New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-18
WHAT MAY BE DONE IN GEORGIA.
THE NEWS OF THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL RECEIvEI
WITH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF EvADING TIL

THE NEWS OF THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL RECEIVED
WITH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF EVADING THE
LAW ADOPTED
70 the EDITOR Of The TRIBUNE.
SIR: The announcement of the passage of
the Civil Rights bill excited very little surprise here
A few Republicans professed to be astonShed at the
Presidents action signing the BILL but the Democrats
regarded it as q matter OF course. so important
measure naturally provOkes comment. 1t was briefly
discussed yesterday in the hotels, and the
streets, but public indignation according to Gen.
Toombs, was too fatigued to DO the subject justice
Your correspondent has had conversations with
representative men reference to this matter and
following are his concl usions:
/ The new law will make no marked change in the
status OF the coored race In Georgia.
The great OF the whites VIII continue to treat
the blacks just they have always done and without
coming open conflict they Will eVade the odious law
by every species OF maneuyerng which be devised
g. few bloody conflicts will doubtless occur, but in
these instances the will be insOent blacks and
hotheaded young white men, whose passions overpower
their discretion.
one serious danger is apprehended. It is thought
that we shall have influx OF carpet-baggers, who
will ncte the negroes claim their rights under the
law for purpose OF making money from the prosecu
tons II anything OF the kind should occur the carpet
baggers would doubtless be in more imminent bodily
peril than the betrayed negroes the people
are ted Just In the perpexing
lem of existence TO waste much time in lighting against
Federal legislation They believe the Civil Rights bf
hate, an attempt to degrade a superior race. They
believe all tnis nut the ndigny Ia old IL has
been held them IN errore so long that it has lost
much OF its strength The cOunsels of leading men In
this emergency tend u the same p0nt-a duiescent
policy. And for the people ID be In the
line with their leaders. the young t Is true
good deal OF indignant feeling, but it Is hoped that
upon reflection they will act dIscreety. planter who
was conyersng with me the other day said the Civil
Rights bill was " "A mere paper menace"
" II Is not worth straw" he continued " intend 20
have more negroes on my plantation this year than
ever had before. And expect them to obey They
all know In my section that TO be rined
with. shall not stand any nonsense from them"
The hotels viii now place themselves tho footing OF
private boarding houses and thus avail themselves
the night TO choose their guests. Tnis be
legally done, there Is possibility OF enforcing Civil
Rights in this respect On the ears and steamboats,
there be some disturbances. but the influence OF
custom TOO strong TO be suddenly overcome by
But enough OF this You will that Georgi-
ans do not feel altogether helpless.
The Legislature mas just adjourned. and the people
appear be- Interested In state legislation
the proceedings OF Congress Tue legislators declined
10 call Constitutional Convention. first pro-
posed. They feared that such movement would result
IN another of the STATE aud might
again place the Radicals Ia power they deemed IL tho
wiser plan TO walt. usury law was passed fixing tho
legal OF interest a seven per cent, bat
twelve per cent II 50 stipulated In writing.
lN0nta, o., March 3, Nl6 =.