The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-08
WELL WORTH heading.
What Grant Theurht and said Before lie
Invented Grantism.
HEADoUARrERs Army or TIVE UNITED
STATEs, Dec. ~, 1896.


HEADouARrrRs Army or TIVE UNITED
STATES, Dec. ~, 1896.
whs 5sceienev A johnson, TrssIdentQ r me U"'ied
STA In reply to your note OF the 10th instant.
Requesting a report from me giving such infor-
mation as l may be in possession or conlnf
ATE OF the United Sta.es In their resolution OF
the IL instant, have the honor 70 submit the
following with your anpfov !. and also thnV Oh
the Honorable Secretary of War
left Washington on the 2th 81 last month
tSreusbp"ni some ~ the Southern $, tcs at'ly
In rebe ion, md to see what chat. o wcrr heo'
sary In the dispositinn oi tue mltlS i -, S
the country, and how these forces coiiu 'e
duced and expenses curt He'd, &c. nnd 10 learn,,
n far possible, the feelings ana int enllons mi
the citizens Of tue states toward Toe genera'
Government. The STATE IL Nirgihi ot'l9 SO &c
cessbe to Washington CIV ann MORN ,,,, .ioh
fromtnis quarter. therefore, oe'nf 70 uiy 3D.
tanned, 1 h stene through the state witnOt
conyersilR Or meeting Win an, %. me s,n ,r,
ton. Il. C., two and Ia savannah ana Augusta
Gn., each one gay. bOth N rdv9llinV "u whilc
stopping saw much ana convcfsed Tree " Win
sittzens OF thea - itos. ~ well Win officers
OF the army vino We Ottu STA l'bcu among
them. TIE llOwinr are the conclusions come
am satisfied the mass of thinking men o the
sontn accop, inc IRE ent situa'i N Oi al lirs ~
good fith. he question: when ntVe hitnertu
divided ths sentiment ~ She cuulc 81 the Two
seriinnsNalayurv and state tights. or the tttLt
of a Ssate to secedc frum the idtnn-thrN -
gard havluy been settled forever 10y he h1h-
est tn unal " arms thlt ~ n can resort g. !
whOm met that tney not uul 'ccepttd the dc-
ciaion arfivol at ~ q AL tut NV IN t,h suok.
uSGattle bus Gle rcd Nv =, nd ine hts o ch
d "a for reflection, fhdt this dee Il IN h 3 icru
fortu ate ohc for the whole county, they r.
ceiving tho LIS Loueiifs frem h Niln thnre VINO
opposed them IN u. held "iiu ~ me couieli'
Four years of var. du iu2 Wlich the law VITO K
ecuted oniy at the y Ia Of ths naY1i 90 thfoN ~
OUT the states In rrbeI ~. hove ief' the peopi',
possibly. In tina. udiuOn not 20 led that
read obe dience to CIV, All ,oi'1 t"e Hn,i' IL
people nave geuerallf beeh Va tu' u"Di ~ Nlelu-
ing. tbs would render the presence of smui
garrlsons throughout thore Sia,eS necessary
unth eucn 1iiHe a. LABOR re- urn - Us hr'pl
channel, nJ civil auth 'itY J. FUZZY cs'a liisued,
did not meet any ono. ettlcr those huldiuI
places under inc GuNernnent % citilcns 90
hOutucrn otatcs, WhO tuputht ~ lrhr icdJic 10
Withdraw the Hilary from the 'uih at 1r,s.
ent. The wnite and vi OK uatirN ny rtquire the
Protection vf tue general Vsrn uenl Inero
II SAGA ualvcr.l ,'uIsesceuce IN HE aI.hoii.y
OF The general Government Throughout the uOt-
tons of the country visited bv M. that the
mere presence u "a mnitaIy iolcc' without it-
he good Il the country requires that a force
he Kept Ia the interior where there are IN nv
freedmen. Elsewhere IN tue Southern st ties
than at forts ON the seacuast no force is neccs-
sary. The soldiers should u Oe white troops.
TIE reasons Tor this are obvious without men
tiOning any vi lueu, the presence OI bl.cN
trOopr, lately slaves. demOralizas Labor BOTH hy
their advice anu furnishing In their camps re-
sort for the freedmen for long distances around.
Wote uovbs ksheI~iiS 'Avi 4 u" pptosl''ol'
anu, therefore, smaller number OF them can
maintain order In given district. Culoted
troops must Os kept IN Uodies sufficient to de
fend themselves. II Is not the tuinking nan
troops sent amo NJ them oy the general Govern
ment, but the ignorant In some places might
and the late 81 We, Too. who might DC im Oucd
with the idea 4 AZ the ir perry OF MS Late mas
ter should by right belong to him, at least
should nave no protection moan tue co.ored sol
der. There Is ho danger u a collision beng
brought on Uy such causes.
My observations lead me TO the conclusions
that the citizens of the southern : fales .le dnX-
ious to return 10 sell soyer. nieut within the
Union as soon 90 possible; that whie recon-
structing they want and require protection
from the Government that Lt,I tuiuk Is Pc
CURED Of the GoyerDnlon., and T. no. uniniltary
pointed out they would pursue 1t IN good faith.
II is 10 be regretted there cannot be Il greater
Communicating at this time between the cftiz ms
of the Two sections, an. o-rliculi rly OF those
intrusted with the law making power.
cid not give the operations OF the Freed
meu's Bureau that attention wOull have done
more time h,u oeen ~ NY disposal. CONVEX
sations. however, ON the subject with officers
connected with the bureau, lead sue TO .niuh
that la some VI ibe states ~ Ham nave No..
been conducted with good JUDGMENT or econ
or y, ana that the belief wdely spf ,ad among
the freedmen of the southern ..tates that the
lands OF their former owl srs will, at lie 81 in
part be divided amor them. has come from
agents 81 tue p"-eau, Inis belief Is seriously
lnteiering Win the willingness Of the freedmen
10 make contracts for the cOtuing year. Ia
some form the freedmon's Bureau ~ un abso-
ana enforced, securing 10 freedmen their rights
ana fun protection. At present, however, u Is
indet endent Of the military establishment of
the country. and seems T. be opera ed by the
different agents of tne bureau, according to
Howard, the able head Of the bureau. ia, mdue
friends by the just and lair l. s.rucuOns and ud-
vice he gave, Dut the COupl int la south CTO-
lima was, that when he left, things went on as
before. Many, perhaps a majority Of the agents
OF the Freednen's Bureau, advised the ireed-
men that 10y their own Industry they must cX-
pect to live 10 this end they endeavored to
secure employment for tncni, and 10 see th.t
both OF the contracting parties compiled win
their engagements. In some case, am sorry
10 say, the frecdml MS mind does not seem TO ue
disabuscd Of the idea that tae freedman has "A
rlght to live without care or provision tOt the
future. The effect OF this belief in the dtstrihu-
ton Of the lands Is idleness. and accumulation
la camps, towns, and cities. In such Cases,
think II will be found that vice ana oil case VIII
tend to the extcrninatiOn or great destruction
of tue colored race. IL cannot b" expected tuIt
tue opinions held by men at tho Suuth Tor years
can be cuaugf q In DAY, and, therefore, the
freedmen require Tor "a ftW years not only Laws
To protect them. out the fostering care OF those
VINO VIII give tneiu good counsel and On whom
they con rely.
The Freedmcns Bureau being separated from
the military Establishment Of the country, re-
quires all the expense Of a separate organization.
One does not necessarily know what the other
IL dong, or what orders they are acting under.
1t seems TO me this could be corrected by re-
garding every officer Oh duti with the tfools IA
the Southern States as agents of the Freed
men, Bure IA. ana then have all orders from
the head OF the Durutu sent through the de-
partmont commanders. This would create a
re -pOnsiuilitN that would begrt uniformity Of
the orders and Instructions from the head OF
the bureau being carried out, aud would relleve
from duty ana pdy large numDCI ut the EN-
ployees OF the Government.
have the honor TO he, respectfully.
Your ubedlcnt servant,
I-ulaN