The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-07


The Columbus (Ga.) Sentinel, State Rights
paper, that has never wavcred in its faith, thus
speaks in an editorial on the late Georgia con-
verftion:
We think we see in these movements ray Of
hope for the South There is at least part of
a party which prefer consistency, we hope-even
their country, to the spells .of Office. The
platform upon which they stand is very low,
but, thank God, they stand firmly as yet on it.
We 20 beyond them in our claims for the South,
but we will not he found indifferent spectators
Of fight for Southern rights, even though the
battlefield be or the mar shes of the Georgia
platform. We confess We prefer men who
claim but little for their country, and insist
firmly on it, to the believing braggart who
grasps after all, but to give up all at the first
reverse.
The Savannah Georgian Democratic thus
speaks:
GEN. CASA member Of the late Demo
cratic convention in Virginia, in letter to the
New York National Democrat says I" that it was
observed and remarked upon, that Gen. Cass'
name was not once mentioned. Not that he
did not have friends, bit they iDere rery Jero
Much the same may be said of the late
Democratic convention Of Georgia. We did
not hear single member of it mention Gen.
Cass' name, otherwise than to deprecate his
nomination by the national con euiion Out of
upwards of hundred delegates, we believe
not more than two or three--if so many-pre-
ferred him for the Presidency. majority, per
haps regarded Mr. Buchanan IA the first choice
Of the State, while Judge Douglas had very
many warm friends And it is worthy of re-
mark, that Douglas seemed to be the second
choice Ut all those with whom Mr.. Buchanan
was the fivorte; and so, on the other hand, the
friends Of Mr.. Douglas desire the nomination
Of Mr.. Bnchanan in case their first choice Shall
not be granted.
In relation to the delegates to the national
convention, if there il one of them favorable to
the nomination Of Gen. Cass we do not know
it.
The Montgomery Advertiser and Gazette is
also down on Cass after the following. In what
respect is Cass worse than at the last canvas
when he was the immaculate Magnus Apollo OF
our Contemporary.
Says the Advertiser:
"We do not profess to be entirely conversant
with the preference of the people of Alabama,
and of our delegates to the Baltimore conven-
tion but we venture to predict that Gen. Cass
will not receive one vote the first ballot, and
we doubt it under any circumstances he will re-
ceve single cote from Alabama in the Baltimore
convention. He is the very last choice of our
party here, and he would only be voted for, u
uoted for al all, as the choice of evils; and may
the Lord deliver us from such an alternative
As we have more than once said, the Democracy
are willing to support Northern man for the
Presidency in the coming contest, but she must
have one upon whom her heretofore unwaverlng
Democracy can come together and unite in a
Jealous support Gen. Cass is mol that man.
Give us Buchanan, Marcy, Dallas, Dickinson, or
any other equally good and true Democrat, and
we shall be content; but we cannot be ,0ith Gen
Cass. We may as well speak plainly upon this
point now. Four years ago Gen. Cass could only
carry this State by an unprecedented slim major
ity of seven or eight hundred votes, when even
Mr. Van Buren, had majority of near 5000 in
1910, and Mr. Polk nearly 10000 in 1874; and
even this meagre majority was only obtained by
a vigorous denial on the part Of the great body
of the Democracy Of the State, OF that very
odious construction that Gen. Cass himself
now puts upon his Nicholson letter. Under
such circumstances, would it not be dangerous
to nominate him again."