, 1866-03-08
HORE RECONSTRUCTION TES-
IIM0NT,
Status Of Loyalty 1n Florida. Louisiana

and Texas.
WAsH1xGTox. March 7--1he testimony reported
from the denomination Committee refera 10 the
STATES OF Te1as, Louisiana anu Flosioa. and Is sub
etantialy the came as that giycn Of other States.
Lieut.: Miller tetuntd tnaT The poor working peo-
bonds and wealthy easses were hostile to she Gov.
The general icucucy Of the Administration had en-
NiAj. Gen Stanley testified that Tezas had not
been conquered, the people asserting That The state
llad rot been sanende1sd bY Gen; Lse. Ine Get.
Tnlon sentiments. The Wttnees eaid besides these
The only Union men whom he knew tn Texas, men
o1aay int'uxnes woq'd Se comprised IL tea pes;;
an outbreak o. resistance to the government, but
would state that Il we became involved In foreign
aa II 11ss as sndS aaa 70 e7st q RoD9s ss
eeedine, and thts was moi only hts oplnton. but be
men @ Of ability there. fhc Women II Texas 4 were were
eniverza!,y rebels. contcmptnous, and disposed to
be ,ns9lent 70 American officer: whenever they
The fa1 Of the rebellion, With tho exception q West
Texas. They would elect eandidates lor office "a
he considered Texas in worst condition than any
other State Tor The Ecs:on they were neTer whipped
themselves would hold he negroes in bondage.
People arc generally II comfortable circumstances.
Ins kecp!ng Of military force in Texas Is neees
u
John ". Rich, collector OF customs ia E1orida.
says tho Impression Of many people wks that they
had been overcome, bur not conquered. There has
bern No material change for the better in any por.
tiou Of The Stale lately ID rebellion. The people
hare bitter aversion to Whist th.y call Yankees,
Northern men. He wonlcMnot know where
to lay h1s h7nd upon msa who real.
would Just az soon expect to ind white raven in
tho rand banks OF Florida, as TO End Union man
who hae alyaye lived theEe. There might he some,
but he had not found them. The presence Of i
military force FloFida il necessary 10 secure The
lights Of property and livea Of both whites and
biackt.
Hr!gadlc1 General Dool,ttla, who tcrrcd In the
northeastern part or Lout=lana testines that among
the better clhsB Of citizens. while he did not thtnE
there vas vesy hearty loyany. perhaps there WAS
disposition TO conduct themselves In support Of the
Government The greater number regretted the
VAL, moro pe1hapa from the fact tAat their
property was dcetroyed and 70 much suffering
ihe undertaking ttteik 4 erest many
we're sorTs they mad nol succeeded. bnt were willing
to ectept the condition OF things md mAks the hesI
ot i and DO eyesythn. they could to support thu
Government.
John Coyode testified 10 the condition OF Lcal.l-
ana. soon at'e1 the surrender. the people thought
thtmsc}ses we'll whipped, nor dreamed that they
would again be entrusted with political poaef.
Governor We1it snt Others bad cauied
back encouraging reports from Washington. The
OFFICIALS appointed by The Gos9u0f HcrH rebels Of
the wort ciaes: one nigh official kept hsoodhonnds
with which Union men were hunted 10 death. They
combined To control elections and Loyal men had
they would he given over 10 rebels Freedmen were
Novklng we'll bnt wrre only patd eight dollars
month at the hiehcet. II was feared negroes would
be badly treated II the military IVES Withdrawn,