The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-20

A CORRESPONDENT writes TO an East
ern paper, that though the people of
Georgia seem to be loyal, the Conven-
ton gives no proof of>this quality, and
that 1t had been better 1t had never
met. The great trouble was that the
Convention was composed Of men who
dared not face the real vital issues Of
the day, and come squarely up to the
mark on the question OF secession,
emancipation and population. Thus,
when the ordinance Of secession was
reppdlated, 1t was simply repealed"
because to declare 1t null and void
would DO to insult the worthy men who
adopted it originally. So slavery was
abolished, because the United States
Government had declared slaves free
"as war measure" aud the ordinance
concluded as follows:
Provided, this acguiescence in the
action OF the Government OF the United
States Is not intended TO operate as q
REIMBURSEMENT, or waiver, or estopel
OF such claim for compensation of loss,
sustained by reason Of the emAncipa.
ton Of his slaves, as any citizen Of
Georgia may hereafter make upon the
justice and magnanimity Of that Gov
ernment. .,is,.- e.S9,.s.....
When the question OF therepudIation
Of the rebel debt was introduced, less
than one-thIrd ofrthe delegates favored
the movement. Rumors ofthe Prssi-
dents wishes on the subject reinforced
the minority. Finally the ordinance
was pissed wIththe following proviso:
That nothing herein contained shall
prevent any Legislature hereafter 10 as
scmble from milking appropriations Of
money for the payment or any claim
against tho State, Originating after the
10th Of january, 1851, where It shall be
male clearly TO appear TINT such claim
was founded upon consideration, dis
connected with any purpose OF aiding
or assisting the prosecution of the late
war against tho United States, and not
incident to u state Of war.
This measure was not made n part OF
the Constitution.
Comparisons are drawn between the
Conventions Of Georgia and of Ala
bama, by way Of illustrating tho differ
ence In their tempCrs. In the latter
Convention, on the lust week, of It's ex-
lstence, resolution memorallzing the
President in favor Of JED. Davis was
referred to committee and never call.
ed up. In Georgia the first, thing done
was to send a memorial to the President
in behalf of tho rebel chief This sort
OF spirit animated tho Georgia Conven-
ton throughout.
Before the Convention closed, Its
President, Mr.. Heschel v. johnson,
made an address, part of which we
published on Thursday. One passage
further we quote now. 1t Is full Of
bitterness MS 1t Is full of truth. He
said: lF
We have performed the labors assign
ed us under very unusual cIrcnm-
stances, and In the midst OF an extra
ordinary ind perilous crisis. We have
passed through bloody struggle with
those with whom we had been preyl-
ously associated as felloW-CItIzeIls, as
members OF the same great republic, as
dOcendants OF the same glorious ances-
try, speaking the same language, wor-
shipping the same God. and believing
In the same revelation. How sad the
event, that II bloody strife should have
existed among people so situated, and
looking back 10 the same scenes OF
pride and glory which illuminated our
past history! How sNdder still TO think
that, at the end Of such a contest, our
Country-I mean that portion OF Il
which we call the South-is Frustrated:
NIL its enterprises crippled, lis pursuits
disOrgNnlzed, It's labor destroyed, It's
agriculture rendered inefficient and un.
productive, NIL our permanent invest
mentS In the why OF stocks and bonds
rendered vnluolGss-ln a word coming
out Of such d struggle with tho conyIc.
ton which We must realize, in refer.
enCe to ourselves, that we ARE indeed n
poor people, thIOwn at single lean,
from the highest pinnacle OF prosperity
down 10 the most abjeCt, htlmiliRtinx
circumstances OF poverty and political
impOtcncy.
Mr.. Johnson spoke In n friendly
manner of tho freedmen, and urged
kind, humane, salutary, magnanIm.
GUS md Just" treatment OF the blacks,
hoping thnt they might become a body Of
Trustworthy luborers." They will ri
they arO treated ms Mr.. johnson nd.
vIseS.