The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-13
T H E r E 2 u Bill G..
WASHIN GT0N:
WEDNESDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 8. 1850


resolutions of public meetings that have been
promulgated in the last few weeks. 1T is not
the part of prudent or patriotic men to delude
themselves by looking at matters IN the light oil
their own preudices, wishes, or opinions. we
are too apt to think that things are as we would
be pleased to have them and that they Will
be what, in our Judgment, they ought to be.
We are too apt TO reason, from our opinions
and hopes, as TO results. Let us look at facts.
and then comment on things as they exist.
GEORGIA.
In this State severe struggle is in progress
between the friends of the Union, and its enc
miles, in the election of delegates to the conven-
lion to assemble at Milledgeville on the 10Th
of December Here the Disunionists are VIC
lent in the extreme, and many of them 60 as
far even as the French gentleman who repre-
sents Louisiana in the Senate, in denounclng
foreign and Northern born citizens at the South
who will not unite in the efforts to nulliiy the
laws of the country and destroy the Union
The Columbus Sentinel has said-'.We frankly
tell you that, so far as we are concerned, We
despise the Union, and hate the North as we
: do hell itself" Such language, we believe,
finds little sympathy or encouragement among
The people of Georgia; but there is no mode of
controlling the fanatics of the South in their
speech any more than the fanatics of the North
Patriotic men of both sections should dsre-
gard such frantic ebullitions altogether.
The Hon. A. H. STEPHENS, under date of
The lst ultimo, has addressed letter to the
editors of the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel,
in reply TO an article in the Augusta Republic,
rejecting on his conduct in regard to the Clay
ton compromise. Mr.. STEPHENS takes the
broad ground that there was nothing in the late
acts of Congress hostile or antagonistical to the
Southern interests; that they contained nothing
aggressive, and that it was no cause for reyo-
luton or disunon that Southern interests were
not expressly protected by them. We annex
a portion Of Mr. STEPHENs's letter with the
remark, that however we may have at times
differed with its author on matters Of party
policy and organization, that there are no men
in the land who have exhibited. or who arc
now exhibiting, warmer and nobler attachment
10 the Constitution and the Union, OF render
ing more distinguished service in their cause,
than Mr.. STEPHENS and his colleague, Mr..
TooMBs
'The grounds upon which was in favor of re-
sistance was hostile legislation by Congress. The
late acts Of Congress contain nothing hostile or
anfagonstica! to our Interestingly do not con.
tain the surrender of our right to demand fu-
ture legislation for protection in the Terrific
ries if it should be found necessary, which the
CLAYTON bill did, and on account Of which sur
render, opposed II. Nor "a ii true, as stated in
the Republic. that said in my speech in Augusta
~ an psfecily satisfied trh the Compromise
epey Georgian should be-toe obtain NOR
Than noe ask for ! used such language il
that speech. On the contrary said expressly
that those bills were not in the nature Of a com
promise at all--that nothing compromised il
them-that each measure stood upon ts owl
naesits--that principle was conceded by th'
South in them-that far they went, they
directly in the line Of my own policy-tha
they contained nothing AoAISsT the rights Of the
Sonth-that if they had gone one step further
and DECLARED that the STAKEHOLDER should be pro.
tected ~ith his slaves in the Territory, they
would have been as perfect as ! could have de-
sired 10 see them. Bot that large majority Of
the South held that IL was unoonstiiuiionai for
Congress, by liquidation, TO Five such protection
South had got all that they had right to demand
and ought to be perfectly ,ati,fed. That four
teen Of the slave States, Georgia in the number
had declared that Congress had no right tc
itgisiais upon The subject; they had only dc.
mandcd that C0ngTsssio'.ai fTolllsion should BE-
brought 10 bear against them. And ia these bills
they had got more than they naked for. for the
bills contained restriction exclusion, but pro.
vided in express terms that when the people In.
habting the territory clear up to the 42d degree
Of north latitude formed State constitutions and
applied for admission into the Union. they should
be admitted either with or without slavery az the
people might determine for themselves which
the great republican principle upon which
the whole South stood in $50, and which. for tn,
fret time in the history Of our Government, hac
been recognized az applicable 10 every foot Of ter
ritory belonging 10 the Governments for which
previous provision had been made This IL th
'purpou Of What said TO the people Of Richmond
and TO the people everywhere whore have ad
dressed them upon this subject. ! did not "a,
that was 'pefecHy satisfsd with The bills, but
said they contained nothing against my views
NJ, did they srrrender the night u future legi.a
iOn Tor our protection. II it should be found 10
nocessary sad the South should change her 10
sition on that sDbject ] therefore could CIV
them my support, though they did not 20 a. IA
as wished. They contained nothing Gggres,ir,
and was not in favor Of a dissolution Of IN
Union. because protection was not erpress
granted in them"
A few days since very large number Of tn
friends Of the Union assembled at Macon Al
ter the organization, the resolutions recent
passed by the great Union party in New Yor
were read, and resolutions unanimously sdopie
an response, recognising the action Of the New
York meeting as the olive branch Of peace. an
declaring that IL tie North would adhere to tn
terms Of the late Compromise they woul
insure a faithful execution q ihe Fugitive Slav
bill, and put down all future agitation Of III
slavery question--then the people Of the Sout
will continue 10 live in the bonds u brother
hood. and unite in all proper legislative actio
for the preservation and Perpetuity n our al
nous Union.
The meeting was then addressed by the IIor
HOWELL Cosn, who reviewed the Compromis
measures u the last session at length. and e,
pressed his belief that the Fugitive Slave la-
would be faithfully executed. He alluded
the action Of public meetings at Hartford. CHI