The daily union., 1852-02-10
Prom the Savannah Georsiun Fsn
The Washington Union ana ths Census r,in,,s'

Prom the Savannah GeorKiun F.l
The Warrington Union and ths Census Prin,,ss
On resolution proposing give the lucrative oI u
printing the census to Messfs Donelson 4 Armsrou y
editors OF The Union-the profits OF which are eslms
az not less than hundred thousand dollars-BIr Vs@
oe' The leader OF the North Carolina democracy naJs
The following remarks;
why give it TO Doneson 81 Armstrong; What el,i..
nave hey upon u.s. upon the countryf Mr. Doneson s
ooh osea me adminstfatof Of General Jaekson's oph
IONS say he is administrator not only in his wrong H.,
IN General Jaeksons wrong Ay, sir, lie has no clsi NY
ence oil his power during the last viii ne yer Nv
a ana man 20 whip me. can get done cheaper Laugh
They have claims upon me that know of Thevb,.
held me up Ia common with those with whom have e Ss
Cd as southern ianates cooperating with northern aa
which they were capable Of using They have no clans
upon lne and wish TO lot them know H. A course s"s
as this journal has pursued claim uno
the confidence ol those who received their
Well may the great body OF the southern democraev
ask, with Mr. Venabe. what claims have the editors o
Union upon us? Mr. Venabte says he felt the influence
their power last summer. Where, would ask lhrougb
out the whole South, was II not felt last summerl ".
speak alone Tor this State yetwha say OF Georv
may be sad, with greater or less limitation. OF Yinns
North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi ami
Arkansas.
In our late contest then, on which side was hrov,
the influence OF this powerful press On the side Of Ib
great body OF the democracy in favor oil the uars
composed OF nearly the entire whig strength OF Geopg
We answer that none OF the old wing lournals-hs
Savannah Republican, the Augusta Sentinel, lhe Mi.
ledgevle Recorder, the Macon Messenger, The Coubu,
Enquirerdd more faithful service for Messrs Toombs
Stephens and Cobb than their Washington coabo,er IN
the hands of Mr. Donelson The facts OF The canvas
are fresh in the memory OF every in our midst but
as they may not be well known abroad, we may be
pardoned, for moment TO recur TO them, In doing So
let premise that the question OF acquesc in e
Compromise not the issue in last falls election
That question had been eclded-unconditionally abso
lutey and joreuer decidedly the result OF the confess
OF the previous autumn Georgia. in her sovereign Stat
convention, held December. 1850, had determined 10 o
guiesee and from that determination no appeal wa,
taken. This being the TACT, IN anticipation OF the eY
piration OF Governor Townss term of Office the pre,,
body Of the democratic party held convention in Ml.
ledgevlllc last summer TO nominate his successor
Assembling in Milledgeville the convention oceedsi
TO nominate for governor Hon. c. j. McDonaId-a ssr4
ling democrat, old supporter OF Gen Jackson--wbo
had twice filled that office by the unanimous voice Of h
Georgia democracy His nomination was followed bv
the distinct and positive ahrmance OF all the cardinal
principles OF democracy opposition TO national baok
opposition 10 protective tariffs, to internal Improvements
by the general government-in fine. opposition 10 wha.
gerry and federalism in all their parts, together with sun
port OF all the doctrines OF the democratic republican
party Not word was said in favor OF disunon or re-
sistance 10 the Compromse-noi purpose was enter
taned by the delegates 10 promote either the one OF M
other Georgia bad determined 10 acquiesce, and her de-
termination was law TO every democrat within her limits
| Nearly simultaneous with the nomination of demo.
crat-the choice OF the great body OF the pary-fo gov
enor of the same faith were put in nomination by
the party nearly all our congresso districts
Among the latter we may mention Colonel j w Jack.
son, of this city, who openly proclaimed his democraey
and his purpose, elected OF taking his place at WASH
ingon with the democracy OF the Union. Another was
William h. Stiles, an unfaltering democrat, whose
democracy had received less endorsement than tina,
President Polk in appointing him minister 10 Austria
con district; another MIR. Mcmillan, who was de-.
| feaed by MIR Toombs The only district in which
democrat not run is, we believe, Mr. Stephenss in
which an overwhelming whig majority made such step
hopeless.
On the other side the wings OF The S,a,e uniag with
such democrats as refused TO go with the great body Of
their old friends, put in nomination Cobb for governor
and such wings as Ioombs, Stephens, and Hopkins or
Congress And we again assert that it was N fdvor
the latter, and against Jackson and Stiles and Bailey, and
the great body Of the Georgia democracy that the nd
ence OF the washington Union was thrown IN our late
canvass The pretence set up by its editor that he
tanned Cobb, Toombs, and Stephens in opposition their
democratic opponents for the reason that the latter
in favor of resisting the Compromise and sundeng he
Unon is utterly and absolutely unfounded-an unlruh
which for very shame its authors should repeat
ing. As have said the question OF submitting 10 Of
resisting the Compromise had been settled months pre-.
vious TO the commencement OF the canvass. Every one
Of candidates proclaimed his acquescence in the de-
cison OF his Sateevery one oil our presses took pre-.
cisely the same position Yet fully advised of all hs
the Union did not even remain neutral between the great
body of the Georgia democracy and their opponents
Heart and soul it went for the latter, and for Howell
Cobb, their nominee for governor Through its influence
and example, not fe true democrats as Georgia ever
heresy-never, we fear, to return to their old party
What claims, then, has Mr.. Doneson upon the dem0.
racy of Georgia'
Another question we would ask in all frankness Of our
northern democratic friends Do they intend 10 Strengthen
the hands OF the Washington Union in its wariareu upon
the southern democracy by giving II job out OF which
it will probably realize one or two hundred thousand DOL
lars OF profits We would address this question par
uculary TO the friends OF Messrs. Douglas, Buchanan
and other distinguished democrats from among whom h
Baltimore Convention will make its nomination. We
ask il under the supposiiion that the hostility Of The
Union is still to be kept up against us-whch have
every TO expect [For, has it uttered word
through the influence OF its favori,e Cobb or has de-
of the latter and his friends in refusing to unite with
vention TO send delegates Baltimore II Can northern
mics 7 We speak plainly because we feel deeply. We
have borne much, and are willing 10 forgive and forget
much. But If we are TO have harmony between ID,
democracy North and South, there are some thin,
which should not be forced upon us. All that a,s
is, that northern democratic friends should take
sides against the Washington Unlon but simply that ihg
shall endorse, and encourage, and make more effa
cious and dangerous It's hostility to tue Stae.rghs
democrats OF the South by recognising il The organ
the party and avishng upon II the favors of the party
Let this census printing be given out 10 the lowest BID
der, or TO any good democrat, northern or southern,
who has not declared against us. and we shall Be
content
More hereafter
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