Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-03-15

OF feeling at the SOutn toward the UoVern-
ment was that they accepted the condition
of things as it is by compulsion they ac
knowledge that they are conquered peO-
pie and have got to submit The feeling
is much the same to-day, and is better
toward the Government, and the people of
the North, as it has ever been.
Miss Clara Barton of Mass, who has
been engaged in searching for missing men
in the Union armies, testified before the
committee that she thought the people of
the South have no respect for the Govern
ment of the United States They have less
friendship for negroes than when they own
ed them. They say the people would again
reduce them to slavery, but she would not
want to take the chance Of being a slave
we're it in their power. The freedmen have
the best of feeling toward the Government
and the Northern people.
Lieutenant Colonel Dexter H. Clapp, on
duty for the Freedmen's Bureau in North
Carolina, testi6es that he had knowledge of
twenty counties. The secessionists had no
inclination to oppose the Government by
open war any further, but he thought they
had no more love for the Government now
than they had at any time during the rebel
lion and only submit to it as necessity.
The most sensible of them intend to make
the best they can of it. He heard regrets
expressed of the results of the fight among
large portion of the citizens. There is
great desire to get fully backinto the Union.
He was we'll satisfied that it was their in.
tentiou when they got back to unite with
whatever parties at the North they can to
repudiate the Federal debt He could not
say there was settled conspiracy for the
purpose, but there was sort of common
understanding, an expected thing. Some
of the most sensible and shrewdest men in
the State told him 80. Freedmen and
Union men do not stand much chance for
Justice in the State courts. He thought
the secessionists of North Carolina would
adopt any course giving them any reasoua-
BILE hopes of obtaining their independence,
but he thought they had no idea of fight.
ing. He believed large portion of them
would join the common enemy, if they
thought there was any reasonable prospect
of success but he was clear in the idea
they would not fight the North any more,
as they are now satisfied with the expert
ment.
Brevet Lieutenant Col. Hunter Brooke,
Acting Provost Marshal General in the
Department of Alabama, on being asked
question with reference to the loyalty of
that State, said they seemed to be frettiDg,
as general thing, under military rule, but
be thought entirely without cause. The
result of this was, one heard a great deal
of disloyalty. He did not know of loyal
newspaper in that State
@. If the people Of Alabama were left
to themselves to act as they pleased, would
they prefer to remain under the present
Government or see the Confederaey re es.
tablished? A I think the majority of
them would prefer to see the Confederacy
established
W. A. P. birmingham of Watervile,
Maine, testified that he had charge of re-
stricted commercial intercourse with the in.
surrectionary districts in Mississippi. He
thought in March, before Lees surrender,
the general feeling within the Federal lines
of all Glasses, was one of entire submission
to the Federal authority. There was dispo,
sition to accept readily any public officer the
Government might send them in a civil or
military capacity. There was feeling that
they had no rights, and these had been
forfeited by the rebellion. Subsequently
the feeling seemed to disappear, and after
the policy of President johnson was thor
oughly iuaugurated the old bitterness SEEM
ed to develop itself. They desired to have
the arrangement and control of their own
State in their own hands. Mississippi
would prefer the re. establishment of the
Confederacy-at least three'fourths of the
people.
Major S. R. Harrington testified that be
was three years in Arkansas during the
war, and had been there since The people
seemed willing to accept the results of the
contest. The large majority of them are
glad that peace has returned, aud do not
regret the fall of the Confederacy. He
had spoken with the officers of the Confed.
crate army, and they told him that they
were glad that the war resulted as it did.
They looked on the leaders, at the CON-
mencement, as patriots, but now they have
different views of them, and had lost conf
dence in them.
Question: Would majority of the peo-
pie of Arkansas, if they could, establish a
Confederacy?
Answer: I think majority of the people
now prefer the Union. The residents of
the northwestern part of the State are poor
and owned but few slaves, and were strong;
ly attached to the Union. Some of the
returned rebels found fault with the test
oath and some with the amendment to the
Constitution of the State striking out the
word "free," and placing the white man
and negro on an equality as regards con.
tracts, etc. A qualified suffrage might find
some supporters among very respectable
number, but unqualified suffrage would
hardly find any advocates. There is a
strong prejudice against the colored man in
this respect. The negro shows disposition