The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-20
Governor Brown Of Georgia Advises the
Acceptance of the Military Bill.
ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 20.

|. ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 80.
Ex-Governor Joseph +. Brown, Of this
! city, will be out in the morning papers
with three column letter, in which he
reviews the political situation ofthe coun-
try, advising tie people of Georgia to &C.
ospt the terms imposed by the military
government bill recently passed by Goth
Houses of Congress. He says:
s"It only remains for me to add ,hs,
Consider. it the duty Of the Governor oi
Georgiato call the Legislature. together
without delay, and 10 recon mend the
passage of An act calling a convention OF
the-people Of this State to so change our
State constitution ss to provide for uni
ssrsal suffrage in conformity to the meas
ure which has passed Congress, kuo wn
as the Sherman amendment, and to pro,
vide for the early election ofa Legislature
which will adopt the constitutional al amend
ment in accordance with said REQUIRE
ments.
1--WE now have the assurance Of Con
gfess, in the passage of this bill, tn at this
shall settle the question Of our admission
We shall never get better terms. LIE, us
comply with them, and he ready to be
represented in the next Congress as soon
I" possible. respectfully suyges. tn a,
the people Of the several counties of this
State, who.favor the propose ction. hold
public meetings with as little delay as
possible, an3 urge upon. the Governor to
convene the Legislature, and recommend
them to take prompt ac,irn.
"fbs Governor and Legislature we're
elected before the constitution nj amend
men, was proposed. RESPECTFULLY sub
init that it is their imperative duty, 10
the present condition OF the country. 10
take the necessary steps to refer the oues.
tion 70 the people at the ballot box. The
most appropriate mode of doing ,hi, is t.
order an e!ec,ion Of delegated 10 a con
vension TO act upon The proposition now
submitted bv Congress. Tbis they can
not with propriety refuse II the people de-
mand Il; let The people speak.
III the State will adopt this line o.
policy. and the convention will .msmoris
lizs Congress, asking that the judges,
county officers and others necessary.to the
efficient working Of the State governmen
be relieved from the provisions Of the con
stitutionsl amendment, | believe the pc
tition, if presented in proper spirit will
he granted. and we shall soon be relieve d
Of much Of the gloom which is now wide
spread over the whole South. II we re-
jectths terms proposed in the Sherman
bill, confess | see no hope for the future
Should We accept them, I trust The ex
ample Of Georgia may be followed by the
other States, and that this vexed Question
may soon be permanently settled upon
the best terms which we will ever be able
to get.
81 am aware Of the rapidity Of the
changes which We are required to make
and Of the ma torsI pssjudicies which oul
people entertain against negro sutfrag age
but We should not forget, in yielding tc
sp inevitable necessity, that these peopl,
were saised among Us and naturall,
'ssmpattise 9Th US. Their conduct du
ring the ~sS proved this. r. then, W,
treat them kindly, pay them their wage
promptly, and in all respects deal jus,I,
by them. We shall seldom have cause I,
complain oftbsIt refusal to rs.pec, ou
wishes or consult our interests at the bal
lot box"