The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-04
Pierce Leaders in the South.

The division in the Southern Democratic
ranks assumes greater significance. The Union
Democrats, awakening to a sense Of the infu
ences which control the PIERCE organization in
that section, are more and more disposed to re-
sent the manner in which they have been out
man1uvred, and to break an alliance in which
the sacrifice is altogether on their side. The
Southern Rights Democrats, again, flushed
with their present advantage over the Union
men, resume their old imperious airs. and pur
sue course more likely to widen than to heal
the existing breach.
These features Of the contest are most dis
tinctlv marked in Georgia, where affairs have
been brought to crisis by the action Of the
Atlanta Convention. The Southern Rights
majority of that body carried matters with
somewhat too high hand; they demanded that
| all concessions should be on the side of the
Union members; and the ticket finally adopted
left no doubt as to their intentions or their
strength. The Marietta (Ga.) Constitutional
| Union-one of the dissentient Democrats-thus
epitomizes the political characteristics of the
individuals put forward by the Atlanta Con-
ven,ion as entitled to the support of the PIERCE
party in the State
"Wm. L. Mitchell said that when hs spirit is
waited to Heaven on angels wings, he desires to
look back as he goes on the broken fragments OF
| the American Union
"Hon. Wiison Lumpkin did not undertake to say
whether State could peaceably sccede or not; but
decided that secession ought to take place even
though it should be revolution, and this as late as
| We tAnvass Of last year.
"Hon. VIM Schley said that he would rather
vote for Rhet for President than for any north
"Hon. H. v. johnson was disunionist from poll.
cy, but fading ii a mistaken one, is not disposed
to insist upon it at present.
"Sos. E. Brown, esq., and the alternate Of Chcro.
kee county defended throughout the resolutions OF
the Nashville Convention, and were wholly iden
| tilted with it's scheme of 'resistance'
"Hon. Hugh A. HARRISON acted throughout with
the Southern Rights party, though Directing to
some of its heresics.
"R. w. Flournoy, ESQ.,, acted with the Union
party, but chung to the heresy of the right of
peaceable secession.
1.-THE two last named gentlemen have been called
Union men, but the facts which we state show
they were never identified with US. The remain
der of the Southern Rights ticket are all disunon-
ists."
With such men to lead the PIERCE party, it
is not wonderful that we hear of Union Demo-
Gratis who intend to Withhold their support from
the Atlanta ticket. Colonel JACKSON, of Sa-
vanah, has been trying to prove that no differ
ence in principle ever existed between Union
and Southern Rights Democrats, but his efforts
in this direction appear only " have satisfied
the Union Democrats more completely Of the
extent to which they are compromised by the
prevailing Democratic organization.
We have not discovered an instance in which
Mr.. PIERcE's Southern Rights supporters dis
avow their distinguishing and obnoxious opin-
ions. They are Secessonists at heart still.
The defiant tone OF Mr.. FORSYTH of the Co.
lumbus (Ga.) Enles-he who claims PIERCE
as the product Of the creative power of the Sc
cessionsts-is proof this His issue of the
29th ult affirms his continued adherence to the
Secessionist avowals of 1850. The principles
involved are merely kept in allegiance, he says
not abandoned.
The Richmond Times of Saturday states
that Mr.. R. K. CRALLE, Of Virginia, one of
the most fiery nulliers in the land, sis an ar
dent supporter of General PIERCE, and de-
clared in recent publication that he is the
only Presidential candidate since the days of
Mr.. MONROE in whose election he, Mr..
'CRALLE, has felt the slightest interest,""
1t is not unfair to assume that these Seces-
sionist supporters Of General PIERCE have
valid reasons for regarding him with favor.
They know we'll their grounds of preference,
and act with full reliance on his availability for
their purposes. His silent acquescence in their
pretensions serves them more efTectually than
any other course tina, he could adopt.