The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1870-01-21
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and your readers 10 Wonder ana ponder
over the deadlock in the organization
Of the House Of Representatives. The
situation is at this writing unchanged
but hope is being engendered that it is
not Interchangeable. When you rccour-
noitre the situation, and ascertain the
cause of the long, and expensive delay,
your temper and frame of mind must be
securely anchored to meek submissive
ness, or their equilibrium will be de-
stroyed. just think Of it Harris by
the mere waive of his hand, grants the
House recess from Wednesday II NJ,
until Thursday y NJ, and from that
hour until Monday at the same hour and
then INDUCED them until Wednesday
II o'clock NJ, the 18th inst No men,
Der allowed to say yea nor nay, wheth-
err the House has become rested from
their labors or not. The whole affair,
this interference in the organization of
the legislature, is felony under the
late act of Congress-b reliance is had
upon the old legal maxim, "The King
can do no crime" and the people must
suffer, whether they grow strong, or
weak, impatient or desperate. Bullock
& Co., call these acts the will of the gov
eminent but more concise, satisfac-
tory naIySis is found in sentence of Ben
Conley's inaugural address, to-wit: Gre
pubicans must rule" The Legislature
must be organized in the interests of the
BIodgctt- Bullock faction or else it can
not be recognized at all, so say Radicals,
and many so-called Democrats who
have profcsscd faith for the hope set be-
fore them of position, or rewards in the
event of the success of the diabolical
scheme. Time wasted to talk of the
act of Congress. What matters that
all unworthy to be compared with
blissful triumph Of Radical sway in Geor-
gia; There is where every thing they
do is intended to culminatc-lhere is
the ultimatum of all their efforts. The
objects aimed at, are a revision of your
Jury law the establishment of common
schools where all colors must come to
the same class, or one or the other must
stay away the organization ola Mill
tia that will bend or break things and
opinions into conformity with the new
order of things; and covering up and
concealment of financial defalcations
large and alarming in the past, and to
be repeated in the future. The oudines
merely arc given, and you and your
readers arc left to complete the picture.
And if the truthamdst come, there are
men who love to tell you that they were
born in Georgia, and love her interests
and labor to advance them, who belong
to the crowd who are struggling so des
perately to carry the policy indicated
above. While they talk so fippantly
about their State pride and groan out
their bitter anxiety for the peace and
quiet of the country, they seem, to a
looker-on and listener, to be embodimcnts
of political dcgcncracy, begotten and
kept alive by the hope of office, and by
unlawful expenditures of the public
funds. While they tell you they arc
laboring to maintain the status quo, they
are anxious for the complete upheaval of
all organzation-they want a new deal,
because they are told they will get Of
flee or money, if these things can be
brought about. The sum of the whole
matter is this: The procedure from first
to last is an outrage upon law; is an in
territorial insult to representative gov
crnment; is the most Arbitrary measure
we have yet had to endure; is subver-
sive of every thing decent and respect
able.
When the call of the roll was com
pletcd what should follow next but the
calling of Military Commission to in
vcstigate eligibility of those against
whom protests were entered. The
Commission met Friday morning the
l4th instant The cases of Senators
Hinton and VIM were Investigated,
but no decision rendered. Reports say
President Grant directed that no dccis-
ion be delivered, but merely the taking
Of testimony should be the duty of the
Board. Where they find let OF pow
er to convene such tribunal no one
can tell, but in the magazine of inven-
tions and intrigucs and fofco when
they command. But hopes are now en-
tcrtained that the Commission will tic
dissolved and that the House will be al
lowed to organize under the late act of
Congress. In the meantime let us wait
maintain alike our dignity and man
hood, keep in patience and entertain
the hope and faith that the flood tide of
corruption and force will not sweep away
every landmark dear to the country.
Let every one bear in mind, that the
contest is not between Democracy and
Republicanism. That is not the issue.
The issue is the effort on the one side
to maintain the order of things in the
government and laws of the State as
they existed before the late act of Con-
gress, except the rcseating of the ne
groes in the Legislature ; and the efforts
upon the other hand to remould the ju
dietary, change the laws in many impor-
tant aspects, and organize militia to
enforce them. Upon The triumph of