The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-05

reclamation of percentage ON tho property lost TO
Thorn by emancipation. Now that il Is well gone.
man Of sense in the State would have slavery restored
ON any consideration. '~ ~
rg REPUTATION no MO- REruDlAnD.
The Convention will without doubt rcpudiate rcpu-
datlon scale the State war debt o. specie basis and
assume all obligations that considered morally II not
legaliy, binding. Tho Governor has recommended the
reputation Of all Confederate war debts illegally con
tracted by State acting In unconstitutional capacity
against him, for me sake claimed OF widows and
orphans and charitable institutions and various honest
people dependent ON Investments which the State en-
couragcd
As an illustration OF the entente cordde existing among
az Glasses here w mention that met yesterday In
Governor and his rival candidate: Confederate colonel
and federal orgadler general; delegate who worked
hard Tor the Jen Davis memorial and one who worked
hard against IL; Yankee editor and secession editor
while the host Confederate Governors stat officer
vides his quarters with Yankee. We all drank sThe
Restoration OF Georgia in silery Mosseaux spent
an hour as pleasantly IL this cruel war; had
occurred ..'.t*.....t.t .s...8s-H4 f'a
PROBABLE CLOSE or rHE SESSION
The prospect Is that the Con vention will close
five or six days all the members wish get home to
prepare for election and some Of them with the round
about routes necessary, have Ave hundred
miles 20 20 by rail and coach aing trip
!, who have made the trip, assure you.
WEATHER
s cool and pleasant the tinted with the autumn
hnes run Is abundant the cotton is nearly all picked
health Is good, except among the freedmen hudded
together In the cities We have direct tclcgraphic
communication with New York, rs my dispatches have
doubtless shown The Southern Express charge SIS 90
for bringing barrel worth sl2 from Savannah here
which Is cheap enough. considering that they have to
wagons the MedgeviIle poss once has been opened
the HERALD gets through here four days, and has
much greater Circulation than all other New York papers
together,
Colonel Aaron Wilbur OF Savannah, well known al the
North and personally acquainted with nearly pro-
one Of those who remained In Savannah 10 meet General
Sherman, yet he warmly greeted by all the delegates
as an old and agreeable acquaintance and prominent
citizen.
MiILrDGEvrLLE Ga, Oct 2S, 1865.
DEBATE THE REPUTATION tn
This forenoon long and exciting discussion occurred
reputation II occurred motion for a committee
to inquire Of the Provisional Governor whether rcpuda
ton required by President johnson.
Mr.. Warren, OF Pulaski and Colonel Goode OF Hous.
ton favored the resolution 1.-THE Reputation OF solemn
pledges by the people OF Georgia TO be made
qua OF restoration they wanted to know IL from
reliable authority. Ir the debt was be rcpudaicd
they wanted the responsibility placed where II belonged
Mr.. Simmons, Of Gwinnett county, opposed
onnosed ~ ASKING o,ber wh, me sense :,
the Convention should be, and thought the
body should express lis own honest sentiments. The
North misapprehendcd the matter The debt was not
secession rebel The speaker opposed secession
in 1851, and had faith In II but he had stood by
tho state and had voted money 10 cohe and feed her
soldiers and their families. The debt made good
faith, with the honor Of Georgia pledged and he would
never vote TO repudiate IT,
Mr. Keannn Of Baldwin county, In moving 10 lay on
the table, said the President had required any such
condition OF Reputation.
Hou. A. H. Chappei OF Nuscogee, supported the
luton In order to learn the wishes Of the Pres dent
and referred the North Crohna telegram indicating
intention 70 follow out the reputation policy inaugu
rated by :he President
Mr. Matthew'S Of Ogcshopc opposed the resolution
the ground that the Convention should be controlled
biased, but governed by It's honest convictions
Georga's sons had fought manfuliy, had failed and
cepted the result There Disgrace IN this; bu,
there would be In ropud aon Honest men pay their
debts and be believed President johnson would not op
| pose honesty in Georgia.
Mr. Hansel of Cobb favored laying the resolution on
| the table, similar grounds.
Other remarks made and the motion 10 lay the
table carried-one hundred and sixty three In The
| Affirmative.
The following important sccson OF an article Of the
constitution has been Adopted
ARTICLE H., Sec 8. II shall DO the duty Of the Gene
raj Assembly 10 make laws TO project and govern res
persons of color providing In what their
shall be received regulate their transactions with eli
zens regulate prohibit their grafton thi
State from other States of tho Union cscwh u
confer jurisdiction upon courts existing that may
hereafter be by them created In criminal excepted
from the exclusive jurisdiction OF the Superior Court and
In civil whoreto persons Of color parties and
session. and thereafter the pabio welfare may
require to provide by law for the protection and security
the persons and property Of the freedmen Of this
and guard them and the State against any evil that may
arise nom their sudden emancipation.