The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1868-11-06
HOWELL. 'CoBB. I
Interesting Conversation lie with
81 Him Prior to his Death. .osr

lgI o. Him Prior to his Death. i'osn
A correspondent Of the New York
Herald, writing from Mobile, Alabama,
gives the result of a conversation he
had with Howell Cobb a short time be-
fore the decease of the latter. The fol-
lowing part of the conversation will be
found Interesting: .' ,--.''
"And what do you think Of the pros
pect2" ml T'st0 FdI 'o 1ooI 80 >!
Bad" he replied II am afraid we
can not elect Seymour. n He is a good
and able man, but he can not stem the
current of the revolutions. 1t must
reach its climax. Grant himself WIN
endeavor to stay it, but he too. will u
swept away. We have seen war, bloody
shed, partial despotism. We are now
seeing license in the name of liberty.
The next step is anarchy and a renewal
of hostilities, which will break out at
the North" 'HfI s.. W 'H1.f M
"Ah, General, the same thing was
said in 1860" .ffF.y aI'r .t...-.
$50 it was. Captain. but the lion was
not armed. Suppose Grant President
and my private opinion il that he will
be eected---and what will be the result.
Congress will be compelled TO adopt
measures for the Southern States SINH
lar to those adopted in Tennessee; Tor
unless the whites Of the South are dis.
franchised it will be impossible to make
Radical States of these, end just ms sure
AS we are permitted to vote just so cer-
tain we are to destroy the Radical
party. Give us any thing like freedom
of speech and OF action and We will not
only kill the party here, but, aided by
the Northern Democracy. we will kill it
at the North. Tie Radical leaders know
this, and self preservation will compel
them to adopt harsh measures or the
South. Despotism here will eventually
react upon the North. One half OF this
country can not long remain free while
the other half is in state OF vassalagc. =
When the Northern people are made 10
feel the same tyranny which we are now
feeling there will be 4 revolution in the
North, and it is merely matter of time
for its occurrence. Revolution AT the
North makes us the arbiters. ind then
the Radical party will not only be ex-
terminated, but the South"-here the
General paused. ~
'But the South p queried.
"Will be an independent republic"
And after short pause he went on. II
may not live to see the day, LW YOU
may. JEFF Davis truly said that al,
though our cause was lost the principles
for which we fought can never die. If
moderate connsels had prevailed attr
the war ended we would have had
lasting Union, but our great idea of re-
publican government would have tri-
umphed in the end. Extremists have
prevailed and will continue to prevail
tor some years to come. Captain. we
have long and drcary prospect before
US; but believe things will come out
right aftcrall. But when freedom comes
again there will be two governments
instead of one. In their effort to pre-
vent the possible chance OF Southern
coniederacy the Northern Radicals are
so acting rs to make one inevitable"
But General, do You not think that
if the Radicals attempt to 90 any further
Grant will use his influence against them
and call upon the Democracy to- aid him ?
mo; don't believe that Grant has
any very great popularity. ! Ben,
Wade had been the candidate for Fresi-
dent, he would not have received
vote less than Grant will. Iwpcat that
the progress of this revolution can not
ular man. God knows sincerely wish
that the prospect was brighter, but TO
me at least it is very dark"
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