Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-30
) The sonthctn7 i T,oyaIists.

\ correspondent of the Neo YorE; Herald,
writing from Georgia, hits off the creed Of
the so-called lOyalists in the following: 49,.
1t has occurred to me that it would be q
blessing to the whole country for solne.is-
sue to aVise, disconnected with the negro,
in which Georgia might have an ,opportuni-
ty, without any bias, of manifesting the
will of her people. Unfortunately, this
cannot be done; and the State is left to be
represented In all the public expressions Of
its sentiments, tlken as authority, by men
regarded as '.loyaP' by the people of the
North-that is, loyal during the continu-
ance of the war. Such men in general are
so unpopular here that the people would
rather not vote at all than for them. The
history of one or two such men, may suffice
for all. An ex-agent of the 'Freedmen's
Bureau, who now resides in this State, re-'
mained at his house in Georgia during the
whole of the war, under the exemption Of
printer, until, near its close, conscription
had reached him and put him in the army.
Being something of an engraver, he was
employed to make the woodcuts of soldiers
In position for one of the first books pub
lished in the South on tactics, and to print
scrip which should answer for money.
He afterwards engaged in publishing and
editing newspapers, and was never suspect
the necessities Of the Coniederaey had
placed him in the ranks he soon deserted
to the other side, where he remained till
the close Of the war. After the war had
ended he obtained the position of bureau
agent in his own city, and in that capacity
bore down on the people so heavily that
repeated applications were sent up to Cen
eral TfllsOn to have him removed. He
was removed, and soon commenced in the
same city the business of negro-broker,
getting to himself fame far and near as
one of the most efficient men of that class.
Accounts represent that he has induced
two thousand negroes to, emigrate West,
receiving $l0a head from those who want
ed them, for each negro emigrating. 1t Is
true he took the test oath, curses the rebels
and claims to have been guide to Sherman
in his march through the State; but all
these circumstances connected with his
eventful life rendered him so unpopular In
the community in which he lived. that,
foolishly enough, his life was threatened it,
he did not leave the city. Upon his repre-
sentation that his life was in danger. the
city was promptly garrisoned, and the ne
gro broker follows his trade. But he does
not hail from the South. Another loyal
man to the Union during the war was part
owner of rolling mill, and made large
quantities of iron for rebel gunboats. An
other such was busily engaged in making
shot and shell for the Southern armies.
Another manifested his loyalty to the Union,
during the war by voting, as member Of
the Legislature of Georgia, millions of
money to enable the State to carry on the
war. Now, that there is no danger of conn,
fiscation or of hanging to any one, except
to those convicted of crime, there is no
possible harm in making these revelations,
which, with some slight changes, would bet
applicable to most who set themselves upi
as the loyal people" of the State. -