, 1866-03-07
ADDITIONAL rESrtMoyy.

AODlk4UNAA l. IHSEtMOFE.
Statements Of Gems. 1srteraon. Howard,
Sec. LcsxEK, Clara BARTON. LIeQt. Col.
Clapps and others.
NAsu1SGros. March GA isrsc ma.s Of te.ti-
moDy vas rGpoEted to-day nor, the Committee On
atecon-truction. General B. Il. Grierson tcstiaed
n reference TO Alabama, NieIssopi and Tennessee.
tsnf 'Ssy w ~ ThSm be eonxesed did not
regard seemed to be that they had not mrnns Ia
GIT out their octfgne.
one which control: 4 great majority Or only nj
nnofsty o. tue people In the regions Of WHICH yuu
4; Il j. he feeling Of The majority. At lhe lime
those whThaa terEed In the army during The re.
bc!lion were ftpentaut. There was hardly a loE11
man appointed to civil oflce under the State goT.
q. 50 far az yon 1now, how does Alaham1 and
Miseis4ippt compare with GeosEia and Tcunessecf
a. think there l. not much difference. Ii any,
r1theI more losal State. hoped ,hat after he
rebellion they would have been loyal at lcast, tpat
,hsy you'd have aceerted the situation rlncerely.
now IN organization existing throughout he South
for renewal Of thcrrhcllton. There ate msny cir.
crmssanees e Or sh'nss which hasc occurred Since
me tuffepder to make me believe 1t.
9. Is hcrr any sentiment With regard to foreign
a. There seems to be manifested desire 10 hare
the country tnFosved in war With Fr1nce In relation
10 nc11co- think, In such an eyenf. they wonid
sefze the opportunity to ln1n against tho Govern.
ment. TIL. T. the sentiment Of the leading men IN
1be South. From I'LL can leasp, the spirit OF re-
si.tancc ttl exists and 1s AZ strong ever and in
The event OF thus country bein. engaged il for
eIgn "sr, 1he enemies Of The Government through
The opportunity to attempt asatn te destruc,ion.
n BIZ Is corroborat.ye oi Gen. Thomas' iestlmons
already publiehed.i
Gsn: Charles q. Howard testified that in his or:
aeial capacity he Visited al the cities md principal
LOVES, ttoMns, and cserJ county In South Carolina. On
oeang a:sed M hy TIC Committee what was The feeling
un:endly he replied that he thonsht H. flins " "
Sind aDd hsay esled mendg. h j. d,S nS,
ton to be faithful 10 their duuts as citizens Rcre.
attef But be ne, with great many pelson, who
requirements Of Government, especially SilS reeT-
fnGe xie to the nesno @ 1he tllng exhibited toward
tepinntng, ia: nDmietakably bitter Il military
:orce. were Withdrawn from South CarolIua It
would be tonrce Or prea injury tofeedmen thrungh-
remain there unless be coustcd The favor Of The in
tfurn!tal. The feeling i. more intense among thc
female portion q the community. without e1cep.
Georgia and F1orida MAS much The same as list Of
south Casollna- md there Was hostility against
un5on men - and Immigrant; from The NoEb- There
have been a!waye 20, but the prevailing aenifneat
which is bound to control, IL eimIIar to thai N
South Carolina.
Chas 4. Lewis. Secretary Of the Commonwealth
Of Virginia npdcr Gov Fefrpntut, said bis decided
impression fn regard to Affairs tn that State ts that
ss 9y hpsSpe By that e he dd
IONS who were not politicians were very favorsby
disposed toward the Government at the time Of |
5sg h sas ,v ue bseyed sesy decided e1re
etpce that time, And he affaid they had crest
dea1 Of sgeeess. 10 belleyed The m3}o:ity Of tho
eepls GI Ssg,n9 souId still Be 1oIa weEe not
cet tain extent control public opinion. He believed
that many Of the old politicians engaged ID pro-
noting dissafl.laetion w1!h the Government. BE
canzatlou in that State hut from the conversation
Of eome Of the mott ontspoken Of the secession /
crcat many Of them would bc 1cIy sina 10 see he
country Involved m foreign war, in the hope tnat
y sons Rut sfs1 Il hig st. 1R The
rnteTtain my such Wish Or desire Il ibis time lie
believed the feeling was confined 10 tuost ult1a-se-
politicians and the prese sTas TO bring about such
:fate OF th1Dgs, which would produce that revolt,
By. be WIS IN hopes The mass OF the people Of ytr
icsin II they can help IT, These pot,dsns nov |
aroye theit loyalty 10 the Tuion but be was fcc to
ay that be dixHnstcd their professions very much.
,een o. eaEsFed i ses1eaaE far miss3ns eo nen nsa
II the Onion armscs, testified before the Com
nfttcc that shc thought the people south have no L
pcct for the Government. Thty have less friend.
hip for nterocF than when they owned them.
hey sny they wonld acain reduce them 10 ria /
re1y bul ahe wonld not vant to take tho chance Of
oeing slaye were 1t IN the1r power The Freedmen
1ayc the bezt Of feeling toward the Government |
md Northern people
LIenf. Col Dexter H. Clapp, On duty for the |
Eleedmen's bureau IN So1i6 Carolina, testified /
hat he had knowledge Of twenty counties. The
;eceeeionltte had no inclination 10 pppose the |
Government by open war any further, bat he
hought they have no more love for The Goyern- |
1cnt now than they had at my time tlurin. the re-
,cil1on, and only submit to It as necessity. The
most sensible Of them 'ntcnd to make the bsst they
an Gift. lie heard regrrte expressed ofthe results
II the wAr. Among lAsgc portion Of the cfuzens /
here 10 great desire 10 ret hAck fully fnto tie
Cplon he WAS we'll lealisGed tbat II iheIf 1nten
1op nhtu they got tack 10 unite With Whatever
at the North they can, to repudate the rebel
Iebt, he could mol eay there was settled conspr-
,cr for the PURPOSE, hut It WIS sort Of common |
ancc1s; ;ancfng-au expected thing. Freedmen and |
fhinD men do not stand much chance for Justice in
he Statc courts. He lhunEht tho scccssfonists Of
No1th Caroipa would adopt my conrse giving
hem any reasonable hopes OF obtaining their indie
Ewu1cnce, but be thought tey had idea Of aehl-
ine. lie believed a large portion oi them would |
Join the common enemy u they thought there was
any reasonable pspsE.ett Of success, hut fe waa
clear In the idea ihe wond not hRht the North any
more, rs they EoM satls1ed with their experience
Acting Provost MaEshal General BROOK OF Al
aana, said they seemed to be kesang generally