The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-06
HILL.
The Georgian Comes Out In Another
Letter.

The Georgian comes out IN AnOther
In letter TO the N. Y. Herald published this
morning. Hon. B. II. Hill, Of Georgia, speaks
"How can the Union be cordially restored
BY returning to the Constitution. How will
rican people deciding to maintain and perpe-
tuaie" policy outside OF the Constitution.
d Inside 81 the C3nstisntion Uni. Union 4 freedom
payable. Outside of the Constitution Union,
freedom, prosperity, and credit will perish
The reconstruction policy Of Congress has cost
hundreds of millions already. 1t has lessened
lions each year of its existence. 1t has depre-
ciated the value Of southern property to one
Government hundreds OF millions more to
"maintain and perpetuate" this "assured sue
cess" this wholesale destruction. 1t will lessen
the productions of the south more than one
hundred millions per annum, and wickedly
enticing the poor negroes from the fields of
plenty into loyal leagues of hate and into armed
companies of death, will Tor years desolate the
South.
Can you maintain the Union, promote pros.
perity, restore good viii, stimulate phian-
thropy. modify Southern temper, restrain
Rebel outIages." and pay the bonds by .main.
I am told that the victorious North is ready to
fight again. and millions of "boys In blue" will
President)- Grant, and make the CONQUERED
Rebels submit to this negro equality and social
ruin" You will? Bravo! But stop, courageous
fool; answer me; how will that restore the
Union and pay the bonds? 1t Is so brave
for these, well equipped and after a long,
hard struggle. to conquer one poorly equipped,
and then boast about 1t and call that one
a coward, and so magnanimous to crush that
one and force him to accept an equality with
the negro which the Northern States repudiate
for themselves. Stop all this new form OF trea
struction which is its fruit. The South wants
peace She Is impoverished and needs It. She
IS ensd G g IT, s
kept her Appomattox bond in good faith, and
every Northern soldier is In honor her indorser
lra fhath hnf1A
win their chief lead the politicians In this negro
assault upon the peace OF the South and honor
and send us the Iaborers, farmers. machinists,
and capitalists of the North by taking away
sn1s isera6s M sSa rst aeS policy which
have peaceful, FERTILE cheap houses for 80 900 600
of Northern people who will come to help us
build up the country whose sky is the brightest
and whose fruits are the sweetest on the earth.
But we have no place for white carpet. Dagger
breed hate and strife to get office
Among your hundreds of thousands OF readers
are bankers, brokers, miliionaires, merchants,
skilful accountants. and learned gentlemen.
Oan you Induce them to consider and solve the
How effectually can the Union under the
Constitution be restored by measures outside Of
the Constitution? so
How long will it take to pay the public debt
by expending hundreds OF millions TO destroy
the industry OF the country, and in maintain
stitution, which the bayonet, negroes and false
courts alone established?
HOW lODR VIII IL bhh6 10 improve Ll0 temper
of the Southern people by continuing that
policy which alone has disturbed that temper
since the surrender. and which every day keeps
their persons, their property and their families
In danger of pillage rape, and burning?
OF what value is IL to the North to force upon
the South governments which will enable de-
luded negroes to select for South Carolina and
Georgia Governors and Representatives from
Vermont and Massachusetts?
You say General Grant will be elected, Pos
sibly SO. / cannot FIX q limit to fanatical In
fatualion. If he shall be elected and shall
administer the Constitution according to his
oath he will have no more cordial supporters
than the Southern people II heshall admtnis-
ter the Chicago platform, as he stands pledged
contrary to his oath, he may find submissive
subjects, but no honest supporters at the South
and no free constituency In America. . =
The South asks nothing but what the North
promised-equality under the same Oonstitu-
tton. Georgia asks no power To make a constt.
tuition for her internal affairs. or TO change
that constitution. which Is not conceded to
and exercised by Illinois. Will q President
chosen from Illinois concede that claim accord
Ing TO the Constitution, or will he deny IL &C.
cording to the Chicago platform
Win pledge TO carry out the platform. with
out even an allusion To the Constitution, either
IN the platform or In the pledge. will the people
OF America risk the rights and the freedom oi
every man merely To confer an empty honor on
one man however greatT b. 81. HILL.