The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-26
Southern Democracy.


results.
The Southern Rights section. it seems, i'm I
pressed at last with belief that they haveE
carried matters with somewhat too high al
hand condescended to invite General w. b. [
WoFFoRD, one of the Union leaders, to accept
a place on their electoral ticket The General, {
not relishing the source of the invitation, de
clined; whereupon the Cassville (Ga.) Stand /
ard comments in this strain:
'Did the sef.conceited, arrogant clique who
work the wires of the Southern Rights, more
properly Dsunion party, suppose that General
Wofford any other Union man Of honor and /
principle would accept place on their ticket at
this late date, and under existing circumstances?l
Verify they must fancy place on their ticket isl
equivalent to the highest post of honor in the ma
ton! General Wofford very properly declined
the proposition He could not have done other
wise. We regard the proposition, coming at the}
time it does, and made to of the electors of the
Union ticket adding insult to in
Jury, and 'heaping up wrath against the day of
wrath The Union,part some weeks since prof
ferred the hand of fellowship to these was|
lat great sacrifice of feeling that this was done, on
account of the ultra tendencies of the Southern
Rights party, fully developed in their past his
tory. Yet, anxious to promote the union of all thc|
supporters of Pierce and King, they made the
|proffcr. The Southern Rights party selfishly andl
refused it. Now that we have ticket
lof our own, and good one, AMI that bids fair
Ito carry every thing befJre it, they very graci0us
stcp in and offer the pitu boon of one eector upon
their ticket. We forbear to express all we feel att
this new indignity."
The same journal, in an article headed
"Down with the Disunlonsts," expresses it'll
self yet more freely with regard to the men!
who have assumed control of the PIERCEI
movement in the State. "There is no doubtful
lit says, "that the prominent members and
leaders of the Southern Rights par.y"-thatis,l
the party which triumphed in the Atlanta Con-
|ventlon, and who form the subject of lauda
'tion in General PIERcE's organs-''are nearlyI
|eperu one Secessionists and enemies to the Gov-
.ernment."
The Standard proceeds:
"WiIl Union men suffer these Dsunionists to gctl
into power in Georgia? Surely not. We have
twice beaten them back, and yet with tenacity of
slife unprecedented and with the most logged de-
Termination, they again rush to the onset. Shall
1--we suffer them, as they are attempting to do, tol
jrun US of our own platforms, and trample .un
der foot No, sirs-never! They Pretend to be inE
flavor of Pielce-they call themselves Democrats;s
but let not Union men be deceived by these pro
LESSONS. They made the same professions last
fall, and yet they the President of two disunionL
conventions for Governor. Despair and revengej
have driven these men mad. They willing toj
Say and do any thing to get into power, and to re-
|venge themselves upon the Union Democracy i
This reta!iatiug spirit is with them paramount to
principle and this lie but too evident,
ling their late professions, and their pretended &C
|quiescence with the doctrines of the National De-
3mocracy 1t is visible in their actions, which speak
3louder than words. 1t was especially visible inB
their late conduct at the meeting in Atlanta whcrc
1.-The dire spirit Of hatred to the Union party pre-
vented them from forming ticket with Union menl
upon it,"
The Athens (Ga.) Banner, another Union|
Democratic journal, takes the same view, ands
supports it by the citation of facts and state
lments which merit the attention Of all who ares
mot prepared to convert the Presidential contests
into means of building up afresh the Seces-
''sionist party. Speaking of the Atlanta PIERcEs
land KING ticket and its authors, the Bannerf
Says:
"The frat thing which we behold is that they lays
claim to absolute supremacy over the DemocraticL
party of Georgia. They utterly refuse either toe
take down compromise their electoral ket ins
such manner fairly to represent all the friendsS
|of Pierce and King. Why this exclusivcness-w why
this obstuacy in refusing to yield to just pro
|positions Evidently to appropriate the Democra,ici
of Georgia 10 their own exciusiveE
control. What do they want with il? Certainly!
secessionize fret the Democratic party of Geor-
3gia, and afterwards the State itself These facts
demonstrate their intentions beyond doubt.
"Look leo at the letter OF Gov. Troup accepting
the nomination Of the Southern Rights party of
Alabama. What lie his meaning? Il lend you my
name to preserve your organization, and for that
purpose only, whilst vote for Pierce and King
Through the self styled Democratic electors I'M
Georgia"
"What docs he want them to preserve their or
3ganization for? Why, in order that he may fol-
back upon ii whenever ne may deem it necessary
"What says the Washington correspondent of
kthe Charleston Mercury on the same subject He
tells them not to enter into the existing Presiden-
tia! contest distinct organization, but to act
Temporarily with the National Democracy. Hear
him.
"'Co operation for giuen purpose does not reaiiy
imply compel entire merger absolute incorpo
election is but temporary thing the great issue
still undisposed Of looms up in the future, huge,
jshapeless, and threatening; shifting its position
land outline like the stormrack scuddng the sky
before The breath Of the approaching tempest
"Agan: Gays the came correspondent, under
date of the Sth instant:
"'The great body of the Southern Rights party
having determined to dsband their separate or
ganization for time, to operate with that party
candidate closest to them and frusrate the balance
sof power party in the North this attempt at or
gabization could not but prove failure, however
respectable and earnest the movers Of it,
"Ayc! for ,a'nme'-thats the word, and we de-
isire our people TO mark it and write it in their
1 books.
THE thing is too plain. All these facts are bot
the long ears which betray the ass beneath the
lions skin, and unless he is stripped of his dis
guise, we shall soon hear him again braying out
DisUsIoN, DIsuSios,' not at the head of a con-
temptbe faction. as heretofore, but at the head Of
the columns Of the Democratic party of Georgia. !"
The war is not confined to Georgia. II is
carried on in Alabama and Mississippi with
scarcely less force though in slightly different