Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-06

appropriated for the support of til,
Freedman'o Bureau for single year:
by the army appropriation bill, ap
proved July Is, 1886, the following sums
were appropriated for the support Of the
Bureau, viz:
For salaries OF assistant and sub-assist
ant commissioners, ono hundred ant
iorty-seyen thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars.
For salaries OF clerks, elghty-two thou.
sand eight hundred dollars.
For stationery and printing, sixty.
three thousand dollars.
For quarters and fuel, fifteen thousand
nine hundred dollars.
For clothing for distribution, one mil.
lion one hundred and seventy thousand
dollars.
For commissary stores, three million
one hundred and sixty thousand two
hundred and fifty dollars
For medical department, five hundred
thousand dollars.
For transportation, one million three
hundred and twenty thousand dollars.
For school superintendent, twenty.
one thousand dollars.
For repairs and rent OF school houses
and asylums, five hundred thousand
dollars.
For telegraphing, eighteen thousand
dollars.
Amounting in all to nearly seven mil.
lions OF dollars and this was done for
many years.
See what Senator Bruce, Chairman OF
the Senate Committee to investigate
the Affairs OF the Freedman's Savings
and Trust Company, says:
From Page Y of Senator Bruce's report of the
Freedman's Savings and Trust Company.
1t VIII be seen from these statements
that 80 per cent. OF dividends have been
declared, and that there is reasonable
ground to expect Il further and final
dividend OF at least 20 per cent, leaving
as loss to the depositors something
over 81 100000.
1t will be seen also that the aggregate
cost OF administration for the six years
during which the commissioners have
had charge OF the institution has been
1886, 99477.
OF this aggregate, fifty odd thousand
dollars have been paid as salaries to
the commissioners, and more than So.
600 to agents and other employees, and
more than 81 900 as attorneys fees.
This shows how the poor colored peo
pie were swindled by these philantrop.
lists.
HANCOCK AND GARFIELD.
In our business transactions when We
get man TO act for us as attorney OF
agent, We want to know who and what
he is--we must Judge, in a great meas
IRE, from his past history. The twd
great political parties OF this country
have selected candidates, or agents, to
act for all OF the people AS President and
Vice President, and the voters of this
great country are to choose between
General Hancock and General Garfield
and select which is to be our next Pres
ident.
General Hancock, the Democratic
candidate for President, is statesman
and soldier OF the highest order. Nc
man ever discharged his duties in the
field or office better than he has. lie
is as pure and spotlesS as any man. He
has record Tor integrity, ability and
competency equal to any one. II has
stood the test Of all Republican politi'
clans and editors, and not an error OF
stain has been or can be found. His
capacity and bravery during the late
war as soldier has few equals. At Get
tysburg he saved the army, and perhaps
the Union. His Order No. 40 and letter
to Governor Pease, OF Texas, and to Gen.
erai Sherman are OF the highest order OF
craftsmanship and soldiery. At the
Cincinnati Democratic Convention there
were 73S delegates, from every State In
the Union, and on the second ballot
Hancock received 705 votes, leaving
only SO votes against him, which were
soon afterwards given him and his nom
ination made unanimous. Perhaps no
national convention since the days Of
Washington was so unanimous and
united upon candidate.
Hancock as soldier statesman, anC
in every other particular Is, a seconC
Washington, coming nearer to him thar
any man who has been candidate FOL
President.
| will speak oi IIancocl; at Gettysburg
and then pass on.
Seventeen years ago Saturday last
Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock fell des
perately wounded, at the very moment
that Longstreet's corps had been SC
sp!endidly repulsed, and the issue OF the
three days fight at Gettysburg was a,
last decided. Hancock commanded the
left centre. Lee ordered Longstreet to
begin the fierce assault on Cemetery
Hill by attacking Hancock's line. For
an hour the battle ragged. Hancock rode
up and down the line, encouraging his
men. The assault was again and again
renewed, but the lett centre stood firm.
As Longstreet's corps wavered, Hancock
received bullet in his thigh, but the
victory had been won. Lying on the
ground, with the surgeon examining his
wound, Hancock called an aide. TELL
Gen. Meade" he said, that the corps
under my command have repulsed the
enemvs assault, and we have gained q
great victory. The enemy is now flying
in all directions in my front"
"Tell Gen. Hancock, "Gen. Meade sent
back word in reply, that thank him
Tor the country ana lot lhySell loi Ih'
service he has rendered to-day"
Bya Joint resolution OF Congress, Gen
Hancock received the unanimous thanks
Of that body for his gallant, meritori
Gus, and conspicuous share in that great
and decisive victory" After the battle
he was borne 10 the field hospital, and
thence 10 his fathers home at Norris
town, where he suffered greatly from hi'
wound; but it was not fully healed wher
he reported at Washington for active
duty III the field.
How is it with Gen. Garfield? In
the opinion of many who know him he
is neither a soldier or statesman. lie
was made General for political pur'
poses, and as soon as there was achance
Tor him he left the army and went tc
Congress, and has remained there from
that day to this, and rs far as know
has not been the author OF a single
measure or law TOR good, or that reflects
credit upon him. On the contrary he
has been connected with a number OF
transactions that the people oil the
country. himself and his friends regret
such as the Fitz John Porter court mar
tial, Sauborn and James revenue fraud,
Credit Mobilier and Pacific Railroad,
DeGolyer or Washington pavement
visiting statesmen in 1876 to Louisiana,
member OF the S to commission, some