The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-15
sou HERN MEN wao ACCEPT TIE AILI-
IsHY BELLS.
Classified by II. Ii. ran in II Letter to General
Grant.

Classified by II. Ii. fiiil i'm IL Letter to General
Grant.
y. H. Ill., Of Georgia. has written letter. addressed
to General Grant in which he undertakes 10 classify
those OF toe southern white who accept the military
bills as plan of reconstrucuon. They are
l. ONcc h. idsrs-Tha mos active OF these are federal
Office holders, and the active again these are
those who or were sent from the Northern STATES
Among ,hos, it is pleasure to say, there some
gentlemen forming exceptions To tie rule; but nearly
AL OF these exceptions arr opposed TO the military bS
some few among them know 10 no gent enen and
vino accept the b!s but the body Of those oi-
only intent upon making Themselves and the
government odious to our pecole The civil officers OF
the Sta @. may be described q1lescort rather than
acqulcsc mt few accept what they ordered not to
reject
act with consistency OF principles. from any
tied convictions OF right, sp,ri OF devotion to
the pupic good They are bred by all revolutions and
in their breed The chief horrors OF ala revolutions
They gather States u trouble ike flies ia the Of
the SICK they are always the strong side, General
They composed the unprncp cd portion Of the secession
party these are they who committed the frauds de-
ceved the people stirred the passions OF the Masses
who wont into secret societies with an Indian
and pledged themselves force the state peo-
pie did vote out These they who led The peo-
pie into tne present desperate condition. and who seek
10 plung, them still deeper into misfortuncs y I
know these men we'll They ara among General Pope's
coun elicrs They accept the military bills They are
popular NJ General Pope's headquarters. Thew will
out that full "term OF six months" which the
General proscrbes TO be relieved OF the disabilities
Indeed they vii, and DO good behavior, Tney
STUART. 1hev have completely turned poor General
Pope round ana put his face where hts back ought be-
aud caused him 10 put his with the collar dow n
They have made General Pope recommend bv name
three men for Punishment, because they oppose the
military bills, whom these very coupselors loyal
radicals desired TO mob or Danish In 1850 be-
cause they opposed secession. Alasi how wen
I know them, and how well they know
the conederacy very they failed to get
Office coniractsand now call themselves original
Union men and foo Of them have actually taken the
test oath Others held to secession as long as ii was
safe and profitable. or course. now TO avoid con1sca
lion and 81 hsy are or %
plecsethe constitution Is dead and the President Is
nobody
Under this head Il pain, me to have to include some
really original Union men, who falling to be recognized
by the people as the only ~ persons 10 have Office after
peiuance abandona9. tho conservative principles Of
then livcs and rushed .rto radicalism.
Timid men.--We have among Us. some well
meaning men. They want peace So Heaven
Knows, do all OF us Pescei-it is sweet word.
some Of our people so long for peace that they
sheep after the man who shakes bundle OF fodder,
never thinking, poor creatures they being led 70
ssr%ed with the dos Of censcaon and further dis
franshscmcnt. eve must take tho best can get,
they say. ~, Is no use to talk about the consttu
| ton. The radicals are too mean 10 regard
| that They don't care for thee oa:hs They
! dou't caro- for tho Union They don't mind
| Johnson Thoy say II We don't take these military
balls they wiz put on us something worse aud thsy
| mean enough 10 do H. and the Nathern people don't
:s We hsa better go With .S.m 70 lsep them from
| rululng u.s. Such are the arguments we hear every
| day in favor or the military bills.
Ihavc heard Of many reasons Why different parties
should be supported; but the radical party can mo-
nopoze this one urged by ts own supporters II dsre.
yards the constitution, trnmpes caths, RIBS the
people and will do things lie kept Ia power
| g. Policy nse1..-These are Of various kinds Some
say IL policy TO give suffrage 70 the negroes because the
Southern whites can control their votes and dissppoint
the radicals say We can seem 70 60 with the radicals
until we get into the Union and then can do a. We
1 please others say by accepting the military bills we
can get control OF tho convention with the rght kind OF
men, and form constitution TO suit US or II ws must
form 10 suit the rAdcAs Ne can afisrward change
u again. All these policy men feel nsulted Jon caii
them radicals They exctedly swear they are nes radi
| Gals; they arc only gong 70 trick the fadcals Tney
srs going 70 beat he rsdees ~ Their eva Gene o. de