New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-16


winch tho ant-Roconstruc onists Of Georgia and la
hama have allowed themselves 10 be deluded ny Iaise
n change in the command Of The IId Military District
Their programme included not Only me on an
important orders issued ~ Gen Pope but tho dissolution
OF the Convention itself Mr.. Ben Hl' OF me know,
Nothing party, being currently lcported as 3t u
Convention would never meet again" ~ they nave
climbed TO. ana even furher-haye they fallen Inc law
Nay. more CEN Meade says TINT he viii IL necessary,
There arc sad and elongated cOuntenances to-day among
the fana ties Of the Twice Lost Cause.
SIXTEENTH DAY.
ATLANTA, Ca, Jan. r. 1865.
1t appears from the report made to-day by the Commit
tee on Relief that the people Of Georgia have lost by the
late war; more than SOOOOOOOO Of taxable property
nearly total loss Of four years labor and vast depree"
hSy trther state that the indebtedness Of the state to
her eitins has been rcpudated, and her most soy ,
fSeT rs Eo a@Iessed Burdens thus Imposed Also that
while IFarly an the Indebtedness was based either
DEPRECATED the amount Of Indebtedness Is lGiu a
dimnisted Ihs Committee the'eCr9 judgment
for any contract entered into or Tor any tor OF INJURY
II NAV be added here that his state of things has been
aggravated by the failure OF the cotton crop of Georgia
which put In the ground AZ an estimated basis OF 70
cents per pound absolutely necessary TO pay hands
and expenses and leaves the planter but mite more tnah
fair interest or value Of his land and advances Instead
of it has yielded from 10 TO IL cents and Georgia Is
almost banSI9P me gnS ~ nSceSTIv be-
secondary interest until 1t occupies itself with the mat
a
stitutlOn. The Committees appointed at the opening OF
The session have made progress and the hIs OF the re-
'pariment Report received and ordered TO- be printed
New matter being in order there followed the lntrodue
ton OF a Of ordinances and resolutions on various
subjects of them are OF SPECIAL interest 10 per
outside of Georgia. spare you any reports upon
them. . ., J.. A.,
u viii DO remembered that the Convention passed an or
dinancc for the payment by the Treasurer OF Georgia OF
certain sum TO defray the expenses OF the &c
The ordinance approved by Gen. Pope was presented 10
wordcd reply, distinctly refused to pay the money there-
by setting at defiance The authority both OF Cen Pope
Convention. joyful manifestations among the
nntReconstrucOnsts succeeded, and predictions were
bitter disappointment that now ensues on the an
that Gen. Meade, instead of being second
Moses. or Hancock, something Of that kind, is a
straightforward loyal soldier, who understands his mis-
Sion here to be to execute the aw Of Congress a,o,
Toward the end of todays session Mr. Angler hnaneaI
agent of the Convention reported t9a! aer an ~ be
Treasurer OF Georgia be handed him In writing the loi
Gen Meade desires Dr. Angler to say to the Conven
ton that he clearly OF the opinion that they are en-
ed 10 draw er PAY a ana he w enSsayoT as as
possible to remove the obstacles now existing to their
Ills is killing white frost for the hopes Of the anti
who looked Gr n9 o less t
tomato such pitch of absurd expectation had they eA
il viii be well, indeed for them if black frost does not
soon follow.
We shall see.
SEVENTEENTH DAY.
ATLANTA, Jan. II, 1868.
The statement yesterday made by Major
Cen Meade to the Convention that he conceived the
powers with which is invested sufficient TO authorize
his adoption Of any Of the Of the Convention his
acts in case, his Judgment the webeing Of the PEG
le imperatively required such action his part has
been rapidly followed by practical exempieation OF
the principle laid down II haRpens mus; among 'hs ne
Alabama lately in session at Montgomery is one TO stay
[e G9S'C c 81 or other oer having aSH writ of exc
cution, redOni e[poas or other legal process reqlI
ing the sale of property TO return 1t indOrsed Returned
10y Operation of Law" Ordinance to remain IN force
AS fully nine enths Of the civil offices of the State of
Alabama in the hands Of former Rebels and pres
Observation-Disclosures DESTROYS OF discredcng TO the
utmost everything done by the Convention, the result IS
that but little attention has been paid TO the ordnance
and shers gone force sales under execution
Meade here inervenes to support the civil author
1ty of the Convention by the military authority vested in
him. and today prOmugaes general Order WHICH AFTER
Tecltng at length the above stated closes thus
.nc T' ssi. 81 n Ss % doS ss s1 &
District and for the temporary relief Of the people Of the State Of
That ,l oFnf3. from III, a'ts be deemed s to
vai the rS'a ss election on 1s 95 81 s Se
e OF should sad Constitution he rejected But
nae ia force aa aeh Constitution been Submitted Con-
g,ss' M eIT9aoa s.s or % ~ aid
~' u s tb MI. prler ba BE- respected and obeyed
~ the several civil officers judicial the State Of Ala
Is@a. b oOIer Of MajOI-Gea, Meade. $50,
Tho action in favor q the D1S ordinance makes
probable I9e Issue o. Ina eso1soH was oeTed by Mr.
I'm ffoay session that GEN Meade be furnished
with copy OF the ordinance passed by this Convention
Tor relief and that he be requested to cause 1t to DO
enforced"
The PRONUNCIATION Of the above order In Alabama will
be of great moment, not only account OF the
smmedate property interests 10 directly affects but on
1crosts OF Reconstruction More Of this another time.
Thursday field day" Of events in the C0nyen-
ton To-day has been field day" Of oratory Session
exclusively occupied with discussion Of resolution the
effect OF which would be to power in the Convention
remove the civil officers OF the State, and appoint
Others In their stead Mr. Trammell opposed the resO-
tion, and offered in its stead another expressing conf
dcnce in the Imness, ability ana fidelity Of Gen. Meade,
that be TO execute the laws or the United States,
that his powers full and complete, and that he has
the will TO effect the restoration Of the State.
University oi Georgia a gentleman OF high social po-
hitiOn, and possessing the highest reputation In Georgia
ali orator., also opposed the resolution III speech Of
than hours length. He cOntended that ample
power already vested in the General commanding
Georgia to effect all this bill proposed The question OF
Office would Tetard the legitimate work OF the Convel
The Constitution could he offered the people
ratification aud they could then act 1t was impract-
cable vaeate the civil affairs the state There were
COCO civil officers in the State IL would be mpOs
1ibe To elect them He concluded By pronouncing the
project of vacang and filing the State civil offices as
MIR Alderman followed In opposition No body as large
as this could be safely Entrusted with the power
and patronage that the resolution sought to confer on
this body There 5000 offices Ia this state There
VentOn would lie beseged by 10000 persons beseeehing
office IL is impossible TO I'LL the offices OF the state In
ihc manner pointed out by the resolution.
Mr. Bryant supported tho resolution. He alluded to
rumos that there portion OF the Convention who
here throw all the delay possible IN the way
of making Constitution, and to make that Constitution
OdOus.
passage of this resolutions but IL not certain that
Meade could remain single week. and II he Is re-
moved then comes Gen Rousseau, who, Ike Cen Han
cock would consider the state government cOnstuopa
and would seek 10 carry out the policy OF Andrew John
obsrucng the restoration OF the State TO the Union
under Reconstruction acts of Congress. The present
officers OF State generally opposed to recon-
sructon he would not remove all sueh only in case
they threw Dsurmorlable obstacles ia the way OF recon
tfructiOn.