The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-29
Georgia Politics.

Georgia Politics.
We republished the other day, the recomuen
dations of the Macon (Ga) Messenger to the
Constitutional Union party of that State, urging
il to send delegates to the Baltimore convention.
Since that time the same print has declared that
its policy will meet the approval of the leaders
of its party. There are, however, dissentient
voices raised by other representatives of the
same organization. The Augusta Chronicle and
Sentinel, like the Messenger, a leading Wing and
Constitutional Union paper, thus refers to the
proposal:
From the Chronicle and Sentinel
THE TRUE PoLIcY.-We have watched with
some interest the movements of parties and
party leaders, for the last few weeks, and are
more than ever convinced that il is al Ike the duty
and interest of the Union party Of Georgia, and
indeed of Union men everywhere, to keep en-
tirely aloof from the old Wing and Democratic
organizations of the Notth--to enter into no al.
liances and to hold no political fellowship with
them. We are aware that some of our Southern
Right friends have pursued different policy
Disregarding their pledges at Nashville, they
have in hot haste, entered into alliances, and
committed themselves to men and measures at
war with all their former principles, professions,
and aims. BY pursuing this fatal course, they
have forfeited the respect and confidence of all
rejecting and patriotic men, and materially i'm
paired, if not utterly destroyed, their influence
in all time to come. The man who would have
dared to predict, twelve months ago, that Ran
toul and Preston King and other Freesoilers of
the North would be associated with the fire.
eaters of the South, in devising party schemes
to secure party ends, would have been set down
as mailman. And yet it is even So
But what is worse than ALL is the fact that
there are some in our own ranks who urge upon
the Union party similar course. The last Ma.
con Journal d Messenger in particular, strongly
recommends the Constitutional Union party of
Georgia, to send delegates to the Biiimore
Democratic convention, to be held in June next,
then and there to aid in the selection of candi-
dates for President and Vice President
Now we humbly trust that the Union party
of the South will be guilty of no such folly In
the first place it has no invitation to that conven-
ton, and her delegates would be Justly viewed
as interlopers and intruiers and therefore not
entitled to seats. And in the second place, even
if they were permitted to participate in its de-
lberations, they would achieve no valuable pur-
pose. AS was the case in the Congressional
caucus, they would be voted down, and baflled,
and fretted, and crippled; the party would be
weakened at home and ridiculed abroad perhaps
entirely broken up and scattered
The true policy of the Union party is to main
tain its present distinctive organization Sup
pose it were not to be represented in either
of the national conventions, and should take no
part in nominating, or even electing Presiden-
tia candidate? Would this impair its influence
at home or abroad? We presume not.
The idea that we should thrust representa-.
ton into the Baltimore convention to make it
do right and to keep the freesoil and secession
influence in check, with due respect to our
worthy contemporary, we look upon as rather
Quixotic. No, let us hold on to our present
organization and principles, prepared at the pro-
per time to give our support to those who re-
spect the former and will maintain the latter
Rome Courier
1t would, indeed, be needless to say, after the
late avowal of our sentiments, that we cordially
approve the article of our Rome contemporary.
And we rejoice to perceive that the press of the
Union party generally, those that have the indie
pendence to speak out, are taking similar DO.
sitiOn There seems to be no affinity among
them for the Quixotic suggestions of the Jour
nal + Messenger, although that print seems to
think that it represents the views of the politi-
clans at Milledgeville. By the way, speaking
of the politicians at Milledgeville, reminds US
that some two years ago, they assumed to die.
tate to the people of Georgia, what course they
should pursue in reference to the slavery ques-
ton; and We would most respectfully suggest
to those now assembled, to be admonshed by
the fate of their miscaleulating predecessors
who strangely enough, INDUCED the deluson
that they had only to command, and the people,
the intelligent patriotic voters of the State
would cheerfully obey. They soon, however,
discovered their error, and if the Journal q.
Messenger reflects the opinions of those now in
their fate is easily foretold
In reply to the suggestion of the Journal and
Messenger, that the Union men of the South
should send delegates to the Baltimore conyen-
ton to break up the coalition between the Abo.
litonists and fire eaters, and nominate Mr. Buch.
anan, the Courier" remarks:
eff We supposed the editor of that paper
really serious in urging upon the Union party OF
Georgia a course 80 absurd and ridiculous, we
have no idea it would for moment be seriously
entertained by any considerable number of its
The Union party of the South, we
presume, has too much self respect to thrust
itself upon body without invitation, and ex.
change lis cherished platform upon which it has
80 nobly and successfully fought the battles of
the Union, for the patched up and dubious Bal
timore pitfall into which it seems Southern
fire-eaters and secessionists, and Northern wool
ly-heads and freesoilers, are disposed to leap
pell nell. Our worthy Macon contemporary
may fancy such meeting and such greeting,
but with the lights now before us, we must beg
to be excused from either"
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