The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-24

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was true, that Gov Mcdonald was not adherinl
to the project of the Nashville convention, tn
Union is without apology, upon its own show
inp. for opposing his election; and as it did d,
so, it must have been prompted by desire 4
place the Wing party Of Georgia in power
1t will be remembered that THE only distinc
issue between Gov Mcdonald and Mr.. Cobb
was made upon the abstract right of secession
THE Union Processes to have acted rrespectiv,
of this issue. II says 80 in the paragraphs w
have copied. Then Gov. McDonads advocacy
OF that right, was not made a ground OF objec
ton TO him on the part of the Union. Indeed
il declares that it supported Gov. Collier, disre
garding his maintenance Of that right, and vel
Il did, not only not support Gov Mcdonald, but
was actively engaged, side by side, with Mr.
Cobb, Toombs, Stephens, and the great body OF
the Wing party Of Georgia, in the crusade
against him.
Will the Union now seek to escape, under
the pretence that il supported MIR. Cobb, with
the desire to engraft upon the Baltimore con-
venion, the peculiar and sectional creed OF the
constitutional Union party of Georgia? Does
il expect that the Baltimore convention will
make acquiescence in the compromise part Of
its platform Suppose this should be demanded
and rejected, will the Union take ground against
the nominee of the convention! No. NO. This
il our understanding of the Union. II has no
principles of its own, which the great body Of
the Wings could not endorse. Its arguments
and its Efforts are directed to one point, that is
the maintenance of two, and only two, great
national parties; and it will fight up Whiggery
and fight down Democracy-fght up Democracy
and fight down Whiggery-hght down South
ern or Northern rights to accomplish its object,
and for what? For the PRINTING the immense
profits on printing. In sight of the public, the
Union fights on one side, the Republic and Ma
tional Intelligencer on the other. Division and
warfare between these selected champions in the
omen day and in the open feld--division of the
spoils at night The Express comes to Us this
moment with statement that the Republic has
not yet denied charge, lately made against it,
of being in secret partnership with the Union, in
an attempt before the Senate, to get an immense
and immensely profitable JOB Of printing Keep
up two, and but two national parties, and let the
Union be at the head of one, and the printing
profits will result as a matter of course.
To establish what we have asserted, that the.
Union knew its statement that Gov. Mcdonald,
when candidate for governor against Mr.. Cobb,
adhered to the project Of the Nashville conven
ton, TO be untrue, we copy below extracts from
his letter, accepting the nomination conferred
upon him, and with which the Union is known
to have been familiar.
A greater source of corruption does not exist
in this government, than the public printing.
We expect to pursue this subject farther, as
occasion may suggest.
Georgia, in the advance Of her sisters has
met in her sovereign capacity, and her people
have determined TO pre,ermit the outrage com
mitted on her rights by the admission of Cali
fornia into the Union as State, with her highly
Objectionable constitution. This they have
done, not for any affection they have for the
measure, or policy which dictated it, but from
their extraordinary forbearance and encourage
ment to hope from the agreeable proclamations
of some Of their sentines on duty, that all's
well. Their decision ought not 10 be disturbed,
hoDepsr much 10 may conflict wuh individual
opinions. In government of law and order,
,uch decisions must be considered authoritative.
They are the will of the people. II the people
have authority to say they will resist, and to de-
termine the extent of that resistance, they have
the like authority TO say they will not resist.
This principle hold to be uncontrovertible, and
necessary to the safety and happiness of man
kind" "a
Agaiu-a The Constitution is the compact of
union, and our safety depends on q strict con
,truction Of it. Il is to our country what the
Bible is to the Christian, and departure from II
will be fatal to our political security. But we can
not be blind TO the fac hat little respect Of late
has been paid 10 il, and that the tendency of the
Government In IN eansolidafionn