Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-16


THURSDAY, AUGUST n, 1851.
We regard the following as the most satisfactory
evidence we have seen Of the disfavor with which
q Secession" separate or joint is now regarded
not only by the Union party papers ana me wings
generally, but also by the /" Democratic Southern
Rights party !, of the State of GEORGIA, as we pre-
sumo it also is in every Southern State but South
CARoLNA alone.
vrox TIE SAVANNAH GEORGIAN 9TH INSTANT.
The following appears in the Charleston Mer.
cara Of Thursday. We are really surprised that
so respectable paper as the Mercury should adj
init such articles into its columns, at least so far as
those articles refer to the pretended co-opera-
ton Of Georgia. Secessionists in Carolina know,
or ought to know, that the Southern Rights party
Of Georgia and their candidate for Governor ac-
knowledge themselves hound by the action Of the
Georgia Convention, and that they are pledged not
to resist any past Gggressicns Of the General Gou-
ernment. Does the Mercury, or this "Charles-
tonian by BIRTH, not see that against this pledge
would be fraud and falsehood in the Southern
Rights party Of Georgia to take single step? II
really looks to us as If the Mercury is trying to
keep up the spirits Of it's own peoPle-the i'm
mediate Secessionists of Carolina-by the publi-
cation Of such matter the following If i really
believes such statements, the delusion s pltiable:
Ertract Of "a Letter from C~olnian noso in Georgia
It is with extreme regret and pain that observe through
the Charleston papers what regard and what regarded
by Southern Rights in this State symptoms Of re-
treat from the elevated and firm position we all think south
Carolina standing upon BY portion Of the citizens o.
Charleston. Charlestonian by birth, and It Is only
within the past year that into sister State OF Geor
ga with business prospects Being still deeply interested
In the cause in which South Carolina 10 engaged were
still her czen and the being conended for here
it that my opinions are entitled apart rom tnelr
perfect sincerity be regarded without the least degree
ofprejudice.
Of State Rights Southern Rights and the great constitutional
remedy for Southern Wrongs will sustain BY the formation
Of parties among you. South Carolina waits for CO.
operations meaning thereby two smuI-
taneousy and by preconce secede from the Union, she
had well give up the contest once and acqulesce NO
such thing going to Vrginia-no, beg her par
on-Virenias last Legislature have recently made their
last will and testament the subject She may Or she may
not hereafter elect those who will destroy that decson or at
least add codc The Southern Rights men OF Georga,
know are intensely anxious that South Carolina should take
the initiative and secede early possible What be
the result Of the coming elections here uncertain but in
eeiiher fortune" Carolina ought to act If the Union
party kPhe ascendency Georgia cannot recover under two
years. Should the Southern Rights party succeed then you
have the cooperation desired 10 not too much
losing sight Of the great foundation of the doctrine of Seces
sion, viz State sovereignty 10 insist 80 strongly upon the
absolute necessity Of cooperation
"Co j. M. Calhoun in his acceptance Of Union n0mi
nation Senator from the 3lst district Of this State says
Could South Caroline obtain the cooperation OF Georga,
she would secede c The press the North extreme
y anxious for the election Of Mr. Cobb in hope, doubt
Of its resulting in the effect Of the keeping South Carolina
from acting now and If not now, when Perhaps never
The Union party here in dread Of the election Of ex-
Governor Mcdonald. we elect him, as have said above,
South Carolina has cooperation at if we fail will she
wait two years. not knowing what will be the result them
But have dgressed my main object TO entrea you
to unite join your associations, do not quarrel do not accuses
npossible do not differ The argument is exhausted If
South Csrona fae now, she becomes byword and
mocke, and the is lost If she preserves her moral
dignity and redeems her pledge to the powers dele
gated for special purposes the tyranny OF reckless majority
is checked, and liberty s SAFE ct least in her hands
Let me add that sho6d Georgia. through her authori
ties fail second South Carolina, there ehousands 10 the
State ready the least inmston Of coercion, bring her
soil Of flesh and blood and nerve and STEEL to uphold
her righteous Of truth and justice Alas the Cons
tuition is dead !"
So far as this writer pretends to speak Of the
course which individual Georgians may, on their
own responsibility, pursue in the event Of seces-
sion by South Carolina, we have no cause to COM
plain; but we do deny, most emphatcally, that
there is any hope Of cooperation" on the part Of
Gov McDoNALD and the Southern Rights party Of
Georgia, in case of such secession. One word, in
conclusion. We sincerely believe that the election
of Gov. McDoNALD would have the happiest effect
in uniting the people of Georgia upon the stand
taken in the platform of her Convention. Butt tis
sheer nonsense to suppose, in the face of all the
evidence to the contrary, that either he or the party
Of which he is the candidate would eat their own
words; and the charge that they are in favor of
cooperation" is utterly and entirely unfounded.
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