National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-30

winter to appropriate five thousand dollars for
that; purpose, and Il failed. It will not fall
this winter, for this s'insurrection" has
pointed out its necessity. On Monday last,
2sd inst, Hon. James NJ. Smith, present Gov
ernor Of Georgia, made q speech at Augusta,
in which, as reported by the Augusta Chron-
icle and Ssstinel, he said /: 'i1As best wsyto
preserve the liberties Of the people was to
arm them. It was very great mistake to
suppose that money expended in arming the
people was thrown away. Legislators fire.
quently say this, and cry, sWhat Is the use Of
purchasing armsf Why all this preparation
as forlwarp His answer to this was, IF you
want to prevent war, always be prepared
for vari Believing this 10 be the true policy,
in his last communication to the General As
sembly, he recommended arming all thu mill
tary companies In the State. There were
about two hundred companies in Georgia, Of
which only sixty can be armed If arms could
be procured he had no doubt but that many
other companies would be rapidly organized,
and that there would soon be fifteen or twenty
thousand volunteers In the State. He would
ask what harm was there in srming the COM
panissi In the counties below here where the
not armed. Messengers had gone to him at
Atlanta for arms, but he didn't have them.
The citizen had no means to protect himself.
This should not be. He ought to have arms.
The members Of the Legislature were the SER
wants of the people, and If they didn't obey
the people, the people should turn them out
and put others In their places. They should
see TO it that the Legislators vote at the next
session for an appropriation to arm the people
of Georgia, In order that they might protect
themselves. It would be good thin 2 If every
boy In Georgia had 3 breechloader. The boys,
the young men of Georgia, should be trained
In the use of arms, In the military art. Boys
always fight better than old men. The latter
have families at home, and this makes them
cautious and prudent. Young men may
have sweethearts, but this seems only as
an incentive to fight. The people need not
have any apprehension about the future of
Georgia. Her citizens intend to take care of
her own future. No threats were meant by
this assertion. He meant that the people
of the Empire State were wise and prudent
enough to take care of their rights. II the
time comes when the situation requires force,
they will use it."
Iwaut you to notice that Governor Smith
advocates arming the white people, while the
blacks cannot even peacefully assemble in
convention, and in this connection remember
that the colored population does not exceed
the white, which is 63s 1926, while the coIored
is only 49, 42.
wish that could tell you how many have
been killed and wounded in this put-up job,
but that will not be known until Judgment
day. The papers here acknowledge two killed,
one q colored preacher named Robert Scott,
and the other colored man near Waynesboro'.
In both cases they try to place the murder
upon the negroes. In the latter place, It Is so
especially transparent that I copy it for you.
Late on Friday, near Waynesboro' the Au-
gusta boys and several young men from the
vicinity, encountered q band of eighteen
or twenty negroes. Firing st once COM
menced on both sides, and in the
ions then fed. Only three of the negroes
were armed. The negro killed received two
buckshot In the back and one IN each arm.
None of the Augusta party had shot guns and
all their rifles were loaded with minnie
balls. The negro was buried Saturday"
This reminds me of conundrum once heard;
q boy puts It; he says: any own father and
mother had a son besides me, who was not my
brother. What relation was he P' The answer
to the conundrum is "The boy He'd" How
ever, In the case referred to, the "several
young men from the vicinity" might have had
the shot guns, and they probably committed
the murder.
The two persons mentioned are given as the
full list of casualties, but hear there are
some fifty wounded by the night-riders, and
though can vouch for only one whom have
seen-s man from Emanuel county, who was
shot--on general principles have no doubt of
the general correctness of the report.
You viii probably find that the "insurrec-
ton" fever is catching. Georgia may not need
any more, but within the last week, Florida
has actually had two. Poor Mississippi
think it will take at least dozen to cure her.
See If 1t does not. TUPELo.