The Freedmen's Bureau
Summary
Editorial against the Maryland Union's view of the cost of the Freedmen's Bureau bill. The Examiner, using communication from Governor Patten of Alabama and Gen. O. O. Howard, head of the Freedmen's Bureau, shows that the people of Alabama, both whites and Negroes, are very destitute and relying upon the rations handed out through the Freedmen's Bureau. The Alabama governor had requested three more months of rations for his people. There are about 2 whites helped by these rations for every Negro according to the statistics. The rations, a part of the Freedmen's Bureau bill, are helping members of both races. The Examiner says, "When the Union again undertakes to show that the Freedmen's Bureau bill is a cause of reproach to those who voted for it, we advise it to produce stronger arguments than those it contained last week."
Article Source
Newspaper: The Frederick Examiner
Publication Date: October 10th, 1866
Page/Column: 2C
Town: Frederick, MD
County: Frederick
Subjects
- Aftermath of War / Reconstruction
- African Americans
