The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-07-10
treatment. / do not wonder at their

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dition politically and financially.
In measure the interest Of the
South, and especially the North West
are the same. They purchase large
lily of your grain, meat, and hay, and
certainly good understanding is de-
sirable, and | can but believe from
what | have seen and heard in my
trip over this prosperous section of
the country, that it is only necessary
for you and them to know each other
better, to admire and love each other
as brothers-let by-gones be by
cones. You know they were brave
foe, that they fought much larger
army than they had for four years.
and while it is true that you lost
many a noble specimen of man, so
did they. They have reason to be
sensitive and can but fear they will
receive new insults. A stop should
be put to all unpleasant institutions,
magnanimously, and true good feel
ing from both sides would soon make
all happy. | have ever tried to go
upon that principal in my intercourse
| with them, and in return ] have re-
ceived marked kindness.
have often heard the remark that
they would not be social with North
ern people--wou!d not introduce
them to their families. Fault has
been found by the Northern Press
with them for this reserve and neg
lect. Now, judging alone from what
they have seen, / think their course
was but reasonable and natural, but
when received by the laws which
govern good society the world over,
It certainly was but right. Would
you introduce to your wifes and
daughters strangers simply because
they came from certain section Of
country, without any knowledge of
their characters or their standing at
home You would not, and yet
they have been censured for not do
ing so, and to whom SO many repre-
sentatives had proven themselves
unworthy of confidence. The truth
is, they are generous, almost to
fault, towards these found worthy of
confidence while they hate with equal
ardor, sneak or sycophant with
ont honor or manliness. They res
pect the colored man, and take pleas
ure in doing him favors, but they
don't believe in social equality.
After briefly speaking Of the eli
mate and soil Of Northern Georgia,
where I now reside, 1 request you
to call out Mr.. Woolley, late of Ala
'bama, who is here on business with
your enterprising townsman, DR..
Collins. Once the owner Of slaves,
yet gentleman, Confederate Sold
Ter, brave man, and yet man Of
a big heart, we have chatted over
our war trials, laughed over misfor>
tunes without animosity or i'll feeling, |
but on the contrary with the bestnof
feeling.
Our climate is remarkably fine,
even and invigorating, and especi-
ally adapted to Northern persons suf-
fering with chronic affection Of the
lungs. Our winters are not cold as
compared with yours. Our coolest
day last winter being eight degrees
above zero. Our warm weather is
Of longer duration than yours, but
the average heat not SO great. Our
hottest day last Summer was ninety
five degrees. Our average at !
o'clock midday, seventy-fve 4 de-
grees. Our nights are cool and in
viting to sleep. Our lands are not
in high state Of culture, but can
easily be made to produce all you
can on yours, with the addition Of !
bale Of cotton to the acre. After he
closed, I heard oft repeated. ~ am
clad to hear the truth!' / believe
him, nd etc. That honest, fearless
speech 10 bound TO do good.
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