, 1865-12-12
FOUR WEEKS IN GEORGIA.
Some Concluding Observations on
the People and the Prospects.
RELATIONS OF THE WHITES AND
THE NEGROES.


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A Native Georr1nn,s Opln1ou on the
SftuatIon-Nerro Observation-Disclosures to
@ecuro .f,e Frnft. of ytrtory-Tho
Needs Of The HonrNameu pox-l.as
Rrret,unenss Hr-s.,N NW.,,rosd.-Hn.
telsEHusine.a. Acs N
fp,,n ~, S...,., ,u-.,,,
g, ~. .ocx
Nv ,,r- :, c.,.,;a T. - ~ ~ IN.
nAy wv ~ oeois ~ CT ~ eo4' ~ na'
covered ncat'y 1--WE weeks. ana ofcf one
thousand miles Of travel. In the northern
half of the state a Yankee NAV travel as
,,n-ost,,,noa az tn n1;n,,. nut T., 4bo eo,,h.
~. so ,<41r .,sas - ~ 1.uuon' ~ ~ 10 ooa'
ein nan tnefe Is gooa aea1 o. nAtiea 1o"afa
any Northern man, and freedom Of speech IL
not yet established. Personally have
found tronble Int In one iovn-A1hsnv
,vha-. r - ,,t. .a-,.,,, a,tB.,1I,. ,.,t,,
"As.e - nso se.4ous 5 .., ~"
many OF Tue so-calleo leaohB cltizehs sl1n-
ply because advised negro to end
9 street fight by going home. This was
held In be an Interference with The vest.
"a ~ t,t,a,..+ .;nht. ~ ~. ,s1.,,. .e.s
eo " 1asteut ituls VI us "n'se opPon'
ent' WMcn fesni1ed 10 reign OF moo-laW ior
tWelve noufs. ELSEWHERE hare been ctyllly,
tn9uGa .s someImes very a'stantty, received,
ana mare eenefal!y 1onna courteous treat
ment' ny yous19ent ~ lue sHuatlon mas
been freely enough expressed tn tho various
letters Written since the adjournment Of the
convention. n word, Il u that Tiers Il neither
16,rrnmr3r and that the sstetv ~ tha ~ ~ ..se e
~ t1,n,s ~ e,,nra-,eo ~, - no VHc no
ha ssnras s ~ " .ae ptuer can oaly
is n ~ Hss1su utt " eontuance OF mlntaty power
THE OPINION OF AN Ex-nEae1, CAPTAIN AVN
1 ~ ' NAT1rs s M ,-. GsopoI.n rAfiA1S AMI
some Qays ago 1ell IN with gentleman OF
middle age who was In the rebel army about
three years. He Is q lawyer by profession, and
is among the leading members Of the Bar In
a Nc 1 ~ uas oee. ~ t.s tsia.ue'
Anu ut4qlo t9e Mat Mus g1e u 1u1 most popu.
lar speaKefe N hs alssnct. re Is man OF
sneak With Howell Cobb, Ben i'm. Lucius ],
Gartrell, md other leading poljt,clans. He
rlajrns IL haze heen aIwaysa a fInIon man and
says bis service il The army was compulsory.
He is now, AZ leaht, acting Tie part Of quiet,
well disposed citizen and his advice Is found
T sncak Tins particularly because do MT
usem !..ausa T. ausasap1s r. M r SaaG Us unans o.
We two tell into some talk on the condition
of the State and the prospects Of the future.
/ found him, after q time, quite ready to
ND ND tia almost -. ward ~ ,rnrd IL " what h
zen. .,,d ana 'nls' a1mos1 "ofo lot "ofo' Is "na9
he sa,d ,,.-.
the neg1o would not accomplish the ends you de-
ei1e, 10 reach, I'm afraid. Perhaps I'm prejuateed
asaost hin eut dopf. .9sSe wguld secure his
wound ro1nd The finger Of plaus1ble white man.
You've been shout tie State considerable reckon,
1T1 e s ae sGG III NOV see eed
sud de in my State.
ssIhe ueg1o's fiIat want il not The ballot, but q
10 s b 70 S nSa
many rood men In he Eorth beIieye hs must have
the bnilot 10 secure thai freedom tel YOU be j
sSas WV bs eant area lie Wtboui he e6o.
Trnt Of de White maui lie lns no hud-he can
meke 70 srnns e1cenf the vyblte man rIres aim a
81 e9aV Wood stthont I lave f1om wits f asn we
sna sben he can searcey rel Wofk anTNhess bai IL
ns LIZ r., Eas as nn1 ~. n1d re m s.verv oniv
:. ~ "uS ~ ~ h.vnnet rrn IN fhis r3ty ~
smT e e raai pa q % q 1siel s xs Thoat
awhile 1na1 .os ts5 ,pnvnege- Hn can hardly
breathe and be certainly can't live In house, IN.
ssdom tsss % i tha1; e' D'' @0Ds'''' Da' E''' o.
:. iIe has freedom in name, but not IN fact. In
many respects Ed he Is worse on than he was before
nS bia Master % nroieetsd lin md Inv ii; msstr1s
hsnd a. wei ts the lapd Of ererybody ciss Il
sgainst him TINE, be has the military he1e for bis
bc1c every day under he colopcis 1ery ness u ta;
he don't know anything .abent, aud inst he can't
know anything about-ihinge be couldn't remedy
eie M n1noseas OF ~ %fonSs @ o. which nc knows, that
btnn,nrs ~ be ia @ von ant H.. sat such
tic resro.1ts he sms cnaIess me,n o1i ,a n,son 1n
Justice Of evcr dac ,bat's roine to IN him ~ i
ne'a only panl,lly projected no1-tste tbs troops M
AMY and mis- chanec wouldn't be a. good rs piect
Know ;bee ,ak 81 nj q selling then, ,o,o
ss.as9fL aga1n, pa oont tee now yon got bold o.
~ ~ ~ .na = thera usn sIe5 ,s esss
ts,E ihts ses1on even II fbera tan;t onen rt -
make the penal code take bin tack tnto the cnnli