, 1866-06-14

AN IMPORTANT REPORT.
Thomas ". Conway, Esq, late Assistant
Commissioner the Frredmen's Bureau for
the Slate Of Louisiana, who was endorsed by
the New York Chamber Of Commerce, as IN
agent TO introduce capital and enterprise into
the South, In view Of the inability of tho
planters to cultivate their 'ands and give en-
ployment to the freedmen, has zeceutly y made
report to that body which Ia fnll of interest.
Ing and valuable facts.
In relation To tho feelings cher1shed among
the people ofthc South towards those of ths
North, Mr. Conway Gays:
Nhne mauy GOOD men were there TO be found
Union smone them. ret the moi tjsment ~ fsr
rreptnoe1ued aud the eptrit of reckIessnrss sUa
1as snese %as 80 generally mauiles'ed thal every
bFth) settled In tbc South, psrs ume NAV safesx
Galcnta!e that under nv own i1auenco and eIef-
uons: three millions Of dollars were taken oy rc-
ihe FotoDac 10 the RIO Erande, WITH yfew to ',te
oe1nR there invested in purchases attsnt in lo,n..
or adsanees to plantcEt, and In othA ways. 10 nv
lands have returned, with The coaYirtino fS,f
NoItbeIh men Of unmt.takable toyaNv sre rot sie
excepting Wheru Union hayonets seclre them pro.
II know Of aome instances wherein ,nen were
tnrraeped With murder If they did nor qoit The
f1me and oihers N Mhict nsrP,s, Ita iength or
the people with euch contempt a. 10 fIl tnem win
dssgnst and caue. them to make 4 rspId rniurn ~
regions whess theJ sould tel that 10 D. loyal
1tou. Nas something to he proud OF
1nefs Non'd seem 10 be NO general return OF
toe sou'hstn people TO loyalty Of devotion tor1he
hatred or Northern men, ana OF The Goyetumenis
cw when by 70 doing Their farms arc lelt to
near hafcships OF ,be worst kind. mel
who 1athcT Than s.I their Land. to % northern mse
S1fth, sould sec them lie vnste a lev hars tNid
INC THAT kclore they would t,tre their former sjsTes
q. free laboress, te5 would s,srve. this spirIt IA
bot general but The spirit ol hatred 10 nr7 Nnr,h
trn men IL afmoat universal Northern nnncv {.
welcome enough. bur, rather than hsye NorSero
mcn INC a. its managess and investors au1ong them
efneFs would rasher utterly iorezo the Tnnds Il
mai CTS not what tn1e1ipgs euch copdnct MIGHT en-
1e1l npon themselves and ihelr rtelon.r
Mir. Conwav furthcr doc,n nra. +h,+ ~, o4,.
ern people are looking to and laboring for
....,... w., - t's o,"e" t1ee JIom H's
.o1'"'s' Wv. NeAs, o4 LOUISIANA, told him
that he hoped very soon 10 see the freedmen
driven from tha country, and Ex. GOV, sharkev
Of Mississippi, made the same statement n
hun. This view seems to be universal. and
out oft springs the cruelty which Is ,nf1ictna
upon the blacks. Mr., C. saws:
u sm Convinced that, az thinps now are In ,be
NE plodne,t o. tnat section wilt be found
ouiheIu men becsu,e Of he Srnn. ~ "a N nadas OF
np1n @ the l.hor they employ. md thes, wrongs
new men. mor ;nst m een,e e., ony 10 the ra!io TIA:
couE!ry TO se.,e ana Iii IT it's a. cs.tau a. ,hst
w., so. >; ,he M nsn mat peace aud prosperity
.hc ooesa1ion of insf t,He ss,ina Ian IAN ~, ny "
1be law TO The ftrhts ar ali cfs.sss sad J osiose
ibr ihe nreaenf rs,sr " ~ N1s7os. anu nAn!sn,
sayaprry TEhe E.aadr.I1. - u .en11ssasss Auu
commendahe ndmfns1rsi,on ~ Mstc. t.a saaeI Lne
ard T. he or,T sonree ~ y. sta,ot sn. how
fhe frae,-nrr ~ @ ~. ~ Ptolee1on enjoyed ny
nv fe1;aF hi ~ sa means "hdia"u, 1t Il
pie bjuck snd shi,e snn,d 10 neniGsiS @ 4eo-
it H. II vood mrn sc+fnn rTo, ~. . ~El e tnaa
It IL n!na{s hcaf fo d. 1;chf ~ iin tuas
voice 10 The National Govf,nmert StnsSI ~ ati.eu
Legislation as viii cnd ths reir ~ ss1a saca
uu;iy at The Enuth nn,s sbsSnt " stootu and mi
t1s. We NAV confn.nf,y sas. aa ana olt2faeang
tiorsl pY0sper1tt ns ~ hsxe na1sr 49, - ea u ~,
M ri ,ss hsr,e H.. tn,.s..+ - oetuEo nao. ana
win mnne srarov ~ ~. " .t. LIE .Sni 10 hct
chsns. frsders I'd, mannfsrinrnrt - !asn I'm sne mef-
S,.ns,,ss a. ,. nEsG eeme nom ioe soqth In such
~. na5 ~ uuI Suaolton 1ceds. 1n1i the IAoof
No 1he etnf,1 ,h;; as naGa y1suSe ana projection
AZ II", r'a. NneA e.op'oSs taae Hoof
Af. conway had been desired by members
oaa ~ 49, ;,nnaa. ne. ~. " commerce 70 60 TO england
,hor -rasa es.4af.,a ,;U.. sasu in.otnat1on as
t,,t: Ia s.,I. sonci'ine from men on
A.. 80. s'ue u tue Aaant'c N regard to these
,at.' ne PREPARED himself to go, but
.1ss.1 49,. 80 .easneo naln Hom England advising
VA .';s. .as a ssasou WIS LOO taf gone to accom-