New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-13

aloof and calmly see us subjected to this damnng
wrong ana that too, whenit will imper.l inc f'cpu'0
and spread Daleful disaster over every INTEREST,"
Renewing our pledge Of unsuied honor ana our Iehcr
of frank and manly obedience to the Constitution we a
peal 10 YOU In tne name OF the Conservative peOo Vi
State to unite together the patriotic effort to re-
sors and perpetuae constitutional government your our
recent elections encourage hopes and challenge our
gratitude May truth justice, and right "terrbe as an
b IN n sf cSS res
cuing from the grasp OF centrais shall restore IT, 70
states, so that Georgia together with her sisters IN OPP
preston shall enjoy the same protection which ts honest
enforcement would give to every State in the Union
SPEECH OF EX-GOv JOSEPH E. GROWN.
On the 9th inst. large audience assembled
at Atlanta to hear speech from ex-Gov. Brown OF
Georgia Mr.. Brown said the South committed great
error in rejecting the Constitutional Amendment She
will get better terms than arc contained IN the
Reconstruction acts Of Congress. He had stood by these
from the beginning good faith, and will stand by
and in his opnon hese adt It's don't give the negroes
the right to hold Office in Georgia congress ms
given them civil rights and the right 10 vote, put
nothing Congress had DISTINGUISHED no whlte man
longer than until the Provisional Government expires
He will support State constitution that goes Iurle
or prescrbes any oaths. If lie must have universal
suffrage he wants 1t universal for both races For te
protested Republicans in Convention TO extend negro
rights, or the disfranchisement Of white men,
further than Congress has done. would, he thinks
people North have been told lately, that the acts OF
Congress establish negro supremacy ana TTe s tSe
perycrse obsnacy Of the white IN refusing to take
control that gave the negroes power IN the Convention
this majority, and the boosted superiority OF
the race, in intellect education experience, an nG
the negroes can rule Intellect ana eaPttai P sOn
troll members everywhere. The charge that Gen. f9Re
gerrymanded the State give negroes power s fase lie
adopted the districts laid of by the johnson Convention
without alteration. With absolute power TO- set as aS
men, in fifty had been disturbed, and not one VINO
did not obstruct reconstruction Not single citizen O
"a has bQp ed Inv
Pope had power to set aside the courts and try every OF
lender 9y hST n. rule for Years to the
chances OF better The press has insrepreseted ~
relieve Should they elect President and House
OF Representatives the Republicans will still have the
Senate for four years which will not allow reconstruction
on any other plan The result OF failure OF the
present Will be years OF darkness eonfuslon
depression OF business and financial wreck increasing
strife between and parties and ending IN further
appeal to This would be worse than negro SUI
iIage Gov ardenty desires settlement OF tne duos
ton thinks we have had war enough Tor one generato
He thinks the south is under very itte oogaIlUn 70
either the Democratic or Kepuoleah party IS VII T DC
long to neither until reconstIuct0nis completed Ihere
is no reason why the South should quarrel ABOUT parties
when We can vote IN no natl0naI eeclon 40 S4oh
there drawbacks he will join that party when
stands most firmly by the principles OF the Government as
settled by the war and does most ava 10 the SOUTH III
c0yery of her lost property lie fayors longer tenure
OF office. Elections are too frequent All ocets
should be appointed by the Governor ana Sehae, anu
sheuifs and clerks by The Judges lie advocates an
annual appropriation OF four thousand d9iats 70 ed9IW
separate institution for the negroes "hte ,u 4iSA
schools must be separate. God dld NOT Ihteh1 20,
Cal equality Government can Only confer Ci'l INV
political rights not social station. lie advocates relief
laws homestead OF $1,000 worth OF land ana the usul
improvements; denial OF jurisdiction to the courts
for reasonable time on all contracts prior 10 June
1868. The late fall In price OF cotton mas spread rear
ful insolvency. 1t IS impossible for the people
10 pay old debts now Property sold VIII not more than
pay officers fees and the expense Of advertising; spee
tors with money To purchase would alone be benefited
by such sales. The Governor made an earnest appeal
for the relief OF bank stockholders from personal aoy
by change OF the rules Of evidence and by declaring
all bank bills loaned TO the state in aid OF war void,
as the State has repudiated the bonds given for them
Rules of evidence should cast the OF Identification
upon the holder plaintiff The Governor concluded his
address with appeal for harmony, by union OF all
parties upon his Interpretation OF the reconstruction
laws Upon that platform, said he in conjunction with
proper relief laws, the State be trumphany Carried
Without these things We shall encounter defeat.