The New York herald., 1874-09-25
Is He Making Capital for
the Third Term
HIS EPIT A PHI.
The Days of '93 Good Enough
for Any Rebel.
HIS INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL GRANT.

De suDJeCt OF indignant COmlneut throughout tne
state. With single exception all OF the journals
unite in condemnation, and all OF the public men
uhhesitatingly pronounce their reouke. They feel
that IT has done much harm; not at home merely,
for here Toombs is impotent but in the North and
West, where he Is still believed to be representa-
tive OF Southern sentiment and where prejudices
against this section are naturally exclted by the
publication OF his fanatical outDurstS. The truth
Is that he Is OF so little consequence in
Georgia as q statesman that the people give
him no heed. They honor his intellect as
lawyer they speak kindly OF his SER
vices to the country anterior TO the war, they
respect him as man, but as a leader he is with
out following; and ninety-nine men out Of one
hundred representing the various social and po-
litical strata OF the community unreservedly dep
recate his crazy course gentleman in nigh
public position said to Inc to-day I'VE would
RATHER HAVE HAD RIOT
than such speech from such man." whole
sale dry goods merchant also remarked, alt Will
do Georgia, and especially Atlanta, more COM
mercal harm than we suffered during the panic,
for 1t will tend to weaken credit, excite pref
udice IN the North against our people and raise
suspicious that we are not in a condition OF per-
feet peace, and without shadow Of anupathy IN
our heartsn
Occasionally one will hear the remark that
lOOInUS is uOL dltOBetueT III pursuing Tie
peculiar line OF policy which has thus 80 cruelty
reelected upon his own people. 1t is lntimated
that he has as much purpose in creating agitation
here as have the radical leaders at the North IN
making agitation there. One OF the curious eX-
plantations have heard given Is that he is in favor
OF a third term consequently that the more conu-
sion he can create in the South the greater may seem
the necessity for continuing the President in
power Ceres, since his visit to General Grant, he
has been singularly retcent as to what transpired
during the interview, and singulary respectful
toward the Chief Magistrate in his speech. The
prevailing impression Is that when the proper
time comes he will announce his
ADHESION TO PRESIDENT GRANT.
coupled with his own peculiar theory that the SAL
vatlon OF the South consists in the establishment
OF limited monarchy. 1t Is to be borne IN mind.
however, that General Ioombs is a prescribed
speaks OF himself as "the unrepen tant REBEL" yet
the other afternoon when he SO declared himself
there might be inscribed IN his epitaph, Here
lies one who died rebel, and asked no iavors OF
the United States government the sentiment
was received without an approving cheer. Poiti-
caly. therefore, his race Is run. HIS influence is
forever -, gone On every side ,,,a ne may
talk on in his splendid rhapsodic style and be nat
tered by the rustic WOnderment Of his listening
crowd. Personally, the lie OF TOombs has been
stainless. In the strictest sense OF the word he is
man Of honor, frank, noble, truthful gentle
! man, and his own worst enemy ior had he lent
| his splendid abilities to me work OF reconstruc-
ton, like Hill, Gordon Smith and score OF other
Georgians who now possess the confidence OF the
people, and in their conservative way are carrying
he@s - n nosen up Se To te or 10 c he
might not have aspired, and none within their gilt
which they would not have gladly conferred.
Since the delivery Of his recent speech and It's vis
bic effect upon the North, as described by the
HERALD, the General refuses TO say anything on
the subject and shuts himself up in
SORT OF GRIM PRIDE
at the disturbance he has made. He is especially
nizing your correspondent, the latter attempted
to elicit his views, he firmly, yet cOurteousy de.
clined TO engage IN any conversation whatever on
subsequently. however, the following colloquy
ensued:-
''W ell, General, what do you think now of the
situation in Louisiana ~
'Just what | have thought from the 6rst, that
she would be remanded back to Kellogg by Grant.
There was no question about mat. / suppose the
President felt compelled to obey what ne calls the
law"
"But do you believe that Grant has approved
Keogg's course there, that he really has no
sympathy IN the effort OF the people TO nberate
"As to that don't know. but Grant told me that
virtually he mad no sympathy with kellogg and
aspects OF the case, and could not INTERFERE lie
said that mis- talent was entirely military and not
legal, and In that" said the General laughing, IL
told him that l entirely agreed with him. But
damn IT, what was the use of a proclamation. The
people ought not to have surrendered. Grant
could have gone down the Mississippi from st.
Louis and the West to nave
EATEN UP THE TROOPS
assembled east OF the Rocky Mountains. should
not wonder II that Louisiana movement had not
lis qualifications all over The country and in the
North, too, where We have little idea OF them.
Why, sir, 1t might have been the basis and start
ing point of revolution that would have loer-
ated the whole country and brought the North,
East, South and West down to It's constitutional
bearings"
made within the pale OF the Union 1t would have
been attended with better resultsr'
Nothing more nsely because c We we should nc have
ing The integrity Of the states and thereby a more
perfect Union, to have Joined In struggle that
stitutiOnal liberty"
Your correspondent here remarked :-"with ref
erence to these ram1cations OF which you speak,
do you not overrate tbemf am sure that II the
Northern press can be taken as an index OF public
opinion no movement of that sol t would md any
real sympathy in that section, much less such as
would take v practical auxiliary shape. For In
stance both the HERALD and the Tribune declare
that they do not like the French stye-lt reminds
one Of the days OF 1887"
swell, sir,
THE DAYS OF '93 WERE DAMNED GOOD DAYS.
The trouble is, that although the world was united
! for a long time IN emphatic condemnation 0rthe
French Revolution and Its princlples, the oId
that movement as perhaps the most noDe blow
that was ever struck in behalf Of popular EN-.
franchisement. And there were mighty few me-
who went to the guotine who did not deserve to
go there" -. ma .s. o,o ,o, so .,
| opposed to the Unlted States governnenty"
"Becausc it Is opposed to the South, and always
has been rom the time OF the revolutionary Con
! gress down. The history OF that opposition is
| written In every committee room through all the
great political crises and questions That have
! stirred the country until the present hour. There
have been struggles and attempted usurpations
through all this period, and now at last comes
| ceutrallZatiOn and with GENERALIZATION comes the
death OF the American Republic. Our politicians
and public men have degenerated iBto mere pig
i miles, The ballot box Is the tool OF the ballot ssui.
u fer. The honor OF the average Congressman
depends on the amount OF dlshonor with winch ne
secured his election. Lies and frauds swlndlng
contracts and whitewashing investigating com
mttees That's our precious government. Yes,
sir; 1t needs purifying. Why, they are beginning
to introduce 1t down South. Yankee CORE
spondent once asked me how was that the de-
mocracy carried Georgia. | told hlm tand me
General laughed heartily by bribery and intim'
idation lust as they did In some places up North
by the udicious distribution Of few hall dollars
and a little judcious scares., And suppose the
fellow wrote II down. More seriously You