Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-15

BULLOCK AND ANTT-BULL0CA'
A very determined fight over Georgia
has been progressing in Washington Tor
several days, between the Bullock ana
anti-Bullock factions of the Republican
party. There appears to be consider
able number of Republicans in Georgia
who are decidedly opposed TO the usurpa--
tons of Gov. Bullock, and they have
made a gallant fight in favor of the right.
But it seems quite clear that Grant sympa-
thises with Bullock and his revolutionary
mob, and SO do the ultra Radicals in the
Senate and House of Representatives. Not
withstanding this, some of the Georgians
are rather hopeful as to the situation. For
instance, the Washington correspondent
of the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
writes, Feb. IL, as follows:
Outlook appears to have abandoned
the field in disgust, after the assaults made
upon him by Radical Senators, and left
Washington for Atlanta to-day. He has
left Judge William Gibson here to fight his
battles for him in his absence. 1t is
thought that Gen. Terry will be
summoned to appear at the meeting of the
Senate Judiciary Committee, which takes
place tomorrow, to testify on Georgia af-
fairs and the manner in which the Legis-
lature was organized by himself and Bull
lock. Joshua Hill and Miller, United
States Senators elect from Georgia, are
said to have received assurances from
high Radical sources that when they ap-
ply for admission to the Senate next week
they win be allowed to take their seats,
thus defeating Bullock's great movement.
The delegation of anti-Bullockites which
is here has been working hard, and appa-
rently not unsuccessfully The members of
the delegation are in excellent spirits, and
are very hopeful of accomplishing the
work which brought them here"
If Hill and Miller have received
the assurances reported, and they shall be
made good, one feature of Bullock's re-
construction plan will be defeated; that is,
the election of the renegade Rebel, Foster
Blodgett, to the United States Senate.
There is little doubt that the reconstruc-
ton for which Bullock bargained, while
he was in Washington several weeks ago
winning and dining the members ofCongress,
included the election of Blodgett to the
Senate. If the United States Senate
should admit Hill and Miller, this part of
the nice little game will be most effect
ually blocked. There is some hope that
this viii be done. The Washington cor
respondent of the Louisville Commercial
| (RadicaD writes, Feb. Is, as follows:
'Bullock and party appeared before
| the Judiciary Committee on Saturday, and
/ argued that the present Legislature is the
] only legal Legislature Georgia has had
since the war, and that all acts heretofore
done are null. They also argued that all
| Federal appointments in that State were
| inValidated from the fact that it had not
been reconstructed, and the President
| must now make others. Chief Justice
| Brown, the United States Attorney for
Georgia, and others representing the anti
Bullock party, also appeared and argued
that the action of the Legislature up 10
the expulsion of colOred members was
legal, and that the election of Senators
was therefore valid. The committee af-
terward had two hours conference, and
finally agreed by majority vote, only
two or three dissenting. 1t is understood
to report q bill admitting Georgia without
conditions, with Hill and Miller as Sena-
tors, and also to admit Mississippi"
This correspondent understands that it
had been determined on Saturday TO adj
nit Hill and Miller as Senators from Geor-
gia. There would be poetic justice in
thus far defeating Bullock and his revo-
lutionary mob. We fear, however, that
this is too good TO happen. The Wash
ington correspondent or the Cincinnati
Enquirer writes, Feb. -, that Gov.
Bullock and Gen. Terry have returned TO
Georgia, and that Bullock says he is
well satisfied with the result of his visit
| to Washington, and has assurances that
the Administration fully endorses the
present State organization. In this I'M
certainty, we must await the action of
the Senate to learn what is to be done
with Georgia.