Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-03-28
THE Nalcoutent Payty in Georgia.

The Compromise denouncers in Virginia sire
nuouslv demur to the name Of Disunionists; and
since they have come at last to the point of &C
knowledging that they are SubmdssioniStS (albeit
TO measures which they characterize as tyrannical
and degrading) we have no disposition to press
the appellation upon them. But although they
submit and say they submit, and resolre that they
submit, they do it with many protestations of
dissatisfaction with the Compromise. 1t is fair TO
presume that they will not object to being called
Malcontenis, for we know no other word that more
precisely suits their case.
The Virginia Malcontents then, have decided
not to 90 into the Southern Congress proposed
by the Nashville Convention, and have utterly es-
chewed any abandonment Of their former party re-
lations In Georgia the case is very different
The act of the Legislature ordering a popular
Convention to be called, if California should be
admitted into the Union, made it necessary that
distinct issue should be ma de before the people
the question of Union or Disunion on account of
the Compromise measures. The Union men car
red everything before them, and, in the Conven-
ton, organized Constitutional Union party, con-
stituted Unfortunately of Wings and Democrats.
In the elections, theiropponents found it necessary
to disclaim Disunionsm, but took the name OF
Southern Rights party. This arrangement OF
parties has since been fully maintained. The
Constitutional Union party will nominate Mr.
Cobb, or some other conspicuous representative
OF their sentiments, as their candidate for Cover
nor; and we see that the Augusta Constitutional
ist, leading organ of the Macontents, urges that
party also to hold a nominating Convention at
Miedgevlle The cue Of the Ccnstitutionast
is a little singular. 1t pronounces the movement
of the constitutional Union party "a scheme for
making Georgia Wing State and declares that
''the triumphof the coalition of Toombs, Stephens,
Cobb d Co., is the triumph of Willard Fillmore
and his principles in Georgia" Then, turning to
the Malcontents, it urges all such as have been
Wings to combine with the "Southern Rights
Democrats" to rescue the State and sketches a
programme of oprations as follows:
There are many shades oil opinion prevailing among
the Southern Rights party but they not OF such
character as may not be harmonzed. They are, at
any rate, such need take the form Of active and
conflicting anagonism. These differences will not pre-
vent their agreeing cordially upon of future
policy. and acting together to accomplish the triumph
OF State Rights principles common to them all, and
which harmonious in their antagonism to Federal
ism and Consolidation.
"lhere is nothing in the cardinal principles of the
Southern Rights Party OF Georgia which should prevent
the whole body oil the Democratic party of Georgia ial
lying TO its sandard-or that party is essentially par
~ of State Rights principles. There is much in its
principles TO commend to all those Wings who are
not federass at heart, and advocates of strong Co.
yernnent, to averawe the State Sovereientes.
With d view 10 harmonic opinions, and agree upon
platform upon which all such can unile and upon
candidate Tor Governor whom all can support we
suggest that the Southern Rights party Of Georgia hold
a Convention at Milledgevile ON the second Monday
in June"
When it is considered that many of the most
distinguished Democrats of Georgia are with Mr.
Cobb, WI is thus denounced and excommunicat
ed by the Macontent organ it is apparent that the
hopes of the faction which it is underwriting to
rally are exceedingly slender Judge Berrien
was thought TO represent the only fragment of
the Wing party in Georgia that was inclined to
coalesce with the Calhoun Democrats, but he has
recently in the Senate, declared his adhesion to
the platform Of the Georgia Convention. With
no Wings to supply the vacuum produced by the
departure of the Union Democrats, the malcon-
tents of Georgia are not likely to profit much by
their Milledgeville .Convention.