New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-19
GEORGIA.
SPLENDID REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION IN AT
IANTA, GA.

ATLANTA, Aug. 1S.-A Republican mass meet
ing was held in this city today ayorng the nominations
OF Grant and COfax. procession was formed IN front
OF the PosOce building composed OF about 100 negroes
ana 800 white men, Near the head OF the procession was
an express wagon, oanOped with the United states nag
and ornamentcd with banners bearing the names OF Grant
and Coliax The wagon contained 81 white girls represent
ing the several States of Union each dressed in white
and wearing miniature flags. The procession marched
through the principal streets with music and banners to
the city Hall Square, where they were addressed by
EX-GOv Brown James Johnson, Joshua HUI ana others
Mr. johnson spoke OF the rule OF the rule OF the Fepub
party during the pist few years ana OF te recogm
ton OF the work 10 had perfOrmcd also OF lt bfI&igh
ment Of the party before the country by the insurgents
for consolidation He said the deDt was created 70
vauquish the party whose Oiqtcl was 70 ltIPeiuhle
Slavery and make it UNIVERSAL ana that the people con
qered should be made 10 pay the dsDt lie cnaIhcteAeo
The unmitlgatcd wrong, andlnslsted tt those
who naugurated the should be made to pay ts pen
altcs. He 70 Remarked that the ooutSrh Peopt NeIS
hostile to the United states Government lie re)oiced
that he had lived 20 the day when not a slave
existed IN tine United IN the uhlieu Stalt,' nc salu
that the poor white who complained OF tho abolition
of slavery ought have 80 lashes his bare back lie
black mem IL 10 them in their freed0m that
the negro ignorant. and that II reason mat ne
should be allowed 10 NoIe To pIOlect re ~
the intention OF the Democracy 10 make TINS "hte
mans Government and said tho choice was gwen to tho
southern states III the lith article 20 count tt NEGROES
aud have them represented IN tile general government
lie added that the Democratic public speakers were re-
spOusIbc for al the riots frequent In the country and
warned the people that ibis continued we had not seen
t. undo the work OF the Republican party through
the executive aud the army that this meant war 10 the
black man. lie said: God has given Won freedom 1ou
cannot uuadCd support yourselves three months lou
owe 10 % your doIvcrcr5 To stand by the Republican
PARTY. Go homes and through the country ana
talk v0ur friends and them 90 JOIN the true party
and come the polls and vote uuawed by threats, &c
Nh Joshua Hill followed. lie spoke Of the good be-
hlyIOr of the masses administered reprOOf ~ PRESIDENT
johnson for threatening war over the shoulders OF Cen
BLAIR cuIuglled gen. Grant no uslrpWg tyrauG
modest woman" distinguished among soldiers Tor
administrative AFFINITY. lie spOkS ~ Mr. COiaN IN the
same strain Tie spoke fayOraby OF DIR seymour, al
though hc had not personal acquaintance win MN M
LAD with the distinguished soldier associated Win
him on the Democratic ticket.
ChiefJustice Brown followed lie said he had not
taken his oath Of Office. nor received commission
hence there mprOprety m his appearing Oh TINS
occasion. He Ia think that after 80 many
year, of conflict and few Of peace, reference had AZ
ready been made 10 q reupeniug OF hOstliteS III Grant
and COlfax elected there no danger the pres
tige Of Grant his determination, ms VIII, l ptcudeu
such an event He read from Seymour and Bars letters
and speeches 10 show that would eusut IN Tie event
OF attempting carry out ther views. He sId thc ne
gro would surrender the rglt OF suffrage without
bOOdshed. lie did not believe that the negroes would
Iuaugurate blOOdshed. but they might be gOadcd into
los the whites, lucCr,.
Othcr speeches followed.
Mr. a \. Bradley the expelled coorcd senator organ
lied "a side meeting which drew large multitude. one
coored speaker said hc had coIAdcu 300 White men
who say they with lie for the negroes ne
believed the white folks Tor Themselves lie said
"thc white, who pretend 10 be for ur viii desert s ln
tine trouble and advised tine negroes to stand BY
and Tor themselves
heavy rain fell during the afternoon. and the meeting
dspersed at o'clock About 800 cOored aud so whlte
men attended som, % the latter Democrats
The Georgia Republican Convention IN Atlanta, yesteT
day nominated electors OF the State at large Me''s
Alderman and farrow.