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Inntjjpni ‘ffiatrjjtnnii.
lav, onnT.it, and the conititotion.
NOT SATISFACTORY. I organs at Washington, preaches the same
Ex-Gov. Cobb has, by means of an- doctrine, and cites the action of the
other letter, attempted to dodge the blow Whig party in the case of Capt. Tyler
aimed at him a* the villifierof secret bo- | *f-» precedent 11
ciaties, while he himself is a “ sachem”
that abominable old “Tammany”
ATHENS, QA.
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 19, 1865.
For Governor,
GARNETT ANDREWS,
OF WILKES.
ESP Mr. R. M. Hitch is an authorized
travelling agcut for this paper.
r3r* Mr. M. a. Harrison is nlso an an-
thorizcd travelling agent.
IW M. Lavoruu, Esq., is onr authorized
agent for Oglethorpe county.
concern, which all the people of New drews, so far, comes from the Columbus
York and of the Union know has exer- Times & Sentinel, and is based on a let-
cised a tremendous influence on the ter which he wrote to certain citizens of
politics of this country. th » P la ce, in 1850, in which he avowed
The sachem admits that he is a niem-| his strong attachment to the Union. The
her of “ Tammany Society,” but says I Times & Sentinel wishes him. put down
it is not a political association—that. ,
Gen. Jaekson, Mr. Polk, and other die- l, “ l is ; bel,e T r U"i°" man, .han some
. U J ^ U n (others! “ Jew, I thank thee for that
word 1” Let the people of the 5th, 6th
and 8th Districts, who were almost all
Union men, say whether they will see
Judge Andrews sacrificed now on the
tinguished Democrats were honorary
members! Will his ex-Excellency suf
fer us to cross-examine him a little ?—
If this notorious “ Tammany Society”
THE WATCHMAN
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in the hope of aiding the great cause,
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REMEMBER,
That Saturday next is the time fixed
for the mass meeting at Watkinmlle,
and that the Tuesday following is the
time agreed upon for holding the Con
gressional Convention at Gainesville.
MR. ROATH’S SPEECH.
We regret that this gentleman will be
unable (owing to ill health) to fill bis
appointment at the Town Ilall on Sat
urday evening next. We hope that he
will find it convenient to addrers our
citizens some other time during the can-
ldF“ We arc Cornpolled to lay over a
quantity of editorial prepared for this
issue, together with the com
munication of our friend “^reouflor” in
reference to Mr. Wilson’s school exam
ination—which shall appear next week
"GF* We understand that quite an
animated discussion took place at the
barbecue at Point Peter in this county
on Saturday last—.-which was participa
ted in by Messrs. Peeples, Delony
'Sheats, Dorsey and others. “ Sana’s
showing was highly satisfactory.
The People of Forsyth county
seem to understand thoroughly the
windings and twistings,past and present,
*of his Ex-Excellency, the “ Pope’s
.Nuncio.” Read the proceedings of
■their meeting, in another column.
«• HE WAS A UNION MAN!”
The principal objection to Judge An-
knot a political, but aimplj a social I ° d thatke wat in f aTO rorth«Unio.>
organization, why did he and others, ;
while he was Governor of Georgia, make are not at all surprised that the
political speeches before it? And if Co^has T i mes _ a paper which pub-
nota Democratic Society, why not h ic ] y dtjc i are( j that it “ hated the Union
give the names of some di tinguished I ^ it hated hell”—should object to him
honorary Whig members? I on the ground of his Union sentiments;
If this Tammany crowd are not politi-1 but if the people of this section of the
cians, why are they denounced by the 1 State,who so firmly stood by the Union
New York Hards—the National Demo-1 then, should join the Times in its objec-
crats, Dickinson, Bronson, &c.—in tion to him, then shall we be truly as-
the resolutions adopted at their late tonislied 1
State Convention? The Cassville Standard wants to
Perhaps the sachem may exhibit the know how the former editor ofthe South-
stoical indifference of his tribe to these era Herald can support Judge An-
interrogatories, and refuse to answer drews for Governor. We will answer
them ; but the people, who inherently 1 our cotemporary frankly. The editor of
love fair play, have their eyes upon him, the Herald was never anything else than
and stubborn silence will only convict a Union man. His battle-cry in the con-
him of abusing others as conspirators test of 185!, when he declined support-
and assassins for acting with a secret ing Mr. Cobb, was, “McDonald and the
society, while he himself is “ sachem” rights of the South in the Union.” He
in one of the most damnably corrupt did not sympathise with the men who
organizations in the country! I said they “ hated the Union as they ha
We think it likely that the Tammany ted hell itself!”
Society was, in the outset, what Gov, How can the Standard, which was then
Cobb represents it to be; but does not] ® Union sheet, act with them now ; and
his Excellency know that it long since I more especially, how can it support that
degenerated into a corrupt political man ^ or Governor who stands charged
cabal—an “ Athens Junta" on a large with havin S said of the convention which
scale ? If it is now any thing else, it is ado P ted the Geor S ia P ,atform . lhat the y
news to the whole country. If we have were a “ contemptible pack of fools and
fallen into an error on this subject, thej knaves? We do not pretend to quote
whole country is in error—for ever I
since we can recollect, the Tammany
crowd of New York has been held up |
as the most corrupt, irresponsible politi
cal cabal in the land.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Much has been heard from the For
eign party on the subject of the sound
ness of their Northern allies on the
slavery question. It is an incontestible
the exact language,but it was something
tantamount to the above.
Judge Andrews was a decided Union
man in 1850 and 51—let the Union peo
pie of Northern, Northeastern and
Cherokee Georgia remember this at the
polls in October
PROF. MORSE, AGAIN.
"Read carefully Prof. Morse’s second let
ter to Bishop Spalding, to be found on
our first page, and which we copy from
the New York Observer. It is a mas
terly vindication of the ** truth and ma
jesty of history,” and as such we com-
Tncnd it to all lovers of truth and fair
dealing.
One of the most nonsensicall tion to strike out the resolution approv-
grounds of complaint against the Ameri- * n S administration of Governor
nnn nurtv ia «t> . i-» “n tit Johnson, not becaa.se I expected to carry
can party is, that, like George IJI, as I -, butlo myself ri ght before t ,J
complained of in the Declaration of In- people, who I was determined should not
dependence, they would “ obstruct the believe me capable of supporting a man
Naturalization laws” and prevent emi- w ! 10 ! lud iode roughshod over the Con-
. .. . r „ T stitution of the country, by creating an
gration to this country. Now, thoseLui ce , and affixing a salary toil without
who make use of this quotation are authority of law, for the purpose of
either ninnies themselves or take every P a .y> n g a political partisan, or one who
body else to be so sut% V *»s I conceiv. d, a corrupt con-
. tract to be made to secure the influence
here is a wide difference between u f one 0 f the most corrupt men in the
the condition of the country now and at State. BM
the time when our forefathers complain- 1 can su pP* no man w, ‘° is P ,ed S« d
.. „ , to maintain and support the present pro-
edagamst the policy of the British I tftetive mriffas p £ licy of.the
Government. Their complaint was well Democratic Partjffn the United States
founded. They possessed an illimitable Under these circumstances, I would not
territory to be subdued and converted I have voted.in convention, but that I had
in th« .,=oo • -i- . - /-H i the warrant of Col, Irwin, and the men
to the uses of cml,aat.cn; it *"“> wl„ e |,ctea Umd tlto sJwo. who are
with savages and wild beasts. To sub- all honorable men. and the Colonel
due these and reduce the land to tillage, very honorable man."
they needed aid, and it was of the ut- We call upon the people of the State
most importance then that emigration to note well this grave charge made by
should be encouraged; they needed a prominent Democrat against Govern-
popul at ion worse than they needed any I or Johnson. We shall have something
thing else. I to offer on this subject ourselves, at a
The case is now vastly different. — I proper time
‘ Right smart clearings’ have been made The Judge takes his leave of the dry-
in the noble old forests. Immense r <>t, Cobb and Reeder democracy in the
cities and thickly-settled States have! ollowing term*:
grown up. The rushing tide of popu- “ 1 P ar ‘ wit T h ™y « ,d friends with more
, . . . . . regrets than I had believed I should feel
latum westward from our own natural I for b the dissolution of any political t5es>
increase is almost or quite sufficient I after the melancholy dissolution of nearer
(if concentrated) to people a new State and dearer ties which I have experienc-
,• • ed. However, what cannot be cured
every year—and tne time is not tar , T .
I must ne endured; and I trust I shall at
distant when posterity will find it diffi- aU t5mes be aWe t0 endure all the ins
cult to establish “ a lodge in a vast that flesh is heir to, and endure them as
wilderness,” and more especially to 1 a man and as a freeman. I cannot bow
1 down to a heartless and corrupt Oli
garchy. I cannot willingly and voluntari-
cratic Party in 1850 ; and having, by
the same means, beaten Charles J. Mc
Donald, the pet of the Southern Rights
Party, of Governor, in 1857 ; having, in
1853, turned round and helped Her-
schell V. Johnson beat the Hon. Charles
J. Jenkins, the builder of the Georgia
Platform, and the favorite of the Union
party, office of Governor ; and
then again having combined with the
said Hersch'ell V. Johnson and Alfred
Iverson to defeat the aforesaid Charles
J. McDonald, for the office of Senator,
at the session of.the Legislature in 1853,
the said McDonald being the choice of
the Democratic Party: and last, the
said Howell Cobb having, in 1855,
formed
Toom
basep
terms o!
gated fal
Georgia,
objects.”
secure a ‘ boundless contiguity of shade.’
Hence, it is bad policy to offer such I ly submit to a state of tributary vassal-
encouragement to immigration as we | a ge
have done heretofore. We have some-, „
, , . .. , .. . . MEETING WITH CLOSED DOORS!
where read of a bird which never makes v, . ... ,. „ , , • ... ,
. . Notwithstanding all the hypocritical
nests itself, but always deposits its eggs ^ ue hear from thc Foreign party
in those of its neighbors, who (poor, on the 8ubject of secresy> it win be 8een
innocent ninnies) quieUy sit on- and I by the folIowing extract from a pr5vate
take care of them during the penod of let(er wrilten , 0 tbe edUor of tb ; s p&per
incubation, and are rewarded fbr their by a g en tleman of the strictest veracity,
pains by seeing theft own nestlings that , he Dry . Rot Pore ; gn party of Wal
thrust out of the nest by the overgrown ton coan ty actually met in Monroe with
young ones of the interloper. This is doors the other day, fbr the pur
precisely the policy of those who wish! p o3 C 0 f nominating candidates for the
to continue to foster foreign immigration I Legislature 1 We are informed that
Their own children will afier awhile be I they did the same thing in Cobb county,
crowded out by foreigners. Indeed, and that the defeat of Ex-Gov McDon
this is now done every day. They are aid, as a candidate for the State Senate
crowded out of office, out of business, I was the result 1 O, hyprocrisy ! hypo-
out of the chance to earn their daily | crity ’• where is thy blush ?
biead, by those who, accustomed to live
89 to 19!!
What a contrast does the action
We are grieved to learn that P.
C. Langston, Esq., a promising young
lawyer of Carnesville, died suddenly of
cramp-cholic, in or.e of the upper coun
ties, one day last week. Poor Langs-
tt.ii! we knew him well; and a warmer,
nobier, truer, manlier heart was never
chilled by death ! In all the robust vig
or of perfect health (he last time we
saw him, little did we think we should
so soon be called on to chronicle his
death. The loss of such young men is
a public calamity. Peace to his ashes 1
Death of Dr. Terrell.-Wc inadver
tently omitted to announoe last week the
decease of this distinguished citizen on
the 4th. The State of Georgia is large
ly indebted to him. and more especial
ly for his munificent endowment ofthe
Agricultural Professorship in our Uni
versity.
That able veteran of the Georgia
press, Samuel Flournoy, iisq., is
again at the head of the Columbu-i En
quirer. Right heartily do we welcome
him back to his old quarters. Such
men as Flournoy are much needed in
the “ press-gang” at this time, when so
nnny“ jumped-up little fellows” occu
py the seats once filled by men of abili
ty—of learning, and gentlemanly bear
ing. The Enquirer, we are pleased to
obseive, has hoisted the name of Gar
nett Andrews to its mast-head.
TO MAKE BIG MEN SMALL.
Under the head of usefal recipes, we
have published many valuable articles
from time to time. There is something
fact that if there is any conservatism on whicb> if not useful> has al least c6me
this subject in any of the Free States, general use , ately It ia the new .
his in New York and Pennsylvania. |ed Democratic mo de of reducing
Well, the Democracy of Pennsylvania men tQ gmalI ones . It U simple
held a State Convention at Harrisburg aQ( j eagy -p ry ^
on the 4th. at which resolutions sns- Le , eil ' ll( . mail „. ho is an old ., ine
taining the principles^ of the Kansas• Demoora ,_ no roaMer how „,| MU , e
Nebraska bill were rejected by a vote of ... , ,
* 1 position he may have held—no matter
. how much he may have been ‘lionized’
, „ „ „ „ „ . ol heretofore, and besmeared with flatterv
theK. N. State Counotl of Penns,Iva- he Democratic p resa _ iullmate that
nta offer to lh» ! That Connctl adopt- ^ enl3o . 0alM spu .
ed the Nauonal platform, prov.dmg for l.^. |hatit hasd rted r[om „ ie tnie
the admission of Kansas or any other ^ . th| , waaling ila e „ ergieSj
s ave late, j a arge majority. □ I - n compan y w j t j, f ore jg,j Jesuit priests,
yet we are told by the Foreign organs! . ,
J 4 ° ° i convicts and paupers, in a l * wild hunt
after office.” Let him do this, and if he
does not at once become the smallest
man in America,it is not because detrac
tion on the part of the Foreign press
cannot make him so.
Two or three cases in point are sufficient*
There is Maj. Andrew Jackson Don
elsox, of Tennessee, who was the kins
man and private Secretary of Gen.
Jackson, a Representative of our Gov-
on nothing at home, are enabled to
underbid our working-men, live more
comfortably than in the old world and
actually grow rich! This is no fancy
sketch, but a picture of every-day life.
WALTON COUNTY.
Monroe, July 11, 1855.
Mr. J. H. Christy: Dear Sir: Yes
terday the Democrats held a regular
Know-Nothing meeting, (only wanting
Sam’s presence,) in this place. They
was composed of about an equal num
ber of (<M use to was) Whigs and De
mocrats; and it is a little remarkable
that the words Whig or Democrat
should accur so seldom, in the whole
preamble and Resolutions passed by
that Convention ; and then they mani-
fest a spirit which showed their desire
to bury them forever. But turn over
to the “ moddle,” which is thought by
the Governor to be a pat reply, Demo-
cracy is his burden and theme. It
either begins, or ends nearly every
period. The name, he says, should be
dear to every American. The name is
musical. And upon a name, not prin&i
pie, the Governor expects to ride into
Congress.
Now, from these brief statements,
I infer that this “ model” was intended
for the people of the Sixth Concession-
d th* Americmr Party of 6? District. Hitherto, in this District
. .w . . ▼ ... ’
lother base combination with
aliens and Johnson for
iflpunced in
inmiti-
“ principles, aims, and
itjttherefore, Resolved,
that HowelI*obb, having thus been
faithless, false, and untrue to every p(ES-
ty, and every body,' that has honoc
him, is utterly unworthy of the re]
and much more the suffrages, <:P
crats, Constitutional Union men, or
friends of the American Party in the
Sixth District.
On motion, the meeting adjourned—
July 9th, 1855. *
YANCY S. DEAN, Ch’n.
W. A. Lewis, Sec.
that the Northern K N’s are all Aboli
tionists, whilst the only true men are
in the Democratic ranks! 1 O, shame 1
shame! shame 1 ilow can such men
show their heads in oped day light!—
How can they look in the face of an
honest, truthful man ?
SAM IN CHARLESTON.
As in the days of the Revolution,
even so now, the city of Charleston i»
distinguished for its patriotism. At tin
election for Sheriff last week, Carew. tlie
American candidate, beat his foreign
Catholic rival, Kanapnux, upwards cf
800 votes notwithstanding the large for
tign population of iba! city ! It is said
• n ha e been the ra-xst exciting cont«\«t
witnessed there.
NATURALIZED FOREIGNERS
Not content with their ordinary sys
tem of lying, we observe that some ofl 7fo^ C^u’rt"under Mr.
the foreign hireling Hess,an sheets in p olk>and aftenvards editor ofthe Wash-
Georgia are attempting to create the ington Union _ now , according to the
impression that the American party is 1 infamous Eastman, of the Nashville Un-
wagmg war against the rights of “natu-1 ion ( and the toadies in Georgia and
ralized foreigners.” They think, doubt-1 Tennessee who copy into their sheets
less, that by thus misrepresenting their j what this New Hampshire abolitionist
objects, they can embitter our naiuraliz-l has said, a perfect nobody! The old-
ed citizens against the natives, and that 1 line Democrats of Tennessee, of the
this will enure to the benefit of the so- Jackson panel, will show on the first
called Democracy. We do not know of Tuesday in August that they think dif-
a single man, woman or child in the ferently
American party who does not possess] Our own distinguished fellow-citizen,
just as kindly feelings towards the for- Judge Cone, who is, if not the ablest,
eigners in our midst as auy so-called ] certainly one of the ablest men in the
Democrat does. It was by stirring up ® tate w ^° drafted the Democratic
such prejudices that lying scamps go t P ,a tf°rm of 1848 at Baltimore, and the
up the disgraceful riots in Cincinnati and j ^ raer * can National platform recently
Louisville. Lot these bad men bewirc. I in “ a,lon " 1 Cou " cl1 in PM
g5J*A contemptible sheet at Atlanta, closed tbe court house doors, and not only
called the Examiner-Downed by a for- kept off all outsiders, but went so far as
eigner, and in the foreign service—con- to turn out several who were already in!
tains a low insinuation, which, contemp- One good whole-souled old Democrat
tible as is thc source from whence it | who was turned out, is so much incensed
emanates, the editor of this paper feels I by it, as to swear he will not vote for a
called upon to notice. This filthy organ single man nominated by the party.—
of his Holiness, says that it cares not to The nominees are, for the Senate, J. T.
enter into a controversy with the Watch- Grant; Representatives, B. J. Cooper
man until certain “ home matters" are ] and J. H. Kilgore,
settled. Now, “ entering into a contro-] Enclosed I send you a list of names
versy” with any such paper as the Exam- to whom I wish you to send the Watch
iner. under any circumstances, is some- man, and expect to send you a good
thing that the editor of the Watchman many other names,
cannot consent to do. We suffered our After the Democratic nomination was
Alabama correspondent to correct the 1 over, Judge Briscoe announced him-
allegod misstatement of that print This I se lf an independent candidate for Senn-
is all we expected to say upon the sub- tor, and Dr. Barrett declared himself a
ject; nor should we have said another candidate for Representative—they are
word but for the contemptible insinua-j bo th old line Democrats,
tion of the Examiner—to which our re-}
ply is, that the editors of that sheet]PEOPLE’S MEFTING IN FOR-
know, as well as every person in this
community does, that we have neither
Democrats and
They are invoking the aid of a power,
they cannot control. It is the duty of j
all good men to frown down such in
cendiary attempts to create broils and
disturbances.
adelphia. Since he joined the Ameri
can party, the discovery has been
made that he is a pigmy ! The Augus
ta Constitutionalist says that his speech
in that city was a perfect failure ! not
withstanding he has been considered by
tir The loreign press and orators of] a ij par ties, friends and toes, tbe ablest
Georgia, who talk so loudly of “ sound lawyef in lbe state! 1
National Democrats,” fail to inform the We could add to the list any number
people, that these sound National Demo- of naine& but we think the cases cited
crats, the “Hards' of New York J sufficient to prove the correctness of our
Dickinson, Bronson and others openly | position, viz; that the easiest way to
denounced the imbecile Abolition Ad- ma k e a big man little, so far as Foreign
ministration at Washington as corrupt ed it ors can do it, is to let it be known
and degraded, and resolved at their late] that he is in favor of American princi
Convention that the Democratic party | pies. This at once dwarfs the mightiest
can alone be saved by cutting adrift from I intellect and blots out all recollection of
it 1 The Sentinel, one of the Democratic' past services 1
SYTH.
A large number of the people of For
“home” nor foreign matters on hand j County, Union
which we are not always ready to scf . Sonthemrights democrats,Union Whigs
fof j and Southern Rights Whigs, men in
CHARACTERISTIC favor of ’ and men °PP° sed ,0 the Amer ‘-
„ . • . J can Party, convened in the Court House,
We learn that at a mass meeting of
the American Party, held in the lower at mmin g» t *s a y«
market house in Augusta last week, to On motion of George N. Lester, Esq.,
hear an address from the Hon. F. H. Dr * Yanc y S ’ Dean was a PP oinled
Cone, the opposers of that party ex . chairman, and W. A. Lewis Secretary.
hibited their characteristic blackguard- A comm ' ttee seven was appointed
ism by noisy interruptions of the speaker to se ^ ect three delegates to atttend the
and other gentlemanly demonstrations, convention to be held in the Sixth Dis-
Those who Jknow any thing cf the char- j tricl to nominate a peoplo’s candidate
acter ofthe Andes in Augusta will not be for congress in opposition to Howell
surprised at this. Let the people mark Cobb, and also three other delegates to
the course of these insolent foreigners—j attend the Gubernatorial convention, to
these emissaries of a foreign potentate, ] be held at Milledgeville the 8th of Au
sent here to subvert our civil and relig- g ust next . The chairman appointed
ious liberties, and let them record their the committee, as follows: S. W. Burtz,
opinion in unmistakeable characters at J- Pettijohn, A. Erwin, A. J. Mullins,
the ballot-box in October next. |w. H. Bell, B. F. Sitton, and A. P.
Bell. The committee retired, and re-
JUDGE A. J. JONES. I ported the names of A. Erwin, A
It will be recollected that this gentle- Woodliff, and D. Graham as delegates
man, says the Southern Recorder, who t 0 t be congressional, and H. W. How.
was a prominent member of the late e u, q. N. Lester, and Dr. A. Ellis, as
Cobb and Johnson Convention, held in j delegates to the Gubernatorial conven
this place, was opposed to a portion of tion, which report was received and un
its action. We fino in the Atlanta In- ] animously adopted.
telligenccr, of the 30th ult., a letter from George N. Lester, Esq., then intro-
him in which he defines his position in ] duced the following preamble and Reso-
bold and explicit terms. Speaking of lution, which was adopted with uproa-
his course in that body, he says : I rious manifestations of approbation
“ I made one or two attempts to ] Howell Cobb having, by a base and
amend (or alter perhaps I should say) treacherous combination with Stephe:
the resolution in the committee of 24,1 , , , , , I
and found it vain. I moved iu conven-1 aud Toombs, broken down the Demo-
For the Southern Watchman.
Mr. Editor : There are so many funny
things going on in this county, that I
can scarcely keep from relating a few
of the richest ones, but I want to talk
a little about the late “ model” letter
of Mr. Cobb to thc Columbus Conven
tion. I will be excused for not using the
term “ Excellency,” as I don’t usually
take, that trouble in speaking of any
body, for although he may have held
an office, it is no more than others
might have done, perhaps, if they had
desired ; and 1 think man is only man,
however many offices he may have held.
All things considered, this “ model”
is somewhat of a remarkable document,
When we remember the circumstances
under which, and the persons to whom,
this letter, this wonderful production,
this “ knock down argument,” was
written arid directed, it cannot fail to
excite some interest and amusement.
Now, the Governor, as you remark
ed in your issue of the 14th ult. (and
as many had remarked perhaps before
you) was one out of perhaps, five hun
dred to whom these circulars were ad
dressed. Who these others were, their
answers do not inform us ; nor do I
suppose they will, as the G£ernor has
taken it upon himself, individually, in
behalf of the citizens of Georgia, to
write out and publish a general reply.
He has laid down the “ flatform” upon
which we must all stand. He has, by
solemn “ Bull,” declared that we must
be “*>ue people, and one party.” But
we must all be Democrats.
Now, I have never thought, that any
reply was expected, or at all necessary
to these circulars. But, if the Govern
or was disposed to reply at all, why not
as you, or I would have dune) send
them a private letter ? Because, tlje
Governor may say, (as no doubt he will,)
it was necessary that they should all
see my letter, and hear my opinions
that they might “ govern themselves ac
cordingly.” (I would suggest to the
Governor the propriety of waiting till
the question comes up in order—that is,
til! he is asked for an opinion—for, from
the spirit manifested, by these Colum
bus gentlemen, I don’t think this obiter
dictum will bind them.) But suppose
that it was necessary, as the Goveruor
says, that they should all see this letter.
Then, he should have advertised in
the Times or Euquirer, instead of his
Banner. How many more of the Com
mittee, or Convention, will be likely to
see it in the Banner than if it had been
sent down privately? The Governor
may have a partiality for the Banner,
because it is published in Athens, but
he should remember, that when it gets
over about Columbus, h is not thought
to be very great “ punkins.’ ’ 1 appre
hend there are not half a dozen copies
of that paper, sent to the county of
Muscogee. (No disparagement to that
paper, or proprietors.) Then, the
Governor could not have intended his
“model” solely, or mainly, for that
Committee. Well, it is clear, that if he
had intended it for the masses in the
State, he would hare published in the
‘Constitutionalist,’ which is I believe the
acknowledged favorite of the Demoera-
cy, and having much the largest circu
Iation of any Democratic paper in the
State.
Another “ queer pint” about the
model is that about half the words iu
ns it begin with “ D.” According to my
reoplleption, the Columbus Convention
there has been a large Democratic
majarity, and it was to puff these peo
ple that this uncalled for moddle, with
each sentence headed and tailed « De
mocrat," has been circulated through
all the principal -streets of Athens in
stead of Columbus. Else, I say, why
advertise in the Banner, the circulation
of which is confined to the corporation
of Athens, with the exceptation of a
few stray copies, that find their way
out here among the hills, where we
never "saw any other newspaper, and
where we believe that, at the world's
Fair.it would take the premium from
the presses of all nations.
Governor, the people of these dig-
gins are getting tired of these “ open
and shut” games. They remember the
appeals of 1850 and ’51, when you
wanted to be Governor, and wherein
you succeeded. They remember with
what zeal, vehemence and eloquence you
called on the voters—nbt of the Sixth,
but—ofthe State, to “ lay aside names
—think no more of “ Whig,” or Demo
crat-come, and fight under ihe Union
banner, for your country ! (but special
ly for me.”) We took your advice—we
made you Governor.
What do we hear next ? In 1853,
when your term of office was about
to expire; when you did not desire a
re-election, or feared you could’nt get
it; you say those Whigs who put you
in office were clever men, but you hai
no immediate use for their services.—
Therefor a, you thunder from Milletfge-
ville to your Sentinels and Staff, to re
organize the Democratic party. And
just along here it seems that we hear
the voice of. one Hopkins Holsey, well
known for his political sagacity, warn
ing the people that the Slavery question
was not settled—and that there would
be another call for their troops in less
than five years. The Governor said
the Slavery question was forever .- ettled,
and there would never be any more use
for the Union party. The Col. goaded
him so furiously, that the Governor,
(being flush with cash, and having an
extensive credit with their Honors,
Jackson and Ilillver,) spiked the Col’s
cannon with silver, by buying out his
press.
Now the reason for all this is rather
too plain. The world, I know, is fond of
humbuggery, but I think it “sticks out,”
in spots, since 1850 tco prominent.—
The Governor, thought in 1853, that
he would try for U. S. Senator accord
ing to the “ bargain” between him and
Herschel V. Johnson. But lest one
Charlie McDonald should run over
him, rather rough shod, iu a Milledge
ville caucus, he thought it best to drill
his boys up in the Sixth, for, as a last
resort, he could at least go up and re
present them in Congress. He takes a
little snuff at Milledgeville upon the
subject, and you could hear the little
fellows sneeze all about over the Sixth.
In 1855, the trouble gets up with the
Governor again. He frankly confesses,
that in 1853, Holsey was right—lhat
there is a demand for that same party,
which Holsey tried to keep organized,
but it must be of a different name.—
It must be called Democratic. He wants
to represent the Sixth, and he is a little^
fearful to give up that name, lest ho
might not stand head next time. Con
sequently runs atilt of “ Sam,” a new
comer since 1850 and 1853. He says
Stephens may call it what he pleases,
Abolition Scheme, or “ what not x ” but
for my own safety, I call it Whig trick.
Nothing else will suit the boys in, the
Sixth.
Governor, it’s too late to say “ Whig,
trick,” Mr, Stephens’ expected wonder
has settled that question, and he upend
ed his decision upon that question, like
all others therein decided, to be bind
ing all over Georgia. Up to the appear*
anoe of ilat letter “ Whig trick,”
Whiggcry in disguise’ was the go
up here with every opposer of
Sam, (as yoq know there are- nothing