The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-10-02
From The Augusta Republic, 24ih Inst
Proclamation by the Gov'r of Georgia.

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TO The Electors I'hereof Greeting
Having hcen officially informed, tTmt the
Congress of the United Sales has admit
ted California into the Union Of the States
ofthc Confedcracy, upon equal terms with
the original States, a duty devolves upon
me, in the performance of which, [ shall
trespass upon the public but briefly.
az anteigned Difference for public opin-
ION, and the profound regard | entertain for
the wisdom, tirmncssr and patriotism Of my
fellow citizens OF Georgia. will not ju THY
ME. in a paper Of this character, in repeating
my known and unchanged opinions as to
the duty Of the South in repelling Frec-soil
encroachment, and arrestihg, by all proper
means, ururpation by Congress-.
Whatever is compatible with the honor
and obligations Of the people Of this State
to the country, its laws, and its institu
tions, I doubt not, will receive their warm
support.
In an hour Of dangcr-when your insti-
tutions are in jeapordy-your feelings wan
tonly outraged, your social organization
derided, your honor deeply wounded and
the Federal Constitution violated Ivy a
series OF aggressive measures, all tending
to tho contamination of one object, the
abolition Of ~slavcry-whcn your equal Fight
10 occupy and enjoy the common territory
Of all, has been denied you, in tho solemn
form Of law, under protc 7ces the most shall
low, it well becomes you, to assemble, to
deliberate, and counsel together for your
mutual preservation and safety.
Whatever course the extraordinary
events by which we arc cnco'npasscd. will
demand or Justify, mus, be lett, as it should
1o - tho p,gri,,ftr,n Grp,nnsc nr,I prIl-
dence of the people themselves. u pom
them devolves the duty of redressing pres
cnt wrongs, and providing other safe
guards, for future security. Neither the
one nor the other OF which, however, will
ever bc ciTitctuai'y accomplished, until, by
patriotic efforts, perfect harmony and CON
cord of feeling are restored, and confidence
and concert Of action produced among the
people Of the South.
In view, therefore, of the atrocious free
soil sentiment, and policy, not merely OF
the non-slaveholding States, but Of tn"
Governmeut-of the imminent peril to
which tho institution of slavery liz reduced
BY the act Of Congress admitting the State
OF California into the Union, with n cnnstilu-
ton containing the principle Of the Wilmnt
Proviso, in defiance of our warning and
earnest revnonstrance; in view Of the de-
plorable fact that some diversity Of opinion
exists in some Of the Southern States as
to the proper mode Of rcdrcssing the
WRONGS and avcrting the da,gers which all
must zee and feel, let inc, fcilow-citizcns,
earnestly entrcat you to cultivate for each
ether a deep and abiding sentiment OF fra
- ternal regard and confidence, and approach
the task, from which there is no escape, of
deciding upon your duty to Georgia and
the country with a firm step. bu, not with
out calm, deliberate, and patient invcstiga-
lion, consulting neither fears or dangers
on TIE one hand, nor permitting yourselves
d 5tSSeM s "a 5s Fl ssIY ' aFgsd t" st c ST:"s "1"c !he
ures, which have not received tho full
sanction of your Judgment.
Then | shall not despair Of seeing the
whole State, as one man, proposing nothing
beyond what the emergency may demand,
or failing TO perform whatever patriotism,
honor and right, may require at your hands.
The General Assembly Of this State, by
an act approved 9Th February, 1850. hay.
ing required me-, upon the happening Of
certain events, one of which is the almis-
sion Of California as State into the Union,
to issue a proclamation, ordering an cleo
ton TO be held in each aud every county
for Delegates TO a Convention of the Poo
pie Of this State. 10 take into consideration
such measures as comport with the extra
binary posture of our relations to our CO.
States, and TO decide upon what steps are
necessary and proper to be taken complti-
bic with cur honor and constitutional obIi-
cations, aswell as more eficctual!y to 81.
cure our right of property in slaves, and to
arrest all aggressions, by one section n!ilic
Union, upon the free enjoyment Of the Con
stitutional rights Of the other, and lastly to
preserve invio!ate the equality OF ,he States
Of the Union, as guaranteed under the Con
stitution.
Therefore, be it known, thu, I, George
w. Towns. Governor of the State Of Gcor-
gia, by he authority and mandate of the
law, do issue this, my Proclamation, order
ing and directing that the qualified voters
for the most numerous branch of the Gen.
cral Assembly, do meet at the several
places of holding elections. as fixed by law.
in the several counties Of this State, within
the hours fixed for voting. on Monday the
twenty-fith day Of November next: ana
then and there, by ballot, elect Two Dele
gates in each OF the counties now entitled
to one Representative in the General AS
scmbly, and four Delegates in such coun-
ties as are now entitled to two Represent
talIycs.
TIE managers Of said election are re-
qnlrcd to certify and forward To this De-
partment the returns OF said election, in
the manner prescribed by law for the cIcc.
ton Of Representatives in the General
Assembly; and it is further ordered ,ha,
the Delegates, who may be elected by a
majority Of the legal voters of their res.
pective counties, do convene at the Capt
tol OF said State OH Tuesday the tenth day
of December next.
Given under my Hand and the Seal Of the
Executive Department, nt the Capitol.
in Millcdgeville. this Odd day OF Sep
tcmber, in the year OF our lord eighteen
hundred and fifty.
GEO. w. TOWNS.
BY the Governor
J. NJ. PATTON, Sec'ry. FIX. Dept.
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