The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-12-27
THE GEORGIA CONVENTION,

THE GEORGIA CONVENTION.
This body adjourned on The 18th inst,
after adopting the report of The Committee
OF Thirly'hree, acquiescing in the action Of
Congress, and Declaring that the perpe,ui,y
of the Union depended upon the faithful
execution of the Fugitive Slave Law, &c.
The vote was yeas 237, nays 10, no,
voting 8. The tone Of the Report is firm,
but concilia,ory. 1t addresses our brethren
of the North in the right spirit. We sub.
join the last paragraph of the preamble,
and resolutions adopted
We draw no hasty conclusions from the
camor raised against this law. by the wick.
ed authors Of The mischief 1t was intended
TO remedy, nor yet from their show of forci.
BILE resistance TO It's execution. We will
predicate no extreme action upon their
measures OF repeal or Of Modification
From such sources we anticipate suck
demonstrations. We hail, with unaffected
pleasure, growing Indications, that where
the greatest opposition exists, conservative
men. worthy sons CT patriot slres, are or
I
and order, are rallying TO the rescue OF the
imperllled Union. There exists the real
disafFeclion to It, and there must the s,rug-
gle for its preservation be made. Calmly
awaiting the issue, its friends at the South
will recognise as brethren, its true defend
ers, a, the North.
| But let them give heed to the warning
voice Of one of the Old Thirteen. She
would saw to them, "Be not deceived" the
, destiny of the Union is in your hands
Awake from your fatal dream of security.
In the integrity of your patriotism. and the
strength OF united action, rise up against
this dlsorganlzing herssy. Assemble in
the veneraled hall wherein your forefarhcrs
and our ioreialhers together signed the Con-
st'ulion. and redeem the city of bro,herIy
love from the reproach of nourshng its
foe. Go ~ to Tammany and the Taber-
nacle, and expel from the National empo.
rum the genus of discord. Convene in
time-honore FanueII. and in the name Of
Washington exercise The evil spirit from
the cradle Of American liberty. Every
where. East, North, West. decree its ban.
ishment from the high places of power
You ore the country Ms hstration. AS
| tor Georgia, her choice Is fraternity and
Union, with constitutional riohts-he al.
ternative seIfpreservatIon. by all The means
which favored Providence may r!ace C.;
her disposal
| To the end, therefore, that the position of
this State may be clearly apprehenGed by
her confederates Of the South and Of the
North, and that she may be blameless of
! all future conSeOuencps-
BE ii Resolred by The People Of Georgia
in Convention assembled, lst. That we
hold the American Union. secondary in,
importance only to The rights and princi.
piles it was designed to perpetua,e. That
past associations, present iruition, and lu-
ture prospects, will bind US to it so long as
!, continues to be the safeguard Of those
rights and principles.
Secondly. That if the thirteen original
parties to the contract, bordering the At,
Iantic in narrow belt, while their separate
interests were in embryo, their peculiar
tendencies scarcely developed. their revn-
!ulionary TRIALS and lriumphs. still green in
memory, found Union impossible wiihou,
Compromise. the thirtv.one of This day.
may well yield some what, in the conllic,
of opinion and policy, to preserve that
Union which has extended the sway Of
republican government over a vast wider
less. 10 another ocean and proporlionally
advanced their civilization and national
greatness.
Thirdly, That in this spirit, the State of
Georgia has maturely considered the action
of Congress embracing a series OF meas
ures for the admission of California into
the Union, the organization of territorial
Governments for Utah and New Mexico,
the establishment Of boundary between
the latter and the State of Texas, the SUP.
preston Of the slave trade in the District
of Columbia, and the extradition of fugi- |
tive slaves, and CONNECTED with them) the
rejection Of propositions TO exclude slave.
ry from the Mexican territories and to abol.
ish ii in the District OF Columbia; and
whilst she does not wholly approve, will
abide by It as permanent adjustment of
this social controversy.
Fourthly, That the State of Georgia, in |
the Judgment of this Convention. will and |
ought TO resist, even Gas a last resort.) TO
disruption Of every tie which binds her TO ,
the Union, any future act of Congress, abol-
ishlng slavery in the District of Columbia,
without the consent and petition OF the
slave owners thereof or any act abolishins
slavery in places within the slaveholdng
States, purchased by the United States. for
The erection Of forts, magazines, arsenals,
dock yards, navy wards, and other like pur.
poses; or any act suppressing the slave trade
between slaveholding States. or in any re-
fusal to admit as Stale any territory here,
after applying, because of the existence Of
slavery therein; or in act prohibiting the
introduction Of slavery therein; or in any
act prohibiting the Introduction u' slaves
into the territories of Utah and New Mexi.
CO, or in any act repeating or materially
modifying the aws now 10 force for the re-
cuvprv OF fugitive slaves.
Filthy, That il is the deliberate opinion
OF this Convention, that upon the faithful
execution Of the Fugitire Siaue Bill ny the
proper authorizes. depends The preservation
Of our much loved Union.
II is common rule that business badly
does not pay. There is one very
exception to this. The post
office department is the worst managed I
concern in the Union. ard vet il has clared