The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-05-31

by a representation OF twelve countes In the State
Convention to be held on the 7th oil June.
This movement has been made at the eleventh
hour Had it been made six weeks ago, we should
have had a delegation in the proposed State Con-
yention from almost every county in the State, and
fair expression of the strong confidence of the
people of Georgia in Willard Fillmore a Consti-
tutional Union man, and as National President.
We must anticipate thin convention; We must
expect opposition from political friends and our
political opponents; but we must carry out the de-
sign which we have in view. Timid men, OF course
will not aid Us; expectants Of office, who are ner-
vously awaiting the denouement OF the strange ana
anomalous position of parties in this State, VIII de-
precate it, and many homes. Union and Fillmore
men will stand aloof from it, and, with consisten-
cy which WI must admire, will abide by the ac-
ton Of the Union Convention. There, NAM
tanning their positions, will wait, Ike the 40
man Senators, to be slaughtered, II fate go de-
crees. They declare that they occupy the position
of the Union Convention. We declare that that
convention hus no position which is maintained by
the Constitutional Union party of Georgia. That
party does not occupy the position OF it's conven-
ton The majority OF the Democratic portion OF
tho Union party never have occupied that position.
cratic Convention. II that convention endorses the
Compromise, they will demand of the Union party
TO support its nominee. II it does not endorse
the Compromise, they will retreat to the position
of the Union Convention. These are plain facts,
which we set up against the paper resolves OF the
Union Convention. The Union Convention re-
solves that it will take action upon the Presden-
tial question; and the Union party resolves that 1t
will take action upon the Presidential ques-
ton, but will send delegation to succor the
Union men Of the Democratic party, and leave
the Union men of the Wing party to Gov
ernors Johnston and Seward. Such is the true
position of the Constitutional Union party OF
Georgia-of the whole party; for those who
abide the action of the Union Convention, by their
inaction, by their laissez fare policy, aid and
countenance and support those who have repudi-
ated that action. The Union party sends dele
CATION to Baltimore. This is the correct way to
state the fact. The action of the Union Conven-
ton was in accordance with the principles OF the
Union party. Those principles lead it to neither
National Convention. 1t should stand aloof from
both. 1t should preserve and perfect it's organza-
ton and under it maintain the Constitution and
the Union against Freesoil, as it has against Sc
cession and Disunion. But it does not stand
aloof; it does not maintain its organization. 1t
mingles in the Baltimore Democratic Convention;
and it stays at home inactive to watch the result
of that convention. These facts the justi-
fcation which offer for our change of pol
icy, in advocating the Fillmore movement
This movement 10 the necessity of our position. We
recognise in Mr.. Fillmore sound Constitutional
Union man, and one W no has made an able, honest,
and national President. We recognise in him
northern man, who has excited against himself
the bitter hate of the Freesoi party, by his deca
ration that the Fugitive Slave law must be execut
ed, and by his prompt use of every legitimate
means to aecure its faithful execution. Upon the
subject of the Fugitive Slave law, the preamble to
the resolutions which constitute the Georgia plat
form-the platform of the Constitutional Union
party-contains the following passage:
aye hail with unaffected pleasure grotcing indi
cations that ph1e the greatest opposition frists
conservative men, irorty sons Of patriot sirss
organizing against The confemntrs Of iaic and
'ord,r are raIi,ing TO the rescse Of the imperiHed
Union. There crisis the rial disafschon 10 IL, and
there must the struggle for its presuuaon be made
CALMLY AWAITING THE ISSUE, ITS FRIENDS AT
THE SOUTH WILL REcoGsisE AS BRETHREN ITs
TRUE DEFENDERS AT THE NORTH"
The passage is plain and explicit. and cannot
mistake it's meaning. II shows conclusivcly that
in the organization OF the Constitutional Union
party no design WINS entertained to employ its
strength in the support Of the Wing or Democratic
Wing or Democratic. who are the defenders of the
Compromise. and particularly of the Fugitive
Slave law. Willard Fillmore is such man. Dam
;el Webster is such a man. James Brooks is such
man. And yet their existence is ignored by the
Union party Of Georgia; they are MT recognised
as our ''brethren;" those only who belong TO the
Democratic party are recognised as brethren"
among the large number of men at the North who
have been true TO the South. Against this posi-
tion-the effect of the action Of portion of the
Constitutional Union party, who have sent dele
gates to the National Democratic Convention, and
the non action OF the rest-wc have rebelled. We
have rebelled against the idea TINT there no
northern men, outside Of the ranks Of the Demo
cratic party, who entitled to the confidence and
support OF Union men; and desire 10 testify
tlat Willard Fillmore. pre- eminently above all
other men. has our confidence, by sending dele
cation to the Wing National Convention to secure
his nomination.