Year: 1869

Military District Proposed.


IL appears that Governor Bullock and his friends
have some apprehensions that the execution OF the
provisions OF the act recently passed by Congress
the better reconstruction OF Georgia Will probably
create trouble in that State. Intimstions have
reached here to the effect that the white members Of
the Legislature who cannot take the iron-clad oath
Will not allow themselves to be ousted ana the
groes rein5tated unless they compelled TO do so
| by military power. 1t Is claimed that a majority OF
the men who accused OF being unable to take the
oath have never been disoya, but are simply mimi
| cal 10 Governor Bullock. This was substantially
conceded by General Farnsworth in his speech In the
House the other day when he said that no evidence
| had been presented to the Reconstruction Commit
tee, no legal evidence, 70 show that these men
| disloya What shape resistance, II any Is
made, 10 the execution of the Georgia
| bill will take is not known, but It Is
deemed best to be prepared. Governor Bullock has
already issued his proclamation calling the old
Legislature together the 10Th Of January, and to-
morrow he Will leave here for Georgia to superin-
tend matters. To-day he met the President by ap.
! pontment, In company with Senators Morton ana
| Thayer and Representative Lawrence, OF Ohio The
first two have taken a very active part In this whole
business OF reconstructing Georgia. and the latter s
one Of the extreme radical members OF the Recon-
| s.ructlon Committee. Governor Bullock explained





proposed plan OF reconstruction In Georgia and ex
pressed the opinion that 1t would be better to take
some precautionary measures to prevent trouble.
The President inquired what he proposed. Bullock
| replied that the power Of the military commander
should be increased. IL appears that Bullock,
| Thayer Morton and Lawrence had conference last
night, and their object to-day was TO lay the plan fixed
upon before the President and his approval or
It. Senator Morton now began to unfold this plan,
| in which he was seconded by the other gentlemen
present. When Georgia was reconstructed the first
time 1t appears that she was partially relieved from
| military power-that Is, TO the same extent that
South Carolina and the other Southern States ad-
mtted to representation in Congress relieved.
Georgia became part OF the Department Of the
| South instead OF beng military district as Vr-
| gnia, Texas and Mississippi are, under the CON-
mand OF department commander. General Terry,
and not district commander, such Us Reynolds In
Texas, Ames in Mississippi or Candy In Virginia
Now It fs proposed for tile present to remit Georgia
back to military rule, TO take her out Of the
Department or the South and make q military
district out OF her and to place o district
commander over her. The object OF this Is TO
give the military authorities absolute control during
the period OF reconstruction, or until the
State IS fully admitted TO representation in Congress-
The difference between department commander
and district commander under the reconstruction
acts Is this:rhe former Is subject to the civil
thorities, while the latter is absolute and has the
civil authorities under him. Bullock, Morton,
Thayer ana Lawrence are OF opinion the adoption OF
this plan viii materially aid in the reconstruction OF
Georgia aud at the same time be thorough SAFE
guard against anything like an outbreak, because
the State viii In effect be under martial law ana the
military authorities will be In position to bring the
screws to bear at short notice. 1t is understood
that the President regarded the project favoraDy,
and later in the day sent for the Secretary OF War
and had n conference with him on the subject The
result Of this It is said, Will be the issuing OF an
order from the War Department-probably to-mor.
row-makng Georgia q military district and dl-
rectng General Terry to assume command OF II. it's
understood that the number or troops in Georgia
win also be increased. 1t will thus be seen that the
President we!l as Congress Is determined 10 re-
construct Georgia in such . manner this time that
she Will likely need looking after In the future
There is little doubt that the intention s to make
example OF her. so that the other Southern States
shall find it to their interest to behave themselves
after being admitted to Congress


Judge HOar's MISUNDERSTANDING OF Hts


Withdrawal.


Senator Wilson had an interview with the Presi
dent to-day, during which the subject or Attorney
General Hoar's case in the Senate came up. Wilson
informed the President that the opposition TO Hoar
was very strong and equally bitter. lie did not be-
lIeve he could be confirmed, and he was satisfied that
IL q vote had been taken yesterday he wonld have
been rejected by large majority Under the cir
cumstances he thought the President had better
withdraw Hoar and send in another man for the
place. The President said he had not consulted
Judge Hoar on the subject OF Withdraw
ing his name and did not feel like do
ing so until Hoar signhe1 his desire
to be Withdrawn. IL IL understood that Wilson, who
is friendly TO Hoar. subsequently called upon HIM
ana urged him TO get the President to withdraw his
name and that Hoar promised to do so. Senator
Morton, in conversation with the Preside mt, also
alluded TO Hoar's case. The president said ne no
tlced by the newspapers that Judge Hoar's nomlna-
tlon had been laid upon the table, and asked II that
was equal TO rejection. Morton said under the cir
cumstances he thought 1t was The President ex-
pressed regret that he was not confirmed, and said
when he nominated Hoar ne thought he would be an
acquisition to the bench OF the Supreme Court He
believed he was q good lawyer and an upright man.
Morton admitted that this might be all true. lie ex-
planned to the President that the opposition to Hoar
was mainly on the ground that he was Northern
man, while the circuit TO which he would be as
signed as the successor OF Judge Wayne South
ern circuit Tho senators, especially those from
the Southern States, thought Southern man should
be appointed particularly as there was no represen
tative OF that section now on she Dencn OF the Su
prcme Court and there not likely to be one un-
less he should be appointed as Wayne's successor.
Judge Hoar might be very good lawyer, but it was
thought that and raised In the South would
know more about the local laws and usages OF that
section than a. Northern man could know, and
would at the same time be better able to understand
tnem. II seems to be understood now that Hoar
VIII be withdrawn as Associate Justice OF the Su.
preme Court. Whether he Will remain in the Cabinet
is another question which is creating good deal OF
speculation. The Senator's who opposed his con6r-
nation as Associate Justice, VIII urge the President
to remove him from the Cabinet. They think no
ought to have the decency and self respect to resign,
inasmuch they say, as the action OF the Senate was