The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-07
GEORGIA..
The New Senators-The Defeat OF the
"Augusta RIng.O

"Augusta Ring"
A Georgia correspondent writes as follows TO
the Cincinnati Comnerctdi:-
"The election of Hill and Miller over Brown
and Blodgelt, to the United States Senate, from
Georgia, was the result OF a choice between men
merely and not the triumph of one party over
another. Mr.. Hill, Republican from principle,
with consistent Union record before and dur
ing the war, Is an open and ardent supporter OF
Grant and ColfaX. Mr.. Miller, an old line Wing,
and a Union nah up to the date of the Georgia
secession ordinance, was an early and CONSIST
ent advocate of reconstruction under the Sher-
man bill, and, as member of the State Consti-
tutional Convention elected as a Republican
nominee), voted for negro suffrage.
Brown and Blodgctt were the nominees of
what is known IN Georgia as the Augusta rng'
of the radical party. The former enjoyed the
confidence OF neither Democrats nor Republi-
cans, while the latter represented the extreme
wing of the radical party, and is recognized as
the head centre of the Augusta ring. 1t was
through the man@uverng of this man Blodgett
that Bullock was foisted upon the party, in
March last, as the Republican nominee for Gov
erDor. Ex-Governor Brown supported this
nomination (as is generally supposedly under
contract; and 1t was through his influence
mainly that Irwin was ruled off the track, aud
BulloCk's election thereby secured. In con-
tormty with this coalition the official patronage
of the Governor was pledged to the election of
Brown and Blodgett. TDis fact becoming
known, the more reasonable and respectable
members OF both parties united as ii by instinct,
mo men rejoice more over the result of this
election than do the old line Wings original
Union men, and moderate Republicans. Both
gentlemen are pledged to manhood suffrage, and
both owe their election, in measure, to negro
votes in the Legislature. And whilst the Chi
cago ticket for President and Vice President
has not, in all the South, a more able and
determined supporter than MIR. Hill, it is by no
means certain that the Tammsny ticket has
supporter in Mr.. Miller. 1t would, indeed, be
difficult to tell, at this stage of the game,
what Mr.. Miller's preferences are respecting
the two.
''persons abroad, not familiar with the local
politics and politicians OF Georgia, sometimes
confound the name of Hon. Joshua HILL the
new Senator elect, with that OF Hon. b. III. Hill,
the erratic factionlst, who a>p,res to leadership
in the Ku-kiuX wing OF the Democracy. The
political records of the two men are as dssmilar
as are the mental characteristics of the men
themselves. In 1861 the latter was elected to
the State Convention as Union man, pledged
to oppose the secession movement; but when
the Convention assembled, he betrayed his con-
stitueDcy, and voted for secession, in considera-
tion of his promised election to a seat in the
Con ederate States Senate. At that time Joshua
Hill was member of Congress-. He opposed
secession with all the power and influence he
possessed; and when Georgia passed her ordi-
nance of secession resigned his seat, instead of
withdrawing, as did lverson, Toombs & Co.
"ln 1868 Joshua Hill was the nominee of the
Union men (or then conservatives) of Georgia
Tor Governor, against the then incumbent
represented what afterwards bee ame kno wn as
the Georgia policy in the Confederate States.
This policy Contemplated reconstruction upon
the basis OF gradual emancipation and universal
amnesty. Brown, although rabd secessionst
and fanatic on the slavery extension feature
of the Southern Democracy, was opposed to the
COnscripton act of the Confederate Government
and in other respects factious opponent OF
Jeff. Davis administration. This produced an
opening for a third candidate, who should
represent Davis administration; and Hon.
7. M. Furlow was chosen the standard bearer.
Davis admins ration had become exceedingly
unpopular in Georgia; and in order to defeat
Furlow, many of the reconstruction or Hill
party voted for Brown, thus securing his cleo
tion.
"Mr. Hill will make an able and efficient
member of the National Senate, and the Repubs
lican party of the North will find him a high
toned, conscientious statesman, who will act
from convictions of duty, and not from mere
considerations of expedIency. He will faith.
fully represent a Republican constituency, aud
be an ornament to the national counc!l,o -..