, 1870-12-09
MILITARY INTERFERENCE, IN
!: y: =. :; :. GEORGIA. =. :;
General Terry aid Judge wetnoFc-
:: Judge, Wean,ore's statement OF tn

General Terry and Judge yvesnaoFc-
:: Judge. RcsmoFe's statement OF the
;. Case. -, ). -, ..
In Apni. 1858, / vas elected Judge Of the
Court Of Ordinary aud Probate OF Chatham
County, Ga. County seat Of Savannah J. for !:
which ra'ifed the Consultation OF Georgis,,S
framed ,purausnt to the reconstxuctson ACTS OF
Congreaei and whiob elected the present Cor
ernor, m.mbeSa OF the General Assembly, and
county calcisls-. 80
vas elected Judge, Is aforesaid, upcn the
1000 yLtes. On the 18th Of August. 1883, I
wa commissioned and qualified, md 1t once
entered upon my official dnties- .~-:.'- go
On The 18th Of Ap.i, 1870, my oficisl de,
ci.iou waf invoked and given IN the case tof
Simon as1stmsnn, brought before me- On
prisf uer vas entitled to discharge, owing to
,snsufHcIsncS and fnformality OF the warraat Of
arrest uraer which prisoner was held. A. eooy
Of this dfciaop, markeu =" A." is appended.
y, con msndng District OF Georgia, issued
mlhtsry order pu,portirg to remove mo ftom
my office hut assigning no cause or course,
I tp&id no attention to- his military
orders, a3 I waR cfFti,3n performing .the du-
tiee Of = CONSTITUTIONAL Office given me by the
forsib]y oass I'd ms fr5m afssa bS tie Ssyooet,
and 1nstal1ed his military Appotntee. The req
son for tfiis exhibition Of brute force md the
ar ecise,e! Of o.Yfd Judge driven from his
bench By to'aiery, Was because General Terry
diHe1od Ii OPINION With, me on the IL gov.
arning 10 the Geretm4rn caaa- A. proof Of
this assertion I ssato that General Sherman
called on Terry Tor information conosrnipg
thia Esttter, and that Terry replied. Nay 23.
ci5it as the soils re2s4u for bis actioo his
ai.agf1 egtnt ylth me on y ihe laT lad down
Act OF Cphgrssa June y, 1865. required The
Legislature TO- ra'f{y the Fdurteenth Amend
| mfnt. hndlthnreupou In. the words OF the Act)
the ofaeert Of the ssAts duly elec'ed And qual-
| ihed under the constitution thesaof eha1 be
to tnis aot,the Igialatuze: met. ratified Tho
Four, eeuth Amendment, and the State: nm:
Gals we're tinausu11ted, in Julvland August,
nyaelf sn,onB tbs number. Finally, the last
art Of CohErees regarding, Georgia, passed
1 1 s5 ill., senS gy sbs4 Sa1s -. teasi sSs
be cons:tm a 70 affect the tenn to which any
1 officer ha- baeu appointed or anv member oil
tho Legislature etecad aa prescribed By tht
Constitution OF GeorR1x.n ~
After this last act Of restoration 70 ths
Union, I Il ,ited General Terry and aaked hiu
4 to a.:oa me- 70 resume my duties, "a tha atat*
wis daily silmitted. He repli.d that the Gov
erpm. nj OF Georgia waa st.l provisional, Aut
tthtt he would not revoke his actlon-l the1
asked hiu4 if he would interfere with th
l
witt Of qt4o 7oofrant0 sgaiust bis -appoiutea
,He repltd d that he would not a11ow: his setto1
it in the matter to he RAISED upon BY = Stat
Court nh 10 be was in command, and thus
was eeehttd from exercising my rights Q
| ftpn 44king tourt to ptss upon than =
I An theae facts hive been represented t
! | {:y1ri -us officials In Washington. Among sth
many who iusenttgated the cAte, not ons su<
/ | tanned General Terry Inige Bingham, Ger
III erals Logan, FsruAwortb1 Morgan and 9locun
) Of the Honae agreed in the opia!on that 9e'
. re action in my caae VAS illegal yet. to-da,
am kepti from the exercise OF feanchia
r | voluntarily bestowed upon me for four veal
/ tY \ free people, and my place Ia held by
3 military sppointee, who strange. to aayv III
3 prisoner held bv our government in Fol
{ Lsfayetteas the President OF =. Con 'eder3
c bIcck1de-1unplng company during wAr
: witch / served the Union ~ Captain Of tt
8 Ninth Olip Battery, position which. y
!, enstled to accept bs resiKntng my cadetah
" at West Point in my graduating year, VIII
r lending nv cltse. -" -:2-~..-
A1lt .Trespeotful1y ask Congress- to inveshga
: this matter, ard il my statement Is aubssa
d 1 ti.ted ty facts, ahk. that the Seer etAIy
o |, War be instructed to order General Terry b
= | fure = cours-ma1ti1l. sososwer for this de
= potio and illegal conduct, - u disgrace to !:
II III ifoym he wears, and inauIt to the Jadicia
d OF our county, Al 1uvaalou Of the ughts u
d property Of 4 citizen. and a reprpach to q
q republican form al goverDmf Mt.
q :. = HENHr s. WEr1oaE