The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-19

were down; he didn't want to hang traitors;
fellers did up North who hadn't been down south
dom the hghtin'." Apropos Of 'the bloody shirt"
the absence of General Grant abroad been great
political advantage to him in the estimation of the
Southern people. While Sherman. Blaine Conkling
ct al have been holding up this article of dirty linen
and making sort OF flag of it General Grant has
been thousands of miles away and silent as the
grave; consequently he is utterly uncommittsd to
any policy of sectional bitterness mere partisan
feeling This fact alone will be worth thousands
upon thousands of southern votes to him. Not
Of the many officers of the Confederate Southern
Army still surviving express their preference for
Grant over any other Northern candidate, whether
republican or democrat.
AMrrY IN THE SOUTH TOWARD NoRTHERNERs.
Appointment officer of the Confederate States Army,
in Selma Ala. said publicly in the hearing of the
writer at the st. James Hotel at that place that he
would vote for Grant, if nominated, ION any ticket
II believe In strong government and in the regular
army" said the individual referred to- who was
too strongly insisted upon in an independent"
paper like the HERALD that there is not bitter pref
udice entertained by the fighting men of the South
against the men of the North who fought against
them. On the contrary. feeling of mutual kindness,
based upon mutual respect. exists between these
classes in the SOUTH SO marked Is this feeling that
the writer who had been led TO believe from North
ern publications the other way had. from the start
OF his recent Southern experiences, been compelled
to entirely reconstruct his views upon this point.
At Selma. Ala. for example. town. ultra-South in
every respect. where cotton is still king and where
the abolition OF slavery has made comparatively
little alteration in the relative status of white and
black; town where every family numbers. either
soldier or officer of the Confederate States
Of Amerca-in this town of the
most popular prominent business men Of the place
il q Captain Shaeffer who runs cotton press near
the depot and who is literally 'overrun" with Gus
tom: Everybody likes shaetfer and everybody has
good word for him. So the writer of this article nat
urally enough sought out and made the acquaintance
of this lucky individual. Imagine the intense
prise Of the writer when he ascertaned that Shacer
was Yankee. who had been captain in Sher-
mans army and lost finger in one OF the battles
against ohe rebels Aud yet his most intimate
friend in tho town Colonial Dadham of
James. who had fought against him. This was only
one case out Of ut least fifteen or twenty
which were brought personally to Mr.. Cooper's at
tention. in the course OF few weeks. and under
these circumstances the effect of such pacific and
appreciative speeches as Grant has recently made in
California and Chicago upon the Southern mind can
be calculated.
GENERAL sHEnMAN-THE SECTIONAL ISSUES =
General sherman. like General Grant. it may be
here remarked, Is popular, rather than otherwise
''down SOUTH" though of course he has political
himself of his popularity. too. At the present
moment General Sherman has a heavy in
terest in the Tecumseh Iron Works. in
Alabama. and receives many thousands Of
dollars year therefrom. As simple matter of fact,
with tho exception Of the extreme politicians on
each side, the issues of the late civil war
and forever. II would shoot my own father il he
to rebel against the United States government
Exchange Hotel. Montgomery. Ala. the very town
from the Court House of which Jefferson Davis in
augurated secession. and the gentleman who made
this remark had been colonel under Stonewall
Jackson. and is now "for Grant" The professional
politicians and ID, pisc an ., Of the South are
erence to any other Northern man. Tho
idea seems to be widely disseminated among this
term "And in that case. said one Of the officials
of Huntsville. Ala. whom the writer encountered
on railway train. II am for helping Grant; be-
nut" with this class Of patriots-"Grant always
helps his friends" Many OF the business men and
Tenn. thriving little town. leading storekeeper
advocates the nomination OF Grant by the republic
cans. and says that he and many others Of his
acquaintance will vote for Grant.
In conversation with this individual he remarked
to Mr.. Cooper You see the South might as well
go in for Grant anyway. Because no Southern man
can be elected under any and Grant Is
by far the best Northern man could have.
STRONG, sENsIDLE ADMINISTRATION WANTED
.sThings would be sure under him We would know
what We could calculate on. We might be compelled
to toe mark. but we would be let alone and pro-
tected II we did 1t. And then business would be
better. Uncertainty about politics always kills
business you know. aud there would be no uncer-
tainty about Grant strong, sensible administra-
ton is just what the South wants to give it chance
to recupcrate and just this OF
what Grant would give u.s."
men. customers. and no ono took exception to the
large fsa{ estate owner and mining speculator in
Montgomery also favors on somewhat similar
grounds the election of Grant.
..what we Southerners need" said this gentleman
''is chance to show Northern capitalists what we
are and what the South Is. Why, to-day there is
render it formidable rival of Pennsylvania if we
only could the capital and the legislation
TO develop it. Now. this we can never get in this
our resources. And unless we have strong. stable
government capitalists from the North-and
shy of u.s.. Our Chances aro inanitely h Sss
ter for peace and prosperity on the basis
of security under Grants administration than that
OF any other Northern man know Of. prefer HIM
myself to Hancock even or Senator Bayard. The
other two men good enough probably. but
Grant is known the world over as a strong man.
and under him capital South and labor south. real
estate, mining. aud, in short, every thing would
have better chance than under any other Pres
dent"
The speaker was born Southern man, o native
We believe. of Memphis and had been identified
with Southern interests all his life.
That rare individual working Southern white of
the lower class seems to be in favor OF Grant-r the
mems OF the class who came across his observation
I'VE want more white skilled labor here" said one
OF these individuals. There is danger of having
too much OF it. The trouble Is we haven't got
enough, and aren't likely to get 1t. There is too
little supply to make even demand for it; but il
Grant was to be elected believe that white labor
would DO directed down South In . fashion that
would astonish some people,
A GOOD JUDGE OF MRS
Another argument for Grant IL found by some
Southern men IN his sagacty. prominent politi-
clan OF Nashville. Tenn. remarked to the writer.
he chose all his generals-Sherman. Sheridan and
80 on-always the right man in the right place. He
woula 40 the same Us iresiaent. anu IN choosing
but he would not forget the South. de would have
sense enough to see that the claims Of the
south for representation in his Cabinet could
not be ignored. The rising generation at tho
South" continued this gentleman. "ought to enter
tain no bitterness against Grant. The was be-
fore your time and the men who ngured in it are
passing away but Grant is the coming man. He is
the man for the present and tho future. and the
South may find him yet rs warm q friend as he has
proved tn be q dangerous enemy"
Certainly such facts as those. seen by an ordinary
man In the course OF o six weeks tour among the
Southern people. count for something and prove
something; and II they anything at all they
signify thar the election of General Grant to the
Presidency by the aid OF Southern votes is among
the not improbabilities of the future.
MAYOR COOPER I,AJrGHS