Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-02-02
The New Moyemen: in Georgia.

Senator oe Brown, of Georgia.
has written q letter, from which we
make the following extract, as it Is
no less applicable to this State
than to Georgia:
GYou further call my attention
to the fact that there are reports
that | had been approached by the
administration and desired to take
charge of what Is termed the new
movement in Georgia. This, too,
is entirely incorrect. Ny position
as Democrat is. well understood
by the administration. ! am not
aware of any act L have done here,
or anything l have SAID indicating
it the slightest degree purpose to
depart from my duty as Demo
cart. l know there is disposition
on the part of those who are at
tempting to consolidate an alliance
between the Republicans and a
class OF Democrats who are dissat
isfied with the party and are ready
to leave it; to characterize every
man who acts with the Democrac y
and maintains its organization as a
Boul bon and they appeal to ev-
cry man who is in favor Of prog :
ress and Of the acceptance of the
reconstruction measures and their
faithful execution to join the new
organization.
"There can be no reason for this
in Georgia, as the Democratic par
ty, an overwhelming majority of it,
as at present organized, is on the
progressive line. They have ac-
cepted the reconstruction measures
and the constitutional amendments
in good faith, and intend to stand
bv them and carry them out in
letter and spirit, and to see TO it
that legal justice Is done to all the
citizens of the State without regard
to race or color. The Democracy
intends to see that there is a free
ballot and fair count, and that the
legal rights of the humblest citizen
are protected as sacredly as those
of the wealthy anG influential.
"If this is Bourhonism, then the
charge can be justly made against
the Democracy of Georgia. 1t it
is liberalism, then the Democratic
party of our State is entitled to be
termed a liberal party. The truth
is, the Democracy understand and
appreciate the changes which re-
suited from the war and are de-
termined to move forward on the
line of progress and development
in future, to stand by principle and
maintain the relative rights and
powers of the Federal and State
governments, doing all in their
power to secure the movement OF
each within its constitutional
sphere, as the surest and best mode
of protecting the rights OF all and
Of building up, developing and en-
richlng the whole country.
CAT the end of the war society
was greatly disorganized in Geor-
oia and the other Southern States.
We have had a long, hard struggle,
and have been obliged to exercise
a great deal Of patience and tor>
bearance in reorganizing it npon
lust basis. We have reached .
point where peace, prosperity aud
harmony are again dawning upon
our beloved old State. The foun-
darions Of society are again secure
ly based upon the rock of the con
stitution. Race troubles have pass
ed away there exist now between
the two races in the State the most
cordial and traternal relations. 1t
is the interest of each to build u
the other, as neither can be pros
porous while injustice is done TO
the other. We see on every side
evidence of rapidly returning pros
perity. And 1t seems to me, i'll
this state of the case, that IT Is e1-
ceedingly unfortunate for any por-
ton of our people, whether Office
holders or Office seekers, or what
ever their motive may be, to at
tempt to tear down this fabric
which we have been bnilding up
with SO much care and so much
trouble, and plunge the State back
again into race troubles by an at
tempt to upheave socie'y, throw
everything into confusion, destroy
our prosperity, depreciatc the value
of our property, check our progress
depress the price of labor, and
produce discord and dissatisfaction
in every part of the State.
0Surely the people of neither race
is ready to encourage any new move
ment or any sort of a movement that
would subvert the old principles of
the fathers OF the republic, obliterate
the old landmarks Of society, Or
break the new ties that bind us to
gether. This is vital question that
both races and all the people Of
Georgia are interested in. And il
there be any restless spirits who
would be willing to encourage disor-
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