Randolph mass meeting on elections in Georgia
A spirited Randolph gathering is urged to assemble at the Court House to protest the Georgia General Assembly and demand constitutional rights. The piece criticizes Bullock and “carpet bag” rule, calls for support of Reconstruction by Act of Congress, and urges Georgians to speak via primary meetings.
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Randolph
Court House
Georgia
General Assembly
General Grant
Act of Congress
Bullock
Congress
J. P. Sachell
B. J. Smith
Delegates Named for Democratic State Convention Atlanta 1870
A meeting in Cuthbert appoints a committee to name delegates to the Democratic State Convention in Atlanta on the 17th. The panel selects Hon. John T. Clarke, Hon. W. M. Tumlin, Col. A. Hood, and others as delegates. Speakers denounce extension of the current Legislature and urge citizen turnout. The note closes with publication of proceedings and adjournment.
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Kasi
B. J. Smith
HL. Fielder
John Sealey
John T. Clarke
W. M. Tumlin
A. Hood
J. B. Buchanan
Wm. Coleman
O. P. Beall
Col. H. Fielder
H. H. Jones
Col. Fielder
Col. Hood
Atlanta
Court House
Jose-ang
Cuthbert
Mead
Georgia
Weade
Resolutions delay state elections amid constitutional dispute
The Senatorial branch adopted resolutions to delay elections for constitutional officers until Congress admits our Senators and Representatives or confirms the state law timeline. The vote totaled 21 yeas and 14 nays, with tension over whether the 1868 or 1870 operation of the constitution applies.
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General Assembly
Congress
Yeas
Bowers
Brock
Camp Colman
Corbitt
Crayton
Dickey
Griffin
Harris
Henry
Henderson
Higbee
Hungerford
Jones
Merrell
Sherman
Smith
Speer
Wallace
Welch
Messrs
Barns
Candler
Dusning
Fain
Hicks
Hinton
Mathews
Nesbett
Nunnally
Sith
Ywick
Wellbero
Woeten
Georgia Legis lature and election turmoil described
The article details alleged electoral fraud in 1868 Georgia, including voter suppression by Radicals, Atlanta exposing results, and Bulock’s governorship. It covers military-backed seating of loyalists, invalidated eligibility, and a contested reassembly ordered by Congress, plus commentary on cotton pests and weather effects.
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W. B. Dixson
J. GO. Martin
Southern Express Company
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A, Horne
Agt
Se Sirewas
J.B. Ross & Son
Macon
Ayp Jobe
Paris
Africa
Italy
Mexico
France
Napoleon
Eral
Home Affairs
Charles Standley
Ar- Peal
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Messrs Owen and Sealy
Trout
John W. Mattox
Joseph PoPaplpegn
Phelps
Ward
Mattox
Mattes
Gayes House
Ward's Station
Democratic Meeting
Cus
StaxpLer
J. J. Knnppo
Cuthbert, Ga
Sambo
Chacun
Telegraph
Messenger
Paritapelpora
Socta
J. O. A. Cook
William Connell
Perina Smith
Alabama
Talbotton American
Krex
Wintatny
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Marswell Coun
Radical Party
Supreme Court
Senate
Meade
Terry
Tom
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America
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Intelligencer
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Democratic Party
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Austria
Prussia
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San Salvador
New York
Augusta
Central Railroad
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Death
R. Churchill
Tennessee
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C. Cuthbert
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Macon, GA
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