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Orrrapuniii'tuT. For the Georgia Citizen. THe Smallest Humbug Yet, In a Correspondence which appears in the Macon ‘Telegraph of the 29th u!t, between John M. Giles, Samuel D. Killcn, James W. Belvin, W. H. Talton, Hugh L Dennard, Conrad J. McGehee, Shepherd Rogers, Green llill, John Ivillen and James A. Prin gle, citizens of Houston Cos. to Mr. Howell Cobb of the same county. I would sincerely thank the Geoigia Citizen to publish that correspondence—and especial ly the letter of those citizens to Mr. Cobb, asking his opinions (for the use of the public,) ‘upon the issues that now agitate the minds of the people.’ 1 have heard of tilings being done tot - home con sumption, but the views of Mr. Cobb on the questions of the day were not sought for home consumption, but for consumption abroad, for it is well known in his own county, that his opinions on any subject have less weight or influence there than all most any mans in the count.-v, who pretends to set up any claims what ever to respectability, or half common sense, and this is well known too to the persons, or to most of the persons, who addressed him the fulsome note—ask ing his ‘views.’ Those persons say in their note to Mr. Cobb. ‘The undersigned, your fellow-citizens of Houston, fully aware of your aversion to participate in political affairs, would, under other circumstances, be unwilling to intrude upon that retirement to which we expect, you have voluntarily consigned yourself.’ ‘Good gracious!’ Mr. Howell Cobb of Houston, averse to participating in political affairs! and volun tarily consigning himself to retirement. One who is acquainted with Mr. Cobb's political history, would think that those persons were really ignorant of it— or that being acquainted with it, they were disposed to hold him up to public ridicule, for every one knows, and the persons that so addressed him must know, that he has boxed every point of the political compass, and from the various parties to which he has at various times been attached, sought office with as much avidity as any man ever did; while he belonged first to the Democratic party, he was twice a candidate for Judge, once for the Southern Circuit, and once for the Chero kee Circuit—defeated both times. In 1840. he joined the Whig party, and the same year was a cadidate for Judge of the Southwestern Circuit, but met with the same success that he did when he was a candidate for the Judgeships of the other Circuits, when he belonged to the Democratic party, and he soon thereafter again attached himself to the Democratic party. With a knowledge of those facts before them, or if they were not, they are well known facts and should have been known by them. The persons addressing Mr. Cobb, talk of his aversion to participate in public offices—and of his voluntary retirement, when any body knows that if he has retired, lie lias not done so from choice, or ‘voluntarily’ but because his pretentions to office have been rejected and repudiated by all parties, no party to which he has ever been attached, having considered him worthy of, or qualified for office, and yet it seems there are persons in Houston who wish his ‘views’ for publication on the political questions of the day, to humbug someone, somewhere else, not in Houston, for the people, here, know very well that lie is a man of no political firmness or integrity, and that in a ment al point of view, too, he is a man on a small plan ; and they know too, that he is so esteemed by some of those men who sought his ‘views’ for publication. But these persons in their note to Mr. Cobb, say. ‘that it so happens that you are some times confound ed in the public mind, and by your friends at a dis tance, with the gentleman who has the same name, noiv the candidate of the miscalled Constitutional Union party.’ And they, I suppose, want that matter corrected. I thank those gentlemen for laying the foundation for that correction ; for I am told that this mistake does ex ist to some extent to the prejudice of the Constitutional Union candidate for Governor, the Hon. Howell Cobb, of Clark county, (not of Houston.) For I heard a good Union man in Twiggs county a short time ago, who having been told that Howell Cobb was the U.iion candidate for Governor, said I cannot vote with my party for their candidate for Governor. I am mortified and surprised at their nominating such a man. I knew him when he lived in this county, lie was no body, and of no account then and lain told he is noth ing else yet, and I cannot —I will not vote for him.’ But upou being told that it was the Iloa. Howell Cobb of Clark, a distinguished member of Congress, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, and that lie did not nor never liad lived either in Twiggs or Hous ton, and therefore could not be the same Ilowell Cobb, that he was acquainted with, lie said he was glad to hear it, and that lie would vote for and do all that he could for the Union candidate for Governor. ‘He thought that his nor no other party, could be such a d-d fool as to nominate Howeli Cobb of Houston for any thing.’ There may be others thus deceiv ed, if so I hope they will now know that it is not Ilowell Cobb of Houston, but the Honorable Howell Cobb of Clark county, that is the Constitutional Union candi date for Governor, and give their votes accordingly. 1 do not believe though, (and I think it duo to them that 1 should so say,) that many of the persons whose names appear to the note addressed to Mr. Cobb, ever saw it, or knew of it, or were consulted about it, before the publication of it, and the answer to it. I think it altogether likely that it was gotten up by Mr. Pringle, alone, who seems to have nothing else to do, since he censed to keep the mercantile books of J. Felder & Cos. bat to attend to political matters. And there are those whose names are appended to that note that I am sure would never expect themselves or the public to be en lightened upou politics or on any other subject, by Ilowell Cobb of Houston, nor do I believe they would be willing to attempt to practice so small a humbug on others; and with the same justice to Mr. Pringle, I think it quite likely that Mr. Cobb ‘of Houston,’asked him, to solicit his ‘views’ for publication, and from the friendly personal political relations between them, Mr. P. could not well refuse, if so I excuse him too, fur Mr. Cobb is not so retired as he would have the public abroad to believe. When last fall Disunion was openly avowed bv many and openly and publicly advocated, (many of whom this year deny it,) and v\ hieh deter mined many an honest democrat as well as whig to sev er their party ties for the sake of preserving the Union, Mr. Cobb would go to such democrats, and tell them it was democracy, and they must stick to the party — nrust not change. This was decidedly impudent for a man who had turned as many political summersets as Mr. Cobb ‘of Houston’ has, while to the whigs he would say. all old party lines are obliterated. Mr. Cobb is not without political aspirations now, and he was no noonrr determined to believe that all the bragging of the Fire-Eaters is true, and that a glorious victory, in stead of a most signal defeat awaits them, and he really thought that if he would give his‘views,’ it would give him some claims to office when his party gets in power, as he thinks it will. lie, I have no doubt, would like to hold some office under Mr. Rhett, in the Southern confederacy, that they are seeking to form, when they succeed in breaking up the Union. But Mr. Cobb's answer to that note—what a ‘combus tion’ it is, a most clumsy repetition of the same old oft repeated story, of Northern wrongs, Northern aggres sions and wrongs by the government, trying to dissatisfy and excite the people against their government, and the North, because there are and always have been restless, unprincipled and corrupt abolitionists at the North who would, if they could, destroy our rights to the slave property, but who have not now, and never have had, the power to do it, nor to induce Congress to do it, as long as the Union is preserved, and yet tile North is represented by Mr. Cobb, as having already exercised the power of destroying, in a great measure, our rights to, and interest in, slave property. In a word, his answer to that note, his ‘views on the political ques tions of the day,’ is an old story worn out before In told it, uml never when told, accompanied, in the main with truth or reason. One can plainly see that since these matters have been made public, Mr. Cobb seems to be pleased with himself, suppesing that he has done • imething very smart. lie reminds me of a peafowl Lth his tail all pulled out, but in full strut. He ap > ears in a most ridiculous attitude, and does not seem to be at all conscious of it. HOUSTON. Busbyville, Aug. 16, 1851. 05-PAY THE PRINTER. For the Georgia Citizen. TIIE KINGDOM OF DOMINO. 1 o all Nations, Kingdoms, Republics, and people know ye by these presents, that I, Jerry Snooks, for merly a citizen of the county of Randolph, State of Georgia, and Republic of America, but now king and sovereign of the the Kingdom of Domino, do bv tbsse presents declare my said Kingdom (containing 202 1-2 acres lying on hog creek, form*erly a part of said coun ty of Randolph) fully and entirely seceded from the State ot Georgia and the United States government, and now independent. Believing as I do with Judge McDonald and the rest of the D sunionists of South Carolina and Georgia, that the State of Georgia and her sovereign people have never delegated the right of secession to any government whatever, although they have agreed to observe and abide the Constitutions of both States and the U. Stares Governments, yet 1 hold that a Slate or her people, (all sovereignty being vested in the people am! those rights not delegated, reserved to them,) ‘by virtue of their sovereignty and independ ence have a r ght to secede from the government whe ever the people in their sovereign capacity choose so to do, and tint such right flows necessarily from the na ture ot our government organization.’ And having therefore declared myself a sovereign and my king dom a sovereignty, I have adopted the title of King Snooks the Ist, and claim the protection of tlie Rattle snake Republic and Mr. Rhett, as well the disuuion ists of Georgia and Alabama, they having heretofore pledged themselves to support and maintain the doctrine of secession with their lives, their fortunes and sacred honors. Having made the aforesaid declaration of independ ence, I hold it due to the Union party that I should give to them my ressons for so doing : Ist. I hold that the United States have oppressed and degraded a portion of its people, towit: South Caro lina and the rest of the Disunionists of the South, by suffering the (sovereign people of the State of Califor nia to form a State government to suit themselves and by refusing to violate the Constitution of the Unit ed States by intermeddling with the institution of slavery, both in California and New Mexico and Utah. 2d. That the said Government has oppressed and degraded us ‘by depriving us of one-third of Our Texas,’ allowing her, she being an independent State, to settle her own affairs to suit herself. 3d. I feel oppressed by the government because of the mobs in Boston, and because I do not believe that the Fugitive Slave Law will be repealed. 4th. I feel oppressed because there is not much prob ability of having a general burst up of the government and having a Southern Republic formed, whereby my self with other third rate political demagogues, may bo able to share in the rich spoils of office or have the chance of picking up a large pile of plunder. sth. I feel oppressed and degraded by the refusal of the last Congress to establish slavery, South of the parellel of 36-30, N. lat. and prohibiting it North of said line in California (although I never owned a negro in my life,) notwithstanding I believe that such a law would have been unconstitutional. And that there lias never been a particle of gold found South of said. line. Nor do I believe from the nature of the country that slavery could ever be made profitable in it. 6th. I feel oppressed because the Union men do not believe with me in the right of a State to peacea bly secede at pleasure, that Mr. Rhett of S. C. and other men of his calibre should be able to form their Rattlesako government and fill all the fat offices—they being of too small a capacity to ever fill such offices in the present government of the United States. These with manv other reasons of like character have induced me to declare my independence, and l hope that they will prove satisfactory to all mankind in general and to Mr. lihett's Battlenake RepubUc and the rest of the disunionists of the South, in particular. And in accordance wherewith I have sent ambasa dors to treat with Mr. Rhett, McDonald, Quitman, the President of the Montgomery Platform, Mr. Coch ran of Eufaula, and Governor Towns of Georgia, (who I know will pardon me if he docs nothing else,) and hope and believe that they will acknowledge my kingdom an independent and foreign nation. I had intended to have formed a Republic*and have sent to S. Carolina,and gota copy of Mr. Calhoun’s Con stitution as drawn up by him for a Southern Republic, but being naturally a sovereign, I have concluded nev er to surrender any rights again. This done at Snooksborough, in my said kingdom, before iny throne, this 20th day of Aug. 1851. > JERRY SNOOKS, Ist King of Domino. 1 P. S. I have not yet determined on the motto for my flag, but think I shall adopt someone of the Snake - family, perhaps the Bull Frog. J. S, I LETTER FROM LEE COUNTY. Starkville, August 21, 1851. Dr. Andrews— i Dear Sir :—Benning lias lately loomed out at this I place pretty extensively, lie has sown to the wind r and will reap the whirlwind. Yesterday was his ap pointment at this place, and under the speciousness of fairness a free discussion was offered by his friends, but they contended, however, that the concluding fire eater . had a right to spring whatever new issues lie pleased. This, as every other position, they yielded when about . to be cried down by the “ vox populi .” Mose and t Jess, two of the biggest men in Georgia were placed on each sid** of Benning to prevent him from dissolving . the Union if he got excite.l. Jess explained the object of the meeting as follows. “ Feller citizens we’ve , again bring out our Spekers upon the platform of the . Constitution, they’l discuss the rantaukerous subjects . of political agitations, give them your attention and r they’l be eloquenter than you think.” Jess took his i seat and Benning made his appearance. Doubtless the , Colonel felt a little disappointed at the entire absence of [ sensation when lie rose. He apprehended that the I political issues had materially changed in the last twelve months. What was right then was wrong now, and vice versa. Together with many intelligent men at the North, he had been for disrupting the ties of this Gov . eminent as soon as the Omnibus passed. Georgia had , decided otherwise, and he was for carrying out her will, more especially as ho expected to be dependent upon . her voters for a seat in Congress. lie thought there . was but a slight “variation’’ between Georgia and Carolina. Did’nt thank nobody for the variation.’’ , Was sorry the subrnissionists of Alabama had gained . the victory. As the word victory was dying upon the l Colonel's tongue, old Spark happened to awake from . his bacchanalian somnambulism, and began to rap and . cry victory and huzza with a zeal which soon spread , through the Union files. You may judge old Mose , looked ugly as he said “ les have order g-e-n-t-l-m-e-n.” f Col. B. said many things I would like to notice, but have not room. One that struck tne with force, and , the truth of which has since been verified. “ I must . hasten on, my time is wasting .” It was indeed a waste of time. When B. concluded, dinner was announced, but the rattlesnakes were not as tricky as they thought. It was no go. Willis A Hawkins ascended the rostrum amid deafening clivers. He argued one by one the positions of Col. 8., rvitli reasoning so logical and conclusive, so eloquent and lucid, as at once to arrest the attention of the crowd and defeat the shammery of the “ bulrag gcr.’’ They then sent ill (their tool) old Me., who said that “he did'nt wish to disturb the speaker, but dinner was ready.’’ The audience clamored against it and Mr. 11. assured old .Me. with a good deal of com placency, that in not wishing to disturb him lie had his wish for he was not going to let it disturb him. Me. ; then went out an.l tried to iai.se a breeze in the vicinity of the Court House, to attract the crowd, but he was told by one of the so called coward subrnissionists, that i! lie did nt shut Ins mouth lie would split him, after winch he held his peace. The crowd stuck close to 11. and heard him out. After Hawkins came young Colquit. Georgia, he thought, was a traitor to the South. She was like many mourners, himself and iiis pappy had exhorted. She hated to leave the plea sures of the Union, and thought himself comparable to a little shirt tail boy that could find no chip3 because certain big footed boys were standing on them all. Col. B. had taken all the positions. He had forgotten that B. in closing regretted he had not a great deal more time. C. produced no visible effect except to excite laughter at his buffoonery. This speech was a fragment of one delivered by his father at Americus, during the sitting of Supreme Court. Doubtless, he’s a cle ver young man; pity he’s engaged in so bad a cause. The fire-eaters “ closed the drama of the day ” with out a single change. We were “ all right ’’ before, aud wo’re “ all light ” yet. Yours, &c., BULLICANE. LETTER FROM TWIGGS. Twiggs Cos., Geo., August 15, 1851. Mr. Editor, Sir : — Having, weekly, the pleasure of peru ing your truly interesting and valuable paper (which is indeed far the most valuable one in the State,) and observing that my own sex occasionally contribute to its columns, I have presumed to address a few remarks to you, which you will, of course, act your own pleasure in transfering to your journal. 1 ain fully aware that the subject upon which I am about to speak is considered by the “ Lords of Crea tion’’ as one quite out of woman's province, and one upon which it is unnecessary for her to offer her opinion, but while I neither advocate woman’s adopt ing the habits, occupation, or costume of the other sex, I do think every true hearted intelligent female should feel a deep interest in the welfare of her own country, and feeling thus, that she should become somewhat conversant with its polit cal aspect. At the present time politics seem to be resolved into the question of “ Union or Disunion.” It docs indeed seem incomprehensible that any man in bis right senses should seek to dissolve that Union which our noble fathers shed their blood so freely to form, when stern and resolute they determined to throw off the shackles of British despotism or die ; and to destroy tho Constitution which the patriotic, the cood the great \\ ashington, with his worthy cotemporaries of ‘Ji, framed and pronounced “ good.” Os all the wild vagaries, insane schemes, and wicked projects that have from time to time been conceived in the hearts of corrupt politicians since this Country was pronounced free from the dominion of that “ fast an chored isle, ’ which a certain eloquent and talented orator of America once declared “ did lie possess the led artillery of heaven, he would tear from its moor ings,” this unnatural, unholy, aud wild project of Dis union appears to me to bo tho most astonishing and wicked. It seems as if its advocates must be either a band of crazy enthusiasts, or to arrive at a less chari table conclusion, that they are men who unable to render themselves conspicuous in any laudable under taking rather than not be known and noted, are ready to spread desolation and sorrow throughout the land, or even ii brought to extremities to “ shed their brother s blood ’ —lt would seem as if the very name of W ashington would be so enshrined in each heart, as to act as a talisman with every American citizen, whether his birth was on Northern or Southern soil, to banish such wicked and treasonable schemes, and to crush them at their birth like venemous reptiles. 1 have had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Cobb in the legislative halls ot our Capitol, surrounded by politi cal fiieuds and opponents, which assembly he graced w’itli the dignity ot a talented upright man, and 1 would that I might again see him in the Gubernatorial chair in the Capitol of this great, noble, and now prosperous State and I believe he will be elected to fill that station which he will doubtless occupy worthily, and with a sincere desire to serve his country. As for South Carolina, it has ever been the hot bed of treason, and shall it be said that the chivalrous and noble sons of Georgia, are to be so easily led astray and influenced by the evil counsels of the psuedo soi disant “ chivalry ’’ of South Carolina ? I cannot believe it. ’1 is true that while the thermometer is at fever heat, and the air like powdered fire, there is dan ger that the heated and unwholesome atmosphere may engender disease—and surely there is no fever so fatal in its effects, or of so pernicious a nature as this dangerous and contagious one that has recently made its appearance under the name of disunion. But let us hope the arm of tho Almighty will sustain us, and save us from the desolating and direful effects of this modern scourge. Brevity is said to be tho soul of wit, of which I am fully conscious my letter is the very antipodes, but you are doubtless perfectly aware that our sex is pro verbially loquacious, and in consideration of its being tny first intrusion I trust you will excuse the length and imperfection of my epistle. W ishing you an addition of a hundred thousand subscribers to your list, and trusting yourself and your colleagues in this holy oausc may bo sueeessful in your efforts to crush this hydra headed monster Disunion, and that the present worthy candidate for Governor may be elected by an overwhelming majority, I will bid you adieu. Very respectfully, “ AUNT JENNY.” LETTER FROM ATLANTA. Atlanta, August 23, 1851. Dear Andrews:— Charles J. McDonald, the fire eating candidate for Governor, is dead—politically. lie was overcome and annihilated on the 23d inst, at Marietta, by the Hon. Ilowell Cobh, his opponent. The rencounter between them took place on said day, commencing about 11 o’clock, A. M., and ending about 4 o'clock, P. M.,when his ex-excellency expired as aforesaid. The Union candidate for Governor commenced the fight,laying it on tho Judge’s dignity immeasurably for nearly two hours and a half, endeav oring, with kindness all the time , to convince his un fortunate victim, that he justly deserved the blows, heavily and thickly falling upon him, because he in common with his party, was striving to alienate the people of the Soutli from a love of our country, for imaginary grievances, a thing which should not be allowed to pass unpunished. Ilowell clearly showed that he was pelting the Judge justifiably, because he was aiding in keeping up an excitement against our Government, on account of the passage of certain measures by Congress, in which lie pretended to see gross violations of the constitution, alledging that tho Abolitionists, and Free soilers, were the violators; whereas, in fact and in truth none of those violations were to bo found in the measures, —and that even if they did exist, they were, in most of the cases, per petrated by the South through their representatives in Congress 1 He surely must have convinced the Judge, at least, I will say, every one else present, that, in tho for mation of territorial Governments for Utah aud New Mexico; in the settlement of the disputed boundary line between New Mexico and Texas; in the admission of California as a State into the Union; in the enact ment of the law prohibiting the traffic in the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and in the passage of the law making provision for the restitution to the owner, of fugitive slaves ; there was no principle of the con stitution violated , and, that all, and more, than the South had demanded of Congress, was regarded ; showing, moreover, that, in at least three of the bills, viz: the one settling the disputed Boundary line, and the two providing Civil Governments for Utah and New Mexico, the South had, not only a full compliance with all her demands on Congress in reference to sla very, but were advantaged particularly in the Texas Boundary Bill, which, instead of making fiee soil of Sitive territory, made it the reverse, if the people in the territory of New Mexico should desire it. Surely, every one present, and who witnessed the fight, must be cotivined that the Judge deserved what he got, for inculcating that Congress had grossly violated “ a fun damental principle ” of the constitution in the admis sion of California, and for preaching about the r\ght of secession, and that the South has been “ degraded ’’ but, nevertheless, that he is by the Georgia Platform ! After Howell ceased putting on the blows, having an ticipated and thwarted every lick which the Judge had prepared to give him, his ex-excellency arose, intimi dated, confused, and bewildered! Never before had 1 felt so deeply for a poor mortal being! In fact, and in truth, the .Judge was actually scared. lle struck a slow- lick, hesitating, arid in every movement, evinced his defeat. During his efforts to wash off some of the blood, the assembly were in dis order, talking, laughing, &c., the Judge taking bis seat in confusion, and much to the chagrin of his vo taries. Ilowell then arose in reply—crowds flocked around immediately at the sound of his voice, and death-like silence prevailed amid the audience. Eve tliing contradictory of the position of Cobb said by the Judge was happily shown to be fallacious, much to the applause of all but a few. Aud again he took his seat in commiseration for his antagonist, who again 11080 an d Si *id a few words and closed, —whereupon Ilowell thanked his fellow-citizens for their patient hearing, and pronounced the fight at an end. After it was all over, several of the Judge's friends remarked that they wished it had been so that the J udge had not been at home. One of his best friends declared that he would noi have had him to be present on the occasion for 75 cents. Several in Marietta, I understand, have already changed their opinion. Cobb is certain to go for Cobb. I’ll bet that the Judge will never meet the Hon. Ilowell Cobb again in a political discussion ; at least, so long as he holds to his present political notions! The citizens of Atlanta were addressed by Cobb on the evening of the 22d inst. Every day is bringing backsliders into tlio church of Washington ! And as Cobb told the Judge in liis reply to the Judge’s talk, I would not at all be surprised if the Judge himself voted for Cobb instead of himself! Three cheers for the Hon. Ilowell Cobb, the certain successor of Gov. Towns, if he lives ! A UNION MAN. LETTER FROM COLUMBUS. Columbus, Ga., Aug. 23d, 1851. Dear Citizen : —lt has been so long a period since I have sent you an epistle, that I fear you have long since deemed me entirely silenced by the bitter denun. editors of the Constitutional Union Party. This, how ever, you will perceive is not the case, and to renew old and valued friendship, I shall endeavor to give you a faint outline of things transpiring in our section. Hie Constitutional Union candidates for this district and this county are now in the field—and they possess sufficient bottom and speed to distance any shavetailed disunion quadrupeds that may enter the track against them. As your paper has a large circulation in this district and this county you will perceive that your friends in this region will like to see some account of our candidates in the Citizen. This is our ticket—the Con stitutional Union ticket: FOR GOVERNOR, Hon. IIOWELL COBB. t FOR CONGRESS, JAMEa JOHNSON, ESQ. \ FOR SENATOR, SAMUEL W. FLOURNOY, ESQ. FOR REPRESENTATIVES, Col. ALEXANDER Me DOUG A LD. TilOS. F. WOOLIUDGE, ESQ. A word or two as to the ability of the above named gentlemen to fill the respective offices may not be deem ed inappropriate. Hon. Ilowell Cobb is certainly the best man who could be placed in the Executive Chair. II is a man of transcendent talents and sound princi ples. He, also, has much experience in affairs of the State, and under his administration, the people of Geor gia will be perfectly satisfied with his course in relation to all issues in which are involved the interests, honor and dignity of the Empire State of the South. llis heart is not so small nor his love for the welfare of Georgia so minute as not to be plainly seen and admir ed by all those in whose bosoms the patriotic fire of freedom still burns. His position—the Georgia Plat form—has never been insidiously secluded from the people. liis principles are the principles of every wise, considerate and liberty-loving man ; and in that point as well as in talent and ab lities ho is as far superior to the disunion candidate, Charles J. McDonald as the rays of the sun are superior to the beams of the moon. The election of the lion. Howell Cobb is certain if every man who is a friend to his country will do his du ty. His election over his ranting disunion opponent will be marked by a tremendous majority ; and his enemies know it. If every district in Georgia will do as ours will do, our loved State will no longer be point ed at in scorn as an abode where dwell a band of disor ganizing hotheads and fanatics, who would, if they could , destroy the mildest and best form of government that lias every existed. Let all who have listened to tho demoniac and impolitic and unreasonable demands and intentions of tho disunionists ponder well before they vote for McDonald, for so sure as the world re volves so sure is lie one of those kind of men “who had rather rule in lull than servo in Heaven.” If the reins of government aro ever placed in the* hands of the dis unionists all of their efforts will be directed to sap the foundations and destroy the existence of tho American Union. The disunionists have boldly and unhesitat ingly proclaimed this as their determination, and if the people, of Georgia do not check them with defeat, and crush the fiendish spirit to the earth, the* dove of peace harmony tgyd happiness will depart from our borders. Let till iso honesOF. >O-0 inking men who have become entangled in the 11-shes of the nets of disunion release themselves from T icir position and come forward like men, —libertyJovmg men—and join the ranks of the Constitutional Union Party, for its banner is the star spangled one—not the black piratical one the disunion ists have nailed to their masts. Cobb is the standard bearer of tho spangled banner, and McDonald is the bearer of the black flag of disunion. Let every man rally around the banner of “ the stripes and stars” and trample in the dust the flag of disunion. This will be done by all freemen “ who know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain them.” James Johnson, Esq. tho candidate for Congress from this district is a man eminently calculated to till that high post with honor and with dignity. He isjust such man as should be elected ; for his birth, interest, and property are identified with those of Georgia. In point of intellect and principles his opponent Benning is far beneath him. The opponents of Mr. Johnson can not say aught against him unless “ they make lies their refuge.” From a poor boy he has raised himself to a high position in the estimation of his fellow-citizens. liis education is all Southern and not a taint of aboli tion teachings has ever infected his political garments. He is the man “above the guinea’s stamp,” and stands firmly upon the Georgia Platform. The greatest won der to me is that tho Uniou party should have put such a strong man against Benning for it is certain that the weakest man in the Union party could beat Mr. Ben ning for any office he might offer. Benning is a mail of only ordinary talents, and his abilities (if he has any) like needles in a hay stack, are imperceptible to our view. lie will be a badly beaten man ; and it is the duty of every man to see that he is badly distanced too ! Our candidate for the Senate is the inimitable and unconquerable Samuel W. Flournoy, lie is of that “ stripe” of principles that never will bo beaten. The Uniou party could not have made a better selection if they were to try forever. The eccentric, but generous and noble hearted Sam will give his disunion opponent such a drubbing ns he deserves. In his composition there are none of those aristocratic parts so disgusting to the sturdy yeomanry of this section, but lie is regard ed to be the most efficient, active and energetic mem ber that has ever filled a seat in the Legislature of Georgia. In the cause of the Union he has done no ble and meritorious service, in his capacity ns an editor. To show how lie has been appreciated by his friends, is sufficient evidence to assert the fact that he has been elected to fill nine out of every ten offices for which lie has ever competed. liis competitor, B. K. Harrison, Esq., is a light that has been evidently hid under a bushel, for certes, he is very little known by name to fame in these parts. lie is, I suppose, some obscure gentleman who possess as much talent as reputation. W e know this about him that he is ft full blooded dis unionist, which wholly unfits him fo* the position lie wishes to gain. Mi*. Harrison will receive the support of none but disunionists, and, therefore it is a fixed and immutable fact, that lie will without the ghost of a doubt, be permitted (although against liis will.) to stay at home to comfort and sympathize with the mourners of his tribe. On the other hand, Mr. Flournoy will be elected and take his seat, in the Legislature and fear lessly and honestly serve and uphold the interest of his State. “Whatever clouds are on the wing, \\ hatever day the seasons Bring.” Col. Alexander MeDougald, the poor man’s friend, anil energetic legislator is a candidate for the House of Representatives. Aleck, the sociable, and kindhearted “Aleck” cannot be beat. He is the most popular man in Muscogee county, and all that the exquisite Forsyth or aristocratic Chambers can say against him cannot have any influence with the voters of this county. How do horsyth or Chambers men who never take a poor man by the hand, know what is best for the people of Muscogee ? They pride themselves upon their an cestry and worldly possessors, aud politically think all poor men are not so good as they—if we can read their thoughts and manners. Such as Chambers and For syth are the open enemies and undisguised villifiers of Col. MeDougald. However low they inay resort to at tempt to injure McDongald,they cannot be successful for he is widely known as a man of talents, energy, generos ity and sound Union principles, and the people of Masco gee will triumphantly elect him over any opponent the disunionists may place in the contest against him. Thomas F. Woolridge, Esq. the plain, sensible and unostentatious farmer of Muscogee is also a candidate on the same ticket with Col. McDougald. lie will also be elected,as he is a very popular man in every view, and supports those principles laid down in the Georgia Platform—principles with which the people of Georgia are satisfied. This is a strong ticket and with the principles it vin dicates it is bound to triumph. 1 hear of many persons leaving tho ranks of the dis union party and if it was necessary I could furnish names. Before the election hundreds will flock to the Union standard and the disunion ranks like their faces will grow ‘‘beautifully less” until a corporal's guard is not left. Letters have been received in this city from all parts of this district, and they bear cheerful tidings to e very heart that throbs with the love of Peace and Freedom. The Union party every where is increasing, and people who were led away by men who disguised their inten tions by vociferating “Southern Rights’’ are awakening from their error and stirring to repair it. October will unfold this fact for “Coming events cast their shadows before.” Trusting dear Citizen, that our cause will succeed be yond our brightest anticipations, and that the demon of disunion will be annihilated and obliterated from our State forever, I remain, with many wishes for the wel fare ot the Citizen and its editor, Yours sincerely. COLUMBUS. LETTER FROM MARIETTA. Marietta, Aug. 23d, 1851. Dear Citizen : —The sun has just set on a proud day for the Constitutional Union party of Cobb, which will be verified on tho Ist Monday in October. By appointment Mr. Cobb was to bo here and ad dress the citizens of this county to-day, due notice of which being circulated, an imlneuse multi.ude were in attendance. Gov. McDonald was rcpectfully invited to meet him in discussion. Could he have found a plausible pretext for declining the honor 1 think he would have done so. But it being right upon his own dunghill it would not do to show the white feather, lie therefore screwed up his courage to the fighting point, and determined to hazard the issue of one battle. The Court House not being sufficient to hold bud a, fraction of the eager multitude, a rostrum was erected at tho door so as to give the advantage of the house and all out of doors beside. The preliminaries being settled, Mr. Cobb led off in a speech of an hour and a half, in one of the most eloquent, overwhelming, knock-down, arguments I ever listened to. He treated the ex-and would be Governor personally, with great courtesy, and handled him with the tenderness of a child ; but the platform on which he stood he demolished into splin ters, and left poor Mac in the best tune be will ever find himself to sing his finishing song in Mr. Rhett’s Melo-Drama of ‘"l'm a used up man.” Mr. Cobb having concluded his speech begged the same patient attention to his opponent that had been given to him, and took his seat amid a demonstration not to be misunderstood. Gov. McDonald followed in a speech of some two hours which he devoted to building up a man of straw and showing how easily lie could demolish him. Hav ing exhausted himself, his subject, and the patience of his hearers, he took his seat, and Mr. Cobb took the stand again. But right here let me relate an incident that happen ed during the speaking. Just as Mr. Cobb began his first speech a fine span of horses and a carriage filled with ladies, drove up into the edge of the crowd and stopt. During the speech the two noble steeds 6tood as gentle as lambs, scarcely moving a foot. But Gov. McDonald had not been speaking ten minutes before the animals became so restless and ungovernable that the driver could not control them and was compelled to to leave the place. ] would not presume to intimate that they were frightened at the Governor ; for he is a fine looking man. But 1 will not say but it might have been at the ridiculous position he occupied, being forc ed off the Georgia Platform and having none of his own to stand on. an attitude would naturally follow which would frighten horses and look monstrous ugly to 7 rtrn. I?ut to return to the speakers : - Mr. Cobb no sooner mounted the stage tj reply than a simultaneous t ush was made by tho outskirts of the crowd towards the stand, and the deepest interest man ifes'ed to see and hear him so nobly defend the glorious flag of the Union, and himself against the foul slanders and aspersions of those who could see that flag trail in tho dust, and himself immolated upon the altar of his country. It was the first time the Governor has laid aside his dignity so far as to meet Mr. Cobb on the stump, and my opinion is that it will he the last—like the sailor in the storm who prayed to the Lord to hear him that one time , and he never would trouble him any more. It is my deliberate opinion that the secessionists will not carry a single county in Cherokee G-orgia: and that the Union ticket will he carried in this county by two hundred votes. COBB. Fair at Atlanta. Atlanta, Aug. lfith, 1851. Dr. Andrews : —As 1 did not see Macon largely represented in numbers, at the Atlanta Fair, just clos ed, it may be interesting to some, not present, to learn certain facts connected therewith. The citizens of Atlanta, generally, had made every arrangement in their power, for the accommodation of those from a distance. The hotels were filled the day before the commencement, but the citizens opened their houses, and made a general provision, as far as they could. On the second day, ev.'ry thing was in its proper place, and, to my surprise as well as to that of hundreds of others, the display in all departments fully equalled the expectations of the most sanguine. Each depart ment was filed, and the grounds covered with specta tors and exlnbitors. And, here, I would say, that they had no such assemblage as that of last year, but just enough to make it pleasant, and, 1 think Ishall be jus tified in asserting, far more respectabU. It appeared that the honest yeomanry had all turned out, and that the idlers and loafers remained at home. An eloquent and appropriate speech was delivered, by Mr. Elam of Atlanta. The most liberal premiums were awarded for all meritorious articles, stock, &c. and the Association ex hibited a most flourishing condition in Finance. As much has been said about this Fair, as being a rival to the one expected in Macon, it was n matter of interest to me, to learn the extent of that rivalry, and, lam glad to say, and I shall be borne out in suiting, that no rivalry by its members exists, but on the con trary they are willing to co-operate with the Macon Fair and do all they can, for its general support. From the nature of the case, a fair must be held, yearly, in the upper part of Georgia. It is too grest a distance for the m-per counties and Tenneseee to send stock, and materials to Macon, and there are hundreds and thousands of people, wishing to attend such places, who would never travel to Macon. The unpleasant differences now passed will be soon forgotten, and from appearances, the Atlanta Fair will always be a help to the other, and do credit to the Stato of Georgia. Large subscriptions, for its continuance, were freely volunteered, and responded to, by hundreds of the as semblage. In fine, everything passed off in the most quiet and agreeable manner, and not a single complaint was heard from any one. Then, as a lover of peace and order, I call upon all, who have, heretofore, opposed the Atlanta Fair, to en deavor, from this time out, to make themselves acquain ted with the object of the people, in the upper counties, and, if posssible, wipe out all they may have said to their injury ; and let each institution of the kind, that is no*’ in existence, or may be organized, become an auxilia ry to the rest, and thus promote the great ends, so nec essary to our character, as a State, whose sovereignty is the will of the people. As full reports, of premiums, &c., will soon appear in public print, a notice of them, through this medium, will be unnecessary. Hoping, that the day is not far distant, when Geor gia Associations, of this character, will place her in that bold and fearless rivalry with Northern Institutions, that she holds politically, I beg to subscribe myself, A MEMBER FROM MACON. For the Georgia Citizen. Ciov. McDonald a Disunionist! Ex-Governor McDonald has been charged by his opponents with being a dwunionist or in favor of se cession as a redress of present grievances. This charge has been denied by his friends, but never by himself in any paper that I have seen. I beg you therefore to publish the following statement from an eyewitness of the scenes he described. I was present at the Disunion meeting which assem bled in Macon on the 22d of August, 1850. I saw Governor McDonald who presided with Judge Strong introduce Mr. Rhett, the great South Carolina dk unionist to the meeting, and heard his speech. Gover nor McDonald svas present during the delivery of the whole of the speech, and Mr. Rhett openly, clearly, and expressly advocated a temporary secession of Geor gia and South Carolina from the Union, for present grievances, and spoke of the magnificent fortunes of a government formed upon his plan—said that if we suc ceeded the whole South would join us—that Utah and New Mexico would beours.and that “ California would fall into our arms like a young bride anxious for the bri dal hour.’ lie then went on to abuse the yankees told some slanderous story about their love of money, a this time Governor McDonald was there, and presided, and while the crowd applauded Mr. Rhett, which they did very frequently, he seemed as much pleased as any other one of the disunionists present. He made no effort to preserve order, he did not maks known his objections, and laughed as heartily over Mr. Rhett s story as any person in the crowd. Now if Gov. McDonald did not agree with Mr. Rhett why did he preside over the meeting, and moreover why did he introduce him to the meeting. Some may say that lie did not know what his sentiments were, but this could not be so, for Mr. Rhett had before that time made and published his great disunion speech in Charleston, and when Mr. Rhett came to Macon lie was taken in hand bj D. C. Campbell the great office mon ger with other factionists who attempted to control Mr. Rhett and prevail upon him not to go the whole figure for secession, but Mr. Rhett refused and told them as he had been invited there to speak he should do so and speak as he thought, and not as the windy Campbell and his copartners desired. Therefore McDonald cannot plead ignorance, and 1 ask why did he introduce Rhett to a crowd of Georgians when he knew that he would advocate a dissolution of the Union? TRUTH. LETTER FROM COLUMBUS. Columbus, Ga. Aug. 25, 1851. Dear Doctor :—W e are all alive with a spirit of liberty. Every wave that beats against our fairy South ern shores bears on its foam-crested bosom glad tidings of great joy. Cuba is awaking from a long sleep of des potism and oppression. She is rising like a giant in the morning and shaking from her limbs the shackles that so long have bound her. The Sun of freedom is pouring its morning rays upon the jewelled island of the ocean, and like the fabled statue of Meranon she is giving forth strains—sweet as the last sigh of summer. Breaking from the bosom of palm trees and orange groves—it ceases not, until it lias rolled its heavenly harmonies throughout the length and breadth of this loved land. A. es Cuba Las stricken the blow. The first link is broken. Her pulse is beating strong and it is the sign ot life and health. The bugle has sounded and it shall shake and shiver the castles of a royal tyrant and liberate the fairest spot of earth, desecrated by the foul abode of an overweening and hellish tyranny. All hail to that noble leader the valiant Lopez! lie feels that his foot is on his native hearth and his nan e is McGreg or. In two battles hath he driven back, discomfited, the bristled lipped Spaniards. Cuba must and will be free. She shall not pine away and die amid the empti ness of desolation. Her endeavors shall not end in a totality of nothing. She must, with the sovereign States of America adorn the brow of liberty and be the brightest jewel that gliters in the crown. Already we hear voices shouting—rally to the rescue. Like the mingling of many waters have we heard them in this city. Cuba has said, come over into our Macedo nia and help us. We have shouted back—stand to your colors—hold the lone star high in the night breeze, we are coming to kiss its beams. If we die in the at tempt to make it free, it will sliino o’er our sleep and iis soft and mellow rays will point the stranger friend to our honorable graves. In consequence of the glorious news received, yes terday evening found the spirit stirring drum and the ear-piercing tile going around and convening the citi zens. Every thing and every body was enthusiastic. Ihe lights streamed in long and cheering rays from the market house, and the crowd moved there in great feel ing. Much thanks are due to Mr. Clem who got up the demonstration. 110 is a young man of growing greatness. He was in the last Cuba expedition and helped to hang the Negro. Col. Martin was called to the Chair, and then commenced the speaking, and such speaking! Capt. Kookogee opened the ball, but the Captain usually so fluent, we think was a little ob fuscated—befogged. He seemed to have an indis tinct recollection that he belonged to one expedition and endeavored to explain his position—well perhaps lie did, but I was so far off I could'nt hear well. Next came ‘Disorderly Bob,’ fresh from communion with Demosthenes and Cicero. ‘Like the bee upon tile flower so hung we upon the honey of his eloquent tongue.’ He said he bad become notorious of late for speech making. But that he felt a delicacy in speak ing on this occasion, for lie was afraid he would get his government into a scrape! Dear Bob, how very great You've grown of late. Bob spoke of his big heart, his sympathizing heart— his willing purse, his good wishes ! He was always for the oppressed of every dime and every land. Bob intimated that he was a plain blunt man, but were he Brutus and Brutus Antony, there were an Antony that would ruffle up your spirits and put a tongue in every wound of Caesar that should move the stones of Romo to rise and mutiny. You must recollect Bob was the orator when the negro was bung—there he stormed and rose for justice. Listen, ‘tis said Bob wants to run for Tax Collector ! If he does I am in for him. I shall only mention one more speaker, Captain Buncombe, you should have heard him. That rpeeeh should be preserved in tbe archives of Cuba. Husaid a Georgian lay dead on a foreign plain and Georgians must avenge his death, said we must go and bury the dead. lie exhorted all who had immortal longings, to join the company and cut out to Cuba. The Captain used the style of an antique backwoods Minister. He was well aecomptislited in the peculiar n isual twang. Indeed ilia Captain has wit, words, worth, utterance, action and power of speech. lie held in his hand a Spanish document which he said he would read, but did’nt exactly understand it in the night, lie was re peatedly interrupted by thundering applause and was borne off in triumph at the conclusion of his re marks by friends who felt proud of his eloquence. Clem tried to speak, but the music of bis eloquent tongue was drowned amid such exclamations as these, ‘Hang him’ ‘here's a tree,’ ‘where’s the rope,’ ‘he is innocent,’ I'll never steal another watermelon so help me Bob Simons.’ Bob is Clem’s Jupiter Tonans. To come down to the truth, Dr. it was the greatest burlesque or farce ever enacted in this town. A lover of fun would have enjoyed himself there although he would have been pained that the cause of liberty and down trodden Cuba was the subject. Your respectfully, PIIILO. Extract of a Letter, Dated, Columbus, Aug. 25, 1851. Hilliard is here, and speaks on Friday night. The Cuba Filibusters had a meeting last night ; Capt. Clem (leader of the hangmen.) called Wash. Martin to the Chair, meeting addressed by Dr. Bulah Iloxey. ‘Bob’ made a muf-stiring effort, as bethought, which was replied to by Captain Bunkum, in one of his inimitable, dog lalin, and Creek Indian ‘talks*’ which turned the whole into a ludicrous fare*. The boys hallooed, the spectators laughed and niggers roared ; when Ciem got up, he was greeted by shouts of ‘hang him,’ ‘hang him,’ ‘where’s the rope,’ Ac. &C. and amid his protestations that ‘this was no mob* bis appeal to the ‘ spirit of war’ was drowned out com pletely. Bob saw how the affair was turning, and felt it his duty to apologize for treating tbe concern in sincerity , and called on—somebody to forgive his gul hbility at being drawn into such a trap! \ .. Bunkum apologized for bis intrusion but- T * W! ‘ l? ’ meeting wanted a speaker, he fed; it incuni - *• self to sympathize with them, so “ “ m * was concerned, at least. Here the crowd \Z. orat ‘ t ' ,, terous with laughter, and the leaders inov,,] t the meeting, but it was negatived by a do- ] /’ , J ° urn dering ‘no.’ So the meeting refused to adJL , iy, but amid the damming and cursing 0 f t! fSa| ’ pointed and the whoopingof the attendants Z the first demonstration in favor of the Cuf. fizzled into nothing —and went ont int, fVonder if the former Treasury pays for 1 a. ? a ‘ r • EXTRACT OF a LETTER TQ THE EDITOR Columbus, Aug. ]y is., Dr. Andrews— ’Col. Dear Sir :—I enclose you ***** for which you will please send meraorvah t?* “Citizen.” I must do you the justice to it is the host conducted paper in Georgia’ 1 a * Yours, very respectfully, °‘ y. From the Southern Banner. Mu Editor: The following dialog. , took place a few days ago, between two neighbors, contains about as much reason ° generally be found in the arguments the “pig or pup” party in Georgia.— Q ne persons, for brevity and convenience, I , Squire 8.. the other neighbor C., bo’th old*H flil crats. u oeu K>- Squire B.—Good morning neighbor C you do? ’’ Kh ’ 8 -Neighbor C. Quite well, I thank you, your healt h? J ol ’ 11 Squire B.—Very good sir, how do vo Urtftn , m politics these days? how are you goimrU), , 1 in October next! I have been wantin ‘to “see ‘ for some time. ° A -Neighbor C.— As to that, I get a!onr as o’ 1 ami lam going to vote the Union ticket “will . r . •’ likewise? • liw > Squire B.—No; f intend to vote the rights ticket—how in the world can you vote’ Howell Cobb? ‘ ole ‘ Neighbor C.—For the same reasons that vou I voted for Charles J. McDonald ten yea* Z because he is conservative in his principles, and I bc.ieve linn to be an honest man and a consist?,, politician, a patriot and statesman, and because stands on the platform laid down by the come! tion last winter, ‘nliat there is m cause f (l -. dissolution or the Union in the recent acts of th, leueral Legislature, called the compromise.” I ell me why you can not support Cobb? S/uire B —Because lie has descried the South sold it into the hands of Fillmore and the free - crew at the North, that he might be made r or V ire President some dav. he voted inComoew tne Oregon bill, with the’ VVintbrop provTso in it neighbor C.—And did you not vote lor him three years ago, long af.er lie give ihe vote in question and diu you not justify that vote upon the around that the territory to which it applied lay North of. the Missouri compromise line. Squire B I did but— Neighbor C.—Did he not repudiate that vote br re!using to cast it again, when he found the North was determined to disregard that line, and wlo the abstract question ot prohibition bad assume! that of a more practical form? Squire B.—Yes, he did. Neighbor C. —Has not Mr. Cobb always c> tended lor the constitutional dotrine ofnon-int*. vent ion, and yon and I and all Georgia with him! Squire B.— Yes. we contended for it, when we were trying to elect Gen. Cass, President. Neighbor C. —Were not the compromise men tires passed in the spirit and faith, and carrying upon their faces the impress of this great consti tutional doctrine—this principle ot uon-iuterm tion? Squire B.—Yes, but Congress did notopenth* territory to us, she did not repeal the anti-sUverc Mexican laws, said to be in lorce there. neighbor C.—But would that not be legislating upon the subject of slavery in the territories con trary to your own doctrine? Squire B.—Yes, that would be legislating npon the subject indirectly, but the editor of my piper, thinks it ought to have been done. neighbor C.—But can Congress do that indirect *y which sue iias no power to do direct!?? Squire 11.—\V iiv no / .-uppo-e not. Bat we nre excluded from California by her lre-&oi\ con stitution, and we are afraid to go to Utah and New’ Mexico, for fear we shall lose our negroes. neighbor C.—That was our misfortune, which grew out of the nature of the case, and ivA from any act of the government; Congre-s had no right to look into the constitution of California,further thu to see that it was republican in its form; and a to Utah and New Mexico, ti.oy have government! precisely in accordance with your doctrine of tun intervention. Squire B.—But Mr. Gardner says we ought to do something to prevent a repetition of ttes* aggressions. Neighbor C.—Yes, but Mr. Gardter said a fer n oaths ago, that these were no acts of aggress. : j that we ought to thake them as ‘■■the kd ice cu get, and say no more about it. Squire B.—But a State has the right to secede from the Union! n ighbor C.—A Stab’- has no right, under the constitution, to withdraw from the Union at her own pleasure and discretion; the people ofa State j may revolutionize, and change the iorin of their government when its acts become intolerable, tl i* was one of the fundamental principles of tin Declaration of Independence. Squire B —But you will not deny that the p?opI are sovereign? A ’ ighbor B—Yes, but only so in tuo present case, to a certain extent; for when tfie States tunned the compact, they certainly parte ! vv;th portion ol their sovereignty, when they delegated certain powers to tho general govern incut lor tli* benefit of a!i. Squire B,—They did, I u*lmit; but it was volunta ry ou their part, anJ they have a right to take it back ai any time, NeghborC. —That is the lamest reaeon of to* disumor.ist tor the right of secession; would w fl think it rigiit for an individual to come into court, and insist on being released fro n a solemn con tract made wi.h his neighbor, when lie imagine it did not work to his advantage, merely becc ’* tie went into it voluntarily, would you, as a UiiUbtP of justice, allow him to do it/ Squire B.—l don’t think I would: every ought to comply with their obligations. Neighbor C.—Yes; governments as wfo individuals. 1 see the difficulty in your way,Sqa!" 1 8., you only read one side of “the question, in ! fire-eating prints; therefore, you have !<>.. ■' i - G irdner in his labyrir.thian course, till yen |;f lost your way in this maze of inconsistent# ■* absurdities; send for the “Banner,” and i*m sides at toe same time. , Squire B.—Weil Neighbor, I see the for:? your reasoning, and will do as you advise. bye. A UNION MAY From the Augusta Ga. Chronicle. “Secession is Revolution.” The Hon. Rangoon Cheves, the great the Secessionists, in a recent letter to the *' R Separate State action meeting in Charleston. u--# the following language: . “I have several times within the last , c . years entered publicly my protest against Slat* tion. Os tbe right of a State to secede Union, I have never had a shadow of doubt. right is the right of a sovereign Stale— a ri_ which a sovereign Sate cannot be divert- • the only real question is, are the Statca U‘ Union sovereign States, of which, I Southern man will venture to express a 1 But I think seperate secession, though 3 ; doubted legal and public right, is scarre y a and social one on the part of one ”, ” in reference to her sister States of the Sou ■■ Mr. Cheves then proceeds to urge . of waiting for the union of the South “ |B d, to the formation of a Southern after remarking that “the precise question sion) under discussion, is not a year olu, P thus: Wirt ti®* “But I should think it nevertheless a within which for a people to be require on a question so momentous as a great tionaky change of government; for such eJly secession must he considered. Here, then, we have the “Nestor of the onve p paity,” their chief organ in the ti* 1 tion, proclaiming to his followers in v “it is undoubtedly a revolutionary e0 t his admirers, sympathizers, and fone* 1 ;,j (jeor* gia are virulent in their y ?r jj f) tb{ gians who express a similar opinion