New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-27
RECONSTRUCTION.
THE GEORGIA CONVENTION
THE RELIEF MEASURES-LETTER PROM EA-GOF'
BROwN-IlIs WORK IN BEHALF OF RECON
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or TIE CONVENTION

Rapid reconsideration has followed the pass
ace Of Yesterdays Relief ordinance, nnd 1t again
taken up morning The necessity OF relief Is evident
TO ALL the feasibility extending not so clear RELIEF 10
the debtor is also, pressure on tue creditor anu !et
situation I'm Georgia thus debt question Is ttFinc.
SbOrtucss " crops for three years tAhhustioi vi
dent accumulation Of years of litigation anu tIo a i
atnn OF q circulating medium that represented millions
81 property. have LETT the state wen bsh oinhrult
dyke against the Good Of pened Judgments ana t3er
lions that threatened to sweep away more tna nan w
uropety the But This stay law was last week
decided by the Supreme Court OF Georgia % e uncop
tutiOna and nothing hOid tue sheTii manu- DI
AN ordinance OF the Convention, II that can for Its ELI
A letter on tile subject from exGoy. Brown appeared
In Yesterdays papers, and doubtless had strong hhu-
encc I'm favor OF the measure. Coy Brow" LOT Ohe years
las been and sil IL. the most popular man ~ Georgia
What Inc dl for Sccts lon we all know. Whit he sdUng
aud will do, f.r Reconstruction, VIII soon Do equaiy
When speak Of his popularity mean OF course. pop
ulary with the bone una snew OF tes Georsia penpe,
with the nounninecrs ~ the Blue Ridge, and the poor
whites further South. With the plantation arlsOclbey
he never was fyorite, aud whoa You near Deo'IauG
organs talk OF the voice OF the people ol b'o'Na ~
in mind that they mean tho OLD sAVeOcracy, not inc
GOV Browns letter begins by exposing the impoverish
Of Georgia by the war; and the destruction O prop
Nm Ici state Of things" he goes on TO say. hold
that u right that the loss be divided between debtor
and any other laws which may be necessary TO divide
the oss by inducing creditors 10 compromise ana settle
reasonable terms, are right in principle ana SOUND Va
policy aud the NEGLECT TO pass them u dcichcilOm Of
duty the part OF the representatives Of the people
fail Of cotton AID the decision Of tile sui RENE Court
which viii turn loose the sherhs upon our people. he
declares The remedy TO be deny all courts ana minis
eial officers this State for reasonable time any Ju-
rsdcion TO enforce contract made prior to tue war
by judgments execution, or Otl"lsc III SUE WoasuIo
| Is eNtr,Ine. the einefgeucy II an extreme one
| COY. Brown goes further, aud says: .
an one class Of would make the denial OF Jurs-
dictOn perpetual refer e. notes given Tor saNs,
sold slave IN 1850 for ooo and ook hs note IN $50
TIE Government took the Save from ana maze LIN
| free II had kent him the Government would pave
done the same as lost nothing b4l me hlio OF the
/ . Time q
guircs that give NJ Bs note and tat j. Pay mn .e 'o
Georgia provision that Court shall ever entertain IN
reduction ~ or enforce my contract the c0@iieratom
which slave; but the courts Of TINS state may Gu
terrain for the hire Of slaves, and tbs WORK Is ac
iurqlcr Each family without regard tor race color.
shtd be allowed to hold tlOJo worth OF land, OF when
they may have become honestly possessed ~ owner
ncrtl 81 with The dwelling house and all necessary out
homes the value Of which should be cuuuted In
estimating the value Of the land unless In city, town OF
Incorporated village, the improvements on which aio
v.r more than lie usual average Oi dwelling nouscs
mi. should be held sacred the family, aud free from
levy and sae under any lqdgment' EXECUTION OF o'Her
give you "a few more from tho letter because
a c,f, Idea Of the position and belief Of Southern ke
ustructiOnist than columns Oi ordinary pondehct
slavery j. abolished Inc laIgr landed afsto,ihoy VI
the state Is broken down. The old plantation ~ rtm ht
be abandoned We must o'1do ihe country INTO small
tracts. Those VINO O"h AIS0 tInotS s, ,tla
sell ont. at reasonable prices, small farms TO those
vino cultivate the soil, but Who Rre not low inter
csled Ia II as owucrs Ihls "Ouh Hth our oIie lu,e
rmy to their present homes ANA induce ohcte 10 seto
Population Is the true wealth Of u State. We have
vast 20 develop. Ncuccd NOR" labor ana more
capital We should ~ frame our Constitution ana laws
and regulate or conduct, Rs 10 ,lte Dol. re NP
hrlngr capital muscle and nerve INTO georgia 10 u
IN her clopmcnt aud conducts n.cit rs praoriDe
citizen. her freud, matter where he Wa- h"r or
what he II called u you adopt liberal Homestead law
securing The home 10 the family, nu matter how uIori-
nate or pruHgaie the hufband and mthrr may be- yon
invite men 81 email means 10 leave sihtcs Nc nave not
enacted such laws, and invest their money IN and ~
G,OfgS, where they would have an insurance ~ mono
Tor themselves and families during hir aud i"r The widow
ltaufI IL a
fortune hetlde them There should also Do reason
able exemption Of personal proIeTty. 49,. $500.
Undoubtedly, the referred 70 90 the above passage
by GOV. Brown IL the friend 81 GrOrga me nihcuIiy
j. 20 have him received ~ friend Sensible ana pat
i,c nf do 30 receive him; but the press, the majority
the aud too many o the men, do "t 30 receive
| him.
Az already remarked the necessity for relief Is adj
mittcd boy all Tie feasibility Of extending IT. l. more ah
probematicai An ordnance cmbOdyiug the main tea
! lures OF stay law must ncees.ariJ A4iAf" Ia" ~
~ isnine told the Convention that there was no
true roief n this ordinance 10 only postponed Tor
/ Mr. Hocomb said the ordinance. az passed, would
work 70 the injury OF tie poor only Public qua private
or nI ~, MIMI fr't "A o,id h.. o IND men 10 icf.
~ bad faith. IL would mostly benefit dishonest men.
t,tr. ~erf IN date In i-,s bat would 90 no further
Mr. sadod urged that the effect Of tho ordinance upon
tie busnes credit aud good fith OF the s'ae Would Oo
motion reconsider lost by vote OF O. for to
/ 81 Against.
RESOLUTIONS touching repeal Of the cotton tax
introduced, and seats ~ mbefs drawn for. when the
Fr,Ideut announced that lie bad not yet had time to
for drafting separate sections o the Constitution They
should be announced on Monday
Convention adjourned.
SIXTH DAY.
| The standing Committees of the Convention
were this morning announced by the President. Ihs
most important Of them, a. connected win tue Hork oil
ptpnrlnE hSw |9sttu.os a.e 1 rs Gs,
S ~ T. ''' !" l. Made" a G ''''' = H. N'''.n' l. ''''
.h, n l. knIsr Bedford Cobb Presley Yas''. J. l. Dua
CsaH1r. o. L,y.lais, Dsrta,r, KMeK'y csaI9a5i l n
Trsar.l BoaH, II Y N MlsT Philip N-r-a. C. G. heh'rd
Cs', Jqtaseyg Dr'; ~ T. a1,"SAq s cl,.s'I
St Mel G'G l. s'f''"' Il 4 A'N' - a. = A''' " !"
c,sn,i ~ Isreisio.-J II Cld-tr Ch,lrm,u J. Fygs o
HtAoa. Thens' Gnh'r '" rfl-es. H. NJ Turner T. o. Camp
Gou ra.. q. Hauia-H v n Musr, Cf.m,n. W a Por,
Y.sr Bo8s,u " Key, ". C. lee 5 Cobb samas g. Cove
Good.n. " ~ wtisA',d T. r sasoI. H. d Bo.ol T. AleT'
Iamwen aware that these names are nearly all Of
them strange TO The great maorty Of your Ieaaer Bnt
the responsible work of the convention u cobhded Ihey
are, mostly. planters, lawyers, merchants ply scias
aud minister's. large majority Of them areof southern
ninth and manly GeOrgians or the small minority of
Northern most OF them have residence In Georgia
OF from 80 years. with exception of MI roster
Georgian who wealthy planter, all the members, OF
the Committee Bill OF Rights are lawyers and lawyers
Messrs Cobb Hopkins Foster Bedford. Yates, Irammel
| Blonnt Martin, Burnett. bgby, Hotchkiti Waddeli
whitley, Traywick, Mash, Key and sahold' nre All
Dr. Angler, 3 gentleman OF wealth. is a resident OF
is one OF the leading Of tho state an old line WING
professor IN the Medical College and has the reputation
of being the finest public speaker In the state lie II
! Georgia. H. X McCay, OF Americas, Is one OF the first
lawyers In the State and man OF high personal reputa
ton A native OF Pennsylyena, thoroughly idehtihed
with Georgia by more than twenty years residence
John H. Flynn originally from Pennsylvania has re1ided
In Georgia many years, and N bound % u by family u,s
master machinst OF the state Railroad and niyersay
esteemednnd respected. &. A. Ellington cast one OF the
two C2 In favor Of the constitutional amendment IN
the Georgia Legislature Of 1866 A. T. Alderman Is ais
tngAhod both lawyer and man OF superior educa-
ton Dr w. H. Whitehead is q Virginan; was school
mate ~ Cen Geo H. Thomas; IL staunoh for the Union,
Ind