, 1865-12-20
VOL. XIX.

Eaasuns tu1p4enou1 t0osc S!ate* necessary urti
such time A5 labor returns to its proper channel
ano ci.1l authority IL fully established.
I'D pot meet an5 one. either those holding
neb 3be nasE s,a he G5ret5 @snt or ess!zen. Gr tae
Withdraw the military from The South at pieseut
Ihe white and the black mutually require the pro-
lection II Tie General Government. fheret, such
universal aequicscence in the authority Of the tca-
t1al HoTcIn1c1t throughout the portions Of the
country vis1ted by me, that The mere presence
ola military force, without regard to Numbers, I.
| eGHEeut to matntaln order. The good Of Tho
country requires that the orn Kept IN The INFERIOR
Has!e tneT sfe many freedmen, shonld be retain d.
Presznce Of black troops, latey alavce, demo1a,:.
labor in furrlsh5ng In their camps q r..ort
IT %b,,t the l, ee3nen 70: lon: dsnees &C ~!
ton, and therefore i small .numhef Of
| Them can msmta.n order in = given dl.trc.. I,
dciend themselves It s pos % he thnipr meo 70
who Would do violence toward any clasa Of troops
sen; among tncm' By The. general Government. but
ioo be ieued b 1Ge he ,aes ;Rs III III
thS property q hts lhte master should. By right,
belong to him. At lcsst .houd have no protec.
| Of collision being hrorgqt on by such causes
ny observations lead me TO the conclusion that
tae e,: e2s Of tho Southern Hu1tous to r.
Is po<<fb1e; that whilst rcons truc4ine they yxot
md require projection from the Go7c1nneui. They
thlnk i; dnt !; @ fa the nd i f pot
eouIts Ha: pointed oui they wound pursue It IN
good ath. 1t Is to be regretted that there cannot
Be M e1eaer eomnIneling At this ,Iu,e between tho
those entrusted with the law-nat1ne power
- Old not give the operations Of the Frcedmen14
. Bureau a. that attention would have done II more
| nue bad been ut my disposal. Conversations,
however, on The subject, with officers counected
| with the Bureau, led me to think that in some
81 ahe i ssates It's scsrs have not besa conducsed
lei widely rpfcsd among The freedmen OF The South
efn States tint the lands Of thcir former owners
S1 II & p t ss1t ee :, ddeS ,S,t the r..
q lie t3eedmen 70 s'h ass Ss "'pSnss: eapI3sss:
1 ba!s,n bsnegnf ys It ses Torn The s
ta~ = established md enforced, securing to Tic
n1at Irsedmen the.E fghts and ta!l protection At
ts1sb.%rrs no@e'F re- l. tndepcndent Q! the military
rstrd b The different agents of the Dure,u accoFd-
3ne 10 their individual motions. Ever1whcre Gcn.
,pde +, 1fs s: ans ,ha hs1a 9f Tie paeau makes
ne ne g1ses, bnt the complaint in South Carolina
Mat W. laai Nhn he left things wen, On a. before.
% ~ 'SSss Sssu Of ,a,.e III aseat:
~ mi espeet to i've IL this end @Se9 Seg e61
boh contracting parties comply Win u
In feme cases. fan sony Is say, the ireednaan's
mind docs NOT aeem to be disabased Of the ides
the division Of lsud is idlencxs aud sccumuiatoa
II gra 9T, ,sDt md 81 Sses n sosa
he ezte!mina1!on Ct GIcat destruction Of he eoi
ss s91on' dss led b b nsn ss,,asd 9s sontd
md. therefore, the freedmen rcqairo 70, a ii;
calF not only aws to project thcu but the foster
apd on vS Gn 1hGhe pe, v1o % s god
tepesated from the nittny. Is IN eslabhshment Of
ne county, md requires all the expense Of eepa-
fate re, organization r. 9ne does not necessarily know
sctmg unde!. It seems TO me that this could |
6e.s 6e eon'ssS1ed. ':S By 1remdtng every oiaccr On
seyt "tn ~ ths GSops Tp n The Southern State. a,
AZ o!ceE from the head Of the bureau cent through
nc ospsstmsnt commanders; This .voaad create |
rssp ssespGnsibinty that wonid loeste uniformity Of
ofqerE md instructions from the head OF the huran
oetn: carried ont, and ouid rrfeyc from duty and |
pay large number OF the employees OF the Govern
1fave the homer to b, very respectfully.
Us. GRAST.
~, Affs1 Tie reading Of Gen. Gsant's report. 81.
sSa,S SuAAEh asked that the report Of Gen Schurz
SeEe1I Senators objected On tho ground ,b.t
Nj; SUMNER asked th.i they should begin rad.
tnG IL a. Il " tety important document. Re
Fport VA. mnch more important than thaf. H.
md the message Of President johnson vas jEe tTe
Ehl1e washing ne4sase ofFrauklin Pierce on Kan
Mr; JOHNSON denied that ihere WIS my xhite
3ath,hs 4 IN this report Nhnh was plains tatement
sPor: Nhsn n: SHERMAN moved to pr1nt it.
y ane 5e te 1T IS ssan vas sent on nj sloa
a9 me f ma extending through didGsst States, md
:d g gtse91 111;.q ;;q,h!ol = npaa.
dc 7na interesting but would Ensher rad It than
81: Hoo11r11E thought Mr. sumner ought to
10 wtlieNash aiaire that are wo:se than those OF
anta: a IN The dars Of franklin Pierce nc thon;ht
al Af sumner could lot mem that af.aIt. iu iha
Gnth were MoEte than hose Of K1nsaa.
". snANER said be had nothing to qualify, md
Sa bix6s 9: 'tssss9s dss'eS eserc ,. m.
lettage to whitewash the condition Of adalrs In
K south, and said he could not suffer such a .
NJ FIFE md hs ". p.S.s R'9ss
enatos nom nale eharss q 81 s,:o M
~ 5'!iR ,hT 1ss'ss ,Ss Sa' IN
dttert altack upon the integrity Of The Ftetilenf
= h boy 1zei 9neh & he differed from htm IL opinion
he 1te.ldcut with fs1schood He ea1d thert ~
0 question belore the House when be made fhe "a.
safk. and Pat the statenest abou: tbs xhitewash-
ID 3ot TO ihe policy Of the President. ue demed |
lat ns haa eser n public Of private questioned he
2aet'5 13e ,4v q patriotism Of the President
"; IHuAbtLL rose 10 aek that this debate | r
!o9ld I clofe a. The controversy was not for tae
II wa* then voted hat The .epo.t of ccn sh,1
onld be printed with olher documents.
1eet!aao@ VIE then adopted. cal!fur for tIe ~
N N Of Gen. AoSard On The condition Of the freed-
NJ. CoWAN Withdrew his objection to Mr. Ar q
on! lefolut1o1 to 1rfer all papers on the rcpre~