New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-11
GEORGIA.

SLOW PROGRESS-DRLUGR OF TALK IN COMMIT
TEE-GEN. MEADES ORDER ABOUT ADyER-
TIsING-BTTERNEsS OF THE REBEL Press
THE DEBT RELIEF QUESTION - ALABAMA
MISUNDERSTANDING AFFRAY.
From OGr SPECIAL Correspondent
ATLANTA. Feb. Z, 1863
The proceedings for the last few days have
possessed but little interest and very slow progress has
made in the great and legitimate work Of the Con
venton-the framing OF Constitution. After some 80
days Of session. the Bill of Rights forming the first chap
ter Of the document, has not yet been perfected This
dIlatOry progress Is in great owing
TO bad habit the Convention has acquired Of
going into Committee OF the Whole. whereas,
as the previous question was not allowed
embryo orators who had before had opportunities
air their yocahulaIics Probably in similar
bage OF there many unused TO debate
and unSkiIlod in parliamentary usacs and there are a
good many among them who believe that they mas
OF eOquence if they could only get the el0qucnce ont
OF them They feel pregnant with good and great
thoughts and saying and The Convention 10 them
good yingin hospital where they can comfortably bo
delivered.
Accordingly we are afflicted with plethora Of oratory
rule, however has been adopted which, If It were en-
forced, would do much TO mitigate the garIulity under
which suffer. This rule was adopted day or two
slnCe and limits speeches TO 20 minutes, with ten minutes
10 rejon il necessary Hitherto has unfortunately moi
been enforced and whenever delegate desires leave 10
occupy more time he invariably has 1t granted to him.
Cen Meade however, sent into the Convention this morn
ing statement that out OF the funds available in the
State Treasury, no more than $4,000 could be expected to
pec OF having 10 work without pay may have the effect
TO quicken the iaggarcs and squech the orators.
Another order has been issued by Gen. Meade which
may not have so beneficial IN effect Cen Pope during
his administration issued what is called Order No 49, for
bidding vertislug TO cyen 10 those news
papers opposed 20 recOnstucton Aside from the justice
OF depriving the enemies Of the Government OF the
chaDce 10 get rch by its patronage there necessity
FOR this order Papers which advocated reconstruction
could not live here, and the Government had organs,
except those who mSrepresened and belied It,.
Standing, IL did, always on The defensive. it
had defenders SO soon journal sqninted
toward UniOnsin Rcpubcanlsm its subscribers fell
of, and its advertisers dared not make their usual an
noiucemens in its columns. No man dared. however
much he might sympathiZe WIFI its politics TO permit
his name to appear IN Republican journal Gen. POpcs
order placed The Republican papers IN position indepen-
cent OF the usual resources Oi newspaper, enabled them
10 ye and to the Republican party at the South
organs through which they might he heard and the
III the union indicated The feeling against Rcpubli-
cans and Union men, and their papers Is bitter
ever. and the necessity for ter support is as urgent
ever. lhe resembling of Order No. 40 by Meade.
whe ewes great for rejoicing the Rebel pa
Wis, VIII prove very detrimental % the Republican
The wearying and worrying question Of relief from old
dents ~ sun me absorbing subject before the Conven-
ton The report OF the Committee Relief. after be-
ing rec0innitted came back In modified foIm exempt
ing certain classes OF debts from the sweeping expunang
since June l. 1901 rkJ proposed. Tbis last report has
become so oNcidld and smOihc.ed among substitutes
and amendments that It is hard 10 say what is the
adFoca,eu 4 'ot.h Fpn.uauon ot old debts,
have become considerably sOficncd. and il is
now probable mat some lnermediatc measure viii be
adopted which will satisfy those who revolt at
proposition 81 the Relief Committee nothing better
than repndia10n and robbery and those who 20 for the
total cxtDeushuent of all debts contracted before the
fall 0i the COniedefacy. decisive vote will probably
be had morrow, and if the scheme OF the total rcpnd
atOls adopted you may expect 10 hear OF
froo fhe Convention of some delegates some ~ them
declare if the report OF the Committee Relief adopt
ed they will resi- IN their seats in the Convention and do
their utmost defeat any Constitution which IL may
frame
have jast heard good news from Alabama The
prospects for the ratification of tbs Constitution
most cheering and for the election OF Republican State
officers The Republicans arc conidcat Oh carrying 1--we