The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-12-29
GEN. SEIZURES REPORT ONsoUTH.
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BIeN AFFAIRS.
The report Of Gen C6sL Srnuaz oa the
condition Of tie Sontli, is published. It 10
lengthy, filing sixteen closely prlnied col.
uinns of the n Dvne. lie says at the time
lie went South lie found The people recover.
Il q from tho peculiar state Of mind into
which the surrender of l.hE had plunged
them. lie says The public mind was 80 des.
pondcn., that, IL readmitted at some future
time, under whatever condition il had been
promised it would have been looked upon
az favor. The most uncompromising rebels
prepared for leaving hocountry. Tho nass.
es remained in state Of fearful expectancy.
lie says he now finds four classes, whom lo
choractorizes as follows:
lst Those who although having yiel led
submission 10 the National Govcrtmont
only when obliged to do 80, have clear
perception Of the irreversiblo changes
which have been produced hy the war, aud
honestly eudcavored to accommodate them.
selves to the new order Of things.
I'd. Thoso whose principal object il ia
to have the States without delay restored
to their position aud Influence in the Union,
aud The people OF the States to the absolute
control Of their home concerns; they arc
ready, in order to obtain that ohject, for any
ostensihlc concession that will not prevent
them from arranging things TO suit their
tastes as soon az that object is attained.
Sd. lncorrigibes, who still iudulsc 10
swagger, which was 80 customary before
and during the war, and still hope for a
time when the SO called Southern Confedcr-
acy will achieve its Independence tlis class
consists mostly OF young men, aud compri
ses the lDitorcrs OF the towns and idlerS of
the country.
4th Multitudes Of persons who have no
definite idea about the circumstances under
which they live ard about the causo they
have to follow, whose intellects arc weak,
but whose projudices AMI ignorance are
strong, aud who are apt to be carried along
10y those who know how to appeal to tho
latter.
All these olasses, he says, arc agreed that
further resistance to the power of the Ma.
tional Government is useless, and subms.
sion to its authority matter of necessity
All movements in favor of separation from
the Union, have therefore been practically
abandoned, and resistance to our military
forces on that score has ceased. The Gen
cral thinks this kind Of loyalty is produced
by the irresistible pressure OF force, and is
decidedly of a negative character. lie gives
proofs in letters of Federal Generals and
others Of outragos committed by the late
rebels, and of their hostile attitude where
the troops are withdrawn. lTo introduces
testimony from officers of the Frcedmen'e
Bureau, and dwellS at considerable length
upon The status Of the negroes, aud the sen
timents of the whites towards them. IIC
thinks justice can only be secured by exten
ding the elective franchise, In the course
of his remarks he says:
"Tho slavos are emanciphted in point oil
form, but free labor has not vet been pu
into the place OF slavery in point of fact
aud now, in the midst of this critical period
of transition, the power which originated
the revolution is expected to turn over its
whole future developement to another pow
er, which, from the beginning, was hostile
TO il aud has never yet entered into il
spirit, leaving the class in whose favor i
was made completely witout power to pro
tect itself aud take an influential part in tn,
development. The history of the worlc
will be searched in vain for proceeding
similar to this, which did not lead either L
rapid and violent reaction, or to most seri
ous trouble and civil disorder. believe i
will prove far more dangerous for the iuteg
rity of loyal self government, If the natioua
control in the South b. discontinue J. Will
10y disseminating il too soon, II may be rel
derod necessary again in the future, while
by continuing it but limited timr, al sucl
future necessity may be obvatcd"
lie advocates the encouragement of edu
cation among the freedmen, and in his cou
c!usion makes the following remarks:
The loyalty of the masses and most o
the leaders of tho Southern people, consists
in su6mjs ion to necessity Enancipa
ton Of the slave is submitted to only in Sc
far as chattc slavery in form could not bt
kept m, but although the freedman is NJ
longer considered the property of the indi
Vidual masters, he is considers the slave
OF society, aud all independent State l,gs
lOtion will show the tendency to MIX
him such practically. Attempts on III
part of the Southern people to deprive tn
negro of his rights as freedman may rcsul
in bloody collision, and will ccrtaiuly plung
Southern society into restless fluchation
and q critical situation. The solution of til
problem viii be very much facilitated b
enabling nll tho loyal and free ,5or elemou
of the South, TO exercise n healthy nAuenc
upon legislation. II viii be hardly poss
! BILE to secure the freedman against oppre!
sive class legislation and prevent pcrsccr
tion, unless he he endowed with q ccrtai
measure of political power"