New-York tribune., 1867-05-27
GEORGIA.
From Our slte.Ai coucF,rl,r.

From Our sitc.l CoHcTcrdDt
ATLANTA, Ga, May Il, 1907.
My last letter was from South Carolina. The last
five days has been spent in this State My telegram OF
yesterday informed you ofJJdge Kelley arrival ana
speech to the people here The effect OF the latter has been
OF the best character The argument OF the Judge
entirely different from the at cdpdndaH ones antcp3ted
that the bteIest Of tHe - @ {, sboid
not be supposed that there was any letting down Oh r
Kelley part The speech s IN eleet host raoiIi' G i I
the principles contained are Of that character in thls
y y ~ =" Norfi,crn men Then there is still large party
who follow Joe Browns lead They are suihciently
reconstructed to denOfalc the Radicals Dut hot enough
70 insure sincerity. OF speak Of white men
The negroes are as always the towns, ntclligently
and strongly Radical IL Is stated that At,ha coz coz
tans a majority Of white Unonists over other white Gt
lrre result Is which IS visible elsewhere When
the same hope exists That desire TO ignore OF sght
The coored vote They great stckefs mere loI 81
arate political action and assemblies by the Whitc ana
black Republicans. TINS spirit was 70 some man
fcsed in the preparations made 70 receive SiT hy,
The colored left oil, 80 far as representation
was concerned OF the reception committee. lhey len
proceeded 20 organize thelI own % ~ ~
was great But i left the visitor somewhat IN
doubt, which was settled ny placing mn nisTt ' III LII ene
hands OF the committee which hst ehereu INTO CORE
The ony proceeding Of factious character was the at
,n,nt nf Iir p Hmbeton 10 obtain the right To reply
IN Mr Kelley Hambleon will be remembered by those
whose memories run back 10 the period JUST peceIis
the war ~ the editor OF heeatlng ni ~, ~
made itself notorious By the publication Oi DlachlSs Oh
aspred 20 20 To the Confederate Congress and failed lie
then tried 10 the blockade got caught ana was sent
to Fort Warren. where he remained 20 months ne re-
turned here time after the SURRENDER hs PIessn
status may be best understood by the IaSt Inat @
ne named his infant Gon, born some months ago,
John wilkes Booth Hambeton denounced we
refusal to let m rEy vas as bR 6Td aboI u
100 whites. who cheered uproari0usly Ihey were
drowned out by me coored men t arU t W was nI onite
evident that but FOR the fact OF military support oelng
assured the meeting could not have been held without
violence and riot In all the meetings have Deen pres
emf at no one has shown itself from the fear of dis
turbance Only the sword saves the persons ana property
of Union men from general disturbance and outrage.
The prospect of reconstruction being carried by these
who are its friends is improving On reaching Augusta,
some days since my first inquiries directed to the
steps taken here TO organize Republican party IN the
state Nothing OF united or definite character mad
been accomplished There tive distinctive Republi-
can organizations in Georgia perhaps three Tor the s
These movements first because numerically most
important, the open organizatlon by coi2reu men iwo
years ago, Col Bryant, editor OF me LoyW utWyp';
commenced the organization of state Edual klghts ana
Educational Association This has been carried me
the active and influential coored men ia the central ana
northern portions Quite recently an EducatOna Con
vcntIon was hel at Macon which the Association was
made purely Educational in It's character ~ oiganTe4
fine Bureau Mr. EbeThardt, superintendent OF sehOOi
MIR Ware OF this city, one Of the abest OF the many
educators who giving time ana intellect l9i cry n
edeouae salaries TO the work in the South and also MI
Ames VINO Is the agent South for the Peabody iuhd.
The delegates to this Convention called political con-
venton aer their own business done aud organized
n Republican party movement. In the hAeeutNe Som
mart OF the state were represented Tins Committee was
instructed to act with Committee appohted some 'e %
cjty The colored Convention desired the speedy assem-
bling of state Republican Convention with vie" 10
am etfectual organization OF the Republican party 49,
The hesitation ON the part of the Atlanta committee
crew ont of nm influence exercised by Gov Brown over
the minds of or its members IL VIII pe polue I
mind that Brown has out very strongly IN aNOr Ol
reconstructing good faith under the military acts MS
letters and speeches have helped TO draw the INES III
Georgia strongly. Yet the Governor, whether from
policy otherwise is not prepared 10 enter l,to o
publican movement, and has Ia iaet aaViseu s.IonEy
against It. This keeps back the call for state convention
which understand had been for sometime prepared.
The advent of Judge Kelley helped to Drlng TINS 70
direct issue bat what had more lively hneee on tc
Repubicans here belief that Brown ana sirlehus
were preparing issue call for convention 10 organ
ize what would be termed dOubtlessa kecOhstrucon ~
Union party This fact determined the ISSUANCE vi Va
for Republican Convention to be hoid nelo i S "S S
Fourth OF July next This call was reuu AT '0 N'''0 "
Judge Kelley speech yesterday . ,,,s. The nscro
IL is claimed that parties stand about mus
vote T5 600 probably $500 morel the NH T'9 9odantsi
enrolled in the Union League 250VO Inc .St
vote of ls6O WAS little lOt,NO IL Is
the Repubicans il active organization 10 w.,
will carry the state IL depends, however NnvnTj, s ths
considerable portion of the negro vote esPeeay ~ v
Southern connties il deferred from registering, ~
threats OF loss of employment, &c it Is q1 @ e.
that such means will be used 10 c0ntfOl tneii. Do
they will succeed depends upon .e poiticians
advocate Gov. PerryS policy, that ol Non '"nid one
Convention first and tho Constitution secohu sioo Vh t
be formed Their malice VIII De in' the Repubcans
will escape as much opposition as might ote S,.noan
Judge kelley and friend spent an Interesting 49,,
in visiting the schools here am ioIgp thsse sduoa.
iional and that the teachers are
treated with the confederation due them' i"o ""'"
are In the most excellent CONDITION
. rsLxsRAPM rRIBrsE ~ .:...r oe TIL.
Rerubiieau who fined and imprisoned Tor iool ~
March last was yesterday released by Par""h VI wv"
jenkins.