The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-13


ton Of the Constitutional Union party" OF Rich
mond county, Ga, assembled at the City Hall,
Augusta, on Tuesday afternoon, for the purpose
of appointing delegates to the convention 10 be
held at Milledgevlle, on the 22d inst. Porter
Flemming, esq, presided, and James q. Collier,
acted as secretary. After an interesting discus
sion between the Hon. A. J. Miller and the
Hon. Charles j. Jenkins, the following resolu-
tons, brought forward by the latter gentleman
were adopted by a large majority in lieu of a
series proposed by Mr. Miller:
/. RESOLVED, That we regard the Constitu-
tiona Union party Of Georgia, as an organiza-
ton, formed Irrespective of the pre-exsting
plrty issues,) for the maintenance of the prin-
ciples announced by the State convention, as
sembled by authority Of law, at Milledgeville, in
December 1850 we re-assert our adherence to
those principles.
2. Resolred, That we deem the representa-
ton Of that party, in either of the two proposed
national conventions inexpedent, under existing
circumstances, and incompatible with its posi-
ton before the country.
3. ResoLUed, That with the expressions OF our
opinion, we will appoint four delegates to meet
and confer with delegates OF the same party, IN
convention at MilIedgeville on the 22d inst, with
power to fill vacancies in their own body
The meeting then appointed the Hon. Charles
]. Jenkins, Robt. F. Poe, esq, Hon. Alexander
G. Walker, and William McLaughlin, esq, as
delegates, and adjourned.
We learn from the Chronicle that on the same
day a meeting, for similar purpose, was held
at the court house in Narrenton, which was
addressed by the Hon. A H. Stephens. The
following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That we deem it nexpedlent and
unwise for the Constitutional Union party OF
Georgia, TO send delegates to either OF the ma
tional conventions, which may assemble for the
purpose of nominating candidates for the Presi-
dency and Vice Presidency of the United States,
or to any convention which may be called, un-
less it be called upon the principles OF our
party.
Four delegates were then appointed to the
Milledgevile convention, and the meeting ad
ourned.
UNION MEETING IN COwETA.--Ata meeting of
the Union party of Coweta county, held on the
9th inst, in Newman, Benjamin Leigh, esq was
called to the chair, and w. w. Thomas, ap
pointed secretary
The object of the meeting was explained by
Albert Rainey, esq, to be, to appoint delegates
to represent the county of Coweta, in the con-
vent0n of the Union party, which is to assem-
BILE in MlledgeviIe on the 22d inst.
On motion Of ii. r. Harrison, esq, commit
tee of six was appointed by the chair, to pro
pose to the meeting the names of four suitable
persons to represent Coweta county in the APP
preaching convention, and to propose also,
the names Of two persons as alternates. The
following gentlemen were appointed that com
mittee :-Woodson Raney, Martin Carter, Jo
seph B. Edmonson, George Glass, John Wilson,
and John M. Hill After retiring and consult
ing for few moments, the committee returned,
and through their chairman reported as delegates
l. M. Huncut Robt..W. Smms, II. R. Harr-
son and Albert Rainey and ms alternates-Jo-
seph B. Edmonson and John +. Cook. The re-
port of the committee was unanimously adopted.
The following preamble and resolutions were
introduced by Albert Rainey, esq, and passed
by the unanimous vote of the meeting:
Whereas, the near approach of a Presidential
election, and tho important issues to be deter.
mined by it, admonish us of the necessity Of
clearly defining our present position and intend
ed policy. And Whereas the object of the cor
vent0n called to assemble at our State capitol
on the 22nd inst, is to give effect to the wishes
of a majority Of the Constitutional Union party,
which wishes can be ascertained only from the
expression of their sentiments by the people in
their primary assemblies.
Be it therefore RESOLVED, lsl-That in our
view the causes which led to the formation of
the Constitutional Union party still continue to
exist, and to operate, and that we should regard
the disbanding of that party, under the present
circumstances, as treason against the principles
to promote whose triumph it was organized
I'd. That we consider the recent and won
derful change in the avowed sentiments and
policy of the defunct "Southern Rights party"
as an evidence, not of the increased devotion Of
its members to the Constitution and Union, but
Of design on the part of its leaders to place
themselves in power, and to obtain and enjoy
the spois of Office.
Sd. That we have attached ourselves to the
Constitutional Union party, from principle and
are therefore not disposed to disband that party
merely for the sake of joining a more numerous
and powerful one, holding that defeat in a good
cause is preferable to success in a bad one.
4th That we are willing to unite with that
national party, and that alone, which shall bold
ly plant itself upon the platform of the Constitu-
ton, the Union, and the compromise, and nomi-
nate candidates for the Presidency and Vice Pres
idency, pledged to the same, but that we are
unwilling to go into convention with any party,
before it shall have given us these unnistake-
able evidences of its devotion and fidelity to our
cause.
OLn. lnaI III our union organization We
know no Wing, no Democrat, welcome to our
ranks all friends of our principles, irrespective
of past party distinctions, and are therefore not
disposed, by sending delegates to one national
convention, and not to the other, thereby to
evince Partially for either.
9Th. That we recommend the holding of a
convention of the friends of the Union and Com.
promise, at some suitable point, after the ad-
journment of the Democratic and Wing national
conventions, to take into consideration the
proper policy to be pursued by us in the Presi-
dental election, and that we desire those who
may represent this county in the Milledgeville
convention to oppose any proposition for the
appointment of delegates to either the Baltimore
or Philadelphia conventions.
| On motion of II. R. Harrison, esq, the secre.
tary was directed to furnish the editors of the
| Chronicle and Sentinel and Georgia Banner,
with copies of the proceedings of this meeting,
with request that they be published in those
papers.
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