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Newspaper
Cuthbert Appeal
Location
Cuthbert, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1867
Page
2
An editorial voice extols Gov Jonkina’s forceful stand defending state rights against a centralist judiciary. It criticizes the federal union in taxation policy and warns against yielding to national authority, urging educated voters to uphold state sovereignty and resist alleged oppression.
The State of Georgia sues Blanton Grant and Pope in equity before the U S Supreme Court. They are ordered to appear at Washington on the first Monday in December to answer the Georgia bill, with Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase presiding.
A Confederate era analysis argues that emigration, land speculation by freedmen, female labor withdrawal, crime, and poor medical care shrink Southern labor. It warns that black land ownership would harm whites and says civil rights progress and reform are unlikely to lift Black workers. The piece also critiques a sensational novel and notes Wisconsin men and women’s suffrage advances.
The address discusses postwar restoration, federal reconstruction laws, and Georgia’s political status after the Civil War. It argues that Congress imposed military rule, extended federal authority over Georgia, and rejected constitutional amendments, urging action beyond acceptance of the rejected amendment. The speaker condemns the reconstruction measures as unconstitutional and oppressive, urging Georgia citizens to decide their course.
The piece cites a complex address favoring a tempered approach to civil order during Reconstruction. It discusses three federal departments, judicial review, and potential remedies via Supreme Court testing of acts. It notes Georgia’s upcoming constitutional questions, press reports on wheat crops, and regional weather and agriculture updates.
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