The New York herald., 1867-04-29

Drown pTl1tleS on very pOlnt VI NO oHAAP
chin. HIS face scanned in every direction with
wrinkles, large, small, fine and broad, which we're
drawn ont however when the speaker opened his very
large mouth, until his face momen.arily smooth.
The countenance ultra type OF the Georgia face,
which has no more expression than gutts percha
countenance which one may squeeze into sOuess sem
bance OF emotional expression This speaker was great
gestcu'atons using both hands and fee-the latter
for emphasis stamping first one aud then the
other and finally bringing both heels and hands into
requisition together the former the floor ana the
latter in prodgious thumps the table by which means
II Supposed by the ignorant audience he mailed
his opponent In the argument His popularity was tnat
ne never finished his sentences compsted the ex-
precision o. an IDEA we sn nen his speech was
| made up OF half finished sentences, with commas,
dashes and exclamation points In any number put not
single rounded period His style was somewhat q ol
ows:-.sGenilemen OF the jury-It seems to me that
you uus recognize the right Of every white man to
sell his mule andbut viii not speak Of rights because
mule was taken over to the defendant in this yer
and what did he agreei But it's the law We want, and
men who appreciate the And after all he don't
pretend that he didn't the date named-and besides,
eentlsusen man who has no honor IN him. I'M. man
mule. When man agrees he agrees IT'S az plain as
WACO. at..a aO snitio; and besides don't you &c.,
Al one Of these stumbling points left the court
room, where the delighted crowd Of mountain simple.
tons were vagging their heads together and ernning
presumed snsrtnsas ~ their fAvorite lawyer In the
evening the lawyers and the judge with the 'pug hat
roughly roughly furnished % tt,as room Of the hos and dis.
cussed fine points q Law and politics With the farmers
who wer. present attending court Two o. these u i.;sf
region took the ground that Congress- although acting
through ultra measures and intensfyng 10 too great
promnted by inst and necessary motive.
Snow I'll inst say this yer ono thing said farmor,
vote again who once broKs his oath Of allegiance taken
when he took ofce under the old government and tho
old constitution would never allow him 70 hold ONCE
again vote 10 long ~ he lived"
"who is to vote thens' simpered hawk faced law
yer IN faded and seedy dress coat Are you in favor
Of allowing the niggers 70 do ali THAR"
Tho other OF the two men here spoke ont
"The niggers voting amt even toabo consideration
In this matter II atnt no account either way anyhow
all right atween the North and the So'th Congress is
the supreme law Of the land matter what the law Of
Georgia and when the Soth gets rid or the idea that
minority should rule. then Il will be all right with the
This srairhrorward style OF argument was too much
for the crcumlocutory rife bore stvle Of bringing out
the truth Of covering facts generally pursued BY the
lawyers and they II In disgust and seziug their
candles hastened of to the sleeping apartment of the
Judge in the spug' hat and this room being the
assigned to me- heard them noisily debating and
jnoling glasses throughout the night
The next moruur started or al an early hour, but
had not gone Ave miles before lost my way In tho
woods and, following indistnct road. was finally
brought halt the door OF log cabin TO which the
forest trait led and forced to ride additional
eight miles tho country to get back to the main
road On INV way passed through the town Of Alpha
retta-a small congregation Of houses and dlapidated
log church comprising the settlement No one in tho
place had ideas to advance on the reconstruction
subject aud one whom questioned answered that
he didn't d-n whether the nggers voted or not.
go long there no more war; no inscription and
sentiments OF the incomparably stupid people
OF the town, so I hastencd on over very
@ a1s
the outskirts Of Marietta, where overlook law OK
team and its indolent driver who drawled out his an
and uncertain manner. As was about starting
on ahead Of him, after having obtained all
me:@T me s.' .ay, stranger, whar did you come from'
Atheusf Wal. now. you've come through about the
observation-disclosures piece OF country 10 the whole Soth,
reckon. Didn't SEQ no bushwhacking Union men
Well thar Is pertickIer strange Mighty sort OF
ride across that away too Plenty OF whiskey stills out
saw that this individual had made the common mis-
take, that government inspector hunting after
and seizng whskey stills in the mountains 80 rode on
doubt he had many others prepared TOR me, since ne
was bv far the inquisltive and in every way the
ksenest man have met as yet 10 my rambes through
the South
From Marietta made nying trip 70 Atlanta, distant
twenty miles, finding thcre plenty OF business activity
bnt perfect tranquility 10 regard to the reconstruction
measures, not the slightest excitement prevailing
on the subject and the people bs'ng inclined to
however, to talking on the subject and Il was
only with the greatest difficulty that sue
Ceo0ed
4 bare expression Of opinion. trip IN Rome, Gs. de-
veloped almost the TO mc) unsatisfactory state OF
affairs although found II more easy 70 draw out the
versed-a armed man. evidently once Confederate
officer though did not ask him for fear of awakening
sad smores me that the people of tha: part
of the State satisfied to submit TO all the measures
imposed by Cangrcss because they were satisfied thai
they could not do better unds the circumstances
oAll that Is TO be don nown he said Is for and
onr friends at tho North to keep quiet Tho South Is
being thoroughly reorganizcd and OF course there s
ufuoo In har aN In cn
last long, and you will us come out of this dark
day better prosperous and more triumphant in the
dignihed manner in which we have met adversely ana
have borne the degradation into which enemies have
attempted to cast than II we had won great battle
are many OF
they called who live little north and east OF
this who keep up constant turmoil and III feeling; and
besides, there mon who live here who correspond
the Northern papers under false Names and make al
sorts OF OF sentiments and inteu-
If ought to be hung as enemies OF their
country and DANGEROUS TO ts welfare II these miser
able scribbers who should meet that fate FIRST aud
would like TO aid In doing the work "
Ny companion and guide in my Alabama ramble was
coored gentleman, splendid horseman. and, In bis
esteem. fine scholar, for he had just learned to
read little aud said, with very great degree OF PRIDE
that he expected before long be able to wre his own
name, which Romco-pain Romeo, and nothing
than that poetic deslgnation, having been given
him by his master But Romeo did not justify, In tins
instance at least, Shakspeare's raptures. for moro
homely thck.lpped, hardhcadcd, bigfooted, cumsily
built African, Of pure blood and coal black compexon'
never saw.
For three days Romeo and travelled together at the
rate oi thirty or forty miles day. and therefore nao
abundant opportunity to learn from his own lips the
bent OF his political belief. In the first place he was
democrat hated the Freedmens Bureau, aud thought
that all the niggers who joining sccrot societies
through the country ought TO be hanged. Whcn u
came the time for him 10 vote he was going right up 70
the polls and he going 10 vote for the white man
that he liked besthc not going to put IN MS vote
for any Northern dandy darkies nohow the south
crn property conlscaed he would take his
share, and wouldn't be afraid to hdd
neither. III JUS de time once" he said, "dat
II said JUS dem words say now, I'd DO hung up on
dat yer tree JUS so quck-0, de Lor' ~
On being questioned closely as 70 the cause OF ms
hatred to the officers OF the Froedmen's Bureau, ne
answered that Captain Slane, Swain, Of the Bureau
had borrowed fron him when he the Captain) Was
drunk, $40 TO stake In a game OF poker and when no
got sober, denied that hs borrowed t. For TINS
Romeo suspected and hated the Bureau ana al
its agents .
shortly after crossing tho State line met the nr.t
Aabamian-a wild looking man, thick set heavily builh
with black eyes burning like Goals Of fe In the shadows
Of his heavy brows, and bullet bead covered win =
thick bushy mass OF black hair He was attircd -
homcspun, taered, torn and solcd wore ragged fes