Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-11-10
wn1cmrsnonoueu, tGeo3 Nov. snd 18a,

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OF the I'D uitimo, L observed the following interro
gatory, and remarks: 'sIs the recent election of
mir Lumpkin as Governor of Georgia indicotive
of the strength of Mr. Calhoun in that State? We
ses 1t so stated in several highly respectable quar-
tiers. lfthis be SO, we have been much in error on
this subject. AT this distance it is impossibl, for
us to form con lecture how far local causes NAV
have operated to bring the Clark party again into
power. No doubt the Georgia papers will shortly
throw light on this subject You NAV rest ossur
ed, that the election of Mr.. Lumpkn is by no means
indicative of the strength of Mr.. Calhoun in this
State; and you may rely upon it, that Mr.. Calhoun
was never more unpopular in Georgia than he is
at TINS time. lie never Il favortc of the Craw
ford or Troup party; and whatever NAV hnve boen
ms interest with the Clark party, anterior to the
publication Of his notification principles. the mo
hicHI they were known to that party it abandoned
him; and hope forever: 1t will never-ncver IN
lerate nullitication nor ann enc who does. The mn
trtotism OF the Clark party may forever be counted
on; it cannot, fore, without horror look upon
the disunion of the United States, TO whici, the
principles of notification must neccssar v and m
eVItaby lead. Had MIR. Lumpkin placed the suc-
cess of his election upon the popularity of MIR
Calhoun, Mr.. Gilmer, his opponent, would have
beaten him ten for at least. The Clark and
TronP or Crawford parties are now very nearly
equal in numbers, and the former is evidently oui
groping the latter. Yet, 'local causes" certain
y did operate to bring Mr.. Lumpkin snto power ~
by so respectable majority; which was Ito saaok
IN round numbers,) 1900 votes. One of those "lo-
IU.
message to the Legislature, recommended to that
body, the proprlety of passing act reseryinp q
the use of the State all the gold mines which are
or should be discovered upon the lands of the Che
rokce Indians. The policy of the friends of Mr.
Lumkin was Numerically oppositc-that none of
those mines should be reserved TO the State but
that they should belong the respective ndividu
ais, who might, hereafter, in lottery of that coun
try, Qhe Cherokec,( draw the squares of land in
which tie mines happened to be included-for This
| cause, many of Mr.. Lumkn's political opponents
gave him their votes. But on the other hand there
were some "local causes,'' which operated against
hlm-but which were not in the eyes of the multi
tude quite heapy enough to outweigh the solid
Jumps ~ gold to be dug out of the mines of the Che
rokee country.
One word as to the political character of our Lo-
gislature, which viii convene on Monday next
In the Senate, there is a tie between the Clark
and TrouP men. In the House of Representatives.
there is small majority of Troupers-probably
ten; or between FIVE and ten: so that it cannot in
stricness, be said that the CLARK party is again in
po1csr.
Although have said that Mr. Calhoun was never
more unpopular here than at present in C onse-
quencc of his notification doct rines; vet it is amin
controvertable fact, that many. though not ma
Jority, of the IrOuP party have embraced the
same absurd unpatriotic, and disorganizing creed.
Another undeni1be fact is that General Jack
son himself has lost much ground in this State in
consequence principally of his dislnissng his cabi
net for so unworthy and disbonourabe cause as
that stated by the gentlemen who composed that
Cabinet: neither did his late correspondence with
Mr.. Calhoun, at all tend to exalt him in the esti-
nation OF the rejecting and reading portion OF
the people here. In my humble opinion were if
not that lie is so completely playing into the hands
OF the Georgians, with regard to the taking pos
session, right wrong, of that little slip Of land
of the Cherokees within the chartered limits OF
our State-no iDconsidcrablc share of Indignation
would have manifested itself against him.
a GEORGIAN.