Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-03-08

THE VOICE OF GEORGIA.

THE VOICE OF GEORGIA.
The following Resolutions adopted unani-
mously in the House, and with only three dissenting
voices in the Senate of Georgia:
" The State of Georgia in solemn convention hav-
ing firmly fixed herself upon the principles of the
compromise measures of 1850, relating to the subject
of slavery in the Territories of the United States
final settlement Of the agitation of that question:
its withdrawal from the hall of Congress, and the
political arena and its reference to the people of the
territories interested therein; and distinctly recog
nizing in those compromise measures the doctrine
that it is not competent for Congress to impose any
restrictions to the existence Of slavery among them
upon the citizens moving into and settling upon the
Territories of the Union, acquired to be hereafter
acquired but that the question whether slavery shall
shall not form part of their domestic institutions
is for them alone to determine for themselves and
her present executive having reiterated and affirmed
the same policy in his inaugural address:
BE 1t resolred 6v the Senate and House Of Repre-
sem6ly met, That the Legislature of Georgia. the
representatives of the people, speaking their will,
and expressing their feeling, have had their conf
dence strengthened in the settled determination of
the great body of the Northern people to carry out
in good faith those principles in the practical appli-
cation of them to the bills reported by Mr.. Doug
las from the Committee on Territories in the United
States Senate at the present session, proposing the
organization of territorial government for the ter
ritory of Nebraska
Congress be, and they are hereby instructed and
Representatives requested to vote for and sup
port those principles, and use all proper means in
their power for carrying them out, either applied
to the government of the territory of Nebraska or
in any other bill for Territorial government which
may come before them.
Resolred further, That his Excellency, the Gov
ernor, be requested to transmit copy f these
lutons to each of Senators ID Representatives
i'll Congress-"
This is bold, clear, unmistakable voice. 1t ut
ters, no doubt, the sentiments of ninety mine hun
dredths of the Southern people 1t contrasts strong
y with the of the Wing leaders of this State
in their late Convention who take ground it is true
for the doctrine of nonntervention but who studi-
ously avoid reference to the Nebraska bill.
eY- The Albemarle Bulletin of the 25th Februa-
ry, 1882 thus treated the question of Convention
for amending the Constitution. The Bulletin is a
Whig paper, but its notes of warning have been
needed by the Wing leaders:
The Constitution is susceptible of alteration only
in two ways; by Legislative enactment, the
other by Con"cnton of the People. As we are to
be the losers by these amendments, it is duty to
determine the question, which of the two modes is
the tardiest, and most uncertain in it's operations?
Which will keep the evil off the longest, and pre-
sents the best prospects for avertng the danger
tirely? The plan by Legislative enactment gives
three chances of failure, and six years of time An
Amendment must pass two Legislatures, one by
three-fifths, the other by twothrds of all the mem
bers of each House, and then receive majority of
the people before it become the organic Law.
Convention affords no such obstacles; it is more
expeditions, and certain in IFS Operations. aud i,Uu-v
the more to be dreaded by the East.
We owe it to ourselves then to insist on the first
method; and so soon the matter is generally un-
derstood by the people, there can be no doubt of
the sentiments they will entertain, or the position
they must assume.
The Wing Party, is dear to of the East; with
it are connected most glorious associations of the
past and cheering hopes for the future; we have
cherished its interests faithfully, fought for its prin-
ciplcs long and well, and now most earnestly dtsirs
its success. But we trust our Western brethren
will remember that selfpreservation is the first of
Natures laws and unless they are willing to sacri-
flee everything to their hopes of sectional aggran-
dzemcnt, entreat them, not to enforce these new
issues upon us, and them that if they still re-
main deaf to tine appeal of justice, and the voice of
patriotism, on them will fall the responsibility of
that certain defeat which discord will entail the
Party in the coming contest. Nothing be ac-
complished without cooperation, and we will
never sustain candidate who departs from the old
principles of the Party to support measures so in
sidious and dangerous i'll their character The East
can yield nothing without compromising her
rights and interests; the utimatum of conc, ssion
was attained in 1885, and is to be found in the
provisions of the existing Constitution: Mutual for
bearance is the only neutral ground for the two Sec
tons of the State the only thing by which harmony
and unity can be secured to the Party, and its sue
cess ensured. viii Western Wings then pertina-
ciously adhere to their suicidal policy? Will men,
who pretend to be especially conservative in their
sentiments ruthessy tear up the foundations of the
Government, and destroy forever the prospects of
their party!"
And now can Eastern Wings for whom the Bulle-
tin speaks allow themselves to be msled by the idea
that the Legislature call restricted Convention?
We shall re-publish soon the mastery speech of
the late William B. Shepard in favor of alterations
in the Constitution by Legislative enactment
AMERICANS IN ROME A letter in the Frccmen's 5
Journal, dated Rome, Jan.-12, says: DR.. Ives and
lady, of North Carolina, and Mr. Chandler Berrian,
| of New York, are here. Messrs Ives and Bcrrian
are, as you know converts. Mrs. Ives not yet.
few evenings since attended soree at the residence
of Mr. Cass, our Charge d'Atfaires. The party was
| purely American, and given as compliment to ex-
President Van Buren, who has been residingin Rome
/ for some time. Among the guests were faces that
l racoon;zed nc having seen in America am told