The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-06
Q cor eIA.
pua MACON CORRESPONDENCE.

The New Reconstruction Rill and How II IL
ReGnrded-The Empire Statc 0f the south
Anxious for the speedy Restoration Of Har-
us0nious Relations with the Union-Proba-
bility Of Negro Representatives in the State
Convention. &c.
Macon, Ca, Feb 20, 1867
The IND particulars of TIE bill providing for the
ration Of the Southern States Georgia among the
ber have been laid before the people this State BY
the bill Is pronounced he not so bad as
feared. Even the papers speak apologetlcay Oft 1t
comes for action by The people IN bad tme as the
planting season has commenced this year fully two
weeks in advance Of the usual tine We having in
this latitude regular spring Fires dispensed with,
windows may bs lett open night and the air soft
and balmy. The winds kss the cheeks with pleasure,
and like patient going out from sick room although
not recovered from HIS debility the people feel we'll The
worst is at least No loyal people will be
found the government when the state has been re-
hab,ated and In tho Onion than the people or Georgia
Bitterly DO they lament their conduct in BRINGING upon
them what they REGARD terrible a cal.
amty military governor and the fears
OF many are hegb,enci rather than alIaycd by
the passage of the bill Others think they SEQ in the
bill end OF further trouble and restoration o. the
State 10 friendship aud harmony with her sister States
tie Union 1t IL really wonderful that notwhstand-
ing Georgia ntroued so large portion OF her male
population To light against tho government you can
rarely IND man who was an ORIGINAL secessicnis They
all arrange themselves in the class 10 wch Ar Stephens
and Mr. b. H. Hill belonged. both OF which gentlemen il
is well known opposed tue secession Of the ate with
all their might hut cast 10 their lot with the State after
| IL had gone out Now the work OF expufgation has
begun IN the State. every being ascertain
whether he is excluded from voting BY the constitutional
amendment.
In some OF the counties Of the state the negroes w
have majority, and possibly few Of them mag De in
the convention that is TO form consultation that win
be acceptable Congress: but there will not be many
such counties II IL 10 be hoped Tor the sake OF the people
most in the war, that General steedman
or General Croxton will no appointed over this
district district General croxon resides In this city;
law He carried farm last year pnsuccessfuly /,
,rue in Pulaski county, Just below this place General
Stccdman endeared himself 10 the people OF the State
when he met them in convention and gave them whole
some counsel. The people are also glad that by the
terms Of the BILL requiring the appoiniees of the i've
districts 20 hod rank al least hgh that
general, the lev loya' people, who generally have
i mcnis They may he members OF tae Convention and
doubtless will he but II will be difficult TO find hsh
dozen evil disposed persons ranking themselves in the
"oyal list ~ TO be hoped that II the military Gov.
should deem It necessary TO call convention OF
the people at early day good men, and Il must I've
frame constitution that will not be disgrace to them
selves aud an instrument OF tyranny to the people 1t
will be easy 10 find for members OF the convention In
Amos, every county Of the state good men who fought
| In the Union armies. but who, being pleased with the
Climate and sou 81 The state have engaged IN some
Gallon here ana intend make this state their future
home
What the State needs, what the country needs u
quiet II the nero must vote BY all means lct him
vote; bur AZ any rate and at all hazards the people OF
the whole country have quiet that they may have
opportunity Of burying their snrnosies and or rebuild
Ing their fortunes The fear that Georgia going 20 be
all democratic groundless IL not 50 before the
war u vii not be now self. interest will divide
them, as New York and Pennsylvania are divided; but
as yet they have not been able 10 learn that there has
been any question before Congress the negro ques
ton They think they like the negro better than any
Northern or Western State--0 whose climate they
unsuted-can like bin, aud II they have not done BIN
justice, although they have done much for him
many OF such States have the time they have
l opportunity they will
Our attention is being bestowed on fertilizers half
oozen different kinds of guano being brought from
New YORK In one county, fifty miles below here one
nrm has already sold seventy OF fish guano, which
" y thought will pay handsomely on cotton. Many
farmers are planting almost exclusively cotton trusting
" the West for their and meat This pays better
they think, than TO divide their crops The prediction
made some months SINCE that there was not corn
enough made in the state last year last the people
longer than the LIST Of March, has already received It's
verhcaon since the railroads throughout the State are
engaged in the transportation OF scarcely anything but
western corn aud meat All the surplus money from
the cotton crop going West TO buy the necessaries OF
lite This may account for the failure OF 30 many Of the
merchants OF The state 10 meet promptly their obligations
| In New York. This year will set all things right "
the currency is not too much contracted