The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-19
The Monroe Doctrine Again.

THO O1u aulHOSlAy dRa1DSG Q1Iu has Deeu
somewhat revived by the criticism of
General Lee i'll his book.
The Monroe Doctrine Again.
Hon. W. L. Scruggs is perhaps the
most quoted man in Atlanta just now,
as his service in Venezuela as United
States minister and his work on the
British aggressions are very much in
evidence. His talk is warlike, and all
Atlanta is with him. doubt if there is
another city i'll the Union where there
is SO much rampant Americanism as
there, and the slightest favorable allu-
sion i'll a speech to Cuban Independence
is sure to evoke a storm of applause. /
have my suspicious as to the underlying
causes Of the fierce sentiment here for
the Monroe doctrine and Spanish Amer
leans, but it is we'll to encourage pa
triotism without inquiring too closely.
Another highly honored citizen is ex-
Governor Northen, now at the head of
the immigration society for Georgia,
and though Ex-Governor and Senator
Joseph Brown is dead the citizens point
with pride to his queer old family car
riage as it rolls in every day along
Washington street. "Atlantaism COW
ers a multitude of sins here The man
who is for the city may be against al
most anything he pleases.
Military Matters.
The most picturesque figure among
the men of the past is Colonel John Nc
Intosh Keu, adjucant general of the
state. He was executive officer Of the
privateer Alabama, and when she went
down under the heavy shots of the
Kearsarge he jumped overheard with a
package containing her important pa
pers, holding it by string in his teeth.
He reached the friendly British vessel
near by, and SO got to England with the
documents. He is native of Liberty,
Ga. and is 73 years old, a wonderfully
we'll preserved and vigorous man, still
a fine specimen of manhood. In an hour
at his Office in the state capitol learned
that the Immediately available troops
of Georgia are 4,700 we'll armed and
we'll drilled volunteer militia, $500
white and 1900 colored. The names
and locations Of the colored companies
are significant. At Macon are the Lin
coin guards, the show company of the
state, as in that county-Bibb-are
rather the most tony and wealthy ne
groes.
The state also has three independent
battalions of colored infantry. Thus the
negroes have almost as large proper
ton of troops as the whites, and all
armed by the state with the very finest
weapons Of the latest pattern. ques-
toned some of the colored militia of At
lanta and found them redhot for fight
in favor of Cuba, but as to Venezuela
they are not interested, and indeed the
colored people generally have none of
that hatred for England which is so COM
mon among ignorant whites. In fact,
they know almost nothing about Eng
land. while in some way they have
learned great deal about Cuba. Be-
yond question they would fight valiant.
II against any foreign foe, but in case Of
riot by their own race, of course, they
could not be trusted and would not be
called out. Governor Atkinson talked
with great freedom on these and other
matters of state interest, and without
exactly saying SO gave me the impress
sion that he looked for pretty long and
hard pull before the relations of the
two races were thoroughly adjusted.
LlIiteracy and Crime.
1.-THE convict system, said he. sis
certainly not what we could wish, but
it expires by limitation in 1899, and by
! that time we can do far better. We have