The New York herald., 1879-11-17
StIongSsndnsnt in the Empire State Of the South
for the Great General as a Pacifcator.
DISGUSTED WITH DEMOCRATIC BLUNDERS.
Expressions of Faith in the EX-PreSident from
leaders Of Popular Opinion.
"HE WOULD CARRY THE STATE"

4 deep ana strong undercurrent in favor OF non
partisan support of General Grant for the next Pres
idency is working its way beneath tho democratic
strongholds in Georgia. Your correspondent, after
a weeks investigation. has found manifestation OF
this sentiment in almost every quarter except
among the great democratic leaders. Among the
merchants. the lawyers, the workingmen and the
younger less noted politicians there are to Dc
found men outspoken in favor of Grant. This very
morning. in Atlanta paper. note an open letter
from Colonel r. A. Crawford a man OF prominence,
an old democrat, in which he openly calls for the
nomination Of Grant by the Southern people,
ayerring that such course would wipe out
sectional bitterness and restore the Union IN the
best of the term, and an Augusta paper con-
tains an open letter to Hon. Benjamin H. Hill from
Mr.. II. w. Habersham, man OF character and dis
tinction advocating precisely the same course But
before discussing the manifestations OF this sent-
ment OF which enough will be found, will summa-
rze the motive that inspires it. as gathered from
innumerable conversations with persons under its
influence.
MOTIVES MOVEMENT.
FirSt-Many people of the South are not satisfied
with the of the Southern leaders for the past
four years Their in abetting and tolerating
the Electoral Commission has been openly de-
nounced. and will not be readily forgiven by those
who believe that Mr.. Tiden fairly elected and
might have been seated had different course been
pursued The policy of starving the President into
submission to the House is condemned by many.
and since the verdict passed upon it by Ohio and
the November elections has few defenders. The
injustice of condemning the leaders for their
conservatism in 1876 and for their ultraism in 1878
is apparent but this injustice does not dull the
keenness of the popular dissatisfaction. The
Electoral Commission seated Mr. Hayes. therefore
many people condemn their leaders for having gone
into it. The issues made by the extra session are
generally supposed to have lost the October and
November States to- the democrats. and the leaders
are blamed for having made these issues
Second-The mass Of the Southern people are
heartily sick Of sectionalism. They are tired OF
hearing of the solid South and the solid North They
realize fully that the one will always make the
other and that long as the sections are arrayed
against each other in essential superficial
hostility, both must suffer, but especially the
weaker section. The South is thrilling with new
growth and ambitious for material Development
She needs peace. stability capital immi grants. Her
people realize fully that long sectional war is
waged there must be strife. and the suspicion Of in
security for investment; that capital will be with
held from her mines and forests that immigration
will be directed Westward from Castle Garden, and
that her purposes and intention will be misrepre-
sented by the evil and misunderstood by the indifer
less developed. that led her people to give Horace
Greeley virtually unanimous vote eight years ago.
She wanted peace and tranquility then; she is much
more anxious about it now.
7Aird-The crushing defeats that the democrats
sustained in the late elections have strength ened
this disposition to ignore sectional and party lines
by apparently removing the chiot argument with
which the leaders have heretofore kept them in
ranks-viz., the hope of success. As q matter of
cou rse the Southern democrats would very much
prefer to aay sectional prejudice and resentme mt
by proving through national democratic admins
tration that purposes not revolutionary. but
conservative. They would encounter any reasonable
risk in the hope of getting such result. But many
of them feel that it is practically useless to
continue the struggle any further. They feel that
they have been misled deceived and betrayed. The
utter lack OF patriotism displayed by Kelly. Cox and
Company in dividing the party in New York. has
convinced them that it is o question of spoils
rather than principle
Fourh-The character and surroundings OF G en-
eral Grant himself have much to do with the scnti-
mont in his favor. 1t is remembered that General
Grants instincts are right, as evidenced by his
noble conduct toward General Leo at Appomatox and
his report to President Johnson alter his tour
through the South. 1t il claimed that hc was be-
trayed and misled during his administration by
that he not then strong enough to resist wise
enough to understand, but that now he is strong
would thoroughly understand the bearings of any
demonstration, personal or partisan. that
be and na southern rn'
Icy of Mr.. Hayes, that his utterances
since his retirement have been uniformly patriotic.
1t would be absurd to talk of Southern democratic
movement toward Sherman, Blaine, Conkling, or for
the past two years toward Hayes. II is Grant and
of the white Southern vote away from democratic
LET US WELD THE STATES ToGETHEn.''
n hOy aarp hq m N a
by the discontented democrats for looking out
side OF the ranks There are local reasons in Georgia
that will doubtless help on this movement-such as
the unwieldy and factional majority OF $4,000. the
of the independents in the Congressional and
local races. and the bitter fight pending between
wings of the party State issues. Ii must not bo
understood that there IL any organization as yet
in the direction of Grant. The manifestations
are simply the almost constant expressions
In favor OK such movement that one hears the
streets. in the stores and on the trains. promi-
ncnt former politician said to your correspondent,
"We need TO reorganize and start out basis.
The south is and has been for ten years considered
hostile faction OF the government. Solidifyn9 the
South has solidihed the North. We can hope for
nothing as long as this lasts. The North has every
advantage IN a sectional tight, and the census
Will give her even greater power over us. We
should support Grant. no matter who nominates
him. thus wipe out old sectiopa diferences and
weld the States together again. The South has un-
developed resources. the North has surplus
strife, shut the mouths of the politicians of each
section let the people understand each other and we
shall see capital and labor pouring into the South.
Your correspondent asked a merchant, who Is very
earnest the matter, what course would be pur-
sued. "Oh, do not know" he said. II don't know
that Grant will consent 20 mako tho race / don't
know what party will nominate hi.n. and dou't
care. just want to see him put in 10y of the
whole country. 1 want to see him the President of
no party-of no secton-standing PLATFORM
pledged simply to honest and equal government to
all the states and all the people. During his
the people would divide on new questions; new is
sues would be made and new lines drawn, and taen
ut last we would be done with the sectional ques-
tions that have grown out OF the war and the
emancipation and acknowledgements of the negro"
SPECIMEN TALKS
Colonel r. A. Crawford, however. says that tho
organization of democratic Grant clubs viii begin at
pncc aud that he has numerous letters asking when
the WORK will be commenced. He says that these
clubs will advocate the nomination of Grant by the
Democratic Convention his support by the peo-
pie irrespective of nominations. lie claims that
these clubs will be much larger than the most
Banguine expect, and names u most prominent Goor-
gian, who he says will certainly take the head OF the
organization.
Colonel Luther J. Glenn a lifelong democrat and