Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-04-26
GEORGIA.
The lnfamy Of the New Reconstruction Bill.
1t Has OccasiOnsd a Political Crisis in the
Ranks Of the Radical Party.
Plain and Comprehensive StateReHt Of ali
the Movements for tbe Recon
structlOn Of Georgia.
From The Philadelphia Ace. !

publican ranks nave GA Doscu NAb iAAlaliAN
of the Georgia bill and the dishonest aims
of Governor Bullock and the military sa-
trap General Terry, in their joint msneu-
vers for their common profit. There has
thus been reached political crisis in the
ranks of the majority IN Congress- The
Radical leaders have proposed measures
eghich the decent and honorable men Of
fhe party have been unwilling to sustain,
or even nOHntenRnce by their silence.
For the guise OF decency and consist
sfsey has been quite thrown on IN the
pendfrS Georgia bile not only tRa Con
stitution g the United States, but the
pledges and presidents OF the hepuoliean
party and its whole course OF so-c-lled
Reconstruction" have been violated. lt
will be remembered by those who note
these matters, that under all the proVi-
sions Of those reconstruction acts Georgia
was re-instaIed in it's condition aESSte Of
the Union in July, 1858. The military
gave the State up TO civil government;
this was done under the orders OF General
Ulvsses Grant, then the presiding del Y,
in whom irresponsible power had been
vested by laws framed to exclude the
President and the Constitution of the
nited States from interfering with the
free will and pleasure of the
Radicals in certain States of the
fniOn. But this condition, 1t was
thought ended in 1858. Then there
vas a resurrection of the Constitution
and the laws then the State of Georgia,
il wss said, and most people believed, was
reinvested with the rights Of common to
civilized communities. But when the
state Legislature met, the question was
raised whether twenty-eight negroes were
entitled 10 seats in the Legislature 10
which the military power had inducted
Ebsm. OF course they were not. We
are speaking now Of ls6s, when the de-
sign to make voters and Office holders of
= y -sH.n.
only obtained color of law three weeks
sRo when President Grant then pro
claimed thro6gh the Fifteenth Amend
megt as "a measure which makes at
once four millions of people voters, who
were heretofore declared by the highest
tribunal in the land got citizens of the
Jnited States, nor eligible 10 become
So O.''-PTOcldmGtiOH, March S0th.
Nevertheless the Just aud proper eEOlu-
sion OF those ineligible negroes was made
Ehe ms Az pretUzt - e fresh crusade
sgsiust Georgia. The Federal eonInas..s
-. General Terry, was set up ss Judge
af ths qualifications OF he L6r.slaturei
fe pat zee negroes into q By military
fore, and fnsn prncesded 10 exclude just
As many E-sls7hers as Ge pleased under
the vague charEs that At some time OF
other they had committed the vague OF
Tense OF giving aid and comfort to the
enemy How Terry went TO WORK - best
shown by some Of the testimony addHsed
rs the Republican Senator, Mr.. Trum-
hall of illinois, vino made scathing eX-
posture Of the whole ras0sliy business!
I.State Of Georgia. Fulton eOuntFg
Il, John III. Penland, Representatlge
elect from the county Of Union, do sol
EMMY swear that ] appeared in the city
OF Atlanta, on the 10th day OF January
last, in obedience to the proclamation OF
his Fxcelleney Governor Bullock, for the
purpose and with the intention of quail
wing under the late act of Congress a. a
ne11her of the Legislature, feeling that /
could couEcientiOusly take the oath first
in order naInei in said act, and should
have proceeded AZ DDce 20 qualify under
said act, but from the following facts:
v-As approached near the door Of the Rep
reSens sative hall by q secretary OF lie TX
..sutivs Department., and told that u
proce eded to take the oath that ! WoAla
certainly be prosecuted at once Ior per
iury. / was al the same time, and
by the same party, informed that
ff 1 would omit the taking Of the oath
and sign an application for pardon Al
ready drawn up in blank, asking Congress
10 remove my disabilities, that l would
be relieved in from five to ten days, and
permitted 70 take my seat as q member.
Under Ihe influence of fright and anxiety
60 avoid the annoyance Of a criminal pro-
sseutlOn, although perfectly satisfied that ]
had nOdisabilities under the law, and feel
ing that ] could fully and freely take the
oath, /, nevertheless, signed said applica-
zion. I am nov siXty-nine years Of age,
and never had a suit in court in my life,
snd was induced 10 omit taking the oath
mentioned, simply for the purpose OF
avoiding q criminal prosecution, and not
from anV Ssnss OF guilt or want Of ability
80 take the oath, sud am now, after rehec-
lion and due delibeFstioD, ready and will
ling 10 take and subscribe said oath IN
rnrffFa al fHa
"JOHN H. PENLAND."
Nov we come 10 the aim of the present
q Georgia bill" The Legislature, thus
made up by Terry and Bullock, Of their
.oEn creatures, including the ~ Wenty-eight
snslisib ble negroes, WAS to be erected into
4 PERMANENT little aristOcra"y to rule the
STATE IEitlii.ut any elections at ali! This
was the prsatiRai effect OF the provisions
Ehst gave them, irst, the right 10 hold till
Eheir SUCCESSORS we're elected, and, second,
% deLel mine when ID ever any elections
sh~uid he held. To the honor Of many
OF the Republican party, this MAS too
great an tnfsgHy and outrage 20 baye tRslT
assent. sEr, Bingham offered, and foE nd
enough Of his party In the House to sup
port what is now knOEp ~ the BIng-
nam amendment" " It s1Llply declares
that there shall be elections;
ssNeithsr shall this act be construed 70
extend the official term u any Othcer ot
said State, beyond the term limited by
The constitution thereof, dating from the
election or appointment OF such oficsTI
nor to deprive the people OF Georgia oi
the right under their constitution 70 elect
Senators aud Representatives Of the state
n Georgia, in The year ls70l but said
elsstiou shall be held in the year 1879,
either on the day named in the eonstitu-
1tan Of said State, or such other day as
she present Legislature Blay designate by
Jaw"
Il a against this amendment that she
.,,,,,..7 fhsif,f1l press have for weeks
itT. A grest auff7Upfnt. OF their mendae-
lis and health have besn reported M AZ
numbered, murdered la consequences Of
che Bingham amendmeuti President
Grants name was used 50 freely ags.ss-t
IS that Es has. out Of decency, been com
usiIsd 70 deny that be has taken the pars
~ersbed 10 hil@. Finally the vote was
sized in the Senate, end at the eleventh
~. POmerOy'G proposal was adopt
- Nut back into power tie Old mill
eu, - Ntism that made 3 sem blsnee OF
~ 49,, X ~ July, lS6s. The whole
70 - .t.', " 'Sns Is 8s7sstablished a mil
~ dssnotism r, NIs and staple;
Ef,bst tbe sTisfin. goyeFplAeut in the
.is - Geop1is as + he NetE deelaFed to be
DIVISIONAL; and the sa. ~ s.Ssat eetltt nAle -
Inject 10 the provisions d the acts Or
bngress OF March 2, 1867, aafo y - - -
IL and of July l9, 1867, unsli tile so- 80
hssiOn of said State, by law, 70 Fep1o-
ntation in Congress-; and fol TINS pur-
bse the State of Georgia shall constitute
ls third military district.
I..SFo. 2. Ay,d Be Il further enacted, That
\ accordance with the provisions of aud
kdsr the powers and limitations proVid-
In said acts, an election shall be held /
said State on Tuesday, the fifteenth
kof November 1870, for all the members
Z 1.-The General Assembly Of said State,
kided for in the constitution Of said
l. adopted by its convention on the
snih day OF March, 1855 At which
= lion all persons who by SAID constltu-
Z Iare electors shall be entitled to vote.
lsaid General Assembly 50 elected shall
tnble al the capitol Of said State on
ihirteenth day Of December, 1870, and
HE preparatory to the admission of
Itata 70 representation in Congress;
he mowers and functions of the men,
4 of the existing General Assembly
.zsIl cease and determine on the said
s. kteeuth daV OF December, 1870.
What We think OF this sort of govern
A. no reader OF the the Age needs 70
.-s,tOld. But in its present. appearance on
scene, we Rnd two mitigating eircum-
bees: First, il dasbes the hopes OF the
Seals of setting up q little negro, Radi-
lristOeracy TO permaneRtly govern
Of this Union. The main point of
Bingham amendment prevails in tps
ate as II did ia the House. This IS
~ defeat Of the Eadiosls. There are to
lLeetions: and the 6rst of them is TO
place this very year. A. we like
ID dealing aud always cal s Spade
he, we prefer this military despotisEa,
e and simple, 10 any spurious sham
At government set IN AZ its creature