The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-12-15
suspend further action in the case of

suspend further action in the case of
Georgia. sEEHs-
Upon this pledge Of the President,
Mr.. Tiff addressed telegram to the
Georgia Legislature, stating what the
President had said. The telegram was
written at the White House, and sub
mitted to the President. On the receipt
OF said telegram by the Legislature,
gro eligibility to the Supreme Court OF
the State, was passed without opposi
ton. In this resolution the Legislature
pledges itself to abide by whatever de-
cision the Court might make. The
Court decided that the negro was eligi-
BILE to Office in Georgia, aud that he had
been illegally and wrongfully elected
from the Legislature. This decision was
mademore than eight months ago, and
Governor Bullock, although repeatedly
solicited to assemble the Legislature
(by which this body could demonstrate
20 Congress and to the President. that
Lhex Intended toicarry out the spirit and
the otter of the resolution) has steadily
refustd. Governor Bullock has also re-
fused to order q single election for the
many vacancies in the Legislature.
And he has refused to order an election
for members of the House of Represen-
tatives, but has presumed to commits
sion the members elected solely to the
Fortisth Congress for the full term Of the
Forty fret Congress. Yet he say Georgia
is not reconstructed!
| The Legislature Of Georgia meets, by
law, in the month Of January, 1870.
But before the Legislature has time to
assemble and carry out in good faith
the resolution agreeing to abide by the
decision Of the Supreme Court of the
State, Governor Bullock hastens before
CoBgress with every conceivable state
ment of falsehood aud malignity that
an unserupulous and corrupt heart can
concoct. aud asks that body to give a
ABIDING people whom he is presumiug
10 represent as Governor.
If Georgia is to be tried in the style
of a dIum head court martial, her peo-
pie denied every privilege of confront
ing her accusers, il is the prayer of every
Georgian that, let the sentence be what
it may, il should not be executed by
this man Bullock.
With a test oath Legislature (and
there are more in the Soutb) and negro
military, Governor Bullock would de-
siroy every interest and bankrupt the
State. Fewer crops would be made;
emigration would cease; the credit OF
the State depreciate, and anarchy would
reign supreme.
Will not Congress save Georgia from
such a fate, and give her Legislature an
opportunity to prove their pledges by
their acts.
That Rufus B. Bullock is utterly un.
trustworthy in every statement which
he has made to invoke the vengeance
and strong arm Of Congress against the
people of Georgia, her people are pre-
pared to prove by the most respectable
Republicans Of the State. They are
prepared further to prove that he has
plundered the State of large sums Of
money; and now fearing impeachment
by the Legislature he asks Congress to
authorize him to assemble those only
who can subscribe to the test oath. Such
authority wosld divest Georgia of all
protrction, and permit the Governor to
consummate his multifarious schemes of
plunder, and finally, havehimself elect
ed to the United States Senate.
As n peaceful, industrious and law
abiding people, we beg leave to refer
Congress to Hon. Simon Cameron, Gen.
eral Capron, Hon. Columbus Delano,
Col. Johu w. Forney, and Judge Wood
ward, of Pennsylvania. These gentle
mon have just returned from an extend
| ed tour through Georgia.