, 1866-07-28


churches bad been burned down: that soua
OF them Lad been Threatened and others
wasusd, aAking him tor Protection aud troops
to guard their places. Not having troops
snt ugh for such purpose, he told them that
havs protection, or Il they desired TO leave
The city they should have transportation TO-
wherever they Wauted to 60. Many, aud, tn
fact, nearly all ot them. avxlled themselves of
the opportunity and left the city.
Tbs guards winch were placed In tho city
on Sunday night. with strict orders 10 dis
ptrse anT party assembling together for apy
purpose whatever, prevented the assembling
Of any sueh parties; u there was any. iIsea-
from Information subsequently obsaine |,
there was; that people had come over fsu:-i
Arksnsas and different sections Of the conu-
try, leading him to believe there weuld have
been trouble On Thursday night u no precau-
tlons had been taken:
It was very natural after the pertinacious
demands Of the penplc cf Memphis to have
the troops withdrawn, and their boastful
pretences that they conld tnkc care Of them
selves, that General Stoneman should have
be fully demonstrated to him that the put
tic safety tmpe1atively required IT. It H to
be regretted. however, that he had not at an
earlier period OF the lawless and murdefnrs
proceedings taken the 3sama resolute steps
that he subsequently adopted, as ne, no
lended the fuli proportions Of tbs riots aud
| the true character Of the city government Of
Memphis. and Of the controlling Influences
| Of that cItY. S.-....-
TIE YELLING TOWARD TnH GOVERNMENT.
Gcpernl Stoneman states In answer to a
question rs to Whnt vas his opinion Of The
loyalty Of the people Of Memphis toward
the United States, that II the desire to be re-
stored 10 the Union was considered loysi, he
should consider large majority Of the poo.
| pie Of biempbb loyal, That far but II . love
oi the Union and the 1ag was considered
| loyal he would look upon large minority Of
the people Of Memphis as not being loyal.
| He said thera was not that disposition NOW on
| The part of the people Of Tennessee to racog-
| nize existing facts that there was aiz months
| previous that, 50 tsr as be could gct ct It
people fof various purposes, he did not con-
slider them as loyal. If loyalty was to
10 defined ss love fol the Union, Is
they were efz months ago, md that 1t was
| growing worse and worst eTcrY day. He
nlere the United States faE Is Displayed
one at his own headquarters, anothcr at the
Fleedncn's Bureau, and another Is in front
Of The building used AZ the printing Office iur
the Memphls Post. He had nescr seen 1t dis
played ut public meetings Of places Of amuso.
steemboats coming down the river. 1nlor.
| mailun was conveyed 10 the Geuctnl that at
/ the theatre sucl national airs as " Hail TO-,
| fumtln4" I" "Slar-spang1ed Banner 'nnl 'tYan.
| kee Double y wete hissed br The audience,
aud that rebel airs were reeeired with ai,-
agct of. the theatre that If nntiunal airs
| we're to he met With dlsatlprobat1ub, and the
"su.ctlled Confederate IL NAT l"Aai ntfs' sh,sisd
te received Will appiause by the HliJienee,
| II twohld conitef tllni to tntetitfe.
.rt H. ~ tn,.I t,,n }aa LIZ T., ~ H.. ~
l,ls tahi lltat lie ~t!tll thlnh Of patllos n
| vSili ttut in fqf' iils L. iifip tEink uf tnkiaa lHe
Atll.ttept! ltaK mud tlattlalua dt~tl hlaiil
:|trhl r! II iliAt I 4 fgEa s(onil i u F.
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Etpf{iandf if.itifHH III ktsAilihi. hlipw ltia
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sys|Et;'s t;''i' 'ts '''s5St i" = " @sss.s ''tts "
hlrmlha. lta uays tllufn Ii mt D lit g,ura
Insh tnr 'he Isws, VI" tp,S.hMty, vi !Na
t'n'tu'I H!als.. "E s|!a l}nl"I'. ,. u, Ms,'l'''}t
'"s t ',9 s VI; ;As s t" ,. .' II atS sy' r ts !.
tle!lrral llaYkIp, uf lhe. rrrumun's 1'urcal,,
srrnka "f hnstnR. pno,l lis'nrpa of fp'>ni tim.
rln1s IN all tlla, sflut' Nfuduws, but nr nuror
ilns'nR .ca'l ilsosu oT auul. niu!, AZ t,l,!culn,
ni' esen the "a o,''a Il 4 ,ohn,S III, tie;o NJ. M
Al, aca.lr,',y tl,sfc called "le Leo Aratiolny."
Wlttl lilo tn,nu trlnlul Ii Sulll lpllrrs III lilo
Rtut1.t'oatii lint attrf was itIS feeling tllufG
the j,stpln lhlca thn sight u Tho tntfprn Of 4
taEe Tor liin e0 to ou llu sttro's a1plu a. Might
usNkuAL cokrtt'pioSt.
/ frott tho cslilaDry tnkrn by your commit.
trc. nom personal observation and yr6ln wsink
tsy y sos nsS N s rEa, . to q si!rS .str f at sIt
ttsiro seeilon cf tho country, shrY aro OF
hpln!0n that ti,ofo IA hut itlto loyaltY TO- tho
tloxrIr.nrnt and aag. 'rho stato VI tlInKs
IN Tho clly or AfeMpfta u very much now ~
u NHs bntofo tho breaking out Of tlu ra.
l,.lled there tlen are published uow, and by
many Of tho pAsne tneu-by Alta who, during
lilo war, wore In Tho rebel armies Aghs!ug laF
tho overthrow Of tho npVtEpMcnt. Ftnfeaa-
lug 70 accept tho situatton.. they seemed In.
efnmeot a. ever, aud arc eut1lY Of tho sauaa
mediation to vlolsucs, Persecution, amt op.
preston toward the mcn holding opinions
obnoxious To them. that They Wcre toward
tho men who were wel! disposed toward tho
iiberattly, that, IN their Judgment, thern
will bo no eafe.y TO loyal men, either white
or b1uck, shou1d tue troops b. withdrawn
and NO military protection afforded. They
believe that tue riots and 1uassacres Of Msnl-
pulls arc only specimen Of whit would take
place throughout the entire South, should
The Government fall to afford adequate MILL
tarY protection There IS everywhere too
much cnyenomed feeling toward the blacks,
particularly those who served In the Uutorl
o1miss, aud against No,tnsrp ,e 9,a men and Union
/ and who de4Izo 10 see It sustained, Its author
| ty Findtcated, md who believe TINT treason
Is crime that should be punished. There Is
no publ' sentiment In the South sufficiently
strong to demand and enforce protection tG
Union men and colord people. The Civil
Rights Bill, 80 far ns four committee could
ascertain, IS treated as dead letter. Attor
neg General Wallace, In dsgrant violation o
hts oath aud duty, whose name has been
heretofore alluded to in this report, has, ;ac
he vii utterly disresafd thno {aW. S
coiored people might dnd protection under il
arc likely 70 prove delusiye; for. where there
is no .public opiuion to sustain law. bnt OF
oycrw hclmingly against 1t, there is no prob
ability OF lis being executed. Indeed, you1
committee believe tue sentiment or tho South
which they Observed Is not a scntimcnt o
full acQuicsceuce in the results OF The sFar
but that there Il among them lingering
hopc that thels faroritc doctrine Of secession
may 5ct be rind!cated. It Il the same idcs
that 1cG. Daris expressed. When be wa:
seeking safety IN aIRht, traveller Iemarket
to him that the cause vas lost. payi'
witch ve coutended Is bound to rcasscrt ltsclf
! though II may be Ut another time and in an
other form."' trolIasd's Southern History o.
. The War, !ol. 9, psgc tsa-) They bcliers i
the principle and doctrine OF secession th'
by arns, theI n.'cfl and ma,.taln that t.!
| principle is the eame, and hope ior Its vlnal
. cation hcrsaler Ia Eomc way. Rccognizlnt
the friendship to them OF Whet was cnl!et
: the 'pc1nocratic p.rty,' II ihc Mott. dur.u!
aae aerTea o
from theIr efforts to cmbasrass tie Govern
] ucut III the prosecution Of the war sgalns
them, they hope, by combining with them Ii
their political movements. tlnally to aocuF
by ballot what they iailed 10 nch1cEe D.
I The fact that the chosen guardians Of III
public peaec, the snnrn executors Of The ias
I for the protection nf The lises. Liberty an
property Of the people, snd tlie sr!larce
! The wsak ana deleneeless II Tine q d3nEc.
i der sud p!llage, gives q. cflafagaer Of tniain
9 ta tho Hhole proceeding which, y afmua
i without parallel Ii the annals of history
t: The Dirt altul h.astacft Ut Fort PlIlo'!. nh!r
! excited thc hpfruf ut the eouhtry aud pr Il,
ts st, ths Eto1i,d 3 sEat liz eaffi:s RI: tske
/: hitet ilt i,vti lespetats Resistance, aid alte
= deFi fhst tit bibu,l tf tht aseniiAh!a hKh bee
Heated u thth lttfee attd fhtlf tAssl3Hs /
ts,s tkS;sS ~ .sa 1fts 81 RI, ~ .r sfY* \ tF* *st, t
Il Fa{b5F A}fsfii}Net 10 d8, ~, But h} stlf
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L sAtg II thu MeMptlA, HAs4Aefss: AflsF u
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no itetelite u aAf l9iNlt'ttet " tliS ela,lfe
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sa'lI AK nalts ~ ttssis' fs tAtt H. 5t' 11ss III
i assifNy lla ,eal4Fe!l panpin,, }3ku he VIA
i s.rfe ksA lhs saaatloN ot ee,o(ai hhtaat!l1
t aa aaa.na 1 ,sslt ia u % "Assts atlh. }.w, } ,.als