Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-12-06
The Georgia DenOcracy.

IHe Ue0rgt1 DenlOcfGCY.
The Mcdonald Democrats, in the Georgia
House of Representatives, endea~oured to get
joint resolution passed, in favour of sending dele
gates to the National Democratic Convention at
Baltimore. The proposition was voted down by
90 to 26. The next recourse Of the "Southern
Rights" men was to hold a general meeting
of the Democratic party, composed chiefly, of
course, of the Southern Rights Democrats O. the
Legislature. This meeting took place on the 25th
of November, at MilIedgeville, and long pream-
BILE, with the following resolutions, was unani-
mously adopted
Resolved That the question Of submission to the
COMPROMISE issettled in this State; and that it is the
duty OF the people, for the future, to unite man,
in the intexibe determination TO maintain, to the let
ter, the position which Georgia has taken against all
future aggessions by Congress upon the Institution OF
slavery.
Resolved, That id view of the indications given by
the Northern Democracy, to consider the slavery
question as finally settled by the Compromise to en-.
force the Fugitive Slave Law and 10 oppose its repeal
material modification, Georgia should be represented
in the Baltimore Convention, 10 cooperate IN such &C.
ton by that body and the nomination OF such Cand-
dates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency, as will
give vitality and efficacy to the Compromise, Sc
cure safety to the South and harmony to the Conted
eracy.
Resolved, That we recommend the Democratic
party hold Convention Miledgeye, at as
early day as may be convenient and expedent, to APP
point delegates to the Baltimore Convention, and that,
committee OF nine be appointed by the President ofhl5
meeting confer with the friends oil this policy iu
~ part of the State to designate and publicly announce
the day for the assembling of such Convention
What will these neophyte Submissionists have
to say to 'the indications given by the Northern
Democracy" in the late Congressional caucus {?
Instead of considering the slavery question as
finally settled by the Compromise" the majority
of the Democrats in Congress expressly refuse so
to consider it. There is no prospect that the Bal
timore convention will be more favourable to the
Compromise as fnality than tho Democrats of
the House OF Representatives.
Il does not appear that the Union Democrats,
who supported Mr.. Cobb, took any part in the
meeting. Mr. HARRISON and Judge Colquit were
the chief orators Of the occasion. The former
has we believe been waverer between the two
wings of the Democracy, claiming to be "Sou-
thern Rights" man whilst he condemned resistance
to the Com promise. The "Federal Union" de-
mocratc paper, which has occupied similar POI
ston Of hestancy, seconds earnestly the effort
to reconstruct the Democratic party 1t makes
the following arthmetical estimate of the strength
of parties, which is of some value out of Geor.
gia to refute the representations of the Washing
ton Union that Mr.. Cobb's election was Demo-
cratic victory
In the last election the whole vote OF the State was
sc 22l Suppose the Democracy had two thousand
Majority. The Wings would have cast in this cleo
ton 1890 and the Democrats $4,000; Of the whole
vote Mcdonald received little short of SO 600 of
these, not MORE and it is Beloved much less than 5000
were Wings This would leave 5000 Democratic
votes for Mcdonald; take these from the 80 GOO
Democratic votes in the State and there would
remain 10000 Democratic for Mr.. Cobb
which we believe is the full extent of The Democratic
vote polled for him. OF the 'ony thousand
Wing votes in the State, suppose three thousand
were given to Mcdonald, there wosld remain forty
thousand for Mr.. Cobb which together with the thir-
teen thousand De mocratic votes would make fifty sew
thousand, which is within fraction Of the number
he received Of the sixteen he papers in the State
all but two were in favor of Mr.. Cobb Of the six
teen Democratic papers in the State all but two or
three were for Mcdonald. These facts prove con
clusivey that the great body OF the Democratic par
ty and press ere in favor Of Mcdonald, Will st the
great body of the Wing party nd press 10 favor
OF Cobb.
The Medgevle Recorder pertinenty inquiries
what the "Southern Rights" Democrats propose
to do with their great doc trine of secession when
they get to Baltimore?
The Southern Rights party (says the Recorder) pen
ding the last Gubernatorlal canvass after they had de-
cared their present position that is recognition of
the Georgia Platform, still declared that the great
question or which the whole safety of the South de-
pended, the great right of State secession cause
or no cause and they declared they could sustain no.
body who did not support the doctrine After aban-
doning every thing else, they considered il their duty
try TO defeat Governor Cobb, this issue he being
deemed unsound by them this vita matter. Well,
we would respectfully enquire, if the late meeting will
hold their Baltimore Convention up to the doctrine
1t.
its nominee uaess he comes out distinctly in its favor?
We should ike to them test this Baltimore Con
venton, on this they contend VITAL doctrine to the
South. Will they test il?