The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-09-26
GEORGIA CONVENTION.

The Governor of Georgia is required by
resolution Of the Legislature Of that
State, to order an election Of dele ates to
convention, to deliberate upon the course
proper for that State aud the South to pur-
sue, in consequence OF the fraudulent ad-
mission of California into the Union, with
her anti-slavery Constitution.
We shall look with grea: anxiety upon
the proceedings of that convention, as we
doubt not, but that Mississippi will second
it.
We copy from the Sentinel an extract
from the Federal Union upon the subject
of the Convention:
Upon it will devoive a responsibility, suf>
| ficient to make the shoulders of an angel
quake. Upon its decision will be suspend
ed, not only the destines of Georgia, but OF
the entire South. The true issues Def re- it
will be--the perpetuity Of the institution Of
slavery or its abolilion-abject submission
or bod and manly resistance.
| It cannot for moment be believed, that
hat Convention will take cOunsels Of it,
fears or be lued into repose By the syren
song OF peace, that will float in every
breeze from the North, and find an echo in
the limid or time serving, and the aspiring
Idemagogues OF the South. 1t cannot be
believed, that that Convention will give the
lie 10 the often reiterated declarations of the
people, that resistance to aggression was
lhei: right and their duty; that it will by
couuseiing submission, not peril, but sub
lect to certain ultimate Prostration all the
rights and interests of the South; or ihat ii
will bring rcproach upon its gallant State or
tarnish its fair escuicheon. The Conven-
ton cannot fail to remember, that Georgia
has character TO loose. as we'll as rights and
interes to secure. 1t will then, there can
be no alternative, determine upon resistance
What will be its mode, it is not our province
to dictate, nor within our ken to fOreteIl. Ii
is question that should be left solely with
that body. Il may be, as suggested by some
1.-The passage of laws OF non Intercourse
discrimination in taxation. 1t may be, a
solemn protest and remonstrance pledgmg
the State to more decsioe action, if within
given time, the grievances complained OF
are not remoxed. 1t may be a solemn
anu CONCIdLiL WIN al tdO ~
or only the cotton growing States, to sever
all the commercial intercourse with the
Nornh, build up their own ports, and open a
direct trade with Europe, or league and
covenant with these States, now or at some
future period to form new combinations for
their future security. 1t may be, that the
Conven ion will decide upon separate &C.
ton by the Statc-in other words, immedi-
ate secession. This however we appre-
bend will be the dcrnier resort, and will not
be adopted ill every other expedienI has
failed or proved hopeless.
1t is deeply to be dep'ored that already,
in anticipation of the Convention, certain
individuals and certain journalists have rais>
ed the clamor that the Convention is to be a
disunion Conyen,ion.-They are busy too,
in coniuring up as ''raw heads and bloody
bones" all the horrors of civil war, to fright
en- the people from their Propriely--tho as
sertion of their indubtabIe rights. What
right have they, or any one TO make this
charge? Who have declared it? Who has
the authority so to proclaim it, The indIv-
iduaIs and the presses taking this ground,
are the identical parties who have prevented
union in the South, and ifthere are disunion
msn among us. the epithet may be justly
fastened upon them.