New-York tribune., 1868-01-01

GEN. POPE N TIE Observation-Disclosures
AND PUEIsUNENTs UNDER TIE PROVISIONAL
STATE CONFERENCE.-THE EEPoHIhp RIM
COSTEg BETWEEN TOOhEs AND JUDGE LNs-
KINE-THE REFUSAL on 1HE sTA1b TKEAS-
UhER TO PAY TIE CONYLNToS.
From Our Special Correspondent
ATLANTA, ia, Dec. co. 1907.
Tho resolution passed yesterday, fixing the
pay 81 members 81 tho Convention 90 50 per day. aud q
foreycry 20 miles travel toand from tho Convention. was
brought up today aud reconsideration mo'cd. After
some sharp debate the motion 20 reconsider was lost
The root of all e, spreads Its IamncaOns as well into
Conventions as INTO other places and further debate on
the money question went or actively. and oven acro
iously until an announcement from the Chair that Cen
pone I'm c.pone 10 the Invitation 81 the Convention had
arrived Gen. Pope was then introduced, ard received
win enthusiasm. He addressed the dccgatcs briefly,
thanking them for the cordial invitation extended aud
especially the emphatic irdurscmcnt Of his oicini
course, conveyed IN tie resolution adopted UNANIMOUSLY
y this body in It's session of Yesterday. lie conctat
lated Convention upon the progress already made Ia
the great work nttutcd them ard assured tie delegates
thai he would cooperate With them TO the extent ~ the
powers mjrustcd hm by the Government In eonclusio
he counsced that wisdom moderation md Justice should
govern all the aconso tue dccgaic' ana pressed an
earnest hope that thrir deliberations would result IN
speedy restoration Of Georgia I" her pace IN TIE Ilon
and her people 10 all lie hlesSlhSs hl ace anu kOOI
order would assuiediy bring thcm o. motion, the rules
were suspended and recess Of quarter of an hour was
taken IN order To give thr e,uI c tuh''J oi
paying their re.peois to their dhtmgshe1 Alsi'or .
ON rcsumng basiuc-s, - second attempt was made 10
take up the esOGon peuoniag for the pardon Of Jef
A
from Milledscylc 10 Atlanta Also, preamble ana res
outiOn 10 the following Effect:
pst al td uneon,tuonal o'srh@ent' Of ihe
5a ee2 G for er oie,, uheb tie, we're ,no,, com.
- through force of femso,' ala for ihe sesi he
~ nany pdoai eag leiEg eItremes' TO
.i srS Coart, 81 W state Ter,,fy been
xh tie A,oas1e demands Of justice therefore
f,.oed That Committee e be ,ppolrtd proceed hh-ih
prsonu of e Site neafy sH s,eerieia Ele he
fo pre- cosi.Iauons e rsHli Of suc9 n'eyaoa pro
this Convection unjust punmeai bag been mad. rps ny
pton persons vle'cr be- of sia 10 h oAse released from
The plIascoiogy this resolution is somewhat remark
able but ito intention - good nnd the action lFoposeu 4s
universally just. and In TIE right direction.
1t IL wellknOWn fact here that Ia every iarge ana
many small towns In Georgia thero are Incn gmlty oi
arocious murders walking about IN entire freedom, aud
the fact il equally wcIkOwh that mere are liso neh
convicted fol llnG Oheists or on dountf testloaF,
suffering IN the dungeons OF the state Pelentary nudr
guilty Of little elso than blue coat or black race
see from Northern Democratic papers that great ana
persistent efforts are sl made 10 represent s Ti.to
delegates 80 the Georgia Convention aS irresponsible,
houseess adventures aud per tieons NOr,heIn 1ie; u.s.
far is this from being True te iaet IS tht vi 'ne 100
white membars great majority are of Southern plr
OF Southern residence Of al least 20 years OF settled resi-
ence and respectable avOcatOnr, beng MAINLY planters
lawyers merchants, ministers. and ploicssOrs 49,.
There is another important inet ~ to nsoiE r o ,e
antcccdents Of these men, that must, WIN any tolper
head for aud heIIetcaly close any aiseuslo ~ & ~
their respectabfIty There the fact that y 0heh"d
OF LIesc men hare serrcd in ne Rebei army -
II anything once aud forever settle the respect
Of "A the Inuus OF our bDtlNlu
nj hone it certainly the fact that he has been hepei
Rebel as he was. though, the performer works com.
mensurae with his faith. And when my friend cOppcias
WAS safe on the banks Of the Hudson OF tontctcu,
these Rebel delegates fighting on the fo'onla0 Vi
Comcras wa. comfortably cuddled mp nj home under
proeton Of medical certificate while these men "eTo
suferiug with wounds In u field hospital ,
Copperas had the easy and safe wofk OF uenOuhcins
"IIncOin hircngs" nj ward meeting, whe tnete ucie
Gates breasted bayonets and shell OF the Union Army
CoppeIns INDUCED In such economical patrloush US
mot "a cont for subJugaton;" and thereby saNeu tho
dimes he aftorward gave Naland9hnhi "nhe s lloso
R1bel delegates who had already saeflnced thelf pop
erty for their cause, now freely offered DoOd ana o
itself. ~, ...,oo, ,bose ,oep
And well you may - ., ,,o,, ,o,or or
And beside the men who have proved tnelf 'aor on
fhe stricken field there many moro VINO nave "s
played more true bravery and higher lnoraI cou"bo
Than the best tested soldier IN Johnsons army -,
AsI write have such - man before me. a ocoIHhih
OF many generations man OF superior eunch,of MI n
life STAKEHOLDER; has filed pOsiiions OF hlgn leonsE
mIty was In the Georgia Secession convention o loo'
again I'm 1865; sti Of wealth., ana thf oNei o ~
era ulntiatiOns; neither Olice seeker nor pom
neither Democrat Republicans s lhdepthtct W tne
favor of any nny pdityt ASKS huthlnSi N1ni
uohnl is i'm Convention 20 Tho dctilment ol ms plhc
interests and under the han VI social o,aclhh nc Il
there solely for the good OF his country Tor thr saNhon
OF his native Sinc, aud because lac desires 10 see her
again happy ph free. it,, . ,,,,,, ,,,od