Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-03
LETTER rRon ATLANTA. GA.

LETTER FROM ATLANTA, GA. ATLANTA, GA., Oct 27, 1868.
 Nsssss. Etlsssvs:
 Bslisvipg that few lihes from tho old stamping ground of the glorious old 10th Arksssss would be acceptable, 1 have cOnclsdsd to write. in the hope that it may prove at least interesting to few. This place you are we'll aware was almos, totally destroyed by Sherman preparatory to set ting out on his march to the sea; yet with the exception of few blackened chimneys that stand as menacing sentinels over down trodien people. all evidences of that atrocity have been swept away by the hand of progress, and to day the place is larger and more fiourishing than at any time since its foundation. Splendid build. ings have arisen where once stood the peanut stand" Rolling mills, machine shops, paper mills, foundries, gas works. breweries. banks, court house, capitol. de pots, hotels, churches, in fact everything that betokens life and spirit in commu nity is found here. Business is fair, cot ton coming in every day in quantities but not 30 large as formerly-the farmers having arrived at the very sensible conclu sion that the staple is no longer king
 for them. They raise everything neces- sary to live well and cheap, and as con. sequence the few articles they are com pelled to buy are sold tt reasonable prices, and they are enabled to lay up few dol. lars for use hereafter. On the outskirts of the city remain the works erected fol defense of place in July '64. Many ia mi'iar spots are noticeable, and while look ing around us memory recalls the deal f ces of departed comrades who fell fight ing for cause though lost to us will ever be dear; the same feature marks the en tire country from Chattanooga here--re lieyed only by cemeteries erected to the memory of those who fell in the cause Ringgold, Dalton, Calhoun. Adairsville, Resaca, Marietta, and in fact all the places lying on line of our march are nothing more than mere railroad stations--Cartcrs. vile alone showing any signs of renewed life. Of the political status of country lit tle can be said as the sentiment Is almost altogether one way Seymour and Blair
 will carry the state by twenty thousand a, least-for here everybody votes-the Leg islature is largely Democratic, at least sui. ticiently 80 to hold in check the Radical Express Agent ',overnor foisted upon the people by fraud and rascality. Large bodies of troops are scattered throughout the state to preserve order on election day and az no thieving militia can be used for partisan purposes, think have the best foundation for believing that the election will be fair expression of peoples senti ment. The soldiers are quiet and inter. fere with no one, and being source oi considerable revenue, besides preventing any pretext for capital by radicals out ol supposed outrages, &c., so literally manu factured for northern consumption by their newspaper correspondents. The League is rather a dminutive affair and has but little effect on the ignorant ne. groes, who am glad to say, manifest but little desire to become politicians. They are orderly and unlike any other commu, nity in the South, seem desirous to pro. cure work which is faithfully performed for small wages. Among the scalawae portion of community notice a former citizen of your place, who though mem Der of the lst Cavalry, never gained any credit for himself or command as d soldier but invariably shirked duty when the slightest opportunity offered itself; this thing, having the shape of man but the soul of 'piss ant" fourishes under the scorn and contempt of every honest man as T. Jeff lobe, aud having failed to secure a more lucrative position for his perfdy acts as Asst. Recording Scct'y for State Central Grant and Colfax committee, but l do not think his services will be fully Esppreciated by the 't,uy ioH' carpet bag ger, as it is part of their creed to retain all the ciiices and spells arising therefrom, and then should there be anything left to di. vide with the smau .try. It paid the radical party to buy Joe Brown for fifteen thousand dollars, but think it would be a losing transaction to purchase such creatures as this Jobe at fifteen cents per head. to s,y nothing of the forty acres and a mule 80 freely promised other nigyers Among the citizens here known in your town is the family of Mir. Kirkpatrick, formerly grocer on corner adjoining Stewart Bro old stand. Frank Ryan has survived the amputation of leg several times, and can be seen any day ou the streets crutches in hand, looking as well as circumstances permit Of the old fit teenth, Bob Chaney formerly orderly ser. geant of Monroe Blues, is the only resi-. dent; Bob since the war took unto himself fair ''goober grabber" and settled down to merchandize-andc ch,nces of married blss-at Jonesboro; in the former occu- patton he met with but little success, in the latter there is one chance on hand He removed to this place some three | weeks since. and will remain until Arkan