The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-06-12
CEORGIA--SKY BRIGHT.

Era.
| 1t is we'll known that since the unfortunate con-
,rovcrsy with South Carolina there have been two
parties in Georgia. raying under the designation Of
Estate Right" and 'Union' men, The latter OF
which supported Gen Jachsons administration
and which have been alternately successful in the
political contest Of that State.
| AT the Congressional election in 1886, the Union
party were victorious. At,hc succeeding Presdcn-
tial election, the State Rights party supported Judge
White, and, by the aid ola small portion of the
Union men, secured for him the electoral vote OF
the State. This triumph was followed up by the
election of State Right Governor in 1887 and
in 1888 they carried the entire Congressional Del
cgalion by large majority. The State is entitled
10 nine members orCongress, who are elected by
general TICKET and the State Right delegation cho-
sen in 1888 are the present members.
Such having been the position of parties hereto
fore IN Georgia. the next question is how do they
stand Under what banner do they rally for the
Presidential contest The Union party which sup
ported Gen Ja2'son's administration throughout,
now gives its aid 10 tina, Of his ilusfious successor
Even John T. King, who for a moment wayerod,
and left the United States Senate because he could
not carry ont the views Of his Union friends, and
advocated the policy orMr Van Buren,, waivers no
longer but goes heart and hand for the recollection Of
the present incumbent We say that the Union
party rallies unanimously for the ''iiltlc magician
and we defy the British prints to name II single
promonent ln'onist now opposed TO him.
Tbs State Rights party which was formed in op-
position to Gen Jackson administration is divided
N opinion as to the conicnding candidates. htthe
time the present Congressional delegation were
chosen, the leading men of the party avowed that
ina struggle between our present Chief Magistrate
on the one hand, or either Clay, Webster or i!ar-
rlson on the other, they wOnld not participate. And
in consequence Of this general determination OF the
party, mos, oft Journals raised the name ofGcorsc
VI. Troup, Of Georgia us the Presidential candi-
date, Since Gen Harrison has been nominated
and it has been agreed that an altemp, should be
pies into the policy Of the nation, under disgrace
iu hugrah for dog cabins and hard CIDER" the
leaders Of the British Wings have become conyin-
ced thu, it would not do that Georgia should be al
lowed to remain I'm exception to the "ireRclioa'
caihMiasm!" which they claim has been raised
by their spacious devices. They therefore up.
pied TO such of The prominent State Rights men
as were at heart British Wings to rercdc From their
neutral position, and aid their plans by pretending
that they were unable to oppose the general enhu-
ssm which the nomination Of Harrison has awak-
cncd in Georgia. The British Wings Of Georgm
had only to be convinced that such course would
advance the ''thrce in one" interest If the unvcr-
al "N'hig' party, the Abo tionia, and the Brit,
ish tund-mungcrs, to pursue H. They have, there
fore, caused nearly all the State Fights papers in
regular omcr,o announce ,heil preference for Iar-
risen aud further TO carry out lioIr pans, six o!
his favor. Aud although ihe State Rights mcnl-
hers ofllc Legislature declared, in public meeting
at tho close Of their last session, tim, the party
could not, III any event, support cl.r "Cny,
Webster, or Harrison" yet in the selection ofdc!-
esa,cs in mlny counties to The convention whi,h is
to be held in June, for the formation Of an Eerto-
rial ticket, delegates 'myc been packed, Pledged
for Harrison AMI Tyler, though il nany others the
delegates have been left to hr exercise Of their own
discretion and in some they have been instructed
to oppose llarIson'
4 portion of tie State Right party have not OBJ
served these movements, without strenuous oppo-
si,on. Among the number are those Of the mcnl-
bcrs ofCongrc55 who have conducted themselves
in this emergency wiiha consistency, franhnc's and
energy well worthy of men and Democrats
Their names are