Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-01-25
CONDITION OF THE SOUTH.

IL The most forward defender in the Sen
ate Of the United States Of the conserva
tives of Louisiana was Senator Gordon Of
Georgia. He made a valiant defence, moi
only for the conservatives of Louisiana
but for all that party in the South, declar
ing them peaceable, law-abiding, kind &c
the negroes and civil to everybody, ant
intimating that he was ready to challenge
anybody to fight a duel who doubted hi'
word. His speeches were well received
by the "banditti' of Louisiana. and have
been printed and circulated in the NORTH
as good Democratic gospel, emitting
however, the part which smacked of the
dueling code.
Being ourselves at safe distance from
Washington. we venture to call the at.
tention of Senator Gordon, duelist and ex.
rebel general, to letter published in the
Atlanta (Georgia) Herald, September
22nd, 1874, written by Bishop Haven, OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, in refer
ence to attacks made upon him by the At
lanta paper for articles which had been
published in the Independent. The word
of a Methodist Bishop is considered better
authority in the North than that of duel
ist, but perhaps among southern "ban-
ditti' it may not be held as good. This
letter was written and published before
there was much stir about southern out
RACES, and was written without political
purpose.
To tie Editors Of tie Herald:-
Gentlemen,-I received yesterday, at the sea. OF
our conference in this city, copy Of your journal
Of the LIST instant. 1t contained an editorial which
] was surprised to find in paper usually as cour-
teoas Is yours. Had it been printed in some other
sheets, should not have thought it worthy of at
tention. But appearing in q leading journal OF
my own city, and as its leading article, ! depart
from my usual custom Of dsregarding personal
assaults and beg leave to say word in your col
nmns. Having had the pleasure of an introduce
Zion to the gentleman whose name stands first on
your list Of Proprietors and editors, am confident
you will not refuse me this privilege.
wish to say simply this, that the papers fur.
nished the Independent are no more false in state
ment or hostile to the State where my church ap
points my residence, than the articles of Mr.
King in Scribner's Monthly false or hostile which
articles have received large commendstion il
southern journals. They agree in their chic
facts
Nor were those facts furnished me from thu
sources you assert, but by native white gentle
men. They were told me by those who lamentet
their occurrence, as well from the effect they pro
duced on the prosperity of their own State, q
from their own great wrongfulness In these ar
ticles Only considered those things in our Stat,
which every good man among us must and doe
condemn.
have - much at stake in Georgia as any othe,
of her citizens. Ny church has about one hun
dred travelling ministers in this State, over tel
,houssnd members, and not far from fifty thou
sand worshippers. We have large moneys invest
ed in churches, schools and lands, and not fe,
of our people are among her honoied citizen,
They are mot confined to one color or class, nc
are scarcely any of them from the North. W
have nearly fifty white native travelling preacher
who love their State as warmly rs any OF the
fellow citizens. .......,....tys
Atisnts has heen the especial object Of our I'd
vor ] have sought 10 bring capital snd men
our city, and have always commended her wit