New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-10


GARDED WITH CONTEMPT-WHAT lie THINKS
or IMMIGRATION FROM THE NORTH
IFROM OUR SPECIAL CORRRsPoNDBNr.I
WASHINGTON, Ga, June 3.-Robert ToOmbs,
ex-senator Of the United States, and exGeneral in the
Rebel Amy looked upon as the leader Of that portion
of tho Democratic party in Georgia that has accepted
some of the results of the war the leader OF those who
carefully keep alive all the anmosties Of the struggle
and seduousy teach bitter and rebelous sentiments to
their children. Gen. TOonbs occasionally delivers lee
ture that he has prepared upon Magma Charta which Is
in reality violent stump-speeeh in favor Of the right
OF secession and against the Constitutional Amendments
and the Reconstruction laws. This is the way he con-
cludes his lecture described by Augusta paper:
with his body bent slightly forward, his eye blazing his
hand raised aoft, grasping copy OF Magma Charta,
he exclaimed, when you tear the live thunder from
it's home IN the burning ether and bind 10 at the foot
stool Of tyranny then, and not til them viii accept
the situation"
thought II worth making special journey to
the man who could talk like this six years after the end
OF the curious 10 know what object he had in
trying 10 revive the astdying spirit OF lion, and
whether he stl expected Of Old to day call the
roll Of his slaves the Bunker Hill Monument.
To reach this place out the Georgia Rail
road three hours travel from Augusta and, after wait
ing three hours more at way station takes train on
branch road that miles north from Washington.
The conductor Of the train this branch road appeared
TO be also mail agent, baggage MASTER and brakeman,
and, beside these various Official funcOns,he informed
me that hemade practice OF taking in strangers at
moderate price Having arrived at tho depot,
like all Southern railway stations OdorOus OF gInO,
and the public square the conductor pointed out
salwart with very large head, informing me that
IT was Gen. Toombs After I had Invested myself OF
travelling gear in the little onestory cottage OF my host
went back and introduced myself TO the General. He
shook hands with and said, "Wel you have come to
the headquarters of the Ku KlU Let me make you
fas
pleasant faced man in linen coat, having German
rhysoglomy. l remarked that nothing in the geptle-'
mans appearance indicated that no the Chief OF
the Khan "Oh, he's as mild hammered man as ever
scuted ship cut throat the General replied, But,
seriously this town is KrKux headquarters. carried
this county for Secession III 1861 with only seven votes
against me, and now there isn't a single white
Radical living in the county We've no
use for them here" The General said
that IL would walk across the square to his Office he
would join me | found In the Office Cen On Bose,
Member OF Congress from this district and sonnlaw OF
Cen Toombs He told me bow, through the activity OF
the white people and the moral infuencethe brought
TO nearya the negroes in the county had been In
duced TO vote for him the lae election he quite
positive that there had been intimidation OF threats
Of discharge from employment used to make the ne
groes desert the Republican party. lie said the Radical
Legislature had changed tho election lazy aud provided
that all the voting neaCh county should be done az the
county seat and that the ecctOshoud last three days
the idea being that the were al collected TO
gether they would DO led few smart ggers living
in the county and would vote solid for the Radi
cal ticket, but the scheme did not vo7k.
In a,few minutes Gen. ToOmbs came IA, AMI soon com
menced aIs politics. told him that he was under
stood to represent The most ultra wing Of the Demo
cratic party in Georgia, and that was desirouS OF
learning his views upon political questions YES he
said am one Of the red-hot kind What do you
thf ~ tho dana M
mocracy as expounded by Vallandigham and the
rennsy lyania Conventional Shall you support it !"
Never | would sooner vote for Horace Gree
ley than for any Democrat upon such a pla.-
form. Greeley and the Republicans first got IL
up; it's their patent and have respect for them
than for such scouudrels CHAM, who wants TO
steal their ideas" Mr. ToOmbs spoke nj length IN
this STYLE declaring finally that the people Of the South
could never be brought 20 accept the Constitutional
Amendments as fualues, and that II the Democratic
party took that ground they would have nothing TO do
with that party "What do you look forward 10 in the
future g. asked chow yOu escape the results
Of tho Wal" eve VIII fight YOU again just as
soon as We can get ready" he answered; " and
| believe we get ready much sooner than most
PEOPLE think" "You cannot seriously believe that the
south vii, attempt another var" ~ certainly do, aud
believe that shall live 10 Southern independence.
Many 81 our people losing tho hope that they win
sec Shiloh IN their day, but they training their chr
the most bitter way against the Republican party, which
he denounced a. composed OF thieves, robbers, and
prison ccuvcts. There is not honest man ia tue
Radical party in Georgia." he said. He accused the
Northern Republicans Of sending down the worst kind OF
rascals TO plumber aud Cypress the South He main
tanned that this class Of men were purpOsely
selected TO abuse and impovcrish the Southern
peopIe He would not admit that the Republican
party rs a national organization mad any honesty or
PATRIOTISM and the hard names he called il, and the sins
with which ne charged II, would I'LL column. asked
If he thought any considerable number OF men in Georgia
agreed with him desiring renewal OF the war; and in
stl hoping for Southern independence. "Twohird5 Of
all the white men in this state and in all the South OF
tbi, WAY OF thinking" he replied; and if you will
into the country among the planters, you will find what
say is true. In the large towns the editors and Dusi-
ness men talk differently but they know nothing Of the
sentiments OF the people"
Later An the conversation Gen. ,Toombs spoke Of
the civilization OF the South compared with that
Of tbe North and Of Europe. He had Travelled, he
said over much Of the world, and had
HIGHER civilization than that OF Virginia and Georgia.
The civilization Of the North was far below It, he
thought the agricultural population of New England
the poorest class OF people he had ever seem lephed
that the Agricultural people Of Georgia and south Caro-
lima were the poorest people had seen, and there
unon scusson arose to what constituted nigh de-
reo ~ civilization the General declaring that IL did not
orsist In hacking people together thick hogs IN
men which he said the Northern idea He thought
thply settled country, where people had room enough
and III not interfere with each other and where the
laborinr class vas owned or controlled by the land
holders was the highest type of modern civilization
changed the subject, and asked If he Thought mmgra-
,io, desirable for the southl mo-" he replied, we
don, want Northern men here; let them stay at
home where they belong. This Is our country and we
want 70 keep ourselves and our children peo-
nile VINO call themselves conquerors insist on coming
here AGAINST our wishes they need expect no welcome
from Ms We will have nothing 10 do with them
Gen Toombs spoke with great bitterness OF the Recon-
srnctop acts and Constitutional amendments. The party
.l.o... ror1 be sald. for they nretended