The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-02
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The Command Of the Eastern District.
General Sherman, who has been ordered to command
the Eastern District reported at headquarters to-day.
and received the formal transfer OF the command from
General Meade
The Reason Why the Delegates to tho
Georgia Convention Did Not Get Their
Pay.
Tho refusal Of the State Treasurer or Georgia to honor
the rsqusion OF the Atlanta Convention for pay and
perQuisites was am informed, but preliminary step.
Had General Pope been permitted remove the Gov
srnor ana was contemplated tho Convea-
ton would have found but empty cofers-t being
derstood funds Of the State had been removed
in anticipation Of this state of Affairs TO the City OF New
York.
Congress for Snmbo-Thc Whites for State
Omces.
is we'll known at the national capital that the
vity manifested by the white residents Of the unrecon-
sructed States organizing conservative clubs in all
the counties and cities OF the South for tho purpose
Of protecting themselves and their postery from the
infamy Of negro supremacy A united effort will b
made 10 defeat tho ratification Of the several consu-
lions to DO submitted. and failing in that to effect
compromise with the negroes by which the whites hope
TO control their State and local Offices The props-
ston now In most favor among the snost prominent
conservative leaders to draw the freedmen from thsr
allegiance to the white adventures Who seek to ride
into office by their votes TO accomplish this she Whites
devner resort will probably say TO the freedmen,
Seect from your race for Congressional honor
allow to choose from for local Offices.
unite with and elect compromise ticket" Promi-
nent wlrepullers Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama.
Georgia and the Caronas express the belief that Ae
freedmen will accept this offer In good faith and be salts
fed. Thould this scheme be crowned With success-
and the influence exercised by leading wnte politicians
in some Of the States over the more conservative
negroes shows that such thing u not impossible tho
compromise party will send 10 Congressional seats DO
side Butler Stevens and cApany the black scum OF The
cotton fields and give the radical negro equality
shriekers such taste Of the article that the party will
DO brought into contempt and loathing, and swept
away by popular political revolution that will bury
them and their Bob Rdleys and Dandy Jms dssp that
earthquake cannot ressurect them But the whites
will have accomplished something for themselves they
will selected their governors State officers mayors,
sheris &C., from the best Of their race, whio
the national capital will become most OF mlscegena-
tioniss Of many huea
Real Estnte In the South.
Intelligence from the reconstructed States continue
show gloomy pictures of tho utter ruin that has been
brought about by Congressional legislation for the read
mission Of the States negro supremacy basis ne
press Of the country 10 flied with details Of MURDERS
robbees riots and burnngs the part Of the suffering
freedmen Three million whites and blacks the
point Of starvation, and the civil and military aythes
ties Of the nation hays Ppyiaed no rsmA43s ~ ts
state OF things Th4se are ae stories that como from IN
quarters south OF the James river and they are. no
doubt true. The bcs evidence Of the general deprss.
sion and poverty Of the Southern States found h the
fact that real estate is Of little money value
Plantations that before the war commanded a. high ~
fifty dollars per daily knocked OF under tho
SheriFs hammer for . more bagatele-in most cases
at prices far below the cost OF the buildings erected
thereon. Planters see starvation staring them
in the face, evidences about them Of . short
and bloody conflict Of cropping out and they are
ready TO sacrifice thor property for sufficient -
enable them TO leave the country or subsst their
families until the negro question Is settled and prob
perty returns. Here Il . fine chance for young meu
and industrious emgrants Of small capital to invest aud
secure farms. Splendid plantations that about eight
years worth from $40 $50 per acre can now
DO purchased for as many cents Even war Of races
cannot destroy these FARMS Tho conflict will be short
the poor negro will he tho creator sufferer, and the
Sta ties will certainly be reconstructed and prosperity
return be fore two years. In such investments there Is
risk for landed property Is certain TO increase in
value on the admission Of the States negro
basis