The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-09-21
GEORGIA.
ouR SAVANNAH CORRESPONDENCE

Southern View of the Radical Moyement-s
The South TO be Designedly Kept OUT Of the
Union-She Looks On acknowledgements
ternal I'm pi ovements, &c.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Sept IL, 1866.
PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION SATISFACTORY TO
THE SOUTH.
Before this reaches you the HERALD win have given to-
its hundreds OF thousands Of readers throughout the
Union tho letter of Herschel johnson to the President
endorsing the action of the late conservative convention
in Philadelphia In this letter Mr. johnson speaks the
sentiments of tho great majority Of intelligent mon in
Georgia, and may say. of the entire South do DOS
not disguise the fact that things In the
address and declaration of principles put forth by tho
convention which distasteul to southern m'n some
things If the South had the making the platform
of reconciliation and reunion, she would have modified
expunged but he gives uerance to tho voice OF lhe
Southern people when he he accepts the overtures
OF the conservative OF the North in the spirit Of
patriotism in which they rendered, and pledges the
manhood honor of the South to stand by the party
inodgurated tie principles Of tho Philadelphia Con:
veniiop In Us great work Of national reconstruction and
redemption. - -,
i cannot doubt that the letter of Mr. Johnson will
have n good effect on the Northern mind Aside from
It's marked ability, its cand9r and rapkness VIII cSn;
men, who viii not fail TO distinguish between ING ngnN
toned honorable southerner and the cIngng, unprns'
Med creatures who have recently assumed 10 rep.
resent the so-calledr land only that oyallsts OF Ing
South in the Convention in Philadelphia There are ns
and if there were they would merit the and CONF
tempt or honorable men OF tho north: The men irors
this State who recently figured In the Southern 10y
sts' Convention, are, they known NoIhefA
adventurous and vagabonds who have made themselves
trcachery and hypocrisy The South has suffered mucE
wrong but nothing in the past cogd equal the
of these being received by the Northern people a.
rcprese natives of any class or her citiZens
BEEcHER THE SOUTH.
The letter Of Rev Henry Ward Beecher has been rea0
here with great interest and general approval Such
sound and catholic views not expected from such
source and tho letter regarded as among the most
encouraging indications Of tho renewal Of aternal rea-
between the The great bone of contention,
slavery being removed II is surprising after the bitter
way Of harmony and concord between true Americans
North and South.
GEORGIA UNIT For THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTIONS
PROGRAMME.
No meeting has vet been held here to ratify the action
OF the Philadelphia convention, and simply for tho rea.
son that there opposition TO IL among people,
Georgia unit in support Of the reconstruction policy
President Johnson but at present the people feel thai
they have part In the contest between the conI
srvayes and the disunionists of the North and In the
belief political demonstrations not needed to at
test their acceptance Of the platform adopted al Phiade
pha they prefer to remain quiet pctators OF confess
IN which they, in common with the whole country nave
50 much nj stake. When the tmc comes the friends Or
the constitution and the Union will not count IN vain on
the cupport Of the State, which claims that they followed
| tia. constitution out of the Union
A SOUTHERN tbs RADICAL MOVEMENT,
The Southern people looking tn Intense interest
TO the great struggle now progressing between inc con;
servatye and radical parties oi the North, ana regard
with deep the violent and bitter course OF the
radical press towards them. Their insane and powerful
efforts elevate rocs into martyrs might be OK
| cusable If there any tenable ground for bed
lieving proceeded from humane and an unselfs
is lof ignorant But FOR this charltapl9
Interpretation there is II Is at variance with
indsputablc facts for their course is ineilgibe only
when We start with dlstnct understanding that tho
aim OF radical Journalism int n-ify sectional bitter
ness, promote sectional harmony--to foster the
| feelings OF anger and esIrangement between tho
| Unionists OF the North and tho people Of tho
| Sou,h-to aid the purpo cs OF those VINO woulo
\ mi
protecting tue blacks would subject tho majority OF
tho whites to insult and oppression Thus consldercd.
ton Of radicals at Philadelphia the INSCRIPTIONS and
unjust ab1se OF President Johason, and tho whoesas
| nlputations uron the loyalty and humanity OF tho
people OF the South become clear TO the most superrcas
observer i
They parts Of well considered scheme TO help the
Northern disunonits keeping the South out Of the
| have persistenly ignored all evidence Of returning
riendness aud loyalty on the part Of the South aud
which, with equal persistcncy. have seized upon every
private outrage every act of individual wrong. every
local row. proof OF necessity OF poionglng the era Of
All aioSs OF RETURNING LOYALTY IGNORED.
or course the journals which thus pandcr 10 sec.
radicals play akey power take notice of Incident
and DEMONSTRATIONS at var ance with their policy For
visible the they have had ord OF encourage
mcn or even Of recognition. There has been plonS
| tu record OF outrages by negroes, outraqes upon
females murderous attacks white men, and robi
benes without Number; BIT the radical papers have not
been honest enough to enter these items the other
SIDE Of The account The folly OF this method OF admin.
iserng partisan prejudice 10 obvious II is
c!eyous What would be thought OF southern editor
who should collect the details OF siuglc months niurl
ders in the OF New York Massachusetts, and pro.
pos, hold the entire North responsible for the record
lie would be derl4ed as knav AID would be reminded of
| tho injustice Of has,y generazatol and would be
| told that, despite these drawbacks, the North
aud West rank on Level with the most civilized com,
munities Why do they deal ercnty with the soutbf
Why do they exact FROM southern communities moro
profound respect for virtue and law than among the
adj M that horK
citizens are neither better nor worse than Northern ct
zenss And lot them not forget that since North and
South arc boand 10 dwell together aud 70 share the
futre together the they get back friendly
| terms the better 1t Will be for both. /,
The latest accounts received from reliable Of the
condition Of the crops In this state not encouraging
An stNnnterruptea drought has prevailed for moro
than Two months and the carly in tho northern
half OF the State, has oleaby scorched In the
heds am iaioraed that Ia the section referred 10, ~
considered impossible produce anything like sup,
ply OF bread aud hat the people will be largely depends
ent upon supplies from abroad.
The crop too, comparatively small but not
so severely damaged by the dry weather as the corn
year will at the very best DO more Than onehalf Of
that gathered Ia 1850, the largest ever made In the
um The oer eon e nS
and Texas reveals similar state of the crop 10 smount
Of production.
Complaints made Ia many parts Of the South Of tho
ravages Of e boil worm, and of that great enemy TO the
cotton plant, the army worm No ncgiborhood, from
Georgia Texas according 20 the accounts Of the press
exempt from these aud in some ocaii-
ties reported, the destra cilun wrought by them Ia
almost total. While the consumers OF cotton at The
North arc predicting crop Of three niions Of bales,
based upon Information which they believe 10 be rel able
tho bcst informed business hcrc place tho Weld al
ono and a half million Of bales. As the period draws
nigh when the crop Is 70 be gathered, more and
anxiety Is felt 70 know mry rel ed upon
and hence entire confidence the Judsmen, Of bu-
ness men here as have stated H.
INCARCERATION or ISrsRssL RovExEST scRrxEa
AT no former period IN the history of this State has
the subject OF internal improvements aItrrc.ed
t0ution than the Jll A Iatrraf
Convention hsd at Macon, 10 discuss the proprciy
OF constructing the Savannah aud Memphis Railroad,
and we lncrnsd that the convent on favorsly
Impress With the Importance of Tie enterprise 10 the
commercial interests Of the South generally, ami u