, 1865-07-07
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Graphic Picture Of Reconstructed
Rebels.
Vi>Ws OF the Great RECONSTRUCTED on
The Questions Of the Lay.
From Our sp.cial Correspondent
WA,n1aoroa, Julys.
The most prominent character here NOW Is
that which announces itsslf a reconstruction
is.. He isn't difficult to fnl. Yop don't
see him often at the National, never At the
seaton. and very rarely at the Ebbitt. Hs
airs hts social oEatorJ On the steps Of the
K'rkWood, swsEge,s and swiggers in the bar
room OF the Metropolitan, delivers rerbos.
lectures in the halls OF Wllsrd's. HeIgnores
the Navy Department, ca: eiully avo:ds the
War Department, affects the State Depart
ment, loves the Treasury Department, and
delight in the purllcus Of the Attorney Gen.
e1al's Office. Mr.. Stanton is his aversion,
Mr.. Speed isa Kentucky AbolisIon1st through
whom pardons come, Mr.. Seward is supposed
to fear the Sonth, Nj. McCulloch ia known
to hare many Offices At his commaud-hcnce
the ontc1opp;ngs Of the 1ecoustructionist
character.
In his own eyes this rcconstructfonist Is
man OF note. I saw him at Willard'e the
other evening, He was long Of limb. broad
Of shoulder, hollow Of chest, loose Of Joint,
unkempt Of hair, sa'low Of face, dirty Of
finger uEils, and gray of clothing. He used
vtry broad accent in speech, was loud aud
coarEe Of volce, begged tobacco Of anybody,
dssnk whisky By the glaastull at the expsnse
ofthe Northern man With Southern principles,
and Was, in word, every way obnoxious to
cleanliness, liberty, manhood and loyalty. I
saw him at 73< o'clock Saturday morning on
the steps OF the Erkwood.- He was telling
how he came to be rebel. He stood sIK
feet high, wore tight plaad pantaloons, and =
sccdy hst Of the style Of si1 years ago,
swurg his long arms in the sleeves ofa dir'y
linen coat, half dozen sizes too large, roll
ed half Paper Of tobacco in his cheek,
spoke with keen and cracking emph28!s, sly
| II Epted the effect Of his words with cold
black eyes, and was very asgeessisely South
him one day at tho Office of the Commission
er of Internal Revenue. &c looked down
upon the Deputy from eyes over sx feet
from the floor, was straight and thin as
reed, precise and disagreeable In every word
he sad, pompous aud domfneefing in bis
manner, wore iFon-gEay E19ltsh.cut whIsk-
era, and demanded oflce. Wherever you sec
to impr. ss upon rou that bic Is Somebody.
He came Into the 1Ii1rt7e rooms one even
Ing while sat there. He was slightly cor
pulent, very aorid Of complexion, somewhat
putty Of face, oily and curly Of hair. He
spoke IN mslloN, Whey voice, emphasized
pal1n, and said the South deseryed very gen.
c1ous Treatment When found him lu the
ante-room at the Attorney Generals office,
bis most prominent feature Was hooked.
around the hack Of his head. He seemed
sort of yillageatto,ney, and put him down
as the man Who urged all the young meu OF
his neighborhood to enlist esrly In the con-
sde5sts 5s1s army f. pe.tea The @ 9 en
9s ssed tsas g. aosn souh iRa s
wants to see him." I met him on the corner
II 18th st,eet and the Avenue one aftern 'on.
| "1eh me.' said be, "where Is the War De-
| paltment:" pointed 1t out. "Where's
stsntcn's roomr' indicated its location.
While he looked At It's two windows. I look=d
at him. BE WIS tail and so1id, foul Of shirt
bosom, tlahby OF check, md watcry of eye,
and wore his hat so fat y front that it almost
| rested On his nose. "Enow Stanton p said
be. replied ttat had thst hono:. "Able
| man," be responded, "but d-i Yankee,
| wfo can't understand brave peop!en
This reconstrrctionist does not hesitate to
dsy nssume the 1ebl WIT debt, His argu-
1nent Is that it was contracted by half the
ration in an effort to reach better form OF
Government under the old Constitution; that
Pr hident elected By the whole nation not
only indirectly encouraged the South to this
effcrt. but publicly said there Was no power
apywbe1c to prevent them from doing Il; and
| tA8t. therefore, the rebel war debt must be
assumed. It accompliehes nothing to laugh
at this logic, pr hts misapplicat.on Of tue
3og he ms Uts ySa dexR Ts1,sa W. m a4 e
to come to It before they get through With
u.s." It does NO coed to suggest that no
Eo.t .thern man of any party dare advocate
such measure. He puts you down With an.
other big 1Gunn oa'h, and says " We shall
have to put little pluck into your back
bones" What shall be done with such AFRO
gapce?
Moreover, this character is just a. great q
stlcAler now as ever for State righ!s. "Bs
CD" says he, II tell you. you'll have ia
give in. You say We got licked In the war,
and that the arm'slce settles the 5tlte
lights ag'in us but yon'll find 1t don't settle
! II .
sen allowin' my State, Alabama, to do as
the d-n pleaEes about lettin' niseers vote-
what's that but State righ.se' 50 he will
talk for an bour II you give hlm chance
trrmpltng upon logic, reason, and common
sense, rough-1i ling over decency, moralit5
spd courtesy and asserting always ,i bis s1 CON
tights. The WAT has Taught him nothing bnl
fhat tie North had the most money, there.
lore could hire The most foreign soldiers, and
therefore Ia, in very limited aud partial
senee, The victor. He docsn@ OWL that The
South Was whipped. he has heard that Mr.
Ltnccln called the V1rg!nia Legislature to-
Knows tint General Jo. Johnst:n wrote a let
te. to the Governors Of several states In e1
PLANTATION Of the "armlstice-" Everything
Concerning the close Of the war, from Genera
Grants pruviso that the paroled men Of Lee't
army are bound to obey the laws In ioree In
mans proFtsior that the security Of tht
Btates was the first requisite to be reached il
bi eakirg up Johukt3n'e army. co firms him Il
his faith in the doctrine Of State supremacy
You may say he dent know what he ts talk
Ing about True. but he thinks he docs, ani
you can't convince hIm that he doesn't.
Be Ia anxious to know what L. the North
en- feeling, desire and purpose RESPECTING
slavery. He has heard Of the Emancipation
| Ploc1amatft n, but he can't comprehend that
It has settled the slavery question. 81
bopes The President will recall 1.-THE is surf
the next Congress will set It aside. Spoal
| to him Of the Constitutional Amendment ant
| be gives you answer that 1t eau effect moth
Ing, becanse the south has had no hand II
! its passage. Suggest that the Constitution
says nothing Of sections but, ou1y Of three
fout,hs, and be shifts his ground ard want
to know If the North will give them q ter
years gradual emancipation. He has MOI
l cd THuAh-6& nay I'm : 6pR tAr a
| this before-he Ia protane1y savage at every
body for wanting to touch slavery. He I'D
mIts fualIy that Jou may" upset the thing,
but consoles himself with the remark thA
!" the nigge1s hare got to live and people at
works 'em will bc likely to make 'em d
sure the essential element OF slavery will b
saved yet these many years "Wll yoI
have tie ujgge1s up North r. he e1ultantl,
queries, and answers In bis own way, no
ven rule 'em."
SPEAK to him Of negro suffrage. Il ho i
"WeIl Iii them lfst; !" II oilshe coarse ant
profane class, be stamps his foot aud roaFs
"So, by Cd, no, never, 1<ser." He Will no
J. discuss the queston-Ihe one answer Il
% hls fl,st word and hts last word, end BY 1t b.
erne,s are not likely 10 much influence tht
Executive action. They are not Of the mel
4 Who crowd the halls Of the Whte House
Pa d. ns and Offices are what bring then
hrrc. A few Of them have been members O.
State Legislatures, some have been colonel.
In the army, some were assessed on ove
twenty thousand dollars worth Of property
At home they are men Of local Influence
b. re they are men who talk-men who desir.
opportunity TO do stump-sptakiuE In bar
rooms. They are the froth Of ths sou'her1
delegation 80 NUMEROUS here Of 1ate--accoyd
ing to themselves the reconstructionists. pa
e1nntHcx 1sRAEL.
CENSUS or WoRcEsTxR-TheS State censu
for 1865 has been completed In :he city 0
Worcester. Masa, showing population o
| over Sd QW. and an increhee Of Z, oil In tel