New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-31
RECONSTRUCTION.
Rsyiev Of the Report Of the Recon-
stFuctian Committee
Startling Mature of the Eacts
Proved.
testimony Of Gems. Thomas, Sheridan, Sher-
nan, Turner, Terry, and from ali
the Southern States
sne s1igit Of Secession and Rebellion
Restored,


s ofCcnrress and viii circulated Ike ether public docu
.nts song tie people The importance aud W ue OF this ev
:x,ree can hardly he 1Baepen6e nty Of the feet
That Il foundation Of the elaborate report Of Senator Ies
aaeu aud Of the constitutional Amendments Foposed by Coz
ress ii contains aes Of valuable iufr msion which,
ough toraby vel known Is not generally supposed toLa'e
sysI been Impaired under the sanction o; oath News
spr correspondence sud eegraptc repo' read
end sasy forgotten doredted bu. Der we have mass
a. genuine testimony which neither DO gsnsayed nor dis
xated comprises the opinions and obs rvaona OF some q
Rse uoe eminent il tie country O. any Of The generals
r Statesmen Of tie late ColedeTaey sad Of oonmandIs Of
uisOn forces 10 tie lately re0eihOus EtT:es.
Dese this there tie opinions ss observations OF many
,snn spdeTs Of departments and dsc Of Commissioners
NJ the Freedens Bureau and Of civiisu both loyci
sno doyal business led tie TO travel through inc
tpsbern saes are who had in respects beeT opPo
es to discover real fsslr3 Of the masses OF The sol'h
sa.u civil or military officials sThe testimony therefore
svss Ne whole ground o. heoonr0veTsy as to Wheeler tho
sey rebeors States shan Immediately placed iH safH ro
.s. BEpm-rescored al tho rights and privileges Nbeh
hey voluntarily abandoned; whether the people who have
10 Union and have by tremendous aud unp1r
anJsd effort conquered treason aud established 1t IL 10 re
s.pa orevtrth nationality Of The United States Of America
a be auszea TO impose conditions upon and demand guar
ses from their eesquered enemies to secure 70 Their
peeri,y the blessing Of republican form OF government
A matter 80 moucnous s not 10 Re settled in moment
Of The eo9srv stdSlS 10 tnvote6 that in this col
sinstsg crisis ne best co1nses may prevail aaa INC p
TIE menbers OF the Reconstruction were seloced
gsou among the ate learned aEd console 5
81 tbe Thy.nnth ConHess-nen whose motives AM paI'
siy Of Tie Union Republican party but the abess Of
NJ opposition appointed on The COMMITTEES Les Sg
snpsed but the great anxiety q tie people 70 OBTAIN nom
some positive expression OF opinion or some dnne schene
a. setion prevented that elaborate and thorough examination
O5 facts which would perhaps have been moIe usea ls
no current Of from Ee iebelous States since
e close OF The testimony has been not only 70 confirm the
Of
soot evils which they seek 10 remedy Use ebeoos
s Of our reconstructed brethren the barbarons eu s
rractce on the Freedmen the hatred Of the southern conma
fes toward loyal men especially ihoss Of on
day. by oeia reports ifogrPse aiS SSne9s era
pagf 90 mSptSs The terrible slaughter at Memphis by
sss Irish police shoOtng hangngs and bespss
svery Southern State the ayeWod Secession principles q
ss all person: elected either to State or Yeaesi on
poarts 70 execute Civil Rights bs show more fly
Although clearly than the evidence before The Re
enstructon Commie that the general dposiion Of the
sssss q The southern people h-n ever ss.s 2 me
fsassl Government ard hostile the principles Of gn and
soo which enaDesed in ie Declaration Of Iadesnd'
fszhtfs vvrpTsB or TIE
ssstizoBy before the RecOnstracIoh oomneo We
understand that fuller abstract IL IN Of preparation
The attention tie ceanse was syoscsy directed
10 certain cardinal points In the first place.
- ascertain the eeLg Of the Southern people toward tho
0overnment ofthe United States compared with her feel
S SS 5a' any o @ Is S any ga @ 10
lava Willingness to submit 70 It's auhorty and
ssd al men, which uaSsO the fCandsEOn Re
GOvernmeDtf
ss United States and foreign nation element Of weak
strength Would they they fitting Opportu
fds the county their national Independence
WI thsy permitted full and free participation in the Coy
results which they faded 10 accomplish before the Rebel
ss;iona coGDc The evidences upon these points abun
Any conclusive TO The affirmative o. the above propositions
The OF the South tie North not YET
eeneous people Their ideas The political
siS' which the NSr,s has TnScs'sd ere 1npa,tfDe 70 the
fierce Of arms to them hostile nation and its Is the
don These are portaDt facts but tho most important part
q em that they are t and earnest people should ponder
khen deeply We append few sgnihcant extracts;
SENTIMENT vIEGISrA.
MsjOr General John W. TsIasr s"'-"-so'0s 'ne post
nesop your conviction Of the general sentiment
s SSPs 20 ox SSp h * The United stSeS
thing as prevalent feeling DO they Ike y or
10 they hate III Answer 1t Is my conviction that tnsy hate
@ And yOu derive this conviction from what, A. From
Song with them from watching them as carefully
% could and Judging them dpasonatelT as eond aud
NM am sSs 20 srse he l. their
s or their expression belief that they cannot live with
& s O sas Of ssSsc them any binding
osee obligation whatever to support and defend the COY
rpmen do not believe that they for an instant think
o Why not in what oasuistry DO they indulge ia
hsf regard other words how does happen that
assorable and honest in bis private reston oan recon
Thst IL matter entirely beyond comprehedsioni can
ay attribute 70 The fact that they are an mPuye people
and Judgment have had related 70 me scores and
hundreds OF tmes Instances OF men VINO nave
q allegiance asserting tina, they would never fight
o. IN case q tho sctua occurrence offs wsr between
pypose be opportunity offered for the Sorth
Rsscs 70 Join she In yonT opinion what woald
foreign fee. shou1 land the coast Of Of the
eeahern States theT eope community might not
armed bad armed orce and reinforce the
sssy but believe they woud sssst them by giving them
and them VIII supplies snt open their
ssp kink stouh get wafwitLa foreign power
and that sbon6 make offers 70 the leading military
d The Rebellion the srera colonies MAJORS the most OF
ibis h, ecrrooorated ~ MAJ -GeH A a. Tsry. eommane
Gag district Of Virginia
Esrcsn goYa-nmsnt such England Fapes and 10 the
s1sat Of thero being pec Of tie establishment Ct South
independence By alliance between the secession ee
suppose thai that eerert would ally Itself with the foreign
or take any part 10 he agsi9s the United ates
A think that such een the punishment which
have received t0- their attempt throw OF
shorty OF the Government unless there yery strong
prospaet Of thsy would be reGstsnt engage
should powerful foreign eBsry land upon SonkeI9 coax
fhey wod receive some material aid and much sympathy
promise them boir Independence then very large por
sisn q ae people Of he South would Join the enemy
q And In view o. the contingency Of foreign war with
nation Of sac aston OF
ks1Tory Do you regard the Iebsi States altogether
element o. strene in bo GoTarnmfnt OF tbs United States
NJ the present timer No. sr The contrary most de-
raaedly e.ssieBt Of vsakhesa !.
Provisional Governor Joiasoa ~ Georgia rays. II the
tssiy withdrawp. thisk Hsjo Of the people would
Bess preference for Coz fsderaoy sgaciea time has not
So elapsed fY te eraicapn Of those ideas FROM their minds
hey ooisLee dGFnS tae war asa which bsg haze not
6tn GrisrsOn ssys. IL is ry Grm bslef snsr all have
Bees seie 70 Of ss soutbn people daring the aad
there s strong as sFsr and that the Of this country
pg1Eg ~ ioIsgn war tbs eases Of the Government e
act f 30 seize that Opportunity atsmp eegn