The southern press., 1850-10-30
Georgia.

The tone of the Georgia press, and the au-
thoritative expositions of the popular sentiment,
ind action which they contain, convince us that
she win stand up to her pledges so repeatedly
and so solemnly made. The Constitutionalist
contains a letter from Judge CHARLES DOUGH-
ERrY, in which he takes ground openly for re-
sistance and all who are acquainted with Geor-
gia politics must know that he is in himself a
host in that State. For years one of the ac-
knowledged Wing leaders, he stands by the
side of Judge BERRIEN, at the very head Of that
rarty-has twice been their candidate for Gov
ernor, and was at the last election their first
choice for the United States Senate--and still
ranks second to none in the confidence of those
even more willing to give than he was to receive
public marks of their regard.
When such man, true to the conservatism he
has ever professed, prefers resistance to submis-
sion, who can doubt that he utters the sent-
ments of the soundest of his party-and that
they will sustain the doctrines he so cogently
yet SO calmly enforces
His letter was in reply to an invitation to at
tend Il meeting at Lexington, of the Southern
rights party, which assembled on the 18th inst
1t vas read at the meeting, and its sentiments
were highly applauded:
p" GAINESVILLE, October 13, 1850.
NY DEAR DocToR I have just arrived at this
place from Rabun Court, and received your letter
of the 9th inst, which was forwarded from Athens.
read your letter to Col. b. and myself, and in
structed him to make my apology, 1t would afford
me great pleasure to meetmy friends of Ogethrope,
on the 18th, if possible, to do SO without disre-
garding moral and professional obligations. &c.,.
The mail closes in a few minutes, and unless
send by this mail, this letter cannot reach you by
the 18th. ass n}' ,lar .aa.y.. .t.rn".t ..9
have only time to say that in my humble opin-
ion, If the South no,u submit calmly to the late policy
qfte General Government touching the questions Of
slavery, 1t aciH be but imitation to the North to
God may be mistaken in this opinion, if the
South should tamey submit, which ! fear she
will. In my judgment, the South should do
something by way of resistance. The kind and
mode of resistance is the question, in my judg-
ment. / am no disunionist. That must be the
last and desperate remedy, if remedy it can be
called. ta 3. ~ .,..l.~ .;.......... .....-.,.
All remedies, in my opinion, will prove fruit
less, unless the South can be united and induced
to Join in thir application. l have not time to
speak Of the remedies which have, or may be sug-
gested for our wrongs. In my judgment, any
remedy would be effectual if the whole South was
united in its enforcement. The policy of the Gov
ernment has resulted in the exclusion Of Southern
shareholders from the newly acquired territories,
and it is useless to discuss the question Of consti-
tutionality. The practical result is, and will be the
same as the positive enactment qfhe Hitnot proriso
and yet is said should not resist. The next
step will be the abolition OF slavery in the District
of Columbia, and then it will be said, that the in
terest we have in ten miles square is too small TO
Justify resstanc and certainly it is true that
have greater interest in the new territories, than
in the ten miles square. Then the slave trade be-
tween the States will be attacked, and if abolished
or prohibited, it will be said that such measure
more valuable, and we will be called on TO submit
again and so on, until our strength is ffitered
away. The North will never do but one thing at
a time. They will do nothing which, of itself,
would be so destructive Of our rights, but thar
some would say it was not sufficient to justify re-
sistance. ..' '.
II the North will give any assurances that nop
they will stop their aggrsssions, 1 might consent
to let them take the territories and appropriate
them TO themselves. But they will give none
so far from it. they will continue, il not enlarge
their demands. Is it possible that Georgia will do
no less than invite the saveholding States to meet
them in convention, to unite with them on SUBJ
mission and silence or on some mode of resistance
] have time to say no more, and repeat my re-
gret, that cannot be with you. Hoping that
Oglenthrope may prove herself worthy Of the
crisis, am, sir, your ob't. servant. - !
. -Mz CHARLES DAUGHERTY,
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