The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-12-20
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q nsy - fr..s..sd ~ ssrnins .iIhia ne sefs n
ne inqulfie. made ~ ,h~ ssn.s n ne niisd
si.a-s In ib.i' fs.uuon sf tho iHh met : hses
hs honof n 'ntmh the 'olls-ins .i'h tssf sppro'
a, snd slso tha N m. Honor shls sserst.fv ~ vs.
Z len ws.hinspn ClI On The fi,h u last
month. br tho purpo.. n mssins . tour
n in'psc,isn hrousheu, .oms sf NE southsrn
State. is,sly 10 feb~lilon and W see .bs, ehsnfss
ssrs Necessary In the deposition ~ ths minisfy
fofte' ~ tho eoun,fy h,v hsse forcss sould bo ~
dueed, sna sspesse. eaf,siisd het and 10 ieain -
Tar - rc-sbs the selinr snf Intentions n ihs eu-
kens ef he.s states tovsrds The ssnsr.l fovsruneut
Nv, ~. ot jim. tslnl 20 =. T ..in.. 70 s,a.
helms fesdily ohfsnsd hsstsnsd through the stsis
siihou eynysf.ns or fnsstlps 9Th snt q lsel,sns
Z, i-o s.ys I'D N -" ss,.Sn.S Sr .sS Aasu.,. G..
..eh one dsy both 10 usysllins snd -hi', stopping
thoss States o. sell g. 9th officers Of the Army .ho
bsyt besn ss'ioned sm0nr them.
The following arN The eonc usions eofne 10 by me.
am satisfied The mas Of ,hintns men of ths noulh
Sespt the piesen, ,tusion Of .nsif. w so?d faih
..otnSs,, Sg's p.opI. 81 n. I. section. siav.p,
and state Rights, the fisht Of state to secsde
from ihe Union .th'y fss.fd !. h.,ins leen settled
forever by the highest tfbunsl-aripsthst tf man can
fesort to. .ss pleased To learn from lhs lssd ne
men met that they not only accepted The decision
cleared s-ay, and tin. has teen rven Tor
reflection, that thi. decision has teen .
he Ike sesss.. fom !, .i,h ,so.s ,ho oppo..d them
In the held and In the council. Pour Jeau Of gar,
~. b.von,, ,hssusssu, .se s,s,o. IL r,bsioS have
leh the peopls pos.ibly In condition not " yield
that ready obedience 70 civil authority the Amee.n
people have seneraly been In the habit o. yieldins.
This would render the presence of small farrisons
throughou, thoee States Necessary until such time ~
labor returns 10 t proper channel and civil authoT
iv 10 fully s,tsblished. | did not meet any one
either tho.e HOLDING aces under the goveTnmenh O.
pr1,iesbis TO sithdr.s The military from the
south N present The white and .he blset
mntusy Iequlte ths pIoieeNGn o. sne nes.
In the authority Of the General uoNefnment
throug hout tho portions Of the country visited by
me. that the mere presence Of military force
without regard to hunters, 10 sufficient W maintain
order The rood Of the country requires that the
force Kept In the interior, where there are many
freedmen tesvheTe In the Southern States than At
for the coast no force !, necessary should
Without mentioning many of them. Tho presence Of
black troops lately slaves demoraizes labor both by
their adyee and furnishing In theh can't s.ort oI
troops generally sreio no opposition, and therefore
small number Of them can maintain order 10 .
gwen district Coorod troops must be tept IN bodies
sufficient 10 defend themselves. IL "a not the
thinking men who would 90 violence towards any
class OF troops sent AMONG them by the General
government; hut the ignofsnt In some places might
and tho late sAve too, tho might be imbued With
he roe. thI. the pro. % o. n I've Ssv, nn sSSI
from the coored soldier. There is danser OF collision
being brousht on BY such causes; hy oeser,a
OF the southern ststes are anxious to return
70 sef government within the Mon As soon /. pos,
shle that whist teoonstructing they want and
requif protection from the Government that they
think IL required by the Government, and 10 not
course vas pointed out they would pursue II in sood
faith II ~ to be regretted that there cannot be
sre,ier Communicating AZ this time be..een me sir.
zens OF the u cuons and Particularly OF thoee
entrusted witt ,ue az making pouer;
| did not siye the operation, Of the Freedmen,
Bureau that attention | would have done " more
time had been At nv disposal. ConversaIions how.
ever, on tho ,ubieei with officers oonnec ed With the
u arsirs hsy. not been conducted With sood judg-
ment economy and that the belief widely spre,d
among the freedmen Of the Southern Shtes that the
lands Of their former owners will esst in part, he
divided among them, has come nom the Eenu oi
this Bureau. THIS belief Ia ,eIlousy iniererns sith
| the willingness OF the freedmen 70 make con.
| tracts or the coming year. 10 some form the
Freedmen, Bureau Is an absolute necessity,
securing to tho freedmen their rights, and
iu protec ion. Al present. however, u 70 independ-
and seem. TO be opers,ed by the different agents Of
| the Bureau according TO their individuals notions
Eveyshere General Hovsid, the :oe 9saa Of the
| tions and advice he gave. But the complaint In
south Carolina that -hen he left things went
of the Fr .edmens Bureau aivise the freedmen that
by their owl industry they must expect TO live. To
| this end they endoavor 10 secure employment for
| them, and TO zee that both contracting psrtie,
| comply with their ensasements. In some cases
am sorry to say, the freeduans' mind does not
| TO he disabused Of the idea that the freedman
has the TiIht 70 live without care OF
provision for the future. The effect OF the belief In
the division OF lands Ia idsnen and accumulation in
camps towns aud ciee In such cases think 1t will
be found that vice and diteote will tend 10 the eIteT
minAtion or great destruction Of the colo II
| cannot be expected that the opinions held by men At
| the south ioT years can be changed IN q day and
the fore the freedmen require for few years not
only laws to protect thsn, but the fostering care Of
| those Who will give them good council aud on whom
| thty eau rely. The fIeedmen's bureau being
| separated from the military establishment
| OF the country, requires ali tho expense Of
know what the other 10 dong, or what orders they
are acting under. Ii teems o me this coud be cor
Iecied by regarding every otcer duty With troOps
ia the Southern states a. Ageati OF the fIeedmeG's
bureau, aud then have all orders from ihe head VI
the Bureau sent through the Department command
| err. This would creA Q responsibility that would
| create uniformity of action throughout the South;
would insure the orders and instructions from the
| head OF the Bureau being carried Out, and would
relieve from duty and pay = large nulnber OF en-
| p.eyCu OF tue Government,
| have the honor 10 be, very respectfully your
| OLCdtnt servant, | :. .NrANI,
Lieutenant General.
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