Report of the Joint Select Committee to Inquire Into the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States, So Far as Regards the Execution of the Laws, and Safety of the Lives and Property of the Citizens of the United States and Testimony Taken: Testimony taken by the committee (July 7-Nov. 8, 1871) GeorgiaU.S. Government Printing Office, 1872 |
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... recollect that at the presidential election General Grant did not get but three votes in the county , two col- ored men and one white man . Question . The persons who joined that society were sworn to support none but Union men as ...
... recollect that at the presidential election General Grant did not get but three votes in the county , two col- ored men and one white man . Question . The persons who joined that society were sworn to support none but Union men as ...
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... recollect the names ; they were all strangers . Question . Look at this file of papers , [ handing the witness some papers , ] and say if the persons there named were before you . Answer . I see that my writing is upon them ; I could ...
... recollect the names ; they were all strangers . Question . Look at this file of papers , [ handing the witness some papers , ] and say if the persons there named were before you . Answer . I see that my writing is upon them ; I could ...
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... recollect that paper being brought before the grand jury , and the reason we did not act upon it was , that it was not evidence before us ; we wanted the witness there . We got a letter from Judge Thomas , of the county ; we failed to ...
... recollect that paper being brought before the grand jury , and the reason we did not act upon it was , that it was not evidence before us ; we wanted the witness there . We got a letter from Judge Thomas , of the county ; we failed to ...
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... recollect his name . I know a great many have been charged with offenses and have been acquitted . They are not all found guilty who are charged , I do not think . Question . Were they charged before the courts ? Answer . I think so ...
... recollect his name . I know a great many have been charged with offenses and have been acquitted . They are not all found guilty who are charged , I do not think . Question . Were they charged before the courts ? Answer . I think so ...
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... recollect about that now ; I voted for it one time , and perhaps one time I did not . Question . Were you , beyond the military age during the war ? Answer . No , sir ; I was not . Question . Were you in the army ? Answer . No , sir ; I ...
... recollect about that now ; I voted for it one time , and perhaps one time I did not . Question . Were you , beyond the military age during the war ? Answer . No , sir ; I was not . Question . Were you in the army ? Answer . No , sir ; I ...
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Página 978 - The General Assembly, at its first session after the adoption of this Constitution, shall provide for the appointment of three commissioners...
Página 1199 - I, of my own free will and accord, and in the presence of Almighty God, do solemnly swear or affirm that I will never reveal to any one, not a member of the * * by any intimation, sign, symbol, word or act, or in any other manner whatever, any of the secrets, signs, grips...
Página 978 - Provided, That no soldier, sailor, or marine in the military or naval service of the United States shall acquire the rights of an elector by reason of being stationed on duty in this State...
Página 806 - Spring, doth bring forth, first the blade, and then the ear, and then the full corn in the ear, and man doth eat thereof, and is satisfied.
Página 978 - He shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate, and shall hold his office for the same term as the governor. The general assembly shall provide for the said commissioner a competent salary and necessary clerks.
Página 800 - Whether civilizations, on the whole, he going forward or going backward, the result must be the same to those who insist on standing still — they must be overwhelmed. Because all the world is, therefore, each portion of the world must be awake and thinking — up and acting. Nor can we afford to waste time and strength in defense of theories and systems, however valued in their day, which have been swept down by the moving avalanche of actual events.
Página 800 - We live in one of those rare junctures in human affairs, when one civilization ends and another begins. I feel oppressed with a sense of fear that we shall not be equal to the unusual responsibilities which this condition imposes, unless we can deal frankly with these events, frankly with ourselves, and bravely with our very habits of thought.
Página 882 - States of the Union rendering life and property insecure and the carrying of the mails and the collection of the revenue dangerous. The proof that such a condition of affairs exists in some localities is now before the Senate. That the power to correct these evils is beyond the control of the State authorities I do not doubt; that the power of the Executive of the United States, acting within the limits of existing laws, is sufficient for present emergencies is not clear.
Página 978 - The poll tax, any educational fund now belonging to the State (except the endowment of, and debt due to, the University of Georgia) , a special tax on shows and exhibitions, and on the sale of spirituous and malt liquors, which the General Assembly is hereby authorized to assess...
Página 801 - ... in the establishment of scientific, physical, mechanical, and all polytechnic schools, and in the discoveries made and results wrought by educated and enlightened industries. . . . Modern progress is chiefly, if not entirely, found not in the advancement of what are called the learned professions but in the education and elevation of the masses; in the discoveries and appliances of the physical sciences ; in the establishment of schools of science ; and in the promotion, enlargement, and results...