A. I do not know of any thing to prevent them. Their peace and pleasure there would depend very much on their conduct. If they confined themselves to their own business and did not interfere to provoke controversies with their neighbors, I do not believe they would be molested.
Q. There is no desire to keep out capital?
A. Not that I know of. On the contrary, they are very anxious to get capital into the State.
Q. You see nothing of a disposition to prevent such a thing?
A. I have seen nothing, and do not know of any thing, as I said before; the manner in which they would be received would depend entirely upon the individuals themselves; they might make themselves obnoxious, as you can understand.
Q. (By Mr. Howard.) Is there not a general dislike of Northern men among secessionists?
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 ostracize them socially?
A. They might avoid them; they would not select them as associates unless there was some reason; I do not know that they would associate with them unless they became acquainted; I think it probable they would not admit them into their social circles.