The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-25
Democracy I'm Georgia.

Democratic paans which have been chaunted |
for few days past, with Georgia as their
theme. are somewhat premature. The re-
union of the two wings Of the party seems
still to have no tangible existence, notwith- |
standing the assertions to the contrary to which /
the proceedings of the Atlanta Convention
have given birth. The Savannah Georgian
and Courier, representing respectively the
Southern Rights and the Union sections OF the
Democracy, have agreed to fight tor PIERCE
and KING; but there are reasons for believing
that in taking this step they have acted win
an imperfect knowledge of the predictions OF
the party in other portions Of the State. This
is especially true of the Union Democracy,
W no can scarcely be expected to ratify arrange
ments involving their own absolute subIecnon
to the will of the Secessionists.
The Savannah Republican has brought to-
gether evidence Of the undisguised manner in
which the Southern Rights faction claimed and
exercised control, and of the deep dissatistac-
ton which this course has created in the ranks
of the Union Democrats. 1t is impossible
to reconcile the feelings manifested on both
sides with any idea of cordial and harmonious
action. We quite from the Republican of the
22d inst:
1.-The attention of the reader lie requested to the
following facts:
ain the report adopted by the Union Democrats
at Atlanta occur the following important para
graphs:
cave have boon dooply impressed with
tho iuea that to insure union, harmony, and en-
thusiasm among all the true supporters OF the Ma
tional Democratic nominees II was essential 10 or
ganize such an electoral ticket Doud fairly repre-
sent the t,oo branches Of the party knoton as Union
Democratic and Southern Rights Democrats Such
is still solemn c0npiction. Suffice 1t
to saw that we have deemed it advisable, that we
still deem it advisable tor the purpose OF removing
all causes Of irritated feeling between the two
branches of our common party, and rallying them
with hearty enthusiasm to the National Democratic
nominees. that changes should be male upon that
ticket as to give to the Union Democrats a lair
reprcsen tation upon 1t
"In the course Of the correspondence between
the committees Of the two sections OF the party, at
Atlanta, these views were Get forth and urged by
the Union Democrats. The Executive Committee
of the Southern Rights division replied that they
possessed authority to make any changes upon
their I, kct, and in justification Of their refusal
roceeded to make the following important state
ment:
".we have diligently sought information from
all parts of the State, and the result IL hrm con-
victon that any change at this time in the eecto-
raj ticket would weaken rather than strengthen
the cause in which We, in common with your
selves, are enlisted
Upon this extraordinary statement, the report
of TIE Union Democrats makes the following omi-
nous comments:
"sOne clause of their letter is clearly indicative
OF the fact had they been fully empowered by the
convention that appointed them to remodel their
electoral ticket they would have dechnrd to do go.
We refer to the paragraph in which they declare
their firm convicti6n,' from information diligently
sought from all parts of the State 'that any change
at this time in the electoral ticket wsuld weaken
rather than strengthe the c,usc In which we, in
common with yourselves, enlisted We deep
ly regret that such should be the indications of
feelings emanating from any portion of our South
crn Rights Democratic brethren, that simple
change of the ticket giving to the Union Demo
Gratis fair representation upon It should have 80
decided n tendency to drive them from the support
of their principles and their candidates.
"'lt might we'll be argued that If they, fully rep
resented upon the electoral ticket, decline to sup
port il upon this ground, much more are tDe TO ap
prehend that Union Democrafa, ercited by The same
recent divisions ,o to support 1t, since they are
lp.oi'y toitout representation upon IT.
"ln connection with the foregoing, we reproduce
the following extract from Governor Cobb's late
letter to Orion Stroud:
my friend, support it, in the selection Of which
had not participated, and which its leading
friends and supporters perInaciousy insisted
should not be disturbed, fer the purpose o! conci-
iation and compromise AS some of their more
liberal and JUS. udcd advocatcs have admitted,
il was asking Union men to do what. under sim.
lar circumstances, they would not have been viii
ling TO have done Themselves
"Onc idea stands out prominently in all the fore
going extracts and it is this thereis deep. seated
True, the Atlanta convention determined not to
run Union Democrat tic ticket, and to east no OBJ
stace' in the way Of conc entrating upon the South
Rights tic kct oil the strength and votes which
can be brought to its support. But the Union De-
moe rata say nowhere in their report that they
will vote the present ticket They seem to have
studously avoided committing themselves to such
a conrsc. Indeed the passages quoted above indi-
cate a determination 10 take no part in the cleo
ton. Those "i them who can forget the dishonor
put upon them arc left free to support the ticket,
but pledge or lntiinition is given to do All
this Is in accordance with suggestion thrown out
by leading Union Democrat some weeks ago
that his wing Of the party should remain passive
until the Southern Rights people were taught by sad
experience the necessity Of granting them honor
able terms Governor Cobb cannot support the
present ticket He says he cannot. Neither can
Judge Lumpkln, Mr.. w chord, ana the Nteen
thousand Union Democrats in Cherokee. Some Of
them may follow the example set them by their
scGboard brethren, but they will be few. We take
il for granted that no Union Whig will 80 far dis
honor himself to vote such ticket. Yet the
Gc0r gia, seeks 10 comfort it's friends with the pre-
d ction that Pierce and King will carry the State
by majority Of ten to twenty thousand!
We repeat, that the proceedings at Atlanta
shuw the existence Of n bitter and hostile spirit,
which las not yet been allayed. The Executive
Committee Of the Southern Rights division were
not content with simple refusal TO remodel their
ticket, but they dec are they have diligently
sought Information from all parts Of the State, and
tic result is firm conviction that any change at
this time in the electoral ticket would weaken
Their than strengthen the cause What does this
prove but the prevalence among the Southern
Rights people Of the most hostile and uncompro
missing rpirit? There arc at least twenty thousand
Union Democrat, in this State who would have
supported a Compromise ticket; yet it appears
there more than twenty thousand Southern
Rights men who would desert the party ere they
!