The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-25
GEORGIA.
OUR MACON CORRESPONDENCE.

MACON, Ca, August -, 1852
Railroads an characterization Of The Democratic
and Hing Parties
Railroad enterprises are the order Of the day in
Georgia. They seem to have recently taken new
impetus. on a grand scale company has boen
organized to build railroad from Brunsw wick sea.
port having more water the bar than any port in
the Southern States, TO Pensacola. The contracts
have been let for half the distance, to DR.. Robert
Collins and Mr.. Elan Alexander, experienced and
responsible contractors. The road is to be built to
Thomasville, on the Florida line, with branches to
Albany, Ga and south to Tallahassee Fla. This
has excited the apprehensons of Savannah, and she
in conjunction with Belgian land company, is
organizing to build railroad from Savannah to
Mobile, Ala, by the way Of Albany Ga and in
Guiding, as part Of their line, Brisbane's road,
Already graded from Albany to the Ocmulgee, and
running through the great body of the lands be-
longing to tho Begic company The Southwest
EN- Railroad CampaDy have become excited by
these great undertakings, which threaten to take
away her trade; and Mr.. o. Reynolds, the Presi-
dent, is preparing shortly to let out contracts for
the extension Of his road from Ogethorpe, its pre-
sent trmirus, to Americas, and probably as far as
Albany.
The politics Of Georgia are in a singular state at
tins time. The wing party are divided into two
factions. and have two distinct electoral tickets
for Scott called the " Tar and Feathers tick
ct, and another for Webster, called the scooters."
This latter name took its rise, | told, in q con-
yontion held in Miledgeville, on the 18th of July
last, by the constitutional Union party. The Web
ster men finding themselves in a minority, and see
ing that the mention would nominate Gen Pierce,
took stsmpece and left the hall to the majority.
Whereupon a talented and eccentric delegate from
Troop county. Col Pryor, in a speech, soid--"My
constituents, Mr. President, told me to vote foe a
third candidate, too, but they did not tell No to
'scoot because ! could not get him" The sece-
q 10 ipci 10 tha
Lame OF the "scooteis," or seceders
The " fierce democracy" are also rent in twain,
and have two electoral tickets. both, however, for
Pierce and King. The Union democrats have an
electoral ticket composed Of wings and democrats,
which rejoices in the euphonious sobf igi,t Of tho
"Tugalo ticket, so called in derision OF the Hon.
Hopkins Hosey. ct.decont member OF Congress,
and now editor Of the Aliens Baaaer.
Thel Southern rights democrats have ticket IA
military known as the Spiriiua Rappers," go
called from the Hon. Herschcl " Johnson, whose
name heads that electoral ticket, being, 1t is said,
a believer in this modern deusion. lie is q Judge
of the Superior Court, and man Of fiae talents.
10 is sa;d be asinguar fact that since he has be-
come 3 believer in Sredenoorg and the spiritual
rsppipgs, scarcely decision Of his has been over
ruled by the Supreme Court, which il accounted or
by his followers on the principle that he can, in
emergency, when tho bench, evoke the spirits Of
Chief Justice Marshall, Blackstone Coke, and Lit
tleton, and interogate them any point, when his
own research is at fault He possesses much inhl
ence among bis friends, who may 10 said to be his
wofsAippers; ard am told, strange as il may sound
in this tho nineteenth century, that their faith IS
founded on his ability to cali up spirits from the
grave, and learn from them all that he desires to
know of the present. past, oud future Y Is said
that in any house where he tskcsup his abcde for
night eyen the chairs step out from the wall Sc
lect partners and dance cotillons end theold book
case and dining table keep tino With their feet to
the imaginary music This i said 10 DO the are q
humbug, and il verify looks like IT, that 30 'eannie
sc these Georgisns certainly are, believe In
such truDpery as spiritual rappnys"
| They will have merry time Of II this campaign,
! with their four electoral tick its. Yours. truly
4 C0sw0roL.7E.
pS.-Since w'itur The shove T have sefn q eis
QUAR- Of the Ucicr party, wi.htrsvicsths "Tass,e'
t.okss