The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-09
ScaIawag Demands upon Georgia.

front Brick" POlner0y'S ". Y. Democrat.
Hon. Nelson Tiff, Congressman from Geor-
gia, is opposed to the plan of his associate,
Bullock, for getting more Congressional inter
ference with that State, and he has issued
from Washington a circular letter addressed
to all the judicial officers of the State, re.
questing definite information, which he pro-
poses to lay before the Reconstruction Com
mittee, as to the real animus of the people of
Georgia. The New York Times thinks "a5
most of these judges owe their appointments
to Bullock, and as many Of them are active
Republicans Il. e., carpet -baggers and scala
wags), their testimony will doubtless have
much weight with the committee"
Among the questions propounded in this
circular, the answers to which are expected
to influence the action of Congress either for
or against the people of that State, are the
following:-
4. What are the disposition, feeling, and
treatment of the whites towards the blacks
5. What towards the Republ
6. What towards Northern men visiting or
desiring to settle in Georgia.
Now we do not wish to forget that the Hon.
Mr. Tiff issues this circular and proposes
these questions for worthy purpose; but the
fact that ii is found necessary to placate the
fiery demons OF Congress by such palliations
as 1t is hoped the answers to them will en-
body, is proof Of a depravity and shameless
ness in that it body which was never before
manifest in any legislative body on the face of
the earth. The very language of these ques-
tions is proof that this horrid abomination,
misoalled "Congress," assumes to control, or
to reward and punish, the uncomfortable
dispositions and feelings" of men, by act of
legislation; more especially when those dispo-
sltons ana feelings concern negroes. That is,
the feelings of the people of Georgia towards
negroes are expected to influence Congress
either to let that State alone or to overthrow
its government.
But, to save their State from further de-
struction by Congress, the people must satisfy
that body that they are well "disposed to.
wards the Republicans" They must not only
love negroes, but they must love Republicans
or they must be still further stripped of every
vestige ofthe blessed boon of self-government
These conditions are truly awful. To ask q
decent and refined people to love negroes, one
would think was pushing the thing faI
enough, but when il is further demanded thai
they shall love Republicans, an extremity OF
humiliation is reached at once which Is truly
appalling.
But the cup of bitterness for the poor people
OF georgia ls not yet full, for they must alsC
answer for their feelings towards Northern
men, Men OF Northern principles are 0
course meant. The disciples of old Bel
VINO have spread over the South, stirring VI
tne negroes to theft, arson, and murder-thes
are the fellows whom the people of Georg
must be well disposed to-" under the penalt.
OF losing all the little that remains to them 0
liberty and self-gOvernment.
Now this, workingmen and Democrats Q
the North, is precisely the condition to whicl
Congress has reduced the whole people q
the South. We say whole people, because tn
carpet-bag gers are not to be counted as South
ern people. We must confess this is TO tn
credit OF the South and the humiliation OF th
North; for such another set of unconscionab.
scoundrels as these same carpet baggel
never before existed ont of hell. And eve
their presence ont of that place will be
precious short duration whenever the oil
P9.iousnn, the old virtue, and the old love Q
y npeity return to the bosoms OF the America
y PeopiS; That, will be doomsday to COngres
ana All tnat belongs to il. 1t will come. W
speak no, OF the day when 'hell shall give u
carer time, when hell shall receive it's livir
when the wohle nasty mass Of carget. .ba
9, scalswags,. and rumpers shafI air
., bowling under the wrath ofStba Ior
ed, OVertaxed, and outraged people