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one single political question—shall the principles upon which their State acted, ocratic party, and be resolved himself, ment. Let me not be misunderstood
people of Georgia submit to the admis-' It is too notorious to deny it. Further, into the party ; and other individuals, j here.
siou of California, and the passage of
"what Was generally called the compro
mise measures.
Mr. Chairman, I desire to direct the
attention of the House to the state of
the public sentiment in Georgia. I will
not say there is a disunion party in
Georgia. It is not necessary to my pnr-
Tbc Whig party objected to the
sir: this Southein Rights party, in the members of the party, continually do details of the sub-treasury, as it was
platform which they have laid down, no- j the same. If one man can resolve him- called ; but I never understood them as
where indorsed the compromise meas- j selve into a party, cannot a hundred, a [ objecting to the Democratic proposition
ores. I call upon my colleague, [Mr. thousand, or fifty thousand do the same ' —the Democratic principle—that the
Jackson] to say if what I assert is not thing ? The Southern Rights party have revenue should be collected, kept, and
They have denounced them set us a noble example in this matter, , disbursed, by the officers of the Govern
the fact.
as arbitrary and as a bigh-handed usur-, and one which we are disposed to follow. I meet. There has been, then, no materi-
pation and robbery, as degrading to the There i3 another way that we can get ‘rial difference between these two parties
j,ose.° I will not say there ever was a ! South ; and they distinctly assert the j to Baltimore. I say there is no impro- as to principles
nartv organized for the avowed purpose i doctrine that they have the right to leave j prjety—and here I wish^my honorable band an extract
it to be unconstitutional. Well, here is 1 to have a due share of the territories set j Second District —L. B Mercer for
tllA ITnntlAm.n (Lnm Vaiw n Mat an/] »MaaaJ » I _ . * 1
the State at large. Joseph Sturgis, of
i»• W. Collie,. ofBokor, C.
—Sartain’s Magazine contains a poem
entitled “ Our Baby, by Phoebe Carey
J. Munnerlyn, Jr., of Sumter, P. ^i.
party organized
to dissolve the Union.
Such a position. , Union as voluntarily as they Went j colleague from Georgia [Mr. Stephens] Globe, which will show that, in 1842, j with or without slavery, as they saw
I repeat, is not necessary to my purpose. i " as 1,1 hui “■*. ] ba ‘ be might hear me, 1 when the State of Georgia was represen-1 proper to determine. That portion of
But I will show that there were those, j Are we to infer, Mr. Chairman, that or °P on ‘“® point we greatly differ—1 j ted here by Messrs. Black, Colquitt, • the compromise he passed over in per-
. _ 1 . , * - i fnprp la tmurmiMAtn »/v J- TV.—,— — If : i Ip , m r . . *.
the gentleman from New Hampshire, [apart and assigned to it.
[Mr. Hibbard,] who wrote an able and
patriotic letter to his constituents, indor
sing. in general terms, the compromise, _ _
in every feature and line. He goes on, A pretty thing—but it don’t compare ^ a y, °f Macon, Delegates.
however, to specify the different features ‘ ' 1 ” — *
in the compromise, but utterly fails to
notice one important measure—that the
r compromise pledged the faith of this
I bold here in my ! Government—that Utah and New Mex-
from the Congressional j ico should be admitted iuto the Union
with our baby—by the editor of the Sen
tinel.
Richard
W. j.
to be dissolved
; rolina and Georgia during the nine years
these men, with the exception of Mr.
to Baltimore to
tbatTbaVdOctrinc^was* openly a*nd plain- of the revolutionary war° in defense of ferms to ,bat Convention, and agreeing j Meriwether, voted with the Democratic
ly urged before our people ; and to prove 1 our rights—are we to say tbat the tie- j wb } cb shali a « j P a f ! 7 against'it. Mr. Meriwether —
IV uCIltl C wUI t/Ct/UIC j dai v> tu pi ” t - * 0 u •* / t •. I i | > _ t j • ~
it, I now desire to call the attention of sccndants of these patriotic men intend- ["““ them hereafter. There is no ob- not in bis seat.
was
l am free to state my
the committee to a few extracts-which I ed to submit to wrong and oppression jj eelio ” to that course; and I am not j opinion, unhesitatingly, that if he had
will read
[Here Mr. Hillyer read various ex
tracts from papers, which
want of room.]
'and robbery, and worse than all, to deg- sure tbat ' s the better course of the been in his seat, be would have voted
. | radatiou ? Let us rather say we were two ; And l say here, as I want to be j with bis colleagues. The “Whigs of
-. r right in inferring that there was danger
omit for | i.i. °
pander this platform, and taut every man
| who loved the Union was bound to rally
In no other State of this Union was to its support. That was the great day
perfectly frank in relation to this matter, I Georgia, and the Democrats of Georgia,
that I am perfectly indifferent as to which having of principle nothing wortny to
of these courses is adopted by the Union divide them, have lately, upon
this issue made by its Legislature. It
was not made in Mississippi; it was not
made in Alabama, nor in any other
Southern State or Northern State. But
in Georgia the people, being called up
on by their own statute to determine
whether they would resist or acquiesce
in the compromise, were compelled to
disregard all former political organiza
tions, and form new parties.
From this necessity resulted the Un
ion party of Georgia ; and who does not
rejoice that it was formed and that it tri
umphed ?
I know well the object of my colleague or
[Mr. Jackson] in asking of me the dates
of the extracts I have read. I know he
will say, that after the convention of
Georgia met and determined to acqui
esce in the compromise measures, the
Southern Rights party in that State
and hour of trial. Well, sir, we met
the foe; wc gaiued the victory. And
we now come to. the present moment,
and times are changed, and the people
of Georgia now determine to acquiesce
in the compromise measures. They
now say that they will abide by the
party of Georgia, when they meet in a “d mighty issue co-operated.
• great
With all
convention. 1 say I can see no objec
tion to our sending delegates, in the
character of ambassadors, to Baltimore,
for the purpose of proposing and agree
ing upon the terms of our union with
that par^y
former party positions dissolved, we have
taken each other by the hand ; we have
met, triumphed and rejoiced together.
Why not, then, being together, continue
our march together in the support of
our country. I can see no objection to
Now, Mr. Chairman, allow me to say 1 it, and heuce, from my heart, I approve
measures of the last Congress. We i one word in relation to the course which I of the movement in Georgia to send del
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have gained the victory, and the ques- ou S bt > in my judgment, to be pursued j egates to the Baltimore Convention,
tion remains to be determined, what fur- j b y ‘ be l-* nion party of Georgia, and I .where our principles, by fair interpreta-
Mr. HIBBARD said be had made
no mention in the letter referred to of
the principle stated by the gentleman,
because he deemed it unnecessary. He
was of opinion that no State otherwise
qualified for admission, should be debar
red from the Union because it constitu
tion did or did not tolerate slavery. It
was a matter which each State must reg
ulate for itself. This was right, and
would have inured to States applying
CASSVULE, GEORGIA:
Thursday, April 8,
for admission to the Union if it had not THE L ^ c ' £sT circulation in
ther is to be done ? And ri-ht here letj W0ldd sa y »t for the benefit of the Whig tion, in my judgment, will carry us all;
say that I have not gone through the his- i ‘"embers of that party. I regret that | when we get to that convention, we will
tory of this matter for the purpose of tbtdr representatives [Messrs. Toosibs i ask of them the adoption of the compro-
throwing any censure, any denunciation j and Stephens] are not in their seats.- 1 —Jmise measures. I have said that I
any
r abuse, upon the Southern Rights par-1 ^ * 3 necessary to call the attention of i would ask the Democratic convention,
r of Georgia. They acted as they saw 1 lbe House to the history of the Whig i at Baltimore, to ingraft no new pnnei-
ty of Georgia. They acted as they saw
proper. They had a conscience as well P art y °f Georgia,
as the Union
dictates of
lowed the suggestions
tory
I know well its
his
ion party. They obeyed the ; tor J > and I have prepared no docu- j but I draw a broad distinction b£t»
[' their own judgment, and fol merits to prove the truth of the state- a poli ieal principle and a political i
suggestions of their own pa-! ments I am about to make, because I ; sure. I say that the principles of
princi
ple upon its platform, and that js true ;
ween
mea-
ibe
triotism. l°uiake no complaint about inte "ded to have made th.-m in the pres-, Democratic party are coeval with the ex-
i n .i at it n .i nnnn nf tnmi* Inline., f - \ J ' ictnnoo r\ r rviva* 1 a I _ t
abandoned alf idea of secession. They | them for that. Nor do I refer to their j ® noe of their representatives, [Messrs, j istenee of our Government, and that
abandoned that idea, and went for— history for the purpose of engaging in | Coombs and Stephens.] with the dis- j there is nothing to add, or to abstract
somethin^. And if that gentleman an- any controversy with them whatever, but j tlnct understanding with one of them, therefrom. They are a strict construe-
swors my* speech, I defv him to say I metely for the justifiable purpose of via . tba ‘ "e was to correct me if I misrepre i tlon of our Constitution, and a cordial
i do. I dicating before the whole country the ! rented tbat party. But I am nor alraic
what they intended to do.
country .
T will "now call the attention of (be ! position of the Union party of Georgia, i to sta | e his absence what I
I will now call the , l ^ L £ t tQ estal ,^ h state in his presence, because if he were
committee to the subsequent position of
that, party. At first, many of their lead
ing men went for disunion openly and
boldly ; after the people of Georgia bad
determined to acquiesce in the compro
mise measures, they did not go openly
and boldly for disunion ; but they failed
to tell what they did go for. We could
not understand them. I will read an
extract from the proceedings of that con
vention, held in the spring of 1851, in
Milledgeville. I tell my colleague the
date of the extract that I am about to
read : it is subsequent to the meeting of
the Georgia Convention and the deter
mination of the people to acquiesce in
the compromise measures; and in that
convention, this language was used :
“ The country is passing through an
alurming crisis, in which the Govern
ment of the Union has undergone, and
is in danger of still undergoing funda
mental changes,-in its federative charac
ter. By the acts of the late Congress,
known as the compromiso measures, the
Southern Slates, being a minority in fed
eral numbers, have been deprived by
high band of all their interest in the ter
ritories acquired from Mexico; have been
degraded from their condition of equali
ty in the Union; have been forced to
surrender territory, unquestionably and
position 1
was, tbat the formation
of the Union i
here, I do not think he would make
party in Georgia was a matter of neces- |f“f eof facts
i.v It was founded i„ patriotism, and! hlSt0 . nCail y- and ^plainly that there
ity. It was founded in patriotism, and
we could do no otherwise. We were
driven to it by the force of circumstan
ces beyond our control. That is a prop
osition which I think I have demonstra
ted, and I have referred to the history
of the Southern Rights party for the sin
gle purpose of vindicating the character
of the Union party of Georgia, and for
saying that we have not erred in the for
matiou of this new organization.
What further now is to be done ?—
This question is very properly asked,
and 1 shall endeavor to answer it. The
Union party of Georgia has determined,
by their representatives in the last Leg
islature of that State, to hold a conven
tion in April next, for the purpose of
considering the presidential election, and
the propriety of sending delegates to the
Baltimore Convention, I will take occa
sion to say here, that that movement of
the Union party meets my cordial and
entire approbation. All my life 1 have
been a Democrat, and with pride I stand
here this day in the midst of the Demo
cratic party of this Congress; but when
I say this, let me not be understood to
say that I approve of all the actions of
legitimately their own, to the use and j the -Democratic party. Let me not be
enjoyment of the hireling States, there-1 understood to say that I have nothing to
by increasing the preponderance of votes j ask cf the Democratic party. It would
already arrayed against them, and have i be strange, unprecedented, if this party
been compelled to witness and endure ! should be without fault, and without er-
tho insidious act of the abolition of the j ror. I cannot forget that you number
slave trade in the District of Culumbia, j within your limits Free Soilers by the
which can only be regarded as the enter- i thousands. I cannot forget that you
ing wedge to measures intended to end
in the overthrow of her cherished insti
tutions.”
Here then are the sentiments of that
number within your limits, tariff men for
protection, by thousands; and internal
improvement men by thousands. There
is scarcely a creed or a sentimeut, polit-
party, uttered subsequently to the deci- * u:i l or religious, that is not represented
sion of the Georgia Convention, upon
the issue made by our statute. And
what do they say 'l Why, that the peo
ple of Georgia have been plundered, with
a high hand, by the superior strength of
the Federal Union, of territory legiti
mately their own; tbat the people of
Georgia have been degraded by the leg
islation of the Federal Government. So
said that convention, and South Caroli
na uttered precisely the same sentiment.
South Carolina pronounced the South
degraded, and ruined by ibe high band
ed legislation of tho Government. The
in the Democratic party by respectable
numbers. Your party ought to be purg
ed, and we ought to lay down a plat
form upon which every man should be
required to stand. We should lay down
principles which every man should be
required to subscribe. This is what wo
ask at your hands this day. The Union
party of Georgia will go to the Balti
more Convention, not for tho purpose of
asking you to ingraft upon your platform
any new principle. This course seems
to strike the Southern Rights party with
surprise, and to induce the idea that it
can be no controversy about them. I
j will commence in 1828, when I first be-
| came a man In tbat year, I cast my
first vote in favor of the principles, and
men, and measures of the Democratic
party. At tbat time the Whigs of Geor
gia were known as “Troup men,” and
they were as legi imately descended from
the old republican party of Georgia, as
a child is descended from its ancestors.
They stood identically, in principle and
organization, with the Democratic party
of Georgia, and supported General J ack-
son. They supported Lis administra
tion ; they voted for him in 1828, for,
their electoral ticket was elected, and t
the electoral ticket of the Clark party ,
was defeated. In 1832, the Troup par-!
ty, which is now the Whig party, again
elected their electoral ticket, and they
cast their vote for General Jackson, and
Mr. Van Buren. The other party vo
ted for General Jackson, and Mr. Bar
bour, of Virginia. But the Troup elec
toral ticket was elected. In the year
1833, the question of nuilfication came
upon us, and that great controling ques
tion materially disturbed tbe organiza-
afraid | support of ail national questions involv
would j a "d promoiing tbe national interest.
These are tbe great principles of tbe
party, and they induce the support of
many distinct and separate measures —
The measures of the Democratic 'party
cannot be coeval with its existence.-—
Members of the Mississippi 'Southern-
Rights Convention spoke of tbe -princi
ples of the Democratic party being co
eval with its existence, and thought they
ought not to be added toq but they fail
ed to di.-eriminate between a principle
and a mea ure. They refer to the prin
ciples of Jefferson, and Madison, and
others of our old Republican fathers, as
being the principles of. the Democratic
party. This language, when criticised,
is mere nonsense and absurdity. What
did Mr. Jefferson know about the sub-
Treasury ‘i What did Mr. Madison know
about the annexation of Texas to this
Government ? What did these men know
about the Mexican war ? What did they
know about ibe admission of California,
and of the organization of these territo
rial governments'? And yet, sir, these
are all, but one. Democratic measures.
These measures came upon tbe country,
and it was necessary tbat tbe Democrat
ic party should take‘fiction upon them
[ say this is the souud proposition ; this
is the true doctrine—that whenever a
measure arises, national in‘its character
tion of both of these parties. Then I j it iss the duty of the Democratic f party to
people of South Carolina everywhere ; * s a great absurdity. But the Union
manifested a disposition to resist to the
last the compromise measures, and the
Southern Rights pat^of Georgia were
idcutical in principle with Soutu Caro
lina. The people of South Caroliua
were rallying with most extraordinary
party of Georgia ask the Democratic
party to add no new principles to its
platform. We ask no such thing.
I take occasion here to notice another
idea, suggested by the gentleman from
Mississippi, [Mr. Brown] tbat we, be-
unanituity in favor of secession; and this a p^-ty outside of the Democratic
convention on that day proclaimed to tho
world the doctrine which South Caroli
na had published—tho right to go out
of ibis Union, if she thought proper to
do so, and that no other State iu the
Union bad a right to ask her why, or
organization, can with no propriety go to
the Democratic Convention. Why,
gentlemen, there can be no difficulty in
this matter. There are two ways to go
to Baltimore. We can by our resolu
tion resolving to go to Baltimore, upon
wherefore, she bad done so. \\ ell, sir, ^ f a ith that the Democratic party will
we are compelled to meet them again ,j 0 ns justice and carry out its true prin-
upon this issue. This party in Georgia ; ciples, resolve ourselves into the Demo-
were arrayed with South Carolina, dc-; erat i c p ar ,y ani j become members of it.
fending the same principle, and the le- j \y e have an illustrious precedent of this
galjty of the remedy proposed by the j course in tbe action of tbe Southern-
latter State. Now, under these uircum-; Rights party in Georgia- They organ-
stances, what course was left for us as Gzeda separate party for the purpose of
patriotic men ? Will it not be perceiv- ■ carrying out their doctrines and their
ed that this contest had not yet termina- < dogmas, and for the purpose of uiaintain-
ted?—that another great battle was tc the rights of the South; and have,
be fought, and that it was again to be by*a meeting of many of their leading
determined whether the Union should ~~ ‘ *
be saved or lost ? I wish I had time to
became identified with the Union party
Prior to that time I had acted with the
Troup party, which descended legiti
mately from William H. Crawford, and
from the old republican stock. I voted
for General Jackson and Martin Van
Buren in 1832, as a Troup man; and
when the question of nullification came
upon us, I felt it to be my duty to stand
by my country. Many other Troup men
pursued the same course, and acting
with a great body of the Clark party,
we threw the preponderance in favor of
that organization, and the Troup party
were defeated. They assumed the name
of '* State-Rights,” and we the name of
Union men.” The organization main
tained this name for several years. Tbe
State-Rights party of Georgia refused to
join the national Whig organization. In
183G, they voted for Mr. White. They
refused to vote for the nominee of the
Whig party, and voted for Mr. White
take sides upon that measure 'in accor
dance w.lh its principles, and 'to go
wherever its principles will career it.—
That is the true doctrine; that is tbe
Democratic creed ; and ail that I a$k of
tbe Democratic party when we go to tbe
Baltimore Convention. We ask not that
they shall ingraft new principles upon
their creed, but that they shall adopt
these uieosures according to the princi
ples they have already fivowedeand acted
upon. If it be true tbat tbe compromise
of the last session ot Congress fs a great
national question, involving and promo
ting tbe interests of all the people of this
Republic, from one end to the other, and
tbat it is sanctioned by the Constitution
of our country, I say tbat the Democrat
ic party are bound by their principles to
adopt it. It becomes their measnre from
tbe very fact tbat it is constitutional, and
national, and promotes the interest, and
repose, and happiness of tbe whole coun-
been stipulated, as to Utah and New
Mexico, in the bills establishing territo
rial governments there He believed
tbe principle so universally recognized
among his constituents that it was un
necessary to remind them of it.
Mr. HILLYER. Perhaps I ought
to ask the gentleman’s pardon. I knew
from the style of his letter that he wonld
speak as he has done, if drawn out ;—
and my object was to draw him out. I
have no more to say to tbat honorable
member. I wish that every man iu this
Union was so reliable—the Union could
not be in danger, and no man would
care whether this question was ingrafted
upon tbe Democratic platform or not.—
Mr. Chairman, this question sleeps,
have said, but it is not dead. And he ,
let me say to our Northern friends—(I
did not know whether I shall call them
friends or not)—that it is not as a South
ern man 1 wish to urge this question up
on the Democratic party. It is not as a
Southern man and a slaveholder tbat I
feel a deep solicitude for tbe mainten
ance of these measures; for I declare
here, in the midst of the representatives
of the American people, tbat for the in
stitution of slavery I have no fear. That
institution is in no danger; and I can
inform tbe gentleman from Ohio, [Mr.
Giddings,] tbat ‘the overseer’s lash”
is still heard in the South, and tbat tbe
Southern slave still bends to bis daily
labor without a murmur and without a
hope, and his merry laugh and his live
ly jest tells that he is happy and content
ed. It'is not to preserve the institution
of slavery ; for I assert that the rage of
Abolition fanaticism against tbe institu
tion of slavery is as vain and impotent
as the rippling of the Atlantic wave a-
gair.st the eternal rock of Gibraltar.—
But it is for my country that I fear. It
is to preserve this Union and to main
tain tbe American Constitution tbat I
desire to see all patriotic men at the
North arrayed against the Abolitionists.
I know that the Abolitionists at the
North have dealt many a fierce and hea
vy blow, and that those blows have fal
len thick and fast—not upon the institu
tion of slavery, but upon our country —
Time after time this Government has
rocked to its very foundation—never
once has the institution of slavery trem
bled upon its base ; and every Southern
man knows this to be true. Why, sir, the
pulse of the human system does not in
dicate with more unerring certainty the
health of the body than does tbe price
of property in the market indicate the
KEE GEORGIA.
CCF* The Standard has an cxtensive’cireW-
I at ion .and is a good advertising medium few
Business Men to become known in Cherokee-,
Georgia. Terms moderate.
AGENTS FOR THE STANDARD.
V. B. Palmer, New York City.
R S. Purse, Charleston, S. C.
T. M. Compton, Calhoun, Ga.
The editor is absent on business
this week, and asks the indulgence of
his readers.
H Clark, of Baker, Elector.
Lawton, of Baker, Alternate.
Third District.—S. T. Baily, of
Bibb, for the State at large. N. C.
Bass, of Bibb, T. C. Howard, of Craw
ford, Geo. R. Hunter, of Crawford, Z.
E. Harmon, of Monroe, Delegates, fl.
J. Lamar, of Bibb, Elector. 0. C.
Gibson, of Pike, Alternate.
Fourth District.—Alford Wellborn,
of Meriwether, for the State at large.—
O. Warner, of Meriwether, Thomas jf.
Griffin, of Coweta, A.'Nelson of Cobb,
T. A. Latham, of Campbell, Delegates.
Hon. H. A. Haralson, of Troup, Elector.
VY^B- .W. Dent, of Coweta, Alternate
Ififth District.—J. W. Lews, of \\
'ass, for the State at large. A. K.
.flatten, Floyd, John Jones of Carroll,
L. W. Crook of Chattooga, W. R
Stiles, of Cass, Delegates. Joseph E.
Brown of Cherokee, Elector. J. Si.
The Survey.
The survey of the Railroad detour by
this place has been completed, and we arej
gratified to state that the rcute proves to
be practicable under the act, and at a
eost not far surpassing tbat which was
anticipated. Some arrangements remain
to be made before we can enter npon the
work. We are informed by the Board
of Commissioners that it is designed to
reeeive sealed proposals for the grading
of tbe Road wbic-h will be divided into
four sections of a little more than a mile
each—the whole or a part of which may
be bid for. The Commissioners will
give notice in our paper when they are
ready to receive the bids with tbe terms,
conditions, &c.—which we hope will be
within a few days. In tbe meanwhile
those who wish to take contracts can call
and examine a profile of the route with
which the Engineers have kindly fur
nished us.
'tSpurlock, of Floyd, Alternate. .
\&ixth District.—N. L. Hutchins, of
Gwinnett, for the State at large. Geo.
Kellogg of Forsyth, Geo. D. Phillips of
Habersham, Wm. Martin of Lumpkin,
E. S Hopping, of Clark, Delegates.—
W L Mitchell of Clark, Elector. John
H Lowe of Clark, Alternate.
Seventh District.—Joseph Day, of
Jones, for tbe State at large. ]jV W
Wiggins of Twiggs, Dr. T Fort of Bald*
win, J W Burney of Jasper, James
Hook of Washington, Delegates. R
W Flournoy of Washington, Elector.—
A E Cochran of Wilkinson, Alternate..
Eighth District.—A J Lawson of
Burke, for the State at latge. James
Gardner of Richmond, E Antony, of
Burke, Wm Schley of Richmond, Win
Gibson of Warren, Delegates. Ex-Gov.
Wm Schley of Richmond, Elector. Rob
ert McMillan of Elbert, Alternate.
The committee also appointed candi
dates for Electors for the State at large,
us follows :
Hon. II Y Johnson and Hon. Wilson
Lumpkin for the State at large; and R
J Cowart of Cherokee, J B Walker of
Morgan as alternates.
Tbe convention adjourned sine die.
I
New Spring Goods. , , ,. £>
„ 7 . r ~-r B , merlyofiliigjstate :
We invite the atteiNion of our rgSaoFSu. ■ ,-
to the advertisements of Patton &
Cuunn in to-days paper. The proprie
tors being well versed in the mercantile
business, can but please tbe purchaser.
California.
Tbe following is an extract from a let
ter received by Mr. A. Ha ike of this
town from M. S. Buckelew, Esq., for-
SANlfecB^invoiSttT,'^^
February loth.
“ This country is not what it *' used
to was fortunes are not now made in
a few months, but require yoars of toil,
I
Their stock being carefully selected, and j labor and economy ; many are out of em
ail they ask is, to give them a call, and p l OJIn ent and would be willing to work
we will vouch tbat you will not go away
dissatisfied.
Also Messrs. Snowden & Shear in
to-day’s paper. They will sell goods to
suit purchasers, and we hope our friends
who visit Augusta will give them a call.
lection, or, perhaps, of the recollection/
of any member of this House, havef
The Union party of Georgia voted for ; tr J- -^-"d if that Convention fails to a-
Mr. Van Buren. There is no question j ?ow it will commit a dereliction of
about that. In 1840, the State-Rights j duty unworthy of the Democratic party;
party of Georgia, for the first time, uni- i aa< i ‘t will be the first time, within the
ted itself with the Whig National party, j history of this great Republic, that tbat
voted for General Harrison. The Dem-! p art y has faltered or wavered in tbe dis-
ocratic party again voted for Mr. Van
Buren. Upon tbat occasion, very ma
ny of tbe State-Rights men abandoned
their party, adhered to their principles,
and joined the Democratic party, because
they thought that the State-Rights party
bad abandoned its principles; and tbat,
by the abandonment of tbeir principles,
and their incorporation into the National
Whig party, they forfeited all claim to
the support and confidence of those who
valued their principles more tnan they
did their party prepossessions. If I am
charge of its duty.
These are the sentiments of tbe con
stitutional Union men of Georgia, who
favor sending delegates to Baltimore,
and I say then to our Democratic breth
ren of Mississippi, our Southern-Rights
friends, and to many upon tbe floor, that
they gaeatly err when they suppose tbat
we are going to Baltimore to ask tbat
convention, to ingraft upon ita platform
a new principle. We will do oo such
thing; but we go there to exhort t ie
Democratic party to stand up to those
not mistaken, Colonel Jackson was of i principles, and resolutely to go where
the number of those who, in L840, join
ed our standard. Whether that is the
precise time, or not, is not material.—
He came to os for similar motives, eith
er upon that or a subsequent occasion.
Now, the point to whieh I shall direct
the attention of the committee is, that
they will carry it, and abide the consc
quences. Mr. Chairman, I shall not
discuss the merits of this compromise, to
show tbat it comes within the principles
of the Democratic party; for I believe
that every man here, in his heart, feels
that ic does. Even my Son hern-Rights
during all of this time the Whig party ' friends, those who have determined to
of Georgia and the Democratic party of i abide by tbe measure, feel in their hearts
(rPOriri) Kfiva Konn lilnnrinnl »_! ! • lhat it. ie a national nllPCflGIl Mia rMnit
men, in November last, resolved them- : pies, as the records in our own State
selves into the Democratic party. Their 1 will show, as made up by the journals
Georgia have been identical in priori- j ‘hat it is a national questioo, the result
— * L “ of tbat spirit of compromise, concession,
go more fully into this matter than I can convention, which is to assemble before j of our Legislature, and the meetios of
bow go. But I will state further, there ' ■ * * L — :n — J — L - : , -• - ° -
the close of this month, will no doubt 1 our political parties in convention, in
- r Can 1 — -—'■ 11 * — n - -
was unquestionable evidence enough to
satisfy the miod of every candid man,
that South Carolina was ready to go out
of tbe Union at any moment, if she could
get any of the other States to co-operate send delegates to their convention as ‘ ereignty of the States; of the eeonomi- [ the hodorable gentlemao from Massachn-
witb her; and the Southern Rights par- j Democrats * ■ — 1 -— : *-*--* - ■ - -
affirm the action of this_meeting.
not we do the
we determine to
our counties as well as of our State.
? The moment that I Both these parties held the same great,
>me members of the j fundamental principles of a strict con-
Democratic party, we have a right to ; struction of the Constitution ; of the sov-
DAW J /l dh . A 4 L.' • ■ M MAS. M nn A/. 1 AVAI AM t «* A”. C ft l. a Ch4m Aaa . £ A V _ •
and forbearance, which lies at the found
ation of our Constitution; and that,
therefore, it is the duty of the Democrat
ic party to avow and carry these meas
ures through—to maintain it to the death.
I must hasten on. This issues sleeps,
but it is not dead Wbat have we beard
ty of Georgia were standing upon the : that
same principles, and endeavoriug to o—
prove the measures of redress which
Booth Carolina bad recommended to be
legitimate. Tbe gentlemen from Sooth
Carolina do not deny tbat those were the) p, r ty
There is no question about ‘ cal administration of tbe finances of the j setts, [Mr. Rantonl]—and I regret
I* hey say they are Democrats.— (Government; of opposition to a tariff j he is not in his seat—avow upon
opposition
upon
that
thia
Cannot we say that we are Democrats ? j for protection; to a bank; to internal! ^°° r * Tbot one of tbe measures of this
I can see no inconsisteney in this course, j improvements by tbe Federal Govern-, compromise was unconstitutional. He
My friend and colleague [Mr. Jackson] i ment; and, I will add, tbe disburse-! I s * member of tbe Democratic party,
was once a member of the, State-Rights i ment and collection and keeping of the | * n d he is bound by his oath to the Coo-
*- He was once outside of the dem-j re venue by tbe officers of the Govern- dilution to seek its repeal, if be belietea
try, than durin|[ the period of the great
est excitement m relation to that institu-'
tion. We have, then, no fear for slave
ry ; we have fear for onr country. We
are struggling to maintain the Union of
these States; and hence we go with pro
priety to the great parties of this Repub
lic at tbe North, and we say, not in the
spirit of faction, but in the spirit of pa
triotism, tbat this battle is to be fought
among yourselves. If this fugitive slave
bill is indorsed by you, we will give vou
our support and cooperation. Let us
see Southern Democrats and Northern
Democrats cordially united, and togeth
er sustaining the rights of our- country
men and the constitutional guarantees of
all the citizens of the Republic. This
is tbe course I propose, and I say that it
is founded in patriotism, in right, and
in correct principles.
But the question may be asked, Why
prefer to go to the Democratic conven
tion rather than tbat of tbe Whig party?
Because the Democratic party are ident
ical with tbe people of Georgia in prin
ciples. The great objection that the
Whigs of Georgia have heretofore urged
to the Democratic party is, tbat it has
contented itself with layiDg down cor
rect principles, and does not carry them
out.
f ,i r “ board and clothes,” but those who
are in business are doing much better
than they could at home. Cleiks are
getting from 100 to $300 per month ;
carpenters and masons 8 to $16 per
day, and other trades in proportion.—
j Provisions are mostly low, and board has
come down to 8 to $12 per week. Bat
ter is worth 60 cents, and eggs S2,50f
per dozen—would’nt the old ladies a-
bout Cassville like to sell some batter
the proceedings of this body, from which ! a °d e gg s at these prices. Cal. butter
stability and permanence of the invest-
ment; and at no time within my recol- ^(Southern Rights Democratic
Convention.
slaves borne a better price here in Vir-J We are indebted to the publishers of
ginia, upon the border of the slave count tbe Federal Union, for a slip containing
,we glean tbe following :
! retails at $1 50 per pound ; milk, $1.50
The Convention met on the 31st.— a "d *2.00 per gallon; pork, 50cts.;
About 112 delegates present. Organ- P er pound, hams 16, flour 5, beef 20,'
ized by electing Hon. J. D. Steil, Pres- corn 10, potatoes 5 to 7, rice 8, brown
ident; Hon G Hendricks and Gen. S. j sugar 6 to 8, coffee 10 to 12, molasses'
Robinson, Vice President; and S. N 30 10 40 - There is 00 measuring here,
Boryhton and William T. Williamson, j everything usually measured in Georgia
Secretaries. ! > 3 5old b y the P ound here i W^ch I
A committee of 32 was appointed to j ‘Link is much the best way in baying
draft resolutions, who reported a long ar,d seeing-
series, the substance of which was :
The farmers have made a great deal
1. Reaffirming their adherence to the [ of acd have ‘ b >s year put in large
principles of the Baltimore Convention ; f ro P s ofBarle y* P° Utoe9 ' wheat * *"“*
of 1848.
' ips, cabbage, beets &c., &c- Corn does
2 tbat they place their trust in tbe | not do * fcli as there is ao rain fa,1 » fro ®
intelligence, patriotism and the discrimi-; March untii October or November—
Dating justice of the American people, j The soil in the is ver* rich, and'
3. °Tbat they regard this as a distinc- j P roducc8 more ’ and ,ar 8 er fe « eta -
Views of Mr. Pccglass —For the
benefit of those * Southern Rights’ men
tbat have been nibbling at the bait
thrown ont by Senator Douglass, wc co
py the following extract from a speech
of the Honorable gentleman delivered in
tbe Senate, on tbe 13tb of March, 1850
—(See Congressional Globe, vol. xxii,
page 369 )
Mr. Douglass then and there said in
reference to the aetion of Congress upon
the territorial question :
••IT IS NO VIOLATION OF
SOUTHERN RIGHTS TO PROHIB
IT SLAVERY, nor of Northern rights
to leave the people to decide the ques
tion for themselves. In this sense, no
geographical section of the Union is en
titled to any share of the territories.
The Seaator from South Carolina will
therefore excuse me for expressing the
opinion that all of his complaints under
this head are predicated npon one great
fundamental error—the error of snppos-
iog that bis particular section has n right
live feature in their creed.
4. Recapitulates the action of tbe for
mer convention of the people of the Un
ion.
5. Opposition to distribution of the
proceeds of public land.
6 On the Veto power.
7. Against monopolies, and tbe Un
ion party.
8. Tbe points of the election oF
1844, &e.
9. Tbat tho convention select eight
candidates for Electors of President and
Vice President from the eight Congres
ses to the acre than any portion of tbe
earth. If there were not an abnndanee
of witnesses, I wonld scarce risk my rep-
etation by saying that beets have been
raised here to weigh 50 pounds, cabbage
the same; turnips the size of a peek
measure, pumpkins 100 pounds; ' The'
sales from a single acre have amounted’
to $5000. Laborers on farms are get
ting from 50 to $75 per month and
boarded.
Tbe emigration to this State is very
large at this time, all the steamers comb
loaded to their fullest capacity, and there
Panama for
sional Districts of this State, and two j are aboat waiting at
candidates for Electors for the State at j means of conveyance,
large. The mines still hold ont, and yield
Tbe Convention took a recess of half j plentifully, to those who have good elaims’
an boar; alter the expiration of which and work bard ; but the •* big lamps
time, tbe committees reported as fol- you used to hear of are not so plenty as'
lows:
First District. SOLOMON
KEN; for the State at large. James
L. Seward, of Thomas, James M. Smith,
of Camden, Mark Wilcox, of Telfair, R.
B. Hilton, of Chatham, delegates.—T.
M. Foreman, of McTntosb, Elector.—
Wm. H. Reynolds, of Thomas, Alter
nate.
formerly. Perhaps if aa equal division'
CO-! was made, there would not be more than’
one dollar per day, elear to each person;*
bat of those who have been fortunate in'
getting rich claims and stick to the'
“ shovel and tbe pick,” a good account
can be given; 8 to $10 per day is not*
an over estimate.
San Francisco has growa to faslugd