, 1865-12-28


TO lnse bcsu sdopted, we NUT, form oar cuacln-
fioos from 'estncnec lees complete. Aiming The
snDeIed documents there are a<vual rtalcnents
>yhosa business Il was TO observe | would 10,
Hate 3oul eIenuon 10 the letters OF Capt. Poll
!9a agent ot The Frecdmen's Durtau al Mobile; f;
bureau at Natehez, and Col. Thomas Assistant
@ G@oanm1stloncr Of The State Of Mississippi. tAec.
noe. Nos. A snI - The opinions c1Irt!t.d IN IN
1oed lhat a othes places hettef result. h.sc brfn
aua,ned But may state that esea by ptonlnen. a.
nun "ho srerr anxious 10 hasr toe .! IL
needen, fhe admission wns made 10 mr. shf us ~
1es1imonJ Of DeEro would huFr }itlc "elsu. M.eo
asoufhcfn Jury frequently asked inc 4. ~, r..
abas eu,iy of azzau., endl,sr; IT, an.wsr s;
sost saasa snT,e!y e. o4 oar % people
N T. n,se3c ,os NE ,e s.e las escindn neero tee
.nonJ fso, the ccarts Ti b. ~ repealed r. ~ he
tates lately in relelion hs ,s1 1aei Il neS n
wss fsci,l,ste tt'e o1 tue statsr hut
npptrhcpc such az11nGe@enst Nsl hardly oe sutti-
n long rs iAe feeliuge Of the whites ere against
him. aud they think list mis- Elfhta less cnti-
tied 70 respect than their OWL. Mo.e potent ce1.
1rur thc1 thr laws OF country the opinions o!
TEhi and w7unc enternsned by tts people. When
The sp1rii Of law Il IN conflict With such opinions
thefn but little proslec Of s being fnithaly put
in c1rcuuou, especially When tbo4c who hold such
opfnlon4 are me asfac who hase to administer the
me 1scillty with which Southern politicians
aequicsce In the Admission OF negro testimony. is
not surprising when We consider that the practical
management of TIE matter Fi1i rect with 1heir own
people.
Tic " "Conatlsusfonal Amendment" Niue-hntIs Of
the futclllacnt men With whom hnd any conrcfsa-
ton upon tat subject expressed their willingness
TO Fatify the first section. 1holishinc slavery
throughout inc United StAtes, bat not the second
section, empowering Congress "to enforce the
5orcEoinE oy approximate legislation" ! iccl war
was the prevailing sentiment Ncsetthc1css deem
u probable thai The = Constitutional Amendment
VIII bc ratified By escs3 State LccislatuTc, provided
condition sine qua non ot rc1nmitsion. 1t Il IN
eitucttyc 10 ob.cryc how powerful and immediate
7hc Goyetnmcnt produces in Soutne1n Conventions
ever. tta, ,slecraunic dispatcb willie Il may best
easure. II n lie eame i1me. obl!icraie th- nreiu.
oos of Inc people nor viii stprtveut those prciu-
ices from making iacmsclscs seriously .elt IN the
harsctcr 10 urrycni lie which, ps everybody
1hal rcads thc sirns OF TIC Gncs must se. arc aoW
Impending.
Ida not mean IN ssy ,bst thn So,,thern nef MA
1rfrnd n ,ctsare IN 1he s1e ti,cv In 70 :, Fen a.
soon as ffrv nsye resumed rIni,nf n theIr Sintn
.fiains AiihcnsI, tkav T,-rSrf fba abolition al
slsr-,v tGer eer3sr, IL nnf ,n,en5 IN ~ exsnh;sh
II in X ni fam Il bnn"3, ,h"r NM ~ ne,rt M.
nosed 10 ihe s5m,esinn N I,r,1n 1r.ltmorS in fhe
<our1k ~ jnstica tf,er nTnhsMv viii NM rrcnact
1h~ i.ws erc}nJIro n 1TMt .rb;e MA nrr.ntIng ,he
- s,,olion of sinrerr fi,cv ttnt t,af .nna 49,
lem OF se.fdoms neonacr. or some other form q,
nn,nr1sn1y i.hr ix Tr1 =, Srr, and ,rsv h. int,n
nra t,tinn1 r;oI,1tnu ~ =, TIKI. 1,iea
fnrms,iv .Sm,tttnc n.s~rc " ,cs1,u3nne Iber thI6t
1fs4 ncTrn frsi,monv sSif ~. tntcn n,r,.:,,v IN
.vhnt rlsry tScms.isea cnn.if1cr r. .svnraf Whst
rs,,irisy sh..,. H.. -esn,'.s ,ft ns
4nnac II + a. ma anil ,,%nesssrv ~ innnin, T.ss
are hpnf1r, .Esxa nf fS1n,tnc s,mrens;r..sh,r ~
nase> Eyn 1he Tnr1r rcor"any.f,"n n TN 1nsttsi,
Hrtn ,he oid fnos,nT Vii - .r ,,,,s-d ,connIish
liz fl.c oteci. 10 Ill p6ipI jS:. ;caye 10 inyite
Ihc i,eo.1e OF ,he sontbesn STATE. show rr.t
s,pxjefy 10 hs,1. thcir mt1ito re-orrauyel and Ia
aone instances, pei.a,s hae becu given. u ahe
posdnc tle mca:iirr under existing circu,ust.ncee
.Ihey were: 1. Thst county patrols had already
been p cz,s1cncc IN aomr localities md had to Be
<3ishanded OF account Of their oncp hostility to
Tnionpcopie aud freedmen. fScr co:. Yo5kfs r..
port Acc. doc No ajl 9 Ilu TIT t;c;ernor mn.
posed to arm lie 1,eopis. upon ihe ground Thai The
IL the srppr,,-ei0 Of r,7me. and that he cali Was
addfre.ed not 10 lhe ioyal citizers Of The United
20 disttncu,shed 1btmsclScs ,os .-nantry' IN thc
1ebcl. service feec cof1csDonicucr hc,xecn Gov.
sharkey and Gen. osic1haus, Ace doc No. se):
1he o s @9as1 sna
bodies not under thc control Of The mil,lary com
m,naes .taa Dconsi.tent sllh bal state of thincs
nom which this aus ton ntist he iopsnd nj in ~
der 10 bc ap-eiated IN II, ,nos, imnnrtant hcs IN.
mav state, without Jear Of con,rsdIcIion. tiaf n
every casc Nficrr ref1uts was asked fos reoran
ispc the mlia. ibc ri,1i,c or anfy al sc1t7nT IN
1h1t artuet oraI,,1ai0n Yas Intended to he cnr,n
ID 10 tho wljice. In The couycr4atiors had x1th
ssoufhcfp men nbont jhis mater tie iIaee nf a5
mitt1nc coloYed pcop,e TO the n,iSts~c AZ hsnrinr
nime o. PM Of dc militia was uniformly ,rcsted e
.vsr ~ " Ell ' o.. Ine militia. Hnen-
Hn.i... - ~. r.s. ~ " ,h ,'5i ~ Gn w.
rowey in 1he hnnrs 81 me- siass M3li n..!sI4 pass
tend, xnd IL undoubtedly dssianed. 10 rfrr fhst
,class absolute physical control c. the ohc-. The
xpec1tc nu.posc fot which the u,ilia Ia Id h. reor
4:anlxed appcsrs clearly from lie uses II wns
eEected. Ii Il the restoration of liz Old p,troI
fysiem vlich was one the chura :teristc ~
Of tho rcelmo oj slavery. The rertccs WHICH snc1
sa1nlpg what Southern people uudersIood 10 he ihc
nst4fal order Of eociety jnticat3on. mr. Cfrcn IN
several OF iLe afcon.nap;in7 inrnfncnis ANEW.
oiheIs ine St. Landnaad Do.sier urananccs i5ct,ss
with some precision what tlc nuthorlty ool dn:ie
<1f Ine Cher ~ Patrol nre TO Ie T6s militia nr
s.nnzed for the dht.nct pu4pnts Of sepforcsnr ,be
authority OF the whites otcr The backs il in ,scif
practically sufficient to c.ub1i4h aud cuoce STA
lem Of compulsory labor Without there benz INV
explicit iaws for i aud being netlloed and En-
bess or .tcpuGty patso. NM n0l hEciT to he nvcr
nice in the Construction OF l4rir oslc.r, This ia
not se supgos1tion buI a. opinion based upon
A stntcd above, tne 1corp initiation Of ,he ropn,
y patrol system upon the b.sis lre described win
Il l,M ,ss se te Of ,on S
cycn necessary that the reaction against .hai result
OF the war. which consists 10 cnancina,1on. shond
sni.sst l'self By very ooaosto3s ceaslat.e e.
DID not c1ss py E11tue af the btate Constitution.
II may be pract1c1stv accomplish hed-A.a 4. MI
pF.ca.os,s ss,anpfnsa ,s Wherever r. freedman !.
displaying It's character and aims upon the s,atnte
book
Tint IN timcr lsc oura md IN a copu,ry 1,t, ,b,<
d reaction IN faror Of comnri.or labof cannof h.
ultimately successful, il d certau IS ii w. tlat
1hst d;ret,op am prevent 1nnch cood thst nirh be
acconp1labrd and produce mpct ey1I ihat Inistt Be
avoaded. MOI only viii euch movement sesionsly
lem Of iree latof md thns very rus1erisijy 1tard
the teinro OF prosperitv in The SonIh. hi II ms1
bring On crit1s n danceroue ma destrucNe a. the
stated shove that aid not deem nccrp insur-
region p1ohabIe a. lopc as tne 1Eedne., were A.
eured Of the direct projection Of c National Gov
their eyes M to that powes nnd ai,hnn~b fhrr nv
suffer, yet as long rs that power IA yIsi6iy nrtnt
they continue 10 hope. bul WHEN State aathori,y
~tlhdsawn End fhe Freedmen. bureau aboljsIed.
The col0rai msu wIu ind himself tuyucd nyer IN
1he mercias Of ,hoss mcn whom he does not Euet.
1hore r7entr which be iasty thou.ht be no-setsed.
b. viii g. ant 10 froI tiaf be cn have for m rerss
uuless te nfucu1g Il hfnscif r. eter fhe ne.Tn !.
rnrshle ~ r1sine he ~ iii rise thrn Ven ho rs,a
,.trsIck hiow for he pur,,srr NJ eo,ninr ihsi-
1fbefty when thry were sir.s ~. Snt ~ .t.;a Ill.,
when. their ier1y nnce o.Ined tns. eas ri a. sns; q
1asneer. Hnwrref rr1a1 Tho r.,,cn;r snd sns,. -
si,eEss a. lie coj6Te1 c .ns l5cIee apa rnome r
nrrrnIned tl,ai fhc ar1yc nartc,natton dn -: ~
1cuinst thc yery msn w1ti, whom s"a,n ~ sfn,ss
1acc 10 fSce hns rrmaine cut.rc1S .sbn1t Irsne%re
Whaf .rn.,n1 tn.nrrpc.io, NJ n, ,,.,,,, .-o,,,.
recruit III 4 Il,r,htr II wonld " c,sv r. ';flcn,t ~
upuress II. wh~ihe, thr stnrre ,saud hs io, ~ ~
shirt u1ct r7ce ,vnrfd .rnsr 49, s Se1E III W
,ynyrh Vii no1 - sEnd ~ ,hn. % e
Tic nrobcn Il, ls mi fo,; u Tsa ~;
nr1erfinn NM ho,. r. r,., ~ y neE'u y ~
.,nrid in!ct teT;h ~9h ~ ~, h, II
r,nd hlscI. M n.s.e,,t ~ ~ nGgn 49,, non VILE
n ,,v.riti.. t,h1t f. ~ ~ 1s ~ Na ane eas
IIs ncrro h Eis ori,nsry .t,.e " 8 dat,.