, 1866-03-07

nnoes military Eaie. The zesutt IVES, ono heard
9. ihe people Of Alabama we're len to them.
selEes TO act they pleased, would they prefer to
Temain Under the present Government, Or sec the
Cenitdetacy re e. tab1i=hedf
A Think ,he majority Of them vou1d prefer to
y. a r. Diilngham, OF waterstl,e, Ne, said be
had a. charge OF restricted commercial intercourse
With the insuneciIonary districts in Mi.sfssippL
He thoughs TINT before Lees surrender the general
feeling within the Federal lines OF all classes was
9Ee Of entire submission to Federal authority.
1Eerc Was disposition to accept readily any puh1}c
officers the Government might send them il civil
q military capacity. There was a feeling
Ss been nfS 5rea ~ pf De 1Ss and st taS
this feeling seemed to disappear, and, alter he
pohcy Of President johnson was thoroughly In.
mapEu1ateo. m f6e old bitterness seemed to develop.
Of their Owl State in their own hands. MlsefsS,nnr
wonld prefer the re'establishmcnt Of the Coutcd-
eraey % It least three fourths Of the people,
thiec yeass IN AEkansas during the war, and lad
s;eept the results Of thc contest. A largo majority
not Ot ae 1es u ngs ga M that 6as a d
spoken with of1cers Of the Confederate army, and
t6sS t9!d hit they were glad the war resulted as 1t
o,a, dhes i9oked on ne leaders at the commence
OF them. and had Lost confidence. ''N'7
e y W1aM t ths majority Of The people Of Askan-
tho Union. The residents Of ffc northwesz,cm sts95
sa pall o. me ne STATE were poor and owned bat few
ensa t. hs H11a
test cath, and some with The amendment to ine
Constitution OF The Stale, phFing the whitr man
and negro on an equality as rards CONTRACTS, &c.
among very respectable number, but ulunaliaed
Suffrage would hardly dnd any advocates, Theye ia
strnng Prejudice agafnst the colored men in this
respect. The ncR1o shows a disposition to con.
tEacs with Northern men rather Than With their
NaIo! ]. ". Smith, Of 11tt,c Rock. Arkansas
iestldet that there "us no trouble OF any Kind III
the section where he lived. Sons Of tie rebels
nave returned. but be bellcred that fourdiths Of
iaose who Nent lnfo the rebel army are dead.
Judging from present indications he suspected
theif Intention is to be good loyal men. Xost Of
the prominent men have obtained Or sought 10 ob.
!Ma NoH hetn men as partners. The feeling In Al
10 sake pp for o1eo mcu who hare been complicated
With rebellion. He thought all tho members elref
to Congress good loyal men.
United States Senator elect William D. Snow ~.
Bd1ne At Pine Dluf. AIkansa. festied that Lii i,
B5upath'es were win The United States. ue iooI I
no part in the war AGAINST the United States: did
oil he could in favor Of the Un,on; upsbIe ia sar
whether i was safe to withdraw The military but he
shoaght this should be done order would be pre-
Ezra Hferstalt testified to affairs tn Lon,st,ns
ne hsu neafd mauy persons say thcy had no nepret
.nl What laey had done, and were ouly sorry tbey
I'D not succeed. could not say such was the rene
tnt ~ teens among those lately in hostility against
ne Gorc1nment+ but was eert1fn 1t was the feeling
81 mauy. He n1s aso certain there va. deco feci
ne among certain classes OF persons acnIust the |
payment Of the national debt, ~ well ~ acan.t he
i snee,s avs o. nc The Tame work
nserure, "eA' 'e'1
Evidence Of others, bearing On the same points |