, 1865-11-07

lowed The hostile speech he made On the JET.
Davis pardon question with another quite a..
objectionable On this. He said he should
right either Of TIE Pr<stdent or Of Congress to
TO fnte, feys ii this mailer. The President cer-
talnly cannot decide upon it. We saall not
bo bEck in the Union ILL our representatives
are admitted to their seats, and II Congress
requires Us to repudfate 1t will be time then
to act. Don't let us do more than is required
ofus. True, We hayc no rights but such as
the conqueror chooses to give Us, but 1rW
not 1ae}d one inch more than military force r.
qss3res me 10 yfdd. The Convention Il the repre-.
sentative Of 'nhat Il tefs Of ~ souerei3n.y Of
Georgia-itt us do .chat n u ties to dsst1s has
sorerttgnfy- shall neptT gix my rote to add
he da;nnIng disgraes ef ,1pudtaiion to lie hu-
initiation Of kutjugdion.
General Hansell, of Cobb county, would
sote ngainst the resolution. True, ,oe haze
s1nallored the camel, but I an, in no mood for q
dessert, ep<n # Il 6ea g"at, look upon this
inquiry rs quasi request to impose further
terms ot humiliation. / mean to meet those
already imposed in good faith and as becomes
man, but beg, gentlemen, TO ask for no
more at present.,
Mr.. Joshua Hi said he thought there was
agreat deal Of needless feeling existing: The
resolution is simple one of inquiry, which It
is every way proper to pass. I must add,
however, that whatever may Or may not be
the diahonor Of repudiating this debt, l am
sure 1t would be an everlasting stigma for any
future convention to assume It If we set 1t
aside.
Ms. Cohen, Of Savannah, found the whole
question Of State rights involved in this issue.
lie honoted the President for his course In
endcayoring to stay the wares Of Northern
tanaticisn., and would uphold him all he
could but there tcns limit beyond ,rhfcs he
could not go, and he 7'eper, no nerer, could pofe
fu Jaror Of repudidtion. eren at the conqueror's
command. Besides, We repudiate, admit
negro evidence, even establish negro suffrage,
the radicals will still refuse us admission II
they can. We must meet them somewhere
let us make onr stand here.
Finally the obnoxious resolution was laId
On the table by vote Of tt2 yeas, nays not
counted. AL who yoted to table, may be
set down as In favor Of paying the debt; but
the remaining 10 arc opposed to paying It.
There is a very strong lobby interest here
dressing for non-acsion In tho matter. They
want It left to the legislature, where, Of
course, they Will be able to control things 60
as to eecnre its final Judgment Only some
action by the President, rs heretofore in
regard to North Carolina md Alabama, will
save the State from assuming this var debt.
Some Of It Is probably in the hands Of poor
people. DQL LIE EFGHL D01y OIL II II ED0LIO1lCu
by capitalists and spectators.
FIFTH DAY.
OCTOBER 1rH.
The Governor sent In a brief message, show
ing of whom he had borrowed money to car
~ On the Government, when it is to be paid,
&C.; and asking authority 10 ncgotiatc aloan
and Issue bonds for such amounts as will be
needed during the next year. An ordinances
previously introduced, was taken up, deba-
fed, varioukly amended, aud finally sent to d
special committee of three.
TIE WAR DEBT QUESTION AGAIN.
Joshua Hill moved q resolution, asking the
| such facts In Ills possession as might be Of
| public interest.
Nothing could be more proper than this,
I certainly; bnt one delegate made furious
| assault upon 1t, on the ground that 1t was In
tended, under it, to bring In Presidential In
structions on the reputation question. No
one denied this, bnt there was 80 little In tho
resolution itself, that the Convention could
not refuse to pass II. In half m hour there
ccmc up from the Governor brief message,
| fnclostDg and endorsing tho following felc-
gTam:
! WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. -, 1866.
To-, James johnson. Provisional GoTcrnor. o!
Yonr despatch has been received The people Of
GeoEia shoua not hesitate 9re finSe s moment ~
he purpose q aiding the rebellion aga,nst the
Government Of the United states. il wil not do to
ie end collect T., ta1ss e., 1Ioa s'ase and PsoPts
MAJ ea,ed to aid IN taSas tScm out thereby saS
Ga.a9n M q ts Sson Of
sste n Georrfa .v}er in nn,n,uentrI. viii crc1
submit 10 IL Pa,pent 81 : deot ,sh,eh was tht
main eauke OF bringing on tbeis past and p1eeen'
srfcriug-lhc result Of tho rebellion Those who
invested their capital tn the CREATION Of this debt
M ~ ihoT9 Il ~ sy ,v .n
soe hns * snG ~ neo r. ,.d 11 lnn s1s
Al home and abroad. that no debt CONTRACTED for tht
purpofe Of dissolvtne the Union Of the States, eat
Or WI bc Eaid by tazcs levied on the people TO-
(e'ered;' ANDREW 'onssos, :,
To say that this produced eonste19atlon g. !
70 put the iact yery mildly indeed. The hut
teriog in the cutlery WAS quite as bad as Of
the iioor Of the convention. "D-n iht
thipg!' eaid . delegate who sat near nc
the message and accompanying documents Il
the committee Of sixteen. and that was done
An ordinance was Immediately introdneed Il
declare all debts created IN aid OF tho late re
bclI,on null and void, and Tint also went t.
tho committee.
,rnr rprrn,,r>.,e ,,,,..r
! rH,..4 @ ~ -. noA1Ao
| dne eSmmAtee O. sixteen reported Ieso sa
/ ienon 19anhns hngaalef oenefai Dafas ~!
ssn !oF nls H1se sou1se "a ,m1anaag!ns ING al
cepllns Us pr0posnon 1os 1oint action VIII
the people. They alEo reported IN ordinanc
authorizing JUSTICES OF tae feace, Uftinaric
. the conn1les. othcr cisll officers, md a
Rurran nn;,cr an1,otntment of Zen. Tiiisnn
..HIr ~ 1sr ~, aeon W,
thc h1ocEs m.5,,tsinin, t1o ne,;cc of ~ t%
, rnmties e. t~0 " -
Il ,;i;1l,c srfn that tb{s ia strnn7v IN r,v
| Tie Gcycrnl mn Opportunity 10 have res1den
, | noents in eyeFy county md In fact in eyer,