Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-25
TIE SITUATION IN aEOKGIA

There are indications that Grant is play
ing the same game with the Conservative
or anti-BullOck Republicans in Georgia,
that he did with President johnson in the
Stanton matter. The Atlanta Constitu-
ton of the 92d inst. says:
Republican letters from Washington
confirm the statement that Grant did mail
to Terry, an order disappearing of certain
steps in the organization of the General
Assembly. Whether that order has been
cOuntermanded is another thing. But it
l0Gs sent.
This is very positive assertion, and
must have been made on authority that
the Constitution considered reliable.
Strong influences have been brought TO
bear upon Grant by the snti-Bullock Re-
pubhcGns to order Gen. Terry to permit
the Legislature to organize in the manner
that Legislatures usually organize, and it
was stated that Grant had promised to do
50, and even that he had issued the Or
der. 1t is clear that Gen Terry is with
the Bullock party, and that he has the
ear of Grant. 1t appears that Terry has
sent to the President legal argument in
favor of his right to unseat members of
the Georgia Legislature for disqualified
ton under the fourteenth amendment to
the Constitution of the United States.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald writes, Jan. y, as
follows:
Senators Thayer and Morton, together
/ with Ben. Butler, being appraised of the
nature of Gen. Terry's communication,
waited upon the President this morning
to ascertain his decision. The President
received them warmly and very frankly,
and stated that he had very recently said
! 10 Secretary Belknsp and Gen. Sherman
that his own opinion was that Gen. Terry
should he allowed to manage the recon-
struction of Georgia in whatever way
his judgment and discretion might sug-
! gest. He believed Gen. Terry sound
I lawyer, aud that he was better calculated
TO understand the real position of affairs
! in Georgia, and to know what course
ought to be pursued than anybody else.
Unless Gen. Terry should do something
flagrantly in violation of law, he ought
not to be interfered with. He (the
President) would have been better pleased
had Gen. Terry not asked at all for in
structions, as he CTerry) was invested to
great extent with absolute power as mill
tary commander, and should act on his
own Judgment, but he had asked for in
structions. lie (the President) felt he
was bound to send an answer to the COM
muniCation. In reply TO a question as to
what would be his answer TO TerTy's COM
municatiOn, the President was understood
to say he would telegraph Terry that the
administration would sustain him in the
views contained in the communication.
The President further said he would see
Belknap and Sherman, and have the
answer sent to-day. 1t is understood that
Secretary Belknap tonight telegraphed
to Terry that he might go ahead, with the
assurance that the administration would
sustain him."
1t is pretty clear that Grant is at his old
trick again He will make fair promises
TO the Conservative Republicans, but his
sympathies are with the Radicals; he de-
sires thst they shall have the offices and
exercise the power, and he viii allow