New-York tribune., 1870-05-26

down they could break down greatly iure the Repub
Can party of that State and thereby prevent Congress
from taking any steps to sustain the loyal men, and
hence the terrible ordeal through which have passed
But, gentlemen, confess TO you that have been
deepy discouraged by Republican Senators and Repre-
senatives at Washington repeating and giving credence
TO vile ISLANDERS of Rebels and Renegade Republicans
justify them. 1t is possible to conceive OF state of
facts which would Justify the Judiciary Committee Of
the senate in sending for my private banker in Atlanta
and examining the state Of my personal account; but
when that was done to ma out some charge against me-
cannot help regarding II as an infringement OF my per
sona rights, and as uInsane ana lndeiensihle. Such
rty OF a Republican Governor, In state like Georgia,
who is struggling with te eeersS o Ot IN ana Vio
TO what should done, must excite the astonishment
of fair minded Republicans throughout the country.
WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM.
But will dismiss the subject of the Investigation"
pSnS Affairs While in washington was INV own and in
amount was not the half OF what have spent first and
to the COMMITTEE" and by quoting the following eX
tracts from the report OF tho majority in which they
have the economical fairness to say GOV. Buock's
speeches and papers for which he paid sent and
distributed In Georgia. that with the exception in round
numbers Of the $1,000 paid The Chronicle office and the
$500 paid The GLOBE, aud the sOO loaned the coored
men, the balance OF the $4500 drawn by him while In
Washington was used about his private affairs (he
expenditure OF the larger portion OF which he explained
to the Committec and without any reference whatever
of Lewis Porter; that such person might have
he 10 see him; but that he never heard, except from
what he had seen published in the papers, of any attempt
through him, any one else, TO influence Senator"
am opposed 10 what Is known a. the Bingham amend
ment or any prOviso substantially like it, because il
seeks to deny t. the Republican party in Georgia the
fruits 0f the political victory that they have achieved
after the terrible trials Of tine past two years of contest
because il seeks TO restrain the full effect Of the literal
execution of the reconstruction acts in such manner
to promote the interests and the wishes Of the men
and the very party who have perstenty and 10y every
conceivable means and meanness sought to defeat those
acts because its adoption will he rebuke to- and viii
destroy, the Republican organization which has main,
taned those acts and supported the Administration ana
the party in State and because any attempt 10 hold
election there for members OF the General Assembly
before those already elected have enjoyed their eous
tonal term of two years as state IN the Union under
the new Constitution Will result IN the utter ahahdon-
mcntby them and by the party of any further attempt
to uphold and maintain the policy which Republican
Congress has inaugurated and which ~ would mus DO
shown a Rcpu6iicaH CdagrcSs has d6andoned
will not deny that this result would bring peace 10
Georgia but ii would be the peace of death Etpubnrah
principles would he abandoned for ever, and the lp
loyal who voted for and carried the convcntnn ana
the Constitution would he heard from no more IAie IL
"amnesty" with Rebels for men in Georgia who ia 9
dared to be Republicans, and to sustain measures Whch
enfranchscd the black man.. There Is no fenel u",n m
the disability" except in death, in submission or III
In This connection, the following extract from Tie
Sacaindh Morning NetcS leading Democratic journal
of Georgia, of the 18th instant, IL Important: ,.,
& W age W. W b l ii % % he white prore Of Gsra ls
fgh that totally unpTepei for It was i3 he osna pc
Know - of her power and nlutnce George would not and
e other southern States had followed ac of comrroas
Virginia and Mississippi have done ,he hsdeai parry "o'' nave 'H
Gentlemen, the issue is before you Your ir'ndS ask
for the prompt admission of the State OF Jrg o. t
precisely similar 10 those which were adopt for VIZ,
guia Mississippi aud Texas The conditions required
OF those States have been performed by us. Under nus
action by Congress Will, during the term fo es@la
ton which is prescribed in the new Constitution i"r the
General Assembly, give fun force and elect 10 me great
and living principles of universal freedom Ingdtcd
upon our new Constitution 10y securing thc pl'Aei,s ol
free education and Of a free ballot TO all citizens Deny
this u.s. withhold 1t from and neither "t these re-
suits will follow, but the responsibility for tine sacrce
of the reputation the lives and the properly oI ht men
who have been destroyed Tor darlhS u" upnoiH your
measures-responsbit for the utter destruction u re-
pubicauism IN Georgia Will be with yOnr,o,cs ara not
with RUFUS b bt LLp'h'
Willdrd's Hotel, Washington, May 2i, 1870