The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-21


failure, Santa Annals despotism would be
patiently endured for little while longer. 1t
is, however, difficult lesson even for Mexican
to learn.
GecrRla POlitics-PCsstiOn OF Gov Cobb, Past
and t.resent-LivelS Campaign.
The stump speakers in Georgia, on both sides,
| are laboring with extraordinary activity among
the people. Their zeal and energy can only be
| compared with the energy and zeal of the min
| listers at Methodist camp meeting. The entire
| common wealth Of Georgia, including the
swamps ofthe seaboard the pine barrens, the
| uplands and the mountains. is under the high
pressure excitement Of politics scarcely attain
able in more northerly latitndes without the
steam power of Presidential election
The two parties in the field are the Union
| party. whose candidate for Governor is Charles
| j. jenkins and the /" reunited democracy"
whose candidate is Herschel V. Johnson. The
former was leader of the Union party of 1851
which, compounded of wings and democrats
| carried Howell Cobb into the Governors chair
by sweeping majority Of some eighteen thou
sand the latter in that campaign was cham
pion Of the secession party. which was formed
mostly of democrats. there being but few
wings thrown in, here and there, to fill up the
chinks In requital for the election Of Cobb,
(dem.,) as Governor the compound Union
party Legislature Of 1851 elected Hon. Robert
Toombs, .(Union whig,) to the U. S. Senate
for the full term of six years. But in 1852 there
| was a reorganization of political parties in
| Georgia. The secessionists having been put
down, and the compromise measures having
been everywhere established. the Union coali-
| ton of Georgia fell to pieces, for its work for
the time was DONE
| Then came the question: what was to become
| of the democrats of the coalition. foremost
among whom was Gen. Cobb? Where were
they to 90? The secessionists, claiming to be the
| real democracy, repudated them. So they got
up separate list of Union democratic delegates
| to Baltimore; but there the MISUNDERSTANDING
declared the legitimate representatives of the
democratic party OF Georgia-the Unionists,
were compelled to surrender. which they did at
once Gov Cobb however. was not SO flexible.
He occupied very questionable position dur
ing the Presidential campaign, but came over
to his late enemies with good stiff letter OF a
| sincere % p;4.la4in.. af4n- -. r-~--ie~+io. of
| Gen. Pierce's inaugural. He was not there
fore, even an eleventh hour convert, for he came
in at about quarter past one o'clock the next
morning.
The result is that this reorganization has
placed Governor Cobb in direct antagonism to
his political allies of 1851, and in cordial CO.
operation with his enemies Of that campaign
He is now required to stump it against Jenkins
the builder of the platform upon which Mr..
Cobb became Governor Cobb; aud he is re-
quired to advocate before the people for his
successor one Of the bitterest aud abest Oppo-
nents two years ago OF his own election Aud
Governor Cobb is required to do this, notwith-
standing the fact that Mr.. jenkins occupies the
very same platform which both he and Mr.. Jen-
| kips occupied in l85l-the very same. Cui
como! Let us see.
The Georgia democracy are reunited, based
upon the admitted ascendency of the secession
lists. They have a secessionist as their guber-
Material c nddate but, mark you, they stand
upon the Baltimore platfOrm-they swear by
the inaugural-and, as they have good sub
stanta reasons to be- are decidedly we'll
|
Governor Cobb, whose position continues to be
perpIexag individual exception of consider
able hardship and anxiety. But he is in the
ring, back again among the democracy, and.
whatever the issue of the impending election,
he will at length have made good a claim upon
the authorities at Washington.
The Mar eta (Ga) Adpocate. in describing
democratic mass meeting at Kingston, "a settle
ment in tn same neighborhood we presume.)
says that
There was on the speakers platform an array If
talent equal To any we have ever upon any sunni
lar occasion The speaking Could NOT we'll ha 3een
surpassed covering rs 1T did tue whole ground ex-
bi nDp the positions OF the 80 candidates aud the
two parties, and their respective claims o10n the
people Of Georgia. Toe speakers were Jhn w. II.
Under~opd, Gen Hugh Heralson, Hon. Herschel
johnson, q " Cobb, Gov M'Donald. Hon. a
'om Ii Chappel and Hon. NJ. j. Wellborn. The
casoua showers oi which tell during the speak
lug did not interrupt the contnne1 attention Of the
assembly. 1t you'd be out OF the question for
attempt t. give even an outline VI the arguments of
the seyeral speakers.
Here it will be seen that poverty and politics
make strange bedielows This Gov. M'Donald,
if we mistake not was the secession opponent
Of Gov. Cobb for the governorshp of Georgia
| Of 1851. We do not often find such diverse mate
rails minglng together upon the stump with
such Enthusiasm that 1.-The occasional showers
Of rain which fell during the speaking did not
interrupt the continued attention of the assem-
bly,"
Such appears to be the temper of the canvass
throughout the State. But the enthusiasm is
not confined to Gov. Cobb and bis secessionist
allies. The Union party are quite as lively, If
1 not little more SO. aud have the advantage Of
| fighting upon the offensive, from the unbrolSen
consistency Of their position now with their po-
sition OF full two years ago. Certain rumors,
| also, appear to have reached Washington
that Jenkins may possibly prove to BE- more