The southern press., 1850-10-01
From The Southern Sentinel, Columbus, Geo.

From The Southern Sentinel, Columbus, Geo.
SOUTHERN RIGHTS AssocfATioS.-W publish
10 another column, the proceedings of the meet.
ing on Saturday night last. for the purpose of
organizing Southern Rights Associatiation.-
The attendance was very large for u preliminary
meeting, and altogether il was the most enthusi-
astic assembly we have ever witnessed in this
city The speakers all breathed a true Southern
spirit, aud the audience responded, in most un-
equvoca terms, to their patriotic sentiments
We were particularly impressed with the cor
dialty with which the people received every ex-
preston of resistance. AT the simple mention
of CAROLINA that banner State Of the South the
applause was continuous and deafcning. There
was no mistakng the sense Of that meeting
A sense of wrong ptrvaded the whole house, and
Il spirit Of determined resistance animated every
breast present Let the tame submissonst
iatter himself if he will, that the people will
silently bow to the indignities which the North
would heap upon them. When the day Of reek-
oning comes he will find that he has been mis-
taken Western Georgia is right. When the
polls are opened, we promise that she will hold
up her corner. Let middle Georgia do her duty,
let Cherokee stand fast, let Eastern Georgia
come boldly up in defence of the South, and
there will be no doubt as to the issue. We are
not mistaken as to public sentiment in this see
at the foot of oppression Ours is the language
of resistance and if the State submits, twill
not be our fault.
The constitution of the Southern Rights As
sociation will be found either at the office Of the
Times or Sentinel, where those who wish to do
so, may have an opportunity of signing it.
SPIRIT OF THE GEORGIA pREss.--The Athens
Southern Banner, Democratic, defines its posi-
ton with great cearness and force. Speaking
of the recent action of Congress and the Con-
ventiou, it says
"The passage through the House of Repre-
sentatives Of all the bills of the Senate in rela-
ton to California and the territories, together,
with their signature by the President of the Uni
ted States, has made them the supreme law of
the land, and therefore entitled to obedience
from all constitution-loving and law-abidng citi-
zens throughout the Union 1t is, however,
deeply to be regretted that Il portion of the peo-
Pile of Georgia, have, OF late, manifested unmis-
takeabe symptoms OF an intention to set them
at defiance, and, if possible, to dissolve the ties
which bind the State to the Union. Against all
such disorganzers we proclaim unceasing hos
tility, until they shall ground their arms against
Government fraught with more blessings not
only to its own citizens but to the whole hui
man race, than any in the records of history
We take our stand boldly for the Union as it is,
and call upon all lovers OF rational liberty TO
rally to its banner in this its hour Of peril Over
the sacred words, which head this article, "TfiE
UNION" we have thrown that glorious national
emblem, the stripes and stars-tEe flag Of the
brave and free, which has so often led us to vic
tory and glory on land and see--andwhich still
commands the homage of every true American
heart We are unwilling to see one stripe era
SET or one star expunged from its ample folds
and last Of all the proud State in which our her-
trge is cast
Let GovernorTowns call his disunion conven-
ton Gas he probably wilD he will find no sympa-
thy from the Democracy of the up-country of
Georgia-indeed, we may say from the peo-
pie of this section of the country. Upon this
subject we know no party but that of g the
Union upon the basis of the late Congressional
adjustment of the territorial and slavery ques-
tions!"o Such is the faith by which we shall live
/ or die - gt aslr'ugf ri A.a-t s..."