New-York tribune., 1870-12-17
POLITICAL.
GEORGIA.

TIE CAMPAIGN BECOMING wARM-SPEEcH OF
ATToRNEY-GENERAL AKERMAN-A yINDIC-
TIVE MANIFESTO FROM ROBERT TOOMBS AND
LINTON STEPHENS.
ATLANTA. Dec 16.-The campaign in this
sate axes warmer and the time for election
approaches and / assured, after glancng over the
adyices from every portion OF the State that victory
awaits the Republican party next week. unless inmida-
ton on an extensive scale, Is resorted to. Attorney
General Akerman, in q very important political address
TO tho citizens OF this State published here to-day says:
"I should be glad to aid my fcow-ctizens In
coming 10 just conclusions upoa issues involved
I'm this election II those OF them who differ from US
could subdue the rage that has mscd them for the last
FIVE years, and look calmly at the real situation should
have great hopes that the honest and farmnded among
them would soon join cause. They have had enough
experience Of States Rights Democracy induce them to
renounce forever II they would candidy consider It's
character and effects. The public caamtes OF our coun
try for the last ten aceable to that poison
fountain" He then discusses the result of eleotng
Democrats, and says: al have seen an address
from tho Chairman Of the State Democratic
Committee TO the Democracy OF Georgia. in which it Is
asserted that the Democrats wish to take away
the political rights OF the colOred population. Ihis
Committee Just before the Presidential election OF 1868
The promise fair; the performance few days aer
budgeon the knife and the pistol OF 10000 or 6Oo COZ
orod voters We have now similar promise from that
performance
which the Republican party has done is sconerrng poti
cal rights upon the cOlOrcd populaliOn ana, III stul,
of efforts to ntmidate voters Of the aDorhg cass ne
says al have information that in many parts OF Georgia
there Is systematic effort tO force voters OF the laDOng
class to vote the Democratic ticket by the exercise OF
the supposed power Of the employer the employed
This effort is impudent and indecent as concerted
effort the part of the abOrers to control the VOTES
their employers would be. 1t is direct violation OF
law The slightest effort to control cOl0red vOter III
exercising the right of suffrage by threats of loss Of EN-
| a
meanor by tho law of the United States lie cOneuaes
follows: Some OF the Democratic leaders pretend 10
great concern about what they call the mismanagemen
Of State. finance AS long as the great r9}cSt. 9ges
| are unsettled, State expenditures is secondary
matter. But If It were prime question,
senstveness on that subject In the lists of men who
part their conventions, and are otherwise prom
notOriOusy associated with an nordinate greed for
public money. remember the Democratic Legislature
OF 1865 and its large exactions OF money IRON tae
pockets Of then impoverished citizens for the benen
its members and favorites we have suspicious
is not much to the amount OF public money
that is spent to the individuals who have the
spending of it, In short the Democratic party OF Geor
gia is InOrOse resentiu, and fautindng orsanzaton
Ii has sptes which IL dignes with the name OF prlc-
pies IL dubs with the name OF honor tS nOrtneatoh
the failure of its foolish undertakings 1t gumDes at
many things which II prOnOunoes wrong, without Oner-
ing to establish i'll their stead anything better III tho
present or more promising for the future LOOKS upon
looks upon firm, prudent, ana Just admshstrs- isis
| tiOu OF public affairs WITH nO satlsIdCtOl'
offended by the presence of the nations soldiers whose
business IL is to repress the foreign enemy ana ala IN en-
forcing law against the domestic criminal 1t babbles
for amnesty although s peVerse and ungrateI abuse
OF the amnesty already bestowed creates the only OBJ
stacle to making amnesty complete ana universal pc
eve that many very many, who have hitherto voted the
Democratic ticket in Georgia tired of this folly Let
them have the courage to their real convictions
in bold and open vote for the Republican candidates.
they will be rewarded by the consciousness OF pa
| triOtic spirit and a better manhood"
The Constitution of this evening, the leading Demo
cratic paper the State contains address from Gen
Robert TuOmbs and Linton Stephens, brother OF Alex
ander Stephens in which they bitterly deDOuncc the
Election and declare IL unconstitutional and or no
effect they advise the people to disregard and violate
IL at the coming election Tue address Is exceedingly
vndictiVe aud they say that neither the "Eocaled" "
Fifteenth Amendment tine Constitution OF the United
the act OF Congress to enforce cOners the
right Of voting upon one whomsOeVer. AFTER lur-
appeals the passions and preiudces OF the people,
they conclude as follows: "Freemen of GeOrgia! The
wrong intended to be perpe' ated upon you Is enOr,
nous; the pTeeXts which used to vail II are himsy
absurd ana uiamOus the remedy Is obvious ana elect
i've III the election managers refuse 10 ue II, IL is stl
largely in your hands, cXhOrt you To use IL with
manhood and unfllnching trmness. In doing 80, you
VIII not be violating law but only enforcing 1t and
saving ii from violation by Others"
Leading Conservatives have advised the acceptance OF
the situation and the recognition OF tue constitutional
amendments of full The election managers as
far as can learn OF high character, epresent
ing political parties and the disposition Of the peo
pie tended fair and peaceful clcctiOn but II Is
feared that this Rebel manifesto Will lead to scenes
OF violence and DloOdshed