The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-27
Our Georgia Correspondence.

AILLEDGEvILLE, NOV. ID, 1853.
Politics in Georgia-Bfeeting Of the Legislature
Nomination for the United States Senase-Eiee-
from Postponed National Democracy, &c.
The General Assembly met here on the first Mon
day in the month. Nothing Of interest to your
readers transpired. Their business was local.
The politics Of the State by no means seem to be
settled or to have any degree of sta 1lity The ma.
jorty side Of both houses titled democratic and
the minority side takes the Of conservatives or
wings. The majority are composed Of Union and
IRE eating democrats and wings, the minority of old
kne, and Union, and fire eating wings There is a
variety Of political interests and there is telling
how they will divide and unite division is inc
vitable amongst the majority unless in the House Of
Representatives they can be guided and kept 10
gether by the aid and energy of some skilful tact
can in politics, and they are scarce assure you The
mantle has fallen upon one who think ha, the abb
n&y and capacity He isof the young America school,
. national, natural and Union democrat he has
been a member many years, aud is yet quite
young, but old in political experience. He il
from Muscogee, and has never been beaten. The last
election he elected against the united efforts OF
wings and fire eating democrats. The ire-eaters
aiske him very much, because it is said it was his
solutions in ls49 that caused Georgia to stand by the
Onion and the compromise measures. 1t was he who
gave the first christening to them Of freeaters II
he can unite the majority and keep them So the ac
zion of the Legislature will be strongly national i,
NJ character, and it will necessarily give much
strength to the national democracy, otherwise the
politics Of the State viii be very much divided and
at the next elections 1t will probably go for the
wings.
In the Senate the majority has no leader to direc,
and unite them. They are divided and confused.
The minority in both houses are united as one man;
they are for Q mastery inactivity they enc surage
division, and take every advantage Of it.
Before the meeting OF the General Assembly
il was doubtful as to whether the majo.
rity would be democratic or conservative,
alits whigs-for there were many Of the members
old line whigs-then Union and Southern rights
men, and supported Mr. Pierce for President, but
have since become very much dissatisfied and dis
gusted with his course, and the character and con
duct Of his Cabinet and their appointments They
had not finally determined which side they would
take until they took their seats with the democratic
PARTY, believing that il would be national in its
character and course of conduct, and that they
would unite for that purpose; this, doubt, will be
me ease II their harmony il not destroyed by some
Unforeseen accident and there are strong reasons 10
believe that Mr.. Pierce and his Cabinet and their
eonduet viii have melted out TO them easures which
nsss alarm them; il had its influence in the G.,
yerners election, his majority was $40; and I am
- 70 bebeve that II Mr.. jenkins had been elected
governor be would have had the majority 10 the Le