New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-03

THE NEW REBELLION
GEORGIA.

THE FOURTEENTH ARTICLE NULLIFiED-JCRY
BILL RECoNsIDERED-THE BOYS IN GRAY
NOT AFRAID-THE PROBABILITIES or AID
JOURNMENT-THE POLITICAL SITUATION
THE BATTLE OF THE LOYAL SOUTH TO BE
FOUGHT IN THE NORTH-A. II. STEPHENS
AND HIS COURsE-THE PREVAILING LAW
LEssNEss-THE SYMPATHY OF THE NORTH
ERN PRESS.
IRON OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
ATLANTA, Sept. H.-An occurrence the Sen
ate on Thursday shows how little respect the
Democracy has for the conditions upon which
the State was restored to the Union, and
how useless it is to expect in future that
Rebels will be excluded from Office by the action OF
this Legislature. A bill was put upon its passage to
authorize and require the Governor to declare all
executive, Judicial and ministerial Offices of the
State vacant when the persons elected are disqua-
fed under the 14th Article of the Constitution of the
United States. 1t was perhaps too much to expect
the Legislature to pass such BILL because II would
have vacated some fifty seats in its own body now
filled by Democrats but the summary refusal ~ pass
it, is an indication of their consciousness Of the nse
curity by which they hold their seats and of their
determination to set at defiance the requirements OF
the Constitution. We may take 1t for granted that
the 14th Article will always remain dead letter
while the Democracy hold power in the Legislature
of Georgia. Congress should require, in addition to
the oath to be taken by all members Of the State
Legislatures and all executive and judicial officers to
support the Constitution OF the United States, an
oath that all such officers are not disabled by the
provisions of the 14th Article, else every
Southern Legislature and every office ~. will
be filled by the enemies OF the Union.
On Wednesday, the bill excluding negroes from
juries came up the reconsideration. Some debate
ensued. but no new arguments were advanced Some
excitement was manifested by the Democrats be-
cause Of an intimation thrown out by q Republican,
that Congress would set right the wrongs that were
in that hs%s os Of
viii get after that Gen. Grant will get after u.s.
and that the Governor will get after us; but Con.
gess and Gen. Grant have been after us before and
will let gentlemen know that the gray-oodted boys
are not AFRAID yet We are not to be inundated by
such threats" The symptoms Of repentance which
appeared in the willingness manifested by the House
to reconsider their action on the Jury bill. all
decisive and the recOnSidered bill passed by large
majority. &c. the negro in Georgia is not to be tried
by his peers" and equals unless the Democracy
consider themselves his peers and will constitute the
uries which SIT on those cases in which negroes are
interested. AS it is an inalIenable right OF every
man to be tried by his peers the dilemma seems I'M
avoidable that the Democracy in claiming the right
10 try the negro. must acknowledge him as their
peer The bill has Yet to undergo the ordeal OF the
Senate and will without doubt meet the veto OF the
Governor.
ADJOURNMENT
The House has passed resolution 10 adjourn
the 18th nst but 1t is not probable that the SEN
ate will concur in il. The Legislature has as yet
done nothing toward carrying INTO effect the most
important provisions Of Tie new constitution. In,
been violation Of the spirit and intent of that in
strument In points where its trainers labored 10 do
away with the distinctions of race and color this
Legislature have laboed with success 10 defeat their
intentions. The Constitutional Convention made
provision that the Legislature, its first session.
should provide thorough system of education, to
be forever free To all children of the State 1t il not
difficult to ioetell. from what has been done in rea
ton to the colored race, what will be done in the
matter of educating them for their positions as
citizens. The attention Of the Legislature has been
chiefly directed lately to pedging the credit of the
State TO various railroad projects, relief laws and to
other matters not OF universal importance, while the
vital subject OF education will be suffered To go by
default. 1t is not at all probable that this Demo
cratic Assembly will take the first step toward obey
ing the explicit requirement of the Constitution
they are shrewd enough to know that tho best way
to keep both poor white man and negro in subjec-
ton, is to keep them in ignorance; and it Is very
certain that nothing will be done at this session 10
perfect system of education.
TIE POLITICAL PROSPECT.
The rash proceedings Of the Legislature have had
the effect 10 neutrake all the attempts OF the Rebels