The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-03-30
our ws.h,.s,e- Correspondence.

our washipster Correspondence.
MAncu %, 1900.
oovrnsoR puL1ocx,s psynAg or rsaE Pr
TENTH Axnspxrtr fzofcRorA.
Permit mo to nsacsas hrieny q poo Pile,
thu criticism Of Governor Bulloek, Of Qeor1
ola. upon the reference 10 his share N tho
recent defeat in Georgia Of the fifteenth
amendment to the United States Constitu-
ton, day or two ago embodied In this cor
rcspondencc. In his letter, Governor Bull
lock simply uskes the point, II I compre-
bend him, that those in Georgia with whom
he Is especially affilIated are not compare
tive siuugers 10 the people Of the State.
This may be 80. Il L., however, by no means
material 10 the real point In Issue. That
point Is, did Governor Bullock contribute TO
the defeat Of the aftoenth amendment before
the Georgia Legislature He does not at
tempt to deny the fact, which, by-the-by,
the card Of Mr.. osgood, publlshod In your
issue Of Friday last, proves beyond denial.
WHAT ruE GEORGIA Parma sAr.
/ nnd the Georgia papers dcnouncing.his
course upon the amendment question, under
the allegation that its defeat was by and
through a junction Of his friends with those Of
Ben. Hill and Robert Toombs, who, together,
voted down the proposition. The record Of
the vote shows that those who arc known MS
his especial followers voted square against
the naked fifteenth amendment, mud have
| the positive assurance Of q Republican Of
| Georgia, Of as much character as any man
In the State, that while the Legislature was
considering the subject, Governor Bullock
told him plainly aud distinctly that he was
In favor Of rejection in Georgia.
Ex-aov. Joe BRows's ExPLASArIos OF I'M
AYrAIR.
| Task your readers attention TO the follow
ing brief Communication from the Atlants
Ner Era Of the 25th instant, which know
to have been written by Ex-Governor-now
Chief Justice-Joe Brown, that explains, Ia
detail, the part taken by Governor Bullock,
particular adherents In comprising the
amendments defeat:
"THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT AGAIN.
We understand that the impression Is mad,
In Washington, by the friends Of Governo
Bullock's policy, that the Republicans In tn,
Georgia Legislature voted against the M
: teenth amendment because Il was accompa
MED by resolution putting O construction
, | on IL that colorcd men had no right under !
| to hold Office. This 10 not true. The vot
was taken upon the amendment, plain an,
{ simple, In both Houses, without any qualin
! | cation or explanation whatever, and Ii wa
. | passed by the Democratic House of Repre-
l Nf ha noss, L..
against Ii or lodging, and Il was defeated Il
the Republican Senate In the same manner
as has been shown by the yeas and nays, a
published In this journal. The Bullock Re
| publicans voting against II gave rs a reason
for so doing that its adoption by the Legis
lature OF the Sthte would defeat their favor
lite plan at Washington Of unreeonstructinI
the State, as Ii would show Georgia to b,
loyal and obedlent to the reconstruction
policy.
"When Governor Bullock sent In his mes
sage accompanying tho amendment, hi
| placed upon IL the construction that II doef
give the colorod man the right TO hold Of.
dee, and couched his message In such Ian.
| guage as TO make IL as offensive as possible
to Democrats, doubtless with the view Of
driving them of from Its support. To meet
this, the first resolution introduced and
passed in the House, denied the correctness
| Of this construction by qualifying resolu.
ton. This was rccousidered the next morn.
ing, and when the resolution was put upon
its final passage a substitute, simply adopt.
ing the fifteenth amendment, without any
qualification or explanation, was offered and
adopted In place Of the first resolution passed
| by the House, and In this shape, taking !
| plain and simple, majority Of the Demo
4 Gratis present In the House voted for Ii an
c 1t passed. 1t was then sent to the Senat
A and there rejected, as already stated In tn
Era, by the votes Of Republican Senators.
&c "lf Gov. Bullock's friends at Washingto
'e have made the impression that 1t was T,
jected on account Of the construction pI
:, upon 1t by an explanatory resolution, the
~ have made false impression, as the jou
Oh nails Of both Houses Of the Legislature wi
ot show. They defeated the adoption of Il
amendment when Democrats were voting Il
y, IL as was proposed by Congress. In Il
u House, on Its final passage, forty mine Den
u ocrats voted for aud fory-eght against |
r In the Senate, II the Republicans had vote
for 1t 1t would have been adopted by nearl
a three fourths majority of that body. Tw
thirds of the Republicans, however, cithe
6 lodged or voted against 1t. These arc fact
4 which can at any time be proven by the jou
nails, and we defy the Governor and his fricnt
70 deny them.
Is ."We arc told that his Excellency and a
II | his satellites are on their way TO WashingtC
y to try and destroy the State government
Let members of Congress beware that the
II are not deceived in regard to the true sta
N Of things here"