The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-22


UNITED STATES SENAToR--Thc course of the
wing party in the legislature seems to have disap-
pointed even their friends as well as the gene
raj public, which expected after witnessing the hon.
age paid to the opinions, not only of the republic
cans, but of large number of their own party,
by the reputation Of Berren, to see them pursue
a course characteristic Of great party acting from
the impulse of honest principles-frm, bold, dec-
ded, and unwavering. But what do we see' Eight
short days after they had soemnly decided among
themselves that he was an unsafe depository 81 the
rights Of epeope and sovereignty of Georgia in
the United States Senate, they have elected him to
that body TO fill the vacancy created by his own
resgnation--without any notice 10 the people, and
without any indication from them that he would in
any event be their choice. Neither the history fths
State, nor Of any other free government has ever
before furnished more insulting attempt to assume,
on the part of few, the right of debating to a
whole people, than does this election.
II will not do for the wing representatives to say
that his defeat in the caucus not spontaneous
reflection Of the indignant feeling Of an injured and
gallant constituency, insuted already almost beyond
endurance, by sense ofthe most fragrant abandon
ment of their rights, and open mockery Of their
wrongs, by the honorable senator. If this be not
true, wherefore have some of them denounced him 7
Why did they abandon hnat their meeting' Why,
out Of eighty-threc members present at the caucus
fresh from the people, that only twenty-eight were
in favor Of his elections Was there no meaning in
this Had they no object in what they did, think
we '--and if an object what was it
The people Of Georgia W now see--even those
who were disposed to bear what they may have
supposed was the error Of single head--that the
whole body is corrupt, az well "a he behind whom
| the whig party have placed themselves in close al
lance with the Webstcrs and Adamses of the North
in their plots against the vital principles of the con
stiuon and rights of the South. There are many,
very many, wings who have pleaded that Berrien
was not the exponent of their will lpon the tariff
or Texas questions, and that they were deceived by
him. Pephnps so--we believe they were But
how do they regard his election now, Have they
been deceived in this case ! Did their representa-
tives understand what they were doing ten days ago
when they threw him overheard We presume
they dd-.t was plain case. The signs were un.
mistakable, unless we suppose them to be deliri-
Gus mad.
The ostracism or Berrien was the outburst Of
that noble spirit Of patriotism which sometimes dis
covers itself even in chains, and strikes terror to
the hearts of those by whom the peoples confidence
has been abused although they may not have either
the courage or physical power to follow up the
blow His reelection after-thought of the
wire-workers when they found that this unexpected
| movement was homage to truth and republican
| principles.
But do these selfish and infatuated leaders expect
that the people will stand by in sencel Do they
expect them to descend the level of Russian serfs
10 be tramped on, spit upon, lectured and hectored
into obedience-mere dice in the hands OF n few
leaders, to be transferred as they choose We tell
them, no! The people will not submit to It. The
old spirit ofthe Georgian is not yet wholly extinct.
| The patriotic ardor of the fathers yet animaes
and fires the bosoms Of their children. The repu-
diation of Berren, although but for moment, is OF
outside emblem Of the warning elements within
he electric flashes which precede the coming storm.
! Macon (Ga.) Telegraph.