The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-06
What General Grant says of tn, South

What General Grant says of the South
correspondent Of the Troy Daily
Times gives the following rs a converse.
ton had with General Grsut during an
interview at the house OF the latter in
Washington last Saturday:
G. The rebellion was put down bv the
sro"g arm Of military power under your
direction. and surely the work WAS well
done. Now the question is, what policy
shall he pursued for The reorganization OF
the late rebel Stntesl
A. No, the work is not all done. The
fighting is finished, but the verv impor
tant matter Of reconstruction is vet to hc
completed think II the Southern States
had accepted the amendment instead Of
rej"ctine it so hastily, they would have
been admitted hy Congress in December.
but now | think they will have to take
the amendment ard manhood suffrage
besides. Congress will insist on this.
Q. How are affairs at The South, Gen
efal 7 Is il true that in Texas and many
other sections, no adequate protection is
given to Uuion men
A. It is true that in large proportion
Of Texas Union man is not safe Il be
vond the limits Of military protection
| in and about Galveston better state Of
things exist. and majority Of The people.
| have no doubt. would be glad 10 have
the lava enforced. In many ther sections
Of the South lovaI men have no proper
security for life ap6 property uness thew
are so located as to be taken care Of BY the
military.
The Civil Courts fail to punish offences
against Union citizens, white and black.
And as for that matter, they were always
remiss. AM told that no murderer who
had he'd what ia called a respec'shle po,
si,ion before he committed the crime was
ever hung or o,h~rwise punished in the
State Of Virginia. and believe the same
is true Of most, if not all, the late slave
States
@. You say General. the Civil Courts
have failed to protect Unionists at the
Sonrh Wei, are not the so called Sta'e,
Governments there the greatest Of all
failures ?
A That il a political question for Con,
gross 10 decide only give facts. and
others NAV construs them as they please
believe that large nnmhcrs n, the South
would he glad to have the laws enforced
imparrallv; in some parts this is the
sentiment Of tho majority. But the
trodhle ia thew ara overcome bv the law.
less element, and cannot enforce ius.
tce.
Q We'll, in any event, there can be no
more fghtinGl
A ON, no, nn'ess Brooks and Wool
and that. Corperhead set get up rh-ir
threatened war. and there is some doubt,
think, whether they will undertake to
carry. out their threats
of Trov, who is on his way to Augusta,
Ca, here made the inquiry whether a
Union man i, perfectly safe in travelling
South
A. Oh, yes. perfectly safe. THERE'S 10
danger at all on the regular lines of,ravel
But then II Won should stop aud get into
angry political discussions. there wod'd bs
danger in.some places no doubt. In that
case shooting would probably he passed
off as unsuitable homicide. If the murderer
WAS arrested at all.
After passing compliments, etc, We
bade the General good dav, all our party
being highly pleased with ths interview.
and fsalinr strengthened in ths conviction
that y s. Grant is not only fit to be
| General. but eminanilv. ft to hold the
more exalted position Of President of the
United States, to.which loval people
will call him. J. NJ. F.