The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-05-02
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foods and fightings long without depletions
and loss of powers. They are not going
out to flht the north, as they think. They
will fight the foreigners whom the northern
people can and will hire until they exhaust
their patience. then the real sturdy and in
domitable hosts Of tho north and west will
turn out TO ma Ike an end of you. by that
time your choice army Of the flower of
southern chivalX will have melted down TO
little armies, afflicted with WEAKNESS and
weakness; and will force them to painful
and costly srrrcnder And that is inst
what did happen. Seeing, however. that
naught could be expected from the governor
or people of the Palmetto State, | came en-
into Georgia. -
His Experience with Governor Brown.
What success did you have with Govern
or Brown, OF Georgia Z!
Il found Governor Brown in Savannah,
preparing to take possession of the fort
III the harbor. Fort Pulaski. It was Sun
day when arrived, and | at once asked for
an interview with the governor. He met
me with stately dignity and suave gravity,
but positively refused To discuss the matters
with me on the Sabbath day. The next
day he politely informed me that his iudg-
ment Ill the premises was sodly formed
and no arguments | might present could
shake him from the determinations he had
reached. But he kindly invited me to ac-
company his official party down the river
next day to witness the occupation of Fort
Pulaski / did so and behcld the FLAG
hauled down and the authority of GEORGIA
asserted. After the ceremony the company
on the steamer. made up of the flower of
Savannah and Georgia valor, INDUCED in a
jubilee. Champagne and artillery punch
flowed freely and soon the men got Govern
or Brown out on deck. One caught hold of
his coat tails and the next man caught on
to the coat tails Of him who held the gov
ernor, and in this fashion the procession
was strung out and went marching around
the deck. singing Dixie with the greatest
@usto and resounding cheers. IT was an
eXhlarating experience and no wonder that
1t aroused many men to war-like fury.
Governor Brown Upholds His Militia.
by the way" said Colonel Lathers, the
governor told me an amusing incident of
the hour. He said that when he sent a de-
mand to the officer i'll charge of the Angus
til arsenal for the delivery of that post, the
officer refused to surrender his charge and
march out his handful of regulars without
Il show of force too great or him to resist.
Governor Brown ordered out Il company,
but still the West Pointer demurred Then
battalion was sent forward, but to the
Amusement of all, the punctillous bearer of
the Shouldcr-strapS refused still to feel him.
self Outnumbered. This stirred up the
Cherokee blood of the governor and he sent
the gentleman now that he bad respected
the Iatter's military scrupes of etiquet but
he did not propose to have his Georgia mill
manded an instant evacuation Of the post
and surrender of the keys and property,
and he got both without further question or
delay. The governor seemed to enjoy the
finaft 1scomGture Of the military dilettante ,
Mr.. jefferson Davis, the provisional presi-
dent of the forming confederacy. When
he learned my mission in the south he turn
cd upon me with savage humor and com
mented upon my holding the views | did,
being myself a southern man. He coollv
m | iyt1..,N rnti Of cit
uation-the issues and interests involved
and used terms that would have been III
sulting under any other conditions between
US. But. being young man, with some
cool Judgment and higher purpose in heart
than TO terment II quarrel with any man
upon this tremendous theme, | retired from
the interview with Mr.. Davis more grieved
than offended"
Deserted by His Mobile Crowd.
Did you feel ID worth while to go any
further?'
"Oh, yes. | had an invitation to address
the board of trade i'll Mobile. and went on
to that city. There was Il disposition not
to hear me. but The Mobile Register claim
ed for me fair hearing as Il messenger
from friends and stated truly that | was
even then being denounced III New York as
secession SympathiZer etc | was III the
very midst of my speech before Il large and
attentive crowd when some one announced
dispatch that Fort Sumter had been fired
L
ness of thought and instantly beggarcd de-
scription Men went wild with frenzicd
joy and the crowd swept out like an aya-
lanche into the street below and left me
dumbfounued. Onlv few could be beg
gcd to remain to pass perfunctory rcSolu-
ton of thanks for my speech which | never
finished. y
Ordered Out of New Orleans.
well, that about exhausted your interest
In the mission of peace, did it not?
Il confess ] had little thought thereafter
of accomplishing any good, but, as | had
an engagement to address the chamber Of
commerce in New Orleans, courtesy demand
ed that | should go thther | did go. but
l had scarcely registered at the st. Charles
hotel and my family gotten their trunks I'M
packed before my presence became known
and | was waited upon by the mayor of the
city. He very brusquely Informed nle that
he had been on the lookout for my arrival,
that he knew my mission, and thar Il train
would leave for the north in just two hours
from that moment and he wanted me to be
a passenger on it. l protested mildly, but
he was firm and so we rcpackcd our lug
gage and left the city as commanded"
Colonel LatherS speaks of these expert
ences with quaint humOr and evidently cul-
tivates the memory of them with pleasure.
He is still an active man in politics, social
and club life and is q typical southern gen
tleman from whom, in his older days. the
smart gliding of Gotham life is vanishing,
and the genial hoSpItable cavalier fashion
of the old south is returning to make mellow
and gracious the last days.
The Administration,
From The Butler, Ga, Herald.
The Atlanta Constitution stated that Geor-
gia was entitled to something over 2,4OO ap-
pointments, and that it had no doubt President
Cleveland would recognize the justice of the
claim Forthwith all the worshiping crowd
set I'D great cry that The Constitution had
assailed the administration. In u few days
however. it appeared that President Cleve-
lands ideas of the matter were on the line
of those advanced by The Constitution.
We regard President Cleveland as an hon
est straightforward democrat. He made
us a good president one term ana we believe
no viii NOT lower his record during the present
farm Rut while we feel thus, we do not
Sidnr thnt he is so hcdged in by the divinity Of