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HARDEr's PRESENT TA611es-fhe oorr,

HARDEE'S PRESENT TAcTIts-The CORES.
pendent of the N Y. Herald with Sherman $
army reports the following conversation with
the rebel Gen. Hardee
While Gen. Hariee was at Gen. Fitzpatrick 5
headquarters the following conversation took
place:
In speaking Of the war he made this rcmarka-
hle assertion " SIR, | accept this war as the
providence of God lie intended that the slave
should be free; and now he Is free. Slavery was
never a paying institution. | have often told my
friends 50. For instance, my wife owned about
100 negroes; 40 OF the hundred were useless for
work, vet she had TO feed these 10 in order to
get th. work Of the other 30. The negro will he
worse OF for this war. viii any Of your abOli-
tionIsts Of the North feed and clothe half dozen
little children in order to ge, the work Of a man
and woman Sir, our people GIN pay the work
ing negroes fair compensation for their services
and let them take care Of their own families, and
then have a. much left at the end Of the year as
We had under the old system.
" General, do you think we will soon have
real peace
'' do think the people of the South are
anxious for it. They wanted it two years ago.
! then saw that cur cause could not succeed
" III Nt ANA uhNt EutAAAlAa
" so help me God, sir, If we do | am willing
and ready to fight TO put an end to tt
'' Is the came sentiment entertained by the
other general officers who have been in the Con-
Tolerate service 80
"Itis. have not the slightest doubt hut
they viii use every means they can command to
bring quietness and security again in the land.
They viii in no wise support those who do not
obey the laws"
'' How will it be in South Carolina -
South Carolina is the worst-whipped State
in the Union"
&c But will not her leading spirits control the
masses ."
'' They, too, are crushed. She has no leading
spirits now. Let me impress it upon you that
the people Of the South want to live N peace With
the people of the North, and you viii find they
will 10 IT, They will do it cheerfully provided
your government does not resort TO harsh meas
urcs. Ifit does resort to such measures, I can
not answer for the consequences. We staked our
ail on the success Of our arms, and they failed
as. and now We are willing 10 return to and live
under the laws Of tie United States SIS We ind
them, although they may not be as We should
desire 10 have them
'' Your officers nave no money. What are they
going to 10 800
They must 20 to work The prospect before
them is most gloomy indeel Ii will be very
hard on oh men like me cannot now COM
mence profession. 90
'' DO you think that jeff DAVIS WAS pleased
40 the assassination Of President Lincoln -
'' DO not think he was. The people Of the
South 10 not like Andy johnson. How can they,
compared TO Mr. Lincoln Lincoln had been in
office four years and knew whom he could trust
&c. haI also learned 10 govern. He hat made
name tie could have done many things TOR the
south that johnson cannot. | do not believe
that Lincoln was party man-that Is. that he
was particularly so. johnson i party man.
lie is now. and the fear Is he will be radical
hope he viii not, Tor the good Of the country and
be welfare Of the people.
90 T. there much cotton in the South. General7' {
'.O YES. And, by the way. let me say that it
viii oppress the people Of the South very much
ihc Government Of the United States confs- |
Gates the cotton belonging 10 private individuals.
These people need the cotton and tobacco TO CON-
m,uce business on. They are the only articles they
have sell GIVE them chance % sell their cotton
anil their tobacco. and there Will he greenbacks /
introduced ami trade will revive. The cotton I
which OH, Confederate Government ownei be- /
eye 90 be the rEhtiul property Of the United |
~tatcs and further. believe that the people Of /
.hc South should be honest. and turn that prop
.rtv I'm % the agents authorized 10 receive il. I
One man toll me he had some Confederate cot I
I'm on his plantation, and that he intended 20 /
.urn t before the enemy could get possession Of /
H. ] told him he would be doing very wrong in I
mmttinr such an act On my wife's planta- /
ION IN AIala1na have some cotton that belong |
20 to the Confederate Government, and which /
,m well guarding and viii turn It over whenever 1
he ynitoi States are really to receive it ~