bad q country. and he wa eager o. per-
- q "a HH. j. =. =
the south even vEh here attest hi- hraverv.
Always ameuafle to discipline. BE- never
Ted lE copslri'F terror from TIRE presence
- the Zoe lii devotion 90 duty. hi. earn
e-tue.- 20 art weii the humble part assigned
% him. a. c1DEdinE submi--Ivenc.>. ex-
iorred TIE highest praise even from those
b. bad i.-lAe.. cu.dlg upon hi euiranchise-
mem. H. 4.l11- ala- = need Pc. hi life,
wa- freely given f0r the country that had
conferred upon ID. race the priceless boon
- freedom. ] may add that during nv
Own Term - service in the army. bad ire
Gueni 0ppnrtunirie, % observing the bat
talipus ~ csi1ret troops. and accordingly
Il pax y La / 20 know md testify that
have seen.
The var vyas about % close. a lar-e sum
would nccE.-a-iiv be Gisbur-ed Tor the Day
and irIu-ie. - TIE cni1rei -, der. IL Was
f0re-een thai ihi- would he The -i--nal for an
onslaught upon these men by a horde -
specUlatpT- aud adEenfureTs. intent upon
de-pciliEE them % their money. Under
the-e circ-- instances. the iliustrious states
nan Who. we have s.eu. r. ported the
charter O.. the Freedman. savings and
Trust Company. conceived the philtuthrop-
6 pU-po-e - providing . depository where
their b.ood-houEnt funds could be received
and invested f0r z heir benefit. BY the act %
incurFlratiOl. - q the moot prominent cit
iz-n-- - al -ectia-s % the Republic. inc'ud-
in- such lane~ "a. Peter Cooper. William
u H. - 81 e.. j
IN and k1vard Atkinson. we're appointed
ne nrsi trustees q the corporation. The
mn section - the act provided THAT the
general business and ofstfct % the CORPORA
non hereby created shall be. 10 receive on
depot such SUM q money NAV from
uElr % tiu-a he 6fiered therefor ty or on be-
aatf - per-ar. heretofore held in slavery In
Ne l,iet : atr-- " their te.ceudauis. and
llfettnZ r-e sAmt ID the stock. bonds.
treasury EDte.. or other securities % the
n1fft >tafs,.' b. this means IL wa.
f1ndly hoIei and believed that the freedmen
would h. encouraged IN thu exercise q iu-
ll.ifg, - tlat tueT might acquire property.
and o the pTaciice u fruEality. % that they
night husband their re-ource~. II l. not
Zoo much O. Affirm that no similar institu-
Ton Ia ever existed which would for a mo-
raeui compare with this in the bene6ceni
1oTk Nh.-1. u properly administered, Il
Va cAle-lA-et % Perform
The scheme was presented to the colored
people. hy means - pamphlets and circu-
NJ 10 TIE most CAPTIVATING FORM Eyery
Nners 'he following words cou-picuousiy
appear; The approval - the charter ~
~. c'mIanT Wa one % the last official scts
% IL mar-yrcd President. Abraham Lin
CON ~ '-Thi. T. a isGeroisnf institution.
All pTonis Z, n the tcp0-itOrs. or 10 edu-
Saiipnal purposes Tor tGs freedmen and their
descendants
- Tar At looked bright snd encouraging.
bepp,iis were made % the amount Of fifty-
TX million dollars Even after Grant's ac-
er--lpn % power. IL appeared A. II the cor
I-ti NermiD which .yeTy where defled the