Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-04-24
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WAsnIScroN CRY, April 5, 1861"
important Letter from Governor Jcn"
kins of Georgia.

Governor Jenkins sends from Washington
under date of April 10th, an ADDRESS to the
people of Georgia, which We find published
in the Augusta papers. Aiterbrirny review
Ing Tue reconstruction measures Of Congress
he concludes rs follows:
"I slail not <wcllhis address by thorough
analysis cf .hcsc. Acts. They are fcarinli!
iamiir 10 you Bnl hesitate not to say To
you that they are palpably uac'instiiutiona!
ami griovousIy oppressive.
s,ch f.l!ow citizens, is your present con-
iil.u, aud The official relations bear to you,
demand that ] speak In you Of it. The all
absorbing question is: what shall .Geor'
gia DC?
Tic publi2 DISCUSSIONS seem 10 recognize
onlJ $50 alternatives First. Prompt a.,
ouicscencc in The already rejected prupO al los'
amendment of the Federal Constitution, ait,
ia all The requirements OF the twa Acts oI
Congress before mentioned. thgctlcr viii.
the Incorporation of them all, by our OWL
acts. into cur own Constitution ana laws.
Secondly. a firm but temperate refusal Of
such acouicscence and adoption and a pa
ticns, ,naniy endurance of Military Govern.
men!, until, in the efflaX of me- and OH the
subsistence of the passions generated by evil
war, better counseis shall prevail at the Fed
cral Capi;al-we, meantime, strictly obserr.
ing law and order, and vigorously addressing
ourselves to industrial pursuits.
As between these alternatives, hlvc no
hesi's,ioa in. aiyisng the adoption of the
latter, but .lcrbcar at this time To assign any
reasons T1r this advice, because, lellow.citi-
zers, am far from believing that these ar,.
the only alternatives l have strong iaith
that there remains to US an available remedy.
III tie Federal Government there are three
departments. Two Of them have passed upon
these measures, and are in direct sn,agonism
regarding their corstAutionality. But in
that cxcst, the Constitution gives to The Leg
is!ativc Department power 10 override the
Executive, and they have SO done. There
still remains, however, tho Judicial Depart
mcnt--lke Grcst.conservato Of the suprema-
cy OF the Observation-Disclosures DEGREES, un.
like the Executive veto, cannot be overridden
by the Congress-. That Department has not
vet spoken. Should it be found in accord
with the Executive, this psvypalion will be-
arrested. Then. sllhough, for time, you
asy .e ienlcd representation in Congress,
YOUR State Government will. remain intact
and full restoration will not long be de-,
laycd- 80
Matching at i;osne the progress OF these
measupes, gave, as was duty 10 you: earnes'
consideration to the question whether or not
We had any remedy against them. | reached
the conclusion thata case could be made,
giving jurisdiction to the Supreme Cout,
whereis the validity of thaso Acts cnI,d be
properly tested, ana whereby; { found inval-
Il, ,!.ey' could be arrested. Unwilling to trust
my own judgment or that Of cny Sou'fcrr.
iurist. SO liable to be swaYcd by the bias OF
Southern interest and Southern feeling, i'm
,iedialely upon the Passage Of the iisst Act.
camc here for the sole purpose OF submit
ting my views to, and consulting with, juriS;s
able and pnre, who would view the whole
subject from different stand point. have
done so, AMI, by such men, my. proposed
course has bcen approved. Before you read
this the cause of Georgia will be in that au.
gust tribuual, hitherto true to the Constitution
the bulwark of our liberties. The greaa
question Of relief from that quarter will bn
speedily. dctermined Need ask you to be
calm and quiet, committing yourselves hasti
ly 10 no particular course ofaclion' Should
VIC fail. (as iail wemay,) there will remain
nothing that can do for you.,. Your destiny
will bv in your own hands, and. you must
choose between tho alternatives first present
cd. In making that choice, you have my
counsel perhaps erroneous, but certainly
,.,.CHARLES j. JENKINS.