Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-23
The Governors Message on the Georsia
Riot.

REPORT OF TIE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
MOEday afternoon. the Governor OF Georgia
sent communication to both Hou ses relative
TO me disturbances iL Mitchell county, recon-
mend'1g tnat he President OF the Unu ii
States be Ieutloncd for military force suffi cient
10 PIE arye order IN that county. The Gov G.
nor says, that disrcgardful of the procla Mi on
issued on the 1itn lnstlnt, the right of toe pao-
PIE 10 IS enable has bGen Violently and barb n.
Ously impaired, and civil officers are wholly
unable 10 protect the rights OF the citizens or
nant N peace. He recommends tae L,g s'a-
ture TO make immediate application 10 fhe
Pres slde Mt for q suff csnt military force. to be
stationed in Mitchell county. TO mlintain
peace and protect rhe livesand property OF eli.
lzfps- and 10 have guilty partirs puuished
alter due process of law. The TACT that this oc-
euTrenee Is the result of a determination pub
heIy express, oy irresponsible persons OF one
Poliucai party that another political parSy
shall not hold mi etin gs is TOO well known II
IS gratfyIpg 70 know that these sentiment are
confined 70 a lawlCss class, ,sId are not couutsn
anc'd or supported by ssponsible citizens
The misfortune is that outrages are not Or
vented, sad unlrss physical force is sdd d ID
the honest efforts OF the officers OF the la w. we
shall be thrown into q sta'a of anarchy, where
neither property nor life will be regarded.
There wes considerable debate in the Senate
with regard TO the subject of iele5rapbnx 10
the President with req I'd TO the matter A
resolution wsS offered. that es the Sena'e bad
hs ard the statement of the nsyroe- through tue
Governor, an recount rom white men be rad
This was asre' TO. A substitute was offer d
providing thar special commit q inv t gate
the whole matter, and repori forthwith all the
facts.
The House also appointed committee of i've
10 inve~tigaie and lay co. rec account b.fore
the Assembly. At the reque-t OF MaJor How
ard, agent of the Bureau, Judge Vasoa am
Captain johnson VIII inv stigare the ma. er.
ton.
In the Senate, a com mittee was appo'utci to
take into consideration the m-sS3ge OF the
Governor. The executive committCe m.Ide a
report that the evidence sQbn itted TO the Gov
ernor Is untrue, and accompanying the same
with sworn testimony The report gave rise 10
following vote Yeas q, nays 10
The House PISSED bili-by a vote of lie 70
3O-appoinfipg The first Tuesday in November
Tor the C0ngrG siODal election.
Ihe House received majority and minority
reports relative 10 the Governors message ON
the Camilla mot After a heated discussion the
majority report was adopted, which - that
tney IND the evidence preferred by the Gov
ernor not sustain by the evidence prof uccd
before the committee, and which /; herewith
returned. They have come 10 the coaelus on
that the whole difficulty occurred and orI--
mated from determination of the parties ~
ferTsd 10 IN the Governors mcss"gc-to wit
Pearce, Murphy, and Putney-known AT Ca
milla- ar the head OF armed comp.uy OF
freedmen, which was disputed by the Sheriff
OF the county, and the persistence of one al
the determination OF the other causC the dIs-
ruroance. They find that the civil authorizes
are able TO execute the law, and that there j. DO
necessity for military interference. The repOt
Is slgnfd by one Senator and four membsrs {!
the House. One Senator dissents TO the report
put said, IL sree with the committee, but te-
heye that other legislation - necessary to pr
serve order and protect persons and properly"