The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-01-13
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which Mr. Grant has affixed his signature. The
Radical press say that Georgia has never been
admitted to the Union since she adopted the
ordinance of secession and cast her fortunes
with the other members of the Southern Con
federacy; that this bill, which is entitled "An
Act to promote the reconstruction of GeOrgia,"
is perfectly consistent with the Constitution of
State o: Georgia to her practical relations in
the Union as one among the sisterhoOd OF
States. If Congress has the right to thus leg
islate Georgia out Of the Union they have q
right to pass similar bills, and enforce them,
reconstructing the State of New York or of
California. After the close Of the war Con-
gress passed the so-called Reconstruction
Acts, and prior to her readmssion into the
Union. as the Radicals term it, Georgia was
required, rs condition precedent, to abolish
slavery within her borders, which vas done
accordingly. She was also required to repudi-
ate her war debt and that was done, and
finally she was required 10 confer the elective
franchise on all the negroes within her borders,
which was also done, and in fact every re-
qulrement of those Infamous Congressional en-
actments were complied with IN good faith by
the people of that unfortunate State, after
which she was admitted or rather recognized
as State in the Union
In the Congressional Globe the following
proceedings are found OF report made 10 the
House Of Representatives on the 18th day OF
July lo6c:
"ALMEx3s- ELECT FROM GEORGIA.
Mr.. DAWES. | am Instructed by the Committee
Of Elections 10 report back the Credentials Of "
Chtt and {. Il Prince mcmbcrs.crci from the State
Of Georgia, thai State having ratified the fourteenth
amendment o. the Constitution. aud III al other
spccis having coniorncd 70 the requirements Of law
III regard 10 the admission Of that state. Thesc gen
ueiaen Will take the oath prescribed sy tic at II
July > lst1
- The rrpur: was agreed 10
Mr.. Chg and Mr.. Prince appeared and qualified " +
Also the following. which were had nj the
same time:
Ma. DAWES All! also instructed ~ the Com.
u!tcc &! Elections - rcpor; back the cgclc,!As OF
T. w. Edwards and samuel +. Cove. members elect
from ihe State OF Georgia ani to state that Ihcsc
gentlemen are unable 10 take the oath prescribed b.
the at q: july :. !@2. tEcy having paris l4AcI
the rebellion ono having held ofrcc uudsr tho Con.
idcrAcy AID the other having served the Cuufcd.
crate army The gentlemen. however. have haA their
rcinos ed by the act u Juy 45 ls1- An4
Il" Committee recommend ;Aa: ,hey Dc admitted 20
;hcr seats upon taxing tic oath prescribed u Tie
statute OF july II. ls'is. Il
The report u the Committee waA Agreed - and
Mr.. Samuel +. Cove AID Mr. +. ". k.l~Ayds then
aipearcl aud we're duly qualified by taxing the oath
prescribed u the at u JG.y H. lsCs b." {
These four gentlemen all took their seat. 10
the House of Representatives on The same day
aud participated by their votes IN legislation
70 that ;iur I
The bill admitting North ana south Carol.
IA, Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana. passed
both Houses ot Congress over the PrcsIdcnis /
Trto on tue 18th da, Of June ~6- the bill nd. 1
hitting them stating that they had complied
NTH all III" requirements Of the Reconstruc- /,
ION Acts. The members Of the House uf >
representatives from those States having been
ected were admitted 10 their seats accord.
ngIy. North Carolina. South Carolina. Louisl-
ma and Florida elected at the next session q
II their Legislatures Radical Senators who II
we're admitted and took their seats in the n
~ NV" states ''""t'' but georgia tlcctlnG y
Hill and Miller. two Conservatives, they are =
rtuscd their seats. having also lnsultcd the |
Radical party By daring to give majority for Il
'"ymour and BLAIR rs against Grant and Col. f
AZ, notwithstanding the vote of that State "a
ounted III the Electoral College. the process ',
reconstruction IL again commenced and the u
Union shrickers' and LOYALTY hnwlers" in G
'ongress again becom" practically dlsunionlsts r
y voting the State of Georgia out again IN 70
lam violation of the Constitution OF the nitcd in
tates This Is about the most outrageous and ~ y,
lgh-handed proceeding of which this infamous W
ongress has been guilty =,
If they succeed in this instance, it will but
n0oIden them to pass acts reconstructlng bl
'ne Of the Democratic States We think IN
lch set Of pcrjured villains are capable Of id
most anything. They arrogate to Themselves 81
! the powers OF government and it is evidently Il,
elr intention to go tie the hands and curtail on
e jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court that ev
at tribunal. which ls the only safeguard of u
g people, will be unable to pass upon the or
of their atrocous acts. The tn
y remedy for such evils lies in revolution, to
ID the people will not much longer tamely y.
bmlt to the unconstitutional edicts of cor an
ut COnrrpss no under the ulea of T'nion Il p