New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-14
IMPORTANT Fr0m THE SOUTH.
Georgia Dc-ircns TO Hrsurn to the Union
Amnrniy would DC Accepted.
Special Curt. pondsDoe o. The Chicago 1rihrne
Ni.uyilIP Oct l. lt6i.

NAuvILLR. Oct. 7. le6i.
! ,hia morning met Al old acquaintance, the
Hon jose plus Gays Clerk ofthe GeoEa iionse u Ienre
gsut tycs sul ate editor TIE 1lGad fffey and sti
.atcr II 7h O 0rgia Taas lie has always bccn an
.,plouert Of the JEFF laws saDirisration. and IL
favor OF ecor-trrcti0n rathr. tic rri"fni.on OF
the rninn. Int lr dare not gr"w bis seltr1enis. GA
. cnprurc of Atlanta hs vrte IN article. snd PUB
ished IL his papI TIE GsJrgia Itzfs. III hyJr - a
return tr Unlon and The rrtai was that Jet DAVIS
sucl order FIR ris immei te arrests but he escaped
10 Gur lines, and n go NJ 10 Illinois
lie siatts that -day. three urths OF the peoflo are
IN favor o Immediate return io the Union. but thcY
dnrc rot speak out ne th'r lives wcaI pay ihe ioie
il they aid There "a such thing o. freedom OF speech
Ia Dixie tao government Il Jeh. iTs Is the worst
ie, potism on earth," aIe his VERY words
Mr.. Gays has had an opPrnaiiy to radtrstand we
motives tire Rebel leaders: Hbd he drciofct upon his
own personal h On ledge thai their object ~ entering ~
his kcbc.l,un nrs 10 rs.ulisb IN Arisfoeracy Inc
wealthy poplr %! o Suuih believe tdegradng to them
10 nss catc With TIE mndsils ~ the NORTH aHd they
,trru,d Il form ogarcly. which VIII place the "a
above The ma SEQ pi The people.
Ar CLERK Of the GeOrlia iiouse OF Representatives.
e - t.uhiar with the view Il membcrs Of thht body
and he says rye majority OF both -rs are ~ "v"T
II return io the DniOn-a portion if'm principle md
The remainder because they have lost all h"pa. lie
states at the he's only keep The army fether by
noniising that IL Mcclellan 10 elected Nnllanligham
viii BE- his Secretary u State and thea tae south VIII
b, Ciyeo us ibaelendenCe.
DIV brown IA r reconstrncton or restoration. Mr..
GAYS Lveis ho had, four weeks since long convesa-
ton with han IN the sublrrt aud knows oi what ne
peaAs He kaows also thai the Gogclnor has lost MI
ore establishing thu Independence oi the Conicder
ucy ald thar hc Is anxious fr return ~ tie Union nj
the earliest practicable period.
asked, suppose whoa Richmond n taken TIE
President shall issue an Amnesly embracing all except
few oi tue lradcrssIy hcpfc-and lrOpOts at thH
mc time that tue question ~ Slavery sail be len 10
tic supreme Court " decide WIN are fced ty the ACTION
OF tie and who are MT, 1bat vil be tn reAuit
Ills Gnswcr vas: They will accept II willingly.
| then asked lin Whit would be the result 81 an
honest decision as to the subject far thc negro WAS
concerned.
'Iloae save. who have ayailea thcmselyes Of the
Eunncp itiDn Proclamation and sought tbs protection
tac ariny vii be- tIcei those VIII" Lave not. will b.
held A. SLyes, abont half viii thus DO emnDcipated.
hut mnitcr who ~ bc rit IN Saver! tbs negrVes
are 81 dem1rilizod oni Inspired wilh Tue dsiie oil
firodum that the Institution would be worthless-ii
guul never be- rcsufrcctsd."
Sir Gays viii ~ TO Illinois. bearinF letter Of INTRO.
duction tO Gov. Yates. lie says the Rebellion cant
survive trO rejection Of Alr Lincoln, ana e0gh rs.
survive tho olvcion of any who would DO true 10
the Union, Tie as~'rts that Gen. Grant did not exig.
gcrale when lie declared thai the Conf crazy bad
rubbed the cradle anu tie grave. Ablc bodied tncu
wcir be fund IN tho COnfcosaoy outside Of the
arnY