The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-12-08
The Admission of Georgia.
WAsu1SGToE Dee. g. 1870


The admission Of Georgia is creating
considerable interest here, inasmuch as
nothing more is required but to admit the
Senators and Representatives TO their
seats. Senator elect Farrow, whose term
expires in 1873, is quietly awaiting Con-
gressional action, and thinks the State
ought to be admitted at,Rn early day prior
TO ,the election which takes place on the
22d OF this month. Mr.. Whitley, who
was elected Senator for the short term, ex-
piring on the 4th Of march next, is not
here, but is at home cAnvassing for Cleo
tion to the House Of Representatives, for
which hO Is d candidate. Should the
State be admitted, and he be elected q
Representative To the Forty-secOnd Con-
grcss, he will probably return here to fill
his place in the Senate after the Christ
mas holidays. The contest between
Messrs. FarroW and Whitley and Gov.
Hill and MIR. Miller, will require settle
ment by the Senate before either are I'D
mitted. Hill and Miller, it will be re-
melnbercd, were elected by the LegisIa-
ture Of 1868, but Congress, by special act,
declared this Legislature revolutionary,
and its acts not binding upon the Federal
Government. This was in consequence
ofalleged usurpatiOn by disqualified mem
bers, who maintained their seats in viola.
lation OF the lHw,expelling colOred mem
bcrs, and upon this question OF the eligi-
bility Of these Senators depends the is
sue. II Congress maintains its original
decision, then Hill and Miller will not be
recognized, and FarrOw and Whitley will
be admitted. The Georgia State Senate
isin session only for theIpurpose OF con-
tirming or rejecting Governor BullOCk's
nominations for Commissioners Of Elec-
ton, and the Assembly to be elected does
not meet until November next The
question of Foster BlOdgetts eligibility
Tor United States Senator Tor the six years
commencing on the fourth Of next March
is agltating the public mind, particularly
as the friends Of Attorney General Aker'
man are pressing him for the position.
They hold that Mr.. Blodgett's election
was void, because 1t was not had IN ac-
c0r1anCe with Inc Inv Of Congress pro-
viding for election OF Senators, no va
Cancy existing at the time legally
warraDting the election ot anybody
nt the time it was consummated.-I
If thisr position, be- correct, eaud the
Republicans carry tho State, the con-
test will be again made, but this time be-
tween Mr.. BIodgett and Mr.. Alderman.
Governor Bullock will throw his entire
weight and official patronage for MIR.
BlQdgett, and those who claim 70 know
assert that he would prefer any other Re-
publican to Mr.. Alderman. This will nee.
cssariIy create conflict between Presi-
dent Grant, and L Governor Bullock, dnd
the issue will be determined upon Feder-
al rs against State patronage The con-
test now before the Senate, between MIL
Ter, and Hill, and Farrow, and Whitley
viii be referred to the Judiciary Commit.
tee at an carly day, and elaborate legal
arguments will be presented. The Repub-
licans here assert that they will certainly
carry four out of the seven Georgia dis.
tricts, and perhaps five. The military Is
only to be used TO assist the civil officers
and EOSsO G0mIttauS. --a ar.hH