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From the Washington Union.
Having purchased the Washington
Union, l take the liberty of announcing to
its readers anti to the public that 1 shall
take pessession of it t»rs the 15th of April
nex r , by which period I will arrange my
private affairs so that they will not inter
fere with my duties as editor. Gen. Ro! ert
Armstotig, of Tennessee, will be associa
ted with me as equal proprietor of the es
tablishment.
In becoming the purchaser of this paper.
I fear that 1 assume a task, as its editor,
greatly too much for my poor abilities; but
1 could trot decline} it pressed upon me,
as it has been, by the friends of the Demo
cratic party, and onstrained, as Mr. Ritchie
conceives himself to be, to retire from the
press. I cannot flatter myself that 1 can
bring to this ser vice a power equal to that
of the veteran whom [ succeed; but I hope,
by my industry and zeal, not to disappoint
altogether the hopes of those to whose
counsels I have yilded.
It is not intended on this occasion to say
more than is proper to apprize the public
of the disposition which has been made by
Mr. Ritchie of the paper he has so long and
so ably conducted, and which has been de
voted with so much zeal to the cause of
Democracy. When placed in possession
of the establishment, I shall state at length
the general principles which will control
its political action. These principles will,
I hope, have a tendency to promote the
union of all good republicans, and heal
those divisions which have threatened not
otiiy their party organization, but the peace
and harmony of the whole country. In
the mean time, I throw myself upon the
indulgence of the great Republican and
Democratic party for the support which
may lie due to one who can promise so little
to justify the confluence which has been
given to him in advance.
A. J. DONELSON.
The above card, from the pen of Major
Donelson, announces a fact which cannot
be uninteresting to many of the readers of
the Union, I retire from the political press
of my country at the end of forty seven
years. This annunciation will not surprise
some of my readers, who have done me
the honor of noticing several remarks
which 1 have s ibstantially repeated on -ev-
etal occasions. The following extract,
from an article which I put forth on Sun*
day last, refers to the indications that I
shadowed forth of my position on Christmas
last:
“\V e are not now in every respect the
master of out own fortunes. But “Othello’s
occupation is not yet gone.” It will become
the duty of some Democratic organ in this
city to rally the country for the preserva-
tiun of the Union and the rights of the
Stales. Yet it may fall to some other edi
tor to meet the present crisis—to rally the
Democratic party also to their ancient
principles—to support the doctrines of Jef
ferson, and Madison, and Polk—to biing
back the Constitution to its strict construc
tion— to set hounds to the encroachments
of tiie federal govertimect—to arrest the
unconstitutional and extravagant career of
internal improvements—to protest against
the squandering of the public lands—to
resist a wild protective tariff—and to pre
pare the public mind, by proper discussion
during the present recess, for the decision
of the gieat subjects which will force them-
s.dves upon the next Congress. It may
become the duty of some other republican
champion to stay the intrigues and corrup
ted which are silently sweeping down the
basis and the haniers of our institutions;
an I, if necessary, we will most cheerfully
surrender that high office to younger and
to abler champions.
Had Congress granted us the relief we
had expected, our own choice would have
been left in our own hands. Let us re-,
mi-.d our readers of what we frankly laid
before the public on the 24th of last De
cember, and which our more prudent
friends protested against our uttering:
From the Union of December 24.
“A word more, and we have done with
this subject. Whether we “remain” at the
head of this press, or retiie from its duties,
i« in the hands of Congress and the people.
We are aide to withstand the labor—the
unparalleled labor, we venture to say—
which we are compelled to undergo.
Though it is amusing enough to look back
to our reply to Mr. Tazewell, in 1S27—
twenty-three years ago—yet here we are
in Washington, “ plying our dreadful
trade,” as Shakespere says of the adven
turous man who on the cliffs of Dover
was gathering samphire. But the springs
of life cannot last forever. They will wear
out under the incessant friction which tney
undergo. Yet we are willing to remain
in the public service, although, if we were
to consult our own inclinations, we would
rather retire to private lile. We cannot
remain unless Congress grants us a libeial
teiief from an oppressive contract. Our
friend John C. Rives—who is already
I flushed with the public treasure; who ac
cumulated at least §125,000 before we
bought out his establishment; who is now
I evety day “putting money in his purse,”
from the very liberal appropriation made
to him by the last Congress, without sifting
his claims, or sending him to the ordeal of
three committees, as was our fortune to en
counter; who is an “able-bodied” man, fit
t< dig potatoes and gather cabbages—is at
tempting to defeat our relief. If Congress
should again be misled by false rumors
about combinations which never existed,
or visionary collusions to break down the
contract system, and should again, reject
our application on account of public work,
which was never as promptly nor more
faithfully done, why, we must submit with
all the grace in our power. If political
cliques or party spirit should be disposed
to crush us, the work is easily done. We
shall then be compelled to retire. Or if,
indulging a more magnanimous spirit, they
should be willing to save us from ruin, and
• liberal creditois whom man could have—I
J could not command means enough, consis
tently with my previous obligations, to car-
/ ry or. both the newspaper and the public
printing. Obliged by my contract to exe-
cute the work iu spite of all denial of re-
lief, I had to yield the paper, or comply
with my contract. I have done the former.
To this course, also, 1 have been deliber
ately advised by the eminent political
friends whom I have consulted on an oc
casion interesting to myself, interesting ta
my party, and, l dare to believe, interesting
to my country; hut, fortunately for me, 1
! have been able to obtain a successor who
is worthy of the confidence of our party
and of his country. A. J. Donelson is not
a stranger or obscure man in this country.
With the prestige of General Jackson’s
administration around him—the man whom
Mr. Polk had selected to be his organ in
the event of our not coming to Washington
—conducting with gieat ability the annex
ation of Texas—the selected minister to
Berlin—and thus coveted, too, with the
prestige of Mr. Polk’s name—a statesman
of much experience, of 13d, and of talent
—of gieat equanimity and firmness of
character—a staunch republican in his
principles—a devoted friend of the rights
of the States and the union of the States —
where could I seek a worthier successor?
If A. ,T. Donelson does not please the
Democratic party, who can as the editor of
the Democratic organ in Washington?
With such a man, 1 would have been wil
ling to sell mv establishment on much low-
tht- character of independent Republicans.
In times of strong party excitement, such
political sins were winked at—but now, .
when the South is contending for her politi
cal existence, she calls upon all of her sons,
eveiywhere, to do their duty. The whole
system of Northern Whig measures, is op*
pressive and injurious to the South. The
vast sums voted for internal improvements
by the General Government are nearly all
spent at the Noiih and West. National
Banks and High Tariffs are made to bene
fit a few men in the North at the expense
of the South. The latitudmous construc
tion of the Constitution is always used t«>
w arp that instrument for the benefit of the
North and to oppress the South. Why
then, in the name of every thing that is
reasonable, should Southern men sustain
and support men and measures that are
diametrically opposed to their dearest in
terests. I he true and legitimate object of
political parties, is the combination of mett
for the support ol principles and measures,
which they believe will promote the gener
al w eifare.
We ask every candid man to reflect, and:
a«k himself if the success of Whig princi
ples would benefit the South? Does the
system of Internal Improvements by the
General Government benefit this section
of our country? Does it not make the*
States dependent on the General Govern
ment, destroy State Rights, and will it not I
lead to consolidation? Does a wasteful
and profligate expenditure of the public
money benefit the South? Will a high
er terms than to a man whose longer purse Tat iff benefit the South? We believe eve-
had not won the confidence of the coun- , ry candid man must acknowledge that none
try. I of these things will benefit the South. Why
1 shall yield the helm, therefore, cheer- then should Southern men support them,
fully into his hands. When the time ami above all, why should the people vote
comes for surrendering my paper to his J for men that will support them? We hope
guidance, 1 shall once more address my trie time is not far olF when the whole
countrymen, and then tell them how much South will unite in the support of those
I feel and Itow anxiously I think of the principles which will promote her best in-
condition and prospects of my beloved terest, honor and glory.
country. THOMAS RITCHIE. j
Washington, March 15, 1S51. From the Southern Press.
From the Tribune.
GEN. SCOTT AND GOV. MARCY—A GOOD
THING WELL DONE.
Washington, Wednesday, March 5.
Good dinners were of course as thick
as blackberries last evening, and there
were not a fie<y private parties where part- deserted that platform,
ing see, ... at*d “galheting tears” might (h “
have been witnessed among those who wore
reluctantly bidding fa’ewell to the incidents
of the Wintet‘s gaieties.
At one of those grand dinners a very dis
tinguished party of about 100 were acci
dentally thrown together. Among those
present were most of the Foreign Minis
ters, leading members of the Government,
distinguished members of Congress, and
last, not least, and I so place themthat they
maybe brought in connection, Gen. Scott
anti Gov. Marcy.
In the early part of the evening, Gen.
Scott, in the enjoyment of the advantage the main body of the Democrat
which his tall form affords him, of over- Whigs, are opposed to the Cotr*promise.—
looking an assembly of guests espied Mr. It will be the most difficult and delicate
Macy in another part of the room. It may operation yet performed in party tactics,
not be known that these two distinguished j () UI1 itt* either of the parties, North >r
men have not exchanged a friendly word S .» u th, on any platform,
s.nce Mr. Polk s Secretary of War opened New Hampshire has heretofore been re-
Ametican garded as one of the most certain and sound
of the Northern Democratic States. Bat
SIGNS.
We observe that the Republic, of this
city, publishes the Executive appointments
—‘By authority’—and the National Intelli
gencer does not. We would like tc> know,
met ely fur the information of our H eaders,
whether the unity of the Compromise party
is broken: or whether the Intelligencer has
The symptoms at
North indicate the difficulty of electing
the next Piesident from the ranks of'he
Compromise men, and General Scott is
coming forward. Does the Intelligencer
hold itselfin resere for the General? The
indications North and South are, that
neither of the two great national parties can
maintain a union among themselves. New
York, Ohio, Massachusetts, See., &c., are
evidently against the Catnprornise, so far as
the W big party is concerned; and in New
York, the Barnburners are opposed to it.
How will the Northern Whigs frater
nize with the Southern? So in the South,
with manv
NECESSITY OF ORGANIZATION.
I he Constitutional Union, Compromise
Fillmore, take-thebest-you-can- get party
has sounded the first trump of preparation
for the coming canvass for Governor, &c., in
Georgia, by appointing Delegates in Bibb
and Monroe counties, to attend the propos
ed Convention of that party to be held in
Milledgeville in June next. It becomes the
dutyofthe Southern Rights party also to
make preparations for uniting their forces
in the most harmonious and effective man
ner— and getting ready for the contest.
We hope to see the party, throughout
the State, taking immediate steps, to organ
ize and engage in the campaign with zeal
and earnestness. At no times ince its or
ganization, il vve except the late canvass for
the Convention, has there b.*en an occasion
when it can show more slsongly its devo
tedness to its principles and to the interests
of the South. The party, already in seve
ral comities, is in the ascendancy. In many
others, it is a very small minority, which
can easily be overcome. And even where
the majority is greatly against them, the
members of this party can do much by ar
gument and persuasion, to expose the hid
den fallacies of the boasted compromise, to
spread light among the people and to wain
them of the fearful results of longer put
ting trust anywhere hut in themselves.—
The fact that they may be in a minority
does not render it lire less necessary for
them to stand by their principles and strive
earnestly for the cause. Strict county or
ganization is absolutely necessary to the
accomplishment of any great good. We
must have system, organization and union
to fight the battle successfully.
We trust that the friends of the South
ern Rights cause in the various counties of
the State, may see, with us, the immediate
necessity of some steps being taken to place
the party npon a firm and substantial basis,
and to biing about concert of feeling and
*“* , Mr. Ritchie
« “ r»s the Star Spangled Banner,oh, long may it ware,
O’er the Land ofthe Free and the Home of the Brave.”
fftgerafl Muton*
niLLEDREVILLE, TI.IKCU i»5* 1831;
Tlie Next Governor.
The time has never been, when the in
stitutions of the South have been exposed
to suc’i imminent jeopardy, as that which
now surrounds them; and consequently the
time has never been, when the true sons of
the South were so imperatively fbrwarned
to come t<> her rescue. Why is it that the-
institution of slavery has been involved in
the politics of the day? Wiry is ir, when
heretofore, all parties at the South were-
united in resisting aggressions upon this
subject, that there now exist divisions among
us? Whv is it, when Congress two years,
ago, was threatening the South with legisla
tion violative of her rights and interests and
repugnant to the constitution, that South
ern members refused to join in an ‘Address”
setting forth her grievances and counselling*
union and harmony in the maintenance of
her rights? Why is it, that the South was
beguiled into the support of Gen. Taylor-
arul that she found in him a President who-
was the supple tool of her bitterest enes
mies—Seward, Ewing and Truman Smi*h?
that “fire in the rear” which the
General so much dreaded before he set out
The answer to all these questions, is, be-
action. The opposing party has already i cause the South, the people of the South, in-
“sel the first Squadron in tlie field,” It is j stead of taking care of their own interests,,
time, that all those, who believe that the 1 have yielded to the dictation of politicans..
rights and the institutions of the South are < It is the politicians—the men who have been
worth a struggle for their preservation, who ; working for offices for themselves and their
believe that further submission is not to be ! friends who have brought upon the South
tolerated, and that Northern aggression j most of the difficulties which now environ
must be met by determined resistance, i her. Let the reader look at facts—facts-
should tally and make a united and vigo-! furnished by recent events in Georgia.—
rous effort to place Georgia right before the j Stephens and Toombs foisted Taylor and
country. Let those who wish to secure a Fillmore upon Georgia—the one an jncom-
“Unionofthe South for the sake of the ] petent noncornmilal Wilrnot Provisoist,
South,” and who detest the vandallike in- j the other an acknowledged free soiler, and
vasion of our rights in order to build up by that act not only told the North, that all
one section of the Union at the expense of! the professed devotion of Georgians to their
the other, pesevere vvirh an unshaken faith institutions was empty gasconade, but invit-
tbat time and the course of events will con- j ed her to persevere in her aggressions.—
j tinually add to their numbers, influence and i Mr. Cobb was made Speaker! Would he
J power. ! ever have attained that elevation if he had.
The Southern Rigirts party, though I signed the Southern Address? Never,
young, is already powerful and influential, never. Mes-rs. Stephens and Toombs-
The recent canvass for the Convention i roundly abused the latter for his proviso
showed that it has tha spirit and prowess vote on the Oregon Kill and the pipers in
j of a young giant. Its increase since that j their favor denounced him as little better
i period has been great and rabid. Many I than a free-soiler for placing on impor-
j changes have taken place all over the State, tant committees leading abolitionists; but
: Another fact, too, will show the reserve in now, Stephens, Toombs and Cobb and
! wait behind. It is well known to all that | these identical papers are "all cheek by
i one third of the voters in Georgia took no “jowl,” and Mr. Cobb of all others is most
i part whatever in the election for members ; fit to be Governor of Georgia. What has
of the Convention. They did not vote at all. brought these extremes together? Why this
Fearfui, at that time, of doing wrong— J uniou, where but a short time ago, nothing
I frightened perhaps by the loud cries of dis- j but discord and mutual elimination pre-
for Mexico.
Upon seeing Mr. Marcy, Gen. Scott im- who j 9 in favor of the Compromise, is in a
mediately observed, “There’s Marcy, I m i no ,ity. The Freesoilers there, as in the
must go and speak with him for the first other Not them States hold the balance of
time since our pen and ink contest,”
union sent up from behind ‘the masked
battery’—they were content to do nothing.
vailed? Mr. Cobb wants to bo Governor,
not for the sake of that office, oh no, but he
the Democratic candidate for Governor, j Recent events and subsequent develop- ! wants the dear people to boost him up
movement which the General’s friends
standing near him, warmly approved.—
Crossing over to where Mr. Marcy was
standing, Gen Scott tendered his hand
with a graeeful offer of a renewal of fr iend
ship and forgetfulness of the past. Mr.
Marcy, grasping it, replied in touching and
appropriate ter ms.—But the crowning act
of this beautiful and rare occurrence among
public men was yet to come. The cloth
having been removed and toasts embellish
ed with speeches being the order, “Gov.
Maicy” was given with an appropriate
compliment to bis lame a as statesmen. He
rose to reply with some apparent embar
rassment, which was, however, momentary.
He proceeded to say with much modesty,
that as hi- public career had been alluded
to, Ire could only say that his too partial
friends in his own Slate had bestowed of
fice upon him at different times and they
had even ventured to make him Governor
of New York. What little reputation
might be acquired in an office of that quiet
character, was very nuch confined, not only
to the limits of his own State, but be fear
ed to limits much smaller than the area of
that State. He felt assured that there were
thousands of people in New York who
had a very small opinion of his poor abil
ities. It was true that in consequence of
pinion Mr. Polk had formed
power—and opposition to Fugitive slave
law has triumphed in the election.
SLAVE CASE EXTRAORDINARY.
The editor of the Independent, a religious
paper in New York warmly devoted to
the cause of abolitionism, has recently
been most essentially sold. The Journal
of Commerce, although not much given to
treating matters lightly or jocosely, cannot
help indulging in a sly bit of humor at the
to-do the Independent makes over a sup
posed case of heartless exttaditioti. He
says that his readers will be grieved to
learn that the editor of the Independent is
in a condition approaching convulsion and
collapse, having swallowed a humbug,
horns, hoofs, hair and all, and bow it
will go with him in the end remains to be
seen. Here is the paragraph in the Inde
pendent which has called forth the remarks
of the Journal;
“We have stated a supposed case.—
Look at a real one, as the telegr aph last
week reported it. A woman has lived ma
ny years in Cincinnati; has hardly been
known to be colored at all, but is claimed
by a man from the South as his ‘property,’
is sworn to as such, and is carried off to her
fate. ‘Her price,’ it is significantly added,
‘is three thousand dollars. And the insa
tiate lusts of the man who can afford it are
merits, have determined, or will soon tie- j that step, that in due time he may be boosted
termine this large number of our fellow- | from it into.the Chair of the Vice Presi-
citizens to join the standard of resistance j dent. Mr. Stephens, it is said, wants to
to wrong, injustice and aggression. j push Mr. Berrien out of his place, and Mr.
No specified time has as yet been pro- | Toombs of course, after he has provided for
posed for the meeting of the Convention of his friends, will be allowed to select the of-
the Southern Rights party of the State, in ! fice he wants. Now all this may be a very
order to nominate a candidate for Governor.; comfor table arrangement for the parties.—
We trust that this matter may be consider- But to consummate it, the dear people have
ed by our brethren of the press and some j to be consulted. Well, they will be told
conclusion arrived at. Some time in June 1 that the "Union is in danger,” and will be
would probably be the best j stuffed ad neausean with all sorts of soft corn.
Since the above was written, we find, in ^ to induce their aid in the completion of
the Constitutionalist of Tuesday, an article this project.
on the holding of a Southern Rights States j Now we have a better opinion of the
Convention, iu which the Set and Monday people of Georgia than to believe that they
in June is proposed for its assembling at \ will consent to become the tools of artful
Milledgeville. We are decidedly in favor and aspiring politicians who are seeking to
of the proposed time and place. Wo will j use them for their own elevation. The time
however cheer fully accede to any other time has arrived when this game ought no lon-
or place which may be deemed advisable, i ger to be played. The time has arrived,
The following is the portion of the article i when the people must take care of their
of the Constitutionalist, which has more - rights and interests, and suffer them no
par ticular reference to the time, place and I longer to be made the foot-bail of trading
candidate: | politicians. Georgia lias within her limits
•With a view to iiarmonize opinions, and j scores of men able to serve her in any po-
agreo upon a platform upon which ail such 1 sition, who have no political aspirations, arid
can unite, and upon a candidate for Go' ers j who cannot be seduced from their devotion
nor, whom all can support, we suggest that I to her, by the blandishments of any office
the Southern Rights party of Georgia hold I at Washington. Such an one should now
a convention at Milledgeville on the second I be called out arid placed in her Guhernato-
Monday in June. rial Chair—one who has no ambition to
The question, which naturally arbes in j make that Chair the stepping stone to high-
this convention, is, who shall the candidate j er elevation—one taken from the body of
8M CrronCDUS i**». «. wu\ Iiau |UI iucu i .« | 1*1 i i i r
c L-i ■ . i cj . r to be gratified on this lovely and defence-
of him, he was once appointed Secretary of , b , , , -L , . . ,
nr a i - ,i , / •i \m m \ i less woman, under shelter id the law winch
\Y ar. And in that (said Mr. Marcy) I was ,, L L ,
still more unfortunate. All the honor 1
gained, was but by refection,—reflection, I
from the brilliant deeds of those (bowing
very gaacefully to Gen. Scott) with whom,
as the Head of thnt Department I was in
some manner connected."
our (J-over nmeut executes, the ve ry shadow
of the flag which the nation makes honored!
“And yet we are told to ‘be quiet’ un
der this; and she is told she must not resist
it! Is there a man on earth who ever
knew the love of a sister, whose blood ever
bounded at the kiss of the loved, who does
not know that this is false? Who does not
know that the right of self-preservation
strikes deeper here than the obligation to
maintain what is called ‘civil order?’ Veri-
be? We have our preference, but will not
at this time, give it expression. We have
no preference which will stand in the way
of a zealous support of any canJidate fait ly
placed before the people as the nominee of
the Southern Rights Convention.
From the Albany (Ga ) Patriot.
“COME, LET US REASON TOGETHER.”
There aie many men at the South who
act and vote with the Whig party, who are ly, it would seem that the very wires that
Democrats :n feeling and principle. These bore the intelligence to ns, must have
men will tell you they are opposed, to a trembled like a pulse that throbs with hor-
Protective 1 ariff, to a United Slates Bank, \ ror, under the burden of the news! that ev-
atid to a general system of Internal 1m- | ery breeze along rheir course must have
provements by the General Government.— howled its contempt for a nation that endur-
Yet these are tire fundamental principles ! es this!”
of the Whig or federal party, and by vo- 1 It seems almost a pity to spoil so good a
ting for Whigs for office, they support all of story—to throw cold water upon such a
these measures, whicn in their hearts and sym athetic pile of high-pressure agony—
their judgment they condemn. On the yet it is well enough that the truth should
other hand, they profess to be in favor of a j be told. All this deep and harrowing pity,
strict construction of the Constitution, a | according to the Rochester American, has
strict economy in our national expenditures, j grown out of a telegraphic humbug. The
of a 1 ariff for revenue only, and which will “lovely and defenceless woman,” who has.
not turn us adrift, we can either remain or .produce only sufficient revenue in defray been “claimed by a gentleman of the South
| retiie—return to private life with some little ; the necessary expenses of the nation, when ; as his ‘property,’ is no other than Powers’s-
comfort, or remain with the means of em- economically administered. These ate j celebrated Greek Slave, diawn, as our rea-
ploying younger and abler men to assist us fundamental principles of the Democratic I ders know, byj Mr. lJ’Arcy of this city as
.in the management of the paper. We party, and yet stange as it may appear, j a prize in the Cincinnati Art Uniou.—
jmust prepare ourselves for either fortune, j many men who conscientiously believe in Some Western wag spoke of the moving of
Our destiny is in the hands of Congress.” 1 all these principles vote against the men
But the arrow has been sped. Both jus- who are pledged to carry them out, and
ice and relief have been denied tons, not I give aid and comfort to their worst ene-
by a majority of either house of Congress— mies. We can only account for these
New Hampshire.—The New York Tri
bune, in summing up the results of the
New Hampshire Election remarks:
• So much—be the Legislature and Gov-
erno as they may — is secure. There is a
popular majority against the Fugitive Slave j and therefore prepared to administer the
Law, and there are two members of Con- i people’s government as they would have it
gress chosen to express that sentiment from ! administered:
the people, and whose highest ambition it
will be, iu this eventful juncture, in Geor
gia^ history, to be true to the people of
Georgia.
We respectfully invite attention to the
hints litre thrown out, and venture to sug
gest the names of several gentlemen, any
one of whom is abundantly competent, to
fill with dignity and usefulness the Guber
natorial Chair. The list may be indefinitely
onlarged. All of them are farmers, unam
bitious of political distinction; of the people
for the Senate was more friendly to us even
than the House of Representatives—but
it has been contrived by parliamentary
tactics—by a trick which we could have
xpected from the source whence it emana-
d. Our case has been spoken to death.
I repeat, I was willing to remain at my
post, though I was more willing to retire.
But, in fact, the last has become the only
alternative which was left to me. Congress
ave thrown an immense quantity of work
pun rr.y hands, even in the expiring days
fits last session, although I attempted to
ursuade them to assign the printing on
and to another office. I had really no
onception of the quantity until I had look-
d into the budget since their adjournment.
Already plunged into debt by an unfottu-
at« contract—though indebted to the most
strange cotradiclious between principles
and actions, by the strange influence of
names and associations. Many men are
controlled in their politics by the influence
of a name they have been taught to rever-
ate, and by the examples of friends with
whom they have been accustomed to act.
Henry Clay has for many years bound
thr usands of Southern men to the Northern
Whig or Federal parly, as with chaines of
iron. Admiration for the talents of this
great man has caused many Southern men
to support principles which they in their
hearts condemned. Is this mental vassal-
age never to cease? Will honest, patriotic
men, close their eyes to consequences, and
follow blindly the fortunes and caprices of
a political leader? Such man—worship,
such political idolatry, is inconsistent with
the statue as a heartless extradition — as;
another gross outrage upon human rights
growing out of the fugitive slave law—and
the editor of the Independent, blinding by
his zeal, gobbles up the bnmbug as gospel
truth, flies into a paroxysm of holy indigna
tion, and lets fly the usual broadside of
rigmarole into all and singular who would
simply carry out a law of the land. We
can but agree with the editor of the Roches
ter paper when he says that doubtless the
howl of joy. set up by the abolitionists at
the prospect of such a magnificent oppor
tunity tor “Buncombe elocution,” will taper
off into a most heartrending diminuendo
squeak when they discover that this “love
ly and defenceless woman” isasirt/e under
the American flag as if she were made of
durable marble.—N. O. Picayune.
Ohio.— Benjamin F. Wade has been
elected a U. S. Senator from Ohio for six
years from th6 4th of March last.
Districts manipulated expressly to do the
| other thing.
| ‘Such is the general result of the first
| State election in 1S1—a Whig gain in Con-
j gress and in the State Legislature—a ma-
| jority against the Fugitive Slave Law—and
| a decided impulse to the cause of Indepen
dence of party shackles. We hail it as an
indication of healthful vigor in the body pol
itic, and as auguring well for 1852.”
Tunnel Through the Cumberland Moun
tains.—The success of the Nashville and
Chattanooga Rail road company in tunnel--
ling the Cumber land mountain was celebra
ted in quite a spirited maimer ou the 22d
ult. About 700 ladies and gentlemen pass
ed throughout the tunnel, heard speeches,
dined sumptuously and danced the night
away. The tunnel is 3000 feet long and
185 feel from the top of the mountain.
The Winchester Independent states that
the day on which the perforation was com
pleted, being clear and beautiful, the stars
and stripes, floating over the tunnel, the
signal when daylight should first flash
through, might be plainly seen, a distance
of eighty miles.
We see it stated in a New York paper that
Maj. D. >nelson is coming to Washington for
the purpose of supportingone particular can
didate for the next President. The Baltimore
Clipper of yesterday morning also states a
rumor that he is coming to support anoth
er and a different one. Nbvv, as Major
Donelson is absent, we undertake to say,
from intimate acquaintance with his views,
in consequence of free conversations with
him, that on this subject he will follow, not
lead, public opinion, and that he will abide
the nomination of the National Convention
the democratic party.— Union.
Col. John B. Walker of Morgan,
Dr. Geo. D, Phillips of Habersham,
Dr. John W. Lewis of Cherokee,
Hon. Wilson Lumpkin of Clarke,
Dr. Henry Branham of Putnam,
Col. Isham H. Saffold of Washington.
Col. John D. Stoll of Fayette,
Maj Geo. Iieaid of Troup,
Col. Gilbert D. Greer of Coweta.
and the Washington
Union.
The Union of the loth, announces that its
proprietor and veteran editoi has disposed of
that Journal, and that after the 15th of
April it wdl be conducted by Andrew
Jackson Donelson of Tennessee, late min
ister to Germany, and the adopted son of
the hero ol the “Hermitage.” This move
ment on the part of Mr. Ritchie, he says:
had become imperative in consequence of
Congress having failed to relieve him from
this ill-starr ed contract for the public print
ing. It is not our province to say, whether
Congress was right or wrong, after Mr.
Ritchie, with his eyes open, had entered
into an arrangement which proved ruinous,
in refusing him lire relief and indemnifica
tion which he sought. Much may be said
on both sides of the question. All will ad
mit that the government ought not to exact
of any of its citizens services of any kind
without adequate compensation, but when
contracts are made some of which may he
highly profitable to the party, contracting
and others less so if not ruinous, it is to say
the least inequitable, that the government
should lose upon a contract unfavorable to
it, and always make up losses when the con
tract happens to be in its favor. This would
be opening wide the door for all 6orts of
claims, as well as all sorts of frauds.
Our readers are not unadvised, that Mr.
Ritchie’s course on the agitating questions
of the day, have not met our approbation.
We do not censure him for sustaining the
Compromise after it became the law of the
land, but we did censure him as a Southern
editor, the leading democratic editor of the
South, while that compromise was in em
bryo, for the positions he then assumed —
positions which rendered it impracticable
for any Northern man to go farther in main
taining the rights of the South, than he had
indicated would be acceptable to the South.
We hold him next to Mr. Clay, responsible
forthe injustice done the South, and for all
the unnumbered and uni old consequences
that may yet result from it. But while this
matter stands to the debit of Mr. Ritchie,
we have not. forgotten, the line of credits,
that an editorial service of 47 years has
placed to his account. We have not for
gotten that during that long period, he has
been the able, constant and unflinching ad
vocate of the rights of the States—that he
has done more than any man living or dead,
to illustrate and engraft, upon our govern
ment, the great principles
right of secession, but now Southern men
citizens belonging to a section of the Union
in a doomed minority, and whose only safe
guard is a rigid construction of the constitu.
lion and the maintenance of the rights of the
States, not only ridicule the right of seces
sion, but evince a willingness to lend their
aid to the federal power in crushing any
State who dares to exercise it. Surely vve
have have fallen on evil times. If these
doctrines are to prevail, Jefferson and Mad-
ison, lived and labored in vain, anil our re-
publican fathers were unworthy the rever-
euce and regard that have been claimed by
them. They taught and they taught truly
that the maintenance of the rights of the
States, was the key-stone in the arch which
sustains the Union and the Liberties it
was designed to secure; that when that key
stone was removed, the whole fabric would
tumble into ruins; and that despotism, un
alloyed despotism was the inevitable conse
quence, of the consolidation that must nec
essarily ensue.
\Y e warn the people of Georgia at this
time, when federalism and whiggery have
assumed the rotten name of Union, not f, )r
the suike of the Union, nut for the sake
of ^aity power and the elevation of a
few political aspirants, to he on the
aler t, lest ere they ore aware of it, they find
themselves chained to the car of consolida
tion. We ask them to seek out the old
beaten republican path, re blaze its land
marks and follow wherever that shall lead.
We ask whigs who once belonged to the
honest anti gallant State Rights Party, and
who were willing to peril every thing in
defence of the rights of the States, to re
examine and plant themselves uper their
ancient platform. We ask democrats—old
Union men, to ponder over the principles
they have cherished, which have led them
to many a glorious triumph and conducted
their country to its proud elevation, and
look well, before they ally themselves with
a paity whose only principle is “Union!”
“Union”—with men, the vast majority of
whom are olJ whigs, who now seek their al
liance, only to use them.
The times are out of joint. The rights
of the States are in imminent danger. Con
solidation is sweeping over the land. Let
every republican then come to the rescue.
Several of the prints of Georgia affiliated
with the whig party, are endeavoring to rid
icule those papers, which duriog the late
f republicanism j campaign for members of the Convention,
taught in the school of Jefferson and Madi- j insisted that upon the questions involved in
son. His past services have been invalua- | that election, old par ty lines should be for-
ble—the country owes him a heavy debt of ' gotten. Is there any inconsistency in their
gratitude. In his misfortunes, ho merits ! pursuing that course then and in now fallimr
and will doubtless receive the sympathies ! back upon old alignments? What are the
of the great mass of the democracy through- ! facts? Then, the questions involved, were of
out the Union. : that naLure that all had a common interest
Mr. Donelson his successor, is not unknown in them. They were questions upon winch
to fame. He takes charge of the “Union" | there should have been no diversity of sen-
on the 15th of April, and promises then to \ timent or feeling. The great question at
lay down the programme for the future con- issue, that which overrode all others was,
i — -c it i what position should the State assume in
view of the dangers that menaced her. That
question was decided by the Convention.—
Some were dissatisfied with the decision,
but all have acquiesced in it. From it there
has been no appeal. None seek to disturb
it. All parties whig and democrat, Union
and Southern rights, have planted theni-
elves upon it. Upon that subject, there
duct of his Journal.
Republican, Democratic and
Southern Rights Convention.
The whigs are indefatigable in their ef
forts, under their new name, in effecting
their organizations for the election in Octo
ber next. It becomes democrats and the
friends of Southern Rights to buckle on
their armor, and to be prepared to meet are no > ssues 1° create or divide parties;—
them. ' there is no foundation for parties to stand
From an article copied from the Augusta upon. Is it then inconsistent for men who
Republic in our columns to-day, it will be profess to admire and cherish whig princi-
seen that tiie Constitutionalist has suggest- pl es > to unite with those of kindred senti-
ed the second Monday in June as the day, j "rents, that they may maintain their princi-
and Milledgeville as the place, for holding P*es? Is it inconsistent for democrats who
a Convention, and that the Republic has se- have confidence in their creed, to unite with
conded the motion. We cordially concur , those who adhere to and wish to maintain
in these suggestions, and earnestly and res- j >H Any other course, it appears to us, would
peclfully suggest that Meetings be held in he 39 inconsistent as it is unreasonable. Is
all the counties, as early as practicable, for 1 it sa 'd the Union is in danger? Well, is it
the appointment of Delegates. ,,ot > n the same danger from Union men as
But it may be asked what platform should they call themselves, as it is from Southern
these delegates occupy? Our answer is, that \ rights men? Do they not all stand on the
in our view, they should come here to un- ! st-mc platform? Is not the one pledged to
furl the old republican banner, that banner j resistance, upon certain contingencies, as
on which is inscribed, State Rights, strict j well as the other?
construction of the Constitution, and South- j But is is said the old parties whig and de
em Rights—in other words, the old repub- mocratic, are corrupt and ought to be exter-
lican and democratic principles as maintain
ed by Jefferson ami Madison. Our further \
answer is, that they should come here, with !
the fixed determination, that Georgia shall
take “no step backwards” from the position
assumed by the late Convention. Here
then is common ground, which democrats,
minated. It is frankly admitted that there
ar e in both these par ties, men who are no
belter than they should be, and that often**
limes their practises are far from being com
mendable or patriotic. But it is not the
men who compose a party, but the princi
ples which control it, by which it should he
if they love their principles cannot abandon, 'judged. Our holy religion would be in a
and which all whigs who are more devoted | gloomy eclipse were it judged by its profes-
to republicanism than federalism, can con- j s 0 ™ and not by its intrinsic excellence. The
sistentiy occupy. It is ground too on which ! principles of these two old parties are fixed
Union men and Southern Rights men. who ' aa d well defined and as far asunder as the
aliko have adopted as theirs the platform of! poles. They are co eval with the govern-
the Georgia Convention, can stand shoulder : nient. They have always had their admirers
to shoulder battling together for the Union
and the rights of the South, as guarantied
by the Constitution and defined by the ac
tion of Georgia.
Everyday brings U3 intelligence that the
great masses of the democratic party in the
estate, are still true to their republican faith,
and repudiate any alliance with those who
are compelled to recognize Toombs, Ste
and followers, and always will have them as
long as men shall differ about the capacity
of man for self-government. It is ab
surd and ridiculous at this age of the world
and in this country, to talk of coalition be
tween federalists and republicans — whigs
and democrats—of the obliteration of old
t arty lines.
If the lime shall come when Georgia
phens Sc Co., as their file leaders. From the shall be called upon to redeem the pledge
Cherokee counties, we have the most cheer- ! °f bet late Convention, we shall again con
ing intelligence, that democrats and intelli- j tend that upon that subject, old party lines
gent State Right Whigs, have seen and ap- j should be overlooked and disregarded, but
preciate “lire Elephant,” these leaders have till that day does come, we shall keep afloat,
exhibited, and are determined to have noth- I our old republican banner—that banner on
ing to do with it. It is only necessary that : which is inscribed “the rights of the States
the real friends of republican principles in ! h ,r the sake of the Union of the States”—
Georgia should make one grand rally, a ! ant l shall strive to rally aronnd it all who
long pull, a strong pull, and a pull alto- ! cherish the* principles of their republican
gether, and Georgia will be rescued from j sires—those principles which have formed
the federal vortex into which a few politi- j their best illustration in the happiness they
have conferred upon the American people,
and the glory they have bestowed upon the
Americau name.
The Democracy Gloving.
We invite the attention of our friends
throughout the State to the movement of
Putnam and Wilkinson. The Democ
racy of these counties, propose to hold a
meeting on the first Tuesday of April,
to appoint delegates to a Convention
in this city, to nominate a candidate
for Governor. It is time that the Democ
racy—the true Southern Rights Democra
cy, of Georgia, should begin to bestir
themselves, and arm for tha conflict.—
We trust that every county in the State will
hold meetings on the day appointed by
Putnam—the first Tuesday in April—and
send delegates to the Convention. Let ev
ery man throughout the State, who depre
cates the surrender of Georgia into the
hands of Fillmore, Toombs, Stephens & Co.
awake to the importance of the crisis and
rally to the rescue.
cai aspirants are striving to lead her.
Consolidation.
Since the memorable defeat of the elder
Adams in 1800 by Mr. Jefferson, when “the
Constitution was saved at its last gasp,” and
States obtained new guaranties for the future
secu-ily of their rights, there has been no pe
riod, when the country has been in such ims
minent clanger of consolidation as the pre
sent. The friends of a strong national go
vernment—of centralization, have indeed
never been idle, and hence vve have had
protective tariffs; schemes for national bank
Death of iTIajor Noah*
This veteran editor, and accomplished
writer, is dead. The Southern Press thus
alludes to his death:
We regret to learn the death of Major M. M. Noah,
of New York, one of the veterans of the press, and
an able and accomplished writer. In readiness of
repartee, racy humor, and strong good sense, he had
few erpials; and his amenity of temper, and flow of
wir, were as conspicuous towards the close, as at the
commencement of his career. At one period he
wielded no small influence over public opinion—and
countless applications for appropriations for ' was one of the "sachems” of the Tammany Hall De-
internal improvements; and other measures I ,n °£P lc ? al , l * le °C>is death.
* • I I tie readers ol the SuHduu Tin
(LT^Among the late appointments of Pres
ident Fillmore, by and with the ndvice and
consent of the Senate, ar e the following,
conferred upon citizens of Georgia-
Alien F. Owen, Consul at Havantia.
Yelveston P. King, Charge to New Gre
nada.
Thomas Butler King, Coliectoi for the
Port of San Francisco.
have been agitated repugnant to the strict
letter of the constitution. But while the sap
pers of that sacred instrument have been
busy, sentinels upon the watch-tower have
sounded the alarm, that alarm has reached
the masses, and the friends of the constitu
tion have succeeded in rallying force enough
to preserve it intact, until recently, fiom
nearly all attempted encroachments. These
sentinels are still on the watch-tower, but
their warnings are unheeded. The last
Congress has given a blow to the right3 of
the States, unequalled in its violence by any
that preceeded it, anil few comparatively
regard it as a matter of any moment. That
Congress not only destroyed the equality be
tween the several States, but arrogated the
right and exercised it, to legislate upon the
subject of slavery—a power never conced
ed to it. The President in a formal mes
sage, claimed the right to subjugate a sov-
erign State, and this high and bold assump
tion passed almost unrebuked. In the pure
days of the republic, none especially at the
•South, would venture to deny to a State the
Sunday Times, (the last popor
which he edited,) will miss rhe genial humor which
enlivened, and the wisdom which extracted sago
counsel from the incidents of every day life, while
they mourn the cause which has stopped the bury
brain and pen thnt conveyed both in weekly commu
nication to them.
Bank ol Savannah.
The Georgian of the 21st inst.. says: “At
at meeting of the Directors of the Bank i f
Savannah, held yesterday at the offi'e of L.
F. Harris, Esq , Wm. B. Tinsley, Esq, of
Milledgeville, was unanimously elected
Cashier for the present year. \Ve congrat
ulate the Directors on the result, they could
not have made a better appointment.”
Martin Farqnahar Tupper, the English
poet, and author of Proverbial Philosophy,
has arrived in the Asia at New Yotk. He
has taken lodgings at the Astor House. He
has already commenced besonnetting
with pieces written on board the steamer,
and no doubt he will be beset by our toadies.
Mr. T. will remain in this country three
months. He leaves behind him a wife and
S children, and is 40 years old.