, 1865-12-27


yious PERFORMANCE q That at; Persoae tlliuE un-
Gefnny o. the exceptions OF The amnesty proc1ama-
lions insde haste to avert Tho impending dangers,
sra Follnetans use3 tr:fy meals Of persnaston to
fodnee peop.e to EEeli tho number olvoters by
s.taI'he iAtsMEs y W usap;liuea.. -lne great
,has S1sfa 10 nc emu o. re-
hs an.r .ntT 20 ~ eGse.nmenE and q r.
irlnsLSe e., ,a ~ the Gnfop FIs eoptously enlarged up
ga Y ls !ss*es ana speeelse Of prominent lnuiyt
oaa1s. .,. wsssn arc nsiore the country and nced
of Tie oat1 vas publicly recommended In news.
phpers ard a9dttEsts n Nh sncc1ipg tcnarks, a1l
hsSe @ listened % 70 %Eany private Conversations ID
While II WIS not generally edupou in tho States
sfs,te- az Sely serious mast.r except as 10 The
the obligations It imposes and honestly intending
to fnlal them. :, =. ?
Ihs aggregate number ot those who had thus
Gcns ftr the State Ctnyeniof,s, vas rot az Isr~,
a. might have been expected. The rote OBTAINED
Hight, in some localities sprWiglngly 20. ii womb
perhaps be worth while lor the EoTerpmtut 10 or
der up npotsiabont The number Of oatts Iadn,tuts
10 TIC elections Tor the State Couyentious" such
reports would Ee1Te 10 IndIcats how iares prooor.
dn Of the people pa,icipatcd in tie
masses were rrpreacnteI In lie conyentionzs W.
OF fihcse Who 1ave not yet isken he oata Of nile
gtanee most belong 10 lie class Of indidsfent peo-
afo sii soma indigdus1s who nd m tbe att IN e
confession Of desat md declarauon Of anpmi.. m
sion leo hnmf,iatine md too rrpQsnant to their
gradually overcome ther apathy ard tie latter their
ss@II!lysnsss, s3d thal 4 1ot !sn,ots -. III
re1umc iho fshts OF cIIzenelip. 6n the wlo!s Il It
nay be safd t6ai ihc value Of lie oas taken5n the
Southern States Is neither above nor below s!1e a
historical examlnation Of he snIiecs az nai,t1i
oaths will lead 10 The conclusion tkas the7 can hc
very scviceablo IN certain emergencies and for CO.
hll,y of government a never improSed @ iha nor
ali Of d people, ~AS N'"t
FEELING qowApp TIE so1p,Eus Am THE PEOPLE
u,s,,ue., ~ an.sa mA noH'n, ~
~. m9te H s1osanpA evidence o. returning loyalty
WONG 9e aavolaoIs change Of feeling With regard
!Sopae& & elins M loIai sta!es Generally. mentioned
te.ees st.,tqref T. ~ soath 6aye ceased bdt
WeasDg ts Fedetal j. nalfosm "a q known aa an ollesE
oime Government 10 oe abroad outside OF The i'm
e9unic sners ~ ~ ~ saoouns Q,
unflequenly reported while was IL the South. and
t;. erGh rs MsG a. ihe middle OF ssptempef Major
,3an a. snef StSss s cen ,sps
on a9 inspecuhg !ouf n the SOUTHERN counties Of
sat.san @ s.a!f, aonna u!aeat % prevent coattton @
Was W M
ing 5nta short Distance behtu4 The command. The
mufdets Of agents Of the Freedmda's Bureau have
Geen so,cea U t6e public papcr5. These and simi-
mr occurrences, howeyss, may b. looked upon a.
only to the account oi the Awless pcraons nho
committed f,.s II. item.
r, 0nt no instance has come to ny notice in which
ieinlzed with the army. Here and there de sol.
Oilers we3e Welcomed as protectors against appre-
allty o. the part Of Tic popnlaloa hays not heard
Of. There are, indeed, hohorsblc individual eycen
tons to thla rule. Many persons. mostly belourine
arc honestly striving 10 soften down lie bItter fei
ires and traditional nntipathies oi lhe:F neishbors
and others who arc ACTING more nnpn mo;jvns ~
WIN the otIIeers Of lie S;oyerniFst Hnr nn ths
ltho}e the soiilter ~ iha Yfn3on T. stiit ,is - NJ