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BY ALBON CHASE.
ATHENS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1840.
VOL. IX.—NO. 18.
POLITICAL.
From the Standard of Union:
Mate I{iKlil*iConrcnliou.
XllLLEDGEVILLE. July 3, IS 10.
At 12 o'clock, the Convention was called to
order, by Henry G. Lamar, and, on motion of
■Samuel A. Hailey, James N. Bctlmne and
Quintillian Skrine, were appointed Sccreta-
lies.
’Flic following persons appeared and took
their seats as representatives from their respec
tive Counties—
Clark— Edward Harden.
Taliaferro—S. Louche, J. Maddox, K. C.
Lawrence.
Muscogee—John II. Howard,Seaborn Jones,
James It. Jones, James N. He* hi me, Wm. L.
Jeter, M. Torrance, Jno. M. Hethune, James
XI. Lyon, S. A. Bailey.
Troup—James 1-1. Scott, Wm. C. I). Cook,
Wm. It. S. Gilmer, Wm. E. Marcus. James
XI. Heal I.
Monroe—H. C. Tyler.
Hutts—John N. Thompson.
Franklin —Janies Attuway.
Walton —J. II. Arnold.
Talbot—Joseph Hough.
Burke—II. II. Anderson, Wm. Sapp, Edw.
1 .eltoy Antony, Wm. H. Douglass, Isaiah Car
ter. Joseph A. Shcwmakc.
Washington—Quintilian Skrine, Benjamin
Skrine.
Cass—Richard, A. Xlilncr.
XIorgan—John McGee, Lawson- B. Lane.
l’litmur.—Joel Branham, Hamlin Bass, Jn’s.
L. lticd, Henry XI. Trippe, Alex. S. Hied,
Nathan Bass, David 11. Reid, Jno. XI. Flour
noy, Andrew Hied, John F. Adams.
Cobb—II. R. Foote.
Chatham—Levi.*3. DeLyon, Benjamin Fort.
Fayette—Wm. B. Lambertli.
Bibb—II. G. Lamar, A. Clopton, Wm. Holt,
Josh. XIoore, Joshua Aycock, John Lamar,
Tlios. Flint.
Elbert—X\ illiam Teaslv.
.McIntosh —John 1 ludson.
Hancock—J. S. Whitten. R. P. Sassnct.
Richmond—John N. I’niford.
Warren-- Jeremiah Wilcher.
(Jen. Harden, of Clark, moved that all those
ol the State Rights party, friendly to the ob
jects of the callof the Convention, lie invited to
unite with the Convention in its deliberations,
which was adopted.
< Son. Bailey moved, that the rules of the
house of Representatives, of the General As
sembly of tilts State, I>c adopted for the govern
ment of the Convention.
On motion ol turn. Harden, Seaborn Jones,
•of.Muscogee, took the chair, as President, and
addressed the Convention, upon the object of
the meeting.
Mr. John Howard, moved, that a Committee
of twenty-one, (.subsequently changed to the
number of twenty-three upon the suggestion
from the chair, that members were in attend
ance from twenty-three counties) should be
appointed by the chair, to prepare and report a
preamble and resolutions, lor tire action of the
ConvoiHion, which was carried—Whereupon
the chair appointed the following gentlemen,
to compose that Committee.
J. 11. Howard, of Xluscogee; E. Harden,
of Clark ; L. S. D’Lyon, of Chatham: Wm.
Gilmer, of Troup: S. Fodche. of Talliafcrro;
S’. Bass, of Putnam : Win. Sapp, of Burke:
R. P. Sassnctt, of Hancock: J. Witcher, of
Warren: B. C. 'FyleV, of Monroe: J no. N. much pressed to do so by several lending fede-
Thompson, of Bulls ; .las. Attawny, of Frank- ral members o! Congress. That the appoint
in'); J. IT. Arnold, of Walton : Jos. Hough, of | ment was pressed upon him, notwithstanding
Talbot: B. Skrine, of Washington : Richard j his refusal till his relatives and friends pre-
Unitcd States, that the doctrines of the Vir
ginia and Kentucky resolutions, as construed
and understood by Xlr. Jefferson, and acted
upon in 1825—6, 7, in the Slate of Georgia,
constituted the creed of the State Rights party
of Georgia, and that as all unconstitutional laws
are null and void, they would, whenever the
proper exigency might arise, resist them in any
manner which the sovereign power of the State,
might order and direct.
As a fundamental principle of those resolu
tions the State Rights party have always main
tained, that the Federal Government is one of
limited powers, derived solely from the Consti
tution : and the grants of power shown there
in, ought to be strictly construed by all the de
partments and agents of the government. As
necessarily growing ont of and springing from
this fundamental rule, they have always main
tained that Congress has no power to charter
a Bank of the United States, or any other act
of incorporation. That Congress has no pow
er tinder the Constitution to impose a Tariff,
tor protection of domestic manufactures, and
thereby to foster one branch of industry at the
expense of another, and to cherish the interest
of one portion to the detriment of another por
tion of the community--thnt the Constitution
docs not confer upon Congress the power to
commence and carry on a general system of
Internal Improvement, and that Congress has
no power under the Constitution to control, or
in any manner interfere with the domestic in
stitutions ofthe States, and cannot constitution
ally pass any law, having for its object, the
emancipation of our slaves, cither in the dis
trict of Columbia, or any of the States or terri-
j (ones of this Union.
While there were some slight discrepancies
and differences of opinion among a few mem
bers of the party, in relation to some of these
propositions, it cannot be pretended by any one.
that the foregoing were not the loading doc
trines and principles ofthe State Rights party,
under which she has grown and strengthened,
prospered and triumphed.
A large number ofthe mem’ners of that par
ty met in Convention in June last, as an Anti-
Van Buren party, nominating William Henry
Harrison, ns a candidate for President—pro
ceeded to nominate candidates for Congress,
and an electoral ticket, threw themselves into
the arms of the Northern Federalists in his
support; proscribed those distinguished mem
bers of the party, Colquitt, Cooper and Black,
and all others, who have dared to prefer anoth
er individual to Gen. Harrison, and have there
by repudiated every principle by which the
State Rights Party was peculiarly known and
distinguished. Against this course pursued
by the Convention, which nominated William
Henry Harrison for President of these United
States, we enter onr most solemn protest.—
Without an entire abandonment of all political
principle, the State Rights party cannot sup
port a man who styles himself a Jeffersonian
Republican—whose friend, speaking of tin*
contest between Xlr. Jefferson and the elder
Adams in 171)9—1800, says, “ I supported
Adams warmly and he (Gen. Harrison) with
equal icamrlh supported Xlr. Jefferson”—and
“there was not a more consistent and decided
supporter of Mr. Jefferson, in the North Wes
tern Territory, than Gen. Harrison,” while
Gen. Harrison himself informs us,(that in 1799)
when he was informed it was the intention of
Xlr. Adams, to appoint him Governor of Indi
ana, he hesitated not a moment to declare he
would not accept the appointment, tho’ very
A. Milner, of C.is*) It. 11. FoOte, of Cobb; II
(<■ Lamar, of Bibb; Wm. Teaslv, of Elbert;
John Hudson, of McIntosh: Jno. N. Raiford.
of Richmond; Wm. B. Lamberth, of Fayette:
Lawson B. Lane, of Morgan.
The Convention then ndjourned Until 1
o'clock, P. XI.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met, pursuant to ailjourn-
nvmt.
Mr. Howard announced that the committee
of twenty throe, were realty to report, and no
objection having been made, the report was re
ceived. The Convention was then addressed
on the preamble and resolutions ofthe Commit
tee, by Gen. Harden, Mr. Henry G. Lamar,
and Dr. Joel Branham. On motion of Gen.
Harden, the preamble and resolutions were
adopted, and on motion of Mr. Howard, that
the Secretaries enter the motion, as unanimous
ly adopted, it was carried without a dissenting
voice.
REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS.
In the exercise of a right appertaining to us
as freemen, we have convened to declare to the
world the course we intend to pursue upon the
momentous political questions now agitatin
vailed on him to accept it by pointing out the
advantages to himself, and assuring him that
Xlr. Jefferson would continue him in office, and
he therefore accepted the appointment, with a
determination as Indiana had no voice in the
choice of President, that he would tahc no
part in the contest.
The State Rights party cannot support a
man who says “ I deny to the General Govern
ment the exercise of any j>owcr but what is
expressly given to it by the Constitution, or
wlial is essentially necessary to carry the pow
ers expressly given into effect.”
" 1 believe that the charter given to the Bank
of the United States was unconstitutional, it
not being one of those measures necessary to
carry any of the expressly griuited powers into
effect.” And who will give up liis Coustitutidn-
al objections when it is “ clearly ascertained
that the public interest in relation to the collec
tion and disbursement of the revenue would
materially suffer without one, and there was
unequivocal manifestations of public opinion
in its favor:'
The State Rights party cannot support a
man who says that the “discussion oil the sub
ject of emancipation in the uon-slavcholding
the country, and principles by which we ever States, is equally injurious to tho slaves and
have been and shall continue to be governed
We deem this the more necessary, because this
seems to be a limeofchaifiie, and the zeal with
which changes arc sought by a portion of those
with whom we have hitherto been associated,
has led to an abandonment by them, of those
time honored principles which we believe lo be
essential to the welfare of our couutry, and the
jiermanency of its republican institutions.—
Claiming to be members of the great republi
can family of the Union,and proud to be known
by the distinctive appellation of 11 the State
Rights party of Georgia,” we seek to change
neither our name, nor our principles, but on
the contrary, are determined to hold on to the
one, and to adhere with a stern fidelity to the
other. To this end, having assembled in Con
vention, we deem it proper to put forth the fol
lowing:
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
In the year 1833, the State Rights party of
the State of Georgia, assembled in Convention,
for the purpose of laying down, in strong and
marked characters, which could not lie mista
ken or misunderstood, the principles which
should form their creed, and the rule of their
conduct in political matters. After due con
sultation and deliberation, they re-asserted
those doctrines and principles, in support of
which Mr. Jefferson led the Republicans to
victory, in the memorable campaign of 1799
and 1SOO, which are embodied in the Ken
tucky and Virginia resolutions, and triumph
antly defended by Xlr. Xladison.
their masters, and that it has no sanction in the
principles ofthe Constitution,” and who can be
relieved of his constitutional objections by the
sanction of the slavcholding States, and at the
same time says he can see no constitutional
objection to the application by the General
Government of the surplus moiley in the Trea
sury, to the emancipation of the slaves—that
such an application of the whole of the surplus
to that object is near to his heart, and if his vote
could effect it, every surplus dollar in the Trea
sury should be appropriated to that object—
who when writing lo his constituents who are
unfriendly to slavery, repels as a vile “calum
ny” (the charge of ic ing - friendly to slavery)
declares he was a member of an abolition so
ciety, and had lately got a certificate of the fact;
and when writing lo a Virginian, « can still
hardly believe lie did really term it, “ an abo
lition society,” and that it must have been from
forgetfulness.”
The State Rights paTtv cannotsupport a man
who was desirous that the public debt should
not be paid, but the money in the Treasury
appropriated by Congress to Internal Improve
ments,-and the support and encouragement of
domestic manufactures.
The State Rights party Cannot support a
man who is ttnwillihg to abandon the Tariff of
1828, until the grass should be found growing
in the streets of Norfolk and Charleston, and
he is satisfied that the situation of these cities
can be traced to that cadsc.
The State Rights party cannot support a
Regardless of numbers, they fearlessly pro- j man, who would persiiade the people of Vir-
clairned to the people of the State, and of the ginia and the South, that he is a Republican
of the old Jeffersonian school, while he con
siders Xlr. Webster’s speeches and the procla
mation of General Jackson, the most correct
expositions of the Constitution; who has now
been selected by Mr. Webster and his friends,
“ whose political principles agree with his own;
to go to the head of the column and bear up
the flag under which it is hoped those princi
ples may be sustained and defended, and in
whose cabinet, (if he is elected,) Mr. Webster
can select his own place.”
The State Rights party cannot support a man
who has been placed by bis friends and sup
porters tinder the chargeofacommittce. Who
has avowed his belief in the right of his con
stituents to call on those who offer their servi
ces to the people to publish their, political
creeds, and that the candidates are bound to
answer, and who now, when his name lias
been placed lieforo the people of the United
States, has refused to publish his own political
creed.
The State Rights party cannot support a
man whose friends charge as a calumny and
slaiuler, the statement made by Gwinne; Wright
and Spencer, and in his own letter has indors
ed that statement, and says: “1 requested the
committee, through its chairman, Xlaj. Gwinne,
to give the information sought for, &c. This
was to be done by sending to the writers of
those letters, the documents which contained
the information they sought. lie was also au
thorized, in cases where further opinions were
asked for, to state my determination to give
no other pledges of what I would or would not
do, if I should be elected to the Presidency.”
The State Rights party cannot support a
man whose whole course and character, from
early manhood to old age, has been marked by
every act which can define a vacillating poli
tician, and prove him unworthy to be the Chief
XIagistrate of a free people.
Therefore, by this Convention,
Jlcsolvcd, That the doctrines of the Virgin
ia aiul Kentucky Resolutions, as construed and
understood by Xlr. Jeiierson, and triumphant
ly acted upon in 1825-G-7 and 8, in the Slate
of Georgia, constitute the creed ofthe members
oftbis Convention, and which they recommend
to the people of Georgia.
2. Resolved, 'Flint Congress has no power,
under the Constitution, to pass any law, crea-
tinga charter for a Bank ofthe United States.
3. Resolved, That the Constitution does not
confer on Congress, the power to commence
and carry on a general system of Internal Im
provements.
4. Resolved, That Congress has no power
under the Constitution, to impose a Tarifl’ for
the protection of manufactures.
5. Resolved, That Congress has no power
under the Constitution to assume the debts due
by the States contracted for Internal Improve
ments within their own limits—and the exer
cise of such a power, is equally unjust and
inexpedient.
fi Itatrdrcd, That it would lie gross injus
tice and a glaring violation or me principles or
the compromise and concession in which the
Constitution was established, and of the Con
stitution itself, for Congress to pass any law,
or resolution touching the subject of slavery in
the States, Territories, or District of Colum
bia ; and any interference by Congress with
the domestic Institutions of the several States,
is fraught with the greatest danger to the con
tinuance of the Union.
7. Resolved, That regarding the principles
embodied in the foregoing resolutions as the
sheet anchor of our political salvation, we can
not support the man who does not agree with
us in any one of them
S. Resolved, That we view with deep mor
tification and regret the course pursued by the
Anti-Van Buren Convention in nominating
Harrison for President, as the first attempt
since the days of the elder Adams, to place the
State of Georgia in the ranks of the Federal
party, and that wc will oppose every proper
and honorable exertion to its successful ac
complishment.
9. Resolved. That the revenue of the Gov
ernment is raised from the people aud belongs
to the people and ought only to be used for
their benefit, and ought not to be placed in a
Bank of the United States, or in the Banks ol
the States, and loaned out for the benefit of the
Banks; and this can only be effectually pre
vented by an Independent Treasury, and sepa
ration from all Banks.
ID. Resolved, That the course pursued by
our Representatives in Congress, Colquitt,
Cooper, and Black, entitles them to the confi
deuce, and merit the approbation of their con
stituents. and we commend them again to the
suffrages of the people of Georgia:
11: ResoZtrctf, That driven from the neutral
ity recommended by the State Rights party in
December last.in regard to the Presidential elec
tion; and being forced to make a selection be
tween Xlr. Van Buren, and General Harrisoh
by the arbitrary and dictatorial course pursued
by the Anti-Van Buren Convention in Jnric,
we Can have no hesitation in giving our jirc
ference and support to Xlr. Vati Buren for
President: and while we entertain theseopin
ions as between Xlr. Van Buren and General
Harrison, we are aware there are a number of
highly respectable and leading State Rights
men, good and true, who at present; occupy
a neutral position; honestly believing-that they
cannot consistently support either, and we
cheerfully accede to them this right ofopinion
yet we earnestly hope time and circumstances
will satisfy them that the preservation of the
Republican cause will induce them to act with
ns.
12. Resolved, That the members ofthe State
Rights party who adhere to the doctrines of
the party, and prefer principles to men, are
earnestly entreated to use every effort and ex
ertion in support of those principles, and unite
cordially with all, who will and in supporting,
maintaining and defending them.
ByS. A. Bailey—Resolved, That the thanks
of this Convention be tendered to the President
and the Secretaries for the manuer iu which
they have discharged their duties.
By Gen. Harden—Resolved, That tho pro
ceedings of this Convention be signed by the
President and Secretaries,and thafall theEdi
tors of this State be respectfully requested td
publish them.
The Convention then adjourned sine die.
SEABORN JONES, President.
Democratic Republican Meeting.
XIilledgeville, July 4th, 1840.
At a large and respectable meeting of the
Democratic Republican Party of Georgia, as
sembled in XIilledgeville on the 4lh of July.
1840; the following Delegates from the several
counties attended, to wit:
Baker.—N. W. Collier, A. B. Duncan.
Bibb County.—H. G. Lamar, William Sol-
dmoris, John XIarlin, Al. Bartlett. Peter Solo-
man, D. C. Campbell, J. l.am..r, J. B. Lamar.
A. Clopton, Samuel B. Hunter, John Bailey,
Luke Ross, Thomas Flint, Joshua Aycock, A.
P. Powers, Timothy Furlow, A. Richard,
John P. Evans, H. L Cook. Joseph E. Wells,
J. W. Babcock, A. F. Sherwood. John Holl
ingsworth, Jas. Hollingsworth, George B. Ro
binson, A. S. Story, John T. Lamar, James
Smith, C. A. Ells, Isaac B. Rowland, Sidney
Lamar, Wm. T. Ross, James Dean, John Hoag,
Joshua G. Xloore, B. II. Russell, Bedncy L.
Franklin, Wm. Holt, 1). T. Red, Jonathan
Neal, Beimel Adams, Laton Sowell, John
O’Keefe, Thomas Napier, Thomas J. Salis
bury, WII.Hughes, 1. A. Goodwill. J. B. Ross.
Butts.—David J. Bailey, Simon Sanders,
Gustavus Hendrick, Bedford II. Darden, Sterl
ing T. Higgins, John N. Thompson, Samuel
R. McLin.
Chatham.—XI. Hall McAllister, R. VV.
Pooler, W. W. Gordon, W. II. S'ileS, \V: H.
Bullock, I,. S. DeLyon, C. Xlncardell, Y. S.
Pickard, Benjamin Fort, Jos. L. Shaffer.
Coweta:—Samuel Houston, William A.
Spear, Young J. Long, Thos. XI. Griffin.
Campbell.—N. Cothran; E. B. Thompson.
Cobb.—John Merritte, Hezekiuh B. Foote.
Columbia.—Jas. Lampkins, Turner Clan
ton.
Clark.—Edward Harden, Everett Ycarhv,
Wm. L. Alitchcll, Bcnajah S. Sheats, Junius
Ilillyer, Thos. F. Lowe, Albon Chase, George
Dent.
~.*ft>rd. O. IT Walker, B. Bateman, I
. Bradford, W. II. Lowe, S. II. Harris.
Cass.—Coleman Pitts, Richard A. Xlilncr.
Carroll.—William Beall, A. lloggess, O. P.
Beall, John B. Wick.
DeKalb.—H. 1>. Palmer.
Dooly.—David Graham, John J. Collier,
Wiley Cobb, John Cone.
Elbert county.—James Browner, L. II.
Smith, William Teasley.
Franklin.—William Tuck, E. W. Morris,
William F. Bush, A. E. Whitten, James Atta-
way, James H. Strange.
Forsyth.—Ira It. Foster, John II. Russell,
Leroy Hammond.
Floyd.—James Hemphill, James Liddell,
George W. Ilauser.
Fayette.—Samuel Martin, VV. B. Lamhcrth,
R. Y. Evans, Elijah Glass, VV. P. Firnander.
Hancock.- -Charles E. Haynes, Albert M.
Berry, Thomas Neel, James G. Lewis, Ham
ilton Bonner, Jr., James Smith, Benj. T. Harris,
R. Itrnnlrin^ JciFrey I muc y John
Bishop.
Habersham.—William B. Shelton.
Houston.—Charles II. Rice, Thos. Wil
liams, Henry Conyers, James XI. Kelly, Wm.
H. Rudd, Hugh 1.. Deimard, llardy Hunter,
Wm. D. Whitehead.
Heard.—J; B. Watson, Samuel XIodersct.
Harris.— Hcnfy 11; Lowe.
Hall.—Henry Davenport, Ephraim X1-.
Johnston, Benjamin F. Porter, Wm. Linton.
Henry.—llendiy Varner, William Wise, J.
XI. Peck, Luke Johnson, John 8. AIcMullin,
G. Cagle.
Jasper.—Reuben Joimlnn, i; Robinson,
John C. Waters, William H. Wyatt, Fleming
Jordan, Wm. W. Williamson, John VV. Burney,
Charles S. Jordan, John It. Dyer, Thomas I.
Smith, J. L. Packer, Robert Kcllum, S. XIc-
Michael, Thomas Slaughter, James W. Shrop
shire, Robert II. Daniel, C. Fincher. L. Carter,
Abel P. Wilson.
Jefferson.— B. S. Carswell, Jason Powell,
Luther Swank, Joseph B. Christie, Robert A.
L Atkinson.
.Tones.—Joseph Day, Jonathan Parish, John
VV. Gordon, Wm. G. Smith, Daniel L. Smith,
Elbert Hutchings, William H. Brooks, Robert
E. McCarthy, John Blow, Charles Hutchings,
Thomas Hogan, Wiley B. Pope, Jones E.
Cook, C. VV. Law, XI. VV.Law, David D. Bost-
wick, Alex. Oden, John Low, William Brewer,
Samuel Blow, Thos. Xloughon, James M.
Gray, Joseph Waltermnn, Dennis Lester, A.
Jarratt, Xlichael Sullivan, Holloman,
Jesse J. Jordan, Robert Brown, Daniel P. Pep
per, David Lester.
Jackson.—Thos. F. Anderson, A. Varmint,
Bailey Chandler, D. XI. Burns, N. C. Jarratt.
Lee.—B. F. Cock, Charles Ingram.
Lumpkin.—John D. Field, VV. XI. Varnum,
— Rawinhd, W. II. Stansell:
Libcity.—Wm. Maxwell, B. A. Busby,
Joseph Jones: • »
Muscogee county.—Joseph Stfirges; J. II:
Howard, S. A. Bailey, Jas. Bethune. John N:
Bethune: John R. Jones, Seaborn Jones, John
H. Watson, John D: Howell, P. II. Britten,
Nance, John. Ai Norton; F: A. Nesbitt,
Jacob M. Guetry,Hcfary Kendall, jr.
Merriwether.—Joshua L- Render, Jas. II.
Gaston, James Sentell, James H. Ravens, Jas
XIcComb; XIorris G. Towles-.
Monroe.—Angus M. D; King, Jesse Pope,
Thos. F. Pope, Win. E. Nall, Cuthhert Col
lier, Collier Foster, Thos. B. Donelly, John
Greene, Miller Vi. McCraw, Wm. F. Brown.
Samuel W; Langston, William C. Redding,
Audersbn Baldwin, John Wooten, William
Jnmerson, Jesse Dunn, Nathan Philips, John
Pittman, Berry Lucas, Randolph McMullin
Morgan.—William Stallings, Thomas Bon
ner, jr., John McGee, Thos. J. Burney, Wm.
Woods, John McMurray, Thos. S. Bonner,
Dawson B. Lane, Isham S. Fannin, John B
Walker. ...
McIntosh.—Thbtnas Scalding, John Hud-
James N. Bethune, ) 0 .
Quintilian Skrine, ^
Putnam.—Wm. Thrncf, Robert Bicdsoe,
Daniel Slade, David R. Adams, Joel Branham.
Randolph William Conyers, E II. Platt,
onl jr question of principle which divides the
two parties at this time, inasmuch as upon tho
re-election of XIarlin Van Buren depends tho
J. Daniel, Scaboni A. Smith, Samuel S. VV est, | maintenance of the principles which have gov-
on d S. Dunn. Icrntd theDemocratic party since the orgauiza-
Richmond:—Thomas Glascock, William
Ciagett, G, C-. Gordon, T. J. Jennings, John
N. Raiford, B. Lyon, D. L. Holiday, P. C.
Gnieu, G. II. Newton, Peter Amen.
Sumter.—L. B. Smith, Richard Pickette,
tion of this government, and upon the defeat
ol William H. Harrison depends our success
ful opposition to the Federal, Addition, high
Tarifl, United States Bank and liiicrhal l7n-
, provement doctrines of his friends and support
VViil Xlimms, A. J. Campbell; Henry Bailey, tersi
Edwin It. Brow n. I Aud whereas; since the last Congressional
Stewart.—John D. Pitts, William A. Fort. | electiui, the delegates to Congress from this
Ialliafcrro.—S. louche, J. Maddox. E. C. State have distinctly and unequivocally taken
* ,n ™ rc . nce ‘ . j **i |Clr positions on this grave, and at this time,
■Iviggs. Thomas Pounds; Wm. XL Tar-;all ci grossing question, and whilst six of them,
ver, A. XI. Smith, Abel Stephens, James Hunt, j troin reckless op|>osilion to the present admiii-
Talbol.—John C. Boynton, James Mason, ! istrution; and with utter disregard to the inter
James Stanford, Joseph Howe, Joseph Brown, ests and views ofthe south, have thrown them-
S. ill. Boynton, 1. J. Riley, L. J. Harvey; VV. selves iu the arms of the whig party, com-
J. llowe,^ A. Mathews. O. J. ^aUacc, J. \V . (j*. posed as it isofall the heterogeneous lunteriids
Smith, L. B. Smith, A. XlcCauts, l*. A. Bailey, of tlic opposition; not the least powerful of
T. U. Robinson, Daniel Weathers, Chapcll which are ilie abolitionists of the north; thus
Cox, Daniel C. XIaund, Thomas Bailey, Robert sacrificing at the shrine of party, their duty to
Macbn.—D. VV: Massfee; Joseph Cunning
ham, W. B; Stewart, Wm. H. Chambers, Benj
Hi Crane: , . .
Neictom—John B. Hendrick, Benjamin
Pearcy, Richard Byne; Jas. D. Johnson, Lem
uel E; Henderson; Thomas Wright, Jackson
L. Smith; Robert O. Usher.
PikH.—Jacob Martin, John Neal.
Pulaski.—B. W. Bracewell, Win. S. Whit*
field; N. McDuffie, XI. McCormick, R. F. Brant-
Gamble, James L. Burks, Grief II. Fe rguson,
John B. Arnold, G. McCrary, Wright Sherrod;
John E. Lloyd, T. Xlontford, James J. Janier-
son, Tlios. B. Tooko.
Troup.—Wm. B. S. Gilmer, James XI. Bell,
Wm. C. D. Cook, William E. Marcus, James
E. Scott, Burrell Scott, Robert Sledge, James
XI. Flowers, S. Allen.
Upson.—Jas. Boynton, John G. Starlings;
D. R. Gian ton, Davis Dawson, Tlios. Xlabry,
Jas. Holmes, Jacob XlcGchcc, VV’ilham Gib
bons, P. L. J. Xlay.
Washington.—Samuel Robinson, Isham
II. Saffold, William II. VVangli, William F.
Speight, T. E. Nicoll, Wm. B. Glenn, Otway
Glenn, John XI. Wade, James Boatright, Roger
Lawson, George Boatright, Wm. Buck, XIid-
dletou Pool, Seaborn Buck, Algernon S. Ten-
nillc, Robert Xlaxwell, David Grier, J. P.
Welsh, Nathaniel Jiles, John Bland, Thomas
Youngblood.
XX. .. -II, WHIImU, j.
Henry.
Walton.—Bobt. XI. Echols, James Jackson,
John S. XlcCullock, Geo. VV. Graves. John 11.
Browning, Joseph XIoss, llendiy Harris, E. S.
Hill, Jesse II. Arnold.
Wilkinson.—Samuel Beall, Thos: N. Beall.
Warren.—Edmund Cody, B. VYitchcns,
Starling Jones, Stoddard VV. Smith, Robert N.
XIoreland, Joseph Leonard, Tlios: Gibson,
Jeremiah Wilcher, Gcwge V. Neal, Wui. 11.
Blount.
Wilkes Lewis S. Brown. Nicholas Wylie,
Alfred L. Boren, Henry P. Wooten, Thomas
C. Hemphill, John Eidson, Thos. Anderson,
Wylie 11. Pope, Tlios. Lawrence, Uptou S.
Heath.
The Convention being organised, Gen.
Echols iu the chair—tin motion of Gen.
Glascock, it was unanimously resolved, that
THOMAS SPALDING, Esq. of the county
of McIntosh, be requested to preside over the
deliberations ol tnc convention, nnu Messrs.
GLASCOCK, XIcALLlSTER and HAR
DEN were appointed a committee to conduct
him to the Chair; when he addressed the Con
vention as follows:
Gentlemen—1 thank yriti for the honor you
do me in placing me in your chair; again I
thank you for the honor you do me Hli this
eventful and auspicious day—eventful because
decisive of the fate of six of our delegation to
Congress, who forgetful of their obligations
and abandoning their duty to the Sotlth, have
united with and miriglcd tlieit- destinies witli
traitors, who for twelve long years have been
conspiring against the interests and the rights
of the American people—auspicious because
wc sec around us Union men and State Rights
men; All engaged in the same object and united
for the same end.
Gentlemen, iu three short years the admin
istration of Mr. Van Buren has brought heal
ing upon its wings—we see him standing be
tween the living anti the dead—we see him
standing between the lYiends of Gen. JacksOii
and the friends ol William II. Crawford,—and
there is peace betweeh theiii! The chasm
that has heretofore divided ihem has closed
forever. Hereafter the people of Georgia will
battle under one banner, they will together de
fend the interest^ the honor and the glory bf
this great republic—the greatest that the world
has known since Rome was rent asunder by
a Caesar, a Pompey and a Crnssus—Hie Elay,
the Webster and the Adams’ of their day.
But gentlctnen, we ha\e not timb to waste
upbn words: nor ban it be necessdry-after the
impassioned rthd eloquent addresses yesterday
by our State Rights brethren upon this subject.
1 will then dnly supplicate Almighty God to
shield and to protect us from the machina
tions dfthe trliimvirs—thcir-sattelites and their
followers.
On motion, Judge Joseph Sturgis, Frederick
H. Sanford, and William A. Hotchkiss, Usqr-s.
were requested to act ns Secretaries.
On motion of Mr- Saffold; of Washington,
Resolved, That all persons in attendance,
agreeing in sentiment with the mcelihg, be re
quested to assist in our deliberations:
On motion of l)r. HnynCs,
Resolved, That a committee of eleven be
appointed by the Chair, lo re organize the
Electoral Ticket. The committee named
were ,
Messrs: HAYNES of Hancock,
DAY of Jones,
ECHOLS of Waltort;
McAllister of Chatham;
GLASCOCK of Richmond,
BURNEY of Jasper;
TURNER of Putnarfi;
SAFFOLD of Washington,
COCHRAN of Campbell,
SMITH of Bibb,
HOWELL of Muscogee.
Mr. Gordon of Chatham, then offered the
following preamble and resolution, which were
unanimously adopted, viz:
Whercas/in the course of human events,
circumstances produce changes in the pbliti-
c«d questions, of the day; Which Without affect
ing principles most materially niter the position
of individuals of society towards each other,
and whereas we are now assembled under an
invitation to all citizens of Georgia opposed to
the election of William H. Harrison to the
Presidchcy and ih favor of the leading meas
ures ofthe present administration, and the qlies-
llieir constituents, it is with pride and plea
sure, that this body bus seen the oilier three of
onr delegates, Xfessrs. Black, Cooper, hiiU Col
quitt, nobly and patriotically sacrificing all
party considerations and prejudices, to tint
paramount interests of iheir country, and bold
ly and ably rallying to the support of the mea
sures of an administration, essentially demo
cratic in its measures, having the constitution
for its polar star, and a strict construction of
that instrument as its rule. . Asschiblcd then
as we are with these views, and with the de
termination to carry oiii the views of our con
stituents, at this important crisis, we find three,
vacancies iu the ticket nominated for Congress
in December last, to wit: Xlcssrs. Glascock,
llolscy, ai d Cone, who with principles and
feelings entirely in unison with ours, are yet
desirous lo retire from the candidacy from
motives which are honorable to them and
satisfactory to this body, and it is now for us
>•- r.u u...
nomination. Satisfied as \ve are of tl:e pure
and correct priciples of Xlcssrs. Pooler, Camp
bell, Iverson, Ilillyer,Patterson,and Lumpkin,
and knowing their devotion to the cause in
wliifch wc are engaged, viz: the re-electibn. of
Martin Van Buren to the Presidency, we most
cordially finite in the renomination of those
gentlemen, and in earnestly recommending
them for elect inn in October next. The de
cided course iu favor ofthe leading mcasiifes
ofthe administration, taken by Xlcssrs. Black,
Cooper and Colquitt; the sentiments, princi
ples and feelings, avowed by those gentlemen,
ui their respective addresses to the people, have
given to this t ody; the best assurances ofllicir
ability, integrity and fidelity to Southern inter
ests; and strongly recommend them to lis ftil*
re-election. Anil inasmuch as party linos and
distinctions, which have obtained for Jibino
years past; iiavb now !>ccomc merged iii the,
questions of the presidential election, which
cssetrtmuy to mgs us nnck to tim tjucMlon?,
oh which parties were formed in 1798, for
which ours contended successful'^ in 1799
and 1S00, at which titties the party: whoso
principles were identical with those, which al‘e
ours, was khHwn as “Tile Democratic Repub
lican Party,” it is hut rig'nl and proper that a
adopted as the designation bf our Party; "'
Therefore resolved, That this Convention
now nominate as Candidates for Congress; at
the approaching election;
JtOJJT. W. rsUU.KH, J. II. LUMPKIN* .
1). V. CAMPBELL, E. .1. BLACK, ,
A. IVEli.SON, \V. T. COLQurriV
J. HlLLYEIt, M. A. COOPER, i t”
J. S. PATTERSON;
and thost. earnestly recommend them foi : elec
tion to the citizens of Gcbrgia.
Resolved, That this Convention be styled
the Convention of I lie “ Democratic Republi
can Party,” ai:d that the party rc-rtssume tho
original designation of the Democratic Repub
lican party of Georgia:
The Convention then iook a recess until
12 o^Ioek, XI.
ley, Theodore Booth, li. Jl- Hamilton; Mat- tion of preference of one or the other ofthe can
thew XlcCombs, [ didates for the Presidential clmtr, involves Uic
Twelvb O'ClocR: XI.
Dr. Fort frbhi a committee appoiiiied to
draft resolutions expressive of the principles of
the Democratic Republican Party, made the
following report; which was read and agreed
to, to wit:
Resolved, Tliat wc hail the separation of tho
Government from all Banking ihstilhtions, ns
a measure of deliverance and liberty, and ten
der to the President of the United States I he
expression of onr high approbation of the spirit
and perseverance with which he has urged it
ujibn the consideration of Congress.
Rcsolredj That our warmest acknowledge
ments are tine to our Republican brethren of
the North, lor the open and indefrchdcnt stand
which they have taken in and oiitbf Congress,
against the machinations of die abolition fa
natics, and for the able and uniform support
which they have given to democratic prititi-
ple!5:
Resolved, That the address and resolutions
of the democratic Convention, which met at
Baltimore; on the 5th of May last, to die peo
ple of the United Slates; is a document con
taining the pure principles Of democrat)-, niid
that we hereby adopt them, as a true exponent
of our political creed.
Resolved, That in the present contest for a
Chief Magistrate of the Ufiioh; Marlin Vim
"Buren is entitled toonr confidence nndsfippoit;
and that wc will exett ourselves in the use of
all honorable means to ensure his election;
The assumption ol State debts by die General
Government, now in federal contemplation; wo
view ns a most insidious and deadly assault
upon State sovereignty; and if successful; as
sweeping down the bulwarks of the Constitu
tion, and prostrating the States at the footstool
of one great consolidated empire.
The following report submitted by Dr. C.
E. Ifaynes, from the committee appointed.was
received And unanimously adopted: i :
Whereas, Col. Williain A Tennille, Ggl
Valentine Walker nhd Gen. Thomas Ander
son, with a public spirit and devotion to the
public good; and a desire to sustain the Demo
cratic measures of the Administration, by con
summating a union of nil opposed to the eleVn-
t'on of William Henry Harrison to the Preii-
dcncy, worthy of all praise, have decK.ied to
