Year: 1867


Feliticas Affairs In Gesrsis-Mass Meeting Of
NegrSss, In Macon-Speeches by White and
Cofor0d Mcn--Georgia TO Remain Demo-


MACON Ga, March 27. 1867.


TA papers Of Georgia wheeling into ranks in sup
mort of the reconstruction They paiae their
own consciences and endeavor satisfy the people Tor


s change declaring the measures to have been oced
upon them by the conqueror And 50 they havc Out 'no
public voice is loud in favorof restoration 'hat
the newspapers dare not Disregard longer know not
OF single public journal in this State that advises the
people vote mo convention" The number ci aus
frnchscd Is xscestained be about eight thousand IL


anything but agreeable this class to lose the right OF
frapch,s held dearly by free people, and 1t is to be
hoped that The day their humiliation viii be short


am not sb ascertain that the negroes in this section
p tbs ocuutr contemplate vetng in bodies for tickets
of shfr own They will vote, however; that is certain,
and they mako II known that they do not lightly
esteem tie privilege any party should arise
in opposition TO the prevailing sentiment Of the
white people it viii be probably brought about through
se aseucy of the Northern preachers that have been
sent hre 10 preach and instruct the negroes These
preaeher while engaged in the very laudable business
for whch they out have it in their power TO
do world mischief by setting the black population in
opposition the whites, 10y reminding the former OF
past injuries and feeding them with hopes which they
have not capacity realize True philanthropy may
eena emissaries out but would be mistaken zeal
atey they here to encourage the black popu
lato1 foster in their hearts unkind feelings towards
sheH late masters Let by cones be by cones is the
the negroes hold towards the whites and for
shc whites to hold towards the government To do this
7bey encouraged by the most brilliant generals in the
Southern army. To accept the terms of the Sherman
b people have been urged by Generals Lee, Beau
regard Johnston Gordon, Longstreet Taylor and many
Others OF less rank who distinguished themselves on
hardfought battle fields known to favor the earliest
restoration possible Another has in Georgia
whrh as remarkable in the history OF the state as
anyth ing that has ranspired.


On yesterday t26th) large mass meeting OF colored
voters held in this city, which addressed by
both coored and white orators Resolutions, which 1t is
necessary TO publish In full adopted thanking
the government for the constitutional amendment and
the sherman bill After the adoption of the resolutions
Rev. Mr. Turner bright, intelligent coored man, de.
livered forcibe eloquent address, the tenor
@ which for the coored race to educate themselves
up 70 the standard required OF them to make them the
political equals OF tho whites He said, in the course
his remarks that he far from saying that good
had resulted institution Of slavery. In the
mysterious providence OF God beneficial results had been
evoked from it, He reminded the sable audience that
mot only the South been guilty Of the sin OF slavery
but that the country nation OF Shareholders,
ana that the constitution had upheld slavery.
He believed that God designed the evange,ization
OF Africa through the means Of the coored race in
America, and drew glowing vision OF Ethiopia emcrg.
Ing from under the clouds OF ignorance and
We have been here, SAID the speaker hundred and
hfy years, and our white friends will bear witness to
che unparalleled docty and submission with which
bore the yoke OF bondage In contrast with the slaves OF
Grcece the bondmcn Of Egypt and the scrs OF Russia
In this respect challenge the world TO find equals
Slavery is dead-ve free Many Of our white friends
declare they glad Of it. and OF ministers have
told OF the peculiar satisfaction they feel in being
white and black, stand here together rejoicing in
mutual freedom; no watching each other-all anxiety
semoved-a blessing 20 God for this great delverance
The speaker repuiaed the idea that any sensible negro
entertained .he idea OF social equality "i,h the ~hi..
He also disclamcd, bean of The large audsebce Of
negroes pr,s.u,, any .n,issacou count .: the ds
fianchisemeni Of any portion NJ tho white population


He was followed by Rev. Isaac Primus loesrol who
made href address, urging the negroes to the practice
0f the Christian virtues The following white orators
D. pastor Of the church OF the city, Colo
mel Lcwis member OF General Sibeys staff James A.
Gsbei lawyer Of e%nenes and long Iesden Of this
connected with the Freedmens Bureau; Colonel Thomas
Hasdcman present Speaker OF the House Of Represepa
tives Of Georgia; C0onel Fitch, United States District
Crosse Democrat lWs. and Mayor obear, Of the city


After the conclusion OF the speaking MT Nsbet lone OF
the white speakcrs caught up Of the banners and,
reading the inscription thereon, If live and
vee In the same State let US be friends proposed three
cheers for the sentiment which were shouted with
will from more than thousand voices The meeting


The results OF this meeting have completely broken
down the wall OF partition between the black and white
population in all but social equality will have The
effect of transferring the sceptrc Of power from the
northern section OF the State, where has long
sided to the southern regions. II will take
many years to alter this result for although immi.
grants 70 the State will prefer the northern section
count OF climate and the character OF the production of
the SOIL 1t will take to alter the preponder
OF the voting Of this section. increased has
been by the addition Of negro voters 1t is extremely
doubtful therefore, whether any property educational
qualification for voting would be desired TO be engrafed
by the people In the constitution Of the state. The
negroes Of the Southern portion OF the State would op
pose any restriction IL would disfanchse many OF
shem and the white portion Of the Northern section
would oppose any restriction education and property
are both there at great discount But the beginning
has been made for union Of the white and black
IN political matters whose results will be the confirming
and establishing OF the political status of the State.
predict therefore in opposition to previous opinions
expressed, however before the element OF negro su
ff1ge was embraced in the observation-disclosures demo-
cratic State for length Of years The meeting Of yes
serday has n significance beyond anything have yet
mentioned. II Is invitation to candidates 10 seek
negro votes Negroes must henceforth least this
oocton where they equal in number TO the white
voters, be admitted TO political caucuses and
think they will always bc willing to be left out Of nom
nation for ofices