The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-09
From The Athens (Gsorgia) Herald.

WHAT WILL GEORGIA DO The question
which recently divided parties in this State hav-
ing been settled, and tn. approaching Pre-iden
tial election will probably involve new issues in
contest Of that sort, the Question 4" What will
Georgia do % is presenting Itself on every hand
As far as we have been able to gather any thing
from the signs of the times we believe the
whole people Of Georgia are disposed TO unite
in advancing the interests of that national party
which will offer the most reliable security
against any further legislation upon, or aQita
ton of the subject of slavery by Congress.
The people of the South want seculity-they
need repose. That party at the North, there,
fore, which will unite with them in the main
tenance of their rights, as claimed in the "Geor
gia PLATFORM" will, We think, receive the sup
port of the great mass of the people, not only
Of Georgia, but Of all the Southern States Al
all events, Judging from the temper CT the times
this is, we believe, the determination of all
parties at this time. Very great changes may
however, take place between this time and IT.,
opening of the Presidential campaign. The 20
litical cauldron now boils fiercely-Old organ
cations are shaken to their centre, and new ones
are being formed What may be the final re-
suit, We cannot undertake 10 say-though we
have no hestancy in expressing the opinion tina
Just at this time, there is strong disposition
manifested by all parties in Georgia at least, TO
form such an alliance as will protect our inter
ests in future.
AMUsTYG.-We have been amused for some
time at the appropriation made by the Washing
ton Union and the Washington Republic, of the
triumph of the constitutional Union party at the
late election in this State. The former claims it
ss Democratic victory, and the latter as a WIFI
victory. They seem TO have practiced upon thu
rule, that one story is good till another is toll
still we thought, by this time, with all the IN,
of the press, they would have seen that neither
sto1y, as told by them, is true.
We think the Republic is neigher right thar
the Union, but when it gets its eyes open, it will
find that il will have to take its trouble for it,
pains in the premises. The leaders of the tri
umphant party here, say that they belong &c
neither of the two great parties. They profess
to WELD two-edged battle axe, which they de
clare will cut terribly upon one party or the Other
or both, as they may happen TO come up to, OF
fall short Of their demands.
The truth of the matter is this. The lat,
contestin Georgia was not fought between Wing
and Democrats, but Southern Rights men and
constitutional Union men. The latter made the
people believe that the former we're trying "a
blow up the Union We heard Of one compro
mise enthusiast, who commended that they were
trying to blow up creation. No wonder, with
these dreadful ideas in the peoples heads, that
the madcap, disunion, Southern Rights men, in
stead Of blowing up the Union, or creation, got
bowed up themselves 1t was, then, Union
victory obtained by false pretensons and repre-.
sensations. That's the truth Of the whole mat.
ter, let the Union and Republic dob and paint
up the case as they may. We admit, however,
as we limited before, that whiggery got some.
what the upper hand. As TO how the whole
matter will turn out, it is not exactly in the
power any one yet to say.