The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-27

Ths Southern FEELING.
GEORGIA AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
The SOssth<rw Press Of the 24th instant, contains
the following proclamation of Governor Towns, of
GeoFgis, calling q convention to consider the act
OF Congress in sdmitting California as State into
the confsderscy:-
PROCLAMATION. nnr...
George w. Towns, Governor of said State, to
the eiectore thereof, greeting, Having been Of
hcially informed that the Congress of the United
States has admitted California into the Union OF
with the original States-a duty devolves upon
mt, IN the performance of which ! shall trespass
upon the public but briefly. An unfeigned de-
ference for public opinion, and The profound re,
gard entertain for the wisdom, hrmness, and
patriotism of my fellow citizens Of Georgia, will
not justify me, in paper of this character, IN re-
peaiing my known and unchanged opinions as to
the duty OF the South in repeDg free soil en-
sy s Congress- s
with the honor and obligations OF the people OF
this State TO the country, its laws, and its nsti-
tuiions, doubt not viii receive thsir warm sup
port, In an hour of danger, when your institutions
are in jeopardy-your feelings wanionly outraged
your social organization derided-- honor deeply
wounded, and the federal constitution violated by
series OF aggressive measures-ali tending tothe
consummation OF one object-the! abolition o
slavery. The common territory OF all which, you
have an equal right TO occupy and enjoy, IS been
denied you in the solemn form OF law, under pre-
fences The most shaiiow-it well becomes you 10
assemble, to deliberate and counsel together. ior
your mutual preservation and saie,v, whatever II
may cost The extraordinary events " which we
are encompaseed, and the measures which .hey WIN
demand or justify, must be left, as il should Se'
the PATRIOTISM irmness, and prudence Of the peeps
themselves Upon them devslyes the DUTY Of 70
dressing present wrongs, ana proyi5ing other safe
guards for future securty-neither che one nor the
other of which, however, will ever be etiectuaily
until BY patriotic efforts Sesc,
concert Of action produced among the people Of
the South.
In view tn. refore Of the ltrocious free soil
tment and policy, not merely Of the noa-slave-
holding States, but OF the govemment-of the i'm
mnent peril to which the institution Of slavery is
reduced BY the act of Congress, admitting the
State Of California into the Union, with coastitu-
ton containing the principle Of the Wllmot proviso,
and in defiance ofour warning and earnest remon-
STRANGE; In view Of the deplorabie fact that some
diversity OF opinion exists in some OF The Southern
States, as TO the proper mode Of redressing the
wrongs and evoidiug the dangers, which all must
see and feel; lei me, fellowclizens, earnestly en-
treat you TO cultivate for each other, q deep and
abiding sentiment OF freternal regard and conf
dence, and approach the task from which there il
ne escape, OF deciding upon your duty to Georgia
and the country, with n firm step, but not without
calm, deliberate, and itient investigation, consult
ing neither fears of dangers on the one hand, nor
permitting yourselves from exasperated feelings
Of wrong on the other, to be rashiy urged 10 ex-
IRENE measures, which have not received the full
sanction Of your judgment. Then ! shall not de-
sPair OF seeing the whole State as one mau pro-
posing nothing beyond what the emergency
may demand, or failing TO perform Whichever
patriotism, honor, and right may require at your
hands The General Assembly of this State, by
an act approved the Sth of February, 1850, having
required me, upon the happening Of certain events,
one Of which is the admission OF California a
stale into the Union, 10 issue q proclamation or
denng an election TO be held in each and every
county tor delegates 10 q CcnyenioI OF the people
OF this Stale, take into consideration such mea
sures rs compou with the extraordinary posture of
our relations to our co-States and 70 decide upon
what measures are necessary and proper TO he Ia
Ken compatible with our honor, and constitutional
obligations, as well as more efiectually 10 secure
our night OF property m slaves, and % all ag
gressicns by one section Of the Union upon the
free enjoy ment Of the constitutional g ~ Of The
Others ana lastly, 20 preserve, invioaie, the egua
lity 81 the Staies OF the Union, guaranteed un-
der the constitution I; therefore, be IL known that
], George w. Towns, Governor Of the State OF
Georgia, by the authority and mandate Of the iaw,
do htue this, my proclamation, Ordering and di.
rectI that the qualified voters for the most nume-
rous branch Of the General Assembly do meet al
the se,era places OF this State, holding elections,
as liked by law, in the several counties Of this
Site, within the ,urs fixed Tor voting, on Mon
day, To q n day OF November next, nd then and
,h h. by ballet, TO cleo, two delegates ia each Of
the couptirs now entitled to one repre- senla,,e IN
the General Assembly, and -four delegates Ia such
OF the counties az are nov entilled To two repre-
senteuves; the managers of said election are re-
qured TO certify, Jnd forward to this de partment,
the nance OF such, elected in the manner pre-
scibed by law fer the election OF represe
10 the General Assembly ; and be it further order
ed. that such deleggtcs as may be elected by a
majority Of their representative counties, be- COZ
vened AT the capitol Of laid State, Tuesdly, the
| iOth day al December next.
! Given under my hand, and the seal of the exc
Cutve Department Al tl,e capitol in Bhledgeyille,
thus I'D day of September, in the year Of our Lord
LIST. GEORGE w Towns, Governor.
j. w. PArTov. Secretary Executive 4. partinent.
WITNESSING PROM AFmcA-A letter 70 a COM
mrrcial house OF this city, from Sierra Lcppe, under
date at August u, says The British brigaEtine-
oi-wsr Bonetta arrived yesterday from the leeward
coast and will leave foT ENGLAND direct this after.
noon, with Information that the hing Of Dahomy
| has ordered the missionaries and Tecapured slaves
at "Updersiown" TO leave the country before the
\ lst q October. II they DO not, he says that NJ
VIII heheGd them ali, commencing with the mis-
rionaIics, Commander Fogbrs, 1T the Bonelta.
had an interview with the hing, and the result wac
the immediate departure Of The vessel Tor England.
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