Beware the Example and Fate of Atlanta Dispatch
A sprawling editorial condemns radical elements in Atlanta and Georgia politics. It blames a private democrat backed by Bullock and rail interests for compromising the capital’s governances, warns counties against independent candidates, and urges white unity and Anglo-Saxon pride. Also notes Wesleyan Female College in Macon with 210 pupils and a Wednesday barroom shooting in which shoemaker Smith was killed by O A Ganard. Ganard arrested.
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Mobile
Augusta
Georgia
Blodgett
Tweedy
Bullock
Gate City
Hosrcine
Dawson
Smith
O. A. Ganard
Pepe
The Political Millenium at Hand
A late nineteenth century reflection on Congress awakening to duty amid Reconstruction era tensions. Mentions McCrery Arlington resolution, Schurz amnesty, Saulsbury on federal troops, income tax repeal, Grant San Domingo, Hill letter on 13th to 15th amendments, and Southern opposition to federal authority. Expresses distrust of universal suffrage and a plea for Southern officials to resist federal intrusion.
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Arlington
Lee
True
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Schurz
Saulsburry
Delaware
Grant
Grand San Domingo
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Non
B. H. Hill
Is It Reputable To Swap Votes In Politics
A partisan charge asserts vote trading to back favored candidates degrades principle and party unity. It cites Gov Bullock’s election team including James Allen FitzSisson, labeled insane by doctors, and mocks appointing inmates to manage elections, urging honesty and warning against using lunatics as voters.
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Bullock
Decatur
James Allen Fitz Sisson
Miller
Johnson
Southern Life Insurance Company
Penitentiary
State Lunatic Asylum
Constitution
Governor's Advice to Managers of Elections in 1870 Georgia
Executive Department of Georgia issues guidance to election managers about voter qualifications, oaths, registration exclusions, poll hours, and duties. It directs three lists and tally sheets, prohibits unwarranted challenges, permits oaths for suspected illegal votes, and requires certified returns and consolidated totals to be filed with the Superior Court.
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State of Georgia
Ariasta
United States
General Assembly
Superior Court
State of
Georgra
H. P. Farrow
Bullock
Starrer
Atlanta
R. B. Bullock
The
Election Law Opinion on 1870 Voting Protections
Georgia deputy readers discuss election duties under the 1870 act. Attorney General Bullock weighs numbering ballots, managers oath authority, and the oath’s adaptation to postwar voter qualifications, urging strict enforcement to prevent intimidation and ensure fair, peaceful voting.
Declaration of intention and election day liquor law excerpt
A historical notice discusses a declaration of intent to become a U S citizen and residency, taxes paid, and disabilities in 1869. It then details the March 19 1869 act prohibiting sale of intoxicating liquors within one mile of election sites with penalties up to fifty dollars fine or ten days jail, and requires enforcement and arrest of violators during elections.
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Farrow
Senate
House of Representatives
General Assembly
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