The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-08-19
From the Savannah Daily Morning Newsl
Georgia Politics.


The present anomalous position Of parties
in Georgia presents to the minds Of our most
astute politicians a perfect gOrdian knot,
which they cannot unravel--a political prob
lem they cannot solye-the pons assinorun1
at which they stumble and over which they
cannot pass. The people, too, SO long in
the leading-strings of political demagogues,
having no party association or identity, are
sadly perplexed what to do, and the great
Question among them now is, "where shall
gop In this state Of doubt and uncer.
tainty-this period of "exquisite interval, /"
it may be readily imagined that the wire
pullers are on the rack
"For sure the greatest evil they can know,
Bears no proportion to tins DREAD SUSPENSE
This curious state of things, not only fur
nishes food for the thoughtful and schemine
politicians of our own State, but it has be-
come the subject of speculation among po
liticians throughout the country. 1t is i'm
possible to tell, under present circumstances
what Georgia will do. Parties arc so divid
ed and subdivided, and tangled up, that il
cannot be said that there is any organization
of parties here; and under the present as
pect of affairs, there is no prospect, as the
law of the State requires majority to elect
that there will be an election by the people
There are now at least four parties in this
State-namely: LIST. The Democratic party
proper. Cd. The Constitutional Union OF
Supplemental party Sd. The Scott party
And 4th. The Third Candidate or Webster
party, who will not support either Scott OIL
Pierce The two first may be regarded
strictly as divisions only of the Democratic
party, and the two last as divisions of the
wing party. Among those who pretend t.
be versed in such matters, it is supposed
that the Democratic party, alias the "Seuth
ern Rights" Democratic party, are the strong
est, and will obtain plurality if not a ma
jority of the votes to be polled, and that thu
Third Candidate party, if they nominate al
acceptable man, will obtain the next highes
vote. If the Convention composed OF thu
two wings of the whig party, which is to as
semble at Macon on the 18th and 18th o
Angus, should happen to harmonic, a
many suppose they may, and agree upon on
candidate, they will, by this means, obtain
nearly the whole whig vote of the State, ant
perhaps they mag carry the State for thei
man before the people. To defeat such al
organization, it would require as thorougI
unicn of the two wings of the Democrati
parry The wing vote of Georgia, we be
lieye, however, can never be concentrates
upon General Scott, and we thereupon thinl
there will not be union between the tw
wings of the wing party! We return thel
Ito the Democratic party proper We hav
said that that party will obtain PluralIt
of the vote of Georgia, and it is certain, W
believe, that if the two wings of that part
had harmonized and taken advantage of til
division among the wings, they could easil.
have carried the State for Pierce and King
AS it is their division will defeat an election
by the people. 1t has been said that Geor
gia always votes for the successful candldat
that it is never known how she will vot
until it is first known which is the stronges
man, and the one most likely to be elected
and then she throws her vote on the stron
side This is true of the last three elections
and if Pierce's prospects are at all fiatterln
lust before the election, the democratic part
may, like Aaron rod, swallow up the Con
stitutional Union Democrats Except tn
leaders, and thus again give the vote of tn
State to the successful candidate. Thi
would show wisdom and economy in the pee
pie, for We cannot sec why they should a
low themselves to go to the expense of as
sembling the Legislature to do that whic
is primarily their right and interest to d
themselves. The Constitutional Union pal
t ty cannot hope for success before the people
G Their only chance is to defeat an electio
9 before them, and carry it before the Legis
lature. This may be polite as a part
scheme, but we ask, is it wise or just to ia
: the State with this expense, merely to graf
= fly party spirit and revenge?
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