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{ LASGvlLLE, ARK. NIX
To the senate Of the United States:
, CONDITION or THE sOUTH.
Reply Of President Johnson 70 the Senot,
, Resolution General Grants Report D
What lie .S0D and Heard.
In reply TO a resolution adopted by the
Z Senate on the twelfth, / have the honor
10 state that the rebellion waged by 8
portion Of the people against the pro
2 perry constituted authorities Of the Gov
ernment Of the United States has been
suppressed that the United States are
il possession Of every State in which the
iusurrectiOn existed and that as far as
could be done, the courts Of the United
States have been restored, post offices Te-
established, and steps taken TO put into
effective operation the revenue laws of
the country.
As the results instituted by the execu-
tive with the view of inducing resump-
ton Of the function of the State cOmpre-
hended in the inquiry of the Senate, the
people ia North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, LOuisi-
ana, Arkansas and Tennessee have re-
organized their respective State Govern
ments, and are yielding Ooeyance 10 the
laws and Government Of the United
I States with more willingness and greater
. prOmptitGde than, under the circum-
stances, could reasonably have been an
+ ticipated.
/ The proposed amendment 10 the Con-
. stituuOn, providing for the abolition Of
slavery forever within the limits of the
I country, has been ratified by each one
I Of these States, with the exception OF
[ Mississippi, from which no official infOr-
+ nation has been received; and, in nearly
ali Of them, measures have been adopted
Z or are now pending, TO confer upon the
! freedmen the privileges which are essen
/ tial TO their comfort, protection and Sc
curity.
In Florida and Texas the people are
making commendable progress in restor-
ing their State Governments, and no
doubt is entertained that they will, at an
early period, De in g condition TO resume
all their practical relations with the Fed
/ eral Government.
.
! rebellion, the aspect of affairs is more
I promising than in view of all the
( circumstances could well have been
! expected. The people throughout the
entire South evince laudable de-
+ sire To renew their allegiance 10 the
I Government, and 70 repair the devas-
tatiOn of war by a prompt and cheerful
return TO peaceful pursuits. An abiding
faith is entertained that their actions will
( conform to their professions, and that, in
acknowledging the supremacy Of the
Constitution and the laws Of the United
States, their loyalty will be unswervingly
given to the Government, whose leniency
they cannot fail 20 appreciate. and whose
fostering care will soon restore them 10
condition of prosperity.
1t Is true that in some Of the States
the demoraliZing effects Of the war are 20
i be seen in occasional disorders; but these
are local in character, not frequent in
occurrence, and are rapidly disappearing
as the authority Of the civil power is eX-
1 tended and sustained. PerpleXing ques-
I ti0ns We're naturally 10 be expected from
I the great and sudden change in the rela-
I tons between the two races; but systems
are gradually developing themselves
under which the freedman viii receive
/ the protection % which he is Justly enti-
| ted and by means OF his labor make
himself a useful and independent mem
Der Of the community in which he has
his home.
From all the information in my pos
| session, and from that which [ have re-
Gently derived from the most reliable au-
th0rity, ] am induced 70 cherish the be-
lief that personal ailimosity Is surely and
rapidly merging itself into a spirit OF ma
. nd 1FsaFf ION
nected with properly adjusted system
Of taxation, will result in a harmonious
realization of the relations of the States
70 the National Union,
The report Of Carl SchUrz is herewith
transmitted, as requested Dy the Senate.
/ 80 report from the Hon. John Covode
has been received by the President
The attention Of the Senate is invited
! 10 tbs accompanying report of Lieut.
Gen. Grant. who recently made a tour Of
inspection through several Of the States,
whose inhasitants participated in the
Ts5oiien
,signedl ANDREW JOHNSON.
Gen. Grants Report.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY L. 8. 2
Z Decem Der ls, 1855.
HIS Excenency A. johnson, President Of the
/ United States
lSiy-In reply to your note Of the six
a
me, giving such information as l may be
I possessed or, coming within the scope OF
! the inquiries made by the Senate Of the
/ United States in their resolution Of the
I twelfth instant, / have the honor 10 sub
miJ the following
With your approval, and that Of the
Honorable the Secretary Of War, I left
Washington City on the twenty-seventh
oflast month, for the purpose Of making
I tour Of inspection throughout some Of
I the Southern States lately in rebellion,
/ and to see what changes were necessary
I in the distribution Of the military forces
{ Of the country, how these forces could be
reduced and expenses curtaued, etc. and
g learn, - t.s ts~ - - bOssiJle. the feelings
] and intentions Of those States toward the
! General Government.
The state of Virginia being so accessi-
/ ble 10 Washington City, and inlorma-
: tion from this quarter, therefore, being
I readily obtained, hastcned through the
I State, without c0nversing or meeting
with its citizens. In Raleigh, y. c., /
spent one day; in Charleston, 5. g, two
days, and in savannah and Augusta,
I Ca, each one day. Both in travehng
and stopping, ] saw much and cOnversed
I freely with the citizens OF those states,
/ as well as With the officers OF the army
I vino have been stationed with them.
/ The following are the conclusions came
I 20 by ute
am satisfied that the mass Of the
I thinking men Of the South accept the
{ present situation of affairs in good faith.
/ The questions which have hitherto di-
vided the sentiments Of the people Of
J both sections, slavery and state Rights,
{ or the r.ght OF 8 Syage 10 secede lrom the
/ Union, they regard as having been set
tied forever by the highest tribunal,
arms, that man can ra-"". n. / was
pleaseu 10 learn from the leading men,
whom l met, that they not only accepted
Yne decision arrived at as finaI, but now
bhat the smoke Of battle has cleared
away, and time hils been given for reiiec-
llon, that this decision has been a for
tuhate one for the whole country, tbey
received the liks benefits from Il win
k0ose VINO opposed them in the field
and IN the council
fOuf yet,rs OF war, during which law
was executed only at the point OF the
bayonet throughout the States IN yebei-
lion, have left the people. possihl,, II, a
condition uot 70 yield that ready sbedi-
ence 10 civil authority thar the !, American
people have generally been in the bshit
Of welding. This would render rbe
presence OF sma1 garrisons througbont
these states necessary until such time a.
labor returns 20 its proper channel and
civil authority is fully established. did
not meet any one, either those holding
places under the Government, or citizens
Of the Southern States, who thought il
practicable TO withdraw the military from
the South at present. The white and
olaek mutually require the proteetion OF
the General Government.
There Is such universal acquiescence
IN the authority Of the General Govern