The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-08
GEORGIA..

Patriotism Of Southern Radicnls-How They
Suffer for the sake Of the UniOn-SinguIar
Kind of Martyrs-The Recent Killing Of
Hopkins at Savannah.
ATLANTA, August 3, 1868.
II one thing more than another strikes the atten-
ton OF the traveller in the South 1t Ia the remarkable
patriotism Of the radicals and the manner In which
they suffer martyrdom. Common minds like those
in the North and to a considerable extent in the
South, cannot understand why II John Smith,
Southern radical O carpetbagger should be
caught stealing a horse and be arrested, tried and
cow icted he should be regarded a martyr to the
cause Of the Union. II may be hard to ascertain
what connection exists between punishment for
horse stealing and Unonism, but 1t is fact that the
'truly loyal" make the connection. "It's because
he's loyal man, are told after John Smith has
been arrested and found guilty. 1t is true that this
sentence has an uncomfortable kind OF vagueness.
We cannot imagine whether man Is q horse thief
because he Is loyal punshed for the same reason.
But be that 1t may, the unquestionable fact re-
mains that be any person in the State the most aban.
doned criminal II he be radical and II his crimes are
discovered and conservative or exrebel citizen
prosecutes him, Q full nedged martyr he becomes
There is something so pitiful and yet so ludicrous
In this condition OF afars that s hard to decide
kind comes to ones knwledge negro loyal Lacquer
Is caught stealing chicken from white conserve
S1S Syea ad an e
result Of purely social quarrel ana the man whip
ped forthwith becomes martyr And 30 may
at Savannah there are several coored "martyrs;, In
this place also the number OF sufferers from devotion
M as w
conceivable crime, they are "Unionists' God help
the term when applied 70 them therefore they are
As evidence that there Ii no exaggerat0n In this
view Of the refer you 70 the recent killing OF
time ago he shot q negro woman and for so doing
Was arrested BY Mr.. RUSSELL the Deputy sheriff
o. the county Hopkins was as southern rsd,Cs or
politics Of Russell are cannot say. IL Is however,
certain that even after the arrest Hopkins
met 11 the DAY os az snS Hnen the ea, m fe
newed the quarrel on the subject OF me arrest.
soial rencontre and 1t ts palpable that Russell got
seriously beaten a. his examination has been post
poned until he RECEIVERS from the injuries received
on the occasion. But this has nothing to do with
the point. IL Ia stated that, not content with having
turned TO negro and ordered that coored individ.
ua 10 bring his pistol, whereupon Russell drew his
revolver and shot the young man, who died almost
Now, do not pretend to say that this In an ex.
acty correct statement OF the occurrence. AS given
and a. il Russell only acted In seidefencses. THIS
may be all wrong and the reader can make Hopkins
the victim Of murderer II he or she will. Still il
seems totally that the origin OF the rencontre
Ia precisely as have stated, No one will pretend to
assert that there Ii anything political In it. And vet
We are gravely told that young Hopkins Was q
martyr to the cause OF the Unon.n fIis CONN was
borne through the streets wrapped In large United
States dag and followed by an Immense concourse
Of negroes, who had previously endeavored to
get possession OF Russell for the purpose OF
lynchins him. ! have read In radical
paper that "hs Unionism mad made him an object
q rebel hatred and then soated over his death BY
that Russell Is conservative, but even II he is and
II he has been guilty Of wilful murder It IL exceed
ingly diinctut 70 discover wherein devotion TO the
Union bad JatthinG ~ DO with his v,rtp's Jssth.