The New York herald., 1867-04-18
RECONSTRUCTION.
Immense Mass Meeting at Au-
gusta, Georgia.
Address Of Herschel v. johnson on
the Situation.
Sensible speech Of General Pope at
Atlanta.
&c. dc &c.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or the utaALu.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or TINE WaALD.
The Great Meeting in Aususta-Passage Of
Resolutions-The Radicals Eudorsed-Speech
Of Ex-Governor Johnson-He Asks the Ne
groes to Trust the Southeru PeOpIe-They
Are Warmed Against the Dominant Party I'm
AUGUSTA, Ga, April II, 1867
Nearly three thousand Of citizens Of whom nine
tenths colored, assembled at the Parade Ground
yesterday morning, pursuant 70 call for public meet
ing TO take into consideration the political situation
At about eleven O'Clock the object OF the meeting
announced by WILLIAM HALE. who invited Rev. M.
Watts, coored clergyman, to rccite PASSAGE
SIMEON BEARD, coored, read the following resolu-
| tions:- re
Whereas the american nation thrown into fierce,
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portion people rights which other portion ored
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slsrsd saasi before and where's this saasyi.
and and the STATE oS Georgia refuses to re-
ss Of raa es uo
nS Th the oys Of Georgia should sye
saved the life OF the nation, and made all the people equal
resolved That distinction should be made in the en-.
ne seent OF e or color ana privileges
Resolved That laws should %
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fhat elective frnnchiss the juror priv
lege the best protection which nation its
people and that the right includes the right to the
Resolved, That all punshmcnts which the Law inhics
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for The crushing q the reSeIien The
entitled 70 and should receive the nations care proiec
Reseyed That the naon. debt, Incurred for the suppress
sion Of the rebellion Is sacred obgaton and The naiona
but that ali debts the support the
forever void and should never be assumed by
resolved constitutions laws and
changed moded controlled Shen IN % their a Geroo s
Resolved That labor the basis Of human happiness
that the chie object q legislation should be to protect 1t in
Resolved That free Schools and churches are the guar.
c.aon ss and chsany and should be Be
TSa and ase
ne Ruler Of the universe for all blessings unto
to His prscep rendering Him homage in ali things.
After these resolutions read Ex-Governor and
United States Senator elect Herscbel v. johnson came
| forward and delivered the following speech
MY FRIENDS Tho relucancy which feel in speaking
TO you this occasion does not arise from want Of
disposition TO commune with yon in spirit OF frank
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taken The publication in the newspapers announced
that there would Be general gathering, without re-
spect TO color this day, and specifying that the OBJ
ect Of such meeting was TO consider generally the
dton Of the country the new relations which have bcen
the population OF The State and the duties springng from
that new relaionship therefore did not anticipate
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ties And not ewing in n The. AZ light 81 my heart @ d3
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sire your advancement in the social scale desire you
70 succeed in All virtuous aims Which ycu may wish 70
rights which the laws have. conferred upon yea
whether ] approve Of those. laws or not
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feeling But say, in all Sincerity that while laws exist
or aOr he rights those laws
reason Be- your friend When this war began, in the
providence OF God under the laws OF the land a. they
then existed I owned large number Of slaves. During
all intercourse, while they stood IN that reiasn 70
towards them an act Of injustice or oppressssa.
Nearly all Of them are in my service today
toUs 'l, between cen them and me before they were
emancipated was one Of mutual conhdencc Kindness
and nc' % ns ehanrs Do mot speak Of
this friends, in spirit OF egosm but for tho pnr-
pose OF presenting 70 you an example when DelIevo "
II is very fatal mistake for you TO make u you suppoe
that those who recently shareholders cherish feel
nas of unkndness toward you race. IL Is mot 20.
The tono and temper OF all the sensible people in the
STATE Of Georgia SO far have been enabled 70
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induce 70 believe s race sS are nioS yS
every Where, both white and black but
very unjust and very unkind TO chsracterize
whole people being crse and oppressive because
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your color should violate the laws Of the land ana
country ~.ss ': ' crowd o. Sssves robbers Or mur
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puysue cOuFBs of n)us(ics-then withdraw your con-
ndence; but, sensble men, DO not DO before then
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calm, ccosidsrsts sod cautions bsfsw you commit
yoursolves 10 line a policy that gill array you a.
class aaaInst the while pcpalaen A. portion ~ tbe
people Of the state Of GsorsA you hsve sn seding 10
tereu ~ the charsciss 81 the laws wheh
| shall hs adopted, and deep Interest W
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