Wilmington journal., 1870-05-06

well also aa in it's reorg sizatiou since the act of
Cecember last therefore
Be u Resolued, dc Thst The existing goyerIssa
ment in the Stste of ~ OrgiA is hereby declared
tn 9e provisional, aud the same shall continue
suit to the provisions OF the acts OF CObgI cas-
of March 2, 1867, March z3 1861 aud July 10,
1867, until the admesipn nf said st ats by law to
representation 10 Congress; and for this purpose
the State OF Georgia ebaH constitute the tIilrd
| sec. 2 And be ufart4er enaced, That in &C
cordance with the provisions OF and under the
powers and legisla ion pfOTl'led In sau acts. an
election shall Le held in said State on the nrst
Tuesday i'll September, 1870 for all the neiDD+rs
of the General Assembly OF sa1d state. provided
for in the constitution of sad State, adopted by
it's convention March IL, 1858, and eaid General
Assembly so elected shall assemble at Il capitol
Of said State on November 23. 1870, and organize
preparatory to the ADMISSION OF the 81 ate 10 re-
pre- sentation in Congress-, and the powors and
functions of tho members OF he existing cen
eral Assembly shall cease and determine On the
said November %, 1870
After the adoption of the substitute bill
it was amended by the addition OF SEC
tion authorizing the President to suppress
domestic violence in any State that cannot
be suppressed by the local authorities, by
EMPLOYING the military force OF the United
States or the militia of ally State, and au-
thorizing the President to exercise the
same powers as in case of invasion. This
was adopted-yeas, 81, nays 26. Another
amendment repeating certain laws, so as to
permit the organization and calling into
service of the militia Of the State of Geor-
gia, was agreed to by party vote.
The irregularities referred to in the pre-
amble as practiced III the organization of
the new patent Georgia Legislature refers
probably to the fact, as stated in Mr..
Trumbull's speech, that nine members were
not elected at all to their places, but got
in by having the next highest number of
votes to candidates who were afterwards
declared ineligible, but whose ineligibility
was not known or thought of at the time
of voting. One member elect was entrap-
ped into signing petition to be released
from his political disabilities, by being
made to believe that he was laboring un-
der disabilities when he really was not,
and then, on his petition, was Ousted from
his seat. Gen. Bullock and his confeder-
ates in Office have desired Congress not
only to " admit " the State to the Union
once more, with Legislature thus con-
stituted, but to seat them in their offices
for two years beyond the time for which
they were elected; This modest PROPOSE,
ton it was the object of what was called
the Bingham amendment, which was
adopted in the House, to prevent
that amendment providing that
nothing in the bill should be constru-
ed to prevent the election of State officers
or of United States Senators under an
election to be ordered by the present Leg
islature. If the purpose of Bullock could
have been accomplished, there was moth
ing to prevent Congress keeping him and
his associates in office for an unlimited
time. The question opened wide field
of debate in both the House and Senate,
the friends of Bullock in both houses con-
juring up prodigious number of ou:rages
to frighten loyal men from their propriety,
and thereby facilitate the passage of the
bill in the shape which they desired.
Absurd "a has been tue whole matter of
to bring State into the Union
and then put her out again, ut least,
treat her AS If she were ont, 1t Is credltabie
TO the Independence aud maniuess of sarh
leading republican Senators a3 Mes>Is
TrumhuIj. Schurz. E'inunds, and Others
tuat they vigorously resi5ted this tranepa-
rent political swindle in tho interest OF
Bullock and his adhere hts, and exposed
the hOliOWness of The pretenses under
which it was urged. Nj SchuGz was furci-
BILE and happy III his reply TO Senators
Drake and Morton, anu showed n clearer
Insight into th9 true principles OF corsti-
tutIOnai government than some of tn Sc
''to the manner born" He said with great
truth: They" (the "loyal people" Of the
SOUTH "have become too muc1 accu!-
GOIACN ~ AOCh " COI S1tSS IoI piOtcCUIOh1
they cannot always remain our wards" !"
Mr.. SchuIz read from letter from Geor
giG to the effect that, although il was true
that coIOred people were sometimes NAL
IT, 3ated, 1t was untrue that any dlalOyalty
toward the government existed, and that
if Governor Bullock's party was continued
in office the whole business prosperity OF
the State would be prostrated, and that
the people of Georgia were not regarding
the Bingham amendment III any partisan
light, but as affecting their business inter
sts.
The effect Of the substitute of Mr.. Pom1
roy, if adopted Ey the House, will be to
remand Georgia to military government,
IS directed by the three reconstruction
acts referred to in the first resolution, un--
Ill her admission to represen ntatlOu III Con
gress, and, III accordance with the legls-
atlOn of those acts, an election to be held
Tor members of the Safe Legislature on
;he first Tuesday i'll September next, the
Legislature to assemble on November %
and organize, preparatory to the admiS
'lon, and the powers and functions of the
present Legislature to end Oh 'ha. day.
Although the Bingham amendment is
cot formally carried, yet the substitute
equally defeats the object of the Bullock
purity, which was to continue the IraSe ut
Georgia office holders III Office Two years
beyond the time for which they were FL. ct
ed. 1t is not surprising, therefore, that
5he announcement OF the result was re-
,eived, as is stated, by tue friends of Bul-
Ock III silence, anu that the Washington
Chronicle, which, for the first time, iaiIs
10 appreciate military government, deplores
the action of the Senate as unwise and un-
fortunate. The country will no doubt re-
greet that reconstruction SO continually re-
qulres to be reconstructed, and as it is de-
5irable to see Georgia enter in the Union,
f she Is out; though perhaps If she is to
be brought IN subject to such conditions
as Gov. Bullock dictates her condition
would be more tolerable under military
rule, which is substantially her state at
present The substitute seems to have re-
ceived the vote of the conservative repuh-
icans and democrats OF the Senate, though
what will be its fate III the House remains
to be seen. From the success Of the Bing
ham amendment in that body, it is to be
hoped q majority will still be found op-
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