Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-08-23

Gen. Grant has received letter from,
Gen. Pope, dated July -, inclosins a
newspaper containing speech By Is. II
Hill, and saying that ho was, only few
weeks since, pardonodeby tic President
"You can" General Pope Rays, .read
from the speech itself the character Of the
man who Is Representatives of a class, and
tho hopelessnoss Of any satisfactory recon
structsbn Of the Southern States, while
such men retain influence In bis opin.
ION no Reconstruction can be satisfactory
OF At all reliable in its future results. il
these men are permitted TO discuss openly
according 10 their nature, the issues pre-,
senicd. II Is better that the country
should know the truth on this subject now
than run tho risk Of learning herenfieI
that an irreparable mistake had lean
made in the plan and execution Of tho re-
construction acts. lie need scarcely re.
peat that reconstruction, to To In
the spirit Of the acts Of Coner,ss
and be permanent, must he the act Of tho
people themselves, after the fullest and
frcost discussion. Congress has done
wisely in enabling them 10 make this Gghl
by DISTINGUISHING leading rebels and Al
least making II impossible forthem to vote
or hold Office. II would have been still
better to enforce their permanent absence
from the country. The personal influence
they might bring TO bear il they were can
dldatcs is thus greatly weakened, and they
are forced TO discuss issues and not to APP
peal to personal feeling In their favor
The General gives his views at length,
concluding as follows: r.ss
II am not con ident that reconstruction
will be satisfactorily accomplished Ia this
district 10 spite Of the open aud active o.
position of disloyal reaciionists. can
safely say that Alabama will give not less
than 10000 majority Of the white votes
for reconstruction. | think II may DO said
with almost equal certainty that Georgia
will give white majority in the same d.
rection. Not less than three fourths of
the coIorod vote in each of these States
will be cast for reconslruction. The same
results are substantially true Of Florida.
"lf | have 80 earnestly invited your
attention TO the danger Of opposite results
IL has only been 10 furnish data TO meet
the case TO justify the course I have
thought IL judicious TO pursue. All the
facts that can bear upon these questions I
shall continue TO report as they como 10
my knowledge. IL IL, however, my duty
TO state, that, in my judgment, the condi
ton OF affairs In the Southern States, even
should recons truciion be satisfactorily nc.
complished, will ofnecessity DO repro
duction. in more or less modified degree,
of what now exists in Tennessee, unless
some measures are adopted TO free the
country of the turbulent and disloyal lead
ers Of the reactionary party. While these
persons remain in this country TO exercise
the bancful influence they undoubtedly
possess, there can DO no peace. / believe
that in Florida and Alabama the danger
from this cause is less than in Georgia;
but in all these States there Is so much
danger offho disorder aud violence which
mark the daily history Of Tennessee, that
IL would seem wise to adopt what measures
are practicable 10 remove from the States,
in the process Of reconstruction, the causes
which now endapger loyal government in
Tennessee.
III do not venture 10 suggest remedy
for the evils That may be developed. Such
matters merit. and no doubt will, CON.
mand patient examination and careful
action; and having laid before you the
facts aud my general views on them, con.
slider my duty performed.
"your obedent servant. asa
4 JonS PopE."