The Hillsborough recorder., 1866-01-03
Inhabitants participated in the late rebel
lien.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
GENERAL GRANTS REPsRT.

GENERAL GRANTS REPORT.
Hesdquar,es1
Armies Of the United States
Washington. D. O.. Dee. Is, 1868.
HE EreeLsney a. Jshnssn,
Pfesidsnt Of tie taiied Slaie,.
Sir.-ln reply TO your aste Of ,hs 10th
instant. requesting report frsm me, Civ
Ing such Information as may be possessed 4
oi, coming within the scope .f the inqui-
ries made by the Senate OF The United States
IN their resolution Of the l2th inst, hare
the honor to submit The following
With your approval and also that Of the
Hsnsrable Secretary Of War. | lett WASH
lngton city sn.the 18th OF last month for
the purpose Of maklag q tsur. OF inspec ten
through some of the Sssthern States, or
States lately in rebellion, and TO see what
changes were necessary to be made 10 the
disposition Of the military forcss Of the
countIy. how these forces c0uld be reduced,
aud expenses csrtailed. &c.. aud TO learn
a. lar as possible the feelings and in,en.
tons OF the citizens vi these States towards
the Gensral Government. The State al
Virginia being 50 accessible to Washing
ton city. and Information from this quar-
ter, therefore. being readily obtained, l
fastened through the State without c0nyer-
sing or meeting with any Of its citizens. Ia
Raleigh. North Carolina. spent one Jay !;
10 Charleston. South Carolina. TO d.,o,
Savannah and Ausussa, Georgia. ssch one
day. Both in travelling and whilst step
ping, | saw much and converted freely
~;,h the oi,iEsas sf these States, as well
as with the officers Of the army who have
been stationed among them. The follow
lng are the conclusions eose 10 by me:
l au satisfied that the mas, Of thinking
men 81 the South accept the present stu
atlsn oi affairs in gssd faith. The ques-
tions which have heretofore divided the
principles Of the people of the sections
slavery and State risAts. or the right Of a
State To seceJe frsm the Union--lhey re-
gard As having been settled forever BY the
highest trIbunal--aras-that man can re-
sort tel vas pleased 10 learn from the
leading men when met that thsy not on.
" accepted the decision arrived al as final.
but that now the smoke Of battle has el,ar.
ed away, and time has been given Cor re.
hection, that this decision Aas been 4 for
tunats one Tor the whole cssntfy, ;hev re-
ceIsing the like benefits lroa Il with those
sho opposed them in ,he he.d aad In the
cause.
-Four years Of ~ar, during which law was
executed only al The point of the bayonet
threughout the States in rebellion, have
LETT the people. possibly. IN condition not
10 yield that ready obedience 10 civil al.
thoriiy the American people have general.
W been 10 the habit " yielding. This |
would render the presence Of small garri. |
sens throughout those States necessary un-
" such time A. labor returns to it, proper
channel and civil authority is fully es,ab.
lished. did net meet any one. either
those holding places under the Govern
msnt Or citizens OF The Southern States.
WIS think II practicable 10 withdraw the
military from the South ~ present The
White and the black mstually require the
protection Of the General Government.
There is such universal acquieseence in
the authority Of the General Government
throughout the portion OF the country Wis.
tied by mo that the mere presence Of a mil
itary force sithsst regard 10 numbers. is
sufficient 10 maintain order. The good
Of the country and eeonolay require that
the force kept in the interior, where there
are many freedmen, elsewhere in the
Southern States, than at forts upon the sea
coast. no force 10 necessary should ali be
white treops. The rsassns for this are OBJ
,isuS without msniienin. any Of them.
The presence Of black troops, lately slaves.
dcmorslizes labsr. beth By their advice and
BY furnishing 10 their camps resort for
The freedmen for lsng distances around.
White troops generally excite no Opposi.