The New York herald., 1867-04-05
Views Of Rebel Generals.
New ORLEANS, March 25, 1867.

General ]. B. Hood is now the head Of large
commercial house in this city. He received me very
cordially and expressed his views In very candid and
oear manner. II do not mistake the tenor of his
conversaton he s in favor Of cheerful and ready
plancs on part OF the South with the Of the
Sherman bill and the act supplementary thereto He
smphacay declares that from the Poomac 70 the Rio
0rands the people earnestly desire peace, prosper
ity and unity, and that further resistance
- the government never enters their thoughta
A the time he feels that the south can never swa
Iow The policy Of the radicals which 70 diamessically
- variance with the constitution ntsrpretsd By those
shosd surrender any right under the constitution sx
ospns savsry. and that having become good
citizens under hs Union they should be protected in
their rights Of property, and mot be asked 70 become
ya,es the dsanchissmsnt Of mon they had selected
- represent them in the forum or the Geld.
While he 10 very glad that the South has had any
shns 70 do with giving tho negro the right Of suffrage
h 10 in favor Of gracefully yielding 70 The demands Of
Congress and giving the negro the privilege Of voting
convinced he Y that the negros interests are
with those Of his old master and that he will vote
che conservative ticket throughout The only fear that
he expresses tha. Congress may 60 further and conns
Ssoo 4. very Srn IN the belief that he me negro
win vote with tho southern people unless Congress- by
q as s % ss ons
The negro vote Tho General believes that his people
will generally register and exercise the franchise prv
lege under the law and expresses the hope the peo
pie North and South, will unite in determination 70
keep the radical majority strictly 70 the landmarks Of
any portion Of the Southern people, and especially the
soldiers or the confcderacy disIoya the govern
mont Of the United States, that they have not &C
ceped the verdict Of lead and Iron In good faith.
GENERAL BucKSER, oF KY.
This genteman's views are somewhat peculiar He
has always argued and still insists that when any peo
pe are oppressed they should resist and u necessary
use force or redress Of grievance Hc considers that
the rebellion begun at Washington, when encroach
ments we're made upon the constitution, and efforts
ads W oppress the South He declares that he entered
the resist usurpaon and be still adhcrcs TO
the idea that the rebellion ushable; yet he 10 for
cheerfully accepting the results and gracefully yield
vded the manhood OF the people s not Jeopnrdized.
The General, IN course Of conversation remarked, II
10 very different from making ourselves parties with
others 10 effect wrongs To apply that 70 the present
emegency-Congress has deprived us OF our oonstitu-
tionai rights we ought 70 endure as patient people
and oide time when conservatism will restore us 10
our former condition OF things"
On the question Of negro suffrage the General said
~ the polls teaching them their interests identical
with those OF the whites that tnoy must consolidate
the people and send 70 the State Convention men VINO
truly express the sentiment OF the people, which s
opposed 10 disfranchisng such men as Lee Beauregard
and Johnston, who elevated 10 the positions they
Allied by the voice Of the psOp u %sn q "a this ,.r,s csss
70 IL but let the responsibility rest upon Congress-
TO the question whether he thought the negro
1--WE can divide the vote in The cities but IN Inc country
We vote the negro easily He expressed his desire
70 see the south ned up BY industrious laborers and
capitalists from the North but be feared In few years
th might result dsastrously for hrs erper ence showed
that Northern after n few year, residence
became even more ultra-southern than natives
of the SON and the Southern people might have dni
Guilty IN holding them IN check He believed most Of
NE people would register and exercise The franchise