Year: 1866

all of.the people OF virginia are kind TO
the colored people have never heard
any blame attributed to them as to the


present condition Of things, OF any re-
sponsibility.


Question-Can capitalists and work
ingmen from the North 60 into Virginia


aud goto work among the people An


swerI do not know of anything to pre-.
vent them Their peace and pleasure


there would depend very much on their
l conduct, Ii they confined themselves
| to their own business, and did not inter


fere to provoke ontroyersies with their
nei ghbors, don't believe they would be
molested There is no desire to keep
out labor and capital On the contrary /,
| they are1yery anxious TO get labor and
capital into the State. The manner IN
| which they would be received, as ! said
| before would depend entirely on the in
| dividuals, They might make them
! selves obnoxious, as you can understand
By Mr.. Howard-lfs there general
dislike of Northern men among the seces-
| sionists Answer-I suppose they would
prefer not to associate with them. l do
not know that theyweuld select them
| as associates -


Question-Do-th thss avoid and ostraeise
their society," Answer-They might
avoid them They would not select
them as associates, unless there was
some reason l do not know that they
would associate until they became ac-
quainted 1 think it probable that they
would not admit them into their social
circles.


By Mr. Blow-Do you think the color
ed persons would rather work for
Northern than Southern man, An
swer-I think it very probable that they


would prefer the Northern man. al
though l have no facts l know of
numbers of the blacks engaging with
their masters, and know OF good num-


ber who would prefer to go off and look
for new homes Whether it is from any


dislike to their former masters, or a
desire to change, or that they feel more


free and independent, l do not know
Question-What'is your opinion in-re
gard to the material interests of Nir'
ginia. Do you think they will be equal
| to what they were before the rebellion


under the changed aspect of affairs ;


Answer-It will take long time for
them to reach their former standard. |
think after some years they will reach
it. I hope they will exceed it, but it
can't be Immediately In my opinion it
will take number of years.


Question the whole, is the cOndi-
tion of things in Virginia hopeful
| both in regard to it's material interests


and future peace of the country An


swer-I have heard great hope expressed
and great cheerfulness aud willingness
to labor.


Question-Suppose that this policy Of


President Johnson should be all you an
ticipated and that you should also re
alize all that y0u expect, in the improve


ment of your national interests, do You
think that the result of that will be
the gradual restoration of the old feel
ing Answer That would be the nat
ural result, think, and | see no other
way in which that r4sult can be brought
about


Question There IS fear in the public


mind that the friends OF the policy OF the
South adopt it becaus5 they see III IL the


means of regaining political position
which they lost in the recent contest
Do you think hat that is the main idea
with them, or that they merely look to
it, as yon say, as the best means OF re
storing their civil government and peace


and prosperity OF their respective States}
Answer-As to the first point you make,


| do not think that eveI Iheard any


person speak upon it | never heard the


points separated have heard them


speak generally as 10 the effect OF the


policy of President Johnson, the feel


ing, so far as know that there is not


that equality extended TO the Southern


States as is enjOyed by the North


Question ou DO not feel down there
that while You accept the result that we
ere as generous a. We ought to be under
the circumstances Answer They


think that the North can AFFORD 10 he


generous


Question That is the feeling down
therel Auswer-Yes, ana thinE II '-
the best policy those who reflect IN tue


subject are able tn indse.


Question: understand il Ia he your
opinion that generosity aud liberality
| towards the entire Sonth wonlt he the
surest means OF regaining their good


opinion Answer Yes and the speed
| lest


Question: understand you to say,
General, that you had no apprehension
of any combination among the leading


secessionists to renew the war or any
thing of the kind Answer have no


reason in the world to think so


Question you heard that sab


iect talked over among the politicians


Auswer-No, sir; / have not | have


not heard that matter suggested.


Question Let ME put another politi
cal case. Suppose the executive chair
| of the United States should be filed by


a President like Buchanan, who rejected


the right of coercion. so-called and sup


pose a Congress should exist here enter


tanning the same political opinions, thus


presenting to the once rebel States the


opportunity to again secede from the


Union. would they or not, in your opin-


ion. avail themselves of that opportuni-


ty. or some of them2 Answer-I sup


pose it would depend upon the circum.


stances existing at the time If their
feelings should remain embittered and


their affections alienated from the rest


of the States / think it very probable


they might do so, provided they thought


it was to their interest do not know


there is q deep feeling Of dislike towards


the Government. think it probable


some animosity may exist among some


of the people. / think at the same time


thev were disappointed as to the result


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