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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