The New York herald., 1871-11-02
EX- GOVERNOR BULLOCK.
The State 0oveFnment Of Georgis
and Its Troubles.
A Letter from the Ex-Governor and Hb
Reasons itF Issignatics.


Reasons for Imignatios.
HnAID reporter. visiaed - hossa wnsrs e.
Governor Bullock 10 staying, yesterday FOR the pun.
pose Of ascertanng from the ex Governor NJ views
IN reference to his rumoged res1oAalton Of ~
Governorship. The following letter was handed =
the reporter ana wnl be found % contain Governor
Buliocks complete refutation Of the charges thas
nave been brought against him. the letter ~ dated
several days ago hut hes not bean puhlsAed besSsa
Governor Buliock's letter h q foilows:- M 80
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. STATE OF GEoRGIA,l
To MI -PoIlr1cAL FlIENns AND THR PusSao:-
I lhave this day received informatloD the Ifuth G
which cannot os doubted ssas the political con
GnisS states nave the pledges 'a' q s. c
Sis 70 vote "'s wlshcas prssoas s1s
saSss alter q s ssssss s
wednesday, NovcmbSr = Ard And thai % having .
Also tnat the Juuse Of the supreme Court Who has
his friends that this programme has been perfected
and tnat he mas been selected 70 preside, during the
ing General Toonbs district Is 10 De elected preai-
dent OF the Senate, aud Immediately announce hina
ss a. sne s @ me
Upon this state Of facts have decided to resign
the otiice Of Governor into the hands Of no Hon:
BENJAMIN Comfy. now President OF the Senate, ana
thereby defeat this ncrar1ous scheme or these dear
perate political conspirators.
In the Senate from the expulsion that had been pro.
ordained IA order to secure my impeachmenk and =
would follow In the wake OF success on tno
part OF the unpardoned and unrepentant rebel lead
move the masses BY The irresssiSe pressure Of -
u0nal hate and social proscrpti0u. ic4
have maintained my onicial position against rne
rights and republican government inst long as 10
is possible for me 70 be Of service. And now, for
OF these destroycrs, have reslgned the ONCE into
the hands OF that noble and unsworving friend q
right and justlce Mr. Benjamin Comfy, who, undog
the constitution, by reason OF being now PfeaIden0
OF the Senate, becomes Governor during the uncx.
M pape un ns Sssn i
against nini, because he has not heretofore been
supposed to be an obstacle. II assaults are now
made upon him the country viii understand tine pur-
poses for which they are made.
As for myself being divestef Of oficiai position,
the charges Of every character which tney arc snro
TO nuke in the public prints can be brought before
the courts ana shall never shrink nOm any 1udI.
cial inquiry thar Is not the result OF political bias and
May be pardoned for q word OF warning 70 M
men who Ought for me Unioas
were acquesc1ng In tue results OF the war, and wt
Ing 10 accept those results as being nnaities bui
changed and md reading gentlemen, eve even IN se dsissS
s Ssa =
nOunccd, and the people so intimf1ated that yhoy
Tness conspirstor lear, above all ese the reelec-
tiOn OF General Grant,
true SITUATION 0 IL the % South 3 avnS Utterly ate ised
they now lear that same persistent and frroslstbo
nnaintenancc OF the right under civil adninlssr.-
uon which go brilliantly marked General Grants
military advances IN the overthrow OF the nrse
am now fully satisfied that these men purpose %
control the government ana reverse the political
results OF the past few years by peaceful means q
h Va another attempt At separation @ viii viii 10 made.
evidence Of this were waning we need but point "a
the public ana private ntterances q those Who wers
tain that they were right aud denounce ana ignore
| the fundamental aw-the constitution Of the Unitcd
! States.
VIII lhe country take heed in time and thus avert
another war. with Ms fearful train Of disasters?
poned uniii afIer the mcetns ana organization 81
fne coming body OF Legislators the cxecusfvo branch
me me IN e nasS eeen
there would have been no check upon the wholesale
sUs W W s syc orsa so
: The free school system would be abolished; the
cOlored CITIZEN denied the right guaranteed ia
him, ana the whole work OF Internal improvements
carried out by Northern capital wouid be swept
scription for opinions sake Is daily rendering tho
property and lives OF Union men anl repuUicans
moro and moro unsafe, anu fear the worst coneo-
queIlces II the Executive once should be n,Iod NJ
one n0t only II Umpathy with those who urge on
and inname this feeling. but who Is moved and ac-
tuated bv them. With no one In the Executive
ONCE to cali upon the general government for pro-
lection and support, its friends and supporters
would be banded over without mercy 10 The assauts
of their enemies. @eN1.s M n
For these reasons have determined on this step,
believing that much good that has already been &C.
cOmpllshed can be preserved through the wise and
firm check upon revolutionary measures that will
given BY Governor COniy In control OF the Execu-
tive Department anu that thereby the good OF tho
whole people OF Georgia Will bc promoted; and I
shall cheerlully give to Governor Comfy Ill the inIOr-
nation IN my power that lie may desire.
RUFUS b BULLOCK.
The following is q copy Of Governor BuIlock's
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
STATE or CEOBJIA.
ATLANTA. Ga, Oct. "a 187l.J
10 WHOM IT NAY CONCERN, grccting:-
be IL known that goOd and suficicnt reasons mo
thereuntO moving, do hereby resign the ONCE OF
Governor OF this state, to take effect ON Monday
next, the 3Cth day OF October IN the year Of our
Lord 1871, and on tina; dag and date deliver over
TO the Hon. Benjamin Comfy, President or the
Senate The executive powers OF the government
until the election and qualification Of Governor
in the mode prescribed by paragraph T. article 4
section OF the Constitution OF this state. And The
Secretary Of the Executive Department win eneSr
the foregoing OF record In the executive miuuten,
and place The Capitol building Executive records,
document seals anu mansion IN the control OF the
said Benjamin Comfy, upon his taking the oath pre-
scribcd BY paragraph 8, article 4 section oltne
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