, 1865-08-11
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GEORGIA.
General Carl Schurz's Views Of
Southern Society.
The ssunconquered Clam, In Gsorc1a;

Southern society,"
The sUnconquered CIass'' In seorrt,
[Frora the Boston Adve.tleer.].
SAVANNAH, Ga, July, 81. 1865.
As The preparations for the restoration I
the civil power in the States lately In rebe
lion are going On, 1t is necessary to fuou1i
how far the sentiment which NAV be cs1,e
"retnfn:ng loyalty" has developed itsel
Savannah vas in secession times noted as on
Of the hottest rebel places. It is asserte
ttat Large majority Of the people Of Geore!
"as at The breaking ont Of the insurrectionar
movement opposed to secession. From Tha
I near, and from the evidences Of the cur1en
o. popular sent!ment ne had at the time
am inclined to believe that 1t Was 20. al
though large numbers Of original Union meu
were afterwards drawn into the vortex Of til,
rebellion. But even during the war Their
"as secret society organized In the 1nterl
or OF The State. call the !" "Uuihd Ame.i
canH," mostly composed Of poor people. Th3
society was consistent Throughout. even /,
most tr3icg times, in It's adherence to The or
unicn and lis acsive opposition to the rebe
government. The sentiments of It's member,
manifested themselves In several localities II
a persistent aud sometimes successful opposI
non TO the execution Of the conactIptiou
laws, and are said to have been on tho point n
breaking out in open ineu,Tgctton ncainst
Inc Confederate rule about the time When
aen- s1erman's army passed through Geor.
gia. These people have remained faithf11.
and are at the present moment, as under.
"a s,ana in good 1aith furthering the objects Of
I fFef $HEy+tt17 TI..A
no hurry to see the State government recon.
stueted, and to see thereby the party that
ruled them In secession times restored to n.
| fuence and power. They would, on The CON
-trary, prefer con ntinuancc Of the military
rule until the people generally have coma to
better understanding Of their situation,
| But the good ii ngs that may BE- said Of The
country people can readily be applied to the
people of this city. Talking With the more
intelligent members Of the community, you
will find them apparently. quite practicable.
Many Of them acknowledge that the best
| they can DO Is to accommodate themselves
to The existing state Of thinsa They &C.
With scoEl They cannot master them.
selves enough to abstain from giving vent to
| their snur feelings By occasional earcasrns,
nor viii they omit TO give you to understand
that they mean TO shape the existing state
OF thit ge somewhat according to theE taste
whtn the civil management Of their
heme affairs viii again be in their hands.
Still they will learn, and probably thev
VII learn rapidly. Its indeed not to be- eI-
pectcd that they should wear smile on their
taces nov. They bare suffered much their
social standing Is in great measure broken
up; most Of them are in ac:ual want their
personal property, their investments Ia Con.
tedetate bonds Or hank Or railroad stocks arc
ct1ityabIy gone although owners oflnrrc
tracts OF land, they bare, In many instances,
not ne Nherewithal to buy breakfast, and
net possessing the elastic spirit charactetls.
Tic Of our Northern race, they arc completely
o: sea as to what they shall do to gct new
start in the race Of Life. But most of them,
as they are pressed On by their necessities.
will gr adua1ly learn how TO make the best Of
actuM citcumetancts, and as they become ac-
tive again, Will also become mo:e or less re-
conciltd to their situation. l hare seen
good many planters here who mean to 70 to
work, and although their minds are still
Warpsd BY old prttudlces, are commencing to
think IN the right diseclion- Thus they are
started On the Way to true loyalty.
TIE UScoSQrEaEp,
But there Is another claes of people here,
mostly younger men, who are still in The
swearing mood. fou can overhear their con-
versatioos as You pass them on the streets,
or eren setting near them on the stoop Of d
hotel. They arc not conquered, but only
4'oyerpoWe1ed." They are only smothercd
for time. They want to fight the war over
again, AID they are sure in tive years ne arc
seen Jet. They aro impatient to get rid Of
tlis I'D military despotiem." They viii
show us what stuff Southern men are made
Of. They will send their OWL men to Con-
gtcss. and chow US that We cannot violate
the Constitution with inpuu:ty. They have
vixen the Yankee bayonets are gone. They
II IL thoW the Northern interlopers, who
have settled down here TO lire upon thelr
substance, the way home. They will deal
largely tn tar ard feathers: They hare been
place, where q fire business is done In the
way Of Killing nsggers.- They Will let the
n.gger know what freedom is, oni5 let the
lansee soldiers be withdrawn. Such Is their
talk You can hear 1t every Gay II you have
Jour ears cpen+ 3ou see thelr sullsn, feown.
may be much Of the old Southern b:asgado-
cia in this, and do not believe that such
men will again rreort to open iusurrectiop,
But they will practice INiva:e vengeance
whenever they can do 1t with 'mpanitY, and
I have heard sober-mlnacd Union meu e1-
P ess heir a7prhrusion Of 1t. This spirits
Il ssA4 thia splrit Wh,ch WIN active In
curren which disEraced this city on the 18th
Of July. Perhaps you have heard Of 1t. The
colcrtd dremen Of this city desired to parade
pendenee. II nobody elec wonl1,, they felt
like celebrating that day, and Eobody Will de-
ny that 1t wa6 legitimate desire. At first,
the engineer Of the fire department, who Is d
citizen Of this town, refused his permission.
Finally, By the Interpolation OF an officer Of
upon to give his consent, and th. parade took
place. In the principal street Of the city the
procession Was attacked with cluts and
sionts, by mob composed Of the element
a1oss d, described and Of crowd Of bo,s. all
6M.al f@' ns 49, AZ me d" niggers. The c3lored
severely injured; their engine Was taken
from them, and the peaccable procession dia.
psrsed- Down with the ID n1ggrrs, Vas
tne cry. = Northern gentleman who loudly
was In danger ef beng m,bbed, and had to
seek safety In house. Yon ask, where vera
the military: Alaa, number of Northerr
soldiers joined the Tuflaue In the attack.
Northern soldiers, stationed in tbs South, do
net always abstain from showing some Of
their old Five Points spirit, when the '.n1g-
Eern is the victim. Witness the 1G5th New
York, Duryea's Zo1nEce, who knocked down
negroes In the stKeets Of Charleston, and
drove them ont Of the market honse, merely
worthy energy Of Generals. Gilmore and
Hatch, disarmed, deprived Of their colors,
and shut up IN Fort Sumter, to spend their
time in meditation until they shall he dlsbon-
o1ably mustered out
To return to the ''urconqucscdn Ia sayan.
nah-tht occurrence Of the 4th Of july shows
what they are capable OF doicg cred while
ne 1ankee bayonets are still here. IT. frpm
this, we inft what they will be capable OF iln.
ipg when the }aDkee bayonets are With.
craWn, TIC prospect is not altogether pleas /
ant and Union people, white and black, In !
tan serious apprehensions. How numerous
this "nncohqu=ted'' elements, an not able
10 say; perhaps not numerous enough to Or |
Eanlze rows on agrand ecale, beyond the lin
It's OF . city or nefgAborhood. But 1t Is
certainly strong enough TO interrupt tue
9eaeeaoie deEelopnent OF thlngs to render It
can2e!ous fur Union mcn to live here, to prc.
rent immigration from the North, and to
bring about serious conflicts between tbs
whites md blacks. -.
TIE VEIL QUESTION. g.,
Unfortunately this spir1t receives much
from the fair se1. We have
beard 60 much Of the bitter resentment Of |.
lhs !! Southern ladies' that the tale becomes
stale by frequent repetitlcn.' But whea tn
4ulriDg into the feelings of the people, this
clement must not be omitted, Thers are
certainly good many sensible women In the
south VINO have arrived at a Just apprccia.
tion Of The circumstances WITH which ihey
y are snrTonnded.- But the,e is adarge number
5efant as eSer, and whose ted lpe- does not
permit them to lay their tong4ea nnier any
Il ts,1alnt. You can sec them II eye,y hotel,
and they will treat you to the most 1idicu. |
cus exhibitions whenever an occas on ufIars.
q cny or t"o ago Uaion officer, yielding, to
~ impulse Of politensss, handed dish or
pickles to q southern lady at the dinner
able ef hotel in this cl'y. 4 look Of un-
;pealable SCOTT and Indignation met him.
so yeu think said the lady, IN Southern
Foman will 1ske dish Of pickles from
lsnd that Is d1lpping with the blood Of her l.:
:ountrymen I" Il Is remarkable uton what
riatng material this female wrath
s ftedirg and growing fat.
n a ctrtaln district IN South Carolina
he ladies were Eoms time ago, and perhaps
re now, dteadfully exercised about ths YeIi
uestion. Ton may ask me what the veil 4
nett'on 1s. Formerly-undet the old order
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