Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-28
A DELAYED LETTER.
Politics in GeOrgia-Femper of the
PeOPIe-GOy. Jenkins and Gen. Pope
Building i'm Atlanta.

TO ting Editors of the Union and Dispatch.
ATLANTA, May Il, 1S67.-Several notable
| incidents have occurred here, out of which
an interesting letter might have been CON
! cOcted. More than one of them was char
| acterized by features which could have i'm
| parted to the letter that quality which my
country friend Ito whom allusion was
! made in my former epistle,) emphatically
| declared to be the very essence of all news
| paper writing: that is TO say, the scenes
| more "diverting" First among these in-
| eidents, was the somewhat celebrated dinner
| to General Pope-a commendable thing, ty
| the way. and highly appropriate in itself,
| as showing the disposition of our people to
treat the General with all proper courtesy,
| and evincing their desire to tender all the
/ aNNnd comfort in their power to the great
| work OF Reconstruction" under the Sher-
man bill. Whatever may be said of the
merits of the law-of its want of Justice
and magnanimity-it is certainly the part
Of Providence TO accept it as the best we
can expect from the powers that be-" The
fate of Governor Jenkins Injunction bill
in the Supreme Court, shows that nothing
| is TO be hoped for from this source, and sure
| ly it is far better that every white man in
| Georgia, not DISTINGUISHED, who has at heart
| the interests of the State and the South and
the country at large should qualify him
self to vote, and thus save the State from
the fate Of Tennessee. For the re-organiza-
ton will certainly take place, and if the
Conservatives stand back on their dignity"
and refuse to participate in the process, the
"home Radicals" white and colored, will
have it all their own way, and will organ
lze and put in operation State government
which will proceed to disfranchise, forever,
all who are ever likely to stand in the way
of the perpetuation of Radical power-just
az has happened in your oppressed and
down trodden commonwealth. The differ
ence in the two cases, is that whereas you
had the incumbus of bad government
forced upon you by the aid of the
we pursue the dignity" do nothing
policy, will jnriie the same intolerable OPP
preston under which you are grooming, and
fix Upon our shoulders forever the same
grievious yoke which gals the necks
of two-thirds or three fourths of the white
men of Tennessee.
But The "diverting" feature of this "Pa-
pal banquet is found in the eagerness with
which certain gentlemen went in" who,
whilom, glOried in the appellation of
Original secessionists" In 1861 none were
so patriotie-such greedy devourers of fire
SO intolerant of all opposition to the
Southern COniederaCy-as some of these
same participants in these junketings with
our military commandant, who comes to re-
organize and restore to us the blessings of
that Union which these "ire-worshippers"
of 1861 declared to be acCursed and which
they did everything in the power of their
lungs 70 destroy. For it is worthy of re-
mark that the men who were first ready
then TO edo or die" for the South, and who
are now equally as enthusiastic in their
devotion to the Gold flag" were men who
shed least blood and who were not found
Gin the imminent deadly breach"
Another highly interesting scene was
witnessed at a meeting held here some
weeks since by our cOlored friends, 10 APP
point delegates TO an Educational Con-
vention' at Macon. They were harangued
by sundry white brethren, by whom they
were told to beware of all white men who
! did not profess the Radical faith. We, the
Radical Republicans, said they, are your
true friends, and not those "old secesh,
white trash Al least one of these speak
ers accumulated a fortune during to war,
! from contracts with the "sO-called Con-
federate government" and in his business
employed many negroes, to whom he
proved hard, cruel master-as was gen.
orally the case with all Northern born
shareholders. Besides his own slaves, he
| had many hired, and owners were known
to take their slaves from him in conse-
quence of his brutal treatment of them.
| And yet he now has the hardihood to get
up before a crowd of negroes and pro
fess himself the friend, par excellence, of the
| African race, at the same time denouncng
| all who decline to pin their faith to his
! Immaculate sleeves. "Diverting," is it not?
1t is believed that the mischief-makers
! who, Immediately upon the advent of Gen.
| Pope, set themselves TO work to bring about
a collision between that gentleman and
! Gov. jenkins, are sorely disappointed, and
affairs are likely to move on quietly, and
with no attempt upon the Governors part
| to throw distractions in the way of Gen.
Pope, or to embarrass him in any way in the
! execution of his duty. The General, though
a soldier, and not experienced in State
craft" is gifted with good share of COM
mon sense, and has the discernment to read
the characters of the meddlers and toadies
who are crawling about him. He cannot
fail to appreciate, too, the worth of such a
man as Charles J. jenkins, the profound
lurlst, the sagaciOus statesman, and the good
and useful citizen-the spotless purity of
whose private character mark him as a
shining light among public men in these
degenerate times
The masses of the people of this State,
| believe, are disposed to accept in good faith
the terms of reconstruction offered by the
| Sherman bill, and but for the missionary
labors of such men as Senator Wilson
should feel no apprehension of a collision
between the races. But such harangues az
he is delivering in the Southern States will
do much towards stirring up ill-blood, and
| Won may expect more of such scenes as
have lately been witnessed in Richmond.
| These are the legitimate fruits of the parti-
| san diatribes of Wilson, Hunnicutt Ct id
| olnne genus. Let us hope that nothing more
may occur than a few bloody noses and
| cracked crowns.n
The general dullness so prevalent in bust
| ness circles Is, si course, felt here to some
extent but Atlanta being emphatically a
." live city, the stagnation in trade 50 man
| ifest in other localities is not so much OBJ
| served on our streets. The building fever
is not so rife as it was last year, as it is un-
| deniable that money Is a little scarce.
| | am pleased to learn that the Georgia
| Railroad Company contemplate the cree
ton Of a new freight-house and "round-
house" in thiscity the present year. They
are both badly needed, and it would be
well if the stockholders could consent 10
| forego any dividends this year, so that
| their line of road might be put in thorough
| repair. Their losses from accidents would
be thereby greatly diminished, and the
business of the road largely augmented
always provided, that a suffciency of en-
ergy were infused into the management.
| prudent caution in the conduct of any
business, public or private, Is commenda-
bic, but old fogyism" in railroad matters,
especially where there is SC. much room for
Improvement, is inexcnsable, and gill,
sooner or later, be compelled to give way
to enlightened progress
suspect that NV political lucuhrations
have bored You somewhat, and that my
promise of " something diverting" has
scarcely been redeemed. Ii such Is the
verdict OF your readers, can only say thai
| will try TO do better next time
SoJoURNER.
CAPT. J. NEwLAND MAFFITT, 50 famou
as a Confederate privateeT, is now sojourn
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