Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-06-16
GEORGIA..

The Marietta (Ga.) Advocate of the 10th ins
publishes IN an extra sheet. letter from Ex-Gov-
ernor Charles J. Mcdonald, accepting his nomi-
nation as a candidate for Governor, by the Con-
vention which met lately at Medgeve, and was
unable to give a name to the party it represented
This gentleman, it will be recoected, was Pre-
sident of the second Nashville Convention (Which
bv the wav, was not attended by any delegate from
Virginia. That Convention assembled after the
passage of the Compromise measures, and its
action was therefore predicated upon precisely
the same premises on which the malcontents of
Georgia 1--WE know no better name to give them)
now oppose Mr. Cobb and the Constitutional Union
party. 1t might be expected, therefore, that Mr.
McDonald's programme for his canvass would be
of piece with the propositions of the Nashville
resolutions. This, however, is far from being the
case Having briefly announced his acceptance
of the nomination, he States in some detail, his
opinion that the Compromise is ga fragrant and ia
tai violation of the rights of the people of the
Southern States, and will end in the sacrifice of
their interests, BECAUSE as he argues, it prevents
any outlet to their slave population. But he does
no propose to break up the Union because the
South has this prospect before it. The action of
the Georgia State Convention has fortunately fur
nished the Ex-Governor plea in avoidance OF
that position. Georgia, he says, has, in her own
sovereign capacity, decided not to secede for any
wrong in the Compromise, and therefore he, as a
good citizen, acquesces in her behest But as
this remarkable evasion really constitutes the main
pillar of the platform upon which Mr. McDon-
AIDS supporters rest their cause, we cite his own
words:
"Consideratons like these, induced me ofmy
States representatives. in the Southern Convention 10
deavor to bring about united action, on the part
OF the States interested IN this great SUBJECT to arrest the
progress of usurpaons, which, con 'nued, must
suit 10 the overthrows OF constitutional liberty and the
subverson of the Union. demand of their rights,
embracing but the equality and justice guaranteed by
the Cons uion, made with tirmness and moderation,
by all the Southern States united man, must
have eyerted the happiest influence, In my humble
judgment its effects would, ere have been seen in
its fruits OF Justice in the Government, and peace and
harmony among the States and the people But this
could not be accomplished and The wrong having been
done each s ate must Judge for itself without consua
ton with the rest IN the matter Georgia, IN advance
OF her sisters has in her capacity and her
people have determined TO pretermlt the outrage
mtted on her rights by the admission of California into
the Union State with her highly objectionable Con-
stiuon This they have done, moi from any affection
they have for the measure or The policy which dictated
couraged hope, too by the agreeable proclamation OF
some ofGheir sentines on duty, that "as we'll" Their
decision ought not to be disturbed, however much
il mayyconfiet with individual opinions. ln Govern
meut Of law and ORDER such decisions be censd-
cred authoritative They the will of the people II the
people have authority TO say that they will resist. and
10 deiermne the extent OF resistance, they have
abe Ike authority to say that they will not resist This
principle hold Ia be ncontroveriible, and necessary
10 the safety and happiness OF mankind"
This is mdness itself, to come from the pen Or
the leader of the Nashville Convention, No. 2
which percmptorily demanded the abrogation of
the Compromise the condition of preserving
the UnioB.
On the abstract question of secession, Mr. Nc
Donald holds, that
"rhe right nf State, in virtue of lis independence
and sovereignty 10 secede from he Union whenever |
the people thereof in heir sovereign capacity, shall de-
termine such step be necessary 10 effect their safety
and happiness flows necessarily from The nature of our
Governmental organization."
And he strives to find authority for his doctrine |
in the fact that the Georgia Convention declared
for resisting even to dissolution OF the Union, |
any future aggression, such as the repeal Of tn |
fugitive slave law. But that declaration affirm
ed nothing more than the right Of revolution,
which nobody questions. We observe that while
Mr.. Mcdonald himself asserts the right of State