The southern press., 1851-11-01
The EIestlon IN Georgia.

Georgia has gone for tho Union ticket, a. u "a
called, by eleven thousand majority, eecting six
Union and two dsanion congressman. This is
called great victory, and great reJolclngs are
had over it. We regret that we are unable to
deduce the same satisfaction from this result
There is no ground for joy, in our opinion, in
the election ct two disunion members OF Con-
gress from State which has hitherto had none
and in the falling off of the Union majority last
fall from thirty thousand to eleven thousand
The State of Georgia gives about eighty thous-
and votes "a minority Of eleven thousand would
be twenty eight thousand voters, nearly as large
as the whole vote Of this State. Such poll as
that for disunon instead of JOY and content
ought to produce serious apprehension and grief
Were these people sincere who shout disunion
against every man who does not consider it de-
cent or proper to rejoice over wrongs done to
the South, they would find but little real plea
sure in contemplating the election results in
Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia, States in
which, but a few years ago, disunionist would
have been political phenomenon, but where,
according to these demagogues, they may now
be- counted by tens of thousands.
There is anything but gra' ification, we should
imagine, in such facts as these. These yocfer-
GUS patriots, instead of singing halleluahs should
soften their voices to wailing and bow their heads
in grief before such proofs of the deplorabe pro-
gress Of the spirit of disunion among the people.
In these three States of Georgia, Alabama, and
Mississippi, there are, according to these demo.
gogues,one hundred thousand disunionists voters,
which, including the non.voters, would make
a body of nearly half million of the population
of three States of the South, opposed to this
glorious Union. Is there anything in that to be
proud Of? Would any good man, true patriot,
or real lover of the Union, perceive in suc, fact
aught that could reconcile him to the future, or
give him pleasure or confidence in the present!
No. What, then, is the conclusion Either that
the jnbilants are not sincere in their exultation,
or that they are enemies to the peace of the
country, who rejoice in discord, and become hap
py over the increase of disaffection among our
people.
We, in charity, prefer ascrbing their conduct
to the former motive. We have long since dis
covered and exposed the disgraeefnl demagogue-
ism which, for difference Of opinion in refer
ence to question Of legislative settlement of a
sectional difficulty, would divide our people into
classes, like those of Unionists and disunionists,
and shown that il was miserable resort Of reck-
less demagogues, who, by the use of names and
words, sought to create parties that did not ex-
ist to bolster up their own insignifcance and
P"'y "SehhOoot " NO" Parry SiiOo oue PoPuioi
Names
This is in brief, the whole history of the great
Union party in the South.-M o. Della.
The Delta is some " hat ut fault in its cacula-
tons of the Georgia election. Cobb's majority
over Mcdonald is some eighteen thousand, or
rather that is the calculation of the submission
prints of Georgia. Even from their admission
the Southern Rights party have gained twelve
thousand votes since the fall election, which we
look upon as o decided triumph; it shows
oonclusiyely that. twelve thousand have been
convinced tina! singing hozannahs to the glo.
rious Union will not protect them from the in
suits of the North.
We, too, will rejoice at the election, but not
like the Georgia Citizen with a seventy -four
gun at the head of one of its columns, booming
forth the glad tidings that Georgia is willing to
submit to whatever degradation the imps of
Northern fanaticism may be pleased to place
upon her Submissive neck. The Southern
Rights party have been defeated, but not dis
couraged; they will never permit their flag to
trail in the dust Of submissionism-but will bear
it aloft, and, in the language Of the brave Law
renee, will never give up the ship."-ALbeOille
Is. CO. Banner.