The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-04
THE BULLETIN.
GEORGIA.
THE REASONS WHY THE GOV
ERNOR RESIGNED.
THOSE TERRIBLE DEMOCRATS,
YOU KNOW.

ESscrriyr DErARrNESr os stArr OF GEORGIA,
| ATLANTA, ga, october 81, ISL.
TO my political friends and the puLiic ::
have this day received information, the
truth Of which cannot be doubted, that
| the political conspira;ors who seek the
| overthrow, not only of the reconstructed
! government of Georgia but the United
! States, have secured the pledges Of suf.
| fcicnt number OF the incoming members
4 Of the lower house of tn. general assem-
| bly, to vote without pre-
| vOUs investigation for articles of
| impcacl mcnt against me Immediately af-
| ter their assembling and organization on
! Wednesday November !, and that having
adopted -uch articles in the house sufii-
| cicnt number of republican senators will
! be unscatcd by the majority to insure u
| two-thirds vote for conviction. Also that
the Judge of the supreme court, who has
| continuously acted with these parties, has
| informed his friends that he has been
selected 10 preside during the trial over
the senate while the senator representing
the Toombs district is to be elected pres-
dent Of the senate, and Immediately an
nouncc himself a. governor, pending the
trial before the senate and during the un-
expired part of my term.
Under this state Of fact, have decided
TO resign the office of governor into the
hand Of Hon. Benjamin Comfy, now pres
ident Of the senate, and thereby defeat
the nefarious schem" ufthese political con-
spirators. By this course ] shall protect
| my political friend- in the senate from
the expulsion that had been preordained
in order TO secure my impeachment, and at
the same time save the state from the disa,-
tcrs that would be sure to follow ia the
wake of success on the part Of the unpar-
doned and unrepentant rebel leaders, who,
though comparatively few in numbers,
move the masses by the Irresistible process
of sectional hate and social prescription.
have maintained my ,iiicial position
against the assaults Of these people upon
the cause Of equal right, and republican
government just as long as it was possible
for me to b. of service. Now, for the
purpose Of again defeating this latest on
-laught of these destroycrs, | have re-
,ign,d my office into the hands Of Hon.
| Benjamin Comfy. who under the cOnstitu-
| tion, by reason Of being now president Of
tho senate, become, governor during the
uuexpired part Of my term, or until sue
ccs.or i, elected by the people.
No charge ha, yet been brought against
| him, because ne has not heret, fire been
supposed. TO De an obstacle. II Nsfaults
are now made upon him, the country will
understand the purpose for which they are
| made.
SIX month. ago, ia Georgia, the mass
| Of the people were noquicsciug in the re-
| suit Of tho war, and willing to accept
these results a. being iinalitics, but under
the public teaching of certain old leaders,
the whole situation has changed, and lead
ing gentleman even in the democratic par
| ", who dared 10 speak in favor of ac-
quicsence and peace have been assailed
and denounced and the people so intimi-
dated that they dare not follow their ad-
! vice.
am now fully satisfied that these men
purpose to control the government and
reverse the political results of the few
year, pa,t, BY peaceful 'neans if they can
and ~ foul means if they dare. Failing in
this, another attempt at separation will be
made.
If evidence Of this were wanting, we
need but point to the public and private
utterances of those who were foremost in
secession and rebellion, and still maintair
that they were right, and denounce an,
Ignore the fundamental Constitution o
the United State.