New-York tribune., 1868-02-03
GEORGIA
TIE QUESTION OF IELIEF-D1scUssIoF ON RE
PuDIATI0N.


~ ATLANTA, Jan. %, 1853.
To-day has been spent in the consideration
Of the important question Of relief By reJ Is always
understood here reputation Of old debts or something
approaching repudiatlor. Tire people are expe-
Iiencing the evils Of tho old system suddenly
ovcrset, by which the planter WAS ac-
csomed buy land and negroes upon the credit OF tho
lad and negroes already In his possession ueeno.hg
riincipai Tho war putting stop tO the eApsrtaton
~ cotton and the consequences or the war te St &c
rous Of winch To the planter was the enumeration M 1i
lis slaves brought down all this fn fahic oi credit
aud the demand of the people of Georgia Is now
TINT tlCy MAY be feed from c ruins They nave looked
with hope g. this Convention. and although they re-
Trained, through the threats Of the Rebel press iUm
voting FOR it, si IA their despair or getlg Ilu OF tnlr
dtbra and ut the time retaining Their property,
they. IL many have looked upon Its assembly WITH
The Convcno ION has been for several DAYS engaged in
the consideration of tho i OF Rights section In the Con
stulOn and had made some, though slow progress; By
tic urgency Of the relief men the body has bcen induced
To interrupt tho regular course OF IFS hislh9Sr TO
take up their peculiar measure. ara hccolohEJ'
some days snce, appointed today tcr the eons'u
Grafton of tho reports OF me K,ltf n.inih,I,ce:: :
Two rport were Lads ny ihh, cviihlii ihliuF r In't n
of the majority recommends the denial % Jurisdiction 10
tie Courts over al debts conaeicd PRIOR TO te ~ y
ut June 1jl eject tic fpuGiAnll oi nIi Huuh "a .S
that OF The minority merely proposed te ehinrr mont ~
u resolution asking Congress 20 tlHaHLc az we o''ts
the exemptions under tie Bankrupt law of the Uhi'ea
Nh Aterman of Ebert took the ioor nad consumed
tho whole ot a. session to-day in powerful ana e0y
reasoned argument HRih- ic ciNtihil'h contemplate"
by the rcpOr uf tic Orty. III tie way of nlguincha.
tive skill ard logic Mr AkrTnan Is the foremost nan of
tic Convention AuG though he seldom hbc To carry
the majority with him. wictds Io small power
among The more conse-Nmiiye menhefs Hs
iniling to-day had much effect In convincing the
members tL1t PIN Of TcpudaiiOn such as that pro-
posed hy the majority of To Committee. could safely,
houOmhly and cOns.i,utiOnay be adopted. consider
that Mr. Aicrfuau's argument though there was
not much danger heretofore that such u plan
would be adopted las put an eiectial
Queins up0n The proposition of the majority Delegates
bforo were "a iccoi gOil such sweeping neas-
c Of rcpuiion. and tLcir convictions of IT. n-
o. Icy ard uucoutifutoi ality strergthoncd Tic
lIr of tie IYaiury though ltnwrs eS-HoV brown ior
its father, VIII bc summlrtly rejected. ,,
WHAT otEcr scheme viii hc adopted III ia pacc III ~ no"
impossible sy, bui the tendency now - 10 uphold thc
iiEh ni creditors while 90 tie same time relieving lie
upuicsscd debtors Of the state who baNo been brought
info their pn.cut strliis not cntifty through thtlr
own fault, hut perhaps through thor own IN
iatuated folly IN following into secession
leaders who voud ard did sacrifice 10 thclr own
uuhOy ami III ud ambition tho property, lives, aud wei
u their people Upon these men sOuld fa Tie con
sequences Of their geche,suct- IbcCye tbnt the pnolo
themselves would not grt thcir punishment fni VI"
conviction. a. gar' ground daily HAT the leaders lore
TIE evil hd fed from T." nid made lrCNl,ON- 10
their pecuuiay safety leaving Lcir dupes 10 Doaf TIE
burdens and pay the cost.