Schurz reported that white southerners had "a desire to preserve slav ery in its original forms as much and as long as pos sible." what evidence of that desire did schurz report? 5. what evidence did schurz find of the "ingrained feeling that the blacks at large belong to the whites at large"? to what degree was this feeling influential in shaping southern whites' responses to emancipation? to what extent was it influential in shaping federal policy toward reconstruction? johnson, michael p.. reading the american past: volume ii: from 1865: 2 (page 5). bedford/st. martin's. kindle edition.