The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-04
Georgia.

or Conservatives. seem. to be somewhat d.
vided in opinion as to what would be the
w;scst course for the Conservative members
Of the Legislature to pursue. Judging
however, from the tone of the Georgia pa
ncrs which We see, VIC euppose that oil the
members who can will take the new oarh,
and then do whatever promises to be most
conducive 10 the welfare of the State. 4
writer in the Macon Messenger says:
but few men, il any, were elected
members OF the General Assembly WHO
we're rot registered voters, and had taken
substantially TIC same oath. Bat few VIII
hc turned out. It does not follow 'i'"'
their successors arc 10 be Radicals. some
Radicals have died. Their places wiil ehher
1cmain empty or be filed By " new clec'ion.
There arc but few counties no" III oeorgia
whore with rrorcr management, good men
canuo; be elected. Many Of those declared
elected bv General Meade, and who were
classci rs Radicals, arc not so now and
never will be again. Many others repre-
F,a;:ug counties where the sentiments Oh
tie pcoy!c al home lave undergone
change, and who themselves have seen the
degradation Of negro association III the he
cislat1;rc, will feel IL jus, resentment mt this
mean stab at the honor and integrity OF the
STATE, and will either abandon the party or
take conservative course.
The strongest leaders OF the party con-
DEAN Bullock and will not second his move
Incuts. IF the proper effort is made and
every man stands squarcly 10 his post-ii
moderate Republicans are properly and
fairly treated By the people and hy the lead
ing pcmocrata-proper efforts made even
With Tie r"gro members ~ resign III defer
.acc to the will Of the people they repre-
scat-:he probability is Tint when the As
fcInhly coGvcnrs there vii! be II working
majority in both houses; if not so at first
!; win Ec very soon afterwards. / would
10; DC ut all surprised that this very Legs
laturc Lc has lobo.ed so hard and spent 20
much ,aoi.cr 10 have convened will not only
have the evidence TO authorize it, but Will,
cco it adjourns, actually imPcach him Tor
gross corruption IN oi!'cc.
The Atlanta Conei;tuiion estimates that
the two IIouEca will stand as follows In
tho Senate, IS Democrats, Il Republicans,
ar, " vacancies. In TIE House, 81 Demo
Gratis, so Republicans, and ii vacancies.
On joint bai.Yt, Democrats l02. Hcpubli-
cans 19i. or the Republicans there are
nine Gu:i-BuLLoCE nun in the Senate, and
thirteen il the House. According to this
estimate, tic Legislature would stand BrL-
IocK men, SC; unti-BvLLoCKmcn l2G. But
Liz large majority will be reduced by the
r !, hC
cannot take the tc.t-Cutl-of which class
il IL said there arc four in the Senate and
tn in tho House. Il may be remarked
lust here, in justification Of the Georgia
rcorlo, tlut these ineligible men were
elected before tho fourteenth amendment
1>camc part of the &c icral Constitution,
and therefore d: time when they we're
really eligible. In addition 20 the anti
BULLOCK Republicans mentioned above.
there are nine othc. Republicans whom the
Cglu'';4t;on claasi,ics As "ol doubtful pro-
GiTitic,.''
Altogether, .'c prospect does not seem
% be entirely i@h; or the success Of BUI-
!ooK'S eckcrHca. lie may try TO prevent
,ac DclarcrNtB from taking The oath; but
Ia ,rIl hor,,l, .,,ccnol ,;,oo tbo oct If
.-n,ross ,,r,,;,c, .ovoro ro,o,t;oe fo. .bc
offence Of attempting to prevent members
&,ho can take Il from taking The oath; and
-. 7,.,.a.,,,, .,.n.,n,, 80 ,ro.,u,.,o n;,,
:r,o ,,,aa,,,1.,a :, r,,o ro,,r,,,s v,n,
L2.s:
~ Tie legislature from Assembling under
nullock'a Proclamation ~ Any LEGAL action
CT orr mart. il was and i stiil our opinion !
that !, ournt to be done. BIT since il is |
very doubtful whether thc absence Of every |
democrat in the lnly wol,}d accomrlish |
tia; end. tre next hes, lhin,. in our iuIg-
.acnt, is 10 ado:. every ,ossiLlc legal means |
"a reduce the Radical! strength Of that body |
and by the ado,Hior CT every honorable
means either 10 control II or uCutrulize j! |
10. h.arm.''
.,cr
AAe sANo paper CANS upon the H'a'c HAe
cUlye tomnHte". with other prominent
democrats and Conservatives whose opin-
i'm, have w,icbt with the people, to assem-
11,.. .n,,.- .o,.;ors 20 tho moat;nn If
NC A'o4 iS."lure 10 ."A' eouii''i 40 W ",'"'
Il VIII 10 bcst to do; anu III lact snch
convention has already been determined
Upon. rs the refusal of the Democrats to
serve would give over tho entire control OF
ne Legislature to BULLOCK, we cannot
imagine that the Convention Will recon-
!A'n! that course. 4 correspondent OF the
augusta Chron1c!e says on TINS point:
when YOU arc appriscd that thieves arc