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"Hon- Howell Cobb-
Tbe language of several of the secession
newspapers in Georgia, while speaking of
this distinguished gentleman) is violent in the'
extrome. Their object is now to show that
ho is not a Democrat, because he is in favor
of arresting the slave agitation I It is known
that we weie last to tnke ground against the
Uni ui party, liut lb's did not grow out of
personal.feeling to, those gentlemen who hon
estly believed it' necessary. It never de
tracted (torn the estimate we placed upon
the Speaker of the natiouul House of Repre
sentatives. How ell Cobh not a democrat!—
This, it seems to us, is an accusil.ioir be
ought to like his opponents, to niuke; for it
must ’ com ince the democratic masses of
Georgia, whom he hns served so ublo and so
long, how utterly desperate are those w ho
use it. Here, nnd wherever the principles of
the '.'unstitulion have supporters, his exam
ple is held up as worthy of imitation, ami
ids career referred to with pleasure nnd with
pride. Tito Democtncy of Georgia will in- .
jure itself most fatally by not sustaining Ibis |
gallant and eourngouus defender of Demo
cratic doctrines.”
Tlte above is the lunguneu of the J’emr
sylvuniun, a most tiblo nnd influential organ
of the rlcmocrt'tic parly' of the state of Penn
sylvania.' There cannot be the least doubt
that it expresses not 1 only the senlimonts of
the democracy tif that state, hut those also,
of the same party in every non-shive-huiding
Slate in the Union., If shows conclusively
where are the sympathies of that “Northern
Democracy” to which the Milledgeville
“Federal Union” is so willing losing hozan-
nus, not for their sterling defence of the
rights mid inletesis of the South, as embrac
ed in the into compromise hills, but beenuso
ihey'nppoar unwilling Id relinquish their or
ganization, nnd to accede to the formation of
u Natioi.nl parly, so fatal to the hopes of the
Southern dbunionbsts. Tint for this, the pec
ans of this IWcntiiig and disorganizing print
would have remained unsung. Even whilst
singing them cloven foot out, and it exclaims
tolls associates “hands oir” in (lie war
which is now raging in the North betw een
TUI COURIER.
the friends a»d enemies of the South, fur |
the simple reason that the real, national,;
democracy of that region m e the advocates
of the compromise, whilst it is reeking with
the foul stnin of withdrawing from the Un
ion for thnt series of measures, nnd still dis
claims all connection with the Noilhcrn de
mocracy by a stubborn refusal to meet them
in National convention,
If the editor of tho Pennsylvanian addres
ses himself to that wing of the democracy of
Georgin led on by the “Federal Unfon” and
its kindred prints, and beseeches them to
sustain Mr Cobb; it needs no seer to tell him
that ho is addressing himself to enrs I hut
Will not hear. Ho might ns well attempt to
rundown a wild Indian, and convince him of
tho glories and refinements of civilization.—
They are elements which never did tninglc
well, and now there is nn impassable gulplr
between them. Hut if the Pennsylvanian, as
we doubt not it did, intended to nppenl to
the genuine dohmerney—the Union demo
crats of Georgin, his appeal wilt not bo in
vain. They sustained Mr. Cobb, and will
sustain him still; mid tlipso together with tho
patriotic wliigs who liavo rallied to his stand
ard for his fearless and lofty bearing in sup
port of the compromise and the Union, will
bear, t,he distinguished speaker of tho House
of Eopreseiilnlives to any ofliee ho may de
sire even the highest, within the gift of the
people of Georgia.— .S', Banner.
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 6, 1851.
J. KNOWLES, EDITOR.
“ Should Congress at ang time exhibit its
purpose to war upon our properly, or withhold
our just constitutional rights, tcc stand ready to
vindicate those rights, in the Union as long
as possible, and out of the Union when tcc are
left no other alternative.”
\V. P WtLKtNS, Esq.; is authorised to net
ns Agent for this paper. He will attend the
Superior Couits in most ot the counties of
this Circuit, nnd we hope our friends will
avail themselves ol this opportunity to sub
scribe.
Tire accounts of the old firm of tho
j “Engle & Bulletin” arc in the hands of Mr.
'I* j \V. (or immediate settlement.
F. M. Eddlcman is authorised to act as
our Agent, in Atlanta Georgia.
TO SUBSCRIBERS
Five months have elapsed since we com
menced tho publication of the “Rome Cou
rier,’’anil according to our published terms we
lire entitled tu two dollars nnd fifty cents from
each subscriber who lias not pnid up in ad
vance,' and to three dollars from thoso who
do not pay nt the expiration of six months.
Wo now propose lb take two .dollars from all
who will come forward nnd pny up hefuretho
first of April next ; after thnt time, wo shall
adhere strictly to our published terms. Wo
wnnt means ut this moment to enable us to
move on cheerily nnd satisfactorily with our
business, nnd trust our patrons will appreci
ate our position, and regard our requests.—
With their gonerous co-operation, we slrnll
ho able, wo hope, to make the Courier all its
friends could dosiro.
Feb. 20, 1851. THE PUBLISHER.
Wheat Crop.
A few days since wo strayed as far frpm
our sanctum ns Murray county, and wo* sor
ry to seo'that the prospect of a large wheat
crop in that region is rather unpromising.—
Too little has been sown nnd that in' some
instances seems to have been killed by the
fiy and frosts. A favorable spring, hov ever,,
may cause it to approach on average crop.
Telegraph.
Whilst in Murray the other day we were
pleased to notico thnt the posts for the tele
graphic wires are already scattered nlongthe
route between Resaca and Chattanooga,
nnd in n few months the whole line from
Atlanta to the loiter place will be in success
ful operation. We trust our citizens will
see the propriety nnd importance of securing
a branch from Kingston to Rome by which
we shall be placed on a fooling with other
cities. Let ail concerned net promptly in
the matter.
less had Mils mind the divine maxim, that
bread cast upon the waters will return at
some future day.
None so Poon asto.do it Reverence —
On the 15th inst., says a St. Louis paper,
the Senate of Missouri unanimously directed
the Governor of that State to return tho tes-
olutions of the late Nashville Convention, to
ils Secretary or President, “wiihout noto or
comment; ” and resolved that, ns legislators
or individuals, they would “entertain no
communications from persons who can so
forget the interests of the people, as to cluim
the rights in a State to secede from the Un
ion, believing that such sentiments only em
anate from deluded fanatics, or from the trait
ors of our count') - .” Whigs, Bentonites
and Anti-Bentonites, all joined to roll this
heavy stone ngninst the sepulchre of a dead
nnd intten humbug. Missouri has no sym
pathy for traitors or freo-soilers, North or
South.
of the question of slavery, seek the destruc
tion of the Union, becuuse that Union guards
and protects the South by its constitutional
provisions, in the undisturbed -enjoyment of
its peculiar institutions. I speak of the 'op-
pononts of this settlement nt the {fifth, as
abolitionists, as 1 do not feel disposed to disr
criminnlo between the open and avowed
for tho purpose of showing that the danger-
which so lately threatened tho Union, is not
entirely overcome. It brings to onr consid
eration the important inquiry—what is the
true policy to be adopted by the friends of
the Union to avert these dangers in thefu-.
To Post Masters.
We shnlrbe greatly obliged, if Postmas
ters will promptly notify us, should any ofour
subscribers remove, or not take the Courier
out of their offices. Tho Jaw roquires this,
and a failure lo do so, innkos them personally
liable.
A stianger- with n negro woi
in men’s clothes, was arrested i
viile, Arkansas, oh suspicion of
A Tlmccl Itluii Killed.
woman dres-cd
in Chajnlicr-
negro steal
ing, Ho attempted to escape and was shot.
From (he papers found in tho possession of
the deceased il ; is believed (lint Ills name was
Joseph S. Raspleriy. in his travelling hag
was u number of-references un different pie
ces of paper giving the nnmes of men und
post unities in sonic 4 or 5 States. There
was also mi nifiduvit signed by A. A. Bowles,
binding him 55 oath to abide by whatever
J . 8. Raspber y shottlds ty or dp until’sworn ; Se * ndve ,. t j scmeiU .
in by n higliGr otlicn ; then to abide by the I .. .. ..
rules, nnd oil failing lie agreed to sutler dentil
by consent. In his pucket hook- was a $2J
bill on the WetunipUa and Coosa Un'ilrqujl
Company ; also, a ten cent piece made of
lead.
OOSTANAULA.
Our osteomod correspondent “ Oostan-
Aui.A,” must excuse us, but wc prefer not to
publish his reply to tho senseless twnttle of
tho scurrilous sctihhlcr who succeeded so
admirably in the last Southerner, in pxcitmjt
public ridicule and disgust. The assaults of
this self-constituted historian of the “ Great
Western,” upon private character, nro too
proverbial to excite surprise or uneasiness ;
they nro looked for us matters of course, by
all who will not cater to his self-conceit or
how to liis bohcsls. We look upon him ro-
nlly ns nn object ofcommiseration, nnd should
regnid a reply lo Ills imbecilities, ns labor
worse than \yasted. Besides, wo linto al
ways found thnt tho best way In treat a slan-
i defer, is to suffer him to feed upon his own
virus. Tho misfortune in tho enso of this
wnter croaker, seems to ho, not llint “ lie is n
new comer in these parts," but thnt he has
lived in this community loo long for its pence,
its prosperity or Us reputation. Of course
we can have no controversy with such a man,
nor can we suffer the^coiumns of our pnper
to lie used for ii' purpose sir distasteful and
piolitlcss to otir rentiers.
(jgnThose who want something choice to
eat, will find it at tho Veuanda House.—
The Soil
It is a melancholy fact that under a waste
ful system of culture, the soil of America is
gradually exhibiting signs of exhaustion nnd
deterioration. Especially is this tbe cose in
what is termed the cotton region; nnd with
out a speedy reformation in plantation econ
omy, sterility of soil, desolation and wnnt,
will be the heritage of multitudes of the next
generation.
Conversing recently witli an intelligent and
thrifty planter in Florida, whose crops are
good, though his lands are not naturnlly the
best ; lie informed us thnt one man was ex
clusively appropriated, with team nnd cart,
to the making and hauling of manure ; thnt
his overseer was instructed not to interfere
with him, or assign him any other labor. All
[ tho loaves, pino straw, rubbish, &c. was
gathered into heaps nnd finally put upon his
fields; and lie also informed us that under this
mnnngoineiit his lands were constantly im-
proving, instead of deteriorating. Let the
farmers ofGeorgin try 'his experiment upon
their impoverished fields beforoit is too late.
At convenient points let them build up com
post henps of every ingredient that by de
composition will enrich the soil, nnd plentiful
harvests will repay their care.
The Union colebration in Macon on the
22d inst., seems to have been quito enthusi
astic. Among tho toasts we find the follow
ing :
'lhc Coffin Regiment :—It wns drafted by
Towns, drilled by Colquitt, nnd most essen
tially dressed by Conn. I.iko the Indiana
Regiment nt Buena Vista, it is now among
tho inissing, ns both officers und_ men swear
they never belonged to it.
Hon. Howell Cobb-
Tlie letter of this gentlemun in reply lo an
invitation to tho Mncon celebration found in
bur columns to-day, will be rend with great
satisfaction, it is eloquent end patriotic nnd
Female Education in Gkuruia.—No < will lend tu inercaso public confidence in the
elj'.cqmstnnr.c cminociml with tho mnvn i d ultimate success of the Constitutional Union
march of Georgia in tho progressive spirit I party throughout the land,
ril the age, nifi'iils us nioic sincere, heart-
felt pleasure than llie : attunlmii which is
nojtv bestowed mi Iho i iluuation of Iter
diillglitcrs. There is prolnvlily no Slato in
tlie Union that has, wiiliih the last few
years, made mme rapid advancement
Cotton Gins.
Wo tnke ploasuro in rolerring our agricul
tural friends lo the advertisement of Gris
wold’s Colton Gins, found in its appropriate
column. These Gins have n world-wide re-
lliis nuble enusc than she. Hur three , putation, arid we doubt not will give entire
Female Uojlaucs in Maciqi and Madison, 1
Tennessee River—There are now nine
steumers, says the Advertiser in tho Tennes
see trnde above tlie Shoals, viz: James Jack-
son, Union, Ellen White, Chattanooga, Lady
of Augusta, Atlanta, Lincoln, Jefferson nnd
Mary McKinney. These boats are nil near
ly now, only two of them having been In
service ns much as two years, and we wil,
venture the assertion, that nine better boats
of their class cannol bo found on any river in
the Union.
l.Gt ter from Howell Cobb.
Washington, Feb. 17, 1851.
Gentlemci: My public duties will dotnin
mo in Washington until the close of the ses
sion . It will therefore be out ol my power
lo be personally present nt your proposed
colehrntion of tlie 22d of February, though
in spirit nnd heart 1 shall ho with you, pre
pared to-give to the noble cause in which
you are engaged, the -pledge of an honest
heart and an untiling spirit.
You lire happy in the selection of n day
peculiarly appropriate to the object of your
ussemhlnge. How could the descendants of
our revolutionary fathers more nptly exhibit
their reverence for the memory of the father
of his country, than by dedicating its return
to solemn counsellings, for the preservation
and perpetuity of tliut inestimable Union,
purchased by their blood and transmitted to
us ns our proudest nnd richest legney ? if
the immortal spirit of thnt voncrnUd sago,
could ngnin put on ils mortality and move in
our midst, what could he more grntcl'ul to
liis feelings thnn to witnoss the consecration
of his own birth-day to the cause of thnt no
ble Union which lie hoped might he perpet-
unl.
A few months since and the stoutest hearts
were nppalled with tho dangers which threat
ened the integrity of tho Republic. A ques
tion involving the mosi dangerous issue
which can ever arise in our country, wns ra
pidly dividing the people of the Union into
sectional organization—thus driving the old
ship of State with fearful velocity upon al
most certuin destruction. Tho contest in
our own Stnle arising out of this question is
yot fresh in the recollection of our people.—
it wns warm and spirited, exhibiting the fact
thnt there existed in the public mind a due
appreciation of the momentous coaseque oes
involving in its decision. I trust that tho
lessons of wisdom which it inculcated
not soon be forgotten, and thnt the beneficial
results which the triumph of just nnd con
stitutional principles then prumised to (lie
country, will ho tolly realized in tho future
history ol the Republic. Whether or r.ot
this just and well-founded hope is destined tu
a realization or disappointment, is entirely
dependent upon the wisdom nnd finmiess of
those, who have participated in bringing
about the present prosperous midhnppy state
n ffii|B u blic "flairs. ’ \
jpl®*nie dangers which so universally throat-
turef
to winch will soon be arlilod a fourth ill
Greensboro’. ami licr numerous Institutes
i® high Schools, wlitvli me disputing
their blessings lo tlioufauifp of her iliiugfp.
tors, ofli rd In jilit p Jim jimllticUliiTuiiiyu-
lion rarely equalled, if surpassed, ,in. any
Slato of liic Union, We rejoice at this for
the Fullicis and Mothers cap idVud no
higher evidence id tips progress ol the Suite
m all that is calculated to rc-Iinc and cievaie
ii people.— Clihniclr ij- Sentinel.
satisfaction to purchasers..
Commodore Stockton, a Union Demo
crat has I cen elected U, S. Senator from
New Jersey.
Willi am Scott, Esq., a highly respecta
ble und influential citizen of Vineville, died
| at liiu residence in that place on the 23d ult.
Beauty ok Woman.—Is there not
bciiutv and n charm in.the venerable nn
Calhoun.
In passing ihiough this young and flo trisli-
|( 1 ing village ('city, perhaps in embryo,) wo were
not a little surprised to witness its rapid
cncrqtcd woman who sits in iltu “majesty .growth and thrifty aspect. Buildings ure
of age.” beside the lire side ol her son; | going up in every direction ;- many of them
ueal and tasteful, and tlie whole place seem-
We were es
pecially pleased to see the streets already, in
I many instances, adorned with shade trees.
The Southern Cultivator
The January and February Nos. of this in
sliu who nursed him in his infancy, tended
liim.inhis youth,counselled him in manhood j ^ |t ,„ of and imi ,JL n .
n id who now dwc.ls as the tuklarv gutl-
dess of his household.' What a host uTblcs
.-i-d ilionl<>i:tes tire finked w ih licit inoiln.T,. .
', vm in her "«*ycreininl arm chair days!, j Success; wo say, to tins boMflifut village
■ What 8 niulliludoTif sanctilying, associa
thms surround her mid make her luvrlj
even on .the verge of tlie grave! Is then
ot; p beauty .mid n charm in the matron
.•Avonuin who sits looking fondly on lhc
jiihcr .hip , i What though the lines mid
pips ol youth nro fled! Tune lias given
r.ti, he lias taken away.—
ul nbeauty und a climin in a
^..liiieelmg before llml inat-
I sympathies just open
ic I'niJ-j that infant lo
ntiful—llio opcoinu
The Twenty Second.—Tlie hundred and
eighteenth anniversary of the birth dny of
Geohoe Wasiunoton,says the New Orleans
Bulletin, wns celebrated by our people on
Saturday, with a splendour nnd pomp, to
which we have not been accustomed, nnd,
nllhougli tho dny was not appointed lo com
memorate the passage of tlie country through
the perils thnt had beset her since the last
anniversary' of the day, yet it wns instinctive
ly and enthusiastically seized as n fitting oc
casion to manifest rejoicement for tlie pr
servnlion of the federal integrity.
The military were out in unusual strongth,
and tho pageant that paraded the streets,wns
largely augtnenled by a procession of the
Mechanics’ Association nnd the Masonic
Fraternity. The Public Schools of tho Se
cond Municipality celebrated the dny also,
and had a highly interesting exhibition in the
Lyceum Hall. In a word, the day was un ! -
versnlly observed with a religious respect,
and the whole city wns jubilant.
Nashville and Louisville Railroad —
The Louisville Journal says : “A distin
guislied gentleman who litis taken nn active
part in public meetings in the southern part
of the Slate upon the subject of this railroad
speaking of wlmt the counties and cities tAiP
the rout will subscribe, says there is no doubt
nt all that Nelson will put down #230,000,
Larue #50,000, Hart. #100,000, Berrien
#250,000, Allen $ 100,000, Summer $300,-
000, Nashville $500,000, nnd Louisville
$1,000,000, making an aggregate of $2,-
550,000—which is $50,000 more than Mr.
Stevenson, the President of tho Nashville
and Chattanooga road, says will complete
the work.”
Ihderian Colonization.—The Presby-
j tnriun Synod of Virginia, at its last meeting,
held at Winchester, earnestly recommended
i its members to co-operate with the State in
valuable periodical have been received ttlld S'ving elficiency to the act lately passed; by
, i should have be-nsooner.,oticed. Web. vebeon ‘ h ® LTJ a T V ' rg " ,W ’. *PP ro P r,i ‘ , " S
$30,000 fur five years to colonize tlie free
blacks jf (lie State is Liberia. TLecongre-
gations of'.lie Synod were recommended to
’ j lake up collections in aid ol this purpose;—
, , . ,, ' The Synod also approved of the proposal to
solves. It is published at Augusta,tiu., at ; ,, 1 1
, . . , , ’ cstllbll;
lOW lll'lt’.B nt HUB (m lui' iirai* nnnnm 1
a constant leader of this excellent paper lor I
the last few years, and cun solely and curdi- j
ally recommend it to tlie Agricultural public,
and particularly to young furmers like our
tlie very low prico of one doliur 'per annum,
in advance. A single number is ofleu worth
the subscription price
-From the first to the 3d of.J
re. ex
h a line of steamships to'Africa
Bahnum and Father ' Mathew.—Bar-
nusi has recently presented to Father \Ia-
idred dollars , for
cued a few months ago, the peaco and quiet
of the country, involving tlie very existence
of tho Union, have been avoided and turned
aside; but it would be n criminal blunder to
suppose thnt they have been entiiely over
cotno and destroyed. So long as 'the causes
which brought about these dangers shall con
tinue to exist, so long will the duty of tlie
wntchful sentinel remain to bo performed.—
So long ns the fiendish spirit of fanaticism is
found warring upon the Constitution, nnd the
disunionisl is attempting lo poison tho hearts
of the people with n spirit of hatred to the
Union of our fathers, so lung will the obliga
tion rest upon all true friends of the Union lo
unite tl eir hands nnd hearts in delending a
common country from the tio.isonnblo ns
laulls of n common enemy. •/. yL
It requires only n brief reference to tlie
pnst, und u glance nt the future, to satisfy
any enndid and intelligent mind, thnt these
elements ol danger are yet in existence to lie
met nnd overcome, ns they may from time to
time develop themselves to the country. A
sectional mnjnrity had threatened by the ex
ercise of a dispute] power, lo trample upon
the constitutional rights of the minority.—
The people of the soutli declared that there
existed no constitutional power ill this Gov
ernment to exclude them from the free and
equal participation of tho territory acquired
by the joint blood and treasure of the whole
country. Whilst a Northern majority threa
tened a disregard of lliis constitutional right,
a threat which they proposed to execute by
the passage of that odious measure, familiar
ly known to tlie country ns, the Wilmot Pro
viso—the South also demanded tho execu
tion of a voluntary obligation nssumed by
their Northern brethren, to deliver to us our
fugitive slaves, who might escape, or lie en
ticed into the non sinveholding Stales.—
This demand has long been neglected, until
the obligation itself was felt, in many portions
of the country, to be an unmeaning clnuse of
the Constitution. These were the elements
of distraction which were so rapidly loosen
ing the bonds thnt held together our Union,
and every patriotic heart in the land w atched
with the intensest anxiety the progress of
that long and arduous struggle, which was lo
decide these momentous issues. That deci
sion was made—tlie wisdom, intelligence
and patriotism of tho country were found ad-
equateio tlie task which the emergency cie:i-
led. in the series of adjustment measures
pnssed nt the Inst session of Congress on the
various branches of the slavery question, is
found tlie record of a iair, just and honorable
settlement of this alarming question.
It only now needs to be considered final,
nnd then, will I grant, thnt the danger is en
tirely over, and the Republic is safe. But
unfortunately for tlie future peace nnd quiet
of the country, this settlement is not regard
ed in that light hy a large portion of the peo
ple. At the North, n clamor has been rais
ed fertile repeal of the fugitive slave law,
by Unit restless nnd fanatical crew, \vhose
hostility to the South end her institutions lias
rendered them.proverbaly infamous in the es
timation of nil good citizens. But the abo
litionists do riot enntent- thejqgelyes with n
Bhrihaild for rjf A. a -afiwijl paft of the
nvowei
abolitionists, nnd thnt clas^of mongrel poli
ticians who sympathize with their treasona
ble sentiments, hut dectinc : from motives of
policy to wear (heir outward livery.
In the South, v tlie spirit of opposition to
these adjustment measur/jtei',, is equally vio
lent and determined, Li' is unnecessary for
the purpose ofjliis instigation, to look bc-
■ liinitffijf our 7 own State. In the
A iusEycar is found abundant evi
dence of the truth of tlie proposition. Tho
tone of the public press, mid the impassion
ed addresses of public speakers, exhibited
the fierce and violent opposition of a portion
of our citizens to the Compromise measures,
if all other means wero denied to us uf
measuring the extent of their opposition, we
might forth some estimate of its controlling
influence, in view of the fact thnt it surren
dered their party tclnlionBUips, nnd drove the
advocates of resistance to. an open repudia
tion both of their party muLtheu prihjiples.
It requires deep-rooted foelYng nnd unsw
ing fixedness of purpose lo produce such re
sults.
in the organization of “The Southern
flights’ Burly” of Georgin, wo see the tru'h
of tlie statement here made—a sectional or
ganization based upon sectional feelings and
views, and having its origin, in, a spirit uf hos
tility to the late action of the Government
on the subject of slavery. Those citizens
who have united in lliis movement, repudi
ate all national alliances as dangerous in
their tendency, and incompatible with tho
successful defence-of Southern rights and
honor. They profess lo regnid the Compro
mise ii,ensures as violaliveof the spirit, if not
the letter of tlie Constitution, nor do they
Hesitate to avow that in tlie adoption of those
measures, the rights and honor of tlie South
Imve been disiegurdcd end trampled upon.
It would be an unjust iinpululiun upon their
spirit’uiid patriotism, to suppose that they
intend to yield u faithful aequiegfucc in mea
sures which they regard as so unjust and
dishonorable to them. In truth their very
organization into n sectional patty, thereby
withdrawing themselves Irom their former
party nssucintion, accompanied with the
charge of had faith upon their Northern as
sociates, who have stood true and firm to the
National pledge, ought to bo considered ns
ample notice to nil intelligent men, ol their
determination not to acquiesce in tlie action
of Congress. With some, tho nvownl is
openly made with n boldness worthy of a
better cause, whilst others would fain conceal
their ultimate purpose in the hope ol entic
ing into their ranks n portion of the liorest
nnd sincere friends of tlie Union upon the
basis of the,date Compromise. With w hut
eiiect, it remains yet to lie seen. A,
tho ^The professions of this “Southern RighlA
wiir Parly,’’are strangely inconsistent with their
position nnd known sentiments. They pro
claim lo the country llioir nttnehment mid
devotion lo tho Union, nnd in some instances
claim to be its only truo frierds. Is it not
too strong a demand upon our credulity to
usk of us to put confidence in their profes
sions ? Whence originates llieir love of the
Union? Is it in tho wrongs nnd injuries it
intlicls upon them—ir. the humiliation nnd
disgrace tlicy feel in submitting tu it* laws
and Government ? They either deceive
thomselves, or seek to impose upon others.
I hold it to be impossible for any true-hourF
ed man lo feel love nnd devotion for n Gov
ernment, which in his judgment oppresses
and dishonors him. Let every mail in the
South imbibe the passions nnd prejudices ol
these peculiar friends of tho Union, audit
mny he pertinently asked, How long will the
Union withstand the assaults of its enemies-
With whom do the Southern Rigiits men of
Georginsympntlii.se in their political associa
tions ? BBVuKd Tjfo lining of llioir own sec
tion, they know no friends worthy of tnoir
confidence nnd ulliimce is their pride
and boast that they form no political associa
tion with any of our Northern brethren—
the North presents no material for parly or-
janizutiun sound and honest enougli to com
mand llioir respect nnd induce their alliance^
connexion with this view of the subject
it is appropriate to tlie day and occasion of
your assemblage, gentlemen, to ask of our
countrymen to hearken lo the voice of the
father »f his country as it rises Irom tlie
lamb, warning them against tho dangerous
und destructive tendencies of sectional or
ganizations, and the moil who would seek
through them lo instil into the hearts uf the
people, enmity against the Union of their
revolutionary fathers.
Ail the sympathies of the Southern
Rights party of Georgia ure with sectional
men, sectional issues and sectional associa
tions. it uspires not to tho more enlurgcd
basis of a national organization. In a sister
Stale the same issue is presented, in a holder
and more startling proposition. There, tlie
object of immediate secession is proclaimed
ill plain and explicit terms,y A dissolution of
the Union is regarded as the only remedy
that can be resorted to for existing grievan
ces. It is urged upon “lid people with nil
the power and eloquence of tier ablest men.
No one will deny that tlie tide ol disunion
sentiment is rolling with increasing volume
through the entire limits of South Carolina,
needing only tho ulliuiiceof a single neigh
boring State to determine their policy fpr an
immediate dissolution of the Union.
In view of this important condition of
things ill a sister State! on our immediate
borders, and knowing as we do that nil the
sympathies of the Southern Rights organi
zation in our own Stale are enlisted in the
same cuuse, it becomes tlie duty of wise
mid prudent men to rcgercl with anxious nnd
jealous care its various movements The
opendisunionistsoi South Carolina ni)d the
Southern Rights party of Georgia entertain
a common opinion on the Compruiniso meas
ure of the last session. They both consid
er the riclion of the Government, in this
respect, ns violulive of their rights and hon
or, and consequently regard an acquiescence
in them as humiliating and dishonoring. The
one demnnds an immediate dissolution of the
Union, as the only adequate remedy, fur the
wrong inflicted; the other pursues u milder
nnd more politic course, with n consciousness
that, in the end, a similar result will he
reached. Thus it is that a feeling uf hos
tility to the Government, is. being diffused
through our State,-preparatory to.dip occa
sion which. wilL justify, nn opefl ayiiwalji
favor of disunion
My own opinion is, that the Union
organization of Georgia, has adopted the
true, safe and judicious .policfo/You regard
tho late compromise iiieasjfef as tho recog
nition of those grent ConstWsiionni principles .
for which the South has iffwnys contended.
In the repudiation of thepWilmot Proviso,
and the enforcement of the Constitutional,',
obligation to deliver up fugitive slnves, the-
North have given pracl ical evidence or their
intention to stand, in good faith, bv the Con- -•
stilutionnl. Union of Itieir fathers—recogniz
mg end enforcing nil the rights guarantied by •
thut solemn compnct to their brethren of the
South. Looking upon the basis of that set--.
tlement as the recognition of sonnd Consti
tutional principles, you propose to regard it-
as a final disposition of past: issues, nnd
to require the application uf the same prin-
ciple lo any future controversy thnt may
arise out of the question of slavery. Ill
this view of the subject, you have my fullt
nnd lienrly concurrence. I believe it is tlie -
only policy tlml will givo lasting peaco oudr.
quiet to tho country, maintain the rights of ~
the South, mid preserve tho Union inviolate.^
In order that this object mny he effected,you.
tender your aid and co-operation to your fel
low-citizens of all sections, who agree with
you in these views—thus eudonvoring to -'
unite tho friends of these measures in n Com
mon etfort to suatuin them uguiust tliecont-
bined opposition of llioir enemies.
Tho success of this movement decides, in ,
my honest judgement, the fate, of tho Union.
It may he thnt llieio are friends of this set-’ •
tlement whose opinions on other subjects are-
so antagonistic to those of tlie great body of
the supporters of the Compromise as to pre- -
elude tho hope of their co-operation ; but It
is tiua of a few only, and the . difficulties .
arising Irom this source will uot be of suffi
cient magnitude to encompass the path of the
mass of those who nre prepared to stand
firmly upon the plntrurm of tin's settlement.
Vour success, gentlemen, is not dependent, As
some have idly supposed, upon tho organiza
tion of « National Union Party. It is a narrow
view ol the subject su to regard it. On the •
contrary, among the number of those who-
Imve discountenanced the formation of such,
a national party, nre to be found the names
of many able and distinguished men, who-,
look to the success of tl.e Union organization
in Georgia as decisive of ultimate triumph of'
the great principle upon uliicli it is based.—
V out organization Inis laid down a sound and.
patriotic principle—a JailliJnl udhcreunce to-
the Compromise nieu ores oj the last session
of Congress. It is your platform—upon it
you stand, and extend tlie right Imnd of fel
lowship to your fellow-citizens, wherever
found, who ure willing and prepared lo stand
hy your side nnd unite with you in its innin-
teuuiice und support. It mutters liot to you ■
whether the organization under which this,
principle triumphs bo known ns the Union,,
or the Republican, or tl.e Democratic, or by
any other name. It is the success of the prin
ciple, not the name of the partg, which en
gages your thoughts and enlists your etier-r
gies. That you will be gratified in the tri
umphant success of the principle 1 entertain
no shadow of doubt. Be firm nnd stendfast
in your organization—true to • he pledge you.
have given—and a brilliant triumph uw tits'’
your patriotic cllorts in the cause of the South
0 tlie Union, j*-' ■" ' Hi.ViB
i'h® Union organization of our Slate Ims
'been violently iiMitilcd, tlie motives Of fits
Irieuds und supporters trnducid and misrep
resented?' Tins was to Le expected, pud fur
nishes sal islactory evidence that its 1 power
und inllucnre hns already I,cell felt hy those
whose insidious n sauits upon the’UlfkinJ
Imve been arrested hy it. 'The Union m*i
of Georgia have done n uch in the last si;
months for their country, but their labors
are not yet over, nnd I trust ihefiwijl iiul
ip.t from them until -they--mne nmoeper-
maneiit the peace and quiet they Imve.
nobly contributed to bring about. / reu
lo than the offer of my hand and my heart in
the good cutler. '
I am, with groat respect,
Your very oli’t servant,
HOWELL COBB.
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Messrs. A, H. Chappell and others, CuinJ
mittcc.
The twenty-second os Fpdruarv.—Tlf
birth day of the Father of Ins country
celebrated with unusual spirit tlir iughoyt i)i£
country. It Ims never before been obspryp
with so many demonstrations of Tosp’ccU-
Thoro wns nn immense turn-out in N. Yq
—houses of business were closed—the A'n
erican colors were displayed from the pulfliA
places in tho city and fiom . all the 'sjijpp.
in t bo port. Both tlie houses of the Penq
sylvsnia legislature with (lie Governor j
beads of departments convened in tho I
sentative hall, whore the Farewell adrj
of Washington was read. As a furtlre
ken of respect In his memory, both hot]
adjourned without transacting any businesl
Position of Missouri.-rAn attempt!
provoke a discussion of the eelpbraii
structipg resolutions, ngninst which ]
warrpd so fiercely, was summarily put
in the Missouri Legislature o,q the J otlj
hy a vote uf 108 in 1^.
Illinois.—Tlie question of banljinji
hanking, despite a gubernatorial, votQ
be submitted lo the people of lilino: J
Sty Louis and Terre Haute Rnilroud
ed entirely in the Legislature.
A I’oucihno Scene —One day
the body of a female deaf mute pti
Viiginm Institution, fur tho Deaf. I,
und Blind, passed our office oil ii
the grave. 4'tW a novel and/
sight. Ip front of the bier wal'"
rectory ui the Institution—iiv
lowed tlie Teachers and pupil
pnrtinents and every official
the establishment. We wei
the exhibition. A band 6.
speeches sufferers groping tl
darkness and science .to the . '"
tomb of a departed sister I
ago these stricki
ing of tba