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Chapter 52

           NoGeorgianwantedtroublewiththenegroesandtheytriedtoavoidtrouble.Noonewantedanotherwar,noonewantedorneededbayonetrule.AllGeorgiawantedwastobeletalonesothestatecouldrecuperate.Butwiththeoperationofwhatcametobeknownasthegovernor’s"slandermill,"theNorthsawonlyarebelliousstatethatneededaheavyhand,andaheavyhandwaslaiduponit.

           ItwasagloriousspreeforthegangwhichhadGeorgiabythethroat.Therewasanorgyofgrabbingandoveralltherewasacoldcynicismaboutopentheftinhighplacesthatwaschillingtocontemplate.Protestsandeffortstoresistaccomplishednothing,forthestategovernmentwasbeingupheldandsupportedbythepoweroftheUnitedStatesArmy.

           AtlantacursedthenameofBullockandhisScallawagsandRepublicansandtheycursedthenameofanyoneconnectedwiththem.AndRhettwasconnectedwiththem.Hehadbeeninwiththem,soeveryonesaid,inalltheirschemes.Butnow,heturnedagainstthestreaminwhichhehaddriftedsoshortawhilebefore,andbeganswimmingarduouslybackagainstthecurrent.

           Hewentabouthiscampaignslowly,subtly,notarousingthesuspicionsofAtlantabythespectacleofaleopardtryingtochangehisspotsovernight.HeavoidedhisdubiouscroniesandwasseennomoreinthecompanyofYankeeofficers,ScallawagsandRepublicans.HeattendedDemocraticralliesandheostentatiouslyvotedtheDemocraticticket.Hegaveuphigh-stakecardgamesandstayedcomparativelysober.

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