, 1866-12-06
NUMBER 1873.

WG kO".Asr HAAE ilESE tCAA4@A-s UGE1EIE !
was under the impression ut one lime that the
QUartetmaster General did not fully understand
the magp!tndc OF the movement, Q; tue natural
obstacles In the way OF its accomplishment, and
We had to struggle for siI months without funds,
on the plea that the Brazos Railroad WIS con-
zsf sss d ysu sn4 a9hS Rass5e5 s1 3 m E psS ss;
!ntlueneed n this act b5 the representations Of
The condition 81 civ1l asalrs IN Ie1as vas anou-
nloue. singular and unsatisfactory. I found this
rfoyl.,ona 1t ,GeveEnor backed by snal portion
.abhorEeEce for the rebellion and glory IN 1is
on oass aas 81 iost esuse
being oFerpowesed by the Federal forces" Both
Or these 5spteSsntatitea Of The civil lsw, enter-
subjects, l was required to support, and
% "a H. i to 81 he best ef my ability but !.
Hamilton, Tie Proytionsl Governor, was clanapr-
ions L ne astsstsd ;sas ,he sisi lax eoaid aot
ard Union mvn driven fsom The si.te without
military support, which gave whenever it was
~ NJ t1e
lsx ii s=i:ss % No&d f.. aoas eas
ssee'1 ss i e done es sG1ss Il Give Bat: ION i'm
itssanss Of tbs. two soldiers were shot ii BEN
ham. Texas, about two moE:hs ago; 'hcy were
IL iasmea, ana oGered 20 p:ora:at'oa. The ;rand
Jury could tnd no hill against their would-be as
Smith, Seventeenth Itiautrs, ior hnr:1a,y, be-
cause he brokc into the house Of some citizen In
his attempt to arrest 1hcsc men.
for tee murder Of freedman, tu Texas, won1d be
farce, and In making tsis statement / maize It
btcaasc truth conpels nc. aEu for no other 1ca-
son.
During The last SIX months Indian d.predarfous
hnve aken piace on tho remote frontier. Their
MT y yS but sy e n S,s
| some extent been influenced by exaggerated IT,
ports, gotten up, In some Instances, By frontier
people, 10 get market for teciE produce and in
oiller instances by aEmy contractors, 10 make
| money.
/ ha,c ordersd two regiments Of cavalry to the
tin, 10 be moved II necessary.
| i: is strange thai over a while man killed By
on VII acs ae
| EaIy freedmen in The settlements uothieS IL
dohe., ca,Eot help. but sue this, anu / cannot
UNPLEASANT il may be 10 ,fe authorities t oi texas. M
1wll' establish the frontier posts In Texas III the
easly sp:sGs. It was not done heretofore oil ac
| TO have attempted 1t with volunteer troo1s, d..
sisoqs Of retufnins TO ;he,1 homes. w1nla have
lMyo,e1 81 Sn expense which did not Ike to put
In Louisiana there was about as much, moi
more annu,oly IN civil asaiss thaa In Texas.
eT SeS Th rnn ter II
,Lc Gulf States, and III fsct the rhols southwest
This place had necessarily hcen the headlua7-
apIii!y wi eSi ,h:1 n,ilitalS 's saa:s S
ther len The results o. ,tat ability to D. se:tlsd BY
neutrality-suspicious. and clsims, eemi-ulilitaIy aud
stmlc,sll, Of every possible phase, anu 30 numer-
Gus and compllcsisa that, after a dair c1ar3!na-
c!crks for over twelve months 10 brief and sys-
tcmat1xe what Is Jet lett.
The settlement Of Of those claims as have al.
| ErAUF dead E{su$ tile itEtf-
'ali!ta!5 duties & ~ eo1maaI. 7eE there VA.
WY M possIeis n'a g
IL rtea sud spades. the disposition Of which :aye
tte sess juasMsat + .aS,a!asls es9,s.dt - ~. 4
M q e. ~ 81 cfx.e e0'
Y s ' e y ayS a. Sr Is
a. sf ' sasz 'aS Se
oeitson Of Governor; hnt ns@ ticei!"n WI. to o.r
d,nts Of !he Goye!Eo1-Vho sna7ort:s ID FEDERAL
th"fty9l had Teas;1 T. sSret S,o3 !aasa.ent, ~,
+ Va. 4 candidate II = e.etlSnl. or because hs
stss 1hSouEhens ths = sa. b. ] Tsnrne ~ :
Old not this. Twas oi my hnt.nes., untsl
syie d' aes ~ ssk M @ I'M i
she.lainc Of blood. IN which the military were
GoSs5asf ,s1ss:s4 ND ne s lss:.a,s5; M
sS lin Ha
o. Eeary ALL the supord!nato ctEi! authott!es " tht
sae5 s s e:
Then The Governor commenced making appeah 10 Tit
rstary authorities 70 support him, and Ehcn u wa;
support IVES elren; hnt when i was 10 t1 pl:t!sas
political purposes 1t refused and the m!s1tlr,
sssuued tie position thst politics Was outside Of ~
in4ely to The Interests Of etthcr 4Id. Ills
tr political !ee9tng 1Ealy Gu1uanatec In the
Of the sc;t cf Jn!,. lsS | htse tsousht that bad
ed: hut d Ett expect II to occur and WIS led Il
TIL. .,ci. ,s con sttsatlon which had. ab ut sls
1si Of Jun LAST. with 'udsc D1eei Who was the Pres!
INukjHnA ts1uyrnftnu Df 1Hi: u
mic That lie Would decline to call II toCrttef lie asks
& It could Lave rsllllary support said it could not
tat would rot allow ihe to b. used for part
collision, II wunld he my dutv to maintain the pe.ce
tie COUNTY, a. had hclievc1i for time pist
sutty " fe and property did not rest with the civ
in Florida there scre no political i-.ues !nrovin
te MILL arr authorities although ucE anauy
cationatfy came nom arrests II Ot{rtts and eotdcs
for acis aserd 70 hAve bern committed during thu e
fact thst IT would not make nufh dcr to thcr
~EAt party US ID Voxt:, and 1hst lhelr tst Intel
ss TSs r. r. ssxs o T s9s sn 30 10 ~ofk to 7'
On thf 9Th OF Jnnr 1st5 the I. .nposarS military ais
t.inn fthe Southwest VAS atoli.hrr bs the creAtla
tic S1Eta's n,Eis!on Of The t;uIt whch iucindtL ii
!du. These departments were respectively conmaat
60 by Major Gc1.csas Wright Cahoy, sioeum shd Fo
On ,oetr N. ls5: ths Department e ,ae MIS-,
Ca May I'd 1870. Major Ge=cral Csaby. having BIC
!or General a. r}a.1d In the canmard o{ tc Depa1
, IaI, General, very respectfully,
Your ooedi:nt servant.
P. IT. SHERIDAN,
: Major Geaerai L. >. A.
| Brevet Major General JonS \ RAwL1Ss, Chlcf