, 1869-03-29
GEORGIA.!
OF q Georgia Legislator
IN Favor OF the Fifteenth Amcnd-
Misunderstanding Review OF Cover
nox.s IluI1ecksa Policy

ATLANTA, N1rth =, 1863.
The following I. 4 synnIE. Of an ArECmcu! nf
one uf tEc a.tas iurtxts Of the fouth Whose char
acter and sincerity AEc without ttFeoaen; ne
mfmber o{ the GcorSta legislature, Republican
and determined supporter Of Grant adGla1s3z-
don 1t will appear tn to-ro1Eo"s Str HFa' lie
aay1: ,+,,o-. . pa,,,-
lican MEASURE. II was proposed b! RepooaGsn
Congress, and warmly urged By President Grsot-
Republican Preshlcnt!n n. lnaaTo1A aasa:cS
growing out Of the reconstruction POLICY q Con
9rcss anl is right u itse IT, setsss ne e.
aon 1pGn n ens1 aiaa s1@ tusI na NM ass
views consider II me duty Of eveV trae Rspnh-
ncsn 70 support y ~ h ast1 o. t teG noa Kep92 p :
WIN encr::. .: q Renuoi!can measure, and Invite
m M Asa,iSfs:1,,,oe HSni1fsaS J nsss:r Many =
t:s !ss5a to n,re Tss soe :. ssa'1 IN. aeaa
hi s:cp to harmony and good understanding ee-
:wcen nc lie Republicsns ard rnst ling q The p
fai1 fnSiess{ Elk 1adn and ssrreH hts ; bam,aen ~
snl meal ~ iii IL now satisfied II xtn b+ hut
70 my astoulsaent md reeset soon ,9ana 1aa'
(;ore,no. Dullock withheld the anae2dment 9eom
lie LcsislataTr Is long As he could do - Etthoat
Grating teo e. 1p1n ;,ca1 13fnout upttushfa lsrs
to Tie dcnsan!s Of the two houses be sent r. a.
companIe*l ty . message EseonmenA.ns ~ ~ anop,
non -, The inc %s'ssSe ~ ~ eo e1a de-, IA aaa va *
eiosned IN such language and nled It'll 18th
sch eEc Ecrrsstons as might reasons-
oiS Be expected to drtEe the hence 7t. from tne
s1orsrs q tne 1ne..urr a. ,hey had expelled "
uexfoes trnm the Tonse- He tauuted taen VIII
nts CONSTRUCTION Of the amendment, wh'ca ne sa,d
would, Il adopted, atye the neEroes ngnt 20 nota
ofsrc and reseAt them. He fnew this *as me
sus1st NV to trtre them from the support Of the
n IN Sssf sSs g s, Z sa e
authorities at Washington and dill eSets tnsns Ees.
sible by htuseN and o1ctats 70 ot!e21 Inc
Ftftccuth Amendment ~ htoousm o.Htt,, ~ saan
fjnu" II was adopted Il! torty-ntne Democrats fos
md tcrty-c!Rtt against, but few Nepubac3na tnI-
inV Hr sad asatnet the ha1.nce Of the hsponi
cans doigtng Of refusing u vota 10 Tue , Sensse
md VAIN supporter OF his policy, vottd 70 posi-
rene # tndehnftcly. The next lnotna4S 1;s.a y =.
trurrtt pp and ruieh ont Of order by tne fIeslaen
Of iEc Senate hut on an a7Teal fron tas neeteeo "
nf the Cnau hna1 vote wAs ta1rnLM aa,t;e ~ ,n h
the Republicans sottne Against tho ado7non OF o.
-eptn9 Themselves Turing the atseusson 1nea mti
held nS the highest appointments IN tsoset1oI nM
lock- Qtlt, and Known to he on Ms 4ne ~ po..
wrre active in lobbying uroa tae hoo!, nts Mer-
,hat ii woul1 defeat Governor Bulloeks policy ~
Washington; aud urging that ChoSfcss ~
not aeted In Eood faith tn carT!tuF OF! tnc
FouEteenth Amendment md they YOU'D 9os Mas. ;.
Congress further, Governor Bullock playeo
doublc game rcrornrceu euiing It's adoption anh pFls-
nte1x opposing It with al his power and
or II would hare been adopted By over two!nitus
Of both branches Al impression u ttscmptea 70
he made on the present members ot the Cabinet
aud Con1yrH thas the Democrats are not acting In
rt,o3 faith But it u the honest view OF the Demo
erats that tho North intends 70 adopt the Fifteenth
| Amendneut, and this u thought 70 be the propt
/ tions time to settle tbe whole question It's X
/ cx1sn for yot-x against T. 1ae N9Ae 4atsl.n.
thpt feH .llaGatkc,d Radicals want salnn U