The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-03-28
Scene In the Georgia COnVcn.
lion,

In the Georgia Convention, few
days since, Col. j. D. Waddel, a gall
liant officer of the late Confederate
army, and a conservative member Of
the body, gave utterance to the fol-
lowing noble thoughts:
Mr.. President-It WIS not my in
tention to trouble the convention with
a single word upon tho subject i'm
mediately before us; and | should
not now, but for some remarks which
fell from the delegate FROM Richmond
(Dlr. Bryant.) lie complained bes
cause allusiou had been made to the
fact that some of the conspicuous
delegates TO this ConventiOn-those
ottc"cSt on the foor-were recent
residents Of Georgia, and intimated
that in consequence Of that fact a
prejudice was endeavored to be kim
died against those delegates of North
ern birth. have sat in this conven-
tion nearly forty days, and | appeal
to those around ne to know if twenty
illnatured filings have not been made.
at Georgians where one even disrcs
spectful allusion has been made to
New EDgianders. Four 6fths of the
white people of Georgia were rebels,
$50 SCALED" aud not a day has been
suffered to pass wlleu those "rebels "
have not been denounced, in soRe
shape or form, by those who have
assumed the task of ingrafting up
OR the stock of Georgia ignorance
New EngIaud ideas and New Eng
land civilizations" They seem to
have an intense loathing for those who
bore part in the struggle for liberty
they denounce them as rebels and
traitors. No terms Of reproach are
rigorous enough to characterize them
by-nO punishment is severe enough
to inflict upon them. When we tell
them we have SURE n Tered in good
faith-we have laid dJwn our arms
upon the honor Of sOldiers-we have
abandoned what they call the 'heresy
Of secession on''--henceforth we mean
to stand by the UuiOu under the Con-
stitutiOn-it is all to no purpose, all
without avail. They are not content.
They are greedy for the pound of
Aesh. Nothing short Of ruin, de-
gradatiOn and eternal disgrace will
lappease or satisfy them.
Now, sir, [ have borne vituperation
long enough. ,am not ashamed Of
my record. sa
There never was a moment since
the date of my political accountable
~ when l was not true to the great
principles Of popular liberty, as laid
down in the Constitution of the
United States, It was precisely be.
cause conceived that Constitution
was practically eveHhrown, that its
principles were in jeopardy, that its
spirit aud essence we're violated by
the election to the Office Of Presi.
dent Of the United States, Of a
sectional candidate upon q sectional
platform, that | espoused the cause Of
Georgia. Through her sovereign voice,
she commanded me to avouch my bal
lot With my sword. I bowed to her
high mandate, Georgia made me a
citizen Of the United States. l con.
ceived she had the right as hbsolve
my citizenship. She commanded me
70 defend her; the Federal Govern'
ment commanded me to crush her
| could not obey both masters
elected without hesitation in obsdi'
enee to the instincts Of my nature; Il
!. stand by Georgia !; the home of my
childhood and manhood; the graves
Of my ncighbors and friends The
Ialtars Of my kindred; the hOnOred