The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-30
q E o r GA.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of the HERALD.

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The Feeling ON tho Constitutional Amendment
Questisn-Tho South to Pursue a Mastery
Inactivity Policy Tho People Propose -
Extend Their Railroads and Go Into tho
Manufacturing Busls Kmisratteu TO be
Encouraged and Nsrshevn Capitalists Ia
vited TO Invest In Southern Property. DC.
MiILxDoxvuLn, Ga. Nov. Is, 1893.
National politics arc Al . heavy discount In Georgia.
Tho Legislature is stll in session and day after day
passes without any auson being made 70 The relations
existing between tho South and the general govsrnment
The do nothing mastery inactivity" policy advocated
by tho Richmond newspapsm carried out here TO the
letter. Tho constitutional amendment has been
signed 70 the tomb Of the cspuls and there no, tho
rsmotes chance OF ~ bsins revvsd In any shape
whatever. Indeed. there but two members OF the
present Legislature who have had the tcmersy to avo
the measure and thcy. II Is charged. did 10
from strong personal motives rathsr than desro to
benea, tho State TO give you an idea Of the present
state OF feeling tho subject Of the constitutional
amendment, I cannot do boter than repeat the sub.
stance conversation had with veteran editor d
this State day or t~o ago
suyYRAox
"wnat do you intend 10 dos" Inquired on hearing
hts announcement that tho South would never adopt tho
amendment.
NOTHING" he replied. "You can send troops down
hero TO murder and extermnste u.s. II you will but We
willing 70 take tho chances rather than subject our
selves to the disgrace consequent upon tho adoption u
such an amendment as that"
u VI
and rebels allowed 70 hold once and yoe,
coold you stomach negro suffrage do you Think IN
mo, sir. We never could" he replied "wth you .,
the North negro suffrage n small matter, but with Us
Il Is all important Tho blacks are 70 numcrous herc
that they would outpumbcr nj tho polls; they would
then become rulers and we their slavcs Now would
not that DO pretty condition Of things In white mans
countryS"
replied that thought no was dwelling too much
the dark side Of tho picture and that there Was not
much danger Of the negroes becoming tho ruling
/ IA
'.Have you not elected two Of them 10 tho Massachu
setts Legisisures no retorcd "And they succeed no
what may not expect in some parts Of tho South
where their population Is equal and In some districts
| "Bnt you can't expect In this non recca
structed condition for any great length Of time Have
you no future before your" asked
eyes" he answered. "all wc want 10 10 b lot aiooe
Give opportunity by our industry 70 redeem bur,
prosperous and proud - ever we wore rhis yssr -
der many Disadvantages Georgia has raised ehirylNA
million dollars. worth q cotton Next ysse ~ N 40
and tobacco crops. win soon ses W w. sags. ncc
wnAr ms sovsY 49, .os,x 70 mo NO "oo''
se'nS a sS ~ ~ha. The GeorEans 60
from year % yr In the oven. Of The State being moi,
alone - pv tho question.
all spare 1s cash INTO n ,lsa amy -s pa
inycs. u In railroad. and manufactures until We
shall b a. ndspsnaeni q New Easland w wsre DO
South dotted with factories aud the Yankees win re
greet Tho dav they forced Us this asrnatvs All that
wanted no. % make the south rich and ndspendopt
| little capital and emigration.
| "Yes think you require emigration much a. you
40 else 10 develop the resources Of the
.gve us AS much Of II a. you iks,v No answered,
'tbe moro the bet,er Before the
TO our interests TO invite emigration, but that our
negroes ARC free and got little no work gu, Of
them, behooves US to encourage emigration In every
| way and shape To mon Of capital IN tho North tho
South Offers splendid Investments II the affair. Serc
only ,ile more settled we would have Thorn down
.s the fault Of tho south that Northern oaplts
| ists are deferred from investinst" Inquired
mo. he replied; ~ y those cursed radicals wash
ngton and the possibility that they may con n.csis our
lands that doies your capitalists from Investing They
oox upon our title TO property hers doubt
value Of lands Why roal selling hsre Tor
mere song-for onethrd and somstimss ons.fourth
o. It's real value The souihsrs people ali Ia dsbt
and they have uosbng pay on ihsr isdcbedns.s ~l
except real estate consequently the market Ia gIaed
There never was such .n opportunity for Northern
rax yRxxpxss's sunsau.
Wishing 10 change tho subject. asked him how tbs
Feedmsns Bureau worked In this part OF the country
III y erca bumbas, sr, and 10 apt ~ork harm
a. good be answered and putting the country 20
"why ,os don't call u a useless expense 10 educate
these poor negroes and male them twice c~sbs
10 YOU a. they ever wsrsi" exclaimed with some de-
gree oi wonder ss~<sAss- n
Jn, :, aon object 70 tho edooa.ion pari Of N. pro-
grsmms That u all very good and you'd provo bsns
ncai to both whites aud blacks alike, t6sss Ysnkes
school MAINS were not putting such ln~ In the
heads ~ hese ignorant and superrtous people They
toll The negroes work for ~ much and no more Who
work for they should be treated a. equals under
tho iyi Rights bill suppose, and encourage lhsm IN
the idea tina. Congress viii dsisn, dsy take s-sy
the lands from the rebels. they cali uH aud portion
t.sm out among the loyal biscks"
~ these agents to oopnno themselves b. their
needy dong they could 70 aec are GOD nas
Tor The blacks asked would be D.y o,Jsc
sN1ns 10 tho least, hs rgpaed Eve want o see
the negroes educated, ~ " T. possible thng f"
How - thar" inquired. struck With the last part
Of bis sentence when implied aoab, ,hs
bhty ~ caucaiiug the freedmen. !" Yoa 10
doubt 40 - whsthor TIE blacks are cap@Die of bssng
"weu am sorneshst That u 10 say, yoa never
can mhka much cot ~ t,sn. NO matter boz hard yea
Try They ara naturally INDECENT. aud " ulsv su 30,
Tor lifns yoa surely csso, srpeci thsm stsdy
Webster % iahdsy hgnAy Nth any degree Of .iisn.
Wen, bui can you improve their present. condition.
J rouaart cd And thu generation &c hacks iii
b. Improvement appn that and on from genera.
100 70 gsnsrsisDn. un thsy become useful isisi
geGt members Of svci@ty.H
IN measure they can be sdsoa,sd thai 10 portion
Of them, bat the majority ~ them iBc.psbs ~
nstfuctson, and viii aiwsys b. a worthless. good ~
uosbing caa~s, naisaacs 70 themselves and he oous
~nL HsHr-s .. ~ Baregrrx
" Then Joa bciiS,e there - no cbanse whatsoever ~
the adoption Of toe connutaii0ns smsndns~nt b. fhe
soasb~u atssS remarked. sssing that hs obaas
rate en the education question
SDbs Whatever. ~ Tbs psopis Of The Aoath srs
high toned Ispple ~ snd naser ~ii submit % AHy.
tbing ~ the ksa fbty Tough, f0 priBcips
RtDn-~sn1 got shipped st a. lady whipped too viii
ysdxe bot thelr s<isf IN the ao.ias o J0EB
Calhoun and Jsr Dsva. ~ a. strong q. ever hsHl -s
~ AL that and socspt tho slt1siyt the
has .Ist AZ y yOa viii cny ics slons s11
permit b. represented Cosxr~~. rbs p.spls ~
sgotn have love Tor tbs ublos, anf / hardly
thibk they Ill We loof spru the c~uEsry a.
xfns clear goue The repabic has 10 i,.st axy
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beiw~ ths afrefsnt s~eti@ns sorth Ess sssth ss1
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