The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-18
From he Columbus Enqtira.
Goorgia-Taking the Lead, sc.

II is becoming moro and more evident every day,
that the Dragging and swaggering leaders Of the
disunonists will, in the coming elections, endeavor
10 keep from public view their real sentiments,
and gull the people by promises Of good conduct of
the convention, which they have no intent ton in
keeping. But will they be suffered 10 escape from
inc issue 50 taunngly rendered through their pub
lie presses, and insoenty vaunted in their pub
lie spcechess The remedy was secession and die
solution. For this the convention was 10 assemble,
and this was urged the only remedy for the evils
oil the day. Nothing else would do. The Union
was scofed at the horrors Of civil treated
as humbugs, and glorious little confederacy,
embracing three four States, to be fashioned
by somebody s wisdom, and set up for our wor-
ship Every man who could see in this plan nothing
70 admire, denounced as an enemy to the
South; every man who believed that the interests
OF the Southern States could be more securely and
more surely guarded under the Constitution and
in the Union than when both were destroyed, was
charged with treason To the land Of his birth.
Break up the Confcdcracy--tear down the pillars
Of the Constltution-ove overthrow the existing Gov
eminent has been for months the rallying cry OF
certain set oil politicians who have taken upon
themselves the exclusive guardianship of the honor
and peace, and future happiness OF the citizens OF
Georgia. For time, men with other and more
prudent views wefe scarcely allowed to open their
mouths. spirit as arrogant and revolutionary
as ever disgraccd the annals of European anarchy
was abroad in the land, and patriotic men began
almost to conclude that the Union was gone and
that the doom of human freedom was SEALED.
These men were mistaken.
Well, what has cheered the gloomy prospect
and given new hopes TO the friends of the country?
The people have discovered what the pretended
friends OF the South we're aimings they have calmly
watched the secret and open movements of combi
nation oil desperate politicians from South Carolina
TO MISSISSIPPI and they have discovered in all their
efforts one vale purpose Of separating the States.
THIS drscopry ,cas Enough The muttering thun-
ders OF popular indignation we're coon audible TO
the ears OF the plotting leaders, and gradually their
courage began 10 fail. From disunion they eascd
of on secession, and have finally attempted 10 ca.
Joe the people and save themselves, by promising
that II they can only GO to tho convention they viii
do the best they can. Such stuff as this is rather
too hard to swallow. The people know that the
powers OF that convention are above the laws and
the Constitutions they know that IL has been called
for no other purpose than to separate Georgia from
her sister States, and place her in a position where
she IL TO be held responsible for the shame and die
grace, and ruin that must inevitably follow. No
wonder, then, that with this knowledge the inteli.
gent voters of this State have aroused from their
false security, and are compelling their arrogant
leaders to lower their tone.
The matter to be especially looked 10 Ia tbis
The convention has been called. and the men who
were short time since open advocates Of disunien
and believed that the time had arrived for the
awful experiment, are beginning 20 shif their
sails and build up other platforms. tYhp is this7
Are they any more friendly 10 this whole country
and the government formed by our fathers than
they were few short weeks ago? Not a ,pbif
But they are raid to face the people on their own