At present horses cost them nothing; for they take where they find, and don't bother their brains as to who is to pay for them; the same may be said of the cornfields, which have, as they believe, been cultivated by a good-natured people for their special benefit.

We propose to share with them the free use of these cornfields, planted by willing hands, that will never gather the crops.
Now that I have sketched the people who inhabit the district of country under consideration, I will proceed to discuss the future.
A civil government now, for any part of it, would be simply ridiculous.

The people would not regard it, and even the military commanders of the antagonistic parties would treat it lightly.
Governors would be simply petitioners for military assistance, to protect supposed friendly interests, and military commanders would refuse to disperse and weaken their armies for military reasons.
Jealousies would arise between the two conflicting powers, and, instead of contributing to the end of the war, would actually defer it.

Therefore, I contend that the interests of the United States, and of the real parties concerned, demand the continuance of the simple military role, till after all the organized armies of the South are dispersed, conquered, and subjugated.
The people of all this region are represented in the Army of Virginia, at Charleston, Mobile, and Chattanooga.

They have sons and relations in each of the rebel armies, and naturally are interested in their fate.