The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-10

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Printing, which shows very plainly the sentl
ment entertained towards that print by its forme
political friends at the South. The Georgian
is well known as one of the staunchest ah'
strongest Democratic papers in Georgia aud We
have numerous other expressions OF s'1'h"
views and feelings from other parts OF The 'oou'''
Not only has its recent course and conduct ca'ieo
forth the emphatic disapproyal OF It's former al
lies Mt the South, but even from The North voices
of indignant protest have been raised against The
Federal and Rsrce Bill doctrines it recently has
preached.
The Wkesbarre Pa) journal contains q
strong editorial, exposing that course and lie
consequences, which, in connection with this arti
Gle from the Georgian, tend to show that the
assertions made by us are fully sustained by the
Republican party everywhere, North aud South
From The Daily Georgian.
| The WASHINGTON Union AND THE CENSUS
PRIrTIHG On resolution proposing to give
the lucrative job ofprinting the census to Messrs.
| DOnelson a. Armstrong, editors of the Union
the profits of which are estimated at not less
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the leader of the North Carolina Democracy,
made the following remarks:
Why give it to Doneison q Armstrong p
What claim have they upon US, or upon the
country? Mr. Donelson has been called the
administrator of General Jackson's opinions. |
say, he is administrator, not only in his wrong,
! but in General Jackson's wrong. Aye, sir, he
has no claim upon me, or upon those whom /
| represent ! felt the influence OF his power
during the last summer will never pay man
to whip me. can get it done cheaper. Laugh
ter
They have no claims upon me that know of.
They have held me up, in common with those
with whom | have acted as Southern fanatics, CO.
operating with Northern Aboltionists They
have denounced us 10 the strongest terms which
they were capable of using They have no
claims upon me, and | wish to let them know it.
A course such as this journal has pursued can
never create claim upon the confidence of
those who received their denunciations."
Well may the great body of the Southern
Democracy ask, with Mr.. Venable, what claims
have the editors of the Union upon US? Mr.
last summer. Where, we would ask, through.
out the whole South, was it not felt last summer!
We speak alone for this State--yet what we say
of Georgia, may be said with greater or less
limitation, of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennes-
see, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas.
In our late contest then, on which side was
thrown the influence of this powerful press!-
On the side of the great body of the Democracy,
or in favor of the party composed of nearly the
entire Wing strength Of Georgia We answer
that none of the old Wing journals, the Savan
nah Republican, the Augusta Sentinel, the Mil.
ledgevilie Recorder, the Macon Messenger, the
Columbus Enquirer, did more faithful service
for Messrs Toombs, Stephens, and Cobb, than
their Washington co.lahorer in the hands Of
Mr. Doneson. The facts Of the canvass are
fresh in the memory Of every one in our midst;
but as they may not be 80 well known abroad
we may be pardoned, for moment to recur to
them. In doing So lot us premise that the ques-
ton of acquiescence in the compromise was not
the issue in our last falls election. That ques-
ton had been decided ncondilionally, abso-
utely, and forerer decidedly the result of the
contest of the previous autumn. Georgia in
her sovereign State convention, held December,
1885, had determined to acguiesce, and from
that determination no appeal was taken This
being the fact, in anticipation of the expiration
of Gov. Towns term of office, the great body
of the Democratic party held n convention in
cess:f ~
Assembling in Milledgeville, the convention
proceeded to nominate for governor Hon. c. J..
Mcdonald, sterling Democrat, an old support
or of Gen. Jackson, who had twice filed that Of
flee by the unanimous voice of the Georgia Dem.
ocracy. His nomination was followed by the
distinct and positive afiirmance of all the card
inal principles Of Deulocracy-oppositiOn to a
National Bank, opposition TO a protective tariff,
to Internal improvements by the general govern.
ment-in fine. opposition TO Whiggery and Fed
erasm in all their parts, together with a sup
port o. all the doctrines Of the Democratic re-
publican party. Not word was said in favor
of disunion or resistance TO the compromise.
Not purpose was entertained by the delegates
to promote either the one or the other Georgia
had determined to acquiesce, and her determine.
ton was law to every Democrat within her linn
its.
Nearly simultaneous with the nomination of
Democrat, the choice of the great body of the
party for governor, men of the same faith were
put in nomination by the same party, in nearly
all our Congressional districts. Among the
latter we may mention Col. J. w. Jackson, of
this city, who openly proclaimed his Democra-
cy, and his purpose, if elected, of taking his
place at Washington with the Democracy of the
Union. Another was William Fl. Stiles, an un-
ceived no less endorsement than that of Presi.
dent Polk, in appointing him Minister to Aus.
tria. Another was Mr.. Bailey, who now repre-
sents the Macon district another was Mr.
Mcmillan, who was defeated by Mr.. Toombs
The only district in which Democrat was not
run lie, we believe, Mr.. Stephens, in which an
overwhelming Wing majority made such a step
hopeless.
On the other sideithe Wings Of the Slate, uni
ting with such Democrats refused to 60 with
the great body of their old friends, put in nom-
nation Cobb for governor, and such Wings as
Toombs, Stephens and Hopkins for Congress
And we again assert that it was in favor Of the
latter and against Jackson, and Stiles, and Bal
ley, and the great body of the Georgia Demo.
cracy that the influence of the Washington
Union was thrown in our late canvass. The
pretence set up by its editor that he sustained
Cobb, Toombs and Stephens in opposition to
their Democratic opponents for the reason that
the latter were in favor of resisting the compro.
mise and sunderiDg the Union, is utterly and
absolutely unfounded-an untruth which for
very shame, its authors should cease repeating.