The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-12-02
THE HGIS.
ZEE! .f;l.. MD. Zee. 2, 1870.
TEE GEo2zIA ELECTION.

1hc election Ill Georgia IS rapidly APP
proaching, and already Gen. Grants mill
tary are ON the move to that State, to su-
present administration. 1t might be sup
posed that the result of the recent elections
in other States had shown the failure of II
policy so Numerically opposed to all no.
tons of free expression by the people at
the ballot-boX but Gen. Grant refuses to
he taught by experience. This Georgia
election business has been swindle
throughout, rs the following history of it,
from the TaHcaste, MteHigcncr, conclusive
lyshows
The Constitution Of the State OF Geor
.ca provides that the State election shall
he held on the second Tuesday of Novcm-
Der, which would have fallen on the Sth of
the present month. After long contest
Congress recognized the complete validity
of the State Constitution by an act passed
ON the 18th day of last July. That seemed
10 cut off Governor Bullock and his party
from the opportunity of controlling the
coming election, but Attorney General
Alderman managed to have things fixed
up. On the 18th day of last September
the Radical State Central Committee met,
and Grants Attorney General was present
The Legislature was then in extra session.
1t had been expurgated so as to secure a
reliable Radical majority, and the follow
ing resolution of instructions was adopted
10y the State Central Committee under the
direction of Mr.. Alderman:
"ReSo1ced, That the State Central Com
mittoe urge upon every person claiming to
he Il Republican member of the General
Assembly the prompt passage of the cleo
'ion bill endorsed and approved by the
Accomplishment Of the United States"
The bin prepared by the Attorney Cen
cral nullities the act of Congress and the
State Constitution of Georgia. 1t fixed
the 21st, 22d and 23d of December for the
election, and contained the following pro-
visions
lst. The voting is for three days, that
the negroes may be voted from pollt to poll,
as the cXigencies of the party may require.
I'd. No challenging Of votes is to be al
lowed. Sd. Citizens cannot even inter
pose an objection to the most lagrant fraud
perpctrated under their very eyes. 4th.
Every "male person of apparent full age"
is to be allowed to vote, so that negro lads
may be brought in to swell the Republican
vote, proof Of homage being excluded I'M
der the section forbidding challenge 9TH.
Three Of the election judges at each poll
are to be appointed by Gov. Bullock, and
two by the Ordinary of the county. 9Th.
The judges are to take the ballot-boxes
home with them every night, and to keep
the keys; and finally, these judges are to
have the power of arresting and imprison-
ing, without warrant, any person who they
may think violates the act
10 bring the election more completely
under the control of Radical officials, the
binary of each county should appoint two
Of every five judges, was changed. The
Senate passed resolution that the ordina-
ries must submit the names Of their APP
pointees to the Governor for confirmation,
and Bullock issued his proclamation an
nouncing this as the law. A resolution by
one House of the Legislature is not stat
ntc, and the Ordinaries are not bound to
pay any attention to the proclamation; but
this action shows the desperate determina-
ton of the State Government A cotem-
porary well says that it was simply villain
Gus that the chief law officer of the U. S.
should be the author of such bill. There
cannot be q single honest Republican who
will hear the recital of this act without a
blush of indignation.
One would think the Conservative vo-
ters of the State of Georgia would utterly
despair OF accomplishing anything, under
The existence of law so infamous, and so
certainly designed for the express purpose
ofpreventing q fair election. Yet the in
domitable Democracy Of that State are
working as tremendously and energetically
as if no such law existed. Bullock, Ack-
erman & Co. have made themselves so COM
pletcly odious, that the desperate devices
TO which they have resorted can scarcely
save them from defeat. Should Grants
= Attorney General fail to carry Georgia fol
him by the rascally means he has adopted
the defeat Of the President will be humili-
ating indeed. Should he succeed every in
telligent citizen Of the United States must
feel that one Of the foulest wrongs has
been perpetrated to continue the rule of q