The southern press., 1851-08-13
From The Sssonmah Georgian.
ssRcyoIutIOn''--Ifs IncId cnfs.

From the SGU0nnah Ge0ygian.
"RcvoIutl0n"-- Its Incidents.
SO, for muse of fire, that would ascend
The brightest heaven ofinvention!
"A kingdom for a stage, princes to act,
And monarchs to, behold the swelling scene!
Then should the wsrlike Harry, like himself,
Assume the port Of Mars And at his heels,
Leash'd inlike hounds, should famine, sword
Crouch for employment" land FIRE
King Henri Y.
Whilst it is not easy to imagine even that Mr..
Cobb will be elected governor of Georgia, it is
not so hard, by the aid of not too exuberant
fancy, to picture some of the consequences of
his election If, according to the anticipation Of
the Republican, certain signs of the times "con-
clusivey show" that Caroina's "resoluiion has
been taken and that she will go out of the Unon,'
and if after the "Pelion upon Ossa" array Of evi-
dence going to show Mr.. Cobb's denial Of the
right of peaceable secession, the people of Geor-
gia shall elect him their chief executive magis-
trate, it il not difficult to form some probable
conjuncture, Of the consequences that may en-
sue. We have the assurance OF MIR. Webster,
Mr.. Fillmores Secretary Of State, that athe first
step taken in the progr. mme of secession, which
shall be an actual Infringement of the Constitu-
ton or the laws, will be promptly met" What
he means by ''an actual Infringement of the con-
stitution or the laws" is easily understood-se-
cession, in his view, would be such Infringement.
Peaceabe secession would not be tolerated.
ato arms, to arms" would resound through the
American capital, and the first scene in the pro-
gramme would be, we imagine
A REQUIsITIoN UPON GEORGIA Whether the
order for troops would be directed to sour trusty
and we'll beloved Cobb" or simply to "his excel
lency the governor and ommander-in-chief," !"
&c. is of no moment. We take it for granted
that an order would come, and judging Mr.. Cobb
by tho same ruler that We would apply tosa any
man who regards the obligation Of an official
oath, we assume, from his declared opinions and
his refusal to let the people know what course
he would pursue in such conjuncture, that he
would obey. We have seen no reason for saying
that he would stake counsel of the people by
calling them together in convention" as the
Savannah Republican suggests: or that he
would "at once take the sense of the people Of
Georgia by q call Of the legislature" as belieped
by the Southern Recorder. We have the high
authority of Mr.. Cobb himself for saying 4where
constitutions end, revolutions begin"-and we
have been assured that revolution is not peace
able right. The second scene then, as we sup
pose, would be either call for volunteers (l }
| or failing that, an
ORDER FOR DRAFT Now, let any man in
his senses picture to himself the drafting Of the
militia Of Georgia for military descent upon
the people of the sovereign State of South
Carolina-a people identified with us in the as
sociations of a common origin and common
interest In the memorable language Of Gov
Troup, g let those who please to indulge in the
revery Of keeping this Union by force, 60 on in
their mad career" But The counses Of Gov.
Troup would hardly be needed Delenda est
Carthage !"-and political heresy must not be
tolerated in Mr.. Fimore's donlinions The
draft proceeds There are, we solemnly believe,
some parts of Georgia, (may we not say 30 Of
| allD where such proceeding would be turned
into the veriest farce-where the very boys, aye.
and the women too, would point the finger of
scorn at any man who wonld dare to take up
arms against the people of State! We would
fain hope that " in our downward course to the
grave, we had not reached point 30 near the
brink" Butsupposing the draft to proceed, the
next scene in the programme would be
The MARCH We have no heart for con-
jecturing either the order in which the march
would occur, or the materiel Of the invading
army. When States are to be subjugated, in
different matters are not to be regarded Seces-
sion must be met effectualy and at once" and
then comes last scene of all that ends this
strange eventful history"--but we forbear-
there is no need for imagination here-two bor-
der States engaged in all the horrors of epil
fwarfare! And FOR whaf! /! Because the moral
sense of the world is against us!" Because the
conscience of New England must be satis6ed
For these and the like considerations the cipil
of slavery" must be washed out in the best
blood of the land of the Rutedges and the
Pinckneys, of Calhoun and of Hayne, of Marion
and Of Sumter! Forbid it Georgia-forbid 1t
justice y! !