, 1866-03-12
RECONSTRUCTION.
Testimony Taken by the Commit
tee Of Fifteen.

[copfed from The Official 1reo.d for ih, ca:eago
1r1bune.J
WAsa1saTox, January 19th. 1869
J. v. Shadet %wo7n and examined by Mr. Wash-
Q. stata your Age, reeldepce sud oeeunauon.
4: NY are Is 50; residence FrcepoSt, Illinois:
2 What hss BEEN .ouz business tor fhe Last foor
A. 1Iare lccu IN the military fervics- Itt.ned
out early In 1861 NTH Pope ahen he ~as d5st ap.
posnsed-pu h1t ftat. Was MIN 6enerA uuntes
K. nd wa snad o hsasa
went INTO The t,uarttlnaslcr'a Dfpastment-then I
was trap.ieTrEd 10 the Department Of the South.
ma 'ne r. ae1 he @ ume Ind rot IL ners es oeans had
fallen ser1ed until jaunisy, 1e6a In that Depart
lneut then had leave Of nnsenre and Eas sick for
ro1 % General Butler whsu he was placcd n CON.
Iaand Of Fortress Aonroe* acted Is Cblef Of stat
q. state whether durinr, The vas, while yoa
ss5s q Sex ossssns fe1 hsd large acquaintance
a. During Ihe time wa. In New Orleans IVES
Chile! Quarsc1naste7 Of tlat Department. and s,as
black md while. ! obse5'rd d. cpadpct q ooih
he wss,s md feeiIngs Of de peop!c-
bejlon been 10 the sts.e or Louisiana: How long.
and ut Whist time haye yoa 1ecn th.fcf sta e fully
IN na71tiyc, snd concise form The pr1ncfpl= re-
suits Q! y ur observations n re:ar~ TO Liz exsiluR
a. SpE,eah,nr over tHp months ago LET. home
and e:astod 70 70 10 New Orleans by stcau,.r
srmethtnr Of The character OF tLr=e people. wa~
s,rxrgG % The b,af, aud had Gr.at dea! Of con-
ser.at!ou t1h sosthetn people; stopped at Satchtz
speni Saa ZONE Two 9cIs Il Scx tseaps and % s,e.a.y IT,
lshcn went oycs 10 Aoo'1s. sacat about week, and
erne bats 10 New Orleans, ~heEe stopped about
to cotin1h by rait, Oh through jackson back 70
Ca1Eo. and cane bcre. My conurIon Is tnat there
are very few loyal tueo WHO WIRE in The rebelio2-
senotiDr On eazth shty hnte 70 had ~ 1a.- Guyesn.
nleni, aid So,ihtrn citizens. ! ust great many
that knew when served IN 1he Dep1nmen., and
an entirely dIacrcn. -p!rtt nom wha, ,hcy formerly
had, much Wote. lconsersed with Gca. Sheridan,
ENC Other military commanders. and they wert aii
Of .,, os, opinion, that ~ r. 'ae e'spi oI a
would pc. the mites Of our Iea-mlesj
without any tor Of doubt While they might moi
tnany ol them take up at1ns-though creat many
eymps;hy AID support In cSery ,yny possible against
ur. The worst men met. l ii1ink, we're tso.e who
were properly loldc,s pfc'ions TO the Rebellion
have returned with their pardons In theis rosket.,
md hare resumed their old positions Of ladrr* aud
edpczsMr oi ihe public mind: They ar. bitter in
TIE extreme. While. should they rn-et any
eouth, who IL kuonn 10 he pubic character h The
Ncrth, they. would present an entirely different
Wfo ac1ed o. ,horsa be- wss ~ IL ss@psty Sith 1It
,ts, dsy. withopt hsFtns Tie aae ea dsnI., igs ID
10 It py some colord Womeu @ % Of ScW S ostesna as.'
who sddecrsed veTv polite note signed hr Mnd IN
lhis and Miss 1hat proposing to present tag,
lea.t lhey conld do ihey nnpn,ricd soaoi,s.c III 1o
receive Il, III tie menuitmE he rnatter Leaked nns
auo hes d.fe,ee0 tar Whole nrococd1ues 10 be *.
lad S.cu called 70 lie Iact 10 elch IN eyfeu, thsl
hey SUMO. ed tbey i,ad lctIe, stcl m cn- vhirh
.hey i'd. hut pot i here tl.cv could ser il, Tne
AN IT, rsTd;aa.cs tor r,rs ~ ~ ~ dnortns
clcrhe, &c. ior hoth nou.css nrin,ed ,hcir uctets
;: Lie q he conleds.a;s amy. u 5sommenis:
ciee,ed M sf5 an c:ass ooc no1 npg ,s;o
bad had bo,,, arns ehot oil. va candidate H.,
slstpcr, lie psin,ed biz ciets and 1hcn DE-
~ DE- provost = 70 snaT nndcr 10 Old Standing % o,asS
q i: ea'1ar. "a insssaa d 1s sD@ u i'sS sfss'
same tfappt5cs. lie w. re:afree,ea' ana H. DIM mn
rzn + Erilnr1 nsdc a nntton1 rennrx1fno ,h,t ffis
man might liz rsmanoed lsck, 10 be dea!t With br
nj 2R. hoGEI3s.
9. Afe you e1yinE taosc details from your osn
H. f2rtially ezca- What riaie, that ! d1d moi
personally know, learned from nost rctiablt M.
thnrtty; ,.-
nA.< u.t.e,aA.S - 5ous 31s"|se WAA. VI
tes1lts from four o"n kuoTlet.s.e, aid whai from
iaearsay:
"A: My informant told me be wcnt md SAW thi.
eandhaais for dvorksepe1, Who was m Ignorant
.lan and aeked h11u,1 h5 DO 1on put youI-rlr ur
tcre In defiance Of The military. and at The 1isS
ot being punished: said be- =. :. came heTr and
nnade arp;teanoh rot un- position. ! consulted
Gaen Ms. henne1; VINO Is itauln:. p N. Mt hen
nef tnid me how 1nnst print my ucket., aud told
me rnst rIt On thAt u1auortn. Amer was ar
Tc1Ieo, sno the enttohs we're cut on, Ms kenncl
.o!d nc ! " goulo ne kteHsa ont Unless n1t It on
lsrEc properly holder N Louisiana, man ot q
eood oea1 o. inaaepcc ENGAGED, a. an io.d. IL
fuhnlnc the h!ockatc, in WHICH pc atna:eed As:se
fnt southein people. Now. IL zcfc1cnce 10 ,hs
cnnotaon ot me coonl19. ob.etyed that sers
elotels, 1eeHnE strong interest," IN me enWect. !
conSefred N1tn commercial men. with p.auters u
me INFERIOR, md Wild p!aatess on The EFef and
maoe Up M Mana tnal 13tv" l'ales ~onh pe the