The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-04-13
RECONSTRUCTION.
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of The HERALD
tiers 60 be Renewed 20 Atlanya,- Sentiments
1fAxfl, Ca. April 0. 1857.
II 10 now well sscsrtAinsd that General Pope will make
his headquarters OF the Third Military district IN this
oy. house having been already rented for him TO live
In and he 10 expected here this week On his hrst ar
rival In this city he made promise 10 remove his head
quarters 70 thin place to the deputaton OF citizens that
waited upon him TO extend 70 him the welcome OF the
city, and TO request his residence among them during
tho time no held command Of tho district The city Of
rSS.s aery, where the General had arst offended 70
STOP has dslIghtru, climate y We Winter but in the
summer the climate Is sdrS. the water bad and nnu
merabs Mosquitoes infest the air The climate OF A.
I.pta on tho CONTRARY Is delightful in the for
30 southern latitude the water y excellent and the
popuatiou partakes much Of Northern character
than that Of moro Southern cities The General there
FORE win not only find warm and hearty welcome from
the people, but will feel himself not much stranger
The character Of our military ruler very generally
discussed both public and In private He b generally
regarded soldier Of the strctest sort fashioned AFTER
the Point models but he II considered 70 be mild
and humane man and gentleman In all bis bearings
necessarily
cial duties and uaoompromising, In his social rsla
lions with those BY whom no will BE- surrounded. 10
believed that he will be airabe and conciatory The
city itself anticipates that 10 will be the gamer BY his
residence In 1t Atlanta will occupy FOR the time pro-
minent position 10 tho eyes Of the whole country Il will
be visited by persons who desire 70 SEQ what was the
most vital point 70 the late confederacy and property
and capital will bs felt be entirely from the
beginning OF the military reign. expected that busi
ness will flourish and money DO moro abundant The
Of prosperity Il hoped is already rising that shall
enven this people with It's bsnignant rays
If Atlanta destined 10 be the city that its friends
think 1t will become II In i've years from this time its
population is doubled be any thousand, then
there city IN the south that tho present time
offers good an inducements for the Investment OF
Northern capital During the terrible ordeal OF tho last
six months OF prostrason Of business and suffer-
Ing, through which the people have passed and which
has by ended, every SHIFT had to be resorted
to obtain money to keep of starvation The poor Jared
better in this respect than the RICH for their simple
wants kept abundantly supplied from the nume-
charities Of Northern friends; but very large
class OF persons could not for the enjoyment or
such charities they have been all the time In great
need The consequence that real estate,
not only Of vacant loIs which tho parties owning
werc unable to rebuild, houses unfinished and nsnrra
.osnipv.ed but also OF family residences h.ya bsen
ihrus. tBs market e b sold al any rscs Such Is
some inna
Though there quite nue. a. his E,nd or pro
perry on sale now as there bsen prices have no ten
In looking .s The state OF this country from tho
Southern STAN point there much for encouragement
me ooSs OF the war as II is well known, the people
j saysS Of
property OF the State consisted Of slaves In ad-
on, was generally thought that violence ana blood
shed would attend the sudden dsruptuTe OF the ties OF
master slave When, therefore, the war had ended
and the emancipation proclamation Of President Lincoln
who outwardiy CONSUMED 70 ths proclamation inwardy
hoped that would be found 10 break the force
OF the edic and thai they would in reality, not in
slaves a. they had once held few held TO different
1suson. me negroes themselves were CO. workers
with the government in maintaining the freedom,
perfect and complete which had been won FOR them '
opinions and habits Of society Occasionally we still
see among y those .ho you VIII listen to them WIN
and political bessins, and IL defence q the spirit Of the
constellation = was sncs hold g bs-.hs spirit q that
WITH but few smsadnssi: = / .ss Taoy sesn o b
ioasilzed thas nothing change then Grant Al
these warm advocates claim for the constitution. the
question NECESSARILY arises why attempt 70 revive doad
canno. bu. have been noticed how slowly IN. public
mind Of the State advanced 70 the position OF giving the
no. .r4y e k Sg an, and ps ncn sh; The time
institution q slavery has died. and when all III their
earnest about taking care OF ihemselye u accumu
iais such . win stand the ses. The whites whites
- s also ooms 70 place proDs the State Meetings
have BEEN he "a e"mnssod eoo
which have been sddressss BY orator: both white and
assemble by Vll cy n Il they choose "a thing hey
were not alIow 70 do before the and and
consult for sneir interests III they choose, which
they 4. sometimes, thew invite white man or men
p MON they have confidence to be present instruct
chem ON political matters aud tell them how they ought
70 vote. When the northern orators down as Il
has been announced they WILL TO address the negroes
political topics and to give thom advice how they
ought 70 VOTE they viii and themselves confronted by
Southern orAor who much better understand the negro
sons Of Ethiopia as ever tho wher skinned resi-.
dents OF the hybcrborean regions can make.
Such contest Is not dreaded here, !, can be
but Of shcrL duration the party will
be on his own grounds and take the thing
iesurely while the other will necessarily be unstation-
ary and united for pro racted effort The controversy
must in the end stand its merits, and negroes
and white mon will learn TO in accordance
With what they understand TO be their own interests
CONNECTED with the living issues OF the day.
But little building Is going on In the city al the Pre-.
sent time The business houses or the place or the
most substantial character many OF them bcns covered
with slate OF native origin Among other minerals
not fully asceraired and but imperfcctiy explored,
promises 70 equal Il u does no, entirety surpass the
slate Of any other State Capital, however Is needed
for It's Development is also needed for the develop
ment Of other mineral interests
Public expectation kept constantly tiptoe IN the
anticipation OF the coming evens Tire orders OF the
general commanding, tho Interpretation OF the Law regu
a.ng Publications for registration the convention
al matters In which the public feel the deepest interest
The Military bill.
The Augusta tea, CAyonicie OF the 9th says
'1hs spirit Of Cancellation and desire to work out
smoothly and tremendously the demands OF tho Con.
srsssonsl military reconstruction which characterized
tho orders OF General Schoneld in Virginia are charac-
terstos Of the order General Pope and after quoting
and commencing the various items in the Generals ars,
order calls upon the citizens for unity and harmony OF
action and deprecating supneness and indifference,
has little fear but that tightening the labors OF the
General will end In mutual good and general salts
faclion-n
the Atlanta Daily Opinion denounces the statements
made By the partisan press In Georgia that the people
yielding slow ana reluctant acquiescence in the
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