The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-06-22
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A K RAMPANT OLD REBEL.
The Tribune Correspondent Interviews Gen.
5tsssis9s5E Robert TOombs.


The Tribune Correspondent Interviews Gen
assisi.9s5E Robert T0ombs.
WASHINGTON, GA, June s. :
Robert TDombs, ex-senator of the United
states: and ex-general in the rebel army, is
locked upon as the leader of that portion OF
the Democratic party in Georgia chat has &C.
cepted none of the results of the war; the
leader of those who carefully keep alive all the
animosities of the struggle, and sedulousiy
teach bitter and rebellious sentiments to their
children. General Toombs occasionally del1v-
ers lecture that he has prepared upon Magma
Charta. which is in reality o violent stump
speech in favor of the right of secession, and
against the constitutional amendments and the
srsconstructiou laws. This is the way he con-
cludes his lecture as described By an Augusta
paper: aWith his body bent slightly forward,
his eve blazing, his hand raised a!0tt, grasplng
a copy of Magma Charts, he exclaimed, when
you can tear the live thunder from Its home In n
ofztyranny. then, and not till then, will ac-
cept the situation"
( thought it was worth making special
iournav to ses the man who could talk like this
six years afar the end of the war. was ctlA
rious to know what object he had In trying 70
revive the fast-dying spirit OF rebellion, and
whether he still expected, as of old, to one day
call the roll Of his slaves at the foot of Bunker
Hill Monument. To reach this place one
comes ont on the Georgia Railroad three hours
travel from Augusta, and after waiting three
hours more mt q way station, takes train on
branch road that runs twenty miles nortn rom
Washington. The conductor OF the train on
this branch road appeared to be also mail agent
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these various official functions, he informed
me that he made q practice of taking in stran-
gers at moderate price. Having arrived at
the depot, like all Southern railway stations
odorous Of gaano, and crossed the public
square, the conductor pointed out stalwart
man with very large head, informing me that
twas General Toombs. After had divested
myself of travelling gear, in the little one story
cottage of my host, / went back and introduced
myself to the general. He shook hands with
me and said, "Well, you have come to the
headquarters of the Ku Rux. Let me make
you acquainted with the Grand Cyclops," pre-
senting me to q pieasant-faced man IN linen
coat, having q German physiognomy. re-
marked that nothing in the gentleman's ap-
pearance indicated that, he was the chief OF the
Khan. ssOh, he's as mild q hammered man as
ever scuttled ship or cut q throat" the general
replied. "But,. seriously, this town is Ku Klux
headnuarsers. carried this: county for seces-
eiou In 1861 with only seven votes against me,
and now there isn't single white Radical liv-
ing in this county. We've no use for them
here" The general said that if would walk
across the souare to his Office he would join,
he soon. I found in tho Office General Du
Bose, member of Congress from this district,
and son.iu-lnw of Gen. To0mbs. BE told me
how, through the activity of the white people,
and the snoral influence they brought TO
bear, nearly all the negroes In the county had
been induced 10 vote for him at the Late elec.
taon. He was quite positive that there ha6
been no intimidation or threats OF discharge
from employment used to make the negroes de-
sert the Republican party. He said the kao-
cal Legislature had changed the election law
and provided that all the voting in each coun-
ty should be done at the county seat, and that
the election should last three dsy5; the idea
being that if the negroes were all collected To-
gesher they would be led by g few Asmart mug,
eersp living in the country towns, and would
vote solid for the Radical ticket, but the scheme
did not work.
IN few minutes General Toombs came in,
and soon commenced to talk politics 1 told
him that he was understood to represent the
most ultra wing of the Democratic party IN
Georgia, and that was desirous of learning
his views upon political questions. Yes ne
said, sI am one of the red-hot kind" what
do you think of the new departure OF the
Nerthern Democracy, as expounded by Vaiian,
digham and the Pennsylvania Convention
Shall you support itw ''Never, I would SOON
sr vote for Horace Greeley than for any Demo
orat upon VI such platform. Greeley. and the
Republicans first got it up; it's their patent,
and have more respect for them than for such
sceundrels as Vallandigham, who wants to
steal their Ideas" Mr.. Toombs spoke at some
length in this style, declaring finally that the
i,sople of the South could never be brought to
accept the constitutional amendments as final
tiles, and that if the Democratic party took
thst ground they would have nothing to do
with that party. "What do you look forward
to in the fature?" asked chow can you es-
cape the results of the warp eve will fight
sou again just as soon as we can get ready, /" he
answered "and I believe we can get ready
much sooner than most people think" You
cannot seriously believe that the South Will
sttampt another war;" 'I certainly do, and l
believe that shall live to see Southern Inde-
S hone that thew ~ Will sec Shiloh in their day,
but thew are training their children up to take
tip the work" General Toonbs talked in the
most bitter way against the Republican party,
which he denounced as composed OF thieves,
robbers and prison eonyicts. aThere is not an !!
honest man In the Radical party Id Georgia"
esaid. He accused the Northern Republicans
Of sending down the worst kind OF rascais to
plurder and oppress the South. He maintain
ed that this class of men were purposely select
eG TO abuse and impoverish the Southern ,Peo-
pie. he would not admit that the Republican
party as national organization had any non
esty. or patriotism, and the hard names IN e ne
it. would fill column. I asked if he thought
nny considerable number of men in Georgia
agreed with him in desiring renewal OF the
war, and in still hoping for Southern indepen-
dence. 'Two-thirds of all the white men in
This State aud in all the South are of this way
of thinking" he replied; "and if you will 60
into the country among the planters, you Will