The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-20
Business Prospects OF Savannah
Developing.
Resume Of The Important Actions Of the
Late Constitutional Convention.
TIE ELECTION Fer GOVERNOR, CONGRESSMAN
DC DC. &c.
Our Savannah correspondence.

commercial prestige which her mediatory position De-
the great depots OF the North aud the morkots or
the vast interior south, undeniaby youehsaies her
The people now and it has been the to great
extent, appear have little Of that accrby of feeling
which h;ss continually displayed itself in many 81 me
Southern cities in conflicts OF authority between civ
and military officials III natured, caviiss p9ne OF
the local press and in thu social osacisin OF No'h"h
men Everything moves smoothly IN inc governments
Of the city, also in the Joint jurisdiction OF CIV" ana
nlitary authorities certain interests oil the cohiu
nifty The people have devoted themselves 10 business
with energy and unanimty as entirely unprecedent
ed as prophetic of great gratifying results leaving
lhe dead past bury its dead, and putting the
shoulder tho wheel in cheerful and noble
rpirit OF PATRIOTISM and self abnegaton. Savannah
merits well the avorltsm OF which she is obviously the
object among mercantile communities OF the North
standing as she does conspcuonsly The monitor OF
unrseryed the demands of the hour yet
still preserving the chastencd pride OF high toned mu
nicipahiy
The great artery through which the life blood Of
Georga hows-the Central Rairoad-will resume
ils all important functions. The road has been
rebuilt for about nifty miles, about ten miles having been
completed within the past week Four carsocs Of rail.
road just arrived here and being shipped
TO the terminus Of the repairs. Thirty more miles and
the gap IN this great highway of trade viii have been
brdscd great portion OF tho grading and bed of this
part OF the road has already been finished
florida i Is expected, will be completed TO The Alta
naha river by Christmas, from which point the trains
running 10 ThomasvilIc the southwestern ter
minus
Trr STATE CONVENTION
The Convention, you have learned by telegraph
closed Us Session AT Medgeve on Wednesday last It's
action before the country and il is believed will be
acceptable TO the administration at Washington The
amendment of the State constitution acquescng In the
abolition of slavery adopted by an almost unan
vote. not only because that measure was deemed
indispensable The establishment and future prescr
ernmen hut because of the universal conviction that
she after its decentralization by the war; not
worth the attempt TO reorganze it, IL such thing
possible. While the people of Georgia held opin
ions on the subject of African slavery WILDLY differing
from those entertained by the people Of the Northern
States they as little expect desire its reesabshmcnt
under existing circumstances as do the anti slavery
OF New England. They look upon the institution as in
Gontinonty dead"hurt past all surgery their only
solcitudc is how to dispose Of its to the
and the freedman In this they should have the earnest
sympathy and operation OF all just mon at the North.
In the adoption Of the ordinance repudating the
ebt the Convention was not 50 web agreed The viola
ton Of the plighted faith Of the state rcpugnant
Abe sentiment of Georgian and but for the conviction
resting the minds of many in the Convention that
ahe measure indispensably necessary to the read
mission Of the state into the Union it would not have
bean passed As il was 1t was carried by very sman
majority The opponents CT the measure dA not regafd
positive requirement OF the administration at
Washington, and they believed that the people Of the
Northern States, especially the great commercial class
would prefer TO receive them back again in political,
Of reputation in any FORM The passage Of measure
replgnant to the sentiment of the people, deeply
affecting individual and State character should be re-
xarded by the government and the people 0 the Norh
evidence Of the earnest desire OF the Convention
and the neopIe 10 leave nothing undonc 10 submit Ia any
possible sacrifice 10 promote the end dcsiredn honorl
Die, amicable and permanent adjustment OF our sectional
difficulties.
THE RATIFICATION TIE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
The question OF ratifyng the amendment to the United
States constitution aboshing slavery was not agiiacd IN
the Convention, for the reason that II was MOI, deemed
proper for acton OF that body That matter will
probably before the Legislature. which in
a few days, when Il will, have no doubt from what ]
know OF the views Of leading in and out OF the Con
vcnon, be adopted without formidable opposition In
deed the ratification of the amendment IS regarded
matter OF course The legislature will also adopt code
al laws for the government and protection Of the freed
men in their personal, marital property and testamcnta
ny rights This code for the preparation of which
mission of able iurists appointed by the Con-
yenton Will declare their legal rights and circumstances
under which they will entitled testify In courts
The gentlemen selected to draft this code and report
tbe Legislature men of learning, experience and
high moral character and understanding al they do the
character and wants OF the people just emancipatod
from bondage, and for the government and protection
of whom they have been commissioned TO lcgislaie will
De much better qualified 10 discharge that humane duty
than the Freedmen Bureau who do not understand
the freedmen and whose best intentions az;
he distrusted by the whites. The rc-estasshment Of
relations between the terms OF equity Jus
1ce TO both parties Is mntter OF eHtrce dclcacy and
OF vital importance not only to the South but To the
country large With the best efforts il will
require time and the exercise OF charitable orbcaiance
THE sTArE ELECTION.
To-day the election for Governor members of Congress
the State Legislature place.
Owing the limited TO the tho
will be very light and in of the remote
Hes there will probably be election held The Con
venton provided in such cases that election might be
held for representatives in the State Legislature the
hrst Monday in Deoember. Hon. Charles j. Jenkins
old and consistent Union man. distinguished jurist
and statesman as we'll for the moderation his opin
and the purity OF his private and public character H.
The candidate for Governor without opposition In the
several Congressional districts the most prominent mon
al the state have been placed in nomination without
gard TO their political antcccdets several OF them hay
ing been officers in the rebel army. In these nomna
ftauo ha gG ions
Of the fitness of the nominees To represent them the
national Congress, and not by considerations OF their
ceptabiity, as Union men, to the government
The election in this city is progressing with unusual
quiet, there being excitement the polls. The vote
will probably not reach half tho usual number polled
ordinary occasions We have opposing candidates for
Senator or representatives in this Senatorial district
tn"ugn We nave three candidates for Congress, viz
Hon. Solomon Cocn, distinguished lawyer and post
master under both the United States and Confederate
governments, Colonel Carey ". styles, lawyer. and
late colonel IN the Confederate army, and Colonel
Charles IL Hopkins Union maa par ercciisnee and
doubt, carry this county. with considerable vote IN
the interior counties comprising this Congressional dis
trot Both the other gentlemen, belonging to the SOUTH
counties, will divide the OF the interior
leaving Il very doubtful who will be elected With our
present deficient mail facIe will probably bc some
two weeks before the result is known here
NEGROES
We have had very favorable fall FOR cotton picking:
hut IA passing through OF best cotton councs
few days past large quantities OF cotton Ia tho
reid falling 20 waste for want OF picking on inquuy
learned that the planters had been abandoned ~ ibcr
roos and TINT they had been unable procure hand
% pick their crops Large quantities Of sorghum
also standing in The mold ruined by The irot
very large proportion OF the small crops made the past
has been lost for the want Of labor 10 harvest
Them. The negroes In some sections work faithfully,
while in Others they spend Their time IN idlcnos and
yarapoUdzing over the country II remains "a be
anything be done improve this condition Of
tlngs.
Military Affairs In Nebraska.
Breye, Major General Frank Wheaton, commanding