Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-20
GEN. LEE BEl0RE THE REC0NsTRUC.
TIGg COMMITTEE

AhW G0MMITrEE-
Ills Bearing andh:s Evidence-Anxiety to see
denerai Lee I'd Respect paid him-IIis APP
pearance andlDress-Pollard and the Rich
mond Eramis,r.
special Dispatch Z the Louisville Courier.l
2 w WASHINGTON, Feb. Up M.-General
Robert Il. Lee ppeared this afternoon be-
tore the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Re-
construction, thogh his evidence was given
10 the subcommittee composed of Messrs.
Mashburne of illinois, Conklin of New
York, and Blow Il Missouri, who have the
State Of Virginia under consideration. On
entering the roomwhere the full committee
were In session, bit three members out of a
dozen present spike to the witness, who
seemed to notice tie fact. He was soon taken
before the subcommittee, where his exami-
nation proceeded at considerable length,
though it did not elicit any prominent
statement beyond what might have been an
ticipated from the well known position of
the witness. He was quite reserved,
and did not volunteer any re-
marx beyond the proper answer to the
question put to him. He said that so far az
he had opportunitiesof learning, the people
of Virginia had accepted the result of the
war in good faith, and were anxious fora re-
stored amity in the Union. When pressed
by question, he is said to have intimated
that the feeling fol the Union was much
stronger, just after tie close of the war, than
now, for there appeared to him to be some
Impotence among the people, that men who
had not been identified with the war in the
South, should be prevented from represent
ing their States in Congress. He declared
that there wasa disposition to treat the freed
men well for their own interest as for that
OF the white people. He expressed a de-
clded hope that the Government might en-
dure for all time, ard regarded the course of
President johnson and General Grant to-
ward the South as liberal and humane. 1t
was plain to the committee that General Lee
found himself in very unpleasant position
and he did not communicate very freely
crowd awaited his appearance from the
and followed him from the
capitol down Pennsylvania avenue to his
hotel. A large number CT people have call
ed on him, but he avoids, as far as possible,
society. Gen. Lee is apparently in excel
lent health. His hair and beard are consid-
ssohiy more frosty than when he was last in
The city. lie wore somi-nlilitary cloak,
which looks as though it had accompanied
him in some of his late campaigns. There
nainder of his dress was of purely civil
character, well-ftting and tasteful He Wis
its his daughter, Mrs. Mildridhu in George
own, this evening, and will depart for.sVir-
yinia on the Richmond train tomorrow
FORENOON.
Mr.. Pollard, of the Richmond Examiner,
has had two interviews with the President
md one with Gen. Grant, in order to secure
4 reversion of the order suspending his pa
per. 1t appears that the President declined
to have anything to do with the
natter, and referred Mr.. Pollard willingly
% Gen. Grant, who this afternoon handed
he following reply to Mr.. Pollard, and di-
rected copies of it to be attached to circu-
ar letter addressed to the department COM
GEN. GRANT TO Mr.. POLLARD.
HEADQUARTERS, WASHINGTON, D. c.,
February II. 1866.
To II. Ripes Pollard, Esq.
SIR: The course of the Examiner in every
number which have seen has been such as
20 foster and increase the i'll feeling toward
he Government of the United States by the
policy of the Southern people
believe it to be for the best interests of the
whole people, North and South to suppress
'uch utterance whenever the power exists to
10 so. The power certainly does exist where
martial law prevails, and will be exercised.
Reluctant as | was to pursue this course,
have felt it my duty to pursue it in this in
stance, and as much as | dislike to interfere
With the interests of individuals, | only
leem it improper and mischievous in tend
sncy to revokethe order for the suppression
If the Richmond Examiner at this time.
Respectfully, U. S. GRANT,
Lieutenant-G General.
The following is copy of the circular
etter addressed:
TO DEPARTMENT COMMANDERS.
You will please send to these headquar-
ers as soon as practicable and from time to
line hereafter, such copies of newspapers
published in your department as contain
sentiments of disloyalty and hostility to the
Government in any Of its branches, and
state whether such paper is habitual in its
of such sentiments The per-
,istent publication of articles calculated to
keep up a bad state of feeling between the
people of the different sections of the coun-
Try cannot be tolerated, and this informa-
ion is called for with a view to their sup
preston, which will be done from these
headquarters only.
By command of Lieut.. Gen. GRANT.
T. s. Bowers, A. A. G.
After receiving General Grants reply,
Mr.. Pollard sought the President and ex-
nibited all the papers connected with his
application, including General Grants re-
ply. Upon full examination and consid-
sration, the President promised to revoke
he order suppressing the Examiner upon
solemn promises from Mr.. Pollard to publish
40 more offensive articles, and to work truth
July with the purpose of creating kindly
ceilings toward the Government. The order
If revocation will be issued tomorrow.
Special Dispatch to the Louisville Courier.l
CINCINNATI, Feb. 18-P. NJ.
A fire occurred this afternoon, in the har-
hess factory of j. T. East & Co., on Main
treet between Third and Fourth, destroying
lbout So 900 worth of property.
The young woman, who was found lying
lead in an alley this morning, has been iden-
flied as dissolute woman, and an inmate
If brothel 1t is supposed that she was
yarroted into insensibility, and that she sub
froze to death. the mercury at the