New-York tribune., 1870-05-26

.on features OF our Constitution which are as ye
nct ncan and uoperatve-the school system inc jury
toa the registration system Tor nhir eeeu1ns, % or W.
ystSSu, ,soy am fully sustained by the Kepnphcahol-
non IN t in our State aud by every individual menpVr
81 the party except not e5eseGng SDtea And their In
,eTst and their "pecnnlary adyancemshe IN ,pI ss
b me opposition. Believing this, and beng tuy su
t,ned by he party which elected me- felt u my rSne @
and nv duty 60 use every proper means TO PaS' irs
@aUeriss and the country the real situauoo Oh 'hS
i'm doing this have been careful to avoid eAagsSr3
ton and TO state only the literal truth nave 1 oHa
cnced and again challenge, succ1SsIu @ Co,a1 Ia
Scon OF any statement put forth by myself or upon my
authority or in fact by any member Oh nS t at fn fine
hIIly sustained by the facts .,,,. .,o,
Tie Republican party in Georgia. IN the terrible n HT e
through which they have passed, have beth tht re Ic
ciepfs as have the oyal Organizations in all the other
Southern states, Of the warm continuous M sntai
effective support Of the Republican organ az tie ttt
There is no newspaper published which so lhuch m to
TO itself the aeconate regard o ine 10y 10y drm adherence
10 Rrpubican principles; its exposure OF tnv 90
tpacbeTy ~ Andrew Johnson; It's mastery support Gi
ne aTtiSes Of Impeachment against him; ITS many many
maintenance Of Southern RepuO'StnS S7'ranizations
sSs The attacks of our opponents under various Hs
guises claiming to be m in the south which
nan wa Ser S in the country can WELD Bnt am
ia ~ is improper means To influence the votes OF
senator's the Georgia question ny paSns TO ie n&S to
and believed fair just, and reasonable iGr pruning,
Publishing, aud SIcuatng spceonts &c; T 20 str orr
Were the friends Of free trade orof protective taI
ever ccusured publishing arguments, speeches, or
statistics, using improper means TO influence inc
votes OF senatorsi ..,o,,,,,, 30
what in fact the appearance Of being an attempt to
use Improper means to influence the votes of senators
IN an opposite direction.
WHAT MEASURES WERE TAKEN TO INFLUENCE THE VOTES
OF sENAToRs
On Monday afternoon the 18th of April last the even
ing of the next day having been fixed by agreement TO
take the vote In the Senate the Georgia BILL Senator
Edmunds stated in the Senate that had been informed
an effort had made 10 influence the votes Of
Senators the Georgia bill by corrupt means; and
offered resolution, which was adopted lnStrucng the
judiciary Committee Of which he IS member, to invest-
gate the charges As II obvious that the invcstga
ton could not he made and concluded, aud the result an
next day, and as the rmuOrs 10 which he Ie-
iTF'' iSr mofe @ tSSn fe S"I Weck Iere that f@e
seemed TO that the resolution requiring an inveSt
On should have been offered several days earlier,
SSn and tba jts introdcon Al that time did iniJi-
the vote the Georgia bill The most atrocious
lies and inSuuatous had been tclographcd from Wash
among members of both Houses to the effect that had
attempted influence the votes OF Senators by offers of
Georgia bonds or money and every possible means had
been employed To create prejudice against myself and
the Republican party OF Georgia who were asking for the
hdnls>lou u hc Std;c without the bhBhaln amendment
THESE Infamous lies have common origin, and have
been coined aud put into circulation by men why hypo
cuca! pretend 10 belong 70 tne hepuphcah party Dut
who are and have been acting IN concert with the Rebel
For two years ia Georgia have been pursued by
threats Of personal violence and assassination and,
T.. fho most [ioirons sia1ier tbat Rcbr irrenntv
eOut invent, charging corruption in Office. personal i'm
morality and IN every way impeaching character as
have worn out and abandoned only to renewed
IN some other form. Every attempt to sustain one
shameless failure In January 1862 after had made
application to Congress to restore the expelled colQred
nunCatiOn for official corruption, a committee
latlre composed Of twenty-four Democrats
aud three Republicans made an exhaustive
oJed - Pd 6 m TO m e eeet That tbey DnS eong
Ihaye said these assaults have common origin SO far
assaults which have been made here concerned
they are directly traccable to Mr.. Joshua Hill As to
the motive Of Mr H, it wc known that he is Of
In its organization the thirty or more disqualified men,
al Of waom voted for Mr. Hin, and afterward expelled
H. coiored members ana that the adoption or the reJec-
tJH Of the amendment asked for 10y his Democratic
legitimacy OF, ms tltcuCh: Ana is eqhduy
well known that while he claims special consideration
OF tie Rebellion, yet during the hight Of
lhc contest he was candidate for Governor Of Georgia,
a. bclicved the war was being pro ecte fJr the a5
GHou Of Slavery; that he wanted and would have
restoration o tie Union under such circumstances that
prosecution O the war; the contrary that the best
blood his kindred had been shed in the contest and
at lie hat not denied them his support 1t is also well
Known that the close OF the war; he has not in amy
way publicly supported the reconstruction measures of
Congress but, on tlc contrary mas expressed hmse IN
opposition 10 the cnfranchscmCnt OF the negro IL Is
living in Georgia, who naIned his child john wakes
Ro0H, in honor ot the assassin OF our maryred Pesl-
sponsi6Ie Witnesses said that ne would cut Buock's
heart before he should ever be allowed to take bis
scat as Governor" and who, when order was issued
military for his arrest escaped nom Georgia ana
cam 10 @ U' c ,l, COTTON TAKEN hy the I-ife States
dug the Rebellion, ANA WHO, by MS own repeated state
Mcut is II lIbcr of the hukuN OIgaAIliuon-ihs
inan iri mis- record. made an application for the re-
mOval Of his political disabilities ana this written appi
cation bears tho favorable indOr>eUent and rconmend
Cf MI Joshua Ill., Who in hi Endorsement fays hat
H. has known linn for many as reliable and wor
ty citizen, and hopes that his political dl,a3hIi,s ia @
may be removed by act OF Congress. Ar. IN was
"a member of Congress before the Rauclhoni he
sought Office under state in hostility To- me United
States, and gave aid and comfort 10 it, enemies yet m
punlshed letter Ae admits having vice taken the tSt
Odt :! Sdch il, The record Of The gentleman whose nigh
palTio5m seems 10 commend Itself TO the favorable at
teItOu Of certain senators.
INsIIGATED THE INVESTIGATION.
BY examination of the evidence ~ Published by the
Judiciary Committee ia the late cation, it is estal
,hed the whole affair is founded upon ina, lima
tons of Mr.. Hi. The evidence dscllscs that one Mr.
Porter called upon Mr.. Hughes, says FOR the plr
pose 90 asccrtanine how certain Senator likely TO
cod be- l" il the probable vote OF the Senate could
c,ted bv Mr. Hughes tO Mr. Ill., with the statement
ma mad % sou,r interest in the SUBJECT Mr. Hughes
desired to have further conversation or com
nuncaton whatever with Mr.. Porter in ths matter hut
Mr In Insisted That Mr. Hughes should meet MI Por-
ter "a second time and draw from nm whatever he could
that might he useful u hlhl' MI nm having III thS
manner obtanc: report upon whlch TO found suSi-
ciOu the evidence discOses tnat he sought IL oh
tain for II pnbActy through one OF !I reporters o li
HEWYORk TRBJN ~ hut failing III TINS, IL was sent 10 a
exniued by the Committee, states upon oath mat he
hal no knowledge OF any improper means being used
heard that railroad bonds, udOrsed by the State If
Georgia, to the amount Of $4,000, had been
against the Bingham amendment" aud, after close
questioning ne aOiuits that he hd il from MI Joshua
1I and Is unable give any other from whicn
The report originated A. evidence Of the naitJ of
tGc foundation upon which the investigation imam
rei quote the following question asked OF this
NAV 1uf rs on NE frdci.' by the examination OF Nj.
ItIt N tg dt~eO publication