The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-27

Cuba-aWakened to nlgn sense OF the dignity
of personal freedom and national independence.
Georgia acknowledgements Of the Two
Parties-Rathcr Interesting
We devote considerable portion of our avail
able space to-day to the politics of Georgia.
And the details which we give Of the movements
of the democratic and wing parties, as lately
re-organized, will be found to be rather interest
ing than otherwise to our calculating poll
ticians in more northerly ATTITUDES.
The Democratic State Convention have no
minated Hon. Herschel V. johnson as their can
didate for Governor. man of fine abilities and
considerable personal popularity; but lately,
from his fireeating secession notions, as odious
to the Union democrats as the rankest northern
abolitionist. Our readers. however, must not
forget an important letter of Howell Cobb. the
present Union democratic Governor Of Georgia,
written since the Presidential election, recon-
mending the reunion of the secession and Union
branches of the Georgia democracy; nor must
they lose sight of the fact that the State Con-
vention has ratified the Governors policy in
the reorganization suggested. A couple of
years ago, on direct issue between secession
ism and an endorsement of the Union plat
form Of the compromise measures Mr. Cobb,
as the Union candidate, was elected by some
eighteen or nineteen thousand majority. He
was supported. however, not only by the Union
democrats, but by the great mass of the whig
party, and, in consideration for whig services
in his election, Mr.. Robert Toombs, Union whig,
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full term of six years, by the Union party re-
turned to the Legislature by wings and demo-
Gratis.
After that contest the secessionists succumb-
ed and fell back upon the national democratic
party. thus stealing a march upon the Union
democ rats, who were left no other alternative
than a permanent junction with the wings, or
a secondary position in the democratic party of
the State. They resolved to stand out and con-
test the point at Baltimore, whether they or the
secessionists were the true democracy Of Geor
gia The Baltimore Convention declared the
secessionists the legitimate delegation, from
the fact. we suppose, that they had never CO
the Union democrats were compelled to knock
under. Mr. Cobb, and many of his friends,
notwithstanding this Judgment of the Ma
tional Convention stood out OF the general dem
ocratc line till after the Presidential election or
gave General Pierce but cool support with
saving reservation. Subsequently Mr.. Cobb
wrote the letter to which we have adverted, and
thus prepared the way for the re-conjunction of
the secession and Union democrats into one ho-
band Of brothers, standing upon
the sound and substantial platform of General
Pierces inaugural address.
This explanation will enable the reader, who
may have forgotten the transmogrifcations of
Georgia politics since 1850, the better to under
stand the present attitude and component ele-
ments of the Georgia democracy. The seces-
sionists hold the balance of power in the federal
and State councils of the party, as do the soft
shells or Buffalo platform faction in the State of
New York. Hence, leading secessonist is
nominated as the gubernatorial candidate of
the reorganized Georgia democracacy; and the
Union democrats rank and file, are expected
to give him their support.
1t is remarkable, however, in the resolutions
of this democratic convention. that while the in
address is frankly endorsed, there is nota
word said of the appointments of the administra-
ton, notwithstanding Georgia has obtained fair
share ofthe spoils. Why is this? We presume that
the hards and softs so to call the two factions
of the convention. could not agree upon the
appointment policy of General Pierce, the seces
sionists being warmly in favor of it, and the
Unionists dead against it, they compromised the
difference. by agreeing to say never a word
upon the subject. But call you this backing
your friends? Really to us this silence in Geor-
gia regarding the division of the plumber, is
scarcely more satisfactory than the resolutions
Of Mr.. Burke in the late State Convention ofthe
" unterrifed" in New Hampshire Are you with
the administration or against it, in this bust
ness-this practical business of its ministerial
appointments? That is the question. And there
is never an answer from the reorganized de-
mocracy of Georgia
We shall see by and by. how this lodging
will turn out. Mr.. Cobb it is said, is to be con-
ciliated by the promise of an election to the
U. S. Senate in the place of Gen. Dawson Per-.
haps that may satisfy him. But will it satisfy
the mass OF the Union democracy? We shall be
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