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GOV. CJBB’S LETTER.
Prom Ihe Athens Banner.
Carnesville, March 7lh, 1853.
Dear Sir: ‘• he proper course of po
litical action to be pursued by that por
tion of the Democracy with whom you
and I are identified, is the subject of
some discussion iu this part of the State.
Some are in favor of adhering to, or re
viving the Union organization of 1850
and 1851. Others believe that the issues
on which that party was organized have
passed away, and that the existence of
such a party is no longer practicable or
desirable, and that the National Demo
cratic party is our true place.
The confidence which our people have
for many years reposed in you, and which
gives to year opinions great weight on
all such questions, induce me to believe
thjtf. a letter from you, giving your views
on one matters alluded to, would be ac
ceptable and useful. I shall be glad if
you would favor me with such an ex
pression ofyour opinions,to be published.
Yours, &c. THOS. MORRIS.
Hon. How eli. Conn, MilleJgeviile.
Milledgevillf, 21st March, 1853.
Dear Sir: As Union democrats, we
are called upon to choose between the
re-union of ihe democratic patty, and
the re-organization of the Union party.—
Having fully expressed myself favorable
to the first proposition, I will give the
reasons which have influenced my own
decision, and which 1 think should con
trol the course of every Union man who
intends to identify himself with the Na
tional democratic party.
The democratic party of Georgia was
disorganized by the division in its ranks
on ihe compromise measures of 1850.
That portion of ihe party with which we
acted regarded those measures as con
formable to the principles of the Nation
al Democracy—violative of no Consti
tutional right of the South, and an inflic
tion of no grievous wrong. The other
wing of the party holding a different opin
ion, the party was dissolved, and anew
organization sprung up in the place of
the democratic and whig parties of the
State, The issue was made, and sub
mitted to the people of Georgia, and by
them decided; and that decision solemnly
re-affirmed. The same issue was pre
sented to the democracy of the Union,
and, when assembled at Baltimore to
nominate their candidates for President
and Vice President, the position of the
National democracy upon the Compro
mise was clearly, distinctly, and unequivo
cally announced. With that declaration all
Union men were perfectly satisfied—in
truth it was all that they could desire.—
The Presidential canvass was conducted
upon it, General Pierce did not hesitate to
respond in the most cordial terms of ap
proval to this patriotic declaration of the
National democracy. He was elected
by an overwhelming majority of elec
toral votes, and upon entering upon his
responsible duties, has paid another tri
bute to the “wisdom and patriotism”
which carried the country safely through
that “perilous crisis” which gave birth
to the Compromise measures. He has
called around him a Cabinet of able and
patriotic men, who stand as a unit in
his counsels, and to whom, as I am inform
ed, his inaugural address was submitted
for approval prior to their acceptance of
seats in his Cabinet.
Under these circumstances, ought any
Union Democrat— indeed any- Union
tuan, whether whig or democrat—to hesi
tate in giving to the present rjdministra
tian his confidence and support? To pro
ceed one step further; ought any such
man to hesitate in cordially affiliating
wuh the National democratic parly? 1
think not. Both the President and the
party who elected him, have commend
ed themselves to our confidence and re
gard by the course of policy which
they have adopted upon this important
question, and I hold that it is not only
our privilege but our duty to give to both
our cordial and unconditional support. —
Should either prove unworthy of it, of
which I have no fears, it will he time
enough then to consider ‘of the mode
and measures of redress.” The question
then presents itself—how is this support
to be given mast efficiently to the admin
istration and the democratic party? It
seems to me that there can be hut one
answer to the inquiry. It is by a cordial
co-operation, in the democratic party,
of all who are prepared to stand upon
the plaTorm of principles announced by
the Baltimore Convention, endorsed by
the people in the recent election, and
re-affirmed by General Pierce, with the
concurrence of his Cabinet, in his inau
gural address. Upon this basis it is pro
posed to re-unite the democrats party
Asa Union deraocrai, it meet.; C>y cordial
approval, and shall receive my warm
support. I have not reviewed the posi
tion of the other wing of the party: On
the contrary, I shall avoid it, having
no disposition to re-open the points of
division which led to our separation.—
My object is simply to state our own pre
sent and past course, to show that in the
policy now proposed, we are acting in
conformity to the requirements of duty
and of principle. It is sufficient for ine
to know that the democratic party of the
State can now be re-united upon the
terms which I have suggested; and 1
shall not stop to inquire by what route
others have traveled to arrive at the same
point with myselt. However much we
have differed in the past, we are now a-
Ijreed upon the essential poin’s of our
political faith, and being so agreed we
strive to effect a thorough and cor
dial co-operation in the support and
maintainance of our common principles.
To this line of policy I have heard but
two objections, which have here been
urged with any earnestness, and I avail
myself of the opportunity- to oiler a brief
reply to each of them. The first is that
there exists a radical difference of opin
ion between the two wings of the party,
on the doctrine of “secession.” I admit
that such is the fact, in reference to indi
vidual members, but 1 doubt much as to
the extent of this difference with the
great body of ihe party; but let the fact
stand admitted in its broadest sense, for
the sake of argument. I would inquire
of those who make this objection, if the
same thing has not been true of the partv
for the last twenty years, at least? Is it
not a familiar fact, that whilst the Jack
son democrats held the doctrine as laid
down by that venerated patriot in his
message to (Jougess, and his proclama
tion to South Carolina; the Calhoun dem
ocrats at the same time contended for
right of secession, ns advoentert by their
distinguished leader—the followers of
each have maintained the faith of their
respective leaders, and will in all proba
bility continue to do so. The difference
of opinion, however, upon an abstract
question, did not prevent the Union and
co-operation of both sec ions, in all the
essential doctrines of the democratic party
upon which there existed no diversity of
opinion. With a full knowledge of these
differences, they continued to act togeth
er in the same party, leaving the abstract
question of “secession” to the judgement
of the individual members of the party,
neither making the affirmance or denial
of that doctrine a test of party faith. I
see no reason for departing from the rule
there acted upon. It will be time enough
to make “secession” a cause for division,
when it is sought to make the recognition
of it ate.-t of party loyalty, or when
there shall arise a party who may threat
en its practical enforcement. The first
of these contingences is not at present
proposed from any quarter, and when
ever a crisis shall arrive, which shall
demand the latter, in the judgment of the
people, I do not apprehend that we shall
slop to discuss the abstract question, if
we are agreed upon the more important
point of the necessity and propriety of its
enforcement. If, however, we should
not be thus agreed, as was the case in
our recent contest, there will be no
more difficulty in the future than there
has been in the past, in meeting and suc
cessfully resisting its recognition and en
forcement. This objection, therefore,
presents to my mind no serious impedi
ment in the way of the re-union of the
democratic party of our State.
The only remaining objection which
seems lo demand attention, is founded
upon the idea, that there exists among
Southern Rights men such deep personal
hostility to Union democrats, as to per
clude the probability of our receiving jus
tice at their hands. It is urged that their
opposition being of a personal and malig
nant character, will not cease with the re
union, but will be continued and felt in
the future operations of the party. It is
a sufficient reply- to this objection to say
thai it is an argument addressed to our
/ears, and not to our judgment, as such
it shall be discarded without further
thought, but it is also founded in error
to our supposed weakness in the party.
If no other consideration should cause
our rights to be respected, we ntay safe
ly calculate upon the homage always
paid to power, carrying as we do, into
the re-united party, all the elements of
strength, which make up in the aggre
gate the power and influence of a party.
In looking, however, to the re-union of
the party-, I do not apprehend such a
state of things as this objection foresha
dows, and perhaps I shall have as much
personal cause of apprehension, upon this
point, as any other Union democrat. It
is true that the angry and violent contests
of the last two years have embittered the
feelings, and aroused the passions, of
many towards each other, who will now
be thrown again into the same party as
sociation; but time and reflection will
prove successful restoratives of good feel
ing where interest and policy fail to ac
complish it. With weak minds and bad
hearts, the process will be less rapid, but
in the end, not less certain. It will be
found that those who indulge in this
spirit of personal hostility- are few in num
bers, and powerless in influence. The
good sense and good feeling of the great
body of the party will invoke a better
spirit, and lead to wiser and purer coun
sels. The danger to the future union and
harmony of the paity from that quarter,
I feel assured is over estimated by those
who regaid it as an inseperahle obstacle
in the way of a cordial re-union of the
democratic party-.
I am opposed to the re organization
of the Union party, because it is unneces
sary. An important crisis in our national
affairs called that party into existence-
I participated in its organization, and dur
ing its existence took an active interest
in all its operations, and can now look
hack with pleasure and satisfaction to its
successful career. It was, in my judg
ment, a patriotic organization, demanded
by a peculiar state of our political affairs,
and having faithfully discharged its office,
has passed away with the cause which
led to its formation. It lived to see the
triumph of its principles, and ceased to
, exist when its longer continuance was
equally impracticable and unnecessary.
To revive and maintain the Union party
as a sectional oganization would be vio
lative of the great principle of nationali
ty upon which it was founded. On the
other hand, to attempt its continuance as
a national organization, is delusive, as it
would stand isolated from all national
party association. In the history- of the
dissolution of the Union party, we fiuu
CCUCiusive evidence tnat it cannot main
tain a national organization, it will be
remembered, that the Democratic Con
vention at Baltimore had nominated can
didates and adopted a platform entirely
acceptable to the uniou party; our own
State Convention assembled and determin
ed to support the democratic nominees., and
put forward an electoral ticket for that
pose. A large and respectable poition
of the whig wing of the party, who ad
mitted that the democractic nominees and
platfurm were satisfactory, ami at the
same time repudiated the whig nominee
as unsound and unworthy of their support,
withdrew from the party, preferirig to
throw away their votes on a nominal
candidate, to affiliating with the National
Democratic party, notwithstanding that
party had presented them with a platform
of principles, ami nominees, pledged to
the maintainance oi‘ their Union doctrines.
I allude to this action in no spirit of com
plaint, recognizing as I do, the perfect
right of those gentlemen to pursue the
line of policy wiiich they adopted; my
object is simply to show that the ele
ments composing the Union organization
of Georgia, are incapable of being moulded
into one and the same National organiza
tion. The democratic portion of the
party is not only prepared for, hut deter
mined upon affiliation with the Nation
al Democracy, whilst a large portion of
the whig wing is equally determined
against such affixation, as is clearly ex
hibited by the course pursued by their re
pective portions in the late Presidential
election President Pierce and the dem
ocratic party, have no stronger claims up
on whig support now, than during the
canvass, for all that has been done since
the election, has only been in conforma
tion of their previous declarations. In
this view of the case, it is a manifest
proposition to my mind, that the union
! party of Georgia, if r could
only maintain a fitful existence, as a Stale
or sectional party, and would be dissolv
ed nt the first approch of a national elec
tion.
Apart from ihese considerations, I re
gard the re-organization of the union
parly as unnecessary, for the purpose
indicated, of giving its support to the
present administration If the whole
people of Georgia are prepared to sustain
Gen. Pierce’s administration, 1 can see
no good reason why it cannot lie done as
efficiently under a Democratic as a Union
organization. Why can we not all unite
in the democratic party? If we a-e all
agreed upon the principles to which Gen.
Pierce and the Democratic party stand
pledged, there can he no sound objection
to our union and co-opera;ion iu the
name of the democratic party. I should
be happy-, indeed, to believe that such !
was the condition of the public mi id of j
our State—as it would give 10 our people 1
a respite from the angry contests of poli
tical parties, and enable thein to a; p- . ■
priate more of their time and energy to j
ihe development of our Stale’s almost
endless resources—but I must he pardon
ed the expression of a serious doubt upon
this point, and shall he agreeably disap
pointed ifthe future should convict me
of incredulity. I entertain no doubt that
a large number of our citizens, w ho have
heretofore acted with this paity, will be
prepared to unite with the democratic par
ty as the most efficient mode of sustaining
an administration which they have aid
ed in bringing into power, and which pos
sesses their confidence and regard.
All who feel willingand ready to affili
ate with the national democracy, can
have no controlling objection to this
course, and those who are not prepared
to go to this extent,thereby exhibit a dis
trust of the democratic party and its cho
sen administrati n, which render their and
our future co operation in the same or
ganization impracticable.
I have now given you, with perfect can
dor, my reasons for advocating the re
union of the democratic party of our
State. I believe that it will be effected
Upon terms “fair, just and honorable,” and
that it will eventuate in ilie success and
permanent triumph of the national dem
ocratic principles. Jf this important re
sult is accomplished, it w ill be a matter
of small moment, what may be the effect
upon mere persona! aspirations, whether
of the one or the other wing of the party.
I am Yours, &c.
HOWELL COBB.
Col. Thos. Morris, Carnsville, Ga.
Nomination for Governor.
The Federal Union has suggested the
second Wednesday- in June next, as a
proper time for holding a Convention in
Milledgeville, to nominate a Democratic
Candidate for Governor. That is about
the usual time for holding such conven
tions, and we suppose it will be generally
agreed upon.
We are not well posted up as to the
arrangements that have been made by the
leaders for said nomination, but suppose
they have settled the matter to their own
satisfaction.—Yet, as one of the people,
ranking in Democracy No 2, (that is
the voter) we have a right to express an
opinion. We have a choice—we would
present him to the consideration of the
convention and claim for him the nomina
tion upon the ground that he is a Patriot,
and an unflinching Democrat. He would
give dignity to the office, and would man
age the affairs of our state with judgment
and ability. We allude to Hu A."Har
alson. He is the man for the Democra
tic Party, and could he triumphantly elect
ed over all opposition. There are others
who we would cheerfully support, and
who would make us a good Governor,
yet under present circumstances, we be
lieve Haralson to he the man for the
party to support.— Dalton Times.
Serious Accident.
We iearn that a serious accident, at
tended with loss of life, occurred at S>-
cial Circle on Thursday. They were
adding a second story to the Diuner
House, and had'so far completed it that
half of the roof was covered in. From
some unknown cause, the whole fell in,
burying in its ruins, and instantly killing,
Mr. William Carter, one of the hand's
employed on the building. Mr. Carter,
we regret to learn, leaves a wife and
seven children, who were dependent on
his exertions for support.— Augusta Const.
Proposed Line of Boats from Bruns
wick to Macon.— The Macon Telegraph
is pleased to learn that the capitalists and
business men of Macon are discussing
the project of establishing a line of Boats’,
to ply- between that citv and the port cf
Brunswick. , The enterprise r
oed feasible ino se most experienced in
similar undertakings, and it is said that
fast Boats, with a capacity to carry seven
hundred bales of cotton, can be construct
ed to run from Brunswick up to the Ma
con wharves for nine months in the year.
We learn (says the Charleston Courier)
from a correspondent, that Chesterfield
Jail, with eight persons confined therein,
was consumed by fire at three o’clock on
Tuesday morning. W. VV. Campbell and
the Jailor having been aroused by some
persons outside, had just time to make
their escape. Our correspondent has not
given us the names hut of two of the un
fortunate individuals who met their death
in this horrible manner—namely, John
Parr and Hall. A man and his wife,
who were on a visitto one of the prison
ers, were also burnt to death.
Destiny of Turkey. —ln the eves of
some modern thinkers, the government
of Turkey is rapidly sioking into a certain
apathy and decay. The Porte has been
obliged once more to give way—once
more to sur render tracts of its ancient do
minions—once more to contract the circle
of its ancient rights. It has seen Egypt
virtually lost to it, and the Crimen occu
pied by a European race. It has allowed
Russia to establish a protectorate in the
two provinces lying nearest its western
frontiers—Moldavia and Wallachia. It
has beheld Greece wrested from it, and
witnessed the extinction of its naval power
at Nevarino, and now it has been called
upon, and has been obliged to make still
farther concessions upon the Black Sea,
to prevent what was demanded by di
plomacy, and perhaps more with it, from
being seized by force.
We observe that Dr. B. Saver has been
appointed Superintendent of the Mint at
Dahlonega, and John D. Assaycr.
iimsiil
GRIFFIN, APRIL 14, 1853.
election of City Officers.
At an Election held in Griffin on Mon
day last, the following officers were ebosen
for the ensuing municipal veer:
Mayor,— Col. WM. 11. PHILLIPS.
Aldermen— M A J 011 D. SMITH,
“ AUGUSTUS MERRITT;
“ ALLEN FLEMING,
“ LEWIS S. SALMONS,
‘‘ CHAS. H. JOHNSON,
“ JOHN J. LOVEJOY,
“ ARCH’D. PORTER,
“ WM. M. CLINE.
CIerk— JAMES H. LOGAN.
Marshal— THOMAS E. HICKS.
The race was a perfect steeple chase,
without respect to politics or any of the
known rules of racing, each man running
for himself, and each personal friend doing
what he could to serve his friend, regard
less of whom he might run over in the ef
fort to bring bis man out ahead. Wc are
not, however, displeased with the result.
We have a good board of working men.
GREITiYW. 111! Ml 111 11.
Well Dons Carroll County.
Wc rcmarkecfiri our last, that it only
required someone on the line of the pro
jected Rail Road from Griffin to Decatur
to set the ball in motion, when it would
progress almost of its own accord. This
first step has been taken by the enterpri
sing citizens of Carroll county, for whose
proceedings wo refer to the subjoined com
muidcnlion. I4- wilLho eooii thftt the gen
tlemen of Carroll who have taken np this
subject, have not only started the ball, but
taken the proper and. necessary steps
to keep it in motion. We understand
that the effort will be followed with equal
spirit and energy by the citizens of Cowe
ta county, who stand ready to give the
road their most cordial support. These
counties will be largely benefit ted by
this road. It will open an easy and
cheap thoroughfare through their lands by
which they will be doubled and trebled in
value, will give them a direct communica
tion with the nearest and best Atlantic
port, and open a ready market for all their
produce. The advantage of this road to
these counties will be incalculable.
Wc take the liberty, at the suggestion
of many of the citizens of Griffin, to call a
meeting of the people of Spalding county,
to assemble in this place on the first Tues
day in May next, to organize a company
to aid in this noble work, and also to ap
point Delegates to the Southern Com
mercial Convey tipn, to convene at Mem
phis, Tennessee, on the first of June next,
where the project will no doubt be discus
sed. We would respectfully suggest to
the citizens of Carroll and Coweta also to
appoint delegates to said Convention at
their next meetings on the the 17 th and
19th May-. Let them be speaking men,
who can mike known their views and the
wishes of their constituents, and show to
the Convention the importance of the road
to North Alabama and E istern Tennessee.
As intimately connected with this im
portant subject, we take the liberty of
making the following extract from a letter
addressed to us from a respectable and in
telligent gentleman in Decatur, giving his
views of the importance and practicability
of the route:
Decatur, Ala, 26th March, 1853.
William Cline, Esq,
’ . Griffin, Ga.
Dear Sir: —As 1 have been anxious
to open a correspondence with Georgia,
on the subject of the contemplated Rail
road from point to Griffin, your
name has been suggested to me by Gen.
E. It. Mills, as a gentleman, who feels
somewhat interested in carrying out this
most desirable and profitable Road, and
feeling iSsiireu; That ‘ the interests of this
point and Griffin are identical in the pro
ject, and both deeply interested, I trust
this will be a sufficient excuse for my trou
bling you oil sneh a *■ slight ” acquaintance.
My object is to bring this project to a
point, so as to have an organized body
of some sort, to correspond and eo-operate
at both ends of the line. Much has yet to
be done, and that in an effective manner,
soon. The route ought to be surveyed
certainly this summer. Charters must
be obtained, a delegation by all means
should attend the great Commercial Con
vention, to be held in Memphis, on the Ist
Monday in June, from Alabama and Geor
gia, especially to attend to the interests
of this road.
We propose here to have a meeting in
May; to appoint delegates, and will our
friends of Georgia second this movement.
Speaking men ought to be sent from your
section, and this would do much to turn
the attention of capitalists to it. I have
no doubt you arc well informed upon the
subject of the proposed route, and indeed,
it jieeds only to. be pointed out upon the
map to show itself to be the mo.st impor
tant link of contemplated Roads in the
Southern country, and profitable beyond
all controversy as an investment.
The road will run through about 40
miles of the public lands in Alabama. It
is contemplated that Congress will readily
grant us lands to the same extent, as they
do to Mobile and Ohio Railroad, which at
2 1-2 dollars per acre, would yield about
$400,000. There is a strong probability
that Alabama will, at the next session of
the Legislature, do something for this
route, because it opens up the most direct
communication from North Alabama to
the Mobile Bay, and public sentiment in
the State is very much in favor of having
a law enacted the same as Tennessee, grant
ing SB,OOO per mile for Railroad improve
ments.
The Road will run over about 36 miles
of the Selma Rail Road in Alabama; thus
Alabama will have to build but 65 or 70
miles only. Morgan and Marshall coun
ties will stand a tax of $200,000, and al
though the Road runs through a poor
section of the country for some distance,
you perceive the project is far from being
“hopeless” as to capital; but I maintain
that if Georgia had to build every foot of
the Road, it would be the best investment
she ever made in Railroads, and would
yield her a golden harvest.
Cakuolltox, Ga. April sth, 1853.
According to previous notice, the Car
rollton Rail Road Company met this day
at the Court-House, at 11 o’clock A. M.
On motion, John T. Meador Was called
to the Chair and G. J. Wright requested
to act as Secretary. The object of the
meeting was then explained by Wm. W.
Merrcll, Esq. when a copy of the Constitu
tion of said Company was read and adopt
ed, after which the meeting was addressed
by Maj. Beverly D. Tiioinasson and others,
upon the propriety of building the contem
plated Rail Road from Griffin, Ga, to Ox
ford, Ala. via Carrollton. The books
for the Carrollton Railroad was then
opened for subscription, and stock was
then taken by the citizens, to the amount
of Twenty-five or Thirty thousand dollars.
On motion, John F. Tomlinson was ap
pointed to take charge of the books of
said Company, for the purpose of disposing
of stock in said Road. The following Re
solutions were then offered and adopted:
Resolved, That the Stockholders of the
Carrollton Rail Road Company, meet in
Carrollton, on Tuesday the 17th day of
May next, and at Newnan, Coweta County,
Ga. on Thursday 19th, following, for the
purpose of opening books for further sub
scriptions for the building of said Railroad;
and that the Chairman appoint a Commit
tee of three in each of the above named
counties, for the purpose of corresponding
with and inviting all persons friendly to
the Rail Road.
The Chairman then appointed the fol
lowing Committees:
For the Count i/ of Carroll,
John* F. Tomi.ixsox,
H exrv P. WoorrEx,
A HAS BaOGERS.
For the County of Coweta,
Col. Wm. B. W. Dext,
Robert W. Simms,
Capt. 11. J. Sargext.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Georgia Ban
new, at Newnan, Ga. Georgia Jeffersonian,
Savannah Georgian, and the Alabama Re
porter, and all others friendly to Railroads
and general improvements will please
copy.
The meeting then on motion adjourned,
subject to the call of the Board of Direct
ors or in accordance with the above Re
solutions.
JOHN T. MEADOR, Cli’m.
G. J. Wright, Sec’ry.
After wc had prepared the above mat
ter and had it put in type, we received the
following notice from the enterprising citi
zens of Fayetteville, who, we are pleased
to see, wish to partake in this noble pro
ject. If we arc correctly informed, we un
derstand the views of the good citizens of
Fayetteville to be, for the Decatur Road
to leave the Macon & Western Road some
five or six miles below Jonesboro, at or
near the Fayetteville station, tlience thro’
Fayetteville, crossing the LaGrangc and
Atlanta road at or near Palmetto, and
thus on to Carrollton. This route is con
sidered by them the cheapest, best and
most direct. Os course we shall not take
it upon ourself to hazard even an opinion
upon that point, which can only be deter
mined by actual survey. Wc should be
pleased to see, if practicable, the citizens
of Fayetteville gratified in their wishes.—
We annex the notice, and trust it will
meet with due consideration.
R;iil Road Electing.
The citizens of Fayette county arc re
quested to meet in Fayetteville, on the
first Tuesday in May next, for the purpose
of holding a Rail Road Meeting, the ob
ject of which will be explained at the time.
A full attendance is requested.
April 11th, 1853.
Democratic Meeting in Fayette.
There will be a meeting of the Demo
cratic party, of Fayette county, in the
Courthouse at Fayetteville, on"the first
Tuesday in May next, to appoint delegates
to a Convention to nominate a candidate
for Governor—delegates to a Convention,
to nominate a candidate for Congress, in
the fourth Congressional District. And
to call a uOuucy convention, to nominate
candidates to the Legislature of Georgia.
The supporters of President Pierce’s ad
ministration, throughout the county, it is
hoped, will all unite and participate in
this meeting. By order of
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
April 11th, 1853.
Democratic Meeting in Henry.
There will be a meeting of the Dem
ocratic party of Henry county, in the
Court House at McDonough, on the first
Tuesday in May next, to appoint dele
gates to a Convention, to nominate a can
didate for Governor —delegates to a Con
vention, to nominate a candidate for Con
gress, in the fourth Congressional district
—delegates to a Convention, to nominate
a candidate for Judge of the Superior
Court of the Flint district. And to call
a county Convention, to nominate candi
dates to the Legislature of Georgia.
The supporters of President Pierce’s
administration, throughout the county, it
is hoped, will all unite and participate in
this meeting. By order of
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
April 4th, 1853.
ANTI-LICENSE MEETING.
ATTENTION AXI! ? {
The citizens of Spalding County, young
and old, male and female, are respectfully
invited to attend a meeting, at the Baptist
Church in Griffin, on Monday evening
next, at t 1-2 o’clock, for tho purpose of
promoting the movement now being made
on the Liqnor Question in Georgia. Ad
dresses may he expected from several
gentlemen.
April 12, 1853.
We learn that two Irishmen—names
not ascertained—were kilted on Friday
evening last by the falling in of an em
bankment on the South Western Branch
Road below Butler. They were hands
engaged on the Road. (Jolumbus Fnq. (
GOV. COBB’S LETTER. I
We take much pleasure in calling the
attention of our readers to Gov. Cobb’s ex
cellent letter, Whieh will be found in the
preceding columns ou this page. It is a
frank and manly declaration of his politi
’ eal views on the questions whieh have
lately so unfortunately disturbed the har
mony and peace of the Democratic party
of this State, and breathes sentiments of
conciliation and devotion to sound Demo
cratic principles which should rejoice the
hearts of all who are devoted to the cause.
It has been a source of no small stir
prize to us that some of our Union Demo
cratic brethren should give so much im
portance to the claim of the right of scces”
sion by the State Rights party, when, as
Gov. Cobb justly remarks, it has been a
mooted question in the Democratic ranks
for the last twenty years, leading and
equally patriotic members of the party
having from time to time espoused either
side of the question. The fact is, that
while the right may be denied or espoused
by equally intelligent minds, in theory, in
practice we are all secessionists or \vc arc all
Unionists according to the state of things
by which we may be surrounded. Leave
the South in the quiet and peaceable en
joyment of her constitutional rights and
guarantees, and none are more ardent devo
tees to the Union, but infringe upon and
disregard thorn, and we are secessionists to
a man —it would only be a question of
time. The stoutest and mo and patient Un
ionist would find a time, under galling
and continued aggression, when his for
bearance would be exhausted, and then he
would be ready to secede, and would con
tend for the right. Even the Union Con
vention declared, that in the opinion of the
members of that body, “the State of Geor
gia will and ought to resist even (as a last
rosori.) to a, of crcrr tie WTITCII
binds her to the Union,” certain aggres
sions there enumerated. Well, suppose
those aggressions to take place? Union
men would at once become secessionists,
if they adhere to their pledge; for they
solemnly declare the Union would be dis
rupted, or, in other words, the aggrieved
States would throw themselves upon their
sovereignty and secede. We can give
their language no other interpretation.—
So that after all, secession between the
State Rights and Union parties, when
they existed, was but a question of time
and aggression; many of the State
Rights wing believing the time hid come,
and they o iglit to secede then; the Union
men admitting it might come, and when it
did they would be ready to secede also.
Or, let us take another view of this
question: The State Rights party claim
secession as a sovereign right, inherent in
the s ivereignty of the States, which they
possessed when they came into the Union,
and still retain. The Union wing, on the
other hand, contend that the State part
ed with that portion of her sovereignty
when she came into the Union, and the
measure, if exercised, would be a revolu
tionary right. Still both parties contend
for the right, either peaceably or by re
volution, should the emergency occur or
exist which in their opinion would call it
into action and justify it. Both parties
come precisely to the same point at last.
Either peaceably or revolutionary, both
parties declare themselves secessionists,
unless left in the enjoyment of their con
stitutional rights and privileges.
Democratic Conventions.
The following article from the Federal
Union appears to be endorsed by most of
our editorial brethren, and as we hear of
no objection to the time and place from
any quarter, we presume that it is so un
derstood, that MdkdgevUlc will be the
place of meeting of the Democratic State
Convention for the nomination of Govern
or, and the second Wednesday in June the
time. In the mean time we trust every
county will hold a primary meeting, and
appoint able ami pru lent Delegates
to tire Convention. The Democratic
citizens of ITonry and Coweta have ap
pointed the first Tuesday in next month.
Any notice of meetings, or proceedings of
such meetings, are cheerfully published,
when sent to us, without charge. The ar
ticle of the Federal Union is as follows:
It has been the established usage of the
party to leave with its Executive Commit
tee the duty of calling its Conventions.—
But, during the two years past, new issues
have broken into the ancient party organ
izations and temporarily disarranged their
system and government. The Executive
Committee that was appointed for last
year by the Democratic Convention, held
in this city for the purpose of nominating
an Electoral Ticket, is in some doubt as to
tho further exercise of the power delega
ted to it by that Convention, If such be
true, in that event the duty devolves upon
the press to bring the matter before the
party for consideration, Believing that
there will be no official call for this Con
vention, and confident that tho public
mind is ready for the question, we beg leave
to suggest, that the Convention meet in
this-city on the second Wednesday in June
nc.rt. We select this time as being most
favorable to every section of the State,
mt are perfectly willing to unite with tho
sentiments of the party in this respeot.—
V\ c hope our eotomporaries of the press
will speak out, and give us their views and
suggestions m the premises.
In making a call for a Convention of l
the party we hope the doors will be thrown i
open to all sincere friends of the present |
Admmistmtion, who are disposed to act
with it rn good faith in the support of a j
Democratic candidate for Governor.
I, should also be horno in mind, that
District Conventions must bo held to nom
inate members for Congress, and county
Conventions to nominate members of the
Legislatures, to which Delegates should
also be chosen.
Our friends in the Fourth Congressional
District will remember, that a Convention
to nominate a candidate for Representa
tive in Congress, is called to be held at
Newnan, on the first Tuesday in June.—-
The last Atlanta Intelligencer, we presume
inadvertently, says Thursday instead
Tuesday. It would do well to correct the
mistake.
To Ilie Independent Voters of ihe
FLINT CIRCUIT.
Fellow-citizens: I an a candidate frr
re-election to the office I at present have
tlie honor to fill.
JAMES 11. STARK.
We received, on Tuesday last, by mail,
the following note, without a responsible
signature, with a request that we should
publish it and oblige a subscriber. We
comply with the request without knowing
the source, or how far it meets the appro
bation of Col. Gibson. Perhaps it may
be proper to say here, that the note is not
in Col. Gibson’s hand writing, though, v?e
presume, lie was consulted in the matter.
• ,r April 11th, 1853
: Maj. Chne, file name of Col Obkwah
X. Gibson- will be supported as a candi-
Judge of the Superior Court of
; the * lint Circuit.
MANY voters.
More New Goods.
TV e call the attention of our readers to
Mr. Biuax Newell’s advertisements of
New Goods, which will be found in the
advertising columns.
We see, in a late Savannah Georgian ,
the name of Judge St akszo, of Augusta’
mentioned, ns a suitable gentleman t o be
rim by the Democratic party for the cilice
of Governor.
Jacob’s Cordial.
We said in our last, that wc desire to
praise Patent Medicines with all due cau
tion. But on the other hand when we
find the genuine article, to widen commen
dation is deservedly due, and in bringing
forward which we are conferring a public
benefit, we cannot say too much or be too
urgent. The season will shortly be upon
us of grepn Fruits, an imprudent indulgence
in which will bring on dysentery, diarrhoea
morbus, and all their fatal conse
quences, unless checked by an antidote.
Jacob’s Cordial is that specific. It never
fails, and each house-keeper should now,
while their family is in health, provide
himself with a bottle or two against the
time of need. To be had of I)r. \s\ W.
Buss, Grifliu, Ga. Price $1
Election* ix Coxx ecti cur.—The elections
in this State have resulted in the choice of
almost every Democratic candidate before
the people. The T\ higs are completely
routed, “horse, foot and dragoons.”
.Election’ ix Rhode Island.— Gone the
same way. Every thing Democratic elect,
ed.
We see a desperate effort making in the
State of Georgia to reorganize the Whig
party. They have need, for if they do not
reorganize shortly there will lie no Whigs
left to form a respectable squad. Scott
and Seward have pretty well done for the
Whig party.
New Orleans, April 8.
The excess in the receipts of cotton at
New Orleans up to date, as compared with
last year, is 290,000 bales; and at all the
ports up to latest dates, is 360,000 bales.
Middling s arc selling at 9 5-8 cents.
The Senate of the United States ad
journed on Monday, after confirming all
the nominations presented to them by the
President.
Peruvian Bark — Peruvian Bark is
cut in the eastern Provinces of Bolivia,
skirling the river Paraguay, and now con
veyed an immense dis’anee bv mules
over a mountainous region to Ei Puerto,
the only port of Bolivia on the Pacific.
It is thence brought by Cape Horn to the
cities of the United States and Europe.
Should Government be successful in
open:ng South American rivers, this im
port ‘nt article of t mmerce w ill be furnish
ed in market bv the Paraguay aud La
PI da rivers, at a much reduced price.
MoCUNE & BORDERS,
A T T 0R X EY S A T L AW.
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
Office up-stairs in ,1. A. & J. C. Becks*
Store, Ilill-street.
March 3). 1353.-^-*-13
11. &G. J GREES & MAM,.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Duvid IV. .Martin,
Uilben J.Circeu, J iflSaij <n.
Hartford Greet*, on,
May 28.18,33 22
F. W. A, DOYLE,
ATTO3SXS3Y AT UW,
OFFERS f\\* prnfuasionn I services to the Fuh
iic. Alf lvn*kup-t*a cot rush'll in hi* manaffemr
will meet with the most pro-npt attention. If pa-on
able deductions will lie made in Ice?, in proportion
to the amount ofl'usiness an entrusted.
Office o i Solomon street, opposite t ho Bap.
it Church.
C Attention,
REFERENCES < PU*SKVKRANCF„
t Promptitude-.
Griffin, March, jSa2. 12 tf
INGRAM &CRAWFGRD,
I ATTORNEYS AT LAW
COLUMBU.3 GEORGIA
WILL practice in the Chatahoochto Circuit,
and the adjoining counties.’ Oflicc tncr
the store of J. ft. lledd & Cos.
Ported Ingram. M. J, Crawford,
March 21. 1853. 12-ly
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA.,
ALL business entrusted to their care will re-,
wive prompt ultcntioi*.
R. MAXSON. STEM., •-- E..P. WATKIXS,,
A-'ll I Is’, 1553. 11