Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-12-30

Howard and Wsss Psins.
-aet ~ ft.e.l.rt + a. 80.
The enemies OF the Wet Roint nay
rejoice over the assagnmsnt oe Gen q.
O. Howard to that iustltution, eaI,sfa
military department In order 70 pro
vide Q command for IN ovssseeek %
0eusrals. with , supply a Whitts-
ksrs, such = hs HIu b likely = - -
Ter the Republican majority 10 ne nexe .
House manufactures . number oe sn15Sl
Cd members by unssating white repss-
sentatives from the 6guthG1n 0eatss,
he can soon reconstSuct Wet Ftlnt q
the plan Of Howard Univoguaty, 20 noar
Washington.
Gen. Howard bought The land hr
that so-called university, modsstly.
named after himself. and had the
buildings erected, out Of money illegal
ly and corruptly diverted ffom the
Freedmeu's Bureau. Of which he was
then CommissIonsr. It waa q swindis
In every part, ~ wss abundantly
proven before . committee Of the House
in the Forty-frst Congrsss, In spits of
the efforts Of whiteyashing Republi-
can majority 20 suppress testimony, and
70 dist0rt evidenCe actually given.
An organissd Ring of thieving phil
lanthfopists and politiciaus. whose
whole capital was pretended friendship
for the c0lorcd man, noe only stole che
black soldiers bounty land and money
through the, Freedmen's Bureau, but
they robbed and ruined the FfeedmAnt
Bank. In WHICH the hard savings OF
Thousands Of 0onfiding black mon,
women and children were deposited.,
ards professions and promlses. TheT
had too much faith In his can't A.
'hfas Ts,: :1S:; band Of .hi.v.. .r.a.a lss' :,
ligion, philanthropy. and RI ssf
and assumed the special gua nthe
of the colorsd people. In tn 0nd
reconstruction they may bA able
have shaped all the political lRuri.
tion relating to the negro. Nu.
appropriations In money were AZ OF
the Frssdmen's Rureaa, for ~
Assistant and Sub -Asniylstaut 400
sioners, clerks, stationary and pdf<d
fioa, commissary stogsss n1Sdicnl o.
fntsndcnts. repairs Ii school houses,
And the like. ,rls RepublIoans votetl
| twelve millions outOf ne eTre19ury In
1860 and 1867 for thess objects. |,
|. In sddlii0n - thIs enornnoue su1> ALI,
.ssssss q, ~, :. :! ~. s.p1 =
and property IN any way d0dsed eSu<
that source, were }urned over the
bureau. An act of ls67 gave the Com--
ty fund belonging to, colorsd, soidiess,
and further uct OF 1867 authorized The
Com issioner TO receive and dIeoufDo
all moneys due to eolorcd soIdIefs be-
longing 70 Southern Btateo. The whole
mana9en,ent Of this vast machine Was
nut IN the hands Of Howard, with nm
limited power t0 run lt IN hts own way,
and with tens Of millions under his ab-
THE Tie Republican msnasers only ~
quired that he should organise the ne
gro vote In the South Ia their Interest,
and keep II ready to make Senators and
Representa- atives; and they agreed to
foot the bills outof the public Treasury,
without nsking any question:. He did
the work according a. contract, and he
did more than was sxpected of him. 3
The opportunity for plumber was too
attractive to be neglected, and In the
ignorance, easy nature. and mistaken
faith OF the freshly emancipated freed
men, victims for the cupidlty and RS.
callty Of their loud-m0uthed friends !
were found by thoussnds.
Howard and his asaociates eolluded
with Boa Hhspherds Washington
Ring. and made common cause In gut
ting the Freedman's Bank. Hypocrisy
and knavery combined 70 dsffnud the
trusting negro, who. lifted up to citi-
zensliip, suffrsRe. and equality before
the law, naturSnyf looked for counsel
and for protection 10 those wi no had o.
| tensibly elevated his condition. she bet
Ter tn win hls eOod VIII. and thus %
plunder him. - hsii rff 1n7li-1st ~ q.
/ Howard 10 the very mAn for West
| Point. % Whsp the prufess,enal phiian- a
thropists were experimenting there at
the outset, Fred Grant aDd trs sst ~ |.
which he belonged wsrD M more ex-
ttreue than tie uthesu cnslete sgainse '
the admission Of the colDred YOUTH
Thsre ere many m0re Fred f3ranfs In
tlsat institution. whiqh u becoming Of
fensively aristocrxtic In ~ ways.s Let
Howard deal with them, 6nd we lhalt
SEQ what becomss q iE--Ncs0 York
r. a.