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1 -V 'i H-1 i " ' t Mw" ., . . ii. .- , - . . . r t THE -COMMERCIAL. HEWBKBN, N. 0., APRIL 4, 1866. itt is impossible . that -such convulsions should take place jri a state, as have re- cently. shaken our., government, ; without effecting great changes in me organic iaw. We dot ribt allude to such changes as nave - "been made in the constitution of ;.the -United States i by the addition ofnew,ar- T. tides to tKat instrument in the manner i prescribed by the fundamental law itself, and which must, very propcriy, oe ru- garded as the necessary and legitimate "results of the success of one party in the state, and the lailure oi tne oiner, in a great civil war'; we speak of the changes which have taken place in the construe- V: U I'nef'rnmo'ni and hV ITlftanR of uuu vi buav a v j - I nvw-meanings attached to tbe old words, lhat written constitationspaTchment bondshave any appreciable force in re- strainino 'a factious majority m the posses- I ioo of political power j iff' an assertion ich yet needs demonsttion in poiitlcal aisiory. juauaiuu . arq bu; knowledge so vaue their iimueaipai ineir ,ueas anu coucepuous Of thiDg are necessarily ill defined and indistinct j;butwheh those ideas and con centions come to oe De emooaiea. in toe fluctuating , medium of language",', and m constitution, it combined , inr written Fould be miraculous if that constitution were. no iiauio-to ppreueuBioa auu capable of; , misconstruction. From the initiative qi me goyernment or tne uni- , y- . -7'7- v. ' politicians in our midst: the one con- struing the ' constitution so freely and loosely, that. all power was likely to be! absorbed by the central government : the ny danger to be apprehended from their rufe Was centralization and the destruction of our federal' system, by a central leeisla- live desDoUsm, .usuminsr all the Dowers ot the government. The other class, in its opposition to encroachments upon the rights of the states and of the people, ob s tained the control of affairs early iu the history of our country, and culminated in s the unsuccessful effort upon tpe ) part of eleven or tne states to withdraw from the general government.' The reaction which has taken pface in the nation, upon ; the failure of that attempt, against the prin ciples of those concerned in it, is terrible, and seems likely to destroy the , govern ment framed by the fathers of the repub. He, by, driving the dominant majority into the opposite extreme of centralization. Its last official consummation is to be found in a bill, passed By overwhelming majorities in both houses of Congress, en titled " in Act to protect all persons in thd United States in their, civif rights and furnish the means of their' vindica- j tion," which was vetoed by President Johnson, on: the;- 27th of March k last. This veto we published yesterday. k 4-The future is to determine whether the 5 popular, majorities at home will sustain their representatives in tbe enactment j of such lawsas the one in question. It is by no imeansertain that they will not be sustained. , The avowed object of ' the act is to. reap the harvest, and to secure for the nation, at large, the fruits which ought, to be derived from the suc cessful issue of the recent war. And it is a melancholy reflection for human nature, how easily and completely even . the most intelligent classes of even the most intelligent people may sometimes be imposed upon. ' There seems some inherent proneness in mankind, when ' once the popular mind has been bent in a particular direction, to great national delusions. The same men whom we find, as individuals, watchful and wary, not readily trusting professions, nor often misled by appearances, as & body, Will: often., swallow, . open-mouthed, the most glaring absurdities, and contradic- tions ; and the press, which ought to be the detector of such delusions, will often stoop to he their instrument, x'resirdent Johnson recognizes the binding: force of the provisions of the fundamentalilawand interposes by his veto to save the Constitution ; but in the gloom which envelopes us, the preser vation of our federative system seems to depend upon, the character, and conduct ' of a single man. He recognizes the fact that its foundations, are laid 'on ancient arid free institutions, which, good from V the firs, may go on gradually improving, and wnicn alone, among all others, since tne origin of c civil society. sem at all " likely to stive the great problem of how to combine the greatest security r to property, with the greatest freedom of ac. , tion. But he jtells us if such acts as the one before him become . feic, they will amount to an absorption and assumption of power by the -general government, which, if acquiesced' in, raust sap and . destroy bur federative, system o HmUed powers andhrealc down the barriera which preserve the rights of the 8tates. HIE He urges that the bill is another step, or ratuer atrial, owarusyjcuv j" the'conceniration of all legislative powers in 'the national government and that the tendency of the bill must be to re- fluiciiate the spirit off rebellion, and to UrresVthe progress of those influences trhich are more closely drawing around tne states tne Doners oi union ana peace. V e propose hereatter to cntermore fully upon the consideration of this bill, ana" the objections to it, urged in the president's veto message with so much force and ability especially if the bill should become a law in consequence w its passage by the requisite majority over hig vettH-as at present; seems'- more than! piobaole. JJut what we wish to point out now is, that there can no longer be a question 'but that there is a direct and UUdiUiUaUlu looUu aiiu vu an wvnvvu president andOjie controlling majorityof Congress, .which cannot be shunned; nor explained away an' issue of principle on icona in wKmli: arnrdinpTt ihe Presi- Kent's own statement, i ver ezjsteQce 0f 4he c 13 involved: tne He government aa bj0 t0 Mi Ee has thrown him seif juto the imminent deadly breach," not for the eake of the South or of the u rfuy i0 the. whole people, and his obliga tions iaMeSConsiitutio states." He needs help U his perilouV position and little as our aid as a State mav jXi him. lo is entitled to and ougbt to receive the moral support of our iunesi commenaaiion. l . -. Apologetic. The appearance of our paper yesterday was very little to our taste. Our professional friends know the difficulties of "starting a paper, au our vnprcfessional friends will see hereafter that we can do better. An? accident to our press caused our issue to be badly printed', and sickness on our own part led to Other drawbacks. Be sides, we are working with vry few ex changes and short of hands. In a few days all will work smoothly we trust. In the meantime our subscription list exceeds bur most sanguine expectations and our advertising patronage is ex cellent. TjSLllG BAPH tO News. -The presen t press dispatches are almost worthless, so much so, that . most of the papers of the South have discontinued them. We are pleased to stated however, that a new system will shortly be inaugurated under the auspices of the New York Associated Press, whichj.will enable us to lay before our readers full details of important news from all points, including lengthy reports of the markets. :This system will be in operation in the course of a few weeks. ! In the meantime we must the best we cah with' the present system. ' I' . .. . Map op New b ern. -We are under obligations to C A. Nelson k Co., for a copy of a very handsomely executed map XTa :i. i v. . - I v ncwucru, cuiupneu. irom aciuai sur veys, by Solon W. Allis, executed by James Plunket, of New York.; The map is very creditable to all concerned. Nel- son & bo have a. few for sale, we under stand j at the "Red House," Middle street. Qovernor Orr. of South Carolina, has written a letter to a German societv in New York, to, induce immigration to South Carolina! He atsertn that th people of South Carolina are disposed to welcome immigrants among them. By the provisions of .the new constitu tion adopted last summer. 1 foreiernAra who have I declared their intention to become citizens of the United States are permitted to vote two years from the date of their declaration! and threft years before naturalization. There is no distinction whatever between natives and naturalized citizens as Jto the en joyment of civil or political rights and privileges. V . The governor says , the ex periment ot tferman immigration to South Carolina has been tried with marKed success. In the district of Pickens, naar tains, there is the ;Blue Ridge moun a very flourishing colony numbering about four, thousand, souls. About seventeen years ago a company purchased some twenty thousand acres ot land, which they divided into small tracts, and sold to German These immigrants have immigrants. greatly lm- proved. their lands, and have been a very. Taiuapie accession to the) country. In the center of this ettlement is the Pr?sp.eus little town of Valhalla, con taining about fifteen hundred souls. Charlotte Democrat. ? Mr. O'JFlaherty undertook to tell how many were at the party : The two Crogans; waa ono, meself was two, Mike Finn was ' three, andand -who the due was four ? ; Let . me see (counting his fingersjjthei ,stw.p Crogans was one, Mike Finn, yastwo, pieself. was .three, and--bedad, there was four of us, hut St. Patrick couldn't : tell the name of the other. tUNow it's- meself that has it. Mike Finn was one, the two Croeani vraa two, meself was three, andr by my soul, I think, there wai but three of us atter all." DAILY: COMMERCIAL, NEVBERN, & C, APB1L 4, Gen. Robert E. tee Herore tlie ! ; neconstructlon Comnaltteef General BoberlvE, Lee, -.Sworn, and ex Umined by Mr. Howard: I v Q. Where is your present residence ? A. Lexiheton. Virginia. ' ) Q How long have you resided in Lex ington ? 1 ' 1 -;r ;:l ' r;J ' -'l'-r ' A Since the first of October last nearly three months. , -I j Q. Are you acquainted with the state of feelinjr among what we call secession 4 ists in Virginia, at present, toward toe. Kovernmntof the United States? ! A. I do not know that I am I have been Hying very retired, and have had but little eommunieation with politicians, itnow nothing more, than from iuy ob- iwZAom mcli'iMt :y come to my koowledge'l Q. Fronf your observation, what is ,,our opinion Is to the feeling of loyalty Lards the government of the United States amoDK tho secession portion of the ceoDlo of that state at this timer ' . peopio o. Diao , A. So tar as nas come to my kuowi- cd-e. I'do not know of a single person wfe iufcr feels or cbtemplaL an, re! .i.,not thft government of the United U Sutes,r, indeed, a,y;oPpo Na ward has reached me 01 eitner purpose. f v Vrom what you V have bseVved ambh-thcm.is it ydur 6pinicn !nat they afee'tLardaheoveinment :of the United States and that they will co- oberL to sustain 'and uphold the govern rJentforthefuture? ' 1 A. 1 believe that they entirely acqui- esce in the government of tb3 United Sttaes : and soltar as I have heard any one express an opinion, they are for co- operation with President Johnson irj his v policy, i - 4. J& - -- v- . U. in ins policy id regard 10 wuati - A: In his policy in regard !to the re- storation of the wliole couutry. v I have heard persons withi whom I have coiu versed express grea& confidence in the wisdom of . his policy of restoration, and they seem. to look forward to it as a hope t)f restoration: 1 H ! Q. How do they feel in regard to that nnrtinn nf thfi neonle of the United States who have been forward ind'zealous in the prosecution. of the war agaiust the rebellion ? . ! i A W.l1 T An not know. I have heard nobodv express ' aoy opinion in ire- gard to it, As I said before, I have not had muctcomniunication with politicians in the country, if there are any. Every one seems' to be engaged in his own affairs, anA 0.i4.ri,i tn wUrnr t.hp nivil crnv- eminent ot the state. , 1 have heard no expression ot v a sentimcut toward any particular portion of the country. j Qfc How do the secessionists feel in re gard to the payment of the j debt of j the United States contracted in the prosecu tion of the war 7 ? j r- A. I have never, hfard any one speak on the suDiect. X jsupposft tney mut ex pect to pay' the taxes levied by the. gov- ernment. 1 have heard them speak in reference to the payment of taxes, and of their efforts to raiss money to pay ! the taxes which, I suppose, are for their share of the debt. I have never beard any one speak in opposition tp the pay mcnt of taxes or. of resistance to their payment. Their whole effort has been to try and raise the "money for the ment of the taxes. Q. From your koowledge of the pav state of public feeling irt . Virginia, is it your opinion that the people would, if the question were left to them, repudiate and reject that debt r A. i never beam any one speafc on that subject, but from my knowledge of the neoDle, I believe !c hat they would be in favor of the payment of all, just debts, Q Do they, in your opinion regard that as a just debt 1 A 1 do not know what their opinion is on the .subject of that particular i debt. I have never heard any opinion expressed, but I have never heard any opinion ex pressed contrary to it. Indeed, as I said in tha hpcrinnincr. T have had verv' little :fnr,fl ;W-irJit l believe tnai ine i peopie wouiu pay me t 1. . 1 il -L' 1 . . 1 j .1. . debts they are called upon to pay! j I say that from my knowledge of the people generally. Q. Would they pay that debt, or their portion of it, with as much alacrity fas people ordinarily pay tneir taxes co tne nnviirnmftii f. ? I - 6V f v uun w u . - . j 1 . ' . . 1 At I do not know that they would nake any distinction between the two.' Th taxes laid hv the covernment. so far the best of their ability! i I never heard them make any distinction. Q. What is the feeling of that portion of the people. of Virginia in n regard to the payment of the so-called Confederate debt? A. I believe,! so farasmv opinion croes. (I have no facts to go upon, , buti merely base my opinion on the knowledge I have of the people), they would be willing to pay the Confederate debt too. ! Q. I ou think they would ? , A. I think they would, if thev had the power and ability to do so. I I have never heard any one in the state with whom I have conversed speak of repudi- ating any oeot. . Q. I suppose the Confederate . debt is almost entirely iVaiuiess, even in the mar ket in Virginia ? j 1 A. Entirely, so. far as I know. i ;I be lieve the people generally look upon it as lost entirely. , I. never heard any question on the subject. : . f Q. Do you recollect the terms of the Confederate..bonds,,when they were made payable? :! ':;"' i ' f ,3r A. I think I have a general recollec tion that theyf -were made payable' six months after a declaration of peace. montns atter the ratification of a treaty; or peace between the -TTnitflrl . f . ' States and the Confederate government? Ai I think they ran that way. Qj So that the bonds ; are not yet due by their own terms ? i ' i A. I suppose, unless it is considered that there is peace now, they are not due. j Q. Howjdo the people in Virginia the secessionists, more partipularly feel to ward the freedmen 1 " ; I A. Every one with whom I associate expresses kind feeling toward the freed men. They wish to see them : get on in tbe world, and particularly to take up 0nmn occupation tor a livins. and to turn tbeirnanas to 1 uuf" efforts Wc been made among the fara.fers near where I live to mduee them to en- gage for the year at regular wages, 6 Q Do you th.nk there .s a w.ll ngness on the par, of the.r old mastera togtve them fa.r, l.viog wages for tar labor J . A. I believe jt is go. The farmers genera l? prefer those servants who have been hying w.th them before. I have heard then, express the.r preference for . . . -f . l : i. t 1 w r- W 9 the men tney Know o i. .y.. Kofnr!and the irwish to eet them ukuw 7 - to return to work. ,. ; Q. Ae Jou aware of any combmaUon among the whites to keep dowo the wages v-tv. ;Y- :.; several. countiesand owners have met in order Westablish.a uniform rateof wages; butl hive never heard, npr do I know o any combination to tepown wages, or establi any te iWhich they did not think fair.; The means ot paying wages in Virgmiaare very limited now, and there is a difference of opinion as to how much each person is ab e to pay Q How do they feel in regard to the education of the blacks ? 4there a gen- erai wi ungneB,ura '' "'"b"w w . i.v-.,., . ; , . ere I am, annhave been, the people have exhibited a wHlin-ncss t hat the . blacks should be educated, and they express an opinion that that would be betterjfbr the blacks land better Iojd the whites. . i v .. Q. General, you are very competent to judge of the capacity of black men for act quiring knowledge. I want your opiniort o- that capacity as compared with capacity of white men ? the - A' !A ao noKDOW 111541 Fai"uuiaiv aualified to speak on that subject, as jou seem ,to intimate ; but I do not think tha he is as capable of acquiring knowledge as the white man i$. There are sOme more apt than others. I have known I some to acquire knowledge and skill in their trade or nrofessiou. 1 have had servants of my own wno learneu io..reuu auu wnw well.!' j Q. Do they show a capacity to obtain .knowledge bf mathematics and the exact sciences ?-"f A I have no knowledge op that sub Iject.) I am merely acquainted witn inoscs who have learned: the common rudiments of an education. J , O General, are vou aware of tbe exis- tence among tne Diactsoi v irginia any- where within the limits of the btate of combinations navmg in viewine uisiur- banee of the peace, or any improper or unlawful acts ? 1 I ! A. I am not. I have seen no evidence of it, and have heard of none. Where- ever I have been they have been quiet I auui orueiiY-uuii uisuuscu v i ui v ratner not disposed to any continuous cu- gagement to work, but Must very short jobs to provide them with immediate means of I subsistence. , ' : ! 0- Has the colored, race generally as great a love of money and. property as the white race possesses ? f A. I do not thiifk it. has. The blacks with whom 1 am acquainted look more to the present time than to the iuture. Q. Does that absence of a lust of money and property arise from the nature of the negro than j from his former servile condi tion ? A.. Well, it may be in some measure attributed to'his former condition. They are an amiable, social race, iney like their ease andf comfort, and, 1 think, look Imore to their present than to their pnnnif.ion. futurie condition. the event of a war between the United States and any foreign power, such tis Eogland or France, if ; there shWld be held out to the secession portion of Virginia, or the recently rebel states, a ifair prospect of gaining their indepen- dence and snajtmg on uie juveri'iuem, oi -t 1 ice ii.. .j. .','.. 1. I , -.1 . . . e . ' a. ..l.i' TTZA .Qtntaa rf ll nv i if. nrkf rnn ulirr L7' ij 11 V opinion that thev would avail themselves P f that opportunity A. I cannot spealcwith any certainty on at DOintX I do not know how far they that point. "4 I do not know how far they mignt u ,u3 tucu iCcUg. , x nave n"""5 nu" ,w W U4BC ttU uF4Uful? upon, j 00 iar as x uiey cumempiate nothing 01 ? the kind now. What may happen in the future I cannot say1. I Q. Do you not frequently hear in your ijitercorse with secessionists in Virginia expressions of a hope that, such a war niay ; break . out ; . . A. I cannot ;say that I have heard it. Un tne contrary 1 nave heard persons (1 dp not know whether, you call 1 them se cessioma ur not, x mean tnose people in Virginia with whom I associate) express h hope" that the country may not be led into Q. In such an event, do- you not think that that class of people, whom I call secessionists would join the common ehe- A. It is possible. It depends on the feelings of the individual. Q. If it be a fair, question, (you .. may answer it or not as you choose,) what, in inch n event, might be your own choice,? A; 1 nave no disposition now to do it never have had. . and I Q. And you cannot foresee that such would be your inclination in such an event T -r ' . - A.fJN0. I can only - judge from-the past. I do not know what circumstances 1866. may produce. I cannot pretend to fbreseo events. ; So far as I know the feelings of the people of Virginia, they wish for peace. c"::h " ,M;vi'-; V-" . ' Q. During the civil war, was it not contemplated by the government of the Confederacy to form an alliance with some! foreign nation, if possible ? A. I believe it. was their wish to do so, if they could. It was their wish to have the Confederate government recognized as an independent government. I have nn ilnnht that if it nnnld have made U li.lro rlnno n 1 3ut I knew nothing of the policy of the government.; I had no hand or part in it. I merely express my own opinion. Q. The question lam about to put to you, you may answer or not as you choose. Did you take an oath of fidelity or alle giance to the Confederate government? t . A. I do not recollect having; done so, but it is possible that when I was com missioned I did. I do not? recollect whether it was required If it was re quired I took it, or if it had been required I would have taken it; but I do not recol lect whe. her it was or not. . By Mr. Blow : Q.I In reference 1 0s the effect of Presi dent Johnson's policy, if it were adopted, would there be anything like a return of the oil feeling? Task that because you used 4tbe expression,! acquiescing in the ' result." V , l" r -v-'v AI T believe it would take time for the feelings.bf the people to be of that cordial nature to the government that they were formerly. j Q. Do you think thattheir preference for that policy arises from a desire to have Deace and 'good feeling in the country, or from the probabjlity of .their ree-ainin!? Dolitical power ? H f A. So far as I know the desire of the people of the South, it is for the restora tion of Itheir civil government, "and they look. upon the policy of President John- son as the one which Would most clearly. and most surely re-establish itj. H Q, Do you see any change among the ! poorer classes in Virginia in reference to industry 1 Are they as much, or more, ' interested in developing their . material interests than they were ' . . A. I have not observed any change. Every one now has to attend to his busi ness for his support. Q. The poorer classes "are generally hardat work, are they ? i , A. So far as 1 know they are; 1 know nothing to the contrary. ; Q. Is there any difference in their relation to the colored people is their prejudice increased or diminished ? ' A. I have noticed no change. So far as I do know the feelings of all the peo ple of Virginia, they are kind to the "colored people. I have never heard any blaibe attributed to them as to the present condition of things, or any responsibility. Q. There are very few colored laborers employed, I suppose? ; ? A.. Those who ownf farms have employ ed, more or less, one or two!) Some are so poor that thoy have to work them selves. .-- I ''- : ": I; ' fi ' "'- ' 'H' Q: Can capitalists and workingmen from the North gointo any portion Jof Virginia with whiih you , are familiar, and go to work among the people ? ; ' ; A, I do not know anything to prevent them, i Their peace and , pleasure there would depend very much on their conduct. If they, confined themselves to their own business, and did hot interfere to proVoke controversies with their neighbors,. I do not believe they would be molested. Q There is no desire to keep out labor and capital 1 , ; "A. Not that I know of. On the con trary, they a re very anxious to get capital into the state. . . ;' . Q. Yoii see nothing of a disposition to prevent such a thing . f A. I have seen iiOthing, and do not know of anything. As I &id before, the manner in which they would be received would depend entirely upod the individu als themselves. They might make them selves obnoxious, as you can understand. ' By Mr Howard. . j. I 1Q. Is there not a general dislike of Northern men among secessionists 1 v A. I suppose they would prefer not to associate with them, i do not know that they would select them as associates. Q. Do they avoid and ostracise them socially ? r , " 1 ' A. , They might avoids them. They would not select them as associates unless there was, some reason. I do not know that ttiey -ffould associate with them until they became acquainted; I think it probable they would not admit them into their social circles. , By Mr. Blow:, S j Q. What is the position of the colored men in1 Virginia with reference to the ; persons they work for ; do you think they would prefer to work j for Northern men or for Southern men ?j , A. I think it very probable they would prefer the Northern man, although I have no facts to go upon. 1 Q. That having been stated very fre quently in reference to the cotton states, does it result from a fear of bad treatment on the part of the resident population, or from the idea they will be more fairly treated by the newcomers ? What is your observation in that respect, in regard to Virginia ? ; ' ' . . :r ' A. 1 have no means of - forming an opinion j I do not know any such case in Virginia i I know, of numbers," of the blacks engaging With their old masters, and I know of a good many who prefer to go off and look for new homes ; whether it is . from any dislike of their, .former masters or from a .desire to change or that they feel more free and; independent, -1 do not know. ". :v?-: ;'-v- Q. !prhat is your , opinion, in . regard to material interests or Virginia ; do you think they will be equal to what they were before the rebellion undoTii ed aspect of affairs f r ch A. It will take a lone time f, reach their former standard, f tD" y .after some years they will Wnfti, uope, exceeu ii , out it cannot be V 1 diately in my Opinion. IHe. Q It will take z! number of year ? .. A. It will take a number of years!. Q. On the whole, the itA things in Virgiuia is; hopeful. Kntk?U of gard to its matnal interests andtHftfVe l peace of the country ' t S A 1 have heard great hope O. Snnnnse that thft nrt1i r -r Johnson should be as you anticikte 1 that you should also realize all fthat expect in the improvement ofyoulnj..'?1 inf.P.rASta' An VOU think that K L , j "c resmf .. that will be the gradual restoration ir.5 old feeling? - J- A. That woulcl be the natural rcsuh i think, and I see no other way in that result can be brought abmit Q There is a fear in the publi- J that the friends of the policy in adopt it because they. see in it the in of regaining the political position ?? iouti they have; lost in the recent coulee i you tniuK tuair inat is tne maini .. You say; as the best means of ri ciVil governhiSent, and the peace and pJ perity of their respective States! A. As to the first point you make, $0 not h now mat x nave ncaia anv ro speak upon it. I never heati the points separated. I have heard themgpeak m erally as to the effect . of the policv rrwiueui uoausuu. xup ieeiing, as 1 kuow, now is, that there. is not tkt equality extended to tne oouthern States as is enjoyed by the North. Q You do out feel, down thefp tu while you accept v he result, that taart as generous an we ougnt to be under th circumstances f ' f j A. They thiuk that the North can to be generous. i xua is uie iieiiiij; uuwu Derct f A.' Yes; and they think it is the best policy -those who reflect upon the s ject, and are able to judge. Q. I understand it to bo your opimot that generosity and liberality tQwasds the entire South would be the s m est means gaining their good opinion? . ':. A. Yes, and the speediest. ., By1 Mr. Howard': f Q. I anderstand yeu' to 6ay general! . . -.. . i that you had no apprenensionot any com bination among the leading secossionisti to renew the. war, or anything of the kind A. I .have no reason in the world tf think 'so. Q. pave you heard that subject talke over among any of the politicians ? XX. XI U, Oil, 4. llll C IJUl. . X iJ.lv Ul. heard that matter even suggested. ";' j n T n. A r" M o! -T'ltTrA nnf T llOTTO nfff state of things -. Suppose the ' Exerouw Government of tnS 0nited States should be held by a President , who, like Mi Buchanan, rejected the right of coerctej exist here entertaining thesame politic? opinions, thus presenting ,to the Ot! rebel States the opportunity to again a cede from the Union: ; would they or 0: in your opinion avaiV themselves of M opportunity, or some of 4&em X ? I circumstances existing at the time. J their feeling should remain embitters and their affections alienated from ifc rest of the States"! think it very profo& that they might jdo , so, : provided thr thought it was to their interest. ; . Q. Do vbu think " tha-: at the presen time there is a deen-seated feelinir of diH like towards the Government the Unite States1 on the part of the Wsses of;t- . - ; , - secessionists , A. I d6 not know that there is k deep-st ated dislike I think it. is pro: able there mav . be some animosity ft existing among some of the people 8t U South.' . . '.- r-:f ;: ' -:: Q. Is there not a deep-seated feeliog disappointruebt and chagrin at thf iesu of the war , ; A; rthinkvthatV at t!ie time they we disappointed at the result of the war. Q. Do you mean to be understood' sayir g' that there is not a condition 01 content against the Government of fj Tin ted States amonar the secessioui generally t - , - A T Irnnw ff nnna r tn sav that tli respect the Government of 4b 1 j States and the" Joyal people of jhe ll 1 States so much at the present time perform all' the duties citizens 0. United States, and of the States, faithful and well . ... r J A. I believe that they m perfonnj the duties that they are required to p ) form, I think that is the general iee so iar as,: x k u u n . . - , r.c Q. Do jou think that it wonld;be ffl tiolleHo convict a man fl VirP .O icable to con : 1 oVan Tart in luB '. bellioh against the Government by a ;1innt naokinff lt.WltB 1 ason ior navius .b. .. . trn- ginia jury, without packing it witb fi reference to a verdict of guilty f J A,On that point Ihave no kdofj and I do not know what they consider treason asainst the Unitea . 1 .-r t . . . . . r if you mean past acts. Mr. TiAwird , Yfes. sir. Witness -I have! no knowledge what their yiews on that subject, j past are: . i f g;' r. Q. You understand my q0 J pose a jury was empannelled in 7 J neighborhood,; taken by lot, woaW; j nrflntinhlA to convict, for instance, J ferson Davis for having levied 0 the United States and thus na"o 1 . j 1L1 : f tujtnn c .i . A. I think it is very probable treason.
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