New-York tribune., 1868-02-17

CLAUSE.
From Special Correspondent
In my last l explained the puTpOrt of the
Relief measure adopted by the Convention. thought
the explanation was necessary because considerable ap
prehensOn appeared to exist among those residing In
other States. whom debts owing by the people
of Georgia lest some measure should 6e aeoped @
the Convention were continually receiving ent evlt
such an apprehension existed, and the credit Of
the people and the state was suffering In consequence
t is to be hoped that such fears partially quieed
II be denied that the plan adopted amounts 70 re
udiatOn all debts except certain classes contracted
previous the close OF the war but Northern creditors
NAV rest assured that such debts have not been
paid compromised since that event are OF very
little value. and the Convention can adopt
can shut off collections in the United states Courts
provided the debts are large enough and are worth
the trouble and expense. have mingled In the last
few days FREELY among n the OR9 s1, Fl the tn asSsrs
this relief was OF nature aceeptap9is 10 %
done this because upon its aeeeptebtty with them de
tution by the peOpe its ratification by Congress with
feature Ileaye out Of the Question At present aPd
assurance prevails that it VIII secure such raheati21
sun tue sun Objections is that it affords substan
tia relief majority Of the Legislature can open the
OF quiet relief is TO be source OF agitation each party
striving to obtain majority IN the uhS b Pe
provision TO continue the running OF the statute OF
Limitations should the courts be opened 50 years hence
men may lind themselves banErupted by having uncOn
scousy become liable for the debts owing by the eses
The Convention on Friday adopted the report Of the
Executive Committee, almost without alteration. The
under the old Constitution the term two years. Some
change also made as 70 the term OF residence IN the
six years IL may be well to here that the general n
cnaton is to prolong the term OF every oee to dlnn'
ish the number and frequency OF elections and TO provide
that more offices shall be hed by appointment and fewer
by election These ideas VIII 0e found 70 peryaae tne
consumed in tributes Of respect 10 the delegate from
i | heretofore
been forwarded 10 his friends III Maine. His murderer
has been bailed for trial In the sum Of $4,000.
The report Of the Committee on Franchise was taken
MP Saturday and the first section which provides
that all elections shall be by ballot, adopted. The
second section was adopted which provides that every
male person born in the United States and every male
person who has been naturahzed, or who has legally
declared his intention to become citizen Of the United
States q years old upward, who shall have resided in
the State six months next preceding the election ana
shall have resided three months IN the county IN which
haban Of this State at the time of the adoption OF the
section which provides the dsfranchsement Of those
persons who adedand abeted the Rebellion was then IN
order, and anticipate prolonged controversy over H.
THE CASE OF BRADLEY, THE CoLORED DELE
GATE FROM CHARLEsTON-THE STUFF SENT
FROM GEORGIA AS NEWS.
Pron Our special Correspondent
ATLANTA, Feb. II, 1868
Another of those vexatous questions which
have so often impeded this assembly their legitimate
business came up for decision to-day and consumed the
entire session There is cOOred delegate from 5avan-
aah. named Aaron &C. Bradley. who has become promi
nen only from his innate vanity and nsolence,
also from the noorety given him by the Rebel press
who choose to consider hm a type Of the majority
of delegates In the course OF Its vituperaton
OF the Convention Of the COpperhead papers Of this
city asserted that Bradley had been an inmate of one of
the Penitentiaries OF NewYork. The Con-
Of S"'tI the charge, and appointed committee to
investigate it. This Committee found evidence that one
A Bradley was condemned TO two years Imprisonment
in 1.-THE Pententiary at Mount Pleasant n Y, for the
crime Of SEDUCTION and had been stricken rom the rolls
o which professon he claims be, though innocent OF
Va 1r, sonI,, cueston thst was donbtfnl
was that OF Observation-Disclosures our Bradley was your
Bradley The doubt seemed increased when inc Conyen
strcken from the rolls Of tho Bar for something he did
during the Surrat trial. and possibly as there was moth
inR 10 show whether either which OF them were white
cOored this might be the same man ana tneIe mlght
be mistake about the place. The nposslDlty OF
port w sent back to the Committee Tor iHrtheI
ton IL rather oOmcal 10 hear the DemoeIauo nei
bers OF tins body repeng WITH great NOT s
crime in Georgia when praeeed toward the cOOreH race
They unolushngy asserted that tbe crime wac is
here and asserted this while twenty or more alDOOus
aud quadroons looked them in the face and with some
them answering their arguments AS the session endee
in this barren and unsatisfactory and there is DOT
much to tell about IT, perhaps be afforded space 70
notice some other matters notice In The ". T. Times
OF the Th inst extract from The Boston Post pnrpor
ing to give account Of interview with Gov Jenkins
which Is more purely romance than any Of Ned Bunt
lines It Is specimen OF the fasehOOds that are con-
tpuSIy sent North by correspondents Of Democratic
papers Here II IS 1v.. ~, ~, ,.so
ian interview today with Gov Jeolns Georgia gsntsen
your coresnt that be had not determined vls
sosS bin frc5 Tie 0uberhsol enee d biz State lie that at
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