New-York tribune., 1879-05-19
NETWORK, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1879.

passage and MI Hill voted for i and signed IT, Afew
DAYS afterward no was elected to Congress by the Con
the peOps Of onp Gony Cor S whose Voice
against secession for the causes then existing do not
pretend inquire, At any rate he was not elected 10
the convention secessonis for tho then existing
causes. He voted for the ordinance end was elected 10
Congress by majority OF secessionlsts
But it is not necessary to take Governor Browns
word on this point. The following summary of the
proceedings of the Secession Convention of Georgia
taken from its official journal, shows beyond all
question Just where Senator Hill stood: On Fri
day. January 1S, 1861, "the doors were closed
when Mr. Nisbet offered the following resolutions,
which were taken up and read':
Resolred That in the opinion OF this convention IL ls
the right and duty of Georgia to secede from tne
have shall do the same for the purpose or FORMING
Southern Confederacy upon the basis OF the Cohs''u
Resoired Taat committee be appointed BY the char
70 renort an 10 assert the right and fulfil the
obligation Of the State OF Georgia to secede from the
Union.
Mr.. Herschel V. johnson, of Jefferson. offered as
a substitute preamble and ordinance providing Tor
a Congress of the Southern States to consider the
situation and to demand certain amendments to the
Constitution of the United States as condition OF
the preservation of the Union. After discussion,
vote was taken on the original resolutions. and they
were adopted. Mr.. Hill, of TrOup County 1.-THE pres
ent United States SENATOR, voting in the negative
as did also Herschel V. Johnson and AeXan-
der II. Stephens. A committee OF seven
teen was then appointed to carry out
the resolutions, of which Mr.. Hill' Oh
Troup, was one. On the next day. January
10, 1861 Mr.. Nisbet's committee reported the
ordinance of secession, and Mr.. Hill moved the
substitution of the resolution offered by Mr. john
son the day before. This motion was lost; and
then on the passage of The ordinance the vote stood
one In tho affirmative and 50 I'm the negative, Mt.
Hill being recorded In the affirmative, and Messrs'
Stephens and Johnson in the negative.
On Monday, January 81, 1861, Mr. Nisbet offered
a preamble and resolution in regard to the signing
of the ordinance of secession. After recognizing in
the preamble differences of opinion IN the conveh-
tion, the resolution rs follows;
That all members OF this convention, including those
who voted against said ordinance as well as tlose wo
voted for it, will sign the same as pledge oil Tue UNI
defend the state in this her chosen remedy Win an us
responsibilities and consequences without regard 10 III
diyidual approval or disapprOVal Oills adoption
This resolution was adopted without division
| and accordingly at 10 O'clock the same day the
counties were called and all the delegates signed
| the ordinance.
There were sure-enough Union or cooperative
men in the Georgia Secession Convention, men who
steadfastly remained true to their convictions until
after the State had actually voted to go out OF the
Union. and voted against the ordinance OF seces-
! sion. but Mr. Hill was not one of them. He was a
fre-eater in 1859 and 1861, although elected as n
! Union man, surrendered before the act OF seces-
| sion was passed. and actually voted Tor 1t. Does
| Mr. Hill desire to hold himself up as a y represent
! ative man. of the South and does he think his
record in 1850 and 1861 was such as 10 INSPIRE Ihe
| people of the North with confidence in him Tor MS
courage of opinion, and In his southern associates,
| of whom he says he is a representative man III the
/ present political cTlslsf H. l. W.