The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-06
United States Senators from Georgia.
HISTORY OF TIE LATE sLsorIos AND SKETCHES or

lure Of Georgia. the 26th January, 0 Alfred liver
son, OF Columbus, to succeed William G. Dawson,
whose term OF Office expires on the 4th OF March,
1855. He was elected upon the sixteenth ballot, re-
ceiving liz votes. AIR. Dawson, the present wing
Senator, received 90; NJ. ii. McAlister, 4; Howel
Cobb, 2; G. j. Mcdonald u; blanks, z Inc clear
majority for Judge tverson, therefore, was seven
votes. This terminates one OF he most exciting
Senatorial elections which ever took place IN Geor
pia. Ii will be recollectei that the d.ssensions be-
tween the State Rights aad Uuiou democrats in tne
Legislature prevented me first attempts at an cleo
ton Of Senator; % ne friends of Howell Cobb,
the Union candidate, having voted to postpone the
election after the noGiloaton o, Elk Governor Chas
J Mcdonald had been made by two-thirds OF the
democratic members of the Legislative caucus.
Upon the final vote it Will be seen that gentleman,
the regular democratic nominee received only
pne VOTE He was the favorite Of the seces-
sion democrats of Georgia, aud President of
the second Nashville secession convention. HIS
defeat, although the success .ful candldats is Of
the same school in politics. is mucn regretted by the
secession democrats, -, in the language Of Of
their own papers, Ohe Macon T,egraph9 they
fear that the party orgaLiz t5n nus received dan
gerous blow, and thai the success which has attend.
ed the effort Of few to defeat declared ieantion
,
malcontents, first 10 de.ertion an then t. defiance
The democratic party having large majority, went
into caucus, Deliberately made their nomination, and
then yieced to half j doz-n men Sho were dissayis
fed Ttb their action-not oniy yielded, but placed
themselves under their control. BY abandoning the
nomination they virtua II declared that the caucus
system was mere form, u be ignored aud defed
at pleasure We cannot, (ssys the SINE paper) but
believe that much the better plan would have beea
to have referred the whole matt. back to the PEG
ple The injustice done TO Gov McD Juald is subject
upon which we do de ire to com ment. He received
she nomination by majority Of Two thiTds-not be-
cause he had many friends ii the Legislature but be
cause the people demanded IT, The friends tina. he hs1
stood to him till they overwhelmed by the force
OF numbers, and there 40 longer any nope in
INSTANCE. Upon the fas ball,t he received vote.
OF 30 much val1e il a nomination in Georgia.
We do not desire to be understood as rejecting in
any way upon the conduct Of Juge lyerson, for we
have reason TO be thankful that out Of policy de-
yious so hestating and unmanly has resulted the
election Of a gentleman SO s tied aud so estima-
be-"
The election OF Judge Iverson was brought abou.
IN this wise:-A meeting OF the democratic members
was held on Saturday night, January a. but as the
attendance was thin, IN consequence OF inclement
weather, it was not anticipated tat auy success
would result from til. proceedings of tue caucas.
committee of enc IRON each Judicial circuit
was, however, appointed The committee reported
The names of Messrs. lGappe Iver53u AID Alliscr
10 the meeting. A resolution vas adopted oledging
the support of the democratic party, to the person
who should receive the highest vote on the first bal
lot. Judge Ivsrson was that man. The dem Jcrats
went into the election The 26th with very dubious
hopes. Up TO that time there hsd been on previous
TRIALS twelve ballots for Senator. she thirteenth
ballot, (being the first ballot on the 26th) Iverson
received GO votes; McAliister 81 Mcdonald, %
Cobb, 2 aid Dawson, The wing candidate 90. On
the next Gourteentll ballot Iyerson received 96 on
the fifteenth, l0l and o. ne sixteenth. III votes
After the fifteenth ballot, notion made by whig
Senator to take until the lst Of a bril- was
lost-99 to ll3. Mr.. Dean, State rights democrat
Immediately afterwards withdrew the name Of Gov
Mcdonald, in consequence Of which Judge Ivers9p
was e'ec.ed a. &c hava stated
The Savannah Republican, a Wing papa., Hays:-
Toe ho. Alfred lys..up nauv. - besvs u
burhe oouLty and aolut ay o., JsAra * 20 Hs hss
copied promneat posi}p In the dtmlststic parry Tor
years, having osen tsic elected lhi Saj5a Of
the Superior Court, Apo oEce 70 the ratonsl Hon Of
Representatives, lie % popular speaker toi
aman OF very al Stis IL doe u'' rank nth ne
6rst men OF the STATE ii ~ o1nsdI A!m eq1si il All
reaIecs apd 10 some 70 sup ror, Or " a,. tas
NOMINEES OF the party s-ntlemaa q eiucstoa re
foement, ami excellent rva'e cha rEcter tn people
have cause % regre. ~ election far the 4nan
d. connected fioE the politician = cjncsruet
Rectrp not exttDd - sion IL h.ln however
In his polttisal tpsciy ghDnt Stopping reyss his
history in detail il 0ieeut esent purpose 1,
remark, that lie 5eirg = it, fsoss school o. poll
isDs He tooE sci1ed rtaa tsAinst tha c1mpronise
OF 1850 siih VI. soDousd tnt u the western potion
the state especially VS. c1ni ERA the hssi and
exponent of thote uiTa pliucs wac favored
the establishment = So1thern c,ne1sracy, had
TIE qutnt diunption Al - fsds.a iou 10 the
Ia IS
nshy, The bitter opy1f GO mp In Ghls STATE against
aij1ttnent sra especially the cs,taoepee of that
opyosacn ana VIII ths rssder Il ipflrms4 thAt Judge
Ivsrs-n the fprt Of that cqqs, he will 6e
preraed to appreciate his po oi teLdsaeies sn! afia
roe moral effect II Indigo lveron sno,es, Il the sam,
1t would BAYS been II Ar 70 maid hsd been elected Il
erdorAemsnt X tne ssc-ssinn vinx o! tbs dsoorA
tic psry End cic blow IN the fsc- u me uaou mem
Nhther Cobb, nsr CsaPFe nor Warner nc Allster,
possible ehancs OF btipg elected. lis srus, the email
but determined and patriotic hand U1I,a &c no,rats
in the Senate, a6s 10 defeat the eiston AcDon
add but beyond this they we're t'srly 20 ssrIess
TIE Columbia regency has played . bid game tt
and verify tAey have carried OF some cspt, an glitter
Ds prizes.
viii the scales fall from tao eyes OF Usion
demo'ratS The fate hr CoSb Ard friends is the
fste OF Union democrats AL over the COUNTY,
We may adc that Juege lverson was Unon man
during the struggle respecting notification, in 1882
when Georgia refused To join with Mr.. Calhoun and
South Carolina in the attempt at causing these States
TO secede from the Union. In 1850 he became an
advocate Of the do.trnes Of secession on dif-rent
Issue from that which agisltsd Georgia and South
Carolina in 1882; and with about tvo.thirds of the
democratic party Of Georgia he opposed the election
of Howell Cobb, as the Union candidate for Cover.
nor OF Georgia. The msin body Of C9bbs supporters
on that occasion sere Of the whig party.
LIST OF U. S. SENATOR'S PROM GEORGIA
The following is a nst Of the u. S Senator's from
Georgia from the adoption of the constitution, ia
ls9, 10 the present tmo:-
C01Rl -ncEfestof
3 rrlcs Typlva1t0g
william rev ..............N arsa. 1852, A,rca 1913
james Guam. Hareh. 1879, NAcca, 1891
James jackson N-rch 1913 Resigned 1895.
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