New-York tribune., 1866-05-04
RECONSTRUCTION.
Additional Testimony from the Committee Of
Fifteen.
Affairs in Virginia, The CarClinds end Other
Southern States.
WASHINGTON, Friday. May 4, 1866.


The following additional testimony reported from
the Committee on Reconstruction, to-day:
Sidney Andrews Washington correspondent OF Tht Boston
Advertiser testified that be spent the months OF sepember Oe
Of North aud South Carolina and Georgia. 20 the asnamed
state the time he there ind spirit OF sym
pahy with the SUCH with the Administration az
the viii and sovereignty OF the Unon ne ound
the hostility manifested not Only IN eonyersatO WIN IN, ,
while in the State the men who were elected 70
were wlthon 40 m St, % JTIn ts War he did
recoect that than or two OF them were wha are
called original Secesonsts bot four o tie seven au Oeeh III
the Rebel army.
In answer TO question Mr. Andrews said be concluded
that people OF Georgia would have preferred ne
establishment Of the Confeceracy had II been possible
and very generally regretted the failure Of the effort TO do o
be heard little said about the payment Of the Federal de9
people OF The south pay the whipping they had received
there was much talk IN the State In favor OF the payment Of
n Rebel debt and he confident would not have been
redate By the Convention excepting under orders from the
President OF the United States propositions made IN
when the State admitted the Union the Convention
repudaed Slavery but maintained the right to ak compe1
saon for the emancipation Of slaves he thinks tie Freed
meas Bureau a necessity. and found il working much better
Georgia than ia either of the Car9nos the better class OF
fairness but the others inclined 70 abuse and cheat
them out OF compensation for their labor The he
the owners Of land and to educate their children
HI, ortscomnr book entitled The South since the War
illustration Of these and other views which he had
Charles g. BAYLOR who had resided in Georgia privately
and Officially since 1857 and during part OF the war was Com
mercs Of the State bat tas rot been there
cbise to the freedmen either upon an esueaonhl est
rae ana iaaaena population side q law social
order and and ase @ ans were won me
liberal spirit; aud II would be udcious step TO initiate that
great reform. lie said the course OF the dsunon leaders
would this question out Of IFS legitimate channel and
the adoption Of universal suffrage might become an absolute
necessity order to create lcya element Of political power
and eounterac the vicious ihuenee OF ,hese leaders, ts
aIe generally anxious 10 own land but most OF
the planters are unwilling 10 sen ahe nne M s arr are %
vcrsay loyal the Government and are much more ine
gent than people generally suppose.
The witness was asked the question II the elective
extended to tie negroes and the ertre influence OF te
Government l. of the Executive and Congress were
placed side of that policy how would be received oy
he poorer whites OF the South In reply be made lengthy
statement and concluded by saying that any
Government would be accepted and acted the poor whites
sick and tired OF agitation and politics. eu ty nave no
more the political movements and condition OF the
they had before the so tnat praeca ther
good disposition aud the good disposition OF the freedmen
amount to nothing at ALL
The Hon Bedford Brown formerly United States Senator
from Moth Carolina examined in respect TO that State
he had the people of North Carolina 10 leg
islaye during the be bad always been mon
and secessionst principles he thinks two'ihrds or
treeurhs the people Of the State unitedy opposed to
Secession the the people the time Of Lees surrender
were grafed than otherwise because they saw that the
eTe there was no safety out Of the Unon they graft
fled the question had been settled IN some ways OF late
a. ay Of Sad aye Chiefly om the long delay in
being admitted into the rnion there wide eelng of ds
even Union mem the great mass Of the people
are exceedingly anxious to have the relations between the
State and Federal Government estoed some few persons
wonld perhaps be grated By foreign but the great
perfectly willing to live under the laws Of the United
provided they have political equality with the other
States the longer this Is procrasnated the worse iceng
Of discontent will become; some portions OF the
the people Of with Great Britain or Fisnce
would another attempt at Secession sndthe
establishment of southern independence but great morty
suppress such attempt there were reasonable ex
pectaon they could be admitted TO equal political rights
10 the Unon the best way to renounce TINS feeling OF d
content among the people would be to declare the state
member Federal Union and admit her representatives
10 their Congress OF course judging OF the members pre-
senng themselves eparaey dsoya men should be excluded
but men should be admitted the majority their
constituents were actual dsoyass the question OF admis
sion should depend rather the character and qnahca
b Dsre, was maniey disloyal beyond all question
would perhaps be a Justification for his exclusion
the % v1s to Apss ps, the FsGer debt though the a1
payers DO not regard II as pleasant SUBJECT
to he payment the Confederate war debit he does not
know any combination. open or sec to make further re-
he believes that Northern going North Carolina
invest capa lands manufactures &c would be received
in friendly manner and treated with justice in the State
Courts the in his part OF the State acting
yer we'll and the general sentiment among the formers and
lion for promscuous schools whites and blacks but the
better elias. people do not object to schools for blacks
aratey; the officers OF the treedmens % Bnreau have
white people but he hardly thinks there is further
necessity maintaining the Bureau, SIS black men
as white il they OF good character, ana
there particular preiudiees against them the poor
crediby than the negroes universal negro Suffrage would
regarded very Objectionable and wholly nadmssibe but
fed negro snrage he does not think 1t possible to estsDh
restricted suffrage among the whites and thinks none OF them
would surrender the right TO vote they could avert H.
Among evidence that OF DOrrence Atwaer OF
Fcrfyvile Conn who was private IN the "a new lUh
nsbss e SI ,ea ~ aeS length relative to the manage
aud condition Of Belle Isle and Andesonvic prisoners