The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-10
Letter From Georgia.
GATE CRY, ATLANTA GA.
lima Q0th 1863

June 30th, 1868.
Col. Csc. f. ~GRIsHAH:-Edtor Flag : There
will be a grand Union Republican Mass
Meeting here on the fourth of July, to ratify
.he nomination of Gen. U. s. Grant for Pres.
ident and Hon. Schuyler Colfax for Vice
President. We are determined to rid our
selves forever of the ~blighting and accused
rule Of the Rebel-Democratic party. Aud on
that the New York Democracy will assemble
in Convention for the purpose of trying to
" match Grant and Colfax for the first Offices
in the gift o: the nation, they have been
t~rotting out on their various scrub horses for
some time, but the people would choose none
of them. As they could find nothing In their
ranks for the first place than such broken
down hacks as PeRdletOn, Seymour or Blair,
or such green timber as Hancock or Hen
bricks. They have been searching recently in
the Republican ranks for an available man
with better principles than any they could
find elsewhere, and now the chances are
about even, that Chief Justice Chase will be
chosen as the standard-bearer, not exactly
Of the old ~locofoco or Copperhead principles,
but of a regenerated Democracy. OF course
MIR. Chase's principles are as irreconcilable
with those Of Pendleton, Vallandigham and
Seymour's school as is Ere with water; but
it may be found polite and necessary for any
show of success to make such q choice and
it the leaders Of Democracy so choose the
rabbls of the party, the whiskey ring, the
saloon keepers aud gamblers, the bounty.
jumpers aud bounty-pumping brokers, the
negrO-hdtsrs and lOafers and aw-breakers gen.
e~rally--all opponents Of the great Republic
can party and its principles-will as certain.
ly vote in a body for him as they did for Sam.
Carey, a Republican preacher and lifelong
Temperance lecturer, when the Democratic
leaders Of Cincinnati brought him out to de-
feat the nominee Of our party. But unlike
the Cincinnati case, if Chase is nominated,
it will have to be upon Ohase's principles
and upon Chase's platform-and then fare
we'll to all opposition In America to negro
suffrage and to equal rights generally to the
negro. Abuse Of Horace Greeley, Chas. Sum-
ner, Governor BroWnlow and other true pa
triots Of such principles will have to cease on
the part Of the Democracy. II such q can.
didste shall be chosen by the New York rab.
bic Convention IL will certainly be good evi.
dence of the progress Of the age.
The trial Of the assassins Of Hon. G. W
A8nDurn commenced mere on tue l5tn INST
are now undergoing trial BY a Military Com.
mission, sitting for that purpose ia Atlanta
1t appears that two Of the prisoners, ChaS
Marshall and Geo. Betz, have turned States
evidence, and the examination Of Marshall
so far duplicates about all those who hay,
been arrested or suspected. SO these " NICE
/" virtuOus" young men are about to Ego up
after all, Ell 2 ralw w
We blush for our race and for the cause o.
the South 10 know that any amount Of phys
ical suffering should have induced any hith,
erto honorable man to make such an infa
nous and degrading confession even IL 1t wert
true.-Rebi paper.
Colonel the above burSt Of virtuous indig'
nation Is occasioned by the report, that Geo
Betz, one Of the Ashburu assassins, hal
turned States evidence. I,hope our friendi
in Tennessee and the North, who listen TO tn
dolorous tales Of injured Innocence and poul
ont their sympathy and their lenitS for thes'
blood-hounds, will soon see their error AM
be prepared at the coming election, to foreV
er blast assassins and sympathizerS. vii
close. remain, truly &C.,
G.. P. A.