, 1870-02-17


Senators by the Legislature Of Georgia
will be likely to create broil in the SEN
ate, 1t will be remembered that the con-
s,itutiou Of the Stats OF Georgia was
adopted hy the people, and members Of
Cvpert S., and Governor aud State Legfs-
lature, we're also elected. This Legislature
did not convene, however, until Congress,
by net Of June %, 1868, approved the con-
Of that State, and, also, those Of
A!abama, Louisiana, South Carolina, Flor
ida, and North Carolina, a. republican in
fur,nt and provided for their admission.
That act provided for the meeting Of the
Legislatures within twenty days; the Gov
eruv,s- elect to call the legislatures togeth-
CT. Int it provided that, before the actu-
a aemis sion Of the Suite to representation,
it should ratify the Fourteenth Amend
ncnt, and assent to the conditions that
ce1taiu sections OF the constitution should !
be null ind void.
In all the States named the Legislatures
met, organized, and elected United States |
Senators. In Ill Of them members of the |
House Of Representatives were chosen.
Tie House of Representatives admitted the |
members elected to that body, including
tLosc elected in Georgia The Senate nd-
1nltted Ill The Senators except those elected
fyom Georgia. The Legislature Of Georgia
included among its members number Of
colored meD. The Legislature thus composed
elected ns Cni1ed States Senators Joshua
Hill and Dr.. Miller, on the osth Of July,
lots. In the meantime Congress had ad-
joutned. Before Congress met again, in De-
cember, the Legislature Of Georgia expelled
the colored members, admitting to their
seats the wbite men whom they Ind de.
tented at the polls The United States Sen
are refused 10 admit the Senators, aud the
Georpia trouble continued until this winter,
when Congress authorized the Provisional
Governor 10 reconvens the Legislature as it
vas originally elected by the people. This
was done, mud the white men who had
never been elected were elected, and some
others who could not take the oath were
---1-ac,7 The Legislature now in session
in Georgia is, in contemplation ee Law, the
same Legislature that elected I'LL and alu-
Ter.
II Kill be remembered that AIr. Hill and
Mr.. Miller were elected by large majority
Of lilo Legislature, before TINT body
had expelled the negro members, and before
my exception had been taken to
It's proceedings. The election Of Senators
in Georgia was, it is true, BY Provi-
sional Legislature hut go Was the election in
North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida,
Alabama, and, more recently, Virginia.
The Legislature Of Georgia, which elected
Senators on Tuesday last, is also Provi-
sional and, in fact, there is hardly Stale
in the Utinn whose first Senators were not
elected b7 3 Legislature previous to Con.
Greesional recognition Of the validity
thereof.
The election Of Senators in al1 these 1e-
constructed States was, Of COURSE, like the
election Of Senators in other States, gov
e1ned by The act Of Congress Of July %,
IsIG, which provides
"Tnas tie Legislature of, each State which 1nAll
be chcaen exs p ect0L e the expiration OF the time
sad State ID Go, gress, ahn,, On the second Tues
day aIteE ihe neeslc1 and ot1anzauon thereof,
CrIce' q 70 eltc. sena'or IN Congress, tn the
place OF the such EenA.0t 70 EOiLE o1t Of once,
Dc
.Thnt wherever, on the meeting OF the Legls
repteser,st:on OF .och Sla1e 10 The senato Of tht
he tecord Fat saay at;eE ine commencement AMI
oEEsnza:lon .: y seAaon' to elect person TO nj
n 1,eccm,,o- 1863 tha c,adant,,,a .
~. -. IN, za "a .. 81, a.,
- u. J,,, e,har,,,o,,, h,t t,,o c.,o,
~at.2os than, 80 ,oak ~ .,t;on tha-.or
n:s,s~,;.,, 49,, :. A. to,,n o,d h;
~ ~ saua.:.-
eA,o pse. m.. s.,I:s .' 49, .ssa,s ~ ,.,>.,,;,, \
Ito. f5.nd ~ ths rn;,n. nm
s;s1,s. w.. ..,4,vtau .,,nn;.nce
oh.a;on,, "a tho confederncy: that en-
s;.sa 49, .,e- ~ +ha -.ba,1;on te has BET
~ o,1o o,a ,,,.is+snt advocate OF Il
nacon,trn,.ion measures md of the polite
c,frarchise,nent nj the colored people.
u Tint l.. pos elected by a majority
,ho xotas of Il, the legally qualified mel
bera If The Legislature, including tho CT
orcd nenhers. that, excluding the +
rh;te men recAnt,v DISQUALIFIED, he still b
,s;o,;tv of tho votes Of the members
tbo LEGISLATURE.
$. r.. g. present Legislature, as II
constituted, is but revival Vt .he I.esi'
turs rs originally elected, and which,
originally constituted, elected him
!. That, having thus elected Seuatorz
fll such vacancies rs then existed, it is
competent for the same Legislature to b
a subses1ueut election to fill the saue
corc;es
Tha nroof .hat fte nreseut election is '
:, .hor,, :, ,te fact that had the Ser