The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-13
A Tribune Reporter interviews hA"'''
Robert TOOnbS.

T, few minutes Gen. Toombs came in,
and soon commenced to talk polltlcs. l
told him that he was understoou 10 lepi.
sent the most ultra wing of the Democratic
Marty in Georgia, and that l was desrous
of learning his views upon political ques-
tons. eyes, he said, Z" ain one OF the
rcd-hot kind" "What do You think oil
the new departure Of the northern De-
mocracy, as eXpoundcd by Naiianaigna'm
and the Pennsylvania Convention! sDaL
YOU support it? "Ncver. would sooner
vote for Horace Greeley than for any
Democrat upon such platform. Greeley
and the Republicans first got it up; tsthcir
patent, and have more respect for them
than for such sco,lndrels as Vallandiigham,
who wants to steal their ideas" Mr.
Toombs spoke at some length IN this style,
declaring, finally, that the people OF the
South could never be brought to accept the
constitutional amendments as finalities, and
that If the Democratic party took that
ground they would have nothing to DO Win
that party. .What do you look forward
to in the future ?" asked; chow can you
escape the results Of the war;" WeWlll
fight you again just as soon as we can get
ready" he answered; "and believe we
peopie think" "You cannot seriously
believe that the South will attempt
another WARP "I certainly do, and
| believe that shall live to see southern
independence. Many Of our people are
losing the hope that they will see Shlioh
in their day, but they are training their
children up to take up the work" General
roombs talked in the most bitter way
against the Republican party, when ne
denounced as composed Of thieves, robbers,
and prison conyicts. "There is not an
honest man in the Radical party in Georgia."
he said. He accused the northern Repub,
licans of sending down the worst kind
of rascals TO plumber and Cypress the
South He maintained that THIS class
of men were purposely selected 10
abuse and impoverish the southern people.
He would not admit that the Republlcan
party as national organization had any
honesty or patriotism, and the hard names
he called it, and the sins with Wllc men ! ne e
charged it, would fill column. askea
he thought any considerable number OF
men in Georgia agreed with him in deslr-
ing renewal of the war, and in Still
hoping for southern independence. "IWo-
thirds of all the white men in this State
and in all the South are of this way OF
thinking" he replied; "and If you VIII
90 into the country among the planters,
you will find what | say is true. In the
large towns the editors and business men
talk differently, but they know nothlng Oh
the sentiments OF the people, ,.;.
asked if he thought enumeration oes.l-
able for the South "No," he repllcd we
don't want northern men to come mere
Iet them Stay at home where they belong.
| This is our country, and we want TO keep
| if for ourselves and our children. III peo-
nile who call themselves our conquerorS III
sist on coming here against our VISITS,
| tbev need expect no welcome from Us. we
viii have nothing to do with them.
As regards negro suffrage, that he Thought
an unmixed evil. A great lump of lgno-
rance and vice had been made part OF Tue
governing class. He said vice because the
negroes were all thieves. Ihey were Ihe
animals, and would steal anything theE saw
that they wanted as naturally as nos
would break into potato.held ora uos
would seize niece of meat. He did not
think an intelligent qualification Tor suffrage
would remedy the evil. Reading ana
writing did not fit man for voting. Inc
Paris mob were intelligent, but they were
the most dangerous class in the world 10 DE
trusted with any Of the powers OF govern.
ment. A property qualification was Whal
was necessary for q stable government. Only
those who owned the country should govern
it. and men who had no property haa ho
right to make laws for property-holders.
lie is man of striking personal appear
ancp. He is six feet in height, with pow
ertul frame, head somewhat resembling
that of Daniel Webster, in its unusual SIZE
and in the great height and breadth OF the
forehead. He is rapid and brilliant talkcr,
and has memory that seems to lose noun
ing that he has ever seen, heard, or read.
His knowledge Of history is especially
thorough, particularly of all the efforts ana
struggles for liberty that the world mas
ever known-the most glorious oil all theSc
struggles being, in his opinion, the south
ern rebelion. He is L man that it is easy
TO see would be n leader wherever he might
be placed, and his influence in Georgia Is
admitted to be great.