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May 2, 1874
The Star Of Pascagoula
Pascagoula, Moss Point, Jackson County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
At a supper in Atlanta honoring Gov. Vance, Mr. Hill explains Georgia's superior post-war condition by rejecting social acceptance of white radicals. Toast to Hill's 1868 'bush arbor' speech, credited by Gen. Toombs with saving Georgia from radical rule.
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HOW HILL RESCUED GEORGIA FROM RADICAL RULE.
A few weeks ago when Gov. Vance lectured in Atlanta, Georgia, a number of citizens gave him a supper rarely, and among others Mr. Toombs and Mr. E. Y. Clarke. In regard to what occurred at this supper party, the Atlanta Herald says:
Governor Vance alluded to the superior condition of Georgia over her confederate sisters as remarkable, and while much gratified with the fact, he did not understand how this state of things was brought about.
Mr. Hill said: "The explanation involves a long story, Governor, but one chief reason is this: In other States, including your own, a white man was allowed to be a radical in full fellowship with the negroes and carpet baggers, and still retain his social respectability with decent people. We did not allow that in Georgia."
This remark brought into the discussion Mr. Hill's 'bush arbor' speech, in 1868, and Mr. E. Y. Clarke proposed a toast to 'the author of the greatest and most eloquent speech ever delivered in any age or country.' This toast was heartily received, and Gen. Toombs declared that that speech did save Georgia, or it was history that not a single white man in the State ever joined the radicals after that. As much, he has a glaring claim, and the great heart
Oh my dear Georgia! You escaped that fearful fiend of moral contempt and infamy! Grovelling in the dust among the brute creation, middle and altogether Alabama.
Saved from radicalism in an old creed from Boston-(Montgomery Mail).
And we would that we had had a Ben Hill in Mississippi, to have made such a speech with such rancor
Cey 9a O9 a0 Kanp I-
A few weeks ago when Gov. Vance lectured in Atlanta, Georgia, a number of citizens gave him a supper rarely, and among others Mr. Toombs and Mr. E. Y. Clarke. In regard to what occurred at this supper party, the Atlanta Herald says:
Governor Vance alluded to the superior condition of Georgia over her confederate sisters as remarkable, and while much gratified with the fact, he did not understand how this state of things was brought about.
Mr. Hill said: "The explanation involves a long story, Governor, but one chief reason is this: In other States, including your own, a white man was allowed to be a radical in full fellowship with the negroes and carpet baggers, and still retain his social respectability with decent people. We did not allow that in Georgia."
This remark brought into the discussion Mr. Hill's 'bush arbor' speech, in 1868, and Mr. E. Y. Clarke proposed a toast to 'the author of the greatest and most eloquent speech ever delivered in any age or country.' This toast was heartily received, and Gen. Toombs declared that that speech did save Georgia, or it was history that not a single white man in the State ever joined the radicals after that. As much, he has a glaring claim, and the great heart
Oh my dear Georgia! You escaped that fearful fiend of moral contempt and infamy! Grovelling in the dust among the brute creation, middle and altogether Alabama.
Saved from radicalism in an old creed from Boston-(Montgomery Mail).
And we would that we had had a Ben Hill in Mississippi, to have made such a speech with such rancor
Cey 9a O9 a0 Kanp I-
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Heroic Act
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Triumph
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Georgia Reconstruction
Hill Speech
Radical Rule
Bush Arbor Speech
Post Civil War Politics
What entities or persons were involved?
Gov. Vance
Mr. Hill
Mr. Toombs
Mr. E. Y. Clarke
Gen. Toombs
Where did it happen?
Atlanta, Georgia
Story Details
Key Persons
Gov. Vance
Mr. Hill
Mr. Toombs
Mr. E. Y. Clarke
Gen. Toombs
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
Event Date
1868
Story Details
Mr. Hill's 1868 'bush arbor' speech prevented white men from joining radicals, saving Georgia from radical rule during Reconstruction, as discussed and toasted at a supper honoring Gov. Vance.