The Portland daily press., 1868-09-28
GEORGIA.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS

ATLANTA, Sept. 26.-In the Senate to-day
the bill declaring negroes ineligible to hold an
Office was made the special order for Monday.
In the House the committee on the state OF
the Republic made report which was almost
unimously adopted The report says that
many issues which have agitated the country
for years have been determined by the arbtra-
ment of the sword. Georgia in common with
the people of other States, composing de fac
to government of the Confederacy, acquIesced
in the unavoidable consequences of the strug-
gle. While believing it to be the right of the
State to return to the Union on terms of equal
ity with the other members of the Uuion, with
the same privileges and the immunites of all
citizens unimpaired and protected under the
Constitution they acquiesced in the plan of
reconstruction thought necessary, and pre-
scrbed by the President. Although the pains
and penalties imposed upon the best citizens
are regarded as unjust and oppressive, passive
~ yielding to the executive authority OF the
United States, the people of Georgia proceed
ed to organize State government,in harmony
with, and in obedience to the terms of the
Presidents plan of reconstruction and comply
ing with every condition; the ratification of
emancipation OF slaves, the Reputation of the
legal liabilities of the States, the recognition
of The validity of the public debt of the United
States, the reconstruction under the Congess
ional plan is au accomplished fact. Our repre-
sentatives who were elected under and by
virtue of that plan .have been admitted
into the Congress of the United States.
We deprecate the highly inf1ammatory and
violently abusive character of certain political
publications and public speeches, which widely
infames and excites the passions and prejadi-
ces Of both races. We deprecate the criminal
1y false assertions in the public prints and in
public addresses, made for the express purpose
of arousing the hostility of the negro race
against the white race. We deprecate the adj
vice and suggestions given by men, who, in
many instances are not identified with the in
terests of the State, which have Induced the
negroes to arm themselves for their defence of
the exercise of rights ard privileges which it
is falsely asserted that majority of the white
race desired TO wrest from the negro race. We
deprecate the fact that men among US persist
emily pervert and exaggerate facts, draw upon
their Imagination for materials for publication,
give to the world tissues of falsehoods, tending
to produce abroad false impression that there
is little protection Tor person and property, and
little security for life and liberty in the State.
We assert that it is the purpose of the white
people of the State to faithfully protect the
negro race in the enjoyment OF all the rights,
privileges and immunities guaranteed them by
the ConstitutionJand laws of fhe United States
and the Constitution and laws of this State
J We assert that it is not the purpose of any
party of this State to impair the Constitutional
rights of the people to assemble for the con-
sideration of any matter or to obstruct any
portion of the people in the enjoyment of thei1
Constitutional rights or privileges.
,lto REFUSAL TO LOAN MONEY.
The National Park Bank of New York has
declined to loan money upon the credit CT the
State of Georgia.
ARRIVAL OF GEN MEADE.
Gen. Meade has arrived here from Washing.