New-York tribune., 1869-06-04
MUPDFRS IN GEORGIA.

The ". 7. Times has a Georgia correspondent
who justifes-or rather, excuses-the recent
assassnations of prominent Republicans in
that State by defling their graves with the
foulest imputations, which the Editor sums up
as follows:
"The cases of Ashburn, Aver, and Adkins have been
singled out for special comment illustrations OF capital
ment against the GeOrgians these adduced
proof Of the pers that surround Northern loyalty and
sions are ruthessy dispeled by the tale this morning
told by our Georgia informant He shows that all three
OF the men named notorious prohiRaes and evil
vers the associates OF the lowest and most abandoned
and that they seyeray met their end IN ciGc1 Se
with which, for partisan reasons, their deaths arc
negro house Of ifame Of which he was a frequenter.
Aver 10 his death at the hands OF negro on whom
are asked TO regard as immaculate Republican and
Jealous preacher OF the gospel turns out 10 De a very
gacy whose murder need excite no surprise Snon are
the shining lights OF loyalty TO ayenge whose destruc
tights Of a reconsructed State Such the patriot
tyrs IN whose behalf THE TRIBUNE and the saints OF tie
Antsavery Society invoke tho interference OF the GOV
ernment."
Comments by The Tribune.
Our Southern brethren are difficult. For in
stance: Our correspondent who entered
Raleigh with Shcrman's army, was as moral
and decent a White man as lives; but no
White whom he found there would associate
with him-or, to speak moro strictly, dare associ-
ate with him. He went to a White church ::
but nobody offered him seat, and all seemed
to regard him as a disagreeable intruder.
Thus rebuffed, he tried q Black church, and
was there made welcome, and treated like the
Christian he is. Of course, being gentleman,
he thenceforth avoided those to whom his so
ciety was distasteful, and associated with those
who priced his company; and very soon he
was threatened with Lynch discipline for fra
ternizing with niggers! You see he could MT
please our brethren anyhow.
Ashburn, Aver, and Adkins, were all 1--WE
believe) Southrons, to the manor born," and,
being Republicans, were of course SCALA
"wagsn The White aristOcraCy would not
harbor nor countenance them. They lived
much among Blacks, because they could live
nowhere else and, rs Chivalry presumes that
Whites associate with Blacks only for lechery's
sake, they were stigmatzed accordingly. We
do not credit their calumniators.
The TImeS'S correspondent shows" nothing
whatever; he simply asserts. Ashburn was
boarding with colored people when killed; he
could not help that. One of the very first
lawyers in Georgia-a native at that-in repair
ing last Fall to the shire town of neighbor-
ing county to try the causes in which hc was
engaged, was refused lodging at every public
house. There was 10 pretense of lack OF
room; but they would MT harbor scallawags."
Not choosing to take refuge with Blacks, and
expose himself 10 such imputations as The
Times showers upon his murdered compatriOts,
he stated the fact to the Judge, who thereupon
ordered that all his cases should be continued
to the next term. We trust that since Grants
election he has been allowed 10 try them
1t may be that Aver was killed by negro,
as The Times asserts; but we await the proof.
That Ashbum and Adkins were killed for their
politics, and for nothing else, and that their
murderers are and will be screened from pun
ishment by tine great body of the Georgia
| Democracy. in whose service they risked their
lives, is clear. The libcls 10 which The Times
gives currency are part of the machinery en-
ployed for the purpose. The Times lends itself
to the nefarious conspiracy. After the evil
denoe adduced 10y Gen. Meades investigation ;
there can be no plausible pretense that Ashburn
was not killed for his politics; but he is only
hated the worse and lbolCd the more on that
account. We cannot help thinking that The
Times might better leave this line of business
TO The World, whose readers will enjoy it with
far keencr relish than will those of our
nanrer npigbhor