The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-21
EXTRACTS FROM SOUTHERN PAPERS.
The Augusta (Ga) Republic thus responds

IhihhSiC rSoh coO lELhN PAPEhc.
The Augusta tGa) Republic thus responds
to the Great Union Meeting In New York
/ We hope that no Georgian will suffer himself
to be misled by the cry over the great Union
meeting in New York. 1t consisted principally
of merchants. They have got frightened about
our talk of taxing Northern goods. Pennies
had more to do with that meeting than patri-
otism. Some one remarked, rather unwittngly,
at the meeting, We must sell these Southerners
goods" The meeting, however, was but drop
in the bucket in New York. The State has
gone for the Seward party, and is dead against
US. Washington Hunt who has been elected
Governor, declared that the Fugitive slave bill
must be repealed or modified. His modifca-
tons would leave it worth about as much to the
South as the paper on which it is printed. Let
the people not be deceived.
The Consttnionalist of the same city gives
this notice Of the Presidents letter:
The much glorified letter of President Fill
more, has made its appearance in print to as
tonish the world by its conservatism, tirmness,
and heroism. There is a mighty fuss over
small affair. We thought the letter was to be
certainly an autograph of Mr.. Fillmore. We
thought that, perhaps it would contain solne-
thing in the nervous style of Old Hickory, de-
nouncing the Boston Nufers, and threatening
them with divers pains and penalties But It
turns out to be a mere Oily Cannon sort of
letter, written by Secretary, in which just as
little Is said as the occasion permitted. Ii ac-
tually compliments the people of Boston, and in
the face OF the late outrages expresses the be-
lief that they will enforce the Fugitive slave
law: This is very like adding insult to injury.
What a remarkably vigilant Executive, and
what very faithful set of officers this letter
portrays. The writs placed in the hands of the
Marshal ut Boston, remain unserved in his office,
and the President is left to newspaper reports
for information of the progress of the business
Or rather for information of the shameless
manner in which the Marshal neglects his duty.
The fugtives, mean time have ample opportu-
NIFTY to place themselves out of reach of Mr.
f'illmore's abolition officials, and laugh at the
constitutional rights of their masters
| 80 1t will continue to be- One set Of aboli-
ton Marshals may he dismissed, and another set
appointed. Those, in turn, will refuse to exc
cute its warrants, and be dismissed, perhaps and
so on, to the end of the chapter.
| AS for the damages to be recovered against
all such officers, the claimants would probably
sell the chances very cheap We doubt whether
the North can furnish firm like Dodson e.
Fogg, to take such suit on spec.
From the same paper we clip the following
item:
COL John r. Stanford moved the following
resolution: "Resolved, Thatwe Internationally
| condemn the action of the last legislature, in
authorizing the call of Convention, and the
Governor OF Georgia in calling said Convention,
| as being unnecessary and uncalled for in the
present crisis of the country
Which lptin cH,,an ti,o al b,,t
ing-only receiving one yea for it.-ClarkSpHe
Egis.
This occurred at late Union meeting in
Clarksville to nominate candidates for the Con
venton.
This is nearly a fair exposition of the relative
strength of the censurers in the Union party Of
the State. Though Mr.. Toombs has boldly
made the ISSUE there will be few supporters of
it elected to the Convention.
HoN. Howell CoBB.-Last Tuesday was the
day appointed for this gentleman to address the
friends of the Compromise bills in this CITY,
And Notwithstanding the energetic drumming of
| the friends OF these measures, the meeting was
sadly deficient, both in spirit and numbers We
heard only portion of Mr. Cobb's speech, but
what we did hear satisfied us that he felt kecnly
the ungrateful task he had TO perform, in defend
ing the late measures of Congress before n
/. Southern audience. Our correspondents have
80 fully reviewed in their order the shallow
sophisms with which Mr.. Cobb endeavored tc
defend his course, that we will not attempt to
go over the same ground. Suffice it for us to
say that the acquescents made nothing by Mr..
Cobbs visit here. The Southern Rights party
is stronger to-day than it was before he spoke.
Macon Flag.
A - a. Il.
who writes with great vigor, after summing up
the pretexts of the submissionists, who want to
wait ga little longer" thus concludes:
Now, Messrs. Editors, is all this blowing-hot
and-cold from obliquity Of reason, from craven
ness or Hypocrisy We must act and yet STAND
still; must resist yet be quiet; must secede
yet glorify this great nation; must confederate
yet can't do 1t. All, who suggest, propose at
this time that action which looks to Il confedera-
ton of slave States yet the urgency of the pro-
pOsal is met by harping upon the danger and
disadvantage of separate action. And this is 80,
when as yet not n man among us has either
spoken of or proposed leadership in action by
South Carolina, secession by her alone, ey-
cept as an ultimate and extreme measure. 1t is
studiously overlooked by some, that South Caro-
lima must be put in the position of instant readi-
ness and ability to secede, to be prepared either
to cooperate with any other State or States, or
to resist alone, if they do not act Why is this
Do not our people see, that there is no alterna-
tive left them but secession or submission, and
that secession will and must be in the end, Joint
with other States, as they will and must 60 with
o us.
A convention Of the people of the State j.
then Indispensable, and not only the measure
but the test 1t can be called by the legisla
ture but the time of its meeting can be reserved
to be determined by the Governor by after
events. 1t will not, therefore, necessarily pre-
cipitate action, but as supreme body can adapt
that action to any exigency of time and circun-
stance,
The Huntsville (Ala.) Democrat says:
THE SUBMIssIoNIsT CRY OF UNION ALL CLAP.
TRAP-They who counsel submission to the
late measures of Congress- claim to be exclusive
Union men and affect to believe all who advocate
resistance to these measures, in favor of immc'
date dissolution. This is a trap set to catc
rus and delude the unsuspecting into an aban.