The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-03-19
Marietta. Georgia,
a Record of Infamy.

March the l1th, Mr. SPARKS, in the
House, alledged fraud in the passage of
the Rill-apprapriating money to the Al
bany and Brunswick Railroad. He rose
tola question of privilege and said
He,heldinhis possession evidence that would con
Snsively prove fraud on the part of members in the
rassageJof this bill, and If he was relieved tf his
obligation as Mason lac would throw it III the
teeth Of the gentleman from Donglerty He held in
his hands certificate. Of stock ISSUED to member
of this House for which the member had not paid
mill AMI he would swear to the facts.
- Onthe 18th the following were among
the proceedings Ia ,Hn q e@H3
1. ,Mr Nunnally offered an amendment providing
that members shall only receive mileage the ac-
aal expenses of going and returning from the CAPT
tol Lost t .t...... IL
Section adopted as reported by the Committee.
81 Section fourth appropriates $500 extra each. to
the Secretary of the Senate aid Clerk of the House,
FIR extra services. e GHfl9nlEI u&hi 910Nf
Tie Committee recommended an appropriation Of
$500 each, 10 the Reading and Joutrlalizng Clerks
of he General Assembly, for extra services. gput
Mr.. Speer, moved TO amend by inserting $500 for
Mr., Hinton moved to amend by giving an addi-
tional $500 each to the Secretary Of the Senate and
Clerk of the House. II 4ss.s 4.g tsf.L
Mr. Brutoi,, offered to amend Mr.. Speers amend
ment by inserting the name of S. Is. Ceghor and
Mr.. Griffin, of the 21st, and that of r. b. Knight
division being called for. the vote first occurred
on the amendment appropriating $500 each, to j. c.
Hendrix and L. Carlngton Reading Clerks, WHICH
was adopted by yeas IL, nays b.
1.-The vote was next had ON the amendment aprro-
.priating $500 zach, of J. g. w. Mills and II. +.
Merreli, Journazing Clerks which resulted IN yeas
%. nays Q. 't+f9
J. The amendment offered by Mr.. Hinton, appropri-
ating $500 EACH to a. f. Marshall, Secretary of the
Senate, and NJ A. Hardin, Clerk Of the House, in
addition to that allowed by the Code was adopted
by yeas ~, nays Is. .essf ra 1asut
, The following is the vote tl -
sYeas-Messrs. Dickey, Fair. Griffin, (6th) Crit
FIN, (2lsfl Harris Hinton. Hungerfurd Jones, Jor-
.dau, Lester. MeIrell, McWhorer Nunnally Sher-
nah Smith (36th) Speer and Wooteil-H. =.
~ Nays--Adkins, Anderson, Bowers, Brock, Burns,
Gambler, Coman, Collier, Cardiff Gignilliat, Graham,
McCutcheon, Nesbit Smith, (7th) and Wnn-l5.
We give simply the facts as submit
ted in the published proceedings and
We ask "are these men representatives
of the people of Georgia ~ If they are
then may Heaven help our people for
they are doubly bankrupt bankrupt in
fortune and principle and the rightful
prey of the most INSCRIPTIONS plumber
ers that every dcspOiIcd and degraded
State. '''-t'" ~ .'
But the record is not complete
Beth Houses adopted the 18th Article.
Both claiming to be conservative, vol
unfairly, affixed their sealto the funda-
mental law endorsing the Negroes right
to vote. Both, claiming to be conserva-
tive, voluntarily, ratified the Congress
ional usurpation which robs the States
of the last reserved right-the control
Of the sufrage-and gave it, under the
Fundamental law, to the dominant party
at Washington. In thus giving the
highest form Of approval to negro suf-
fraGe and Congressional usurpation these
men have voted themselves, in effect,
deeply dyed: RADICALS. aa
They said policy demanded and pref
udice alone forbid it. 1t is prejudice to
cling to the last vestiges Of shattered
Constitution-grantcd. 1t is prejudice
to oppose negro suffrage in Georgia
where we have an immense mass of ne
gro incOmPetency until New York or
Massachusetts, where they have little,
has given it power. 1t is prejudice to
believe that this is and should be
white mans government until the power
of conquest has forced upon us irremc-
daily another; but we cannot see the
.pelicy or the wisdom of voting for that
of preferring that-which at once
ovsrthrOws our government and stamps
as with degradation. We should let
eur conquerOrs do that, and abide the
result as we could; but never should it
be said that wO voluntarily plunged into
this slough of infamy.
oa We know that We arc in the whirl of
revolution--that principle is we'll nigh
dead--that we must accept the unavoida-
bic even though the bitter draught is COM
mended to our lips by our own people.
We simply indulge relief in expressing
q little of this bitterness.