The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-02
ATLANTA, GEORGIA,

And Some of Her Citi1sns-AR Entertaining
Letter from an Interesting Poiut.
Special Correspondence Of tN I~RieligaAT,
ATLANTA, GA, March 20,-At the close
Of the war President johnson removed
the capitol Of the Empire State OF the
South to the ruins o fthe buried Atlanta,
leaving the massive red castle.looking
structure in Milledgeville, tenantleSs,
The Atlantians did not despair In the
desolation wrought by the hand OF war,
but on the ashes OF their homes built
q proud and magnificent city, adorned
by splendid highways, broad avenues,
palatial residences, and luxuriant and
beautiful parks, They labored and with
enterprise and zeal pushed Atlanta for
ward, and gave TO her q prestige and
name second TO that Of no city in the
Union. They forgot the war, and the
only traces that remain OF that conflict
and the seige are the long innumerable
snake-like trenches OF red unturned soil
that literally surround the city. Beneath
the toweringmonumen that coverstheir
Confederate dead in the peaceful ceme-
terry, they buried sectional hate and then
extended a hand OF welcome to the peo-
pie OF the North, who came and with
their energy have helped 10 pushth III city
forward to Its proud eminence.
The glory Of the State and the success
Of the city Is mainly due TO a noticeable
characteristic OF the Georgian-his pa.
triotism. The love OF a Georgian for bis
city and his State approaches alteration.
While taught to love his sister States
and the Union, he is taught 10 rerere his
own. This element instilled In the
hearts OF q Country's people, Is the ele.
ment that makes great men. The coun-
try whose people are ~listless, inert and
unpatriotiC, can write the history on q
page, and the page will be a dull one at
that.
From the days of the philanthrophic
Oglethorpe down Georgia has never
lacked for earnest, eloquent and distin.
guished sons, all imbued with a love
deep and eternal for that State. AS an
example We will relate an anecdote OF
tina" unreconstruCted rebel"Bob Toombs
who possessed the double attribute Of
being a frank and honest enemy, plant
ing himself squarely and publicly upon
any OF his convictions, no matter what
the opposition. During q trial before
the Supreme Court, an attorney cast re.
Elections impugning the credit OF the
State, intimating that It would not pay
It's debts. Toombs, though not engaged
in the case, sprang TO his feet, uttered
an oath, and slapping his fist upon the
table, said: "By Cd the State Of Geor.
gia, does pay her debts Yes, sir, she
does pay her debts!" Then turning a
glance OF whitening contempt upon the
attorney he said III she don'tl By cd,
l will" In mind, manner, yehemence
OF oratory and pungency Of expression,
and | might add, co~nviViallty i can i'm.
agine no one so much like Toombs as
Zach Chambers, and were Chandler
stouter or Toombs thinner they would
have borne a remarkable personal re-
semblenoe, in physiognomy hair and
beard, and should they have been near
together in the Senate and clashed In
debate, what q discussion It would have
beenl The air would have been fairly
scorChing with invectiYe, expletiye and
sarcasm. Toombs has passed away, the
fiery Hill, and that conservative minded
statesman Alexander Stephans, who
spent 4 life In ardorous labors and spent
his fortune in the education OF the youth
Of Georgia, are gone. H I1lo't
a'1Iat HENRY W. GRADY.
New men are coming to the front, and
the most conspicuous and interesting
figure among them Is Henry w. Grady,
managing editor OF the COnIiitutiOn, who,
since his famous New England speech,
has grown TO amazing proportions. Per.
sonally, Mr.. Grady Is ofImedlum height,
inclined to stoutness, with smooth, rug.
ged and swarthy face, q round head set
closely on his shoulders, and hair and
eyes as dark rs II Is possible for hair and
eyes 10 be. He possesses a face that we
imagine must closely resemble that Of
Tom Corwin, and We imagine that his
mental make up must be such as Cor.
wins was. MI. Grady Is careless and
u%nConvential with what 4 European
would call distinct "Americanisms'' In
his manner. When met In the street. he
usually has his hands thrust deep In
his pockets, his hat tilted slightly back,
exposing a foreleck Of Jet black hair,
and should he stop to converse awhile,
and there be a post by, Mr.. Grady a.
naturally leans back against that post a.
a duck takes . 10 water. In his
office he assumes the easiest and
most ungraceful attitude imaginable
and throws his legs upon q table OF
chair and Is ready for business. There
Is nothing English about Mr., Grady, he
Is so American that he instantly puts the
most timid and nervous caller at hil
ease. He Is thoroughly magnetic
sympathetic aud responsive, and ever
/ alter q moments acquaintance you are
his friend. He Is one Of the most grace
iul writer's and polished orators that the
: South has yet produced. He Is now en-,
gagged In writing q History OF the
South,n and WIZ 0 man 90 huBlly en-,
gagged and especially occupying thC
position that Mr.. Grady does BhoulC
] embark In this field Is q matter OF BomC
small surprise. He Is quite a factor II
! politics and at the late Senatorial cleo
, ton no could have carried or Genera
ColuuiIts scalp, or at least have made "
, mighty lnterestln' fRhLn II 10 almost
iorpgonO conclusion that he will 6uCceeC
General Brown In the U. s. Senate
miles, however, Gov, Gordon shoulC
wish Tho position, in which event Coy
Gordon will get II. II has been sale
that there were "but two men II
Georgia Gordon and Colquitt," bu
Grady adyont makes three,
GOVERNOR doRRoN,
There never has beenth man perhapl
who Il 30 generally liked by his FELLOW
men "A Governor Gordon, whom bill
ICountFymen call the 0heyalier Bayart
OF The South. A gallant ohlYalric, hon
oiable soldier, a Statesman, and a gentle
man Of broad and liberal views, IN
iuenCed only by fairness and ptterlj
destitute Of Ill will or malloe-i1 thl
|. sum total Of John B. Gordon. But hO
l fast such q business mbn "a was Genefa
\ Grant his business ventures teeultin
dlsABtrouSly. Az onB time he could b
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