, 1865-11-15


Geclgia; and having, as they conceive, done all
things necessary and proper on their poste the full
and complete restoration Of their State 10 her rights
American Union, respectfully request thas all need
fnl executive md legislative measures be taken
TO- eject such restoration az speedily as possible
to their purposes and Desires assust your Excelen-
cy ttat Il Is their fixed intention to perform their
WHOLE dirty As citizens Of the United States; ths,
their desire is 10 hre under the Constitution, III
peace and harmony with the whole people, and to
uopai councils.
sne e oaI s IT. asE ep
them, and thetr 1ntfcipauons OF your couciliatory
aud tIusffnl consideration Of their acts and doinss
in this convention.
TIE WAR DEBT QUESTION
The ordinance heretofore Introduced by Mr.
Chappen, Of MuscoEee county, declaring ille-
gal and void 90 much of the State debt as was
created In MD Of the war, was taken from the
table nnd the ba1ance OF the session occupied
thercwith-not SO much In general debate,
or in efforts to amend as substitute therefor.
A substitute 10 issue ten, twenty and thirty
year seven per cent bonds, in payment Of the
whole debt, reduced to d specie basis, WIS
lost.
A substitute declaring the desire of the
Stnte to pay the debt, directing the General
Assembly to provide for its payment in full,
and providing that II Congress shall require
Reputation precedent to rc.admission, then 1t
shalt be the duty Of the Legislature to repudi-
A. sho,rinr an nroiitv ~ Gaor,i, I1n5o,.
;er, 49, ~ fnii,T5n.- a,,hc+it,tn noo,.aI ~,
Mr. Simmons, Of Gwinette county, who was
one Of the hiatt dozen Delegates In the Con-
vcntion Of 1851 who refused to Sign the ordi-
nance Of secession, and Is yet looked upon us
one Of Union ieadefs-~
Ee u osttd.nA1 ov ne peopts Of GtoTgia, in Eoa-
hnf HT1fu
Legislature. At re next se.slon thereof to asee5-
1.es tnT ~ S. .s ~ NE te 9f eacn
sued non tie TrTssntY aurina he iate cisil war.
and to provide by law foF TIC payment thereo.
with such Interest as may b found Just and right
On each elass Il eueA specie value; which payment
nay oe pfotiaed of oy saie o. suen pert9n ei inc
s.e M p[gpS ~ s,1 ny % ats. n LOT t pnt
redemption or lhofe now ontstandins, or State
bonds, PAYABLE at epch futura time 4 TINT the
prodis Of thc State road and other public property
1 iy. or boh % o. by l. ierstae IL ~ II tae p,ysbIa T N
kid mon such oufstap1lnT trraspry Hofcs FIR
their redemption IN whole. of in paft: Of BY sueh
+,
In such outstanding treasury nates, shall be levied
upon the peopc o pay raid debt, or auy pafk there
the United States shall require Of the s;tate Of
to: - ii hcr civil and political tights a. consti
tpe1W sm6cs Of the Fcaerai Government, that shs
sa S Htt, y. ~. ,S S1use @ ~ uss Wat
nst ,e+c nna 4 N bend. rnea eera;s 4s saed
CHE. securities Issued and now Outstanding tor nc
be enull md void TO all tnten1s md purposes, what
ever.
THIS method OF cheating the people, the
President, and The nation, was very seriously
debated and urged, bnt finally lost by small
majority.
The views OF Ex-Fostmastcr Cohen, OF Sa-
vannah, who appeared to be spokesman Of
the large body which favored the assumption
Of the debt at all hazards, ind in defiance OF
the General Government, and who Is said by
many delegates to be the mouthpiece here Of
Ex-Governor Joe. Brown, were embodied IN
the following whereas and resolve, which were
u!so lost by small majority:
WHEREAS, The paymcu, O, The sate deb, con-
t1acted for carrying On the war, nccordng TO It's IN
ulnssc ynlne, Q. the repudiaton Of the same, Il =
question Of 'itM importance 10 which HE people nf
r. 1s ei me .. ,ns @ W.! WI
then Of payment; aud.
1nt ~ ~ 1aa ReoPlgb AZ ns'e not Je naa IA, s9s
np h.,s al onooTfunitV Is 40 ~ st tHs s,ees;o,, ~
he heIi on tha l5ih OF ihe orescnt month. He II
therefore,
Kteoirai, That III; consideration OF the whole
saIy re.e'sed 10 Inc Legislature 70 be elected oco-
ber, iset'
Originally, and mp to four days ago, I Judge
the convention stood about as follows: For
assuming tne Whols aebt NJ lts lace value,
!9p ior assuming IL az tne specie value Of
Ins oonas - aEa 10 notes "an issued, ~; LOT hos
assuming Il IN any shnpe Or a. any yalnc, not
ar. seward, as "cll as Inc comments OF the
Northern press, are telling, however, on the
minds ol deleeates, anu II o vote Is ever
reached on ne main question, 1t viii he