New-York tribune., 1868-07-27

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LOOK on THIS PICTURE-AND on THIS!
On Friday the oath inst, the Republican
House of Representatives Of Georgia, by vote
| of ia to 90
Resolred That respectfully and earnestly petition
the Congress OF the United states To remove from every
citizen OF Georgia. irrespective OF party association tn
disabilities imposed by the hrd section OF the PROPOSED
amendment to the Constitution Oi the Uhleo states
known as Article IA.
| The third section =" referred to is as fol-
| lows:
"sEc g. No person shall be Senator, or Representa-
tive IN Congress, or ECctor, or President or lcS Iehi
! dent or hold any Office, civil military, under the
United States under any state who, having preyi-
ously taken oath as member OF Congress, OF Gs m
officer Of the United States. member OF any STATE
Legislature executive or Judicial olcei ni any
State. to support the Constitution ol the thltcd st',
shall have engaged in inSurrcctiOu or rebellion against
the same. given and comfort TO the enemies thereof;
remove such disability.
! Thus it will be seen that the Georgia Rcpub-
licans petition Congress to remove all disabli-
ties growing out of the Rebellion, and restore
every Georgia Rebel TO all his forfeited po-
litical rights.
The next day Saturday Mr. Cawder Dem
ocraD moved, in the Senate, the following
which was defeated:
Whereas EN-Gov Brown one Of the ablcst lawyers in
the Republican party Of Georgia. well other persons
distinguished for their knowledge OF consituiional law
held during the late election canvass that persons Of color
not entitled to hold Office under the existing Consti
whereas. Such persons hold seats as Senators this
whereas Laws Of vital Importance to the people OF Gcor
ga TO be enacted by the General Assembly the valid
y OF which should not be made uncertain because ~
participation in their enactment by persons not entitled
Resoircd, That the Committee on Privileges aud Elcc
tons be directed To inquire into the eligibility Of several
persons Of color holding seats as senaoTs and report
the earliest day practicable.
These rival propositions clearly exhibit the
spirit and GRimUS of the antagonist parties
the Republicans earnest for cnfranchiscmcnt
and equality the Democrats for prescription
and subjugation. Some of our party had the
misfortune to he born Black aud enslavcd /;
some of the other had the bad taste TO rebel
and the bad luck to get whipped. We propose
the wiping ont of all disquaiGcations and
starting afrcsh on the broad, generous platform
Of Burns
"a man 5 n man, for a. that"
but our Copperhead adyersaries say No: you
"may let us up; but we mean to get you
"under and keep you down." Perhaps they will ;
but we do MT believe it.
The genius respectively of the two parties is
strikingly cvinced i'll the Letters of their
respective candidates-as follows:
1 elected o Office OF There Is but 20
President Of the United restore the Government and
state- it will bo my en- the Constitution, aud that is
deayor TO administer all the for he PrcadeatCcci de
laws IN good faith. with clare these ,econstrucilonl
economy and with the acts hdi and rod. eompcihe
view Of giving peace, quiet army 70 undo rs usi"pdhOHS
and protection every where. al ne Somh d'SP1se he cdI
In times like the present 10 pcb0O state G0reHme'hs,
Is impossible, or at least dltOW me VINE people Ia re-
emnenty Improper, TO lay 0rgaI-e their D0re,Ji-
down policy to be adhered Beiis and eject Snaors and
TO- right or wrong through ReUtescHnfrcs The House
AN administration OF four of Representatives will
years. New political issues tain majority or Demo
not forcseen, constantly Gratis from the North ana
arising; the views OF the they VIII admit the EepIe-
public on old ones are con sehthtNes elcctcd Dy he
stantly changing; aud a White people Of the South
purely administrative oncerand with the cooperation OF
sOu always left free to the President will not be
execute the viii of tho pco difficult to compel the Senate
pie | always have re-lto submit once to the
spcced that will, and al-oblgaions OF the Constit
ways shall. Peace and uni-ltlo repeat that
vorsal prospcrity-ts SCI this is the real and only
quenee-with economy of,question that should be al
administration VIII bghten lowed 10 control us.
the burden OF taXutlOn,l FRANK 7. BLAIR,
while IL constantly reduces
the National debt Let us
have peace. L. ;. GRANT.
There are those who pretend that Blair's
letter is not indorsed by his party; but ii is.
His brother Montgomery quoted the above
passage in a letter on Saturday to a Rebel
gathering at Rocllbridge Alum Springs, Va,
and said of it:
This is the language called revolutionary and said to
menace There is such H0Hghttl H. II is an appeal 10
the ballot; ana 10 is the Radicals alone who talk OF war
and making preparations for IT, In connection with
the elections Cen Blarand the Democratic party invoke
the Judgment Of the people ;ho issue Joined with the
Radicals the validity OF their measures and they pro
pose 10 carry the judgment of the people INTO eect by
the officer elected for that purpoSe by them There can
be no unless the Radicals make 1t to resist the 1udg
OF the people who are or ought to be nna arDers
That is to say: There will be no war if
the loyal State Governments now peaceaby in
power at the South shall tamcly submit to be
overthrown by Rebel violence and the Blacks
to be dsfranchised. "there can be 10 war;
But, if they demur to this, there wW be war;
and Seymour and Blair will set on the Army
to crush out the loyal Governments and install
instead Rebel Governments, based on the as
sumption that "Blacks have no rights That
"Whites are bound to respect" Men of prop
erty and thrift do you not see!
Tile Ne,cS, the Hon. Ben. Woods Rebel Sey
mourite organ thus exults over Franks slo-
gan, which it halls as the keynote OF the
canvass:
BLAIR,
The most striking feature OF the campaign thus FAR
has been the effect produced by Gen. Blars manly
be Democratic party 10 adopt with reference TO the
petbag governments which have been imposed upon the
South by the fragmentary Congress at Washington.
The pary has been so accustomed those last seven or
eight years, to cOwardly c0unsels ana td eauers tha
not only its chiefs but IFS rank ana me- were almost
frightened out Of their wits when te Drnye ana wise
statesman whom We have nominated Tor the NGeffesi-
deHcy, irst snNtcnCd from lItupilhb
bearers the old flag which they have 80 long traicd In the
dust and feared tO raise and gallany bore H To the
'front.' emblazoncd with its ancient principles ana radiant
with success. , .
Hc at least knew that 20 advance 70 attack 10 fight
boldly for the right would insure victory ana the ius
of victory had learned, In the better days OF The
Repnbcan party when he was of Its foremost and
most trusted Leaders, that the synpates OF the people
ever cluster around those that art aggressive and pro
gressve and that they fan away from the mldly con.
seryatve lie had that old Democratic party which
had been glorious in the days OF the reformer Jefferson
melt away beneath the Conservatism OF Monroe De
had seen t arise again greater than ever and more
glorious, under the leadership OF that king OF men,
Andrew jackson, 20 fall once more into notbingDess
under the conservative counsels Of tmld leaders lie