The New York herald., 1866-04-09
THB NEW sLOOP-OP-wAR IDAHO
Labor NJ the sourh.

LETTER From JOHN H. REAGAN. Ax-Posrs.srsR
GENERAL OF THs LATE CONFEDERATE STATE
From tho Now Orleans Crescent March 20
The following letter. strictly private one, written to
gentleman Of this city without any Idea o. puolcA-
non, has been thought worthy Of being printed Besides
being Of interest to the general reader u affords an
example Of industry in gentleman who has occupied
high public stations tnat othcr1 would do we'll 10 im
tate
FoRl Horsros NsAn PArEsrrsyl
TExns, March 49, 1880
MY DHsR FRIESD-To-day received your letter u the
Sd inst, and very glad 70 hear from you and hops
you in Texas before long.
ON my return home determined that IL would com
port with my self respect and with what due
to my friends for me TO avoid all participation In public
AFFAIRS and choose not to engage In the practice OF my
professionalism the present at leastsnd have quietly
settled myself down TO farming ! found my farm In
bad dtion though am now getting II intoa good
the LIST OF January. ! have one wbi'c man and seven
freedmen at work have planted some fruit treos aud
sbrubbcry, and most Of my vegetable garden and srsb
potatoes. and bedded out my sweet potatoes, ana
planted thirty .6ve acres of corn and have ~ mrch
more ready to plant; have sowed down Twelve
plant about lhirty.nye acres IN cotton | am
yohardst aud gardener myaelf and when not engaged
al this or in the necessary Of the freed
men, work thu farm constantly with my own hands,
and do much work with apparently as inio fatigue
any Of them ] make fence, grub, pile and burn
brush, plough. &c, aud an thoroughly honzed ~
other laborers
You can hardly imagine the sense Of relief and cpoe
of mind enjoy IN the ahseDce the cares and perpeA
tics Of o1csi and public life, or the great inere-, ~
and the enjoyment experience IN my retired ana quiet
life Aud II our country was again blessed Win ."n.'
tn,ona government and civil liberty and my loved chef
and other dear friends restored to their liberty
aud families, should es porfecy con,ented aud happy
The letter which wroic from Fort Warren 10 the pco
pie OF Texas. aud which met Win much diAappfovI
here, perhaps the most important, as II was certain
y The carefully prepared papor ever addressed 70
my fellow citizens IL announced simply aud plainly The
results OF the and ~ necessary and logical cons"
qucnces and sdvised Them To prompt acquiosoehcs 10
them the surct aud spcodost means o securing ibrr
return condition OF cvi liberty and sci government
tho admission of their memb,rs inio Congress and the
withdrawal among them OF tho military and the
Freedmen Bureau. II written from thorough
knowledge Of the facts OF the Auaon contains no state
fact but what 10 rc dedu ton bat wia, tink
wise and 40 argument but what think sound. II was
accepted and acted simply bcsauso our people had
scon ihoir country nyagcd and drsolated az had
seen Others; be not corrupted and garrsonni
with standing armies other staies were, and because
they didno pt the fact that they conquered
people But they learn pg these facts now, and ~
they do they appreciate and approve the advice gave
them And convention u doing mot of the thingf
which 7 was condemned for advising them 10 do
stand, a. always did, on simple Truth and fishi ana
know my judgment Will meet ultimate approval very
uuiy youi mend. JoiN IL hbA"AS