The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-12-10
THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST GEORGIA.

E%The outrageous recommendation Of Pres
ident Grant that the whole civil structure OF |
Georgia be uprooted by Radical Congress |
because its legiAlature haa refused 10 ADMIT
to seats in that body few negroes, on the
ground that they were not eligible to seats
under the constitution, indicates too clearly
the evtent of his subse:yiencY to the worst
phases Of Rsdcalsm. That the whole
scheme is conspiracy against the state
government and people of Georgia, in the
interest Of q few Radical malcoulents, there
is scarcely doubt. That this is the case,
and that Gen. Grant has lent the influence
Of his high office to coterie of desperate
potters and despicable politicians Of small
calbre, we introduce the following from the
New York World, whose editor has traced
the scheme to its source:
The Augusta. Macon, and Columbus pa.
pers, just at hand, explain the whole OF
this shameful conspiracy. The Republican
State Central Committee held caucus at
Atlanta on the lst inst, and resolved TO at.
" Dlpb 10 lhuuNc SuuRIesb W hnho " oAnP
judgment upon Georgia" before the Legs
Iature could of its own motion satisfy the
demands of Congress by reseating the
negro members and ratifying the fifteenth
amendment, They agreed to ask Congress
to annul all legislation so far had nnder the
constitution Of 1867, put the State under "a
guberuatorial dictatorship, with Bullock as
supreme Reconstruction, so that, backed by
the military power, "the negroes should be
resaated, and the Legislature purged OF ev'
cry man who cannot take the reconstruction
test oath" This is exactly what the caucus
resolved to ask on the LIST Of December 1t
is exactly what President Grant recon.
meuds on the 9th of December. Governor
Bullock departed for Washington immedi
steiy after the caucus, and that be has had
good success in his mission the President 8
message abundantly proves Before he left
Georgia, Bullock issued an extraordinary
proclamation, recting at length numerous
so.called political outrages committed during
the past fourteen months for the purpose oil
taking IL TO Washington and displaying il
there as evidence that a state of intolerance
towards Radicals and Republicans exists in
Georgia. None Of shese outrages have any
political bearing at all; aud even Foruey
who visited Georgia q short time ago, wa
so impressed with the peaceful and harmo
NOUS state Of things there that he printed
the other day, in one of his papers, an np
peal to Congress to let oil the Southern
people alone for the future on the ground
that they were doing well enough, and that
all further interference with them would be
prejudicial and injurious. But the conspir.
acy has succeeded, as far as the President
is concerned; he has shown his Willingness
to be made the tool of the Georgia carpet
baggers; and it now remains to be seen il
Congress will be equally subservient. !
the State is left alone she will do her duty
and, if necessary, she will even ra,ity tn,
fifteenth amendment and admit the neErt
members TO their seats. But this will no
satisfy the ambition Of the adventurers.-
They demand that the whole work of recon
struction be done over again, in order tina
they may be kept in power little longer
There is perhaps g faint hope that Congress,
will refuse to aid their schemes at such ,
cost; although, now that the President hal
been made party to the conspiracy, tn,
chances OF it's success are only too great.