The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-27
THE GEORGIA SECESSION CONVENTION.

THE GEORGIA SECESSION CONVENTION.
,MInSDGynIE, Jan. ~, 1861
The proeeadings Of the Convention to-day chsrsc
erzed by unusual activity among the delegates Among
other maessr presented for confederation ahe follow
ing protest against tho separate accession OF Georgia from
the confedssaoy;-
We the undersigned delegates 10 the Convention OF the
State Of Georgia in Session, hie we most goemnly
protest aganr the action o the majority in adapting an
for she and separate Secession OF hs
state and would have preferred t policy Of co operation
with our Southern sister States yet, good citizens
yield " the vii of majority Of her people, as expressed
by their representatives, and we hereby pledge 'our
lives fortunes and our sacred honor" 10 the defence
a Georgia, If necessary against hostsle invasion from any
JAHEs ,P. -SIsfMGGfs, OF Giovnxaie
THOMAS N. MsRAE.
g. II. lLATTINERy CT Montgomery.
DAVIS .EENIIFI.
y. NJ. BYRD, Of Hall.
FAMkS.SfMMONS, Of Pickens.
MIrKDGvrLE Jan. 22, 1891.
Tho paper rccei@ed and entered the minutes sf
the Convention.
Mr., n Rrow 0 Chatham, presented the following com
raunicaiion fro N the Postmaster at savannah
To TnE PRFsIDET AND oT1uR sz2HRs oF TE CONVENTION
nE STAIE on GkoRtiA-
GrynrsN:-nlpeIod BY strong sense Of duty, and at
the sacrifice Of cb feeling account OF the position
ws,oh occupy have deeNed It night and proper to adj.
dress you on the subject OF oar postal arrangements
Icse daer, mat xray, fram all other subjects, which
misIon Of the mails and Widespread ruin win be the
consequence TO all the pursuits of life, and misery will
enter every household will not, eref0re press tho
pecesity o eas g this hranch Of the public service in
tact its Importance in the prossnt advanced state
OF cyiz,tlon mus be well known and appreciated to
need expostion az my hands. believe that even war
should not now -upt any international postal arrange
pcnts The United States, whilst our Natc was one OF
them entered into contracts fer the carry ing and delivery
OF the mails TO te appcnted agents Of said government
Now the laws oc NE ned ststes and the stpuations
those coHrscs alike require Contractors 10 deliver tne
mails TO the authorized nts Of tue government and 70
no one else These cogt.,lcts, thgefUe, apart Tein
any statuary provision, is the law oetGeen tne
contracting parties, and / doubt the PoStmasters
were to resign or f the convention snou'a
annul their commissions, I doubt, say, any
contractor would deliver the ma rs 10 say person am
contractor could legally 90 go ana eqlaly sue
would be violation Of his cont ract anu cause -
Of his pay Nor doubt that g, soon ~ ut gosern.
men OF the United States ceased TO ave i's own oocs
TO receive the mails, would IL stop the nshs
sion of mail matter. - -,
therefore the liberty Of sugges ng TO your non
orable body the proprcty OF adopting az " il.e ,
similar TO that which has been adopted oy lne t SVu
Carolina Convention, and which, In my oph uoni wVu
prevent all obstacles to the regular transmiss On ~ fe
mails, and the whole system would continue IS y now low
exists Such course would protect our people " tne
enjoy men of their present postal facilities, until per
arrange nens shall be made by treaty otherwise INC
express companies ! under the impression, con.u
afford no facilities 10 supply the void which would be
created by the destruction Of tho present system II
would be violation Of the Post Oce laws Of the United
States fer tbeso companies 10 convey mail ma1tcr