The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-01-24
Gen scl1urzla e.,c,.l.

5tsa sehIr1 report ot hs trip thTaug tho s0tH
EnSa accompanied the presidents g assaee 4
/ may sun up all have to say IN a fea wor.is
p E39aa8 Eeee necessary ea5 50 restore tae mo
clneIJ u government IL The STATES I.leiy IL
in point of form, the movement made to that end b,
the people OF the south might be considered salts
| factory.
But if is required that the southern people should
also accommodate themselves to the results of the
in point of spirit these movements fall short of wha
must be insisted upon.
The loyalty Of the masses and most of the leaders
the southern people consists submission to necpSs
ty There is, except in individual instances an entire
absence of that national spirit which forms the basis Of
! true loyalty and patriotism.
The emancipation of the slaves is submitted o only
in far chatte slavery in the old form could not he
kept up But, although the freedman is no longer CON
sdered the property o the individual master he is
State legislation will show the tendency to make him
such The ordinances abolishing slavery. PASSED by
the conventions Under tle pressure of circumstances
will not be looked upon barring the establishment
of a form Of servlude.
Practical attempts on the part of the southern people
to deprive the negro of hisrights as freedman nav
result in bloody collisions, aud will certainly plunge
southern society into restless fluctuations and anarcc
confusion
Such evils can be prevented,o only by continuing the
control of the national government in the States lately
in rebellion, until free labor fully deyeloped and
firmly established and the advantages and BLESSINGS of
the order of things have disclosed themselves
This desirable result will behast1ed by firm declara
tl00 on the part OIL R0FeFHulet that national
troll in the south will not cease Until such results are
sccured Only in this way can tht security be estab
lshed in the south which will rendv numerous imti
grafton possible and such immigr$on would matc-
rally aid favorable development of things The
solution of the problem would be versmuch facilitated
by enabling all the loyal and free abc elements of the
south to exercise healthy influence pon legislation
will hardly be possible to secure The faedmen against
oppressive class legislation and private ersecuti0n un
less he be endowed with certain measre of political
power.
! +t,. F,, r-oftr -
is of the highest Importance that the p9ple of the
States lately in rebellion be not permttedto build lp
another peculiar institution" whose spit is in CON
ict with the fundamental principles of G1 political
SYSTEM for long they cherish interests ocular to
them in preference to those they have in coon with
the rest Of the American people, their loya4 to the
Union will always be sustained.
desire not to be understood saving that tere are
no wellmeaning men among those who were dmpro-
missed in the rebellion. There many, but either
their number nor their influence is strong enogh to
control the manifest tendency of the popular spiN
There are good reasons for hope that deerfned
policy the part of the national government wiAro-
duce innumerdble and valuable conversions Thison-
sderation counsels lenty to persons such isu-
manded by the humane and enlightend spirit of 1r I
times, and vgor and frmness in the carrying ont,f
principles, such as is demanded by the national SEN.
of Justice and the eXigencies of our situation
In submitting this report desire to say that havt
conscientousy endeavored to things they were
and to represent them as them. | have been
careful not to use language stronger than was war
parison of the tenor of the annexed documents with
that Of my report will convince you that have stud
ously avoided over-statements Certain legislative
attempts present made in the SOUTH and especially
in South Carolina to be than justying the
apprehensions | have expressed.
Conscious though l am of having used my best en-
deayors to draw from what saw and learned correct
general conclusions yet far from placing too great
trust in my own Judgment, when interests of such
magnitude at stake. know that this report is m
complete, although complete observation of a
few months would enable me to make il. Additional
facts might pc eclted, calculated TO Throw neE gut
apou tha subject. Although ( see no reason toi be-
ijcrin- thai things base Caunged for ae better since
len the south vet such naT bs he case Admitting all
these possibilities slili woHld cutreat Won 10 tuEa no
irctrscealls step toward relieving the Sate stcy in
rebellion from ul national CONTROL Until saUh favorable
changes are clearly and uDmstukably aseertained.
To that end and hy virtue OF .ae permission Lou
hon95ea n1a en- 7etg rae oas "a coHaau-
aa 10 F0G mv views GS 20 the measures Of policy I
roper ta be adopted, ! world new respectfully sus
est thai yoa advise congress 10 send one IN more
investigating committees into the southern States
inquire for themselves Into the aetael condition ot
fugs. before final action is taken upon the Feadtsis
z,ls af sues thcir reprpsea tataa e. tfe ie1is
tive braaeh Of the government and the w.sbirwnl yf
il national control from tst section Of tse country