The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-20

In this respcc. she il sovereign, and 10 therefore
the only party that can be properly appealed to,
to change that which she alone controls
An Echo to New York from Georgia.
| We find the following first-rate notice" of
the proceedings Of an opposition line to the
famous New York; Central Save-th Union-by-
contingencies &C ommittee-in the Au-
gusta (Ga.) Cons,itutionalia
The Georgia Branch of the New York AS
surance Company will have, however to take a
few more lessons from Head Q uarters This chirp
is very feeble one compared to the lutsy crow
ing of the New Yorker chandeliers. The Con-
s.tutionalisi is indignant at the attempt to make
capital for torlorn faction, out Of the anniver-
sary of Washington's birth, and thus scornfully
repudiates the idea
DISSERTATION OF WAsHINGToN' BrRTn-DAy.-
more baretnced and reprehensbe piece of
demagoguism than the following letter, has
never before been exhibited to the public gaze
since the foundation of the American confed-
eracy 1t deserves the scorn and contempt of
every citizen who holds in generation the mem.
DRY Of the FATHER OF HIS Country, and would
the arena of politics to subserye party purposes.
1t appears in the Savannah Republican of the
18th inst, and is, as the editors state, in an APP
predatory notice. nm invitation to them to unite
in this party celebration. Will the public senti-
ment of the country tolerate this effort of a
party which dubs itself "Ihe Constitutional
Union Party" presumptuously to appropriate
to their own ephemeral political schemings a
name and day dear to every good citizen of
this country--dear to every true votary of lib
erty--dear to every heart that can admire noble
virtues and lofty patriotism! There is either
hollow and disgusting hypocricy in the profess
sons of this letter, or it is the emanation of n
narrow mindedness not less depIorable-ema.
mating from men, from some Of whom, at least,
we should have expected better things
II the aim be solely to bolster up political
party, great national organization, asst termed
but which, in fact, has no organized existence
out of the State of Georgia, it is hypocritcal to
invoke the venerated name Of Washington for
such purpose If it be prompted by feeling
that there are no citizens of this great republic
worthy to unite with them in offering homage
| to n common benefactor-tO one who was "first
in war, first in peace, and first in tho hearts of
his countrymen," except those who agree in SEN
timent with them in approving these miscalled
unworthy of the enlightened age in which we
live. They afford melancholy spectacle of the
effect of party rancor and political ambition, to
darken fine intellects, and to eradicate magnani-
nous sentiments. Is this mode of celebrating
the birthday Of Washington, is peace measure
Are the intelligent and virtuous citizens of Geor-
gia, who are unprepared to say that the compro-
mise measures of the last session were happiiv
passed, to be forced thus into separate cele-
braton of Washington's birthday?
| 1t may well be doubted whether {" the Illus.
| trious stakeholder and planter, who sleeps on
the banks of the Potomac" would have this day
been, were his spirit now among us, arrayed on
the side Of this mongrel party association, form
ed by political schemers and demagogues, call
ing itself the Constitutional Union Party or
whether his sympathies, his principles-his love
of right and justice-his hatred of tyranny and
wrong-would not have arrayed him with the
great Southern rights party of his own native
South. We should never have desired to pro-
woke a discussion on such a point The name
and the fame of Washington belong now to no
State or section. "No cline can claim, no
country can appropriate him. He was the boon
of Providence to the human race" But when
ahandful of men, who have from selfish political
motives vainly striven to create themselves into
National Union party, but who cannot muster
corporars guard out of the State of Georgia
attempt in their desperation to convert day sa
cred to every Amerioan--~sacred to liberty and
to man--into political bacchanal, there is nc
language too strong to stlgmatize the desecra,
ton.
MACON, GA, Feb. 7, 1851
DEAR SIR The friends of the Union in this
place, contemplate public celebration of the
approaching Anniversary of Washngton's Birth.
day. As the Romans were accustomed to carry
the statues of the early heroes, in their process
sions, to remind them of the virtues and purity
of the better days of their republic, so we deem
it the part of patriotism in the present crisis OF
our public affairs, TO keep before our eyes, the
examples and tenchings of the founders of oui
government. We embrace the occasion as es-
pecially opportune to invoke the spirit and warn
ing voice of Washington, to frown upon the
bold designs of dsunion, so alarmingly ayowet
in every part of the confederaoy.
As committee appointed for the purpose, we
invite you to join in the proposed celebration
either by your presence or your counsel. We
desire that your influence may be felt, In restrain
ing the spirit Of INSTRUMENTATION and sedtion
wherever in our wide spread country it seeks
to dsintegrate the proud fabric of our govern
ment. We desire that your voice may go fortl
to the people, pleading for the observance and
abidance Of those great peace measures, which
so happily passed the last session Of Congress
And above all, that you may unite with US il
pushing forward that great national organization
which we look to under Gods Providence, al
the best, if not the only protection Of our cher
ished Union against The dangerous attacks o
faction and fanaticism.
Your otedient servants,
A. H. Chappell, James A. Nisbet, James w
Armstrong, Samuel Hall, s. T. Chapman, Robt
s. Lanier, Committee of Invitation
South Carolina.
The Republic heralds its news from tn,
Greenville district-its forlorn hope-with grea
pomp and parade. Now even admitting that al
the representatives from that district are submis
sion men, (Which strictly speaking is not true