The Vicksburg weekly herald. [volume] (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1864-1867, 1866-06-02
TnE LlEUrENANT GENERAL.
Report Of a CoaversaHon with
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The Lewiston (Mo.) JouFnalgives
the report Of an hours conversation
between the editor and Gen. Grant,
in which, If the report is correctly
given, the Lieutenant General ap-
pears TO have spoken out more free
~ than he commonly does. lie Is
reported 10 have said: There were
some parts OF the country where
our armies had never trod-partic-
ulaTly TeXas-Which needed TO feel
the blightiDg effects Of MaB, TO bring
their people TO . sense of the'enUr-
nifty OF their crime, and tho nCces-
sity Of II thorough repentance. lie
said that those parts Of the South
which have not felt tho war, aud
particularly those which have been
within our lines, and have, thGrc-
fore, escaped the rebel CONSUMPTION,
arc much less disposed to accept tle
situation in good faith than those
portions which have leen literally
Overrup with frH and sword"
Referring To the temper Of the
Southern people, he remarked -
~glhey arc much less disposed now
to bring themselves to the proper
frame Of mind than they were one
year since. A year ago. said he,
''they were willing to do anything.
Now they regard themselves as
masters Of the situation. Some Of
the rebel Generals" he added, ARE
behaving nobly, aud doing all they
caut to induce the people to throw
aside their old prejudices and con-
form their course to the changed
condition of things. johnson and
Dick Taylor, particularly, are ex-
erclsing Q good influence. But" he
added, "Lge is behaving badly, He
Is conducting himself very differ
emily from what / had reason, from
what he said at tho surrender, to
suppose he would. No man at the
South Is capable Of exercising The
tenth part Of the influence for good
that he is but instead of such, 'ho
Is setting al example OF forced ac-
q%uiesceIre as grudgipgiY aud pOr-
niciohs in its effects aS "a be hardly
realized,
'Hlhe men who were in the rebel
arWles," said Grant, "acquicscc In
the result mnch better Ihqp those
who staid Rt home. The women,
particularly, were bitter against the
Union and Union men. OF course
he added, "there Is some bitterness
Of feeling among all classes, but !
am satisfied It would soon die out
II tflcir leading men bad moi some
how got tie idea that treason, after
an, was not SO, very bad, and that
the SonthpyE gagge, rs thcy phrase
Il, will vet tti6lhph, nnfi In war Int
IN polilis
dm my Judgment" said Grant,
'the tOA0 Of cOrain mnn aud CeFtdih
papers ~. The North Is such a. to do
i%ncalculable mischief IN making The
late rebels believe that they are lust
as unidentified to rule rs ever that
If they will only stand by what they
are pleased 10 call their righs. they
will have help from tho NORTH
This is only playing over again the
ihGPient stages OF THO rebellion"
He was confident that the large
majority Of the Southern people
would smother their rcsenimepts
aud become good citizens, IL these
miseldef.makers at the North, tic
C~opperheads, would only lot them
alone. For himself, if he iad thG
power, the first. thing he would d.
would be 10 seize the New York
News aud kindred sheets which arV
4 giving the South SO dangerous on
Idea 1Of their own position and
rights. Aoa1Ag TIA
'hTFOopsya said Grant pmqst IN
kept III dtl the Principal points d
! tbe9SOuth for some time to come
This will be necessary to Tepresstt u,
turbulence Of n class Of the Soutl
very dangerous toAll we'll disposed
/ persons, end also tel protect thl
rights Of tic freedmen who az
looked upon With deep hat9ed iby
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