New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-25

be loved tine QO nag, anu WOuiu HUI Iceob'H~S Wv
bastard Government Of JEFF. Davis. be was arrested
tried hunted his family scattered and driven out OF
the State. have fought you, and you are whipped;
and here to-day, protected by the broad iods OF
the old flag floating my head. ask you the ques
ton here to-day. Are you whipped Iyou are give
up and be good citizens II not pick up your guns ana
go at 1t again. Hyou have not had enough OF war
the sight before you is not enough we will give you
more. He was particularly severe on Coop anu
Toombs, and the leaders generally. and caned
on the people, when the Courts were instituted
to sec to 1t that their property was conhsca'eui
to see that Joe Brown made to pay back the schoo
fund and other funds lost in Confederate ponds OUT VI
his profits in blockade-running. &c.
Mr. Markham was the next speaker wealthy man
before the war; owning foundery at Atlanta lie was
Union at heart but hired his fOundery to the Coined
crates to make shot and shelgot nothing Tor IT, ana
now with everything else, IL Is burned TO the grouhu
He talked strong for the Union vsad 1t was secession
that had brought this great calamity upon them: oece
soa that had freed their negroes; dwet largely on the
policy of encouraging, the Germans and Irish to come
among them as laborers while 1000 stawart black men
stood all around him. wiling and ready to work FOR
small compensation. He finally had word to say to
the negroes encouraging them TO be industrious ana
urging their former masters TO be kind to them ana
furnish them work. He spoke very well considering
the new and changed condition Of things. which had
come so suddenly upon hiIr, and which his mind had
not yet properly digested and adjusted Next came MI
Dunning a resident here, always Union man. now
appointed United States Marshal. The Rebels impris
oued him. threatened to kill him. and then tried TO dVe
him away He told them to do their worst, Kill HIM
ANYTHING but he would not 60 away neither wouid ne
Gid them in making against the Government he
also owned oundery the Confederaes took possession
of il and used it for the casting Of cannon shot ana
she'll While they had him in prison he begged them 10
let him ont long enough to 80 and burn up his own
foundery They built stockade and kept him in 1t hve
weeks ~ the hot sum- without hat on bis head MI
Cunning is probably the only true dyed'in-fhe
Union m IN in Atlanta He terribly severe in his re-
marks unwisey perhaps, should tie military power
be removed He looked over the large assemblago and
said II see very many Of you whose hands are DRIP
ming with blood. You have done all In your power 10
break ND the best Government the earth and TO bring
this desolation you see o'l around you And now &C
cordng 10 Brig Gen Wilson's report, $4,000 OF you are
going TO that same Government for food. When you
eat the bread given you conure you to drink some OF
the blood of the slain on both sides Come touch this
(holdinQ out a white hendkerchief) and yon would
leave the marks Of your brothers blood upon 1t. lie
quoted from speech made by Yancey on the same steps
for secession thanked God that he was dead and IS
the good always went with the Lord, the Devil always
claimed his own. On Cobb and Toomhs he was severe
and called on all TO see to IL that justice was done
them for bringing this terrible calamity upon them
few such men as DunnDg would set Georgia right
Hail Columbia" and Yankee Doodle" were played by
the band National salute fred. andthus ended happily
the first Celeb alton of our National Independence Day
for four long dark years in the State OF Georgia What
wanted new, is to keep the Rebels from voting, or
having ary hand In the restoration Of the
Of the State Educate the Crackers" and bring then
up to feel that they have interest IN the Government
and for the General Government through s Freedmens
Bureau to father and protector to those suddenly
made free educate them and fit them for good citizens
This being done. in few years the wheels VIII run
smoothly and Georgia again take her place as the En-
pe State Of the South is preposterous to say as
heard today that aborers must be imported into the
State when surplus already exists right here on the
ground The large plantations owned by Rebels al
WAYS should be confscated and sold in small parcels, al
such rates that "crackers" and negroes can poss s.
them. This will break up the landed arstocracy, ~ci
has been the potent cause Of the late Rebellion.
LEwELLyY.