The New York herald., 1870-01-27
Tho Gssrsia Prsss .s LssssrAsaAs.

Just as everything begins to look lovely IN
the South by the readmission Of VirginiS the
Georgia press are getting at loggerhea6s
among themselves, and If some gunpowder
be not exploded among them pretty soon It
will not be for the want Of complications and
provocations. The Atlanta IntesHgencor seems
TO be the leading cause Of this imbroglio.
That paper is, in consequence, arraigned by
the Macon Telegraph and Messenger as having
been guilty Of ''acts Of omission and COM
mission detrimental to the democratic party
OF the State" that 1t ''has placed itself
alongside the extreme radicals in its interpre-
tation Of the scope Of the oath required to be
taken by members Of the Legislature under
the recent Georgia bill;" that claiming to
be democratic 9 newspaper of the strictess
sort, 1t has, within the period named (some
months), done more harm to the party, in the
limited sphere of its influence, than any radi-
cal paper in Georgia." that it ''has separated
itself from the people Of Georgia as well as
the party in it's dealing with the last Recon
struction bill and it's construction by Cover
nor Bullock's Attorney General !" that ''it
has gone out Of its way to give a quasi en-
dorsement Of that construction by appealing
to the fears and doubts of democratic MEM
bers )" in short, that ''it has pursued line of
policy on this question directly calculated
whatever the motive-tO shake instead Of
steadying the democratic column" The In
telligencer replies at length to these allega-
1vrstk o.xI
cluding by declaring that "as for the demo-
cratic party Of the State, whatever its contempo-
raries in their arrogance may assume or assert,
the IDtellSgencer will rema in true to it so long
as 1t remains true to the principles upon
which it was founded" 1t is then, question
Of principles" after all, which may be inter-
preted to mean one thing or another according
to the motives, locality, influence or precon-
ceived notions Of parties most Interested
The Augusta Chronicle 03sd Sentinel grows
little restive and Grabbed in regard to a
certain article in the IateNigeacer which,
1t claims, was reviewed with fairness and cour-
tesy To this, AYERS the Chgonicte, 'sthe IateyIi-
genceg, doubtless stung with the evident dis
rctorted, not upon the CArouicIe but upon
the conduct and past political character
of the writer, and sought to weaken the
force Of the ChronicIe's argument by an
improper reference to our military and polisi-
cal position during and before the war; Here
the controversy, by the wanton act OF the
L,eteSigencer, lost its public and political char
acter, and was perverted to o miserable per-
sonal quarrel.
Thus the quarrel grows hotter and hotter,
with every prospect Of its eliminating in some
personal rencontre WHICH will damage the pri-
vate and public regulations of all concerned
Without obtruding advice upon people who are
amply competent to take care Of themselves,
we viii simply suggest that the more these
leading newspapers in Georgia, representing
the native element wrangle among themselves,
the wider will the door be opened for the intru-
sion of Objectionable people from the North
and elsewhere Let them take care