, 1876-09-18
The National Flag in the Southern
States.
An Incident at Atlanta, Ca, on the
Fourth Of July, 1874.
Temperance in Gor,nany a.. Everybod
Drinks, but Nobody Gets
Drunk,
The Whole Temperance Movement In
America q Mistake.


know low 1t was III Augusta, but in Savannah,
last January. tho anniversary Of Lce's birthday
was celebrated an a public holiday, aud ali tho
wf!itc Independent companies turned ont on
drcss-parade. We have nlso been told that
atnong all Of them, with profusson OF 8tats
fiags7 rcgitncntal standards, and company ban.
ners, not single Union nng waa to 10 secn."
In 1874 there wcro 10 volunteer companies fn
Georgia, all ARMED by the United States,
aud Of these only four would carry the
Union flag, OF take part in any parade
in which it ras carried. On the
Fourth Of July Of that year, there WAS ccl-
cbratton In Atlanta. l forget the exact nun.
bcr, but think II was 40 Of these companies that
were assemblcdin the public square, when two
white companies marched In carrying the na-
ttonal flag. There nas
STORM or ORGANS AND nIssgs.
Every one Of the companies assembled refused
to take part In the procession II that lag wcrc
carried In it, and the officer In command ordered
tic companies to furl It aud take Il down.
They refused to do SO, and parlcy was held.
Alter talking and rcason!ng, the matter ended
BY the two offending companies being permitted
to march cut Of the square, and earring their
Eags with them.
Their bcug allowed to 60 AWAY without fur
ther 1nolcstatlon was triumph Of the law-and.
order party, whilo there was feeling Of uni
rcrsal indignation among leorg.ans for the
YAIkce insolcnre which Ind unfurlcd that
hated emblem in their midst.
I had the facts from two cyc-w1tnesscs Of the
scene, and, II dared give their names, they
would carry conviction with them; but they
nre still In Atlanta, and feel that their 1lvcs
would not be worth day'a insurance IL It
wcre known that thcy had turned informer, and
,onao -. ~. ,,.aa N Ma.,h s' s,.a, ue,a :, p'son
mouse 70 ue hatea Nortnt Which Is to he
| used and deceived to the utmost.
There Ia q question muc}, discussod In tho
11nted etatcs. and m whtri n xcem. ,,if,7crt u,
oor,o =, .,sa.Ita sa,.,s,.s.,. w., .,.," I =. 49,
! effect on public morals of
WINE AND BEER DRINKING.
| During the almost fo,,r n,nnt1a u,. ,,orc srcnt
II, III. ,,a ,,t,. h,r. hoo. ,..f.,.. 49,. -.
..,,. ~ ,ns w ss' s@se "sI4 AseiAhs ny eyes
S1ac-opcn, anu ask1hs questions, to soc what
could SEQ, and licas ~hat could hear, on tho
! subject One American gentleman tells mt
! which bo,1 uhls,:y II e,,,, ,,d crnns ,,snn,nn
! WHICH on'' "nlsh5 II soia, anu ef!'hcs growing
out o1 H. another, Will eqial chances Tor
knowing, says there Is next to no drunkenness
IN Germany; end am sure tlsat both are honest
in their stntcmcnta
naa,s.SS,'e
one nas iohs DECD eo'ho'tseo 70 tne temper"
ance movement ut home, and 1t would be re-
ycrea1 of aIl old opinions, and an arknowl-
] e1glnent uf q Erayc error GU hjB own TART and
ol tllr ,urt of Thu .nvn md w.seu he most rc-
seree, 10 learn now that al our Temperance
effort l'as been worse tNan the od battle with
~he windmill. Tho o.!ler lonks from anutlcr
standpoint. They are equally temperate aud
reliable, and .liilcr 80 widely that Gnu but state
| thu difference. ! have seen several men who
,yeru singing, aud aii but oie seemed to be- STU
/ iltiltk. 1nHr g{1itnA Of nicn I'm f11n Etfept