North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-03

ly adjusted system of taxation will result in
a harmonious restoration of the relations of
the States to the national Union.
The report of Carl Schurz is herewith
transmitted, as requested by the Senate
No reports from the Hon. John Covode
have been received by the President.
The attention of the Senate is invited to
the accompanying report of Lieutenant
General Grant, who recently made tour
of inspection through several of the States
whose inhabitants participated in the Re-
bellon.
(Signed,) ANDREW JOHNSON.
| WAsHINGToN, Dec Is, 1865.
REPORT OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL GRANT.
Headquarters, ARMIES OF THE UNI
TED STATEs.-WAsHINGToN, Dec Is, 1865.
His Excellency, Andrew Johnson, Presi-
dent of the United States: SIR reply
to your note of the 18th instant, request
ing report from me giving such informa-
tlon as may be possessed of coming within
the scope of the inquiries made by the Sen
ate of the United States in their resolution
of the 18th inst. have the honor to sub
NIT the following, with your approval, and
also that of the Hon. Secretary of War =
l left Washington City on the 9th of
last month for the purpose of making a
tour of inspection through some of the
Southern States, or States lately in rebel
lion, and to See-what changes were neces-
sary to be made in the disposition of the
military forces of the country how these
for",s could be reduced and expenses cur
tailed &c. ,and to learn as far as possible the
feelings AID intentions of the citizens Of
those States towards tho General Govern
meht
The State of Virginia being SO accessi-
bic to Washington City, and information
flom this quarter therefore being readily
obtained, fastened through the State,
without conversing or meeting with any of
its citizens. In Raleigh, n c. Ispent
one day, in Charleston, S. c., two days, Sa-
vannah and augusta, Georgia, each one day.
Both In travelling and stopping L saw much,
and cOnversed freely with the citizens of
those States as well as with officers of the
larmy who have been stationed among them
The following are the conclusions come
to by me Il am satisfied that the mass of
thinking men Of the South accept the stu
alton of affairs in good faith. The ques-
tions which heve heretofore divided the
sentiments of the people of the two sections
slavery and State rights or the right of the
State to secede from the Union, they re-
gard as having been settled forever by the
highest tribunal. arms, that man can resort
to. was pleased to learn from the lead
ing men whom met that they not only ac-
cepted the decison arrived at but now that
the smoke of battle has cleared away and
cision has been fortunate one for the
whole country, they receiving the like ben
efts from it with those whe opposed them
in the field and in the council.
rour years of war during which the law
was executed only at the point of the bay
onet throughout the States in Rebellion
have left the people, possibly in condition
not to yield that ready obedience to civil
authority the American people have gen.
orally been in the habit of yielding. This
would render the presence of small garri-
isons throughout those States neces-
sary until such time as labor returns to its
proper channel; and civil authority is fully
established. | did not meet any one, eth
I er those holding places under the Govern
ment or citizens of the Southern States,
who think it practicable to withdraw the
military from the South at present. The
white and the black mutually require the
protection of the General Government.
There is such universal acquesence in the
authority of the General Government
throughout the portion of the country Wis
tied by me, that the mere presence of a
military force without regard to numbers
is sufficient to maintain order.
The good of the country and economy
require 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 is necessary. They
should all be white troops. The reasons
for this are obvious, without mentioning
many of them. The presence of black
troops lately slaves demoralizes labor both